Hot-rolled steel sheet having a chemical composition including, in mass %, C: 0.02 to 0.20%, Si: 0.01 to 1.50%, Mn: 0.10 to 3.00%, P: 0.10% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Al: 0.005 to 0.100%, Ti: 0.02 to 0.20%, N: 0.001 to 0.010%, Cu: 0 to 0.50%, Ni: 0 to 0.50%, Cr: 0 to 1.00%, Mo: 0 to 0.40%, Nb: 0 to 0.060%, V: 0 to 1.00%, B: 0 to 0.0100%, Ca: 0 to 0.0050%, O: 0.0100% or less, and the balance: Fe and impurities; in which: a steel micro-structure includes, in area %, ferrite: 60 to 80%, and a total of ferrite and bainite: 90% or more; an average of the crystal grain size of ferrite and bainite is 7.0 μm or less, a standard deviation of the crystal grain size is 2.0 or less; and a standard deviation of a diameter of Ti carbo-nitrides is 10 nm or less.

A method for welding a steel pipe in a steel pipe structure and a joint is provided. The welding method includes: a measurement step of measuring a manufacturing error of the steel pipe, a calculation step of calculating the positions of the steel pipe and the joint where the manufacturing error measured in the measurement step is absorbed, and a welding step of welding the steel pipe and the joint at the positions of the steel pipe and the joint, the positions being calculated in the calculation step.

Alloy compositions, structures, and production methods for an appropriate slit cut surface shape improve productivity by increasing welding speed and stabilizing quality during high speed welding in Ti-containing Fe—Ni—Cr alloy production. The Ti-containing Fe—Ni—Cr alloy contains, hereinafter in weight %, C: 0.001 to 0.03%, Si: 0.05 to 1.25%, Mn: 0.10 to 2.00%, P: 0.001 to 0.030%, S: 0.0001 to 0.0030%, Ni: 15 to 50%, Cr: 17 to 25%, Al: 0.10 to 0.80%, Ti: 0.10 to 1.5%, N: 0.003 to 0.025%, 0: 0.0002 to 0.007%, Fe as a remainder, and inevitable impurities, and when the number and size of titanium nitrides contained in material are evaluated in a freely selected field of view of 5 mm2, the titanium nitrides having sizes of not more than 15 μm are not less than 99.3% of total of the titanium nitrides.

A system for carrying out operations along an annular junction portion of a pipeline is provided with: a frame comprising a C-shaped structure, which is configured to be selectively clamped about a pipeline extending along a longitudinal axis and near an annular junction portion, and at least one driving device arranged along an arc of an annular path and coupled to the structure; a support arm configured to rest on the pipeline and connected to the structure for maintaining the laying plane of the driving device substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; a carriage slideably coupled to the driving device; and at least one operating device configured to carry out operations along the annular junction portion and cantilever supported by said annular segment.

The invention relates to a method for producing a number of pipes (100) with a predetermined pipe diameter. The method includes feeding multiple pipe parts (101, 102) with the predetermined pipe diameter to a welding station (53), aligning in each case a first pipe part (101) and a second pipe part (102) coaxially with respect to one another and axially adjacent to one another, welding the pipe parts (101, 102) by means of a fully encircling weld seam (109) to form a pipe run (104), conveying the pipe run (104) to a cutting station (57) in a machine direction (A) downstream of the welding station (53), and cutting off the number of pipes (100) in a respectively designated length from the pipe run (104).

The invention discloses a device for preheating before welding and post-welding heat treatment of tank. The device includes a first roller, two electric heating belts, calipers, a thermostat, two positioners and hinges. Both of the electric heating belts are arranged around the tank and distributed on both sides of the welded seam. A number of calipers are provided on both sides of each electric heating belt, one end of each caliper can operatively clamp the side of the electric heating belt, another end of each caliper is rotatably connected to a first roller. The hinge is connected to the electric heating belt, and one end of the hinge away from the electric heating belt is in a fixed state. The heating temperature of the electric heating belt is controlled, thereby realizing preheating of the tank before welding, heat preservation during welding and post-welding heat treatment without transferring. The electric heating belt will not rotate with the tank to ensure heat evenly, and the equipment connected with the electric heating belt will not be knotted, which improves the practicability.

A high-speed transportation system, the system including at least one transportation path having at least one track, at least one transportation vehicle configured for travel along the at least one transportation path, a propulsion system adapted to propel the at least one transportation vehicle along the at least one transportation path; and a levitation system adapted to levitate the transportation vehicle along the at least one transportation path. The at least one transportation vehicle additionally comprises wheels for at least intermittently supporting the transportation vehicle on the at least one track.

The assembly and welding mill for production of pipes includes a tubular billet feed device with a roller table having a longitudinal axis and passing through the assembly and welding stand with radial hold-down roller beams intended for reduction of a tubular billet that travels along the roller table and a longitudinally oriented guide knife, a carriage with rollers enabling rotation of the rollers on the inner surface of the tubular billet being moved through the assembly and welding stand. On the supporting elements of assembly and welding stand there is a laser welding head or a laser-arc hybrid welding head that can travel in transverse and vertical directions and around longitudinal axis. The carriage is rigidly connected with the supporting elements of the assembly and welding stand through a vertically oriented and longitudinally directed connecting knife. The guide knife is intended for tubular billet positioning through opening of edges at 12 o'clock position and is mounted on the supporting elements of the assembly and welding stand configured to enable vertical travel and fixation. On the carriage, there is a hold-down roller facing upwards that can travel in vertical direction to act on the edges of tubular billet from the inner side, while one of the roller beams is installed vertically that can act on the tubular billet edges from the outer side. Technical result: application of a root weld with laser technologies with guaranteed alignment of tubular billet edges regardless of size.

An alignment device for aligning a tube panel with a plurality of pipes system and a method of performing the alignment is provided. The alignment device is used in a panel comprising a plurality of tubes having an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The alignment device includes a cylindrical first portion sized to fit within the tube inner diameter. A tapered second portion is provided opposite the cylindrical first portion, the tapered second end having a first end diameter that is substantially the same size as the outer diameter.

The invention provides a pneumatic conveying system having a series of supply lines with at least portions of the lines being wear resistant to extend the useful lifespan of an agricultural product delivery applicator. The wear resistant supply line(s) may be made from a hard material and have a curve(s) defined by angled or mitered segments that are welded or otherwise joined to collectively provide the curve(s) The wear resistant supply lines may be at least partially reinforced by way of, for example, welded or other build up wear resistant material(s) at high wear zones of the supply lines.