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API 5L Seamless Line Pipe Speci cations

The American Petroleum Institute speci cation API 5L covers seamless and welded steel line pipe.  This is steel pipe for pipeline
transportation systems in the petroleum and natural gas industries.  API 5L is suitable for conveying gas, water, and oil.  Size
range is limited only by manufacturer’s capabilities.

Speci cations for API 5L adhere to the International Organization for Standardization ISO 3183, which standardizes pipeline
transportation systems within the materials, equipment and o shore structures for petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas
industries.  The technical committee authoring the standards recognized that there are two basic Product Speci cations Levels
(PSL) of technical requirements and therefore developed PSL 1 and PSL 2.  PSL 1 is a standard quality for line pipe where PSL 2
contains additional chemical, mechanical properties, and testing requirements.

Grades covered by this speci cation are A25 ,A ,B (and the following “X” Grades), X42, X46, X52, X56, X60, X65, X70, X80.  The two
digit number following the “X” indicates the Minimum Yield Strength (in 000’s psi) of pipe produced to this grade.

Federal Steel Supply stocks a full range of API 5L X52 PSL-1 & PSL-2 line pipe in seamless.

Sizes
Nominal Pipe Size 2″ to 24″ O.D.
Wall Thickness – Schedule 10 through 160, STD, XS, XXS. 

Standard                                            API 5L 

Product Speci cation Level             PSL-2 

Steel grade                                         X52

Chemical Properties %

PSL    Other CEIIW

C, a
Mn a P        S  Si V Nb Ti CEpcm

1 0.24 1.40 0.025 0.015 0.45 0.10 0.05 0.04 b,c .043 0.02

2 0.28 1.40 0.03 0.03 – b b b – –

 Mechanical Properties        

                                                                        API 5L PSL-1 X52                API 5L PSL-2 X52

Tensile strength, min /max, psi (MPa)         66,700(460)/ n/a                      66,700 / 110,200 

Yield strength, min /max, psi (MPa)            52,000 (300)/n/a                      52,000 / 76,900

1. a.      For each reduction of 0.01% below the speci ed maximum concentration for carbon, an increase of 0.05% above the speci ed
maximum concentration for manganese is permissible, up to a maximum of 1.65% for > grades B, but < X52; up to a maximum of 1.75%
for grades >X52, but <X70; and up to a maximum of 2.00% for grade X70
2. b.      The sum of the niobium, vanadium, and titanium concentrations shall be < 0.06%.
3. c.       Unless otherwise agreed, 0.50% maximum for copper, 0.30% maximum for nickel, 0.30% maximum for chromium, and 0.12%
maximum for molybdenum.

Select di erences between PSL 1 and PSL 2:

PSL1 PSL2

CVN impact (Charpy) testing None required Required for all grades

Nondestructive inspection of Only when purchaser

SR4 mandatory
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Certi cation Certi cates when speci ed Certi cates (SR 15.1) mandatory
per SR15

Traceable only until all tests

Traceable after completion of tests (SR
Traceability are passed, unless SR15 is
15.2) mandatory
speci ed

Hydrostatic Test Required Required

Note: This is summarized information from API Speci cation 5L. Please refer to the speci c Standard or Speci cation or contact
us for more details.

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