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Development of
Advanced Electric Resistance Welding (ERW) Linepipe
Mighty SeamTM with High Quality Weld Seam
Suitable for Extra-Low Temperature Services
INOUE Tomohiro*1 SUZUKI Masahito*2 OKABE Takatoshi*3 MATSUI Yutaka*4
Abstract:
JFE Steel has developed an advanced electric resistance welding (ERW) linepipe Mighty SeamTM. This
new process controls the morphology and distribution of
oxides generated during welding, and checks for flaws
along an entire length of wolds on a real-time basis.
Mighty SeamTM offers cost savings to extra low temperature services for which mainly seamless pipes or
UOE pipes have been used until now.
1. Introduction
JFE Steel developed an electric resistance welding
(ERW) linepipe, Mighty SeamTM, with a high performance weld seam. This new product is used in oil and
gas linepipe in severe applications such as arctic regions,
etc. where seamless pipes or UOE pipes have mainly
been used until now.
Heat
Welding treatment
Edge miller
Roll forming
Hot coil
Cut off
Sizing
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*1
*3
*2
Manager,
Welded Pipe Plant,
Welded Pipe Dept.,
East Japan Works (Keihin),
JFE Steel
*4
Development of Advanced Electric Resistance Welding (ERW) Linepipe Mighty SeamTM with High Quality Weld Seam Suitable for Extra-Low Temperature Services
Electrode
Welding
Fig.2 O
verview of the finite element analysis system of the
electric resistance welding (ERW)
Development of Advanced Electric Resistance Welding (ERW) Linepipe Mighty SeamTM with High Quality Weld Seam Suitable for Extra-Low Temperature Services
Distance from
welding point
Welding speed
300 mm
1 600C
260 mm
1 100C
200 mm
0.1 m/s
0.25 m/s
>600 MPa
600 MPa
100 mm
600C
60 mm
450 MPa
0.5 m/s
300 MPa
100C
0 mm
150 MPa
1.0 m/s
5 mm upset
0 MPa
20
15
Outer surface
Center
Inner surface
Welding direction
10
Conventional
Mighty seam
Outer surface
Inner surface
0.5
1.0
Welding speed (m/s)
1.5
Fig.4 E
ffect of the V-convergence angle on width heated
above 750C
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Outer surface
Homogeneous heating
(Wall-thickness direction)
Development of Advanced Electric Resistance Welding (ERW) Linepipe Mighty SeamTM with High Quality Weld Seam Suitable for Extra-Low Temperature Services
Pulse sending
vibrators
Ultrasonic
array
vibrator
Pulse receiving
vibrators
Outside
Scan
Inside
Weld seam
Fig.7 H
igh sensitivity ultrasonic inspection technology for
electric resistance welding (ERW) weld seam12)
JFE TECHNICAL REPORT No.18 (Mar. 2013)
500
Test temperature45C
400
300
200
100
0
20
40
60
80
100
Fig.8 E
xample of high sensitivity ultrasonic inspection for
low temperature charpy toughness at electric
resistance welding (ERW) seam12)
4. Production Results
The Mighty SeamTM manufacturing technology
was introduced at the 24-inches (609.6mm) large diameter ERW pipe mill at JFE Steels East Japan Works
(Keihin Area), and ERW linepipes for North America
were produced. Table1 shows the specification of
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Development of Advanced Electric Resistance Welding (ERW) Linepipe Mighty SeamTM with High Quality Weld Seam Suitable for Extra-Low Temperature Services
Size
OD406.4mm WT14.3mm
CSA: The Canadian Standards Association
API: The American Petroleum Institute
350
300
Outside diameter
219.1mm610mm
Wall thickness
4.8mm16.3mm
Grade (API5L)
250
200
Specimen size: 10 mm 7.5 mm
Notch: Seam center
150
100
50
0
200
6. Conclusion
150
100
50
Mighty SeamTM production for North America. Figure9 shows the Charpy transition curve results for the
ERW seam. In comparison with the specification guarantee of 45C, the transition temperature displayed a
value of 100C or lower, and it was possible to ship
products with excellent low temperature toughness as
expected.
References
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