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GB 5310 20G high pressure seamless boiler tubes are specialized steel tubes designed for use in high-pressure and high-temperature environments, particularly in boilers and heat exchangers.
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GB 5310 20G high pressure seamless boiler tubes are a type of seamless steel tubes or pipes designed and manufactured according to the Chinese national standard GB/T 5310-2017. As stated in [2], 20G is a commonly used material for making boiler tubes as it has excellent high-temperature mechanical properties and corrosion resistance.
These seamless steel tubes are typically used in high-pressure boilers with working pressure above 9.8 MPa and working temperature between 450℃ and 650℃. They are used for making superheaters, reheaters, economizers, and other high-pressure components in power plant boilers.
GB 5310 20G high-pressure seamless boiler tubes must meet strict standards for production and use, ensuring their safety and reliability in high-pressure applications. They come in various lengths, outer diameters, wall thicknesses, and end types such as plain end, beveled end, or threaded ends.
GB 5310 20G high pressure seamless boiler tubes possess several characteristics that make them indispensable in power generation applications:
High Temperature Resistance: These tubes are engineered to withstand elevated temperatures, ensuring stable and efficient heat transfer within boilers.
Seamless Design: The seamless manufacturing process eliminates the risk of weak points or leaks, contributing to enhanced safety and performance.
Excellent Heat Transfer: The composition and properties of 20G steel facilitate efficient heat exchange, maximizing energy conversion within boilers.
Corrosion Resistance: The steel's composition provides inherent resistance to corrosion, prolonging the lifespan of the tubes in harsh boiler environments.
Efficiency: GB 5310 20G tubes' superior heat transfer characteristics contribute to efficient energy conversion within boilers, optimizing power generation.
Reliability: The seamless design and high tensile strength of 20G steel ensure reliable and safe operation under demanding conditions.
Longevity: The inherent corrosion resistance of 20G steel extends the lifespan of the tubes, reducing maintenance and replacement frequency.
In the realm of power generation, where every element contributes to overall efficiency and reliability, GB 5310 20G high pressure seamless boiler tubes stand out as a critical component. With their ability to withstand high temperatures, excellent heat transfer properties, and inherent corrosion resistance, these tubes ensure efficient energy conversion and reliable steam generation in high-pressure boilers. By understanding their characteristics and applications, power plants can harness the benefits of GB 5310 20G tubes to enhance their operations and contribute to a sustainable energy future.
The versatile nature of 20G seamless steel pipes makes them suitable for a range of industrial applications:
Boilers: In the power generation sector, 20G pipes are used as superheater tubes, reheater tubes, and waterwall tubes in boilers, facilitating the exchange of heat and steam generation.
Heat Exchangers: These pipes play a crucial role in heat exchangers, where they enable efficient transfer of thermal energy between fluids in different industrial processes.
Petroleum Industry: The pipes find application in petroleum refineries for transporting high-temperature and high-pressure fluids.
When incorporating 20G seamless steel pipes into industrial systems, the following factors should be considered:
Operating Conditions: Ensure that the pipes are suitable for the specific temperature, pressure, and fluid characteristics of the application.
Compatibility: Verify compatibility with other components and materials within the system to prevent potential issues.
20G is a type of high-quality carbon structural steel, commonly used in the production of boiler tubes and pressure vessels due to its excellent mechanical properties and heat resistance.
20G is the steel material of GB 5310- 2008. GB 5310- 2008 standard is applicable to seamless tubes for making steam boiler whose pressure is high or higher and seamless tubes used as pipelines.
GB 5310 is a Chinese standard that outlines the specifications for seamless steel tubes used in high-pressure boilers. The designation "20G" refers to the material grade of these tubes, indicating that they are made from 20G steel, a low-carbon steel known for its excellent heat transfer properties and high tensile strength.
