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Marine seamless steel pipe

Marine Seamless Steel Pipes are a sort of specialized steel pipes for marine purposes.

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Description

Marine Seamless Steel Pipes are a sort of specialized steel pipes for marine purposes.

The pipes conform to requirements of ASTM, ASME, SPI, EN, JIS, DIN, GB, RS, ABS, BV, CCS, RINA… We can customize pipes in accordance with your requirements, available for large diameter, small diameter, heavy wall, thin wall… Please contact us for more information!

Two systems of ship and marine engineering demand roughly in three types of steel pipe:

  • steel pipe in the conventional system
  • constructed with steel pipes
  • special purpose steel pipes

Different ship and marine engineering, both conventional systems have a dedicated system.

Ship service life of 20 years. Many of the conventional system, bilge water, ballast, dewater sewage, air, measurement, injection, domestic water, fire, cargo oil stripping, breathable, inert gas, heating, washing, foam extinguishing sprinkler, vapor, liquid level telemetry, valve remote control systems, special ships also include a dedicated system for the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG). Marine engineering service life of up to 30 years, or even longer. Marine engineering in addition to the conventional system, special drilling equipment systems, crude oil / LPG / LNG processing workflow system, special mooring system, flare system, and so on. It has been statistics, ship pipe annual consumption of 450 million tons, about 440,000, its standards are GB, YB, CB, 70% of the steel pipe connection. Only a 30-ton very large crude oil pipes for the amount of up to tens of kilometers, only steel pipe usage (including), there are about 1,500 tons, of course, the amount of 40,000 tons relative to the hull structure or limited. In addition, taking into account the same ship, to the construction of ships, as well as many other ships, so the cumulative dosage is also a lot of. And a 300,000 tons-class number of large FPSO pipe over 30,000, more than 90 km in length, which is the same tonnage level 2 to 3 times. Therefore, the shipbuilding industry has become a big user of steel pipe market.

Steel pipe in construct

Steel tube marine engineering applications, in addition to the above conventional system with a dedicated system, many constructed a large number of steel pipes, such as jacket, underwater steel piles, Casing, mooring bracket, helicopter platform, torch tower. Type of steel pipe, material specifications, with the same diameter, reducers, different wall thickness, as well as a large number of Y, K, T-managed nodes. Such as jacket, steel piles, wellhead impermeable sleeve, mostly large diameter steel pipe sizes, are generally made of rolled steel. Their material for E36-Z35, D36-Z35, E36, D36. Such steel pipe standards have not with YB, CB, and mainly is GB712-2000. The production of steel pipe structure steel pipe manufacturing practice SY/T10002-2000 developed by China’s Petroleum Industry Standards and Technology Commission (CPSC). Since China does not have the specialized enterprises, are usually the purchase of steel plate from construction units, self-molding process.

Specifications of marine seamless steel pipe table 1 grade of seamless steel pipe (pressure tubing)

Pipe RangeI
Designed Pressure(Mpa)Designed Temperature (℃)Designed Pressure (Mpa)Designed Temperature (℃)Designed Pressure (Mpa)Designed Temperature (℃)
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Steam and Hot Oil1.63000.7-1.6170-3000.7170
Fuel Oil1.61500.7-1.660-1500.760
Other Media43001.6-7.0200-3001.6200
Note:

When the designed pressure and temperature reach the ones in the above Class I, this steel pipe belongs to Class I pipe. If it meets the pressure and temperature of Class II, it is defined to be the Class II pipe.

Other media refer to air, water, lubricating oil and hydraulic oil.

Class III seamless steel tubes can be manufactured in accordance with the national standards approved by the ship inspection department.

1) As for the seamless steel pipe for boiler and super heater purpose, the working temperature of wall thickness does not exceed 450℃.

2) The dimension of marine seamless steel pipe should firstly select the general steel pipe size in the first group of GB/T7395-1998 table one. The outside diameter of steel tube should choose the standard outside diameter size in the first series of GB/T7395-1998. We can also produce pipes with other specifications not appear in the GB/T7395-1998 table one.

Steel pipe for special purpose

Special purpose steel special steel pipe used in the specific working environment and the working medium. Undersea pipeline is typical specialty steel pipe, the demand for larger, high strength, small tolerances, good corrosion resistance. Currently, the pipeline production is only in its infancy, because the welding materials, corrosion resistance or less Specifications (diameter and wall thickness), expensive, etc. China’s offshore crude oil need insulation transport. The past, using the double pipe insulation structure, safe and reliable. But as a protective pipe steel pipe is very economical, and offshore pipe laying ago, have to carry out internal and external pipe welding, greatly reducing the efficiency of the pipe laying, to cause installation costs increase exponentially. Into the 21st century, it has launched a concrete counterweight steel pipe.

