SUMITOMO LINE PIPE

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
FACILITIES AND LOCATIONS
CHARACTERISTICS AND ADVANTAGES OF
SUMITOMOS LINE PIPE MANUFACTURING PROCESS
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
AVAILABLE SIZE RANGE
QUALITY CONTROL AND INSPECTION
ACCESSORIES FOR PIPELINES
SUMITOMO COATING SYSTEMS
HIGH ALLOY LINE PIPES
APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS AND CODES

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INTRODUCTION

Sumitomo connected its business operations in the

16th century with copper melting. The opening of
the Besshi copper mine in Shikoku Island was a
landmark event and Sumitomo quickly became a
leading copper producer.
From the original copper business, various enterprises were born which comprised the Sumitomo
Group of today. These include leading enterprises
in Japan, such as the steel industry (in which Sumitomo Metals is engaged), the chemical, machinery,
electric, engineering and other manufacturing
industries as well as in the banking, insurance, trading and real estate industries.
Sumitomo Metals embodies a traditional spirit by
endeavoring to build a better society through its
various activities. As a leading member of the Sumitomo Group, Sumitomo Metals employs 15,000
employees and has over 80 affiliated companies.
Sumitomo Metals has gone through significant
quantitative and qualitative changes over the past
30 years. In 1957, the company undertook a large
scale modernization program centered mainly on
the Wakayama Steel Works which developed from a
maker of metal materials into an integrated steel
maker. The company now ranks among worlds
biggest steel manufacturers and steel pipe suppliers.
Sumitomo Metals has six different steelworks
whose individual characteristics give the company

its distinctive quality as a steelmaker. The three

integrated steelmaking plants, Kashima Steel
Works, Wakayama Steel Works and Kokura Steel
Works, together possess 6 blast furnaces. In addition, Sumitomo Metals has Osaka Steel Works, the
only works in Japan producing railroad wheels, and
two specialized works, Steel Tube Works (in Amagasaki and in Kainan) for the production of the
worlds leading high-grade steel pipe and tubes.
Throughout the world, Sumitomo Metals markets a
wide variety of high quality steel products pipe
and tubes, plates, wire rods, bars, railroad rolling
stock parts, forgings and castings, hot, cold, galvanized and electrogalvanized sheets and coils, to
mention just a few. Sumitomo Metals is particularly
well known for its steel pipe and tubes which have
been supplied to various industries for more than
seven decades. Wherever they are used, the Sumitomo brand on each length of the pipe or tube is
synonymous with the highest attainable standards
of quality and reliability. With users requirements
becoming increasingly rigid, our broad experience,
careful workmanship, advanced technology, and
modern production equipment and facilities enable
us to provide the appropriate product to meet any
demand.
This catalog is designed to acquaint you with the
features of line pipe for various application.

FACILITIES AND LOCATIONS

Sumitomo Metals has almost all kinds of steel pipe manufacturing facilities which produce a wide range of seamless and welded steel pipe and
tubes.
The main facilities are composed of our Steel Tube Works (in Amagasaki and Kainan), Wakayama Steel Works, and Kashima Steel Works.
These works are able to produce approximately three million metric
tons of steel pipe and tubes annually.
The company also possesses facilities in affiliated companies in Sakai,
Kashima and Koga.
Sumitomos facilities and locations are tabulated on next page together
with their available size ranges (O.D.).

Location of Sumitomo Metals Steel Mills

Osaka Steel
Works
Corporate Research
Laboratories
(Amagasaki)

Sumitomo Metals
(Naoetsu), Ltd.

Steel Tube Works

(Amagasaki)
Kashima Steel Works
Sumitomo Metals
(Kokura), Ltd.

Kashima Plant
(Sumikin Weld Pipe Co.)
Corporate Research
Center (Hasaki)
Koga Plant
(Sumikin Stainless Steel Pipe Co.)
Tokyo Head Office
Osaka Head Office
Sakai Plant (Sumikin Weld Pipe Co.)

Wakayama Steel Works

Wakayama Steel Works

(Kainan)

Sumitomo Pipe Making Equipment and Available Sizes

Location
Pipe Mill

Outside Diameter in Inches

of

Welded

Cold Finished

Seamless (Hot Finished)

Works

Mandrel (2 sete)

Wakayama
(Kainan)

Mandrel

Wakayama

No.1
Ugine-Sejournet

Amagasaki

No.2
Ugine-Sejournet

Amagasaki

Ehrhardt (Small)

Amagasaki

Ehrhardt (Large)

Osaka

Chain Drawbench
Tube Reducing
Machine

Amagasaki
Kainan

Hydraulic
Drawbench

Amagasaki

2 ElectricResistance-Weld

Wakayama

4 ElectricResistance-Weld

Wakayama

Special 7 ElectricResistance-Weld

Wakayama

24 ElectricResistance-Weld

Wakayama

UOE
Submerged
Arc-Weld

Kashima

Spiral Submerged
Arc-Weld (4 Mills)

Sakai
Kashima

3-Roll Bender
Press Bender

Sakai

10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 60 70 80 90 100110120

163/4

51/2

85/8

28

18

/8

50

/4

20

23/8
11/2

Koga
Sakai

51/2

41/2

23/8

24

20

16

12

/2

/2

Continuous Hot ERW Kashima

Stainless stell
Arc-Weld

60

104

120

41/2

120

CHARACTERISTICS AND ADVANTA

MANUFACTURING PROCESS
High grade steel pipes are not manufactured on a
hit-or-miss basis. Years of careful research comprise the first step along the long road to developing a superior product designed for a particular application. Then steel processing has to
be carefully thought-out and proven. Finally,
proper manufacturing equipment must be
installed, inspection systems perfected, and per-

All materials and processes employed are monitored and controlled --- from steel melting, casting and the manufacture of the finished product.
Each piece of pipes has its own production history, its own pedigree with advanced computer
system.

