Chapter 1. The impact of hydrogen sulphide-containing media on pipe steels
1.1. Mechanisms of steels destruction in H2S-containing media
1.2. Test methods for resistance to cracking in hydrogen sulphide-containing media
1.3. Requirements for sour service gas and oil pipelines
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Chapter 2. Factors affecting resistance of pipe steels to cracking in H2S-containing media
2.1. Hydrogen absorption
2.2. Non-metallic inclusions 2.3. Steel microstructure
2.4. Strength properties
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Chapter 3. Central segregation chemical and structural heterogeneity in continuously cast slabs
3.1. Macrostructure of continuously cast slab
3.2. Methods for studying the centerline segregation heterogeneity
3.3. Factors affecting the centerline segregation
3.4. Methods for reducing the intensity of centerline segregation
3.4.1. Technological methods
3.4.2. Optimization of the chemical composition
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Chapter 4. Structure and properties formation of pipe steels under thermomechanical processing with accelerated cooling
4.1. The effect of thermomechanical processing
4.2. Cooling after the deformation
4.2.1. Structural transformations upon cooling
4.2.2. Influence of the accelerated cooling modes Bibliographic list
Chapter 5. Influence of the chemical composition and thermomechanical processing on the plates centerline segregation heterogeneity and resistance to hydrogen induced cracking
5.1. Centerline segregation heterogeneity in rolled plates
5.2. Chemical composition
5.3. Thermomechanical processing and thermal treatment
5.4. Accelerated cooling Bibliographic list
Chapter 6. State of the sour service sheets and pipes production technology
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About the Author: Dr. Ivan Shabalov is the Chairman of the Coordination Council of the Association of Pipe Manufacturers, Moscow, Russia.
Dr. Yury Matrosov is a Full Professor and Principal Researcher at the Center for Pipe & Weld Structure Steels, I.P. Bardin Central Research Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy, Moscow, Russia.
Dr. Alexey Kholodnyi is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Pipe & Weld Structure Steels, I.P. Bardin Central Research Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy, Moscow, Russia.
Dr. Maxim Matrosov is the Director of the Center for Pipe & Weld Structure Steels, I.P. Bardin Central Research Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy, Moscow, Russia.
Dr. Valery Velikodnev is the Technical Director of the Center for Examination of Pipeline Systems and Engineering in Moscow, Russia.