Its structure is (from inside to outside):

anti-corrosion layer of steel, epoxy powder (FBE), polyurethane insulation, polyethylene (PE) jacket tube, reinforced concrete counterweight layer (the internal configuration of the steel mesh). This type of special steel, China has imported from abroad, such as the Bohai Penglai 19-3 oil field, a project using Malaysian BREDEROPRICE company products. China after research and testing, and in 2002 built in Tanggu, China’s first concrete with heavy steel pipe production line, has thousands of kilometers of pipelines for offshore oilfield products. It is reported that, using this steel per kilometer subsea pipeline to reduce the cost of 50 million to 100 million, and greatly reduce the cost of offshore oilfield development, so that a number of marginal oil fields to be cost-effective to develop.

Specifications of Marine Seamless Steel Pipe Table 1 Grade of Seamless Steel Pipe (Pressure Tubing)

Classification of ships

  • Standard for malerials and wielding from Chinese classifying society Chinese clasifying society(CCS)
  • Standard of DNV Det Norske Veritas(DNV)
  • Standard of Lloyd’S Register of UK(LR) Lloyd’S Register of UK(LR)
  • Standard of Germanischer Lloyd Germanischer Lloyd(GL)
  • Standard of American Bureau of Shipping(ABS)American Bureau of Shipping(ABS)
  • Standard of BUREAU VERITAS(BV)BUREAU VERITAS(BV)
  • Standard of RINA Italian classification society(RINA)
  • Standard of NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI(NK)NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI(NK)
  • GB/T5312 Carbon and carbon-manganese steel seamless steel tubes and pipes for ship

Seamless steel tube and pipe for ship building usage and Chemical compisition(%)

SocietyStandard or usageSteel gradeCSiMnPSCrNiCuAlMoVP+S
GLRNon allolyGL-R 410≤0.21≤0.35≤1.4≤0.025≤0.02---≥0.020---
GB 1824837Mn0.34~0.400.1~0.301.35~1.65≤0.03≤0.03≤0.3≤0.3≤0.2---≤0.055
EN 1029734CrMo40.3~0.37≤0.40.6~0.90≤0.035≤0.0350.9~1.20---0.15~0.30--
DNVfor pressure ASTM A53/A53MA53B≤0.3-≤1.2≤0.05≤0.045≤0.4≤0.4≤0.4--
0.150.08
ABSfor pressureGrade 3≤0.3-≤1.2≤0.05≤0.045≤0.4≤0.4≤0.4-≤0.15≤0.08-
BVfor pressure410HB≤0.21≤0.350.4~1.20≤0.04≤0.04-------
LRfor pressure410≤0.21≤0.350.4~1.20≤0.045≤0.045≤0.25≤0.3≤0.3---
KRfor pressureRST138≤0.25≤0.350.3~0.90≤0.04≤0.04-------
RST142≤0.30.3~1.00≤0.04≤0.04-------
RST238≤0.250.1~0.350.3~1.10≤0.035≤0.035-------
RST242≤0.30.3~1.40-------
RST249≤0.330.3~1.50-------
RST338≤0.250.3~0.90-------
RST342≤0.30.3~1.00-------
NKfor pressuregrade 1 No3/ KSTPG 42≤0.3≤0.350.3~1.00≤0.04≤0.04-------
CCSfor pressure360≤0.17≤0.350.4~0.80≤0.04≤0.04≤0.25≤0.3≤0.3≤0.10
410≤0.21≤0.350.4~1.20≤0.04≤0.04≤0.25≤0.3≤0.3≤0.10
460≤0.22≤0.350.8~1.40≤0.04≤0.04≤0.25≤0.3≤0.3≤0.10
490≤0.23≤0.350.8~1.50≤0.04≤0.04≤0.25≤0.3≤0.3≤0.1
Note:
residual elements:Cr≤0.25%, Mo≤0.10%, Ni≤0.30%, Cu≤0.30%aggregate≤0.70%
Ship building tubes
Ship building tubes

Appication:

  • Seamless steel tubes for manufacturing marine boilers and ovemeaters as we as pressure pipes opf grade I and Ⅱ.

Model N0.of major steel tubes

  • 320, 360, 410, 460, 490, etc.