Our
special
thermo-mechanical
treatment
(TMCP) results in fine grain size, high strength,
high toughness, and excellent registance to hydrogen induced cracking in H2S environment.
DAC (Dynamic Accelerated Cooling) is employed
for such purposes.

High quality steel products start with proper,

carefully controlled steel refining. This necessitates the use of basic oxygen furnaces and electric arc furnaces depending on the grades and
quality levels of steel desired carbon steel,
alloy steel, or stainless steel. Sophisticated
technologies such as vacuum degassing, special
desulfurization, argon-oxygen decarburization,
shielded bottom-pouring ingot-making, moldrotating ingot-making, and flow air ingot-making
are typical elements in the manufacture of our
higher quality products.

Sumitomo has always been progressive in the

development and utilization of the most modern
pipe making methods in the world. Its pipe mills
are incessantly up-dated to take advantage of the
latest in technology and equipment.This assures
the constant availability of a broad size and
grade range of tubular products produced as
economically as possible. For welded pipes, an
automatic welding control system has been newly developed, using computers to maintain optimum welding conditions, resulting in superior
qualities of welds.

Integrated Quality Control System

Advanced Steel Making Technology

sonnel trained to the highest levels of competence. This is all part of the Sumitomo way of
doing things right ---- to provide steel pipes which
not only perform the job correctly and economically, but also to ensure consumer satisfaction.
Here are just a few examples of our care and
thoroughness:

Advanced Plate and Sheet Making

Technology

Advanced Pipe Making Technology

GES OF SUMITOMOS LINE PIPE

The quality of steel pipes is greatly influenced by

the heat treatment method used. Only the most
suitable heat treatment process is employed and
carefully controlled to impart intended properties
to the material. For ERW pipes, special heat treatment of weld seams is applied to control heat
treatment temperatures and cooling rates for a
finer and more uniform grain structure of welds.

Non-destructive inspections such as dimensional

and hydrostatic, ultrasonic, eddy current, radiographic, or magnetic particle are conducted on
all of our steel pipes depending on the customer
and/or code specifications.

A wide range of sizes, 1/8---120 (3---3,000 mm) in

outside diameter and 1---50 mm in wall thickness,
is available from our various pipe manufacturing
processes.

Every Sumitomos Pipe Mill has been registered

as meeting ISO9001 requirement. Based on
approved quality system, Sumitomo steel pipes
enjoy a worldwide reputation for their high quality and reliability.

Advanced Heat Treatment

Technology

A Wide Range of Size Available

Rigid Non-Destructive Inspection

Quality Assurance

MANUFACTURING PROCESS
1. Seamless Steel Pipe
Seamless steel pipe in sizes ranging
from 1 to 16 3/4 inches (26 to 426 mm)
in outer diameter is mass produced by
the high toe angle piercing, fully
retained bar mandrel mill method, the
most advanced technology of its kind
in the world. The hot line fully utilizes
technologies that Sumitomo Metals
has accumulated through many years
of experience and basic research.
These industryleading technologies,
many of which we developed, include
a process computer, a quality control
system employing state-of-the-art
inspection and measurement devices,
and various advanced automation systems.
In particular, medium-size seamless
steel pipe from 5 1/2 to 16 3/4 inches in
outer diameter is produced in an ultramodern facility that began operation in
1997.
Most of billets are received directly
from the round billet continuous casting facility and uniformly heated in a
walking-beam type heating furnace,
then a hole is opened in the center by
the high toe angle piercer to form hollow pipe. The steel is next rolled to the

specified thickness by the mandrel mill,

then the pipe is rolled to the specified
outer diameter by the extracting sizer.
To further improve performance, the
pipe is subjected to Sumitomo Metals
unique in-line heat treatment and then
undergoes exacting ultrasonic inspection. The result is seamless steel pipe
of the highest quality and performance.
The high toe angle piercer is a product
of Sumitomo Metals intensive
research and development. In 1983 we
introduced a piercer for producing
small-size pipe.
Further technical refinements that
reduce shearing stress and prevent
abrasion of the pipes inner surface
have enabled this method to be used
for producing high-alloy steel pipe as
well.
The mandrel mill is equipped with the
worlds most advanced fully retained
bar system and a hydraulic AGC pipe
wall thickness control system. Moreover, the extracting sizer features a
length control system and an AGC
outer diameter control system,
enabling the production of sealmess
steel pipe with superior dimensional
precision.

This process for producing high-quality seamless steel pipe, the most technologially advanced process of its kind
in the world, is called the SMI-MAX
Process".
Small-size seamless steel pipe from 1
to 5 1/2 inches in outer diameter is produced on a state-of-the-art mill that
began operation in 1983. The holes in
the heated billets are made by a high
toe-angle piercer developed by Sumitomo Metals, then the pipe wall is rolled
to the specified thickness by a fully
retained bar mandrel mill. After reheating the rolled base pipe in a reheating
furnace, it is rolled to the specified outer
diameter by a stretch reducer.
High alloy steel (such as stainless steel)
tubes are produced by an extrusion
process which uses glass powder for
lubrication.
Large diameter pipes with heavy walls
are made using the forging process
with a horizontal hydraulic press. When
required, tubes made by these mills are
cold-worked by a draw bench or a cold
reducing machine in order to give them
higher dimensional accuracy and
smoother surface finish.

