| Abstract: | To meet the requirements of pipeline consumers abroad, in this study, an automatic gas metal arc welding type of girth welding was performed with a heat input of no more than 0.25 kJ/mm and high-strength solid-wire matching for an X70 M large-diameter UOE pipeline.An integral evaluation of the X70 M pipeline girth weldability was performed with respect to the girth-weld cold-cracking sensitivity during the welding process and the strengthening, hardening, and embrittlement of the girth weld joint after girth welding in especially rigorous welding conditions with accelerated failure characteristics.The performance of the above girth weld joint with joints welded using the main construction-field girth welding procedure was compared to ensure the good girth weldability of the X70 M pipeline.The results of this study have important supervisory significance for field-construction girth welding.Finally, the girth weldability of the X70 M pipeline was found to satisfy the field construction requirements even when the welding conditions are especially rigorous. |
