S31803 Super Duplex Stainless Steel Pipe , Annealed Stainless Steel Tubing

Product Specification

S31803 Super Duplex Stainless Steel Pipe , Annealed Stainless Steel Tubing

Duplex Stainless S31803, Chemical composition

Application: High mechanical strength and good resistance to localized cracking & chloride stress corrosion.

Tensile strength, min.: 90ksi (620MPa)

Yield strength, min.: 65ksi (450MPa)

Elongation in 2 in., min.: 25%

Hardness, max.: Brinell 290, or Rockwell C 30.5

Standards and Specifications

Tubing Specification PTM-TS-011, Duplex Stainless S32205 Tubing for Control Line Applications

ASTM A789, Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service

Meets the material limits for duplex stainless steel with PREN 30 to 40 as listed in ISO 15156-3, Table A.24

Application

Duplex Stainless S31803 seamless pressure tubing in the heat treated condition is typically used in oil and natural gas wells for chemical injection applications. In such applications, it is commonly referred to as capillary tubing and is free-hanging (self-supporting) inside the production casing. The chemicals being injected are often used to enhance production flow rates, inhibit corrosion or scaling and/or de-water. However, the tubing can also be used for control line tubing applications including hydraulically actuated surface-controlled subsurface safety valves. For control line applications, the tubing is generally deployed by strapping it to the outside of the production casing. The tubing is frequently supplied as 5,000 to 35,000 ft. coils on a wooden or steel reel, depending on size.

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Quality Assurance

MEILONG has been supplying the world’s best coiled tubes up to 3,234 lbs (1,467 kgs) and 14,764 ft (4500 mtrs) length without orbital butt welding.

Bright annealing treated, our coiled tubes are excellent in both internal and external surface quality.

Our coiled tubes are specially used in oil and gas industry requiring a higher level of reliability.

All the products are performed and delivered after ECT as well as hydrostatic & ovality test satisfying ASTM standards.

Available size and alloy materials

Duplex Stainless S31803, Characteristics and properties

Description

Duplex Stainless S31803 is a duplex stainless steel. When properly heat treated, the microstructure consists of a nearly equal mixture of the austenitic and ferrite phases. This two-phase microstructure produces a fine grain size which increases the yield strength. In the final heat treated condition, Duplex Stainless S32205 can achieve a yield strength approximately twice that of austenitic alloys such as 316L, 825 and 625 which must be cold worked to achieve comparable yield strengths. Duplex stainless steels are often classified as lean, conventional, super or hyper based upon their pitting resistance equivalent (PRE or PREN). Various PRE formulas are used to rank an alloy’s resistance to chloride pitting corrosion based upon its composition. Duplex Stainless S32205 typically has a PRE of 36 and is considered a conventional duplex stainless steel. Duplex Stainless S32205 is often selected for use in oil and gas production environments based upon its higher strength and resistance to pitting, crevice and stress corrosion cracking in chloride containing environments. Consult ISO 15156-3, Table A.24 for the limits regarding the use of Duplex Stainless S32205 in hydrogen sulfide containing environments for oil and gas production.

Manufacturing Process and Resultant Properties

Welded & Redrawn Tubing

Strip splice welds join lengths of cold rolled strip to enable long lengths between orbital welds (greater than 14,500 ft between orbital welds is achievable). The strip is formed into a tubular cross section and longitudinally seam welded using the gas tungsten arc (GTAW) process. The tubing is first sunk to an intermediate outside diameter, heat treated, and make the same process to obtain the desired size.

Seamless & Redrawn Tubing

Seamless extruded tube hollows are drawn or drawn / sunk to final size to produce seamless tubing coils 500 to 2,000 ft. long, depending upon the size. The tubing is heat treated and joined by orbital welding to achieve the desired length. The final material condition of the tubing is heat treated.

Nondestructive Testing (NDT)

Eddy current testing (ECT) is performed on the longitudinally seam welded tubing and strip splice welds in the as-heat treated condition. Those strip splice welds detected by ECT. Yield pressure hydrostatic testing is performed on the heat treated tubing at final size.

Application

Oil and Gas: Subsea

Sub-Surface Safety Valves (SSSV) / Umbilicals: Tubes filled with Hydraulic Fluid which run from floating platform or FPSO to the well head on the sea floor.

Oil and Gas: Downhole

Downhole Control Lines: Tubes running from above ground surface controls into a downhole well to the location of the well’s safety valve.

Geothermal

Calcite Inhibition System: Carries chemicals into earth’s crust to flash point of water in a geothermal well; injected to break down calcite deposits and extend life of the well.

Instrumentation

Common connection tubing for control panels, pneumatic equipment, and fluid lines.

Norm Equivalence

Since 1999, Meilong Tube Co., Ltd. has produced long coils of stainless steel and high nickel alloy tubing for numerous oil and gas applications, including hydraulic power, monitoring and control equipment, instrumentation, injection lines, down-hole safety valve control, subsea umbilical applications. Unique manufacturing capabilities and processes allow Meilong to produce the longest continuous length control line tubing available in stainless steels and high nickel alloys.

Our coiled tubing is available in a number of high performance corrosion resistant stainless steels and high nickel alloys, including 300 series, Incoloy, Inconel, capable of withstanding a variety of severe environmental conditions.

We specialize in manufacturing small diameter tubing ranging from 0.125 inch to 1 inch outside diameter (3.18mm to 25.4 mm) and a variety of wall thickness. All tubing is level wound coiled on various size spools, and products are tested and evaluated for specific applications before delivery. Our engineering staff welcome the opportunity to work with customers to solve special problems.

Meilong’s seamless control line tubing is drawn from seamless extruded tube hollows to ensure absolute product safety and reliability. Our seamless line tubing is one continuous length of tubing, completely free of any welded joints or seams. Long length coils reduce installation time and costs by eliminating the need for excessive joints preparation and fittings. Elimination of excessive fittings increase reliability and assures a leak-free system. We are capable of 100% hydrotesting each coil.

In meeting customer’s requirements, our tubing can be encapsulated in various materials such as thermalplastics, nylon and PVDF. Coiled seamless control line tubing offers many advantages to installers of hydraulic or pneumatic lines on offshore platforms and onshore refineries. It offers unmatched safety and reliability, while at the same time reducing the frequency of costly joint connections. Close tolerance control during manufacturing assures easy insertion and connection to fittings due to tubing’s inherent ductility.

Downhole hole & umbilical tubing

Our long length seamless coils are used extensively for chemical injection and hydraulic control in subsea and onshore wells. The long length minimizes the number of orbital welds which reduces the potential for weld-related defects and failures. Additionally, our coils have an extremely clean and smooth ID surface that is ideal for hydraulic and chemical injection systems. Seamless stainless steel coils offer short hydraulic response time, greater collapse strength, and elimination of methanol permeation.

Vacuum annealing

Meilong takes special care during manufacturing to assure ID and OD cleanliness of control line tubing. Vacuum annealing insures volatility of metallic oxides and removal of any residual degreasing solvents or drawing lubricants. Vacuum annealing our stainless steel tubing insures a bright, cosmetically appealing surface as well as excellent mechanical properties.

Meilong commitment to quality excellence

From the time an order is received, sent through the production process, completed, and finally shipped, many levels of inspection occur to reinforce Meilong’s Quality Policy. The job of ensuring quality products extends as far as our machine operators. Meilong operators take ownership over material processed at their stations by measuring for dimensional accuracy and conducting a visual inspection of every piece.