What does API 5L mean?
The American Petroleum Institute specification API 5L covers seamless and welded steel line pipe. This is steel pipe for pipeline transportation systems in the petroleum and natural gas industries. API 5L is suitable for conveying gas, water, and oil. Size range is limited only by manufacturer’s capabilities.
What is API 5lb?
API 5L Grade B pipe is a common grade pipe for oil and gas pipeline transmissions. It also called L245 Pipe refer ISO 3183, named by minimum yield strength 245 Mpa (355,000 Psi). API 5L B covers PSL1, PSL2, Sour Services, for onshore and offshore pipelines. Manufacturing types including seamless and welded.
What is the difference between API 5L and A106 piping?
API 5L is normally used for both seamless steel pipes and welded steel pipes,but ASTM A106 is specially for seamless carbon steel pipes which can be used for high-temperature and high-pressures service.
What does X52 mean on pipe?
API 5L grade X52 (L360 pipe) the yield strength minimum at 52220 Psi 360 Mpa, it’s the meaning that we call this grade in the API 5L X52 or L360. Tensile strength is 66700 Psi and 460 Mpa. X52 performance is better than Grade X46, X42, and Grade B.
What is 5L in API 5L?
API Spec 5L is an International Standard that specifies requirements for the manufacture of two product specification levels (PSL 1 and PSL 2) of seamless and welded steel pipes for use in pipeline transportation systems in the petroleum and natural gas industries.
What is the difference between API 5L and A53?
ASTM A53 is standard specification for pipe, steel, black and hot-dipped, zinc-coated, welded and seamless. ASTM A106 is standard specification for seamless carbon steel pipe for high-temperature service. API 5L is specification for line pipe.
What is the difference between X42 and X52 pipe?
Actually, X42 and X52 etc. denote the minimum yield strength of the pipe steel. The steel pipe grade X42 has the minimum yield strength of 42 kilopound/square inch and X52 has 52,000 ksi.
What is API 5L Gr X60?
API 5L X60 is a common high grade pipe material in API 5L specifciations for oil and gas transmissions. It’s also called L415 pipe, which named by yield strength minimum in 415 Mpa (60,200 psi). It covers manufacturing types in seamless (hot rolled and colde rolled), and welded in ERW, LSAW, SSAW (HSAW).