Pipeline Steels for Sour Service (eBook)

Dr. Ivan Shabalov is the Chairman of the Coordination Council of the Association of Pipe Manufacturers, Moscow, Russia. Dr. Yury Matrosov is a Full Professor and Principal Researcher at the Center for Pipe & Weld Structure Steels, I.P. Bardin Central Research Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy, Moscow, Russia. Dr. Alexey Kholodnyi is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Pipe & Weld Structure Steels, I.P. Bardin Central Research Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy, Moscow, Russia. Dr. Maxim Matrosov is the Director of the Center for Pipe & Weld Structure Steels, I.P. Bardin Central Research Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy, Moscow, Russia. Dr. Valery Velikodnev is the Technical Director of the Center for Examination of Pipeline Systems and Engineering in Moscow, Russia.

Foreword 6
Preface 7
Contents 9
1 Effect of Hydrogen Sulfide-Containing Media on Pipe Steels 11
1.1 Mechanisms of Steel Fracture in H2S-Containing Media 11
1.2 Methods of Tests for Cracking Resistance in Hydrogen Sulfide-Containing Media 17
1.3 Requirements for Pipes Ordered for Sour Service 28
References 37
2 Factors Affecting the Cracking Resistance of Pipe Steels in H2S-Containing Media 39
2.1 Hydrogen Absorption 39
2.2 Non-metallic Inclusions 45
2.3 Microstructure of Steel 53
2.4 Strength Properties 60
References 72
3 Central Chemical and Structural Segregation Heterogeneity in Continuously Cast Slabs 74
3.1 Macrostructure of Continuously Cast Slab 75
3.2 Methods of the Study of Central Segregation Heterogeneity 80
3.3 Factors Affecting the Centerline Segregation 83
3.4 Methods of Decreasing the Degree of Central Segregation 90
3.4.1 Technological Methods for Improving the Quality of the Slab Macrostructure 92
3.4.2 Optimization of the Chemical Composition 97
References 104
4 Formation of the Structure and Properties of Plates from Pipe Steels upon Thermomechanical Processing with Accelerated Cooling 105
4.1 Effect of the Thermomechanical Processing Scheme 105
4.2 Post-deformation Cooling 109
4.2.1 Structure Transformations upon Cooling 111
4.2.2 Effect of the Accelerated Cooling Regimes 123
References 135
5 Effect of Chemical Composition on the Central Segregation Heterogeneity and HIC Resistance of Rolled Plates 136
5.1 Central Segregation Heterogeneity in Rolled Plates 136
5.2 Chemical Composition 140
References 164
6 Effect of Thermomechanical Treatment on the Central Segregation Heterogeneity and HIC Resistance of Rolled Plates 166
6.1 Deformation-Thermal Treatment 166
6.2 Post-deformation Cooling 173
References 187
7 Manufacturing Technology of Steels for Pipes Ordered for Sour Service 188
References 215