ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Oil and Gas Production Equipment
Examination of a Blistered and Cracked Natural Gas Line
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Published:2019
Abstract
A welded natural gas line of 400 mm OD and 9 mm wall thickness made of unalloyed steel with 0.22C had to be removed from service after four months because of a pipe burst. Metallographic examination showed the pipe section located next to the gas entrance was permeated by cracks or blisters almost over its entire perimeter in agreement with the ultrasonic test results. Only the weld seam and a strip on each side of it were crack-free. Based on this investigation, the pipeline was taken out of service and reconstructed. To avoid such failures in the future, two...
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Member Sign InFriedrich Karl Naumann, Ferdinand Spies, Examination of a Blistered and Cracked Natural Gas Line, ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Oil and Gas Production Equipment, ASM International, 2019, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.petrol.c9001235
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