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An increasing requirement in the energy industry is to provide
proof that materials meet defined chemical and
mechanicalproperties. This has led to the authentication of
material certificate requirements under the standard EN
10204:2004.
EN 10204:2004 has its origin in the German standard DIN 50049,
which specified certificate types. These types were adopted when
EN10204 was first published in 1991.
TheEuropean Commission revised the standard in 2004 and
simplified the range of those certificate types. These are now:
Type 2.1: Document issued by the manufacturer, stating
compliance with the orderType 2.2: Test report issued by the
manufacturer,Type 3.1: Inspectiondocument endorsed by the
manufacturer's authorised representative stating compliance with
the orderType 3.2: Inspection document endorsed by the
manufacturer's authorised representative and either an inspection
representative namedby the purchaseror an independent third-party
inspection body
What is a true Type 3.2 certification?
An EN 10204 type 3.2 certificate declares the products or
material supplied by the manufacturer are in compliance with the
requirementsof the order. According to the standard, a Type 3.2
certificate is a:
"Document prepared by both the manufacturers authorized
inspection representative, independent of the manufacturing
departmentand either the purchasers authorized representative or
the inspector designated by the official regulations and in which
they declarethat the products supplied are in compliance with the
requirements of the order and in which test results are
supplied."
The "authorized inspection representative or the inspector
designated by the official regulations" is fulfilled by an
independentthird-party inspection body like Lloyd's Register
Energy.
A manufactureris any party which carries out operations
affecting the material properties of the finished product. Examples
aresteelmakers, foundries, smelters, forgers, and pipe/plate
mills.
Therefore, true EN 10204:2004 Type 3.2 certification is produced
by the manufacturer, with test results supplied. The independent
third-party inspector will have witnessed the test results and
verified the material's identification and traceability through
objective evidence.
What is certification "to the intent of Type 3.2"?
A common practice in the industry is for the purchaser to order
material from an intermediate material handler. That handler may
selectmaterial that has only been certified by the manufacturer
using a Type 3.1 certificate. In the standard, this has not been
verified by a third-party inspector.However, it is widely accepted
that material with a Type 3.1 certificate can be "validated" to the
intent of Type 3.2. This happens when thematerial handler uses an
independent third-party to validate the material by way of
verification tests.
Lloyd's Register Energy can provide "intent-of" Type 3.2
certification by visiting the material handler to identify the
material to be verified.This includes:Visual examinationSample
dimensional checksConfirmation the material is traceable back to
the ladle chemical analysis which may be in the form of a Type 3.1
certificate.Our surveyor also visits the test house to witness all
additional testing of the material necessary to confirm compliance
with thespecification.
If all of the above meet with the requirements, the surveyor
carries out a final visit to the intermediate material handler to
reviewdocumentation, verify that the material meets the product
specification and the customer's purchase order requirements, then
inspect andhard stamp the material.This material then carries an
"intent of EN 10204:2004 Type 3.2" certificate, and must not be
passed off to customers as being certified inaccordance with true
EN 10204:2004 Type 3.2 certification. This is why it is important
that the purchaser knows and accepts an "intent-of"Type 3.2
certificate.For more information about Type 3.2 certification:Read
our article "Clearing up EN 10204 Type 3.2 certification confusion
as supply chain complexity grows"by surveyor David ThompsonDownload
our EN 10204:2004 Type 3.2 factsheet
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