Standard

The production of our seamless pipes is tightly regulated and all of the pipes we stock have been fully tested to international standards to ensure we only supply the highest quality products.

ASTM / ASME

American Society for Testing and Materials(ASTM), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Product nameExecutive standardDimension (mm)Steel code/ Steel grade
Black and Hot-dipped Zinc-coated Steel Pipes SeamlessASTM A530.3-1200 x 1.0-150GR.A, GR.B, GR.C
Seamless Carbon Steel for High Temperature ServiceASTM A10610.3-1200 x 1.0-150GR.B, GR.C
Seamless Cold-drawn Low-Carbon Steel Heat-Exchanger and Condenser TubesASTM A17910.3-426 x 1.0-36Low Carbon Steel
Seamless Carbon Steel Boiler Tubes for High PressureASTM A19210.3-426 x 1.0-36Low Carbon Steel
Seamless Cold-drawn Intermediate Alloy Steel Heat-exchanger and Condenser TubesASTM A19910.3-426 x 1.0-36T5, T22
Seamless Medium-carbon Steel Boiler and Superheater TubesASTM A21010.3-426 x 1.0-36A1, C
Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy Steel Boiler, Superheater and Heat-exchanger TubesASTM A21310.3-426 x 1.0-36T5, T5b, T9 , T11, T22 ,T91
Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel for Mechanical TubingASTM A3331/4"-42" x SCH20-XXSGrade1 Gr. 3,Gr..6, Gr.8 , Gr. 9
Seamless Cold-drawn Carbon Steel Feedwater Heater TubesASTM A55610.3-426 x 1.0-36A2, B2
Round and shaped steel cold formed welded and seamless carbon steel structural pipe.ASTM A500OD :10.3-820 x 0.8- 75Grade A, B, C, D
Carbon and alloy steel mechanical tubing, either hot-finished or cold-finishedASTM A51910.3-426 x 1.0-361020, 1025, 4130, 4140
For seamless ferritic alloy-steel pipe for high-temperature serviceASTM A3351/4"-42" x SCH20-XXSA/SA 335 P1, P2, P11, P12, P15, P22, P91, P92, P122

Process

Cold drawn seamless steel tube deformed process

Cold Drawn Seamless Mechanical Tubing (CDS) is a cold drawn 1018/1026 steel tube which offers uniform tolerances, enhanced machinability and increased strength and tolerances compared to hot-rolled products. Cold drawn seamless steel tubes process Cold drawn steel tube is with hot-rolled steel coil as raw material, and tandem cold rolling pickled to remove oxide scale, its finished rolling hard roll, rolling hard volumes due to the continuous cold deformation caused by cold hardening strength, hardness increased indicators declined tough plastic, stamping performance will deteriorate, which can only be used for simple deformation of the parts. Rolling hard roll can be used as the raw material of the hot-dip galvanizing plant, hot dip galvanizing line set annealing line. Rolling hard roll weight is generally 6 to 13.5 tons, the coil diameter of 610mm.


Hot rolled seamless steel pipe deformed process

Hot-rolled seamless steel pipe production base deformation process can be summarized as three stages: perforation, extension and finishing. Hot rolled seamless steel pipe deformed process The main purpose of the perforation process is to become a solid round billet piercing hollow shell. Capillary in the specifications, accuracy and surface quality can not meet the requirements of the finished product, further improvements are needed to deform the metal through. The main purpose of the stretching machine is further reduced sectional view (main compression wall) for a larger axial extension, so that the capillary improved dimensional accuracy, surface quality and organizational performance. After stretching machine rolled steel pipe shortage collectively need further molding mill in order to achieve the requirements of the finished pipe. Rolled steel due to pass in the method widely used in the production of seamless steel tubes. So far, due to the method pass rolling steel can be divided into two categories: core pension without rolling rolling (hollow body rolling), and with the mandrel. Sizing machines, reducing mill and stretch reducing mill belonging to the hole without mandrel type continuous rolling mills are generally coffin. Its main purpose is to reduce the diameter of the deformation process or sizing get finished steel, the wall thickness of process control, can make thinning, thickening or nearly unchanged. All the traditional hole-type rolling machine with mandrel belong to extend machine. The main purpose is to reduce the deformation process perforated capillary wall thickness and outer diameter roll passes in the deformation zone and the mandrel posed, for a larger axial extension. At the same time a certain improvement in the organization, performance, accuracy, surface quality.


