Longitudinal welding by the laser and/or the plasma laser process of high grade pipelines up to 16 mm thick for energy transport

Project Information

LAWPIPET

Grant agreement ID: G5RD-CT-2001-00441

Project closed

Start date 1 April 2001

End date 31 December 2004

Funded under

• Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Total cost € 2 093 599,00

EU contribution € 1 124 493,00

Coordinated by

USINOR S.A.
France

Objective

The overall objective of this project is to produce a high-grade steel pipe with high toughness properties and resisting to hydrogen cracking, both in the base metal as well as in the welded zone. This product with a very high added value will be used on a promising market, that of high volume energy transport (gas) and complies with improved environmental respect. This product is produced using the laser welding technique. The main deliverables suitable for exploitation at the end of the project are the following: Development of a new technology based on plasma/ laser welding for large pipe with thick section, a development of base metal and filler wires, the introduction of functional and integration specifications regarding the welding machine for line pipe production lines, drafting of guideline based on all the results obtained in this project.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › laser physics

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

USINOR S.A.

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Route de St-Leu 1 ; 60761 MONTATAIRE ; France
• Total cost: No data

Participants (6)

AIR LIQUIDE S.A

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 13-17,Rue d'Epluches 13-17 ; 95310 SAINT OUEN L'AUMONE
• Total cost: No data

CORINTH PIPEWORKS S.A.

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Thisvi Plant, Vi.Pe Viotia ; 32010 DOMVRAINA
• Total cost: No data

DET NORSKE VERITAS A/S

Norway

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Veritasveien 1 ; 1322 HOVIK
• Total cost: No data

GENT UNIVERSITY

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 41 ; 9000 GENT
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT DE SOUDURE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue des Vanesses 90 - Zone Industrielle Paris-Nor ; 93420 VILLEPINTE
• Total cost: No data

SAIPEM SA

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue Stephenson 3 ; 78884 ST.QUENTIN YVELINES
• Total cost: No data