Application of B-Added Low Carbon Bainite Steels to X80 UOE Line Pipe for Ultra Low Temperature Usage

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taishi Fujishiro ◽  
Takuya Hara ◽  
Yoshio Terada ◽  
Shinya Sakamoto ◽  
Hitoshi Asahi
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Base Metal ◽  
High Strength ◽  
American Petroleum Institute ◽  
Manufacturing Cost ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Line Pipe ◽  
Low Temperature Toughness ◽  
Low Carbon Bainite

Demand for high strength line pipes is increasing because of the reduction in natural gas transportation costs of pipelines. Low temperature toughness is required for high strength line pipes. Reduction in manufacturing cost of high strength linepipes is also required in an environment where alloying cost is increasing. To meet these requirements, boron (B) addition is extremely useful because the addition of very small amounts of B remarkably improves the strength and low temperature toughness. B-added low carbon bainite (LCB) line pipes with American Petroleum Institute (API) grade X60 to X80 have been developed for several decades [1–2]. B-added LCB steels have excellent low temperature toughness, however, it is challenging to achieve excellent crack initiation resistance and crack arrestability for ultra low temperatures such as −60°C. In particular, it is very difficult to achieve both excellent Drop Weight Tear Test (DWTT) properties of base metal, and excellent Charpy V-Notched (CVN) properties of seam welds in heavier wall thickness of X80 UOE linepipe. Metallurgical concepts such as the optimum chemical compositions, Thermo Mechanical Control Process (TMCP) conditions and seam weld conditions of B-added LCB steels with API grade X80 for ultra low temperature have been proposed in order to achieve the excellent mechanical properties even in a low manufacturing cost. Based on this concept, excellent DWTT properties of base metal and CVN properties of the seam welds of API grade X80 line pipe with 25mm thickness down to –60°C were obtained.

IN-787

Alloy Digest ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Atmospheric Corrosion ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Line Pipe ◽  
International Nickel Company ◽  
Pipe Welding ◽  
Low Temperature Toughness

Abstract IN-787 is an age-hardenable, high-strength structural steel. It is characterized by low-temperature toughness, good atmospheric corrosion resistance and excellent weldability, even under adverse field conditions such as line-pipe welding. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-286. Producer or source: International Nickel Company Inc..

Metallurgical Design and Development of High-Grade Line Pipe

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuya Hara ◽  
Taishi Fujishiro ◽  
Yasuhiro Shinohara ◽  
Eiji Tsuru ◽  
Naoki Doi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Line Pipe ◽  
Good Balance ◽  
Low Temperature Toughness ◽  
And Control ◽  
High Deformability

The application of high-strength line pipes has enabled pipelines to operate at high pressure, generating cost savings for both gas transportation and construction. In general, high-strength line pipes require crack initiation resistance and crack arrestability at low temperatures, as well as field weldability. High strength and deformability for strain-based design and excellent sour resistance are also required. Moreover, composite properties are often required for high-strength line pipes. This paper describes our progress in this field with regard to metallurgical design and development. Metallurgical design aimed at achieving a good balance between strength, low temperature toughness and deformability for strain-based design is also described from the perspectives of grain refinement, microstructure and chemical composition. Metallurgical design focused on a good balance between strength and sour resistance in limited low chemical composition is described from the perspectives of microstructure and control to chemical composition and center segregation. These efforts have led to the development of high-strength heavy wall line pipes of API X60 to X100 grades offering excellent low temperature toughness and high deformability for stain-based design, while API grades X65 to X70 with good sour resistance have also been developed.

Rosenhain Centenary Conference - 3. Materials development present and future 3.3 Development of line pipe steels

1976 ◽  
Vol 282 (1307) ◽  
pp. 305-318 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Large Diameter ◽  
High Strength ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Low Alloy Steels ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
High Yield Strength ◽  
Line Pipe ◽  
Materials Development ◽  
Alloy Steels ◽  
Low Carbon Bainite

The demand for large diameter gas line pipe with high yield strength and high notch toughness has led to increased research in high strength low alloy steels. Physical metallurgists have developed both a fundamental and an empirical understanding of the properties and microstructures of ferrite pearlite steels. As specifications become more rigorous, alternative microstructures (low carbon bainite or tempered bainite and martensite) are being used in line pipe. There is a definite need for metallurgists to develop a clearer understanding of the interrelationships between their properties, microstructures, and processing before these alternatives are completely accepted for use in line pipe.

Research and Development of Deep-Sea Pipeline Steel

2010 ◽  
Vol 152-153 ◽  
pp. 1492-1498
Author(s):  
Jin Qiao Xu ◽  
Bin Guo ◽  
Lin Zheng ◽  
Yin Hua Li ◽  
Le Yu
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Pipeline Steel ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Steel Company ◽  
Line Pipe ◽  
Iron And Steel ◽  
Company Group ◽  
Pipeline Project ◽  
Low Temperature Toughness

This paper provides a detailed description of deep-sea pipeline steel developed at Wuhan Iron and Steel Company(Group), WISCO for short. The thickness of the trial produced plates is 28mm. The chemical composition of low C-high Mn-Nb-Ti with proper content of other alloys and thermo-mechanical controlled process were applied. The results show that the deep-sea pipeline steel developed at Wuhan Iron and Steel Company has a good match of high strength, low temperature toughness and excellent deformability with fine uniform microstructure. The LSAW line pipe manufactured by JCOE method has high strength, good low temperature toughness and low yield ratio which comprehensively meet the requirements of the South China Sea Liwan pipeline project.

