IIUM Repository

Fracture behavior issues in HSLA pipeline steels - a review

Maleque, M. H. A. Musa and Maleque, Md. Abdul and Ali, Mohammad Yeakub and Hasan, Muhammad Hasibul (2015) Fracture behavior issues in HSLA pipeline steels - a review. Advanced Materials Research, 1115. pp. 207-2012. ISSN 1022-6680

[img] PDF (AMR2015) - Published Version
Restricted to Repository staff only

Download (330kB) | Request a copy

Abstract

The increasing demand for natural gas and oil as an important energy sources has led to rising the application of high strength low alloy steels (HSLA), which indicates continued growth of pipeline installations and the qualification of the actual pipeline network. A difficult problem to be solved for the economic and safe operation of high pressure pipelines is the control of ductile fracture propagation. As a result, the accurate estimation of the resistance to fracture and ductile fracture arrest in pressurized pipelines are important issues. Technology to ensure such control is critical for the structural integrity and safety of pipelines because the possibility of a running fracture opens-up lead to the catastrophic long-running failure of a pipeline which involve public safety and property damage and environment impact. The integrity and high reliability of pipelines depend on various factors including mechanical damage or external interference, fatigue cracks, material defects, weld cracks, improper welding, internal or external corrosion and, most of all, on the ageing of the physical state of the pipeline material and the welded joints during their prolonged use. In order to understand the current problems in the pipeline materials and to develop steels with higher strength, better toughness and weldability, this paper gives brief overview of the comprehensive of fracture behavior including crack initiation and propagation of high strength low alloy pipeline steels.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Additional Information: 6103/42910
Uncontrolled Keywords: High strength low alloy steels (HSLA), pipelines, ductile fracture, toughness, weldability
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA401 Materials of engineering and construction
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > TJ751 Miscellaneous motors and engines. Including gas, gasoline, diesel
T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy > TN600 Metallurgy
T Technology > TS Manufactures > TS200 Metal manufactures. Metalworking
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Depositing User: Prof Dr. Md Abdul Maleque
Date Deposited: 19 May 2015 09:11
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2017 10:29
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/42910

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year