API 5L Welded Steel Line Pipe

API 5L Welded Steel Line Pipe is a type of pipe that is manufactured from high strength. It is typically made according to metallurgical specifications that were developed by the API 5L Welded Steel Line Pipe can be used to build pipelines that transport a variety of resources including natural gas, oil, petroleum, and water. This API 5L Welded Steel Line Pipe is available in a variety of diameters ranging from 2 inches to 48 inches. Line pipe, Because line pipe needs to withstand high pressures there are important tests done on line pipe to ensure it meets all of the requirements of steel chemistry, strength, toughness, and dimensional characteristics. Using line pipe that meets the set criteria will ensure safe and reliable pipeline service, the size and diameter of line pipe that is required for a pipeline can vary based on the amount of gas or liquid that a pipe is intended to carry as well as the pressures that a line pipe must withstand. For example, in most cases a mainline, the principal pipeline that delivers natural gas, will require line pipe that is around 16 to 48 inches in diameter. Smaller API 5L Welded Steel Line Pipe that deliver gas to the mainline or take gas from a mainline can be constructed of 6 to 16 inch diameter line pipe. One can determine the necessary diameter required for API 5L Welded Steel Line Pipe by considering the volume of gas or liquid that the API 5L Welded Steel Line Pipe will be carrying as well as the pressure at which this will be transported