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| Chemical elements | Data |
|---|---|
| Carbon | 0.17-0.23 |
| Silicon | 0.17-0.37 |
| Manganese | 0.35-0.65 |
| Phosphorus(max) | 0.03 |
| Sulfur(max) | 0.03 |
| Chromium(max) | 0.25 |
| Molybdenum(max) | 0.15 |
| Cuprum(max) | 0.2 |
| Nickel(max) | 0.25 |
| Vanadium(max) | 0.08 |
| Properties | Data |
|---|---|
| Yield Strength (Mpa) | 410-550 |
| Tensile Strength (Mpa) | 245 |
| Elongation (%) | 22 |
| W.T.(S) | Tolerance of W.T. | |
|---|---|---|
| <3.5 | +15%(+0.48mm min) | |
| -10%(+0.32mm min) | ||
| 3.5-20 | +15%,-10% | |
| >20 | D<219 | ±10% |
| D≥219 | +12.5%,-10% | |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83*13 | 127*10 | 168*20 | 245*27 |
| 83*14 | 127*17 | 168*32 | 245*32 |
| 89*16 | 133*16 | 180*21 | 273*27 |
| 95*9.2 | 133*16 | 180*22 | 273*30 |
| 95*10 | 133*22 | 180*25 | 273*36 |
| 95*15 | 140*18 | 180*40 | 299*30 |
| 102*14 | 146*14 | 194*21 | 325*30 |
| 114*9.2 | 152*17 | 203*26 | 377*35 |
| 114*10 | 159*16 | 219*22 | |
| 114*19 | 159*21 | 219*25 |
The 20G seamless steel pipe is mainly used for general boiler purposes, and can also be used for furnace tubes, heat exchanger tubes and seamless tubes for pipelines in petroleum refineries. As a professional boiler steel pipe supplier and manufacturer, besides the chemical composition and various mechanical properties, the 20G steel pipe we supply can also guarantee the water pressure, flattening, flaming tests as well as the surface quality and non-destructive inspection.
Annealed, Normalized, Normalized and Tempered
The steel tubes shall be delivered in a heat treated condition.
Chemical Composition Inspection, Mechanical Properties Test(Tensile Strength,Yield Strength, Elongation, Flaring, Flattening, Bending, Hardness, Impact Test), Surface and Dimension Test,No-destructive Test, Hydrostatic Test.
Oil-dip, Varnish, Passivation, Phosphating, Shot Blasting
5800mm; 6000mm; 6096mm; 7315mm; 11800mm; 12000mm; and so on.
Max length: 16000mm, also U bending can be offered.
This inventory is part of the inventory, demand and other models in stock or order materials, please contact us.
GB 5310 is a standard for seamless tubes used in high-pressure steam boilers and pipelines. The main application for GB 5310 tubes is as high-pressure pipeline tubes in boiler projects. These tubes can be used for superheaters, reheaters, and windpipes.
The GB 5310 standard applies to tubes made from materials such as:
The long-term use temperature for GB 5310 20G seamless steel pipes used as headers and steam pipes is ≤ 425 ° C.
| Steel Grade | C | Si | Mn | S | P | Cr | Mo | V | Ti | B | W | Ni | Al | Nb | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20G | 0.17-0.23 | 0.17-0.37 | 0.35-0.65 | 0.015 | 0.025 | ||||||||||
| 20 MnG | 0.17-0.24 | 0.17-0.37 | 0.70-1.00 | 0.015 | 0.025 | ||||||||||
| 25MnG | 0.22-0.27 | 0.17-0.37 | 0.70-1.00 | 0.015 | 0.025 | ||||||||||
| 15MoG | 0.12-0.20 | 0.17-0.37 | 0.40-0.80 | 0.015 | 0.025 | 0.25-0.35 | |||||||||
| 20MnG | 0.15-0.25 | 0.17-0.37 | 0.40-0.80 | 0.015 | 0.025 | 0.44-0.65 | |||||||||
| 12CrMoG | 0.08-0.15 | 0.17-0.37 | 0.40-0.70 | 0.015 | 0.025 | 0.40-0.70 | 0.40-0.55 | ||||||||
| 15CrMoG | 0.12-0.18 | 0.17-0.37 | 0.40-0.70 | 0.015 | 0.025 | 0.80-1.10 | 0.40-0.55 | ||||||||
| 12Cr2MoG | 0.08-0.15 | ≤0.60 | 0.40-0.60 | 0.015 | 0.025 | 2.00-2.50 | 0.90-1.13 | ||||||||
| 12Cr1MoVG | 0.08-0.15 | 0.17-0.37 | 0.40-0.70 | 0.010 | 0.025 | 0.90-1.20 | 0.25-0.35 | 0.15-0.30 | |||||||
| 12Cr2MoWVTiB | 0.08-0.15 | 0.45-0.75 | 0.45-0.65 | 0.015 | 0.025 | 1.60-2.10 | 0.50-0.65 | 0.28-0.42 | 0.08-0.18 | 0.002-0.008 | 0.30-0.55 | ||||
| 10Cr9Mo1VNbN | 0.08-0.12 | 0.20-0.50 | 0.30-0.60 | 0.010 | 0.020 | 8.00-9.50 | 0.85-1.05 | 0.18-0.25 | ≤0.040 | ≤0.040 | 0.06-0.10 | 0.03-0.07 |
Steel smelting method
High-quality carbon structural steel and alloy structural steel shall be smelted by electric furnace plus furnace refining, oxygen converter plus furnace refining or electroslag remelting method, and steel refined outside the furnace shall be subjected to vacuum degassing treatment.