Medium-size pipe (SMI-MAX Process)

High toe-angle piercer (for medium-size

pipe).

Mandrel mill (for medium-size pipe).

Extracting sizer (for medium size pipe).

High toe-angle piercing

AGC thickness control
(mandrell mill)
Piece tracking
AGC outer diameter control
Temperature
control by computer (extracting sizer)
Heat-treatment temperature
control

Billet

Heating

Pipe-making

Inspection
In-line heat
treatment

Walking-beam
High toe-angle piercer
type heating furnace Fully-retained bar
mandrel mill
3-roller extracting sizer

In-line quenching
farnace
Inner/outer-surface
high-speed cooling
and hardening unit
In-line tempering
furnace

Ultrasonic
inspection
Electro magnetic
inspection

SMI-MAX Process : S
_umitomo Metal _ndustries
I
Most Advanced X Seamless Technology
X stands for excellent exclusive as well as for cross (X) piercing.

Hydraulic
testing

Product
Shipment

Control room for medium-size pipe production.

Medium-size seamless steel pipe plant.

Process Flow Chart for Seamless Steel Pipes

Mandrel Mill
Process (SMI-MAX)
Rotary
Piercing Method
Round Billet
Mandrel Mill
Process
Steel Making
---- Converter
---- Electric Furance
---- AOD/VOD
---- Continuous Casting
---- Ingot Making
---- Billeting
---- Blooming
Extrusion
Process
Ingot

Press Piercing
Method
Square

Blast Furnace

Forging Process

Piercer

Piercer

Mandrel Mill

Mandrel Mill

Extracting Sizer

3 Roll Reducer

Hot Finished
Seamless Steel
Pipe and Tubes

500t, 1200t Vertical Press

3000t Vertical Press

Cold Draw Bench

Cold Reducing Mill

2500t, 3100t
Horizontal Press

1500t, 600t
Horizontal Press
Continuous Bright Annealing Furnace

Continuous Barrel Furnace

Cold Finished
Seamless Steel
Pipe and Tubes

 Forming Mill for ERW

2. Welded Steel Pipes

Currently, ERW (Electric Resistance Welding) processes are applied to produce small and medium
diameter line pipes. A wide range of pipes with
up to 24-inch outside diameters are also produced by these processes.
SAW (Submerged Arc Welding) combined with
UOE (U-ing, O-ing and Expanding) processes,
Roll Bending, Press Bending, and Spiral Forming
processes are utilized to produce large diameter
pipes for gas or oil transmission and gas or water supply.
Small diameter pipes for ordinary usages are
manufactured by a continuous Hot ERW Process
which has been developed by the company as an
improved version of a butt-welding process.
Sumitomo Metals also produces stainless steel
welded pipes with up to 120-inch outside diameters using Tube Mills, 3 Roll Bending or Press
Bending Mills.
As Sumitomo Metals is an integrated steel manufacturer, materials for pipe and tubes such as
steel plates and coils are supplied to the weld
pipe mills from our own plate mills. Therefore,
the quality of our products is controlled from
steel making through to the final step of the pipe
making process.

Electric-Resistance-Welder

Hot ERW Mill

10

U-ing Press

O-ing Press

Outside Welding

Mechanical Expander

11

 Spiral Pipe Mill

Press Bending

Three-roll Bender

12

 12-Tube Mill for Stainless Steel Pipe

TIG Welding

13

Process Flow Chart for Welded Steel Pipes

Slitting

Slit Coil

HOT ERW Process

Hot Strip Mill

Blast Furnace
ERW Process

Steel Making
---- Converter
---- RH vacuum degassiy
---- Ca-treatment

Spiral Process

---- Continuous Casting

Slab

UOE Process
Plate Mill

Roll and Press

Bending Process

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Skelp Heating
Furnace

Forming and
Welding

Stretch
Reducing

Reheating

Rotary
Hot Saw

HF welder
Ultrasonic
Cooling
(Automatic welding control system) test
Heat treatment
on weld seam

Rolling
Forming

Outside & inside

weld bead
removing

Outside Welding

Rolls

Edge Crimping

Ultrasonic test
Flying Cut-off

Inside Welding

U-ing Press (3,000 st)

3 Roll
Bending

Sizing

O-ing Press (55,000 st)

Expander

Press
Bending

Roll Bender
Edge Crimping
Press Bender

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SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

1. Health and Safety Policy
Sumitomo Metal has established safety
conscious policy. Safety is the first
priority in operation. Each General
manager of the works organizes safety
committee to improve safety and
health of people working in the works.
Sumitomo Metal believes high quality
products can only be produced under
safe and well ordered condition.

2. Environment
Each works of Sumitomo Metal has
been recognized as meeting ISO14000
which is the international standard of
environment control. Environmental
policy of Kashima Works is referred as
follows.
Authorization Certificates

Environmental Policy
Basic Concept
In conducting business activities, we are resolved
to aim at harmony among people, the society and
the environment, while recognizing the importance of environmental conservation and pursuing a continuous reduction of environmental burden based on long-term and global viewpoints.
Action Policy
1. We are resolved to take precautionary measures against environmental pollution and concurrently strive to improve the environment
through continuous promotion of environmental conservation activities.
Specifically, we are determined to do our best
to achieve the following items :
(1) To establish an environmental conservation
system based on ISO 14001 Environmental
Management System and implement relevant activities.
(2) To abide by environmental regulations set
by the national and local governments, etc.
and other requirements and to set, maintain
and manage voluntary control standards.
(3) To manufacture products in such a way as to
give consideration of the environment at

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every manufacturing stage.

