Development of High Strength Heavy Wall Seamless Pipes of X80–X100 Grade for Ultra-Deep Water Application

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunio Kondo ◽  
Yuji Arai ◽  
Hiroyuki Hirata ◽  
Masahiko Hamada ◽  
Keisuke Hitoshio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
High Strength ◽  
High Fracture Toughness ◽  
Carbon Equivalent ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Water Application ◽  
Tempering Temperature

This paper describes the development of high strength heavy wall seamless pipes of X80 to X100 grade for ultra-deep water application. Steel pipes with higher strength generally tend to have low fracture toughness either in pipe body or in weld joint and low weldability. Therefore, improvement of fracture toughness and weldability are particularly important with respect to development of higher strength seamless pipes. Metallurgical research in laboratory test was carried out and the effect of microstructure of quenched and tempered steel on strength and toughness was particularly investigated. As a result uniform lower bainite phase containing no or minimized coarse martensite-austenite (M-A) constituent at a quenched condition is suitable microstructure to perform high strength and high fracture toughness after tempering. The steel having such microstructure showed excellent performance even in the high strength grade of X100. Lowering a transformation temperature from austenite phase to bainite phase during quenching process is effective to obtain suitable microstructure by adding and controlling alloy elements such as Mn, Cr, Mo. In order to suppress an increase in carbon equivalent as Pcm value by addition of alloy element, lowering content of carbon is necessary. As a consequence of the low Pcm value mitigation of hardening in coarse grain heat affected zone (HAZ) and good toughness were confirmed by welding tests. A trial production of the developed steel based on a new metallurgical design mentioned above was conducted by applying inline heat treatment process in medium-size seamless mill. In conjunction with tremendously rapid cooling system of inline heat treatment facility the seamless pipes of the trial production achieve grades X80 of 40 mm wall thickness and X80 to X100 grades of 20 mm WT by changing tempering temperature. A good combination of high strength and good fracture toughness was confirmed.

Development of High-Strength Heavy-Wall Sour-Service Seamless Line Pipe for Deep Water by Applying Inline Heat Treatment

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Arai ◽  
Kunio Kondo ◽  
Masahiko Hamada ◽  
Nobuyuki Hisamune ◽  
Nobutoshi Murao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Carbon Equivalent ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Treatment Technology ◽  
Line Pipe ◽  
Hydrogen Induced Cracking ◽  
Microalloying Elements ◽  
Sour Service

High strength heavy wall sour service seamless line pipe suitable for deep water applications has been developed by Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.,. This paper describes the concept of developing these pipes applying inline heat treatment technology, equipped in a newly constructed, medium-size seamless mill. Increasing hardenability through inline heat treatment achieved higher strength (X70) for heavy wall pipe (40mm) even though carbon equivalent was lower than in a conventional Q&T process. Good toughness was obtained by the control of microalloying elements such as titanium or sulfur. The produced pipe passed the hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) test conducted according to NACE TM 0284 solution A. Controlling the microstructure and suppressing maximum hardness, utilizing the uniform quenching facility during inline heat treatment, contributed to the test result. Satisfactory data on weldability for practical use were also obtained.

FERRIUM M54

Alloy Digest ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Stress Corrosion ◽  
Stress Corrosion Cracking ◽  
High Resistance ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
High Fracture Toughness ◽  
High Fracture ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Resistance To Stress

Abstract Ferrium M54 was designed to create a cost-effective, ultra high-strength, high-fracture toughness material with a high resistance to stress-corrosion cracking for use in structural applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, and tensile properties as well asfatigue. Filing Code: SA-822. Producer or source: QuesTek Innovations, LLC.

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High Strength Alloyed Steel for Aerospace Application

2018 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 351-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail V. Maisuradze ◽  
Maksim A. Ryzhkov
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Single Stage ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Tempering Temperature ◽  
Quenching And Partitioning ◽  
Aerospace Application ◽  
Cooling Conditions ◽  
Quenching And Tempering

The high strength aerospace steel alloyed with Cr, Mn, Si, Ni, W and Mo was studied. The austenite transformations under continuous cooling conditions were investigated using the dilatometer analysis at the cooling rates 0.1...30 °C/s. The mechanical properties of the studied steel were determined after the conventional quenching and tempering heat treatment. The dependences of the mechanical properties on the tempering temperature were obtained. The novel quenching and partitioning heat treatment was applied to the steel under consideration. The microstructure and the mechanical properties were studied after three different modes of the quenching and partitioning (QP) treatment: single-stage QP, two-stage QP and single-stage QP with subsequent tempering (QPT).

