简介:BasedonAPISTD1104-2005andCSAZ662-2007,fieldgirthweldingtestsandgirthweldabilityevaluationswereexecutedforthreetypesofwallthicknessX70UOEpipeline,inwhichthemostpopularmainlinegirthweldingmethod,single-wireautomaticgasmetalarcwelding(GMAW),wasused.Theweldingprocedurespecificationwasoptimizedtoachieveagoodqualityandcold-crack-freegirthweldjointwithoutpreheatingorpost-weldheattreatment.Inaddition,porosities,inclusions,andincompletefusiondefectswereavoided.Thetensilestrength,bending,Vickershardness,CharpyV-notchimpacttoughness,andcracktipopeningdisplacementfracturetoughnessofthegirthweldjointwereevaluated,andthejointexhibitedgoodmechanicalperformance.Thus,thefieldgirthweldabilityofBaosteel’sX70UOEpipelineisexcellentforautomaticGMAW.
简介:High-strengthpipelinesteelandlargediameterlinepipesareoftenusedtoincreasethecapacityoftransportationandreducethecostassociatedwiththeconstructionandoperationoflong-distancegaspipelineprojects.China’sinitiativestoconstructlong-distancenaturalgaspipelineshasbroughtinnewopportunitiesforthedevelopmentofX80linepipes.BaosteelhasdesignedtheoptimumchemicalcompositionofX80withhighniobiumandlowmolybdenumcontent.Inaddition,aweldingexperimentalplatformandafiniteelementmodel(FEM)havesupportedthedevelopmentofX80UOEpipesinanefficientandeconomicalway.TheapplicationandrecentdevelopmentofX80UOEpipeswereintroducedinthispaper.TocomplywiththerequirementsoftheSecondWest-EastGasPipelineProject(2ndWEPP),X80pipelinesteelwithlowcarbonbainitemicrostructurewasdevelopedbyutilizingtheoptimizedcompositionandTMCPprocess.Thematchingweldingmaterial,weldingprocedureandUOEformingprocessesfor1219mmoutsidediameterX80UOEpipeswerealsodeveloped.Morethan340000tofX80UOEpipeswereproducedandappliedinthe2ndWEPP.Furthermore,tomeettheprospectivedemandforlong-distancegaspipelineswithanannualtransportationcapacityofover40billionm3,largersizeX80UOEpipeswith1422mmOD×30.8mmWTweretrialproducedrecently.DWTTperformance,themaintechnicalchallengeforheavierwallpipes,wasimprovedbyusingoptimizedmicrostructuraldesign.ThenewlydevelopedX80pipescanbepotentiallyusedforlargertransportationcapacitypipelinesinChina.