Abstract:
A raw pipe made of an Fe-Ni alloy, which has a chemical composition that C: 0.04 % or less, Si: 0.50 % or less, Mn: 0.01 to 6.0 %, P: 0.03 % or less, S: 0.01 % or less, Cr: 20 to 30 %, Ni: 30 to 45 %, Mo: 0 to 10 %, W: 0 to 20 %, Cu: 0.01 to 1.5 %, Al: 0.01 % or less, N: 0.0005 to 0.20 % and the balance: substantially Fe, with the proviso that Mo(%) + 0.5W(%) is more than 1.5 % and not more than 10 %, wherein 1440 - 6000P - 100S - 2000C = 1300, Ni + 10(Mo + 0.5W) + 100N = 120, (Ni - 35) + 10(N - 0.1) - 2(Cr -25) - 5(Mo + 0.5W - 3) + 8 = 0 are satisfied. The above raw pipe made of the Fe-Ni alloy is excellent in the property of the inner surface thereof and thus can be finished into a seamless pipe by the use of Mannesman piercer, and the resultant seamless pipe has excellent mechanical properties and also excellent in the corrosion resistance under a sour gas circumstance. Accordingly, the above raw pipe made of the Fe-Ni alloy can be utilized as a raw pipe for an oil well pipe and a line pipe, and further as a raw pipe for various structural members in a nuclear power plant and a chemical industry plant.
Abstract:
An oil well steel pipe to be placed under the ground and be expanded, which comprises a steel having a chemical composition in mass % that C: 0.05 to 0.45 %, Si: 0.1 to 1.5 %, Mn: 0.1 to 3.0 %, P: 0.03 % or less, S: 0.01 % or less, sol Al: 0.05 % or less, and the balance: Fe and impurities, with the proviso that the amount of N forming a solid solution in the steel is 40 ppm or less. The steel may also contain one or more of specific amounts of V, Ti, Nb, B, Cr, Mo, Ni, Cu and Ca in addition to the above composition. The oil well steel pipe is excellent in the resistance to the sulfide stress cracking after being expanded.
Abstract:
A nickel base alloy material tube which has a chemical composition that C = 0.04 %, Si = 0.50 %, Mn: 0.01 to 6.0 %, P = 0.03 %, S = 0.01 %, Cr: 15 to 30 %, Ni: more than 45 % and not more than 60 %, Mo: 0 to 18 %, W: 0 to 36 %, with the proviso that Mo (%) + 0.5W (%): more than 1.5 % and not more than 18 %, Cu: 0.01 to 1.5 %, Al = 0.01 %, N: 0.0005 to 0.20 %, and the balance: substantially Fe, wherein 1380 - 5000P - 100S - 4400C = 1300, Ni + 10(Mo + 0.5W) + 100N = 200, and (Ni - 50) + 10(N - 0.1) -2(Cr -25) - 5(Mo + 0.5W - 6) + 12 = 0 are satisfied. The above nickel base alloy material tube has excellent inner surface characteristics being sufficient to be finished into a seamless pipe by the use of Mannesman piercer. The resultant seamless pipe has an excellent mechanical properties and also excellent in the corrosion resistance under the sour gas environment, and thus, the above nickel base alloy material tube can be utilized as a material tube for an oil well pipe and a line pipe and further a material tube for various structural members in a nuclear power plant and a chemical plant.
Abstract:
A welded line pipe structure for use in transporting petroleum and a natural gas being corrosive, which comprises a martensitic stainless steel containing 8 to 16 % of Cr and 0.05 % or less of C, wherein a portion reduced in the content of grain boundary Cr being located directly beneath a welding oxidation scale has a Cr concentration of 5 % or more. The Cr concentration of the portion being reduced in Cr content can be achieved by adopting appropriate conditions in the circumferential welding of steel pipes for manufacturing the structure. The welded line pipe structure allows the prevention of occurrence of SCC under the CO2 circumstance at a high temperature.
Abstract:
A martensitic stainless steel which has a essential chemical composition, in mass %, wherein C: 0.001 to 0.1 %, Si: 0.05 to 1.0 %, Mn: 0.05 to 2.0 %, P: 0.025 % or less, S: 0.010 % or less, Cr: 11 to 18 %, Ni: 1.5 to 10 %, sol.Al: 0.001 to 0.1 %, N: 0.1 % or less, O: 0.01 % or less, Cu: 0 to 5 %, and Mo forming a solid solution: 3.5 to 7 %, wherein the following formula (1) is satisfied and optionally one or more elements selected from at least one group of the following A to C groups are further contained, and wherein the balance is composed of Fe, Mo forming no solid solution, if any, and impurities, formula (1): Ni-bal.= 30(C+N)+0.5(Mn+Cu)+Ni+8.2 -1.1(Cr+Mo+1.5Si) >= -4.5; A group - W: 0.2 to 5 %, B group - V: 0.001 to 0.50 %, Nb: 0.001 to 0.50 %, Ti: 0.001 to 0.50 % and Zr: 0.001 to 0.50 %, C group - Ca: 0.0005 to 0.05 %, Mg: 0.0005 to 0.05 %, REM: 0.0005 to 0.05 % and B: 0.0001 to 0.01 %. The martensitic stainless steel has the resistance to sulfide stress corrosion cracking being superior to that of super 13 Cr steel and exhibits the strength and corrosion resistance comparable to those of duplex stainless steel.
Abstract:
Martensite stainless steel of a high corrosion resistance to carbon dioxide, a high strength and a high tenacity, not having the possibility of occurrence of cracks even when the steel is used as welded and cathodically protected, the steel having the following basic composition (1): at most 0.04 mass% of C, 7-15 mass% of Cr, 0.7-8.0 mass% of Ni, 0.001-0.20 mass% of A1 and a specified quantity of at least one kind of element selected from Si, Mn, Cu, S, Nb, Ti, Zr, Mo, W, Ca, Mg and La; and satisfying the following conditions (2): M=98+47C-1.1Cr+1.4Ni-150Al-200Nb-50Ti-200Zr-22(Mo+0.5W)>/=50... 1 P
Abstract:
(1) A steel pipe to be expanded in a state in which it is inserted in a well, such as an oil well, characterized in that the wall thickness eccentricity EO(%) prior to pipe expansion satisfies the following formula 1: EO
Abstract:
Disclosed is a high-strength stainless steel for oil wells having superior corrosion resistance in high temperature environments, having superior SSC resistance at normal temperatures, and having workability superior to 13% Cr steel. Specifically disclosed is a high-strength stainless steel for oil wells having a chemical composition that contains, in percent by mass, 0.05% or less C, 1.0% or less Si, 0.3% or less Mn, 0.05% or less P, less than 0.002% S, more than 16% and not more than 18% Cr, 1.5 - 3.0% Mo, 1.0 - 3.5% Cu, 3.5 - 6.5% Ni, 0.001 - 0.1% Al, 0.025% or less N, and 0.01% or less O, with the remainder being Fe and impurities. The high-strength stainless steel for oil wells also has a structure that includes a martensite phase, ferrite phase at a volume fraction of 10 - 48.5%, retained austenite phase at a volume fraction of 10% or less, yield strength of 758 MPa and uniform elongation of 10% or higher.