Cut to LengthASTM A210 seamless medium carbon steel boiler and superheater tubes

Before cutting pipe and tubing No matter the material, measure the diameter of the pipe or tube to be cut to ensure that you use the right-size tube cutter for the job. When determining how to make a straight cut, use a tape measure and a pencil or other writing instrument to mark on the surface where you want to cut. If possible, mark around the circumference of a pipe, especially when cutting with a handsaw. Ensure that a cut is as straight as possible by securing the pipe with a vise, clamp, miter box or even duct tape to keep the length from shifting out of place while cutting. After cutting pipe and tubing

  • Unless a cut is perfectly clean, you should expect to remove burrs from around the edge, especially after sawing.
  • Use a deburring tool to clean the edge after tube cutting.
  • You may opt to use a metal file on the cut of a metal pipe.

Inspection

Size inspection

Geometrical inspection of steel pipes The outer diameter, wall thickness, bending and length of the steel pipe can be inspected on the inspection table with an outer caliper, a micrometer and a bending ruler, and a length tape measure.

Tolerances of pipes you should notice

Take seamless steel pipe as an example, there are some tolerances that affect quality. Noting this, and you will get a better pipe.

Weight tolerance
For pipe NPS 12 (DN300, 323.8mm) and under, the weight shall vary within -3.5% / +10%.

For pipe over NPS 12 (DN300, 323.8mm), the weight shall vary within -5% / +10%.

Pipe of NPS 4 (DN100, 114.3mm) and smaller may be weighed in convenient lots; pipe in sizes larger than NPS 4 shall be weighed separately.

Quantity tolerance
Normally mills take -10% to +10% tolerance, but TPMCSTEEL keeps ±3% variation.

Length tolerance
For Seamless pipe& tube, if definite cut lengths are ordered, the length shall vary within -0mm / +6mm.

Dimension tolerances of seamless steel pipe

Pipe typesPipe Szie(mm)Tolerances
Hot rolledOD<50±0.50mm
≥50±1%
WT<4±12.5%
≥4-20+15%, -12.5%
>20±12.5%
Cold drawnOD6-10±0.20mm
10-30±0.40mm
30-50±0.45
>50±1%
WT<1±0.15mm
>1-3+ 15%, – 10%
>3+ 12.5%, – 10%
StandardHot finished seamless tubeCold flnished seamless tube
Out diameter
(mm)
ToleranceOut diameter
(mm)
Tolerance
EN10216-1≤100 +/-0.75%
(min.+/-0.5mm)
All +/-0.5%
EN10216-2(min. +/-0.30mm)
DIN17175>100 +/-0.90%
GB/T 3087≤460 +/-0.75%
(min.+/-0.5mm)
 10-30  +/-0.40mm
>30-50 +/-0.45mm
>50 +/-1.0%
GB/T 5310
GB/T 9948
GB/T 6479
<57 +/-0.40mm≤30 +/-0.20mm 
 57-325  +/-0.75%>30-50  +/-0.30mm 
>325-460 +1%,-2mm>50 +/-0.8% 
ASME SA-179M
ASME SA-192M
ASME SA-209M
ASME SA-210M
ASME SA-213M
JIS G 3461
JIS G 3461
≤101.6 +0.4, -0.8mm<25.4 +/-0.10mm
>25.4-38.1 +/-0.15mm
>38.1-50.8 +/-0.20mm 
101.6-190.5 +0.4, -1.2mm>50.8-63.5 +/-0.25mm
>63.5-76.2 +/-0.30mm 
>76.2 +/-0.38mm
ASME SA106
ASME SA335
≤48.3 +/-0.40mm ≤48.3 +/-0.40mm
 48.3-114.3 +/-0.79mm 
114.4-219.1 +1.59, -0.79mm 
219.2-323.9 +2.38, -0.79mm>48.3 +/-0.79mm 
>324 +/-1.0%

