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SM95S
General description
SM95S is a low alloy Carbon steel OCTG material suitable for severe Sour Service applications. SM95S
is a Sulfide Stress Cracking (SSC) resistant material.
SSC failure mechanism is a form of Hydrogen embrittlement in combined presence of H2S, water and
tensile stresses. SM95S benefits from SMI’s unrivaled know-how in manufacturing sour service materials
since the 70’s and best-in-class quality control. SM95S offers a tighter quality control compared to API
T95 and is manufactured based on API 5CT/ISO 11960 PSL2 requirements.
Special application: Please contact SMI engineer, should You require specific size, weight, drift, or any
other characterization.
Reference document
Applicable environment
Severe Sour service application corresponding to region 3, High H2S combined with low pH, as
defined by NACE MR0175/ISO15156-2 (Fig 1) :
For each manufactured SM95S heat, SSC resistance is verified through testing in accordance with
NACE TM0177 method A, in solution A, using an applied stress of 90% SMYS while API T95 is delivered
based on 80% SMYS on a standard basis.
SM95S is a low alloy sour service material; consequently SM95S can be susceptible to metal loss
corrosion if exposed to a wet dynamic acid gas containing environment, such as CO2.
Manufacturing
Process Description
Steel making Ladle refined, fully killed and vacuum degassed; continuously cast to a
fine grained practice
Pipe making Seamless
Heat treatment Quenched and Tempered
Tensile
Yield strength Elongation Hardness
strength Technical Note
ksi % HRC
ksi
Min Max Min Min Max
Tensile
Yield strength Elongation Hardness
strength Technical Note
ksi % HRC
ksi
Min Max Min Min Max
95 110 105 API Formula 25.4 90% SMYS
1bar H2S, NACE A,
Solution-A
Technical information
While the increase of temperature minimizes SSC susceptibility as outlined in Figure 2, SM95S remains
SSC resistant at all temperatures.
In addition, Figures 2 features the major sensitivity of SSC resistance to the material strength : SSC
susceptibility increases along with material Yield strength. On that regards, SM95S preserves its SSC
resistance across the full range of its specified Yield strength range, as shown in Figure 3.
While NACE TM0177 has standardized its testing environment to 100kPa H2S, SMI has explored SSC
susceptibility at higher H2S partial pressure, as illustrated in Figure 3, in order to assess the robustness
of its material designs and processes. SM95S was successfully tested up to 1000 kPa or 10 bar H2S,
and is to be considered full fledge Sour Service.
For additional information about material performances please contact SMI engineers.
A selection of critical applications of Sumitomo Sour Service proprietary grades shows the extensive
record in region 3. These Field records include SM80S, SM90S and SM95S used as intermediate,
production casing and tubing. More detailed well conditions are provided below along with the specified
material :
While state-of-the-art HSE rules are applied throughout SMI manufacturing process, proprietary and
specific HSE regulations shall be applied along the life cycle of the pipe until it reaches its final position
in the well, according to each operator’s rules. This particularly applies to all phases of handling and
transportation, assembly on the rig floor, and rig return if applicable. OCTG are heavy and by nature
unstable. Special care shall be paid to potential risks of injury whenever handling OCTGs. Walking on
pipes shall be avoided at all times. Usage of Personal Protection Equipments (PPE) is mandatory.
Equipment and procedures will be established to capture the possible wastes generated during
maintenance (cleaning, coating, doping) and disposed according to local regulations. This applies in
particular to storage dope, running dope, or cleaning water wastes.
Best practices for transportation, handling and storage of OCTG in general are covered by ISO 10405 /
API RP5C1. VAM Book is also a good source of handling practices for VAM connections. In addition to
these general rules, specific care is recommended pertaining to SM-S series, because improper
handling could affect the material performances and by extension the corrosion resistance :