GB2137539A - Manufacturing seamless steel pipe - Google Patents

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GB2137539A
GB2137539A GB08407887A GB8407887A GB2137539A GB 2137539 A GB2137539 A GB 2137539A GB 08407887 A GB08407887 A GB 08407887A GB 8407887 A GB8407887 A GB 8407887A GB 2137539 A GB2137539 A GB 2137539A
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Hagen Ingo Von
Dieter Vespermann
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    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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    • C22C38/00Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
    • C22C38/001Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys containing N
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    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21DMODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D8/00Modifying the physical properties by deformation combined with, or followed by, heat treatment
    • C21D8/10Modifying the physical properties by deformation combined with, or followed by, heat treatment during manufacturing of tubular bodies
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    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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Abstract

A seamless steel pipe having particularly fine grain structure is produced using steel of the following composition:- 0.02 - 0.12 % Carbon, 1.3 - 2.2 % Manganese, 0.001 - 0.01 % Sulphur, 0.01 - 0.04 % Titanium, 0.02 - 0.06 % Niobium, 0.003 - 0.008 % Nitrogen, 0.03 - 0.05 % Aluminium, the remainder being iron, unavoidable impurities and individually or in any combination with themselves or the iron:- up to 0.3 % Molybdenum, up to 0.5 % Nickel, 0.001 - 0.003 % Boron, The production method comprises heating a rolled or continuously cast rod to a drawing temperature of 1150 to 1220 DEG C; pre-forming in one or more production stages to an hollow body with substantially the finished wall thickness; reheating the body for 5 to 20 minutes at 700 to 850 DEG C; longitudinal rolling to the finished pipe dimensions; and subsequent cooling.

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SPECIFICATION Method for the production of seamless steel pipes The invention relates to a method for the production of seamless steel pipes. Particularly it is concerned with the production of st(ch pipes having a yield point of at least 600 N/mm2 and impact work of at least 210 J at 0 C on longitudinal test pieces. Such pipes have especial application in the oil industry.
Seamless pipes with the above properties are typically produced from steels with approximately 0.4% C and, if required, with hardness-raising alloy elements and are tempered as finished pipes. Because of the alloy elements and the tempering, production is costly and intensive, particularly in respect of heat requirements.
According to another proposai, in the production of pipes of a steel with a similarly high C- and manganese content, pipes are normalised between the pre- and finish- forming and after the finish-forming are quenched by approximately 100C to a temperature below Ar 1. This type of production is indeed less costly, but does not allow the production of pipes with such high toughness values as are contemplated herein.
The present invention seeks to simplify the production of seamless steel pipes and in addition to also improve it in terms of quality. A particularly fine grain structure is sought to be achieved. According to the invention a seamless steel pipe having the above physical properties is produced using steel of the following composition: 0.02 - 0.12 % Carbon, 1.3 - 2.2 % Manganese, 0.001 - 0.01 % Sulphur, 0.01 - 0.04 % Titanium, 0.02 - 0.06 % Niobium, 0.003 - 0.008 % Nitrogen, 0.03 - 0.05 % Aluminium, the remainder being iron, unavoidable impurities and individually or in any combination with themselves or the iron; upto 0.3 % Molybdenum, upto 0.5 % Nickel, 0.001 - 0.003 % Boron.
The production method comprises heating a said rod to a drawing temperature of 1150 to 1220"C; pre-forming in one or more production stages to an hollow body with substantially the finished wall thickness; reheating the body for 5 to 20 minutes at 700 to 850"C; longitudinal rolling to the finished pipe dimensions; and subsequently cooling.
The method of the invention is able to be carried out on all appropriate installations for the production of seamless pipes. The piercing of the rods can take place in the skew-rolling mill or in the piercing press at the given drawing temperature. The stretching of the perforated piece can be carried out at the same heat on a continuous train or on a plug train. It is also possible to carry out the stretching on a pilger train. The stretching, at which principally the wall thickness is reduced with a pipe internal diameter remaining approximately the same, produces a hollow body which is many times longer than the length of the pierced piece. In all cases it is usual that a deformation of 40% is achieved. In the subsequent longitudinal rolling, as a rule the diameter is reduced, with the wall thickness remaining approximately the same.The extrusion press is also suitable for the method if the resulting pipe string is additionally longitudinally rolled.
For the method, the adherence to temperatures and analysis thresholds is an absolute prerequisite. Even relatively small deviations can cause considerable deviations in the product.
The drawing temperature appiies to cold charges. The resting period is to be selected according to the thickness of the rods. The reheating is of particular importance. It is intended that the formation of pearlite after pre-forming does not come fully into effect and that the carbon which is not able to be dissolved in the ferrite is balanced out in the residual austenite during the reheating period and thereby the preparations are made for a very fine grain structure on cooling after the longitudinal rolling. In addition the reheating temperature is an advantageous forming temperature for the longitudinal rolling, as a further contribution to the production of a fine-grained structure after the longitudinal rolling. Therefore, the cooling is also important.The cooling is preferably accomplished at a minimum rate of say, 6 C/Sec. This, however, is not so great that quenching must be necessarily carried out with water. With cooling in static air, only those relatively low values of the desired physical properties are able to be obtained. Generally, if the steps of the method disclosed herein are adhered to, very fine-grained bainite will result.
Cooling from a temperature in the range 600 - 450"C can take place as desired. Owing to the low carbon content of the allow there is no danger that martensite results if cooling takes place up to ambient temperature; however, cooling in air is to be preferred because of the small expenditure.
The physical properties of the seamless pipe produced in the method of the invention are further improved when, after cooling to ambient temperature, the pipes are tempered. Preferred tempering takes place at a temperature in the range 400 to 6500C and is maintained at temperatures in said range for 20 minutes.
The invention will now be iilustrated in the following examples: A continuous ingot with 175 mm external diameter, has the following composition: 0.032% C; 1.92% Mn; 0.0024% S; 0.043% Al; 0.021% Ti; 0.27% Mo; 0.0023% B; 0.051 Nb; 0.0056% N; with the remainder iron and the usual impurities.
The ingot is placed cold in a rotary furnace and is drawn after sufficient through-heating at 1150"C. Piercing takes place on a skew-rolling mill and the workpiece is stretched on a cylindrical rod in the so-called continuous rolling mill to the dimension of 152 mm external diameter, 14 mm wall thickness. This is a pre-forming of 75 /0 and the forming is to be carried out so smoothly that the hollow body cools down as little as possible below Ar 1, but rather is charged into the equalizing furnace at a slightiy higher temperature. The hollow body is heated equilibrantly by soaking at 780"C for 12 minutes. At this temperature, the finish-rolling also takes place on a reducing rolling mill to the finished dimension of 110.6 mm external diameter, 16 mm wall thickness. This is 30% finish-forming.
In Example A, cooling takes place in air. Subsequently, tempering took place for 30 minutes at 550"C.
In Example B, the cooling took place with water at approximately 1 5"C/s to 500"C and subsequently in air to ambient temperature. The physical properties of the pipes produced in the example methods were as follows: Example A Example B Yield point N/mm2: 605 693 Tensiie strength N/mm2: 749 828 Elongation at rupture %: 22 20 lmpactWorkj atO C: 230 272 The structure in both examples is completely bainitic.

