简介:BasedonAPISTD1104-2005andCSAZ662-2007,fieldgirthweldingtestsandgirthweldabilityevaluationswereexecutedforthreetypesofwallthicknessX70UOEpipeline,inwhichthemostpopularmainlinegirthweldingmethod,single-wireautomaticgasmetalarcwelding(GMAW),wasused.Theweldingprocedurespecificationwasoptimizedtoachieveagoodqualityandcold-crack-freegirthweldjointwithoutpreheatingorpost-weldheattreatment.Inaddition,porosities,inclusions,andincompletefusiondefectswereavoided.Thetensilestrength,bending,Vickershardness,CharpyV-notchimpacttoughness,andcracktipopeningdisplacementfracturetoughnessofthegirthweldjointwereevaluated,andthejointexhibitedgoodmechanicalperformance.Thus,thefieldgirthweldabilityofBaosteel’sX70UOEpipelineisexcellentforautomaticGMAW.
简介:Separationisacommonlyobservedphenomenonduringdropweightteartestinginhigh-toughnesslinepipesteels.Severeseparationisharmfulbecauseitmaycausefracturingorburstingofpipes.Inthisstudy,aquantitativemeasurementofseparationwasproposed,andusingthisnewmethod,arelationshipbetweentheseparationandmicrostructurewasdeterminedanddiscussed.Themicrostructuresobservedusingopticalandscanningelectronmicroscopyrevealedthattheseparationwasrelatedtothemixedferriticandbainiticmicrostructures,orrather,itwasrelatedtothecarbonenrichmentinbainite.