10Cr9Mo1VNbN, 10Cr9MoW2VNbBN, 10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BN, 11Cr9Mo1W1VNbBN and stainless (heat-resistant) steel should be smelted by electric furnace plus furnace refining or electroslag remelting. The steel refined outside the furnace should be vacuum degassed.
After consultation between the supplier and the buyer, and indicating in the contract, other higher-required smelting methods may be adopted. When the purchaser specifies a certain smelting method, it should be indicated in the contract.
The tube blank can be produced by continuous casting, die casting or hot rolling (forging).
Continuous casting tube blanks shall comply with the provisions of YB/T 4149, in which the level of low-fold structural defects shall not exceed 1; the hot-rolled (forged) tube blanks shall comply with the provisions of YB/T ××××; It is carried out in accordance with the regulations for hot-rolled (forged) tube blanks.
Steel pipes shall be manufactured by hot rolling (extrusion, expansion) or cold drawing (rolling). Steel pipes of grade 08Cr18Ni11NbFG shall be manufactured by cold drawing (rolling) seamless method.
The steel pipe shall be delivered in a heat treated condition. The heat treatment system for steel pipes shall comply with the requirements of Table 4. The heat treatment system for steel pipes should be filled in the quality certificate.
| No. | Steel Pipe | Heat treatment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12Ga、20Ga | 880 ℃~940 ℃,Normalizing |
| 2 | 20MnGa、25MnGa | 880 ℃~940 ℃,Normalizing |
| 3 | 15MoGa、20MoGa | 890 ℃~950 ℃,Normalizing |
| 4 | 12CrMoGa | 900 ℃~960 ℃,Normalizing;650 ℃~730 ℃,Tempering |
| 5 | 15CrMoGa | 900 ℃~960 ℃,Normalizing;660 ℃~730 ℃,Tempering |
| 6 | 12Cr2MoGa | 900 ℃~960 ℃,Normalizing;700 ℃~750 ℃,Tempering It can also be heated to 900 °C ~ 960 °C, and the furnace is cooled to 700 °C for more than 1 h, and air-cooled. |
| 7 | 12Cr1MoVGa | 980 ℃~1 020 ℃,Normalizing,980 °C ~ 1 020 °C normalizing, when the wall thickness is greater than 30 mm, forced cooling; 720 °C ~ 760 °C tempering. |
| 8 | 12Cr2MoWVTiB | 1 000 ℃~1 035 ℃,Normalizing;760 ℃~790 ℃,Tempering |
| 9 | 07Cr2MoW2VNbB | ≥1 040 ℃,Normalizing,≥730 ℃,Tempering |
| 10 | 08Cr2Mo1W2VTiB | ≥980 ℃,Normalizing,≥730 ℃,Tempering |
| 11 | 12Cr3MoVSiTiB | 1 040 ℃~1 060 ℃,Normalizing;720 ℃~770 ℃,Tempering |
| 12 | 09Ni1MnMoNbCu | 880 ℃~980 ℃,Normalizing,580 ℃~680 ℃,Tempering |
| 13 | 10Cr9Mo1VNbN | ≥1 040 ℃,Normalizing,≥730 ℃,Tempering |
| 14 | 10Cr9MoW2VNbBN | ≥1 040 ℃,Normalizing,≥730 ℃,Tempering |
| 15 | 10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BN | ≥1 040 ℃,Normalizing,≥730 ℃,Tempering |
| 16 | 11Cr9Mo1W1VNbBN | 1 040 ℃~1 080 ℃,Normalizing,740 ℃~780 ℃,Tempering |
| 17 | 15Cr18Ni9b | Solution treatment: solution temperature ≥1 040 °C. |
| 18 | 10Cr18Ni9NbCu3BNb | Solution treatment: solution temperature ≥ 1 100 °C. |
| 19 | 07Cr25Ni21NbNcd | Separate solution treatment: solution temperature ≥ 1 100 °C. |
