API 5L X52 pipe is also called L360 Pipe, X52 (L360) named by minimum yield strength 52 Ksi (360 Mpa). It’s a medium grade in API 5L and ISO 3183 specifications, used for oil and gas pipeline transmissions.
Specification
| X52 Carbon Steel Pipe Standard | API 5L X52 (Specification for X52 Grade PSL1 Line Pipe - ANSI/API specification 5L - 44th Edition, October 1, 2007) |
| Steel Grade X52 Pipe Sizes | Nominal X52 Grade PSL1 Pipe Size 1/2" to 48 " O.D. API 5L X52 Pipe Wall Thickness - Schedule 10 through 160, STD, XS, XXS. |
| Product Specification Level (PSL) | API 5L X52 PSL 2 API 5L X52 PSL 1 |
| API 5L Gr X52 Pipe Thickness | SCH 5, SCH10, SCH 40, SCH 80, SCH 80S, SCH 160, SCH XS, SCH XXS, All API 5L X52 Pipe Wall Thickness available in stock |
| HIC Tested X52 Pipe End | Plain, Bevel, Screwed, Threaded |
| L360 X52 Pipe Type | Seamless / ERW / Welded / Fabricated / CDW |
| X52 PSL1 Pipe Length | Single Random, Double Random & Required Length, Custom Size - 12 Meter lengths |
| Testing and Inspection Reports | EN 10204 3.1, Mill TC EN 10204 3.1, Visual Inspection Reports, Third Party Inspection Reports, Destructive Test Report, PMI Test Reports, Non Destructive Test Reports, NABL Approved Lab, Chemical and Mechanical Reports, India Boiler Regulations (IBR) Test Certificate |
| API 5L Grade X52 PSL1 Pipe Packing | Grade X52 PSL2 Pipe Packed in Wooden Boxes, Plastic Bags, Steel Strips Bundled, or as per Customers Requests |
| X52 Grade PSL2 Pipe Finishes | Bare, Oiled, Mill Varnish, Galv, FBE, FBE Dual, 3LPE, 3LPP, Coal Tar, Concrete Coating and Tape Wrap API 5L Grade X52 PSL2 Pipe API 5L X52 PSL1 Pipe End Finishes: Beveled, Square Cut, Threaded & Coupled. |
| Grade X52 Pipe Application & uses | API 5L X52 Gr B Pipe Suitable for Conveying gas, water, oil, and other liquefied media in Oil Refineries, Petrochemicals, Steel, Sugar, Boiler Equipments, Pressure Vessels, Power Generation (Nuclear/Thermal) and General Engineering Purposes |
| BS EN 10208-2:2009 | API 5L Grade X52 PSL1 pipelines for combustible fluids. Suitable to use in maximum operating pressure over 16 bar. |
| Value added service for X52 PSL2 Pipe | 3LPE coated Steel X52 Pipe Fusion Bond Epoxy ARO Tar Epoxy Heat Treatment Bending Galvanizing Annealed Sand Blasting Machining Draw & Expansion as per required Size & Length etc. |
API X52 Chemical Composition
| X52 PSL1 | X52 PSL2 | |||||||
|
Grade |
C (Max.) |
Mn (Max.) |
P (Max.) |
S (Max.) |
C (Max.) |
Mn (Max.) |
P (Max.) |
S (Max.) |
|
X52 |
0.26 |
1.40 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.22 |
1.40 |
0.025 |
0.015 |
Physical Properties
| API 5L Grade | Yield Strength min. (ksi) |
Tensile Strength min. (ksi) |
Yield to Tensile Ratio (max.) |
Elongation min. %1 |
| X52 | 52 | 66 | 0.93 | 21 |
| API 5L-PSL 1 Mechanical Properties | |||
| Grade | Yield Strength Mpa | Tensile Strength Mpa | Elongation |
| B | 245 | 415 | c |
| X52 | 360 | 460 | c |
| API 5L-PSL 2 Mechanical Properties | ||||||
| Grade | Yield Strength Mpa | Tensile Strength Mpa | Raito | Elongation | ||
| min | max | min | max | max | min | |
| BN | 245 | 450 | 415 | 655 | 0.93 | f |
| BQ | ||||||
| X52N | 360 | 530 | 460 | 760 | 0.93 | f |
API 5L X52 Equivalent
| ASTM API 5L | Specification for line pipe | |
| Material Grade | PSL1 | L360 or x52 |
| Material Grade | PSL2 | L360N or X52N L360Q or X52Q L360M or X52M |
