Research and Development of Heavy Wall X80 Transmission Pipeline Steel With High Deformation Characteristics for Polar Environments at Shougang Steel

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunhe Zha ◽  
Zhonghang Jiang ◽  
Wenjun Wang ◽  
Jiading Li ◽  
Shaopo Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Pipeline Steel ◽  
Design Strategy ◽  
Pipe Production ◽  
Operating Pressure ◽  
Plate Mill ◽  
Strata Movement ◽  
High Deformation ◽  
Transmission Pipeline

Oil and gas transmission pipeline steels with high deformation capability are required for environments (earthquake zones, permafrost zones, forest heave, deep sea applications, etc.) where large strata movement may occur. When large strata movement occurs the pipeline is exposed to large plastic deformations that can result in failure. Transmission pipelines that must operate in these environmental conditions utilize a strain based design strategy to protect the pipeline from failure. This strain based design strategy for these transmission pipeline environments requires that the steel design used for pipe production must not only have the capability to withstand the high internal operating pressure but must also have good deformation resistance characteristics. Shougang Steel has conducted research into the metallurgical design required for heavy wall X80 transmission pipeline steel with high deformation and good low temperature mechanical property characteristics. This research coupled with the production capability of the Shougang Steel’s Qinhuangdao China (Shouqin) 4.3 m heavy wide plate mill has resulted in the successful production of a cost effective low C-Nb X80 alloy design with good deformation and low temperature toughness capabilities suitable for applications such as the natural gas TCPL/ExxonMobil proposed Alaskan Pipeline Project. This paper will discuss Shougang Steel’s research and development of heavy wall X80 pipeline steel. Key process parameter and equipment capabilities of the Shouqin 4.3 m wide heavy plate mill along with heavy wall X80 production results will be discussed.

Development and Production of Heavy Gauge X80 and High Strength X90 Pipeline Steels Utilizing TMCP/Optimized Cooling Process

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guodong Zhang ◽  
Xuejun Bai ◽  
Douglas Stalheim ◽  
Shaopo Li ◽  
Wenhua Ding
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Pipeline Steel ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Plate Mill ◽  
Cooling Process ◽  
X80 Pipeline Steel ◽  
Natural Gas Transmission ◽  
Transmission Pipeline ◽  
Pipeline Project

Along with the increasing demand of oil and natural gas by various world economies, the operating pressure of the pipeline is also increasing. Large diameter heavy wall X80 pipeline steel is widely used in the long distance high pressure oil and gas transportation in China today. In addition, development of X90/X100 has begun in earnest to support the growing energy needs of China. With the wide use of X80 steels, the production technology of this grade has become technically mature in the industry. Shougang Group Qinhuangdao Shouqin Metal Materials Co., Ltd. (SQS) since 2008 has been steadily developing heavier thicknesses and wider plate widths over the years. This development has resulted in stable mass production of X80 pipeline steel plate in heavy wall thicknesses for larger pipe OD applications. The technical specifications of X80 heavy wall thickness and X90/X100 14.8–19.6 mm wall thicknesses, large OD (48″) requiring wide steel plates for the 3rd West-to-East Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Project and the third line of Kazakhstan-China Main Gas Pipeline (The Middle Asia C Line) and the demonstration X90/X100 line (part of the 3rd West-East Project) in China required changes to the SQS plate mill process design. Considering the technology capability of steelmaking and the plate mill in SQS, a TMCP+OCP (Optimized Cooling Process) was developed to achieve stable X80 and X90/X100 mechanical properties in the steel plates while reducing alloy content. This paper will describe the chemistry, rolling process, microstructure and mechanical properties of X80 pipeline steel plates produced by SQS for 52,000 mT of for the 3rd West-to-East Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Project and 5,000 mT for the Middle Asia C Line Project along with 1000 tons of 16.3 mm X90/X100 for the 3rd West-East demonstration pipeline. The importance of the slab reheating process and rolling schedule will be discussed in the paper. In addition, the per pass reductions logic used during recrystallized rough rolling, and special emphasis on the reduction of the final roughing pass prior to the intermediate holding (transfer bar) resulting in a fine uniform prior austenite microstructure will be discussed. The optimized cooling (two phase cooling) application after finish rolling guarantees the steady control of the final bainitic microstructure with optimum MA phase for both grades. The plates produced by this process achieved good surface quality, had excellent flatness and mechanical properties. The pipes were produced via the JCOE pipe production process and had favorable forming properties and good weldability. Plate mechanical properties successfully transferred into the required final pipe mechanical properties. The paper will show that the TMCP+OCP produced X80 heavy wall and 16.3 mm X90 wide plates completely meet the technical requirements of the three pipeline projects.

