With the introduction of EC directives, such as the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED), there is an increasing requirement for product manufacturers to prove the materials they use meet dened chemical and mechanical properties. This has led to the authentication of material certication requirements under the standard BSEN 10204:2004. This factsheet gives more information about achieving certication under type 3.2 of that standard. Background In Germany, inspection documents (certicate types) were originally specied in standard DIN 50049. These denitions of material testing and certicate types were adopted for European standard EN 10204, rst published in 1991 when certicate types 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1A, 3.1B, 3.1C and 3.2 were dened, which closely followed the denitions in the German standard. EN 10204 was revised in 2004 and published as BSEN 10204 in October 2004 with a simplied range of inspection documents (certicate types). These now only include types 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 and 3.2. Type 2.3 has been deleted Type 3.1 replaces 3.1B Type 3.2 replaces 3.1A, 3.1C and 3.2 of the previous edition This reduced range of options was designed to make the standard easier to understand and work with. What is a true type 3.2 certication? Inspection certicate 3.2 type 3.2 is dened within EN 10204:2004 as a Document prepared by both the manufacturers authorized inspection representative, independent of the manufacturing department and either the purchasers authorized representative or the inspector designated by the ofcial regulations and in which they declare that the products supplied are in compliance with the requirements of the order and in which test results are supplied. Industry recognises an independent third party inspection as fullling the role of purchasers authorised representative or the inspector designated by the ofcial regulations. EN 10204:2004 denes the manufacturer as an organization that manufactures the respective products according to the requirements of the order and to the properties specied in the referenced product specication. Examples of a manufacturer are steelmaker, foundry, smelter, forge, pipe/plate mill etc. Therefore, true type 3.2 certication is produced by the manufacturer, with test results supplied. The independent third party inspector will have witnessed test results and veried the materials identication and traceability. BS EN 10204 - type 3.2 Inspection Certication Inspection How we can help you Lloyds Register offers an independent third party inspection role to manufacturers for type 3.2 certication. This involves visiting the manufacturer where the surveyor will identify the material to be veried. This includes a visual examination, sample dimensional checks and conrmation that the material is traceable back to the ladle chemical analysis, which may be in the form of a BS EN 10204 type 3.1 certicate. The traceable reference may be the cast or heat number, test number or some other reference clearly traceable back to the ladle analysis. The traceable reference would normally be marked on the component by the manufacturer via indelible means, i.e. hard stamping, etching, stencilling or other indelible marking. Adequate material is identied by the surveyor for further testing, with the traceable identity transferred, including test stamp marking of the original piece. Documentation would be reviewed against specication for compliance with chemical composition, heat treatment and Non Destructive Examination. The Lloyds Register surveyor would also visit the test house (either a department independent of production within the manufacturer or a sub-contract independent nationally or internationally accredited test facility) to witness the appropriate tests (tensile, impacts, bend tests, hardness, corrosion, structure, etc.) as specied in the standard or specication and review the results obtained to ensure they meet the requirements. Providing all the testing and examinations meet with the specied requirements, the surveyor would carry out a nal visit to the manufacturer to verify that the material meets the product specication as dened in EN 10204:2004, review and countersign their type 3.2 certication and inspect and hard stamp, or otherwise indelibly mark the material. Material from a stockist Intent of 3.2 Often in industry, the purchaser (end user) will order material from a stockist. The stockist may select material that has only been certied by the manufacturer using a type 3.1 certicate. As dened by EN 10204:2004, this certication has not been validated by an independent third party inspector. However, it is widely accepted that material covered by type3.1 certication can be upgraded to material to the-intent-of type 3.2 by the stockist employing an independent third party inspector to validate this material. Lloyds Register offers an independent third party inspection role to stockists and intermediate material handlers or processors for intent-of type 3.2 certication and this involves visiting the stockist to identify the material to be veried. This includes a visual examination, sample dimensional checks and conrmation that the material is traceable back to the ladle chemical analysis which may be in the form of a BSEN10204 type 3.1 certicate. The traceable reference may be the cast or heat number, test number or some other reference clearly traceable back to the mill certicate. The traceable reference would normally be marked on the component by the original material manufacturer via indelible means, either hard stamping, etching, stencilling or other indelible marking. Adequate material is identied by the surveyor for further testing with the traceable identity transferred, including test stamp marking of the original piece. Following conrmation of traceability the material certicate is checked against the intended specication to conrm compliance for chemical analysis, mechanical properties (tensile, impacts, hardness, bend tests etc.), heat treatment condition, corrosion and structure requirements, and any NDT performed as required by the applicable material standard or client specication. The Lloyds Register Group surveyor would also visit the test house, normally a sub-contract independent nationally or internationally accredited test facility, to witness all additional testing of the material that is necessary to conrm compliance with the specication. Providing all the testing and examinations meet with the specied requirements, the surveyor would carry out a nal visit to the stockist to review documentation (including the original manufacturers type 3.1 certicate), verify that the material meets the product specication as dened in EN10204:2004; countersign the stockists certication and inspect and hard stamp the material. The surveyor will then issue a Lloyds Register certicate to the intent of EN 10204:2004 type 3.2, referencing the laboratory test report and the material manufacturers type 3.1 certicate.
Any material inspected to the intent of type 3.2 must not be passed off to your client as inspected to true type 3.2 certication. The acceptability of the type 3.2 (or meeting the intent of type 3.2) should be conrmed with the purchaser before work starts. In both cases described above, Lloyds Register surveyors responsible for the third party inspection can, at the clients request, issue inspection certicates that detail the scope of inspection carried out and include a statement of conformance with EN 10204:2004 type 3.2, or the intent of EN 10204:2004 type 3.2 as applicable. Benets of using Lloyds Register Technical expertise Assurance that products meet the specied standard Acceptance by authorities worldwide Global and local network of experienced surveyors Limits your risk To nd out more about how we can help: Call: +44 (0)2476 518630 Visit: www.lloydsregister.co.uk Email: ukenergy@lr.org March 2014 Lloyds Register and variants of it are trading names of Lloyds Register Group Limited, its subsidiaries and afliates. Copyright Lloyds Register Group Services Limited. 2014. A member of the Lloyds Register group. www.lr.org
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