简介:80yearshaspassedsinceduplexstainlesssteelswerefirstproducedandnowtheyhavedevelopedintoanintegralserieswiththeeffortsonR&Danddevelopmentoftechnology.Intherecentdecade,duplexstainlesssteelshavebeenacceptedbymoreandmorecustomersandincreasinglyused.ThefirstduplexgradeproducedinSwedenwas453E(26Cr-5Ni)inthe1930s,andthendevelopedinto329.Thesetwogradeswerecharacterizedbyhighcarboncontentandcalledthefirstgenerationofduplexstainlesssteels.Atthattime,itwasverydifficulttoaddnitrogenintothesteelsandmaintainthephaseequilibrium,thusinfluencingtheapplicationproperties,forexample,intergranularcorrosionpostwelding.Onemethodtosolvethisproblemistoalterthechemicalcomposition,likeaddingnitrogen,etc.AndthatcametorealitywiththedevelopmentofAODandmetallurgicaltheoryofstainlesssteels.Newseriesofduplexgrades,calledthesecondandthirdgenerationsduplex,havesuccessivelyemergedsincethe1980s.Thesegradesarecharacterizedbyhighamountsofalloyingelements,likechromium,molybdenumandnitrogen.Furthermore,superduplexstainlessgrades,likeS32750,S32760andS32707,weredevelopedforvariousharshserviceenvironmentswiththeiroutstandingcorrosionresistanceandworkability.Thesegradespossesscorrosionresistancecorrespondingtosuperausteniticgrades,orclosetonickel-basealloys,andareusedinocean-engineering,seawaterdesalinationandoilindustries,etc.Andtheapplicationofduplexstainlesssteelisexpendingintootherindustries.Forinstance,453Eisusedinthepulp&paperindustry.2205(S32205),amedium-alloyedgrade,hasbecomethemosttypicaloneintheduplexstainlesssteelfamilyandwidelyusedinmanyindustrieslikepulp&paper,chemicalandoil.Newapplicationsareemergingwithbetterunderstandingoftheduplexgrades.Modernduplexstainlesssteelsfeaturesmostthecorrosionresistanceandstrength,makingthemmostcost-efficientinmoreandmoreprojects.Int
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.
简介:Aself-developedelectromagneticinduction-heatingdevicewasusedtoinvestigatethevariationinthemicrostructureandpropertiesofX80pipelinesteelintherapidinductiontemperingprocessatdifferentprocessparameters.Theeffectsofthetemperingconditionontoughness,microstructure,sizeanddistributionofprecipitatesofX80pipelinesteelwereobservedusingametallographicmicroscopyandscanningelectronmicroscopy.Comparedwiththesamplespreparedviatraditionaltemperingtechniques,resultsshowthatthesamplespreparedviarapidinductiontemperinghadimprovedperformances.Whentheheatingtemperatureis590℃,ataholdingtimeof90s,itwasfoundthatacicularferritewasrefined,carboniteprecipitationwassmall,andprecipitateswereevenlydistributedinthematrix.Thelow-temperatureimpactenergy,alsoknownastheimpactabsorptionenergy,at-40℃wasfoundtobe430.5Jfortherapidinductiontemperingsamplesand323.2Jforthetraditionallytemperedsample.Thelow-temperatureimpactenergyat-60℃wasfoundtobe351.3Jfortherapidinductiontemperedsampleand312.1Jforthetraditiontemperingsample.
简介:ThecausestotheoutersurfacefoldingdefectsinN80-Qoilcountrytubulargoods(OCTG)wereinvestigatedthroughtheobservationofthedefects’morphology,microstructureandtheanalysisofthechemicalcompositions.Itisbelievedthatthedefectwasresultedfromtheintrinsicflawsthatoriginallyexistedonthebillet;theywereextendedandoxidizedduringthefollowingreheatingandrollingprocesses.Withmorestrictqualitycontrolandinspectionofthebillet,thedefectcanbepreventedeffectivelyfromoccurring.