Tolerances on wall thickness

The wall thickness at any point shall be within the below tolerance table.
StandardHot finished seamless tubeCold flnished seamless tube
DIN17175Out diameter
OD(mm)
Wall thickness
T(mm)
ToleranceOut diameter
(mm)
Wall Thickness
T(mm)
Tolerance
≤130S≤2Sn +15%, -10%   --All +/-10%
(min. +/-0.2mm)
2Sn +12.5%, -10% 
S>4Sn +-/9%
>130S≤0.05da +17.5%, -12.5% 
0.05da +/-12.5% 
S>0.11da +/-10% 
EN 10216-1
EN 10216-2
 ≤219.1  -   +/-12.5%
(min.+/-0.4mm) 
 -- T/D≤0.025 +/-20% 
0.025 +/-15% 
0.05 +/-12.5% 
0.1 +/-10% 
GB/T 3087 -- ≤20 +15%,-12.5%
(min.+0.45, -0.35mm)
 --  1.0-3.0  +15%, -10% 
>20 +/-12.5%  -- >3 +12.5%, -10% 
GB/T 5310
GB/T 9948
GB/T 6479
 -- <4.0 +15%,-10%
(min.+0.48, -0.32mm)
 --  2-3  +12%,-10% 
 4-20  +12.5%,-10% >3 +/-10% 
>20 +/-10%
ASME SA-179M
ASME SA-192M
ASME SA-209M
ASME SA-210M
ASME SA-231M
JIS G 3461
JIS G 3462
 --  2.41-3.8  +35%, -0% ≤38.1 --  +20%,-0% 
 3.8-4.6  +33%,-0% >38.1 -- 22%,-0% 
>4.6 +28%,-0%  --  --  -- 
ASME SA-106
ASME SA-335
 -- All +/12.5% All +/-10% 

Note:

  1. The size in the table above is for the hot-rolled tubes.
  2. The size of the green area is the regular specification, we can accept orders directly, but the yellow area shall be subject to a technical evaluation.
  3. The Out side diameter (O.D) and wall thickness (W.T.) of the tube should be complied.

PMI test

Positive material identification (PMI) testing is the examination of a material, usually a metallic alloy, to confirm the material is consistent with the user’s request.

Delivery

Steel pipe delivery status(condition)

Steel pipe delivery status(condition): cold / hard (BK), cold / soft (BKW), after cold stress relief annealing (BKS), annealing (GBK), normalized (NBK).

Condition on delivery of steel pipe

TermSymbolExplanation
Cold-finished/hard (cold-finished as-drawn)BKNo heat treatment after the last cold-forming process. The tubes therefore have only low deformability.
Cold-finished/soft (lightly cold-worked)BKWAfter the last heat treatment there is a light finishing pass (cold drawing) With proper subsequent processing, the tube can be cold-formed (e.g. bent, expanded) within certain limits.
AnnealedGBKAfter the final cold-forming process the tubes are annealed in a controlled atmosphere or under vacuum.
NormalizedNBKThe tubes are annealed above the upper transformation point in a controlled atmosphere or under vacuum.
The general cold strip mills, volume should go through continuous annealing (CAPL unit) to eliminate cold hardening and rolling stress, or batch annealing reach the mechanical properties of the corresponding standard specifies. Cold rolled steel surface quality, appearance, dimensional accuracy better than hot-rolled plate, and right-rolled thin product thickness is about 0.18mm, so the majority of users favor.

Cold rolled steel coil substrate products deep processing of high value-added products. Such as electro-galvanized, hot dip galvanized, electro-galvanized fingerprint resistant, painted steel roll damping composite steel, PVC laminating steel plates, etc., so that the excellent quality of these products has a beautiful, high resistance to corrosion, has been widely used.

Cold rolled steel coil finishing after annealing, cut the head, tail, trimming, flattening, smooth, heavy volume, or longitudinal clipboard. Cold-rolled products are widely used in automobile manufacturing, household electrical appliances, instruments, switches, buildings, office furniture and other industries. Steel plate strapping package weight of 3 to 5 tons. Flat sub-volume typically 3 to 10 tons / volume. Coil diameter 6m.


Packing

There are probably hundreds of different methods for packing a pipe, and most of them have merit, but there are two principles that are vital for any method to work prevent rusting and Sea transportation security.

  • Plastic caps plugged at the two sides of pipe ends
  • Should be avoided by the steel strapping and transport damage
  • Bundled signs should be uniform and consistent
  • The same bundle(batch) of steel pipe should be came from the same furnace.
  • The steel pipe has the same furnace number, the same steel grade, the same specifications.

Our packing can meet any needs of the customers.

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Q: How long is your delivery time? A: The delivery time of customized products is generally 25 35 days, and non customized products are generally shipped within 24 hours after payment. Q: Do you provide samples? Is it free? A: If the value of the sample is low, we will provide it for free, but the freight needs to be paid by the customer. But for some high value samples, we need to charge a fee. Q: What are your payment terms? A: T/T 30% as the deposit,The balance payment is paid in full before shipment Q: What is the packaging and transportation form? A: Non steaming wooden box and iron frame packaging. Special packaging is available according to customer needs. The transportation is mainly by sea. Q: What is your minimum order quantity? A: There is no minimum order quantity requirement. Customized products are tailor made according to the drawings provided by the customer.