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Pipeline steel material API 5L gr X60 properties

Posted:2020-12-29 11:17:45

Pipeline steel material API 5L gr X60 is mainly used for the transportation of land and marine oil and gas, coal slurry, mineral slurry and other media, as well as pipes for offshore platforms, power stations, chemical industry and urban building structures. Pipeline steel material API 5L gr X60 properties are as below:

Pipeline steel material API 5L gr X60 properties - chemical composition:

Grade	C	Mn	P	S	Si
API 5L X60 PSL1	0.26	1.40	0.030	0.030
API 5L X60 PSL2	0.12	1.60	0.025	0.015	0.45

Pipeline steel material API 5L gr X60 properties - mechanical properties:

Grade	Yield Strength	Tensile Strength
	Mpa (Psi)	Min Mpa (Psi)
API 5L X60 PSL1	Min 415 (60200)	Min 520 (75400)
API 5L X60 PSL2	415 (60200)- 565(81900)	520 (75400)- 760(110200)

Pipeline steel material API 5L gr X60 has a wide range of specifications. It can be used to produce steel pipes with small diameter and large wall thickness as well as large diameter and large wall thickness.