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CLAIMS 1. A method for the production of seamless steel pipes with a yieid point of at least 600 N/mm2 and impact work of at least 21 0J at OOC on longitudinal test pieces, from rolled or continuously cast rods, which method comprises heating a said rod to a drawing temperature of 1150 to 1 2200C; pre-forming in one or more production stages to an hollow body with substantially the finished wall thickness; reheating the body for 5 to 20 minutes at 700 to 850"C; longitudinal rolling to the finished pipe dimensions; and subsequent cooling, the composition of the steel being as follows: 0.02 - 0.12 % Carbon,
1.3 - 2.2 % Manganese, 0.001 - 0.01 % Sulphur, 0.01 - 0.04 % Titanium, 0.02 - 0.06 % Niobium, 0.003 - 0.008 % Nitrogen, 0.03 - 0.05 % Aluminium, the remainder being iron, unavoidable impurities and individually or in any combination with themselves or the iron; upto 0.3 % Molybdenum, upto 0.5 % Nickel, 0.001 - 0.003 % Boron.
2. A method according to Claim 1 wherein the longitudinal rolling is carried out with a deformation of at least 6%.
3. A method according to Claim 1 or Claim 2 wherein the finished pipe is cooled to ambient temperature using at least one of water and air.
4. A method according to Claim 3 wherein immediately after the rolling step the finished pipe is cooled to a temperature of between 600 and 450"C at a rate of at least 60C/s.
5. A method according to Claim 3 wherein immediately after the rolling step the finished pipe is cooled in air to ambient temperature.
6. A method according to any preceding Claim wherein after cooling to ambient temperature the product is tempered at a temperature in the range 400 to 650"C and is maintained at temperatures in said range for 20 minutes.
7. A method for the production of seamless steel pipes substantially as described herein with reference to the examples.
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