Influence of the degree of expansion on the mechanical characteristics of the base metal of welded straight-seam pipes made of L450M steel
摘要
The technological operation of expansion in the range of e = 0–1.2% has a negligible influence on the standard mechanical characteristics of the base metal in straight-seam welded pipes made of L450M steel. The tensile strength practically does not change, and the yield strength decreases by approximately 6% in comparison to the base metal of the unexpanded pipe. At the same time, the relative elongation and relative reduction areas decrease by 6–8% as the degree of expansion increases. The impact toughness KCV of the base metal in straight-seam welded pipes is more sensitive to changes in the degree of expansion, and at e = 1.2% it increases by approximately 11% compared to the unexpanded pipe.