(4) To promote educational and enlightening
activities aimed at enhancing environmental
awareness.
(5) To participate in and support regional environmental conservation activities.
2. We will strive to promote activities oriented to
global-scale environmental conservation.
Given below are two specified areas for such
endeavor:
(1) To promote saving of energy, saving of
resources and recycling activities.
(2) To participate in and support overseas technical cooperation.
3. In order to achieve this policy, we are resolved
to set objectives and targets for continual
improvements and concurrently to conduct
environmental audit, verification and review.

AVAILABLE SIZE RANGE

Low Alloy Carbon Steel
1. Seamless, ERW, UOE Pipe & Tubes
NB

WT (inch) 0.1
(mm)
OD

0.2
5

0.3

0.4

0.5

10

0.6
15

0.7

0.8
20

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2
30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

40

50

(inch) (mm)
1
2
3
100
4
5
6
7
200
8
9
10
12

300

14
16

400

18
20

500

22
24

600

26
700
28
30
800
32
34
900
36
38
1000
40
42
1100
44
46
1200
48
50
1300
52
54
1400
56
58
1500
60
:Hot finished seamless pipes

:ERW pipes

:UOE arc welded pipes

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2. Seamless Steel Pipes

Nominal
size

O. D.

(in)

(mm)

3/4

1
1 1 /2

2 1 /2

3
3 1 /2
4

10

12

14

16

Wall thickness, mm
2.5 3.0 3.2 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5

6.5

7.5

8.5

9.5

10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5 15 15.5 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2.5 3.0 3.2 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5

6.5

7.5

8.5

9.5

10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5 15 15.5 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

26.7
33.4
42.2
42.7
45.0
48.3
(48.6)
(50.8)
(57.0)
60.3
60.5
(63.5)
(70.0)
73.0
(76.2)
(76.3)
(80.0)
(82.6)
88.9
89.1
101.6
(110.0)
114.3
(118.0)
(120.0)
127.0
130.0
(135.0)
139.7
140.0
141.3
(150.0)
152.4
159.0
(165.2)
168.3
(177.8)
182.0
(185.0)
(190.7)
193.7
(196.7)
(203.4)
(208.0)
216.3
219.1
(232.0)
(241.3)
244.5
(254.0)
(267.4)
273.1
(285.0)
298.5
(305.0)
318.5
323.9
325.0
(327.0)
339.7
(346.1)
355.6
(368.0)
377.0
(381.0)
406.4
426.0

(in)

(mm)

Nominal
size

O. D.

: Rotary piercing prosess

18

Wall thickness, mm

O. D.
23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

45

50

(mm)
26.7
33.4
42.2
42.7
45.0
48.3
(48.6)
(50.8)
(57.0)
60.3
60.5
(63.5)
(70.0)
73.0
(76.2)
(76.3)
(80.0)
(82.6)
88.9
89.1
101.6
(110.0)
114.3
(118.0)
(120.0)
127.0
130.0
(135.0)
139.7
140.0
141.3
(150.0)
152.4
159.0
(165.2)
168.3
(177.8)
182.0
(185.0)
(190.7)
193.7
(196.7)
(203.4)
(208.0)
216.3
219.1
(232.0)
(241.3)
244.5
(254.0)
(267.4)
273.1
(285.0)
298.5
(305.0)
318.5
323.9
325.0
(327.0)
339.7
(346.1)
355.6
(368.0)
377.0
(381.0)
406.4
426.0

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

45

50

(mm)
O. D.

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3. Electric Resistance Welded Steel Pipes

Nominal
size

O. D.

(in)

(mm)

Wall thickness, mm
1.2

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.1

7.5

8.0

8.1

1.2

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.1

7.5

8.0

8.1

19.1
1/2

21.3
21.7
25.4

3 /4

26.7
27.2
31.8

33.4
34.0
38.1
40.0

1 1/4

42.2
42.7
45.0

1 1/2

48.3
48.6
50.8
54.0
57.0

60.3
60.5
63.5
65.0
66.2
70.0

2 1/2

73.0
75.0
76.3
82.6

88.9

3 1/2

101.6

114.3

89.1

127.0
139.8
5

141.3
152.4
159.0
165.2

168.3
177.8
190.7
216.3

219.1
244.5
267.4

10

273.1
318.5

12

323.9
339.7

14

355.6

16

406.4

18

457.2
473.1

20

508.0

22

558.8

24

609.6

(in)

(mm)

Nominal
size

O. D.

: X46

20

Wall thickness, mm
: X52X65

O. D.
8.6

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.1

12.0

12.7

13.7

14.3

15.1

15.9

16.1

17.5

19.1

(mm)
19.1
21.3
21.7
25.4
26.7
27.2
31.8
33.4
34.0
38.1
40.0
42.2
42.7
45.0
48.3
48.6
50.8
54.0
57.0
60.3
60.5
63.5
65.0
66.2
70.0
73.0
75.0
76.3
82.6
88.9
89.1
101.6
114.3
127.0
139.8
141.3
152.4
159.0
165.2
168.3
177.8
190.7
216.3
219.1
244.5
267.4
273.1
318.5
323.9
339.7
355.6
406.4
457.2
473.1
508.0
558.8
609.6

8.6

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.1

12.0

12.7

13.7

14.3

15.1

15.9

16.1

17.5

19.1

(mm)
O. D.

