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Seamless expandable oil country tubular goods and manufacturing method thereof

US8512487B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2004
Grant dateAug 20, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/12
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A seamless expandable oil country tubular article, which has a superior pipe expansion property in a expanding process at an expand ratio of more than about 30% although having a high strength such as a tensile strength (TS) of about 600 MPa or more, and a manufacturing method thereof, the seamless expandable oil country tubular goods being in an as-rolled state or being processed, optionally necessary, by inexpensive nonthermal-refining type heat treatment.

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