Research and Development Into Low Temperature Toughness of Large Diameter Heavy Wall X80 Pipeline Steel at Shougang Steel

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhua Ding ◽  
Zhonghang Jiang ◽  
Jiading Li ◽  
Shaopo Li ◽  
Chunhe Zha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Pipeline Steel ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
X80 Pipeline Steel ◽  
Low Temperature Toughness ◽  
Process Strategy ◽  
Rough Rolling

In recent years the trend in oil and gas transmission pipelines has been toward higher operating pressures. This trend, while the desire to keep steel costs low, has resulted in an increased demand for large diameter heavy wall X80 with good low temperature toughness. It is well known that improving the low temperature toughness with increasing wall thickness of the pipeline is very difficult. To overcome the difficulty of producing consistent low temperature toughness in heavy wall pipe Shougang Steel Research in cooperation with the Shougang Steel Qinhuangdao China (Shouqin) 4.3 m heavy wide plate mill research was conducted. This paper describes the background, composition design and process strategy to produce good low temperature toughness in heavy wall API plate. The importance of the slab reheating schedule and recrystallized rolling process/schedule that occurs during the roughing process will be discussed. The effect of per pass reductions and work roll speed rotation on the strain introduced was analyzed by means of the numerical simulation technology. Furthermore, the center thickness microstructure and low temperature toughness of plate under the different rolling schedules were researched. The results showed a low reheating temperature and slow rough rolling speed should be implemented. The per pass reductions during recrystallized rough rolling should be increased in a steady fashion, with special emphasis on the reduction of the final roughing pass prior to the intermediate hold (transfer thickness for finishing). When the final roughing pass had a per pass reduction of more than 15%, the main microstructure of plate consists of uniform (surface to center) fine ferrite/acicular ferrite with a small volume fraction of M-A constituent. This fine uniform microstructure results in good low temperature fracture toughness in heavier plate thicknesses. Results of this research and development work will be discussed.

Development and Production of Helical-Two-Step (HTS) Pipes: Grades Up to API X70 for Sour Service Application

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Djordje Mirković ◽  
Volker Flaxa ◽  
Franz Martin Knoop
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Pipeline Steel ◽  
Steel Production ◽  
Standard Test ◽  
Pipe Production ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Steel Grades ◽  
Low Temperature Toughness ◽  
Service Application ◽  
Sour Service

Within the corresponding commercial and R&D projects five microalloyed pipeline steel grades have recently been developed and processed to spiral-welded pipes. For steel grades X52, X65, and X70 the aimed tensile properties, improved sour service resistivity, and low temperature toughness up to −40°C were reliably achieved. Influence of steel cleanliness, the non-metallic inclusions in particular, on sour gas resistibility has been investigated by means of ultrasonic testing of hydrogen charged HIC (Hydrogen Induced Cracking) samples and SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) analyses of HIC fracture surfaces. The results have been used to optimize the applied process parameter in steel production and coil processing. The ladle metallurgical treatment and soft reduction were consistently applied within narrow process tolerances enabling high steel cleanness and slab centerline quality, which are both indispensable for sour service application. Subsequent TMCP (Thermo Mechanical Processing) wide strip hot rolling and cooling parameters were selected to prevent a two-phase finish rolling and to obtain a predominating acicular ferritic microstructure. For pipe production, attention was paid to minimize the residual stresses, due to both pipe-forming and welding. The alloying approach is based on the classical sour lean NbTi steel composition, modified by varying Cu, Ni, Cr, and Mo contents to achieve the targeted specification. The processed spiral-welded pipes were formed to diameters between 762 and 1372 mm with a wall thickness of 13.7 to 16.0 mm. CVN (Charpy V-Notch) values were higher than 360 J/cm2 and DWTT (Drop Weight Tear Test) higher than 60% SA (Shear Area) at −40°C. The samples also showed outstanding HIC resistivity. Being proved with standard test conditions according to NACE TM0284 solution A, the CAR (Crack Area Ratio) average value of pipe samples was less than 1% for grades up to X65 and less than 5% for X70 grades. The 4-point-bending SSC (Sulphide Stress Cracking) tests at 80% of SMYS according to NACE TM0177 and ASTM G39 showed no SSC cracks for all projects. Finally, the results of one specific R&D project are presented to demonstrate that even for API X70 grade spiral-welded pipes (OD 1016×16 mm) mechanical properties, e.g. high-strength, ductility, and low temperature toughness has been successfully combined with sour service resistivity.