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4. UOE Arc Welded Steel Pipes

Nominal
size

O. D.

(in)

(mm)

20

508.0

22

558.8

24

609.6

26

660.4

28

711.2

30

762.0

32

812.8

34

853.6

36

914.4

38

965.2

40

1015.0

42

1066.8

44

1117.6

46

1168.4

48

1219.2

50

1270.0

52

1320.8

54

1371.6

56

1422.4

58

1473.2

60

1524.0

(in)

(mm)

Nominal
size

O. D.

: X65

22

: X70

Wall thickness, mm
6.4

7.0

7.9

8.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.7

13.7

14.3

15.1

16.1

17.5

19.1

20.6

22.2

23.8

25.4

6.4

7.0

7.9

8.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.7

13.7

14.3

15.1

16.1

17.5

19.1

20.6

22.2

23.8

25.4

Wall thickness, mm
: X80 (40 Ft Length)

O. D.
27.0

28.6

30.2

31.8

33.0

34.9

36.5

38.1

(mm)

508.0

558.8

609.6

660.4

711.2

762.0

812.8

853.6

914.4

965.2

1015.0

1066.8

1117.6

1168.4

1219.2

1270.0

1320.8

1371.6

1422.4

1473.2

1524.0

27.0

28.6

30.2

31.8

33.0

34.9

36.5

38.1

(mm)
O. D.

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5. Spiral, Roll Bending or Press Bending Arc Welded Steel Pipes

Nominal
size

O. D.

(in)

(mm)

Wall thickness
6.0

6.4

7.0

7.9

8.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.7

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

6.0

6.4

7.0

7.9

8.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.7

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

200
216.3
318.5
400
16

406.4

18

457.2
500

20

508.0

22

558.8
600

24

609.6

26

660.4
700

28

711.2

30

762.0
800

32

812.8

34

863.6

36

914.4

38

965.2

40

1,016.0

42

1,066.8
1,100

44

1,117.6

46

1,168.4
1,200

48

1,219.2
1,300
1,320.8

50

1,371.6
1,500

60

1,524.0

64

1,625.6
1,727.2

72

1,828.8
2,000

2,100

2,300

2,600

(in)

(mm)

Nominal
size

O. D.

Remarks:

24

: Spiral Weld

Wall thickness
: Roll Bending or Press Bending

(mm)
26

27

28

29

30

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

44.4

46

48

50

50.8

63.5

76.2

88.9

100

101.6

110

127.0 152.4

O. D.

Nominal
size

(mm)

(in)

200
216.3
318.5
400
406.4

16

457.2

18

500
508.0

20

558.8

22

600
609.6

24

660.4

26

700
711.2

28

762.0

30

800
812.8

32

863.6

34

914.4

36

965.2

38

1,016.0

40

1,066.8

42

1,100
1,117.6

44

1,168.4

46

1,200
1,219.2

48

1,300
1,320.8
1,371.6

50

1,500
1,524.0

60

1,625.6

64

1,727.2
1,828.8

72

2,000

2,100

2,300

2,600
26

27

28

29

30

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

44.4

(mm)

46

48

50

50.8

63.5

76.2

88.9

100

101.6

110

127.0 152.4

(mm)

(in)

O. D.

Nominal
size

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6. Hot ERW Steel Pipes

Nominal
size
(in)

Outside
Diameter
(mm)

1/2

21.7

3 /4

27.2

34.0

1 1/4

42.7

1 1/2

48.6

60.5

2 1/2

76.3

89.1

1/2

101.6

114.3

Wall thickness (mm)

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

: Please contact us in advance.

7. Welded Stainless Steel Pipes

Nominal
size
(in)

O. D.
(mm)

Wall thickness (mm)

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.75

1.0

1.25

1.5

1.75

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

O. D.
(mm)

1/8

10.5

10.29

1/4

13.8

13.72

15.9

15.88

17.3

17.15

19.0

19.05

21.7

21.34

25.4

25.40

27.2

26.67

31.8

31.75

34.0

33.40

3/8

1/2

3/4

38.1

38.10

1 1/4

42.7

42.16

1 1 /2

48.6

48.26

50.8

50.80

60.5

60.33

63.5

63.50

1 /2

76.3

73.03

89.1

88.90

3 1 /2

101.6

101.60

114.3

114.30

139.8

141.30

165.2

168.28

216.3

219.08

10

267.4

273.05

12

318.5

323.85

: Please contact us in advance.

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QUALITY CONTROL AND

INSPECTION
In order to fully meet our customers requirement,
quality control throughout the process from steel
making to pipe making and finical finishing is strictly
implemented.
All necessary facilities for non-destructive testingultrasonic, magnaflux, X-ray etc. are equipped and
employed for final inspection.
Mechanical tests such as tensile test, impact test,
CTOD, bending, hardness etc., are conducted as
required.
In addition to those test, we can conduct large scale
test. Burst test and CAPCIS type full ring test can be
conducted to examine the integrity of line pipe.

