L450MB | 1.8975 Material Datasheet

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Material Description

Material Number Material Name Material Number (single) Standard Scope Standard Status Country Predecessor Successor VDA 231-106 classification
1.8975 (DIN EN 10208-2 : 2009-07) L450MB 1.8975 DIN EN 10208-2 : 2009-07 DIN EN 10208-2 : 2009-07 replaced by DIN EN ISO 3183 : 2018-09 Replaced Germany L450MB L450ME 1.1.1 1)
1) Remark: Steel L450MB is produced as welded pipe for flammable media in condition thermomechanically rolled formed. Its yield stress is between 450 and 570 N/mm². The steel is weldable, its carbon equivalent CEV accounts for max. 0.43. To the welding seam (welding methods SAW, COW) applies a mandrel-diameter for the bending test of 6x nominal thickness of the pipe. Pipes are available with interior and exterior coating. Main fields of application are long-distance pipelines for flammable liquids (e.g. crude oil and natural gas products) as well as for compressed and liquefied flammable gases. Pipes acc. to DIN EN 10208-2 : 1996-08 also fulfil the conditions decisive for the consumption acc. to standards 5L, 5LX and 5LS of the American Petroleum Institute (API). When using these pipes has to be considered the Technical rule for flammable liquids (Technische Regel für brennbare FlüssigkeitenTRbF 301).

Chemical Composition

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Mechanical Properties

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Cross Reference

Material Name Country Standard
L450MB Europe EN 10208-2
X65ME International ISO 3183 1)
L450ME International ISO 3183 1)
Grade X65 PSL2 USA API 5L
X65ME USA API 5L 1)
5LX65 USA API 5L 1)
1) Source: Stahlschlüssel 2016, Verlag Stahlschlüssel Wegst GmbH, Marbach

Producer/Supplier/Trade names

Tradename Supplier
L450MB Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, Salzgitter
L450MB EUROPIPE GmbH, Ratingen
L450MB Salzgitter Mannesmann Stahlhandel GmbH, Düsseldorf
X65 ArcelorMittal Commercial Germany, Cologne