What is API 5L ERW Pipe ?

API 5L ERW Pipe is produced under the American Petroleum Institute specifications. The pipes are used in transporting petroleum products and other along a long line of pipes. Therefore the pipes have to be strong, corrosion resistant and wear resistant.

API 5L ERW Pipe Specifications


Specification API 5L, ASTM A1024 / A1024M, ISO 3183
Scope Covers WELDED and SEAMLESS pipe suitable for use in conveying gas, water, and oil in both the oil and natural gas industries.
Hot rolled seamless pipe upto 20 inch (508 mm)
Seamless pipe (hot expanding processes) : upto 40 inch 1016 mm.
Kinds of Steel Permitted For For Pipe Material Open-hearth
Electric-furnace
Basic-oxygen
Hot-Dipped Galvanizing May be ordered galvanized.
Manufacturing techniques

Welded Pipe

  • Spiral submerged arc welded pipe (SSAW)
  • Straight seam submerged arc welding pipe(LSAW)
  • Resistance welded pipe (ERW)

Seamless Pipe

SAW Pipe

ERW Pipe

API 5L Welded Steel Pipe :


Standard API 5L (Specification for Line Pipe – ANSI/API specification 5L – 44th Edition, October 1, 2007)
Sizes Nominal Pipe Size 1/2" to 48 " O.D.
Wall Thickness – Schedule 10 through 160, STD, XS, XXS.
Product Specification Level (PSL) API 5L PSL 2
API 5L PSL 1
Origin Indian Origin, Japanese Origin, Korean Origin, European Origin, US Origin, Ukraine Origin, Russian Origin
Thickness SCH 40, SCH 80, SCH 160, SCH XS, SCH XXS, All Schedules
Applications Oil Refineries, Petrochemicals, Power Generation (Nuclear/Thermal), Steel, Sugar, Boiler Equipments, Pressure Vessels and General Engineering Purposes
Pipe End Plain, Bevel, Screwed, Threaded
API 5L Pipes Type Seamless / ERW / Welded / Fabricated / CDW
API Line Pipe Length Single Random, Double Random & Required Length, Custom Size – 12 Meter lengths
Testing and Inspection Reports EN 10204 3.1, PMI Test Reports, Visual Inspection Reports, Third Party Inspection Reports, Destructive Test Report, Non Destructive Test Reports, Mill TC EN 10204 3.1, NABL Approved Lab, Chemical and Mechanical Reports, India Boiler Regulations (IBR) Test Certificate
Packing API 5L GR. B Pipe Packed in Plastic Bags, Wooden Boxes, Steel Strips Bundled, or as per client Requests
Finishes Bare, Oiled, Mill Varnish, Galv, FBE, FBE Dual, 3LPE, 3LPP, Coal Tar, Concrete Coating and Tape Wrap.End Finishes:Beveled, Square Cut, Threaded & Coupled.
Other manufacturers of API Seamless steel pipe MSL, JSL, ISMT, USL, BAO, Lontrin, SMTM, TNRS, V&M and Wuxi
Value added service
  • Draw & Expansion as per required Size & Length
  • Fusion Bond Epoxy
  • ARO
  • 3LPE
  • Tar Epoxy
  • Heat Treatment
  • Bending
  • Galvanizing
  • Annealed
  • Sand Blasting
  • Machining etc.
HS Code
  • 730410 Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines: Of iron or nonalloy steel:
  • 730420 Casing, tubing and drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas: Casing:
  • 730431 Tubes, Pipes and Hollow Profiles, of Iron or Non-alloy Steel, Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced)
  • 730439 Other Tubes, Pipes and Hollow Profiles, of Iron or Non-alloy Steel
  • 730441 Tubes, Pipes and Hollow Profiles, of stainless steel , Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold reduced)
  • 730449 Other Tubes, Pipes and Hollow Profiles, of Stainless Steel, Seamless
  • 730451 Tubes, Pipes and Hollow Profiles, of Other Alloy Steel, Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold reduced)
  • 730459 Other Tubes, Pipes and Hollow Profiles, of Other Alloy Steel,
  • 730490 Other Tubes, Pipes and Hollow Profiles, Seamless, of Iron or Steel
BS EN 10208-2:2009 Steel pipes for pipelines for combustible fluids. Technical delivery conditions. Pipes of requirement class B. Suitable to use in maximum operating pressure over 16 bar.
Application & uses
  • Suitable for Conveying gas, water, oil, and other liquefied media.
  • Large diameter API 5L Pipe for high pressure gas transportation
  • Thick wall API 5L Pipe for submarine pipeline
  • Suitable for sour services and in H2S environment
Test Methods
  • Hydrostatic test
  • Bend test
  • Flattening test
  • Guided-bend test
  • CVN impact test for PSL2 pipe (including pipe body tests, pipe weld and HAZ tests)
  • DWT test for PSL2 welded pipe

Types of API 5L ERW Pipes


API 5L DSAW Pipe API 5L Welded Line Pipe
API 5L SSAW Pipe API 5L ERW Pipe
API 5L HSAW Pipe API 5L Galvanized Pipe
API 5L ERW Pipe Line API 5L LSAW Pipe
API 5L ERW Line Pipe API 5L ERW Pipe Material
API 5L PSL2 Pipe API 5L PSL1 Pipe
API 5L Welded Pipe API 5L Welded Steel Pipe

API 5L Welded Pipe Grades:


Grade L175 / A25 175 MPa (25.4 ksi) YS
310 MPa (45.0 ksi) UTS
Grade L210 / A 210 MPa (30.5 ksi) YS
335 MPa (48.6 ksi) UTS
Grade L245 / B 245 MPa (35.5 ksi) YS
415 MPa (60.2 ksi) UTS
Grade L290 / X42 290 MPa (42.1 ksi) YS
415 MPa (60.2 ksi) UTS
Grade L320 / X46 320 MPa (46.4 ksi) YS
435 MPa (63.1 ksi) UTS
Grade L360 / X52 360 MPa (52.2 ksi) YS
460 MPa (66.7 ksi) UTS
Grade L390 / X56 390 MPa (56.6 ksi) YS
490 MPa (71.1 ksi) UTS
Grade L415 / X60 415 MPa (60.2 ksi) YS
520 MPa (75.4 ksi) UTS
Grade L450 / X65 450 MPa (65.3 ksi) YS
535 MPa (77.6 ksi) UTS
Grade L485 / X70 485 MPa (70.3 ksi) YS
570 MPa (82.7 ksi) UTS
Grade L555 / X80
Grade X100 and X120

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