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Material Specification Table
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Your best sources will be the applicable API standards for the products you are interested in, API 5CT for casing/tubing, API 6A for wellhead, etc...
Keep in mind that many of these products, the tubulars in particular, have such a high volume that different manufacturers will use different steel chemistries for the same product; often they will use proprietary chemistries. In fact, the same manufacturer may change the chemistry used for a specific product from time to time to respond to changes in the steel industry.
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Keep in mind that many of these products, the tubulars in particular, have such a high volume that different manufacturers will use different steel chemistries for the same product; often they will use proprietary chemistries. In fact, the same manufacturer may change the chemistry used for a specific product from time to time to respond to changes in the steel industry.
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OK, when dealing with specifications, it pays to be, well, specific.
For example, A352 does not really mean much. In itself, it is just a letter followed by three numerals. It could be a room number, could be a casting code, could be a lot of things, but by itself, it really doesn't give much information. So, anyone trying to help you is going to have to guess at what you want. In dealing with specifications, guessing is a bad place to start.
If you mean ASTM A352, you have it wrong, since ASTM A352 is "Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Ferritic and Martensitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for Low-Temperature Service". It is not restricted to carbon steels and it is specific for pressure containing castings. Both of these would lead me into believing that ASTM A352 is not what you mean, since steel pipe is generally wrought, not cast, and much of the specification covers alloy steel castings, not carbon steel.
Which leaves me with the notion that I do not have any idea of what you are asking. So, the only way I can see to help you is to make a post like this and try to get you to do a better job of formulating your question. That should allow us to better respond with something that will help you.
rp
For example, A352 does not really mean much. In itself, it is just a letter followed by three numerals. It could be a room number, could be a casting code, could be a lot of things, but by itself, it really doesn't give much information. So, anyone trying to help you is going to have to guess at what you want. In dealing with specifications, guessing is a bad place to start.
If you mean ASTM A352, you have it wrong, since ASTM A352 is "Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Ferritic and Martensitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for Low-Temperature Service". It is not restricted to carbon steels and it is specific for pressure containing castings. Both of these would lead me into believing that ASTM A352 is not what you mean, since steel pipe is generally wrought, not cast, and much of the specification covers alloy steel castings, not carbon steel.
Which leaves me with the notion that I do not have any idea of what you are asking. So, the only way I can see to help you is to make a post like this and try to get you to do a better job of formulating your question. That should allow us to better respond with something that will help you.
rp
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Hi Rp.,I was often suppose to come across the Material Grade which I need to consider for pipe supports. I am familiar with some of the Material spec, but sometimes I come across different Material grade which perhaps may point out Alloy steel and Super duplex SS, Which I will confirm by just surfing the details in the internet.This is not ideal for an engineer at all times, so I am looking to find out some Material Specification table which can cover the material we normally use in the Oil & Gas Industry.,
Do you have anything?.,
Do you have anything?.,
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