Burst Test Facility (Development)

Ultrasonic Inspection for weld of UOE pipe

Ultrasonic Inspection for weld of ERW pipe

CAPCIS Type Full Ring (Development)

Ultrasonic Inspection for Seamless Pipe

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ACCESSORIES FOR PIPELINES

1. Fittings

Elbows

Seamless Pipe
Blooming Mill
Plug Mill Process
Mandrel Mill Process

Free Bends

Extrusion Process
Forging Process

Blast Furnace

Welded Pipe

Steel Making
---- Converter
---- Electric Furnace
---- AOD/VOD

Tees

UOE Process
3 Roll Bending Process

---- Continuous Casting

---- Ingot Making
---- Blooming

Hot Strip Mill

ERW Process
Hot ERW Process

Reducers

Elbows

Plate Mill

Caps

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Forming (Mandrel Method)

Re-Forming

Heat Treating

Bending (Heating by High-Frequency)

Pre-Forming to Ellipse

Drilling

Beveling

Draw out

Heat Treating

Press

Plate Cutting

Plate Cutting

Heat Treating

Press

Press

Beveling

Welding

Heat Treating

Heat Treating

Beveling

Beveling

Beveling

Beveling

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Available Sizes of Fittings

1. ELBOWS (Long & Short Radius)

5.0
4.5

Mandrel method
Press bend method

4.0

Wall Thickness

3.5

Fabrication method

3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0

1/2 1

2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 44 46 48 50 52 54 60
Nominal Pipe Size
Remarks: All dimensions are in inches. Sizes on or near the border line are available on inquiry basis.

2. FREE BENDS

5.0
4.5

Free bending method

4.0

Bending radius
=1.5D
D: Pipe Size

Wall Thickness

3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0

11/2 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48
Nominal Pipe Size

Remarks: All dimensions are in inches. Sizes on or near the border line are available on inquiry basis.

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3. TEES (Straight & Reducing Outlet Tees)

5.0
4.5

Extruding method
Bulge method

4.0

Wall Thickness

3.5

Fabrication method

3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0

1/2 1

2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48
Nominal Pipe Size of Run

Remarks: All dimensions are in inches. Sizes on or near the border line are available on inquiry basis.

4. REDUCERS (Concentric & Eccentric)

5.0
Press forming

4.5
4.0

Wall Thickness

3.5

Fabrication method

3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0

3/4 1

2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
Nominal Pipe Size of Large End

60

Remarks: All dimensions are in inches. Sizes on or near the border line are available on inquiry basis.

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5. CAPS

5.0
4.5

Press forming

4.0

Wall Thickness

3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0

1/2 1

2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48
Nominal Pipe Size

Remarks: All dimensions are in inches. Sizes on or near the border line are available on inquiry basis.

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2. Flanges
Process Flow Chart
Die Forging
(4000 T Press)
+
Ring Rolling

Ring Rolling

Deformation Process

Die Forging
(9000 T Press)
3T Hammer

Manufacturing Process of Duplex Stainless Steel Flange

Available Sizes of Flanges

Outside Diameter, inch
1 6
2

10

12

14

16

18

20

24

26

28

30

34

36

40

42

48

150

Die Forging
+ Ring Rolling

Weight, lb

300

400

Die Forging

600

900

Ring Rolling

1500

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SUMITOMO COATING SYSTEMS

1. External Coating
(1) Polyethylene (PEL), Polypropylene (PPL)
Cross head extrusion (1/2-26OD)

Application of adhesive
Suface preparation

Extrusion of
polyethylene
or polypropylene

Preheating

Side extrusion (2060OD)

Water cooling

Surface preparation
Preheating

34

Extrusion of
adhesive and polyethylene
or polypropylene

Water cooling

Pinhole detection

Pinhole detection

35

Application

Available size

Composition

Steel pipe
Cross head
extrusion

Adhesive
Polyethylene
or Polypropylene

1/2" 26"

Polyethylene
(PEL)
Polypropylene
(PPL)
Steel pipe
Wrapping
extrusion

Adhesive
Polyethylene
or Polypropylene

24"64"

Steel pipe
Chemical
treatment

Epoxy powder
(FBE)

Epoxy

3" 64"

2. Internal Coating
Available size
Pipe
Spray nozzle

2" 64"

Turning roll

36

Applicable
standard

(3) Polyethylene Coating for Fittings

Coating thickness

JIS G3469
DIN 30670

Adhesive: abt 0.2 mm

Polyethylene:
or Polypropylene
1.53.0 mm

Nominal diameter
12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64

Elbow (90" )
Elbow (45" )
Tee
Other types of fittings are also available.

JIS G3469
DIN 30670

DIN 30671

Adhesive: abt 0.2 mm

Polyethylene:
or Polypropylene
1.53.0 mm

300450

Applicable
standard

Coating
thickness

API RP 5L2

Dry film thickness

40 60

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HIGH ALLOY LINE PIPES

Sumitomo Metals has supplied heavy duty stainless steel pipes in a
wide range of sizes and material grades. In the area of flow lines, high
alloy line pipes are used under hostile environmental conditions including CO2, Cl and H2S.