| 20 | 08Cr18Ni11Nbbd | Solution treatment: solution temperature ≥1 040 °C. |
| 21 | 07Cr18Ni11Nbcd | Separate solution treatment: hot rolling (extrusion, expansion) steel tube solid solution temperature ≥ 1 050 °C, cold drawn (rolled) steel tube solid solution temperature ≥ 1100 °C. |
| 22 | 08Cr18Ni10NbFG | Softening heat treatment before cold working: softening heat treatment temperature should be at least 50 °C higher than solution heat treatment temperature; solution treatment after final cold working: solution temperature ≥1 180 °C |
| a. The finishing temperature of the hot-rolled steel pipe is at the critical temperature of the phase transition Ar3 to the upper limit of the temperature specified in the table, and when the steel pipe is air-cooled, the steel pipe is considered to be normalized. b. The finishing temperature of the hot-rolled steel pipe meets the solid solution temperature specified in the table. As an alternative to the solid solution treatment method, the steel pipe can be separately quenched by water or cooled by other fast enough methods. c, the solution treatment should be a separate heat treatment, and the heat treatment in the process is not allowed to replace the separate solution treatment. d. According to the requirements of the purchaser, the steel pipes of the grades 07Cr25Ni21NbN, 08Cr19Ni10Nb and 07Cr18Ni11Nb may be subjected to a stabilization heat treatment lower than the initial solution treatment temperature after the solution treatment, and the temperature of the stabilization heat treatment is negotiated between the supplier and the purchaser. |
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| Grade | Tensile strength (Mpa) |
Yield point(Mpa) not less than |
Elongation(%) not less than |
Impact(J) not less than |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20G | 410-550 | 245 | 24/22 | 40/27 |
| 25MnG | 485-640 | 275 | 20/18 | 40/27 |
| 15MoG | 450-600 | 270 | 22/20 | 40/27 |
| 20MnG | 415-665 | 220 | 22/20 | 40/27 |
| 12CrMoG | 410-560 | 205 | 21/19 | 40/27 |
| 12Cr2MoG | 450-600 | 280 | 22/20 | 40/27 |
| 12Cr1MoVG | 470-640 | 255 | 21/19 | 40/27 |
| 12Cr2MoWVTiB | 540-735 | 345 | 18 | 40/27 |
| 10Cr9Mo1VNb | ≥585 | 415 | 20 | 40 |
| 1Cr18Ni9 | ≥520 | 206 | 35 | |
| 1Cr19Ni11Nb | ≥520 | 206 | 35 |
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| Condition | Typical Application |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | Boilers, superheaters, steam headers |
| Low Temperature | Cryogenic processing systems |
| High Pressure | Power & process piping |
| Corrosive Media | Chemical & petrochemical plants |
| Creep Service | Thermal power stations |
| Product | Specification |
|---|---|
| Seamless Pipes | ASTM A335 P1 / P5 / P9 / P11 / P22 / P91 |
| Butt Weld Fittings | ASTM A234 WP1 / WP5 / WP9 / WP11 / WP22 / WP91 |
| Forged Fittings & Flanges | ASTM A182 F1 / F5 / F9 / F11 / F22 / F91 |
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