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Oil pipe line API 5L ASTM A106 A53 seamless steel pipe

ASTM A53 is a carbon steel alloy, which can be used as structural steel or for low-pressure pipelines. ASTM A53 (ASME SA53) carbon steel pipe is a specification that covers seamless and welded black and hot-dipped galvanized steel pipe in NPS 1/8″ to NPS 26. A53 is intended for pressure and mechanical applications and is also acceptable for ordinary uses in steam, water, gas, and air lines. A53 pipe comes in three types (F, E, S) and two grades (A, B). A53 Type F is manufactured with a furnace butt weld or may have a continuous weld (Grade A only) A53 Type E has an electric resistance weld (Grades A and B) A53 Type S is a seamless pipe and found in Grades A and B)

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Commodity name: Oil pipe line API 5L ASTM A106 A53 seamless steel pipe

Product introduction

ASTM A53 Grade B Seamless is our most popular product under this specification and A53 pipe is commonly dual certified to A106 B Seamless pipe.

ASTM A53 Grade B is the material under the American steel pipe standard, API 5L Gr.B is also the American standard material, A53 GR.B ERW refers to the electric resistance welded steel pipe of A53 GR.B; API 5L GR.B Welded refers to the material Welded steel pipe of API 5L GR.B.

Chemical Properties %

/	Grade	C, max	Mn, max	P, max	S, max	Cu*, max	Ni*, max	Cr*, max	Mo*, max	V*, max
Type S (Seamless)	A	0.25	0.95	0.05	0.05	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.15	0.08
Type S (Seamless)	B	0.3	1.2	0.05	0.05	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.15	0.08
Type E (Electric-resistance Welded)	A	0.25	0.95	0.05	0.05	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.15	0.08
Type E (Electric-resistance Welded)	B	0.3	1.2	0.05	0.05	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.15	0.08
Type F (Furnace-welded)	A	0.3	1.2	0.05	0.05	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.15	0.08

*The total composition for these five elements shall not exceed 1.00%

Mechanical Properties

	Grade A	Grade B
Tensile Strength, min., psi, (MPa)	48,000 (330)	60,000 (415)
Yield Strength, min., psi, (MPa)	30,000 (205)	35,000 (240)

(Note: This is summarized information from ASME Specification A53. Please refer to the specific Standard or Specification or contact us for more details.)

ASTM A53 seamless steel pipe is an American standard brand. A53-F corresponds to China's Q235 material, A53-A corresponds to China's No. 10 material, and A53-B corresponds to China's No. 20 material.

Production process
Seamless steel pipe manufacturing process is divided into hot-rolled and cold seamless pipe.
1. Production process of hot-rolled seamless steel pipe: tube billet → heating → perforation → three-roller/cross-rolling & continuous rolling → de-pipe → sizing → cooling → straightening → hydraulic test → marking → seamless steel pipe with leverage effect detected.
2. Production process of cold drawn seamless steel tubes: tube blank → heating → perforation → heading → annealing → pickling → oiling → multiple cold drawing → blank tube → heat treatment → straightening → hydraulic test → marking → storage.

Applications
1. Construction: the pipeline underneath, the groundwater, and the hot water transportation.
2. Mechanical processing, bearing sleeves, processing machinery parts, etc.
3. Electrical: Gas delivery, Hydroelectric power fluid pipeline

4. Anti-static tubes for wind power plants, etc.

Technical data

Product name	Material	Standard	Size(mm)	Application
Low temperature tube	16MnDG 10MnDG 09DG 09Mn2VDG 06Ni3MoDG ASTM A333	GB/T18984- 2003 ASTM A333	OD:8-1240* WT:1-200	Apply to - 45 ℃ ~ 195 ℃ low temperature pressure vessel and low temperature heat exchanger pipe
High-pressure boiler tube	20G ASTMA106B ASTMA210A ST45.8-III	GB5310-1995 ASTM SA106 ASTM SA210 DIN17175-79	OD:8-1240* WT:1-200	Suitable for manufacturing high pressure boiler tube, header, steam pipe, etc
Petroleum cracking tube	10 20	GB9948-2006	OD: 8-630* WT:1-60	Used in oil refinery furnace tube, heat exchanger tube
Low medium pressure boiler tube	10# 20# 16Mn,Q345	GB3087-2008	OD:8-1240* WT:1-200	Suitable for manufacturing various structure of low and medium pressure boiler and locomotive boiler
General structure of the tube	10#,20#,45#,27SiMn ASTM A53A,B 16Mn,Q345	GB/T8162- 2008 GB/T17396- 1998 ASTM A53	OD:8-1240* WT:1-200	Apply to the general structure, engineering support, mechanical processing, etc
Oil casing	J55,K55,N80,L80 C90,C95,P110	API SPEC 5CT ISO11960	OD:60-508* WT:4.24-16.13	Used for extraction of oil or gas in oil Wells casing, used in oil and gas well sidewall