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“High Strength Linepipe Steel With Linear Chemistry And Excellent Low Temperature Toughness For Strain Based Design Application”

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to API linepipe steel having high strength and excellent low temperature toughness for manufacturing of line pipes. The API line pipe steel having a chemical composition in weight % of C = 0.04-0.06, Mn = 1.4-1.55, S < 0.003, P < 0.012, Si < 0.25, Al = 0.045, Nb – 0.04-0.05, V = 0.04, Cr = 0.2, and N < 0.004 or N(ppm)<40 and remainder being iron (Fe). To be published with Fig. 4

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
12 December 2018
Publication Number
25/2020
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
METALLURGY
Status
Email
ipo@knspartners.com
Parent Application
Patent Number
Legal Status
Grant Date
2023-11-30
Renewal Date

Applicants

TATA STEEL LIMITED
Bistupur, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand-831001, India.

Inventors

1. A N BHAGAT
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand-831001, India.
2. BADIRUJJAMAN SYED
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand-831001, India.
3. BASUDEV BHATTACHARYA
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand-831001, India.
4. PRASHANT PATHAK
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand-831001, India.
5. HRISHIKESH SHASTRI
Tata Steel Ltd., Bistupur, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand-831001, India.

Specification

HIGH STRENGTH LINEPIPE STEEL WITH LINEAR CHEMISTRY AND EXCELLENT LOW TEMPERATURE TOUGHNESS FOR STRAIN BASED DESIGN APPLICATION FIELD OF INVENTION: [001] The present subject matter described herein, relates to development steel sheet for high strength linepipe in HSM route with linear chemistry. More particularly the invention relates to development of a high strength and high low temperature toughness weldable steel grade, applicable mainly for transportation of oil and gas through pipelines, where strain-based design is required. BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART AND PROBLEM IN PRIOR ART: [002] Due to the ever-growing demand for energy, as forecast to the year 2035 in fossil fuels are nowadays extracted in more hostile and remote regions, both from onshore and offshore. The design requirements for the pipelines transporting these hydrocarbons are quite challenging since these environments can be prone to discontinuous permafrost, landslides or ground settlements and other unexpected environmental hazards. As a result, the loading conditions exerted on the pipelines will be extreme and complex in nature. Pipelines can be subjected to displacements resulting in large deformations beyond the elastic range of steel. Therefore, not only the pipe hoop strength is necessary for the pressure containment, the toughness is also very much crucial, and at the same time the axial straining capacity becomes equally important to counter the extra displacement and allow the pipelines for plastic deformation without reaching the failure point. [003] In such cases conventional pipeline design lacks the ability to account for the effects which occur during such displacement controlled conditions. The traditional allowable stress design (ASD) approach as shown in the Fig.1[1] limits the hoop stresses to a percentage of the hoop yield strength, resulting in a safety margin on strength. These traditional design guidelines do allow for a limited amount of axial straining as a single event which can occur during installation. [004] A strain based design approach incorporates the effects of displacement controlled conditions as an in-service loading of the pipe. It considers a design strain level which is smaller than the strain level at which failure will occur, resulting in a safety margin on strain as shown in the Fig. 2 [1]. The environmental imposed strain demand is typically within the range of 1% to 3%. A strain based design approach focusses on stable and unstable failure modes and preventing the loss of serviceability or the loss of pressure containment. [005] Two pipeline methods are well known a) Allowable Stress Design (ASD) and b) Strain Based Design (SBD). In the ASD method and referring to fig. 1, the Pipelines are designed using elastic theory. The design is performed keeping Strains<0.5% and stresses rotated cube component in line pipe steel. In the present invention, the texture was determined using X-ray Diffraction technique for the rolled samples on mid-section of the rolling plane. These textures are represented in Fig. 7. Fig. 7 illustrates f2 = 45° section ODF of linepipe steel compared with currently developed steel. In the figure 7, f2= 45o section of ODF to show the texture components from the mid thickness of the hot rolled samples for a) composition-1, b) composition-2. A references of texture representation is also given in this Fig 6. The ODF sections presented in this chart clearly depict that the mid-section has an excellent texture. The API linepipe steel has ? fiber crystallographic texture. [0069] It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.” [0070] It will be further appreciated that functions or structures of a plurality of components or steps may be combined into a single component or step, or the functions or structures of one-step or component may be split among plural steps or components. The present invention contemplates all of these combinations. Unless stated otherwise, dimensions and geometries of the various structures depicted herein are not intended to be restrictive of the invention, and other dimensions or geometries are possible. In addition, while a feature of the present invention may have been described in the context of only one of the illustrated embodiments, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of