SEAMLESS PIPES FOR OIL PIPELINES AND GAS PIPELINES

API 5L
APPLICATION
Oil and natural gas industries
EXECUTION
Seamless type S
Welded ERW and SAW
GRADE
B/X42/X52/L245/L290/L360
TOLERANCES
WALL THICKNESS
t NOMINAL THICKNESS NON WELDED
PIPES (2)(mm)

TOLERANCES (1)= (mm)

t4
4 < t < 25
t 25

+0,6 / -0,5
+0,15 t / -0,125 t
+3,7 / -3,0 or +0,1 t / -0,1 t

t NOMINAL THICKNESS WELDED PIPES (3),

(4)
(mm)

TOLERANCES (1)= (mm)

t5
5 < t < 15
t 15

+/- 0,5

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

+/- 0,1 t
+/- 1,5

Ifanorderisconfirmedwiththeminimumallowablewallthicknesstoleranceaspertheabovetable,thehigherwallthickness
tolerancewillbesufficientlyincreasedtomaintainthetolerancerangeapplied.
Forpipeswithanexternaldiameter355.6mmandawallthickness25mm,atoleranceof0.05tmaybeaddedforaspecific
pointifthemaximumtolerancehasnotbeenreached.
Thehigherwallthicknesstolerancedoesnotapplytotheweldarea.
Anyfurtherrestrictionsarethosedefinedinthestandard.

EXTERNAL DIAMETER
Tolerance of
external
diameter
D(mm)
D > 60,3
60,3 D 168,3
168,3 < D 610
610 < D 1422
D >1422

PIPE BODY

(1)

(mm)

PIPE END (1),(2),(3) (mm)

SEAMLESS
WELDED
SEAMLESS
WELDED
- 0,8 / + 0,4
-0,4 / +1,6
+/- 0,0075 D
+/- 0,0075 D
+/- 0,0075 D
+/- 0,005 D MAX +/- 1,6
MAX +/- 3,2
+/- 0,01 D
+/- 0,005 D
+/- 2,0
+/- 1,6
MAX +/- 4
As per agreement

OVALIZATION
D
DIAMETERS
(mm)
D > 60,3
60,3 D 168,3
168,3 < D 610
610 < D 1422
D >1422
(1)
(2)

(3)

PIPE BODY (1) (mm)

PIPE END (1),(2),(3) (mm)

Within the diameter tolerances

0,020 D
0,015 D with
MAX 15mm for
D/t 75

0,015 D

As agreed for D/t

>75

0,01 D with MAX

13 mm for D/t
75
As per diameter tolerances

As agreed for D/t

> 75

The pipe end is considered the part of a 100 mm length from each tube extremity.
For seamless pipes, the tolerances applied for t 25 and those applied to greater thicknesses must be agreed upon.
For pipes with D 219.1 mm, the diameter and ovality tolerances can be determined using the following formula:
Di = D 2t
Di: Internal diameter
D: External diameter
t: Nominal wall thickness or by measuring the internal rather than the external diameter

MASS
The mass per unit length kg/m is calculated using the following formula:
M=t(D - t) x C
LEGEND:
M = Mass per unit length (kg/m)
t: Nominal wall thickness (mm)
D: External diameter (mm)
C: 0,0246615
The mass tolerance for each pipe must not differ from the nominal mass of +10% / - 3.5%;
any further restrictions are those defined in the standard.

STRAIGHTNESS
The permissible deviation on the total length of each pipe must be 0.2 % L (single pipe length).
The maximum permissable deviation in relation to a 1-metre pipe section must be 4 mm.

MARKING
Identification plate attached to the pipe bundle for D 48.3 mm, and with markings painted on
one end for D> 48.3 mm, containing the following information:
- Name or trademark of the manufacturer
- Diameter and wall thickness
- Grade
- PSL1 or PSL2
- Reproduction process
- Length
- Heat number
- Any additional requirements

CERTIFICATION
UNI EN 10204
SIZE RANGE
ASME B 36.10