Development of Heavy Gauge X70 Helical Line Pipe

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. E. Collins ◽  
K. Dunnett ◽  
T. Hylton ◽  
A. Ray
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Helical Line ◽  
Slab Thickness ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Austenite Grain Size ◽  
Line Pipe ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Low Temperature Toughness

A decade ago, the pipeline industry was actively exploring the use of high strength steels (X80 and greater) for long distance, large diameter pipelines operating at high pressures. However in recent years the industry has adopted a more conservative approach preferring to utilize well established X70 grade pipe in heavier wall thicknesses to accommodate the demand for increased operating pressures. In order to meet this demand, EVRAZ has undertaken a substantial upgrade of both its steelmaking and helical pipemaking facilities. The EVRAZ process is relatively unique employing electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking to melt scrap, coupled with Steckel mill rolling for the production of coil which is fed into helical DSAW pipe mills for the production of large diameter line pipe in lengths up to 80 feet. Prior to the upgrade production had been limited to a maximum finished wall thickness of ∼17 mm. The upgrades have included installation of vacuum de-gassing to reduce hydrogen and nitrogen levels, upgrading the caster to improve cast steel quality and allow production of thicker (250 mm) slabs, upgrades to the power trains on the mill stands to achieve greater rolling reductions, replacement of the laminar flow cooling system after rolling and installation of a downcoiler capable of coiling 25.4 mm X70 material. As well a new helical DSAW mill has been installed which is capable of producing large diameter pipe in thicknesses up to 25.4 mm. The installation of the equipment has provided both opportunities and challenges. Specific initiatives have sought to produce X70 line pipe in thicknesses up to 25.4 mm, improve low temperature toughness and expand the range of sour service grades available. This paper will focus on alloy design and rolling strategies to achieve high strength coupled with low temperature toughness. The role of improved centerline segregation control will be examined. The use of scrap as a feedstock to the EAF process results in relatively high nitrogen contents compared to blast furnace (BOF) operations. While nitrogen can be reduced to some extent by vacuum de-gassing, rolling practices must be designed to accommodate nitrogen levels of 60 ppm. Greater slab thickness allows greater total reduction, but heat removal considerations must be addressed in optimization of rolling schedules to achieve suitable microstructures to achieve both strength and toughness. This optimization requires definition of the reductions to be accomplished during roughing (recrystallization rolling to achieve a fine uniform austenite grain size) and finishing (pancaking to produce heavily deformed austenite) and specification of cooling rates and coiling temperatures subsequent to rolling to obtain suitable transformation microstructures. The successful process development will be discussed.

Heavy Wall Seamless Line Pipe X70–X80 for Sour Service Applications

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Konrad ◽  
Diana Toma ◽  
Volker Rohden ◽  
Guido Kubla
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Pressures ◽  
Development Program ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Line Pipe ◽  
Exploration And Production ◽  
Sour Service

The continued shift of exploration and production to deep water fields will require the industry to develop alternative pipe solutions to cope with the challenging demands of these exploration regions. Because of the complexity of exploration conditions in deep water fields, e.g. high pressures, low temperature and sour reservoirs, higher grades and heavier wall thickness in combination with low temperature toughness and suitability for sour service are required. The Vallourec&Mannesmann Tubes’s alloying concept for line pipe steels based on low carbon concept [1] was extended to grades X70 and X80 with wall thicknesses up to 75mm. In this paper the latest results on industrial studies on high strength heavy-wall steels manufactured by seamless hot rolling and subsequent quench and temper treatment are presented. The work is a part of the development program for high performance heavy wall seamless pipes for special applications such as J-lay collars, buckle arrestors and risers. Mechanical properties, advanced metallographic examinations, results of the sour service resistance and weldability are reported.

Metallurgical Design and Development of High Deformable X100 Line Pipe Steels Suitable for Strain-Based Design

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuya Hara ◽  
Yoshio Terada ◽  
Yasuhiro Shinohara ◽  
Hitoshi Asahi ◽  
Naoki Doi
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Pipe Material ◽  
Pipe Steels ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Line Pipe ◽  
The World ◽  
Low Temperature Toughness ◽  
Transmission Pipelines

The demand for natural gas using pipelines and LNG to supply the world gas markets is increasing substituting for oil and coal. The use of high strength line pipe steels provides the reduction of cost of gas transmission pipelines by enabling high-pressure transmission of large volumes of gas. In particular, high strength line pipe materials with a yield strength of X80 or higher have been developed over the last few decades around the world. Long distance gas transmission pipelines from remote areas sometimes pass through discontinuous permafrost, and are subject to ground movements by repeated thaw subsidence and frost heave. In this case, strain-based design has been applied as well as stress-based design. Therefore, high deformable line pipe is required for strain-based design in order to prevent the pipeline from fracturing. Nippon steel has also developed high deformable high strength line pipe material suitable for strain-based design. In recent years, demand for high strength line pipe steels has emerged in which the molybdenum content is reduced because of the high cost of molybdenum. Conventionally, high strength line pipe steel with Mo addition has been developed in order to control the microstructure and to obtain pipe properties such as strength and low temperature toughness. This paper describes the metallurgical design and development of high deformable high strength X100 line pipe with lower Mo content suitable for strain-based design. High deformable X100 line pipe with 16 mm wall thickness as well as good low temperature toughness and seam weld toughness has been developed.

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