other embodiments, for any given application. It will also be appreciated from the above that the fabrication of the unique structures herein and the operation thereof also constitute methods in accordance with the present invention. The present invention also encompasses intermediate and end products resulting from the practice of the methods herein. The use of “comprising” or “including” also contemplates embodiments that “consist essentially of” or “consist of” the recited feature. [0071] Although embodiments for the present subject matter have been described in language specific to structural features, it is to be understood that the present subject matter is not necessarily limited to the specific features described. Rather, the specific features and methods are disclosed as embodiments for the present subject matter. Numerous modifications and adaptations of the system/component of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and thus it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such modifications and adaptations which fall within the scope of the present subject matter. We claim: 1. A linepipe steel having high-strength linepipe and excellent low-temperature toughness comprising: C 0.04 to 0.06 wt%, Mn 1.4 to 1.55 wt%, S < 0.003 wt%, P < 0.012 wt%, Si < 0.25 wt%, Al = 0.045 wt%, Nb 0.04 to 0.05 wt%, V = 0.04 wt%, Cr = 0.2 wt%, and N = 0.004 wt% or N(ppm)<40; and remainder being iron (Fe). 2. The linepipe steel as claimed in claim 1, wherein Yield stress (YS) of the API linepipe steel is in range 530-560 MPa. 3. The linepipe steel as claimed in claim 1, wherein Ultimate Tensile Stress (UTS) of the API linepipe steel is in range 610-642 MPa. 4. The linepipe steel as claimed in claim 1, wherein total elongation of the API linepipe steel is upto 32% max. 5. The linepipe steel as claimed in claim 1, wherein a uniform elongation of the API linepipe steel is upto 12% max. 6. The linepipe steel as claimed in claim 1, wherein Yield ratio (Y/T) of the API linepipe steel is upto 0.87 max. 7. The linepipe steel as claimed in claim 1, wherein a hardness value is range 205-210 Hv. 8. The linepipe steel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the API linepipe steel has Charpy V-notch (CVN) impact toughness value at zero-degree temperature (0°C) is in range 320-380 J in longitudinal direction, in range 294-310 J in transverse direction, and in range 264-282J in diagonal direction to rolling direction. 9. The linepipe steel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the API linepipe steel has Charpy V-notch (CVN) impact toughness value at at subzero temperature (-50°C) is in range 300-320 J in longitudinal direction, in range 270-310 J in transverse direction, and 230-280 J in diagonal to rolling direction. 10. The linepipe steel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the API linepipe steel has ? fiber crystallographic texture. 11. The linepipe steel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the API linepipe steel define ferrite and Bainite microstructure. 12. The linepipe steel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the API linepipe steel has a grain size of 3-5 µm. 13. A method of producing linepipe steel comprising: - preparing a steel slab of API grade having a composition in weight % of C = 0.04-0.06, Mn = 1.4-1.55, S < 0.003, P < 0.012, Si < 0.25, Al = 0.045, Nb – 0.04-0.05, V = 0.04, Cr = 0.2, and N < 0.004 or N(ppm)<40 and remainder being iron (Fe); - reheating the prepared steel slab at 1150–1250°C into Hot Strip Mill (HSM), and transforming the steel slab into a steel plate; - finishing the rolling of the steel slab into a steel plate at a temperature 840-860°C, wherein the temperature is above Ar3 temperature of the steel; - cooling the rolled steel plate in Run Out Table (ROT) directly at rate 20-30°C/s; and/or - holding the steel plate in the ROT at 700°C for 12 sec and again cooling to coiling temperature at 30-40°C/s; and - coiling the steel plate in temperature range 480°C- 550°C.

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1 201831047106-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [12-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-12
2 201831047106-POWER OF AUTHORITY [12-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-12
3 201831047106-FORM 1 [12-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-12
4 201831047106-FIGURE OF ABSTRACT [12-12-2018(online)].jpg 2018-12-12
5 201831047106-DRAWINGS [12-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-12
6 201831047106-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [12-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-12
7 201831047106-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [12-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-12
8 201831047106-FORM 18 [13-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-13
9 201831047106-Proof of Right (MANDATORY) [22-01-2019(online)].pdf 2019-01-22
10 201831047106-OTHERS [25-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-25
11 201831047106-FER_SER_REPLY [25-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-25
12 201831047106-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [25-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-25
13 201831047106-CLAIMS [25-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-25
14 201831047106-ABSTRACT [25-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-25
15 201831047106-FER.pdf 2021-10-18
16 201831047106-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [10-01-2023(online)].pdf 2023-01-10
17 201831047106-POA [10-01-2023(online)].pdf 2023-01-10
18 201831047106-FORM 13 [10-01-2023(online)].pdf 2023-01-10
19 201831047106-PatentCertificate30-11-2023.pdf 2023-11-30
20 201831047106-IntimationOfGrant30-11-2023.pdf 2023-11-30

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