Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Pipeline Steel

Dear Colleagues,

Pipeline steels for transportation of oil and gas have been under development for several decades. The micro-alloyed pipeline steel is still a research hotspot due to the increasing pipeline construction around the world. With the rapid economic development and the continuous depletion of oil and gas resources, such hostile conditions as high-pressure in deep water, extremely low temperature, as well as corrosion environments have become common in the oil and gas exploitation. This gives rise to a demand for high quality special pipeline steels to make pipes with good resistance to the poor environment during the exploitation and transportation of the products. As a result, the combination of such properties as higher strength, high toughness, high deformability and outstanding weldability, sour corrosion, microbial corrosion, and even fatigue resistance properties is significant in the current research and development of pipeline steels. These balanced properties make them ideal for critical applications under severe conditions. Following that, it is essential to deeply understand the relations between microstructure and properties of pipeline steel.

In this Special Issue, we seek to provide a wide set of articles on various aspects of pipeline steels. Articles (full papers, communications, or reviews) that cover the physical metallurgy, preparation methods, and key service properties in specific environmental conditions, including mechanical, fatigue, corrosion, and weldability properties are welcome. We kindly invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Yiyin Shan
Guest Editor

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