Preparation and Characterization of Reaction Sintering B4C/SiC Composite Ceramic

2014 ◽  
Vol 602-603 ◽  
pp. 536-539
Author(s):  
Hai Bin Sun ◽  
Yu Jun Zhang ◽  
Qi Song Li
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
High Hardness ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Composite Ceramic ◽  
High Fracture Toughness ◽  
Reaction Sintering ◽  
High Fracture

High hardness, high strength, high fracture toughness and low density are required for novel bulletproof materials. B4C/SiC composite ceramic is one of the most potential candidates. In this study, B4C/SiC composite ceramic was prepared by reaction sintering. The influence of B4C content, species and content of carbon, sintering temperature on the mechanical properties of B4C/SiC composite ceramic were studied. A high performance B4C/SiC composite ceramic was sintered at 1750°C for 30 min. Phenolic resin and carbon black were both chosen as carbon sources, whose favorable contents were 10wt%, 5wt%, respectively. The density of sintered bodies reduces with B4C content increases. To some extent, fracture toughness, bending strength improve initially and then deteriorate with the increase of B4C content whose optimal amount is 30wt%. The optimal fracture toughness and bending strength of the B4C/SiC composite ceramic are 5.07MPa·m1/2 and 487MPa, respectively. Meanwhile, the Viker-hardness of the sintered body is 30.2GPa, the density is as low as 2.82g/cm3.

Correlation between microstructure and mechanical properties in silicon carbide with alumina addition

1993 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1635-1643 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.S. Shinozaki ◽  
J. Hangas ◽  
K.R. Carduner ◽  
M.J. Rokosz ◽  
K. Suzuki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Analytical Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Strength ◽  
High Fracture Toughness ◽  
Sintered Body ◽  
High Fracture ◽  
High Fatigue ◽  
Alumina Addition

The microstructure of pressureless sintered silicon carbide (SiC) materials with alumina (Al2O3) addition was investigated using analytical electron microscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance. A sintered body with a density of higher than 99% theoretical was obtained with an addition of 5 wt.% Al2O3. The sintered body (SiC–Al2O3) has high strength, high fracture toughness, and high fatigue resistance. Its fracture toughness is approximately 5 MPa-m1/2, which is twice as high as that of pressureless sintered SiC materials with boron and carbon additions (SiC–B–C). The correlation between the microstructure and the mechanical properties is presented here. The starting β–SiC powder is mostly transformed to α–SiC with various polytype distributions during the sintering process. The microstructure has homogeneously distributed, fine, plate-like interlocking gains with a high aspect ratio. Well-developed basal planes form parallel and elongated boundaries, and the crystal structure is mostly the 6H polytype (56%) mixed with thin lamellar 4H.

Metallurgical Design of Newly Developed Material for Seamless Pipes of X80–X100 Grades

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Arai ◽  
Kunio Kondo ◽  
Hiroyuki Hirata ◽  
Masahiko Hamada ◽  
Nobuyuki Hisamune ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Seamless Pipe ◽  
Tempering Temperature ◽  
Deep Well ◽  
Oil And Gas Fields ◽  
Bainitic Structure ◽  
Gas Fields

With the increasing development of oil and gas fields in deepwater or ultra-deepwater with deep well depth, the development of high strength seamless pipe has become necessary. This paper describes a metallurgical design of seamless pipe with high strength reaching X80–X100 grade (minimum yield strength, 552 MPa–689 MPa) manufactured by steel containing very low carbon and with a microstructure of uniform bainite. The effect of microstructure of quenched and tempered (QT) steel on strength and toughness is investigated in laboratory. Uniform bainitic structure without coarse martensite-austenite constituent (M-A) is obtained by lowering bainite transformation temperature during quenching process by controlling the alloying elements. Moreover the structure is very effective in obtaining good toughness for tempered steel even with the high strength X100 grade. Sufficiently low hardness and good toughness in heat affected zone (HAZ) are confirmed by welding tests. The trial production of developed steel is conducted by applying inline QT process in medium-size seamless mill according to an alloying design obtained in laboratory tests. The seamless pipes of the trial production achieve grades X80 to X100 by changing tempering temperature. Some data of mechanical properties of the produced pipes is introduced.

UNILOY 888

Alloy Digest ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Magnetic Permeability ◽  
Cold Working ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Magnetic Characteristics

Abstract UNILOY 888 is an iron-base, age-hardenable alloy designed primarily for applications requiring low magnetic permeability and high strength. It is austenitic at all times and its essentially non-magnetic characteristics are not impaired by various combinations of heat treatment and cold working used to produce desired mechanical properties. It is used primarily between 70 and 700 F. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: Fe-51. Producer or source: Cyclops Corporation.

RESISTAC No. 1

Alloy Digest ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Shear Strength ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Aluminum Bronze ◽  
Corrosion Resistant ◽  
Increased Strength

Abstract Resistac No. 1 is a high strength, corrosion resistant aluminum bronze capable of responding to heat treatment for increased strength and hardness. It has exceptionally good fatigue resisting qualities and will retain its strength and hardness at relatively high temperatures. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-2. Producer or source: American Manganese Bronze Company. Originally published October 1952, revised January 1966.

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