1. Features of Sumitomo high alloy line pipes

(1) Excellent corrosion resistance
(2) High mechanical strength

Weight loss corrosion, SCC, Pitting, Crevice corrosion

Duplex stainless steel (min. Y.S. : 65 ksi)
Martensitic stainless steel (min. Y.S. : 80 ksi)
TIG, MIG, SAW
Pipe and accessories

(3) Excellent field weldability

(4) A wide range of available sizes

2. Material selection guidelines for various environmental conditions

Material

Application criteria

Note

13Cr- I

150 CO2-Cl

13Cr-M

175 CO2-Cl

Martensitic phase

13Cr-S

175 CO2-Cl and small amount of H2S

DP8
DP3
DP3W

200 CO2-Cl and small amount of H2S

316L

150 CO2

SM2025

150 H2S-CO2-Cl

Duplex phase

Austenitic phase

Alloy825

200 H2S-CO2-Cl

Carbon steel

150 H2S-CO2

HIC resistant line pipe

with inhibitor system

Partial pressure(CO2)

atm
102
10
1

13Cr- I
13Cr-M
13Cr- S

DP8
DP3
DP3W

SM2025
Alloy825

101
102
3

10

Carbon
steel
(Inhibitor)
103

HIC resistant steel

(Inhibitor)

102

101
1
Partial pressure (H2S)

10

102

atm

Note : Guidelines mentioned above are based on laboratory test results. As field conditions
vary, final judgement on material selection should be made in consideration of the following factors :
Chloride content Stress level (accumulated stress) Condensate content pH value
of fluids

38

3. Corrosion-resistant materials
Sumitomo
designation

Type

Material
(Cr-Ni-Mo)

UNS
Designation

Yield strength
(min.) ksi

Manufacture

410

Ferritic

12Cr

S41000

30

Seamless
Welded

11-2-0.2

80

13-5-0.7

80

13Cr-S

12-6-2.5

S41426

80

DP8

22-5.5-3-N

S31803

65

25-7-3-Cu, W, N

S31250

75

DP3W

25-7-3-Cu, 2W, N

S39274

80

316L

18-12-2

S31603

25

SM2025

20-30-4.5-Cu, Ti

NO8904
modified

31

Alloy825

22-42-3-Cu, Ti

NO8825

35

SM2550

25-50-6-Cu, Ti

NO6975

32

13Cr- I
13Cr-M

DP3

Martensitic

Duplex

Austenitic

Seamless

Seamless

Seamless
Welded

Seamless

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APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS
1. Line Pipes (Carbon Steel)
API
5L
ASTM A53
ASTM A106
ASTM A120

ASTM A134
ASTM A135
ASTM A139
ASTM A211
ASTM A333
ASTM A334

ASTM A335
ASTM A381

ASTM A405

ASTM A524

ASTM A671

ASTM A672

ASTM A691

Line Pipe
Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped,
Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless
Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for
High-Temperature Service
Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped,
Zinc-Coated Welded and Seamless,
for Ordinary Uses
Pipe, Steel, Electric-Fusion (Arc)Welded (Sizes NPS 16 & over)
Electric-Resistance-Welded
Steel
Pipe
Electric-Fusion (Arc)-Welded Steel
Pipe (NPS 4 & over)
Spiral-Welded Steel or Iron Pipe
Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe
for Low-Temperature Service
Seamless and Welded Carbon and
Alloy-Steel Tubes for Low-Temperature Service
Seamless Ferritic Alloy-Steel Pipe
for High-Temperature Service
Metal-Arc-Welded Steel Pipe for
Use with High-Pressure Transmission Systems
Seamless Ferritic Alloy-Steel Pipe
Specially Heat Treated for High
Temperature Service
Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for
Atmospheric and Lower Temperature
Electric-Fusion-Welded Steel Pipe
for Atmospheric and Lower Temperatures
Electric-Fusion-Welded Steel Pipe
for High-Pressure Service at Moderate Temperatures
Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe,
Electric-Fusion-Welded for HighPressure Service at High Temperatures

BS

3604

DIN
DIN
DIN

1626
1629
1630

DIN
DIN
DIN
DIN

Fusion Welded Steel Pipes

Seamless Non-Alloy Steel Tubes
High Performance Seamless NonAlloy Steel Tubes
2440 Steel Tubes Medium-Weight Suitable for Screwing
17172 Steel Pipe for Long-Distance Pipelines
17175 Seamless Tubes of Heat-Resistant
Steels
17177 Electric Pressure-Welded Steel
Tubes for Elevated Temperatures

CSA

Z245.1-M1982 Steel Line Pipe

JIS

G3452 Carbon Steel Pipes for Ordinary

Piping
G3454 Carbon Steel Pipes for Pressure
Services
G3455 Carbon Steel Pipes for High Pressure Service
G3456 Carbon Steel Pipes for High Temperature Service
G3457 Arc Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
G3458 Alloy Steel Pipes
G3460 Steel Pipes for Low Temperature
Service

JIS
JIS
JIS
JIS
JIS
JIS

2. Line Pipes (High Alloy)

ASTM A268

ASTM A312
ASTM A790

ASTM A790
BS
BS
BS

778
1387
3601

BS

3602

BS

40

3603

Steel Pipes and Joints

Steel Pipe for Ordinary Uses
Steel Pipes and Tubes for Pressure
Purposes Carbon Steel (Ordinary
Duties)
Steel Pipes and Tubes for Pressure
Purposes Carbon Steel (Elevated
Temperature)
Steel Pipes and Tubes for Pressure
Purposes Carbon Steel (Low Temperature)

Steel Pipes and Tubes for Pressure

Purposes Carbon Steel (Ferric Alloy,
Elevated Temperature)

ASTM B673
ASTM B677
ASTM B705
ASTM B423

(TP410) Seamless and Welded

Ferritic Stainless Steel Tubing for
General Service
(TP316L) Seamless and Welded
Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe
(S31803) Seamless and Welded
Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless Steel
Pipe
(S31260) Seamless and Welded
Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless Steel
Pipe
(NO8904)
UNS
NO8904
and
NO8925 Welded Pipe
(NO8904)
UNS
NO8904
and
NO8925 Seamless Pipe and Tube
(NO8825)
Nickel-Alloy
(UNS
NO6625 and NO8825) Welded Pipe
(NO8825) Nickel-Iron-ChromiumMolybdenum-Copper Alloy (UNS
NO8825 and NO8221) Seamless

AND CODES
ASTM B622

Pipe and Tube

(NO6975) Seamless Nickel Alloy
Pipe and Tube

BS

1640

BS

1965

JIS

B2311 Steel Butt-Welding Pipe Fittings for

Ordinary Use.
B2312 Steel Butt-Welding Pipe Fittings.
B2313 Steel Plate Butt-Welding Pipe Fittings.

