摘要:
The present application is directed towards a steel compositions that provide improved properties under corrosive environments by providing protection on the surface of the steel, reducing the permeation of hydrogen. Good process control, in terms of heat treatment working window and resistance to surface oxidation at rolling temperature, are further provided.
摘要:
A threaded joint (1) comprises a first seal ring (30) having a tapered shape in a cross section on an axial plane, this ring having an L-shaped metal reinforcement ring (34) embedded in it, and a second seal ring (6) positioned more internal to the first seal ring (30) and located in a housing (18) between the end of a threaded section (5) and the nose (15) of the box. The second seal ring (6) has a first base, a second base axially opposite to the first base, and protruding annular ribs either on the external surface or on an internal surface.
摘要:
Process for manufacturing seamless precision steel tubes with improved isotropic toughness at low temperature for hydraulic cylinders comprising the following steps; -(i) providing a steel having a composition comprising 0.06 -0,15% by weight of carbon, 0.30 - 2.5% by weight of Mn, and 0.10 - 0.60% by weight of Si, -(ii) hot-rolling the said steel at a temperature higher than Ac3 such as to obtain a seamless steel tube, -(iii) heating the said seamless steel tube at a temperature in the range between Ac1 and Ac3, -(iv) quenching the said heated seamless steel tube, such as to establish a dual (or multi-) phase microstructure in the steel employed, composed of ferrite and martensite and optionally bainite and/or retained austenite, -(v) cold drawing the quenched seamless steel tube such as to provide a seamless precision steel tube of the desired dimensions, -(vi) subjecting the so-obtained seamless precision steel tube to stress relieving treatment to improve its isotropic toughness, and optionally -(vii) straightening the so-obtained seamless precision steel tube with improved toughness.
摘要:
A threaded tube joint for oil extraction industry has a trapezoidal thread and a toroidal sealing surface (11) placed at its end near the thread and engages, for sealing, a corresponding frusto-conical sealing surface (12) wherein the toroidal sealing surface (11) has a radius Rs value comprised within the range given by the formula (I).
摘要:
A low carbon alloy steel tube and a method of manufacturing the same, in which the steel tube consists essentially of, by weight: about 0.06% to about 0.18% carbon; about 0.5% to about 1.5% manganese; about 0.1% to about 0.5% silicon; up to about 0.015% sulfur; up to about 0.025% phosphorous; up to about 0.50% nickel; about 0.1% to about 1.0% chromium; about 0.1% to about 1.0% molybdenum; about 0.01% to about 0.10% vanadium; about 0.01% to about 0.10% titanium; about 0.05% to about 0.35% copper; about 0.010% to about 0.050% aluminum; up to about 0.05% niobium; up to about 0.15% residual elements; and the balance iron and incidental impurities. The steel has a tensile strength of at least about 145 ksi and exhibits ductile behavior at temperatures as low as -60 °C.
摘要:
A threaded metallic pipe for oil extraction industry has a threaded end portion with treated surface in which the metal surface has a roughness (Ra) comprised of 2,0 µm and 6,0 µm, which is covered by a uniform layer (7) of a dry corrosion inhibiting coating and a second uniform layer (8) of dry lubricant coating. Alternatively the layers (8, 9) combined into one uniform layer (9) of a dry corrosion inhibiting coating containing a dispersion of particles of solid lubricant.
摘要:
A measurement method for thread parameters for a threaded object (3), by means of a measurement device (1) defining a spatial reference system (X, Y, Z) incorporating an optical sensor (5) to retrieve the shape of the threaded object, and defining a spatial reference system (X', Y', Z'), the measurement device (1) having a computer to assemble a first matrix that describes the quadratic form representing the threaded object in the spatial reference system (X, Y, Z), thus providing the relationship between the two spatial reference systems. The method comprises the steps of: a) predefining at least one trajectory of the at least one optical sensor (5) on the threaded object, along which measurement points are selected such that the matrix evaluated on these values satisfies the condition that it has maximum rank, b) performing a first scanning operation by the at least one optical sensor (5) along said at least one trajectory and retrieving data of the predefined measurement points, c) feeding these data to the first matrix and calculating an axes transformation matrix relating the first spatial reference system with the second spatial reference system for defining the relative position of the threaded object with respect to the second spatial reference system, d) using the axes transformation matrix to convert all data retrieved from the second spatial reference system to the first spatial reference system.
摘要:
A threaded joint has an interference between thread roots of pin and thread crests of the box of value comprised between 1% and 5% of the average thickness of the connection, and a root to load flank radius R comprised in the range of 0,2 mm and 0,4 mm and a surface treatment comprising shot peening applied to the beginning and end of the threaded zone of the pin. In other embodiments the interference can be between thread roots of box and thread crests of the pin.
摘要:
A threaded joint comprises one or a pair of seal rings (11, 11') having a frustoconical section with one or more annular ribs (9) protruding from its internal surface, and located in a portion of the pin surface after the end of the threaded section of the pin (3) in tight sealing contact with an internal surface of an annular groove (10) of the box (2) by means of its external cylindrical surface (25) and in tight sealing contact with an external surface of the pin (3) by means of its annular ribs (9). The threaded joint has hydraulic actuating means to pressurize the seal ring (11) against said pin, to provide improved sealability of the joint.
摘要:
A low carbon alloy steel tube and a method of manufacturing the same, especially for a stored gas inflator pressure vessel, in which the steel tube consists essentially of, by weight: about 0.06% to about 0.18% carbon, about 0.3% to about 1.5% manganese, about 0.05% to about 0.5% silicon, up to about 0.015% sulfur, up to about 0.025% phosphorous, and at least one of the following elements: up to about 0.30% vanadium, up to about 0.10% aluminum, up to about 0.06% niobium, up to about 1% chromium, up to about 0.70 % nickel, up to about 0.70 % molybdenum, up to about 0.35 % copper, up to about 0.15% residual elements, and the balance iron and incidental impurities. After a high heating rate of about 100 °C. per second; rapidly and fully quenching the steel tubing in a water-based quenching solution at a cooling rate of about 100 °C. per second. The steel has a tensile strength of at least about 145 ksi and as high as 220 ksi and exhibits ductile behavior at temperatures as low as -100 °C.