A Method for Predicting the Behavior of Plastics at Different Temperatures

2014 ◽  
Vol 1039 ◽  
pp. 107-111
Author(s):  
Yang Chen ◽  
Gui Qin Li ◽  
Bin Ruan ◽  
Xiao Yuan ◽  
Hong Bo Li
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Plastic Material ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Plastic Parts

The mechanical behavior of plastic material is dramatically sensitive to temperature. An method is proposed to predict the mechanical behavior of plastics for cars, ranging from low-temperature low temperature ≤-40°C to high temperature ≥80°C. It dominates the behavior of plastic material based on improved constitutive model in which the parameters adjusted by a series of tests under different temperatures. The method is validated with test and establishes the basis for research and development of plastic parts for automobile as well.

Development of X80M Line Pipe Steel for Spiral Welded Pipes With Low Temperature Toughness and Excellent Weldability

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuria Sanchez ◽  
Özlem E. Güngör ◽  
Martin Liebeherr ◽  
Nenad Ilić
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Pipe Production ◽  
Strain Accumulation ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Line Pipe ◽  
Low Temperature Toughness ◽  
Welded Pipe

The unique combination of high strength and low temperature toughness on heavy wall thickness coils allows higher operating pressures in large diameter spiral welded pipes and could represent a 10% reduction in life cycle cost on long distance gas pipe lines. One of the current processing routes for these high thickness grades is the thermo-mechanical controlled processing (TMCP) route, which critically depends on the austenite conditioning during hot forming at specific temperature in relation to the aimed metallurgical mechanisms (recrystallization, strain accumulation, phase transformation). Detailed mechanical and microstructural characterization on selected coils and pipes corresponding to the X80M grade in 24 mm thickness reveals that effective grain size and distribution together with the through thickness gradient are key parameters to control in order to ensure the adequate toughness of the material. Studies on the softening behavior revealed that the grain coarsening in the mid-thickness is related to a decrease of strain accumulation during hot rolling. It was also observed a toughness detrimental effect with the increment of the volume fraction of M/A (martensite/retained austenite) in the middle thickness of the coils, related to the cooling practice. Finally, submerged arc weldability for spiral welded pipe manufacturing was evaluated on coil skelp in 24 mm thickness. The investigations revealed the suitability of the material for spiral welded pipe production, preserving the tensile properties and maintaining acceptable toughness values in the heat-affected zone. The present study revealed that the adequate chemical alloying selection and processing control provide enhanced low temperature toughness on pipes with excellent weldability formed from hot rolled coils X80 grade in 24 mm thickness produced at ArcelorMittal Bremen.

Research of Product Design Strategy

2012 ◽  
Vol 201-202 ◽  
pp. 875-878
Author(s):  
Zhi Bin Xie ◽  
Zhi Qiang Bu
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Design Strategy ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Development Mode ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Development Period ◽  
Strategy Innovation ◽  
Development Course ◽  
Enterprise's Competitiveness

The article investigates strategy of company's product design and development considering the whole lifespan of product and the development course of enterprise. It suggests enterprises of different nature, enterprises at different developing stage will adopt different mode strategies. It also announces close causality between development course of company and central technology and product.The result indicated in different developing stages such as company development period, crisis predicament period, lasting steadies period, improving by payback period, issues steadies secondary period, declining go and live period, enterprise should pursue different mode product tactics of research and development such as shrinking strategy, consolidating strategy, innovation keeping forging ahead strategy. Enterprise should break regular management mode so as to introduce different research and development mode to promote enterprise's competitiveness effectively.

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