3. Steel Pipe and Structural Pipe

API

2B

ASTM A252
ASTM A500
BS

JIS
JIS
JIS

1775

Specification for Fabricated Structural Steel Pipe

Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe
Piles
Steel Tubes for Structural Purposes
Steel Tubes for Mechanical, Structural and General Purposes

G3444 Carbon Steel Pipe for General

Structural Purposes
A5525 Steel Pipe Piles
A5528 Steel pipe Sheet Piles

4. Fitting
ASTM A234

ASTM A403
ASTM A420

ASTM A815

ASTM B366

JIS
JIS

5. Flange
ASTM A105
ASTM A181

Piping Fittings of Wrought Carbon

Steel and Alloy Steel for Moderate
and Elevated Temperatures
Wrought Austenitic Stainless Steel
Piping Fittings.
Piping Fittings of Wrought Carbon
Steel and Alloy Steel for LowTemperature Service
Wrought Ferritic and Ferritic/
Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping
Fittings.
Factory-Made Wrought Nickel and
Nickel Alloy Welding Fittings.

Steel Butt-Welding Pipe Fittings for

the Pertroleum Industry.
Part 1. Wrought Carbon and Ferritic
Alloy Steel Fittings.
Part 2. Wrought and Cast Austenitic
Chromium-Nickel Steel Fittings.
Butt-Weldig Pipe Fittings for Pressure Purposes.
Part 1. Carbon Steel & Part 2. Austenitic Stainless Steel.

ASTM A182

ASTM A350

ASTM A694

Forgings, Carbon Steel, for Piping

Components
Forgings, Carbon Steel, for General
Purpose Piping
Forged or Rolled Alloy-Steel Pipe
Flanges, Forged Fittings and Valves
and Parts for High-Temperature
Service
Forgings, Carbon and Low-Alloy
Steel, Requiring Notch Toughness
Testing for Piping Components
Forgings, Carbon and Alloy Steel,
for Pipe Flanges, Fittings, Valves,
and Parts for High-Pressure Transmission Service

6. Coating
ANSI B16.9 Wrought Steel Butt-Welding Fittings.
ANSI B16.28 Wrought Steel Butt-Welding Short
Radius Elbows and Returns.
MSS
MSS

SP-43 Wrought Stainless Steel ButtWelding Fittings.

SP-75 Specification for High Test Wrought
Welding Fittings.

DIN

2605

DIN

2606

DIN
DIN

2615
2616

DIN

2617

Tube Bends for Butt Welding Steel

Tubes.
Tube Bends in Steel for Butt Welding Type 5d.
Butt Welding Steel Fittings Tees.
Butt Welding Steel Fittings Reducers.
Butt Welding Steel Fittings Caps.

(1) External
DIN 30670 Polyethylene Sheathing of Steel
Tubes and of Steel Shapes and Fittings.
JIS G3469 Polyethylene Coated Steel Pipes
DIN 30671 Covering (Coating) of Steel Pipes
and Sections with Thermo Plastic
Coating with Epoxy Resin Powder
or Polyurethane Tar.
(2) Internal
API RP5L2 Recommended Practice for Internal
Coating of Line Pipe for Non-Corrosive Gas Transmission Service

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SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE
Tokyo:

1-8-11, Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-6111, Japan

Fax: +81-3-4416-6288,6789
(Oil Country Tubular Goods Export Section)
Phone: +81-3-4416-6280
(Line Pipe Export Section)
Phone: +81-3-4416-6285
(Speciality Tubular Products Export Section)
Phone: +81-3-4416-6311

OVERSEAS OFFICES
Singapore: 5 Shenton Way #25-07, UIC Building, 068808 Singapore
Phone: +65-6220-9193
Fax: +65-6224-0386
London:

Horatio House 77-85 Fulham Palace Road

London W6 8JB UK
Phone: +44-20-8748-4480
Fax: +44-20-8748-8350

Dubai:

Level 10, JAFZA View 18, Jebel Ali Free Zone,

PO Box 262517, Dubai, UAE
Phone: +971-4-886-5900
Fax: +971-4-886-5901

OVERSEAS AFFILIATE
Sumitomo Metal USA Inc.
Chicago: 25 Northwest Point Blvd., Suite 675

Elk Grove, IL 60007, U.S.A.
Phone: +1-847-290-2600
Fax: +1-847-290-2666
Houston: 820 Gessner, Suite 1670

Houston, TX 77024, U.S.A.
Phone: +1-713-654-7111
Fax: +1-713-654-1261
URL

http://www.sumitomo-tubulars.com/
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While this catalogue has been prepared with the greatest care,
Sumitomo makes no warranty or representation, expressed or implied,
of any kind with respect to the information contained herein and shall in
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