IP Library Granted Patent US 12674529
Granted Patent B2
US 12674529 · App. 18/683,569 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Girth welded joint of steel pipe

Inventors: Akira Doi (Tokyo, JP); Takeshi Miki (Tokyo, JP); Hiroyuki Nagayama (Tokyo, JP); Naoki Kuroda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
F16L13/02C22C38/001C22C38/02C22C38/04C22C38/06C22C38/42C22C38/44C22C38/46C22C38/48C22C38/50C22C38/54C22C38/58C22C2202/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12674529
App. No.
18/683,569
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A girth welded joint of steel pipe 10 includes base metal portions 1 a, 1 b and a girth welded portion 2 , wherein the girth welded portion 2 is formed of a weld metal portion 2 a and weld heat affected zones 2 b, 2 c , the base metal portions 1 a, 1 b have a predetermined chemical composition, Pcm is within a range of 0.25 to 0.30, the weld metal portion 2 a has a predetermined chemical composition, a content of B is 0.0010% or less, tensile strength of both base metal portions 1 a, 1 b and tensile strength of the girth welded portion 2 in a cross weld tensile test is 980 MPa or more, average hardness of the base metal portions 1 a, 1 b is 300 HV10 or more, an average softening width of the weld heat affected zones 2 b, 2 c is 4.0 mm or less, and an average softening degree is 80 HV10 or less.

Claims (101)

1 . A girth welded joint of steel pipe comprising: a base metal portion and a girth welded portion, wherein

the girth welded portion is formed of a weld metal portion and a weld heat affected zone,

a chemical composition of the base metal portion consists of, by mass %,

C: 0.10 to 0.20%,

Si: 0.05 to 1.00%,

Mn: 0.05 to 1.20%,

P: 0.025% or less,

S: 0.005% or less,

Cu: 0.20% or less,

N: 0.007% or less,

Ni: 0.20 to 0.50%,

Cr: 0.30% or more and less than 0.50%,

Mo: 0.30 to 0.50%,

Nb: 0.01 to 0.05%,

Al: 0.001 to 0.100%,

B: 0.0005 to 0.0020%,

Ti: 0.003 to 0.050%,

V: 0.01 to 0.20%,

a total of any one or more selected from Ca, Mg, and REM: 0 to 0.0250%, and

balance: Fe and impurities,

a value of Pcm expressed by a formula [A] described below is within a range of 0.25 to 0.30,

a chemical composition of the weld metal portion consists of, by mass %,

C: 0.04 to 0.14%,

Si: 0.05 to 1.00%,

Mn: 1.00 to 2.00%,

P: 0.025% or less,

S: 0.005% or less,

Cu: 0.50% or less,

N: 0.007% or less,

Ni: 2.50 to 3.00%,

Cr: 0.90% or more and less than 1.40%,

Mo: 0.40 to 0.90%,

Nb: 0.010% or less,

Al: 0.010% or less,

B: 0.0010% or less,

Ti: 0.003 to 0.050%,

V: 0.01 to 0.20%,

a total of any one or more selected from Ca, Mg, and REM: 0 to 0.0250%, and

balance: Fe and impurities,

each of tensile strength of the base metal portion and tensile strength of the girth welded portion in a cross weld tensile test is 980 MPa or more, and

average hardness of the base metal portion is 300 HV10 or more, an average softening width of the weld heat affected zone is 4.0 mm or less, and an average softening degree of the weld heat affected zone is 80 HV10 or less:

Pcm

=

C

+

(

Si

/

30

)

+

(

Mn

/

20

)

+

(

Cu

/

20

)

+

(

Ni

/

60

)

+

(

Cr

/

20

)

+

(

Mo

/

15

)

+

(

V

/

10

)

+

5

B

[

A

]

where each symbol of an element in the formula [A] denotes a content (mass %) of the element contained in steel, and 0 is given when the element is not contained in the steel.

2 . The girth welded joint of steel pipe according to claim 1 , wherein

a metallographic micro-structure of the base metal portion includes, by area %,

tempered martensite: 90% or more.

3 . The girth welded joint of steel pipe according to claim 1 , wherein

the weld metal portion is made of multi-pass weld metal.

4 . The girth welded joint of steel pipe according to claim 2 , wherein

the weld metal portion is made of multi-pass weld metal.