Welded steel pipe for high strength line pipe superior in low temperature toughness and method of production of the same
US8039118B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12972
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides high strength welded steel pipe for line pipe inexpensive in cost and superior in low temperature toughness, and a method of production of the same, produced by forming a base material steel plate containing, by mass %, C: 0.010 to 0.050%, Si: 0.01 to 0.50%, Mn: 0.50 to 2.00%, S: 0.0001 to 0.0050%, and Ti: 0.003 to 0.030%, limiting Al to 0.020% or less and Mo to less than 0.10%, having a carbon equivalent Ceq of 0.30 to 0.53 and a crack susceptibility parameter Pcm of 0.10 to 0.20, comprised of polygonal ferrite and residual bainite of an area rate of 20% or less, and having an effective crystal grain size of 20 μm or less, into a pipe shape, then seam welding it and making the effective crystal grain size of the heat affected zone 150 μm or less.
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