Sizes
Seamless from 2″ NPS to 36″ OD
ERW from 2″ NPS to 24″ OD
DSAW from 20″ to 48″ OD
Scope
ANSI / API 5L specifies the manufacture of two product levels (PSL1 and PSL2) of seamless and welded steel pipe for the use of a pipeline in the transportation of petroleum and natural gas. For material use in a sour service application, refer to Annex H; for offshore service application, refer to Annex J of API 5L 45th Edition.
Process
Ingots, blooms, billets, coils or plates used for the manufacture of pipe shall be made via basic oxygen, electric furnace or open hearth in combination with a ladle refining process. For PSL2, the steel shall be killed and melted according to a fine grain practice. Coil or plate used for PSL2 pipe shall not contain any repair welds.
Delivery condition
| PSL | Delivery Condition | Pipe grade |
|---|---|---|
| PSL1 | As-rolled, normalized, normalizing formed | A |
| As-rolled, normalizing rolled, thermomechanical rolled, thermo-mechanical formed, normalizing formed, normalized, normalized and tempered or if agreed Q&T SMLS only | B | |
| As-rolled, normalizing rolled, thermomechanical rolled, thermo-mechanical formed, normalizing formed, normalized, normalized and tempered | X42, X46, X52, X56, X60, X65, X70 | |
| PSL 2 | As-rolled | BR, X42R |
| Normalizing rolled, normalizing formed, normalized or normalized and tempered | BN, X42N, X46N, X52N, X56N, X60N | |
| Quenched and tempered | BQ, X42Q, X46Q, X56Q, X60Q, X65Q, X70Q, X80Q, X90Q, X100Q | |
| Thermomechanical rolled or thermomechanical formed | BM, X42M, X46M, X56M, X60M, X65M, X70M, X80M | |
| Thermomechanical rolled | X90M, X100M, X120M | |
| The suffice (R, N, Q or M) for PSL2 grades, belongs to the steel grade |
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