Threaded connection for pipes and method for producing threaded connection for pipes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11920703-B2
Application number	US-202017758605-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2020
Priority date	Feb 19, 2020
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

A threaded connection for pipes according to the present embodiment includes a pin, a box, and a Zn—Ni alloy plating layer. The pin has a pin contact surface that includes an external thread part. The box has a box contact surface that includes an internal thread part. The Zn—Ni alloy plating layer is disposed on or above at least one of the pin contact surface and the box contact surface. The Zn—Ni alloy plating layer contains graphite.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A threaded connection for pipes, comprising:
a pin having a pin contact surface that includes an external thread part;
a box having a box contact surface that includes an internal thread part; and
a Zn—Ni alloy plating layer disposed on or above at least one of the pin contact surface and the box contact surface, wherein
the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer contains graphite.

2. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 1 , wherein
when a content of a whole chemical composition of the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer is 100.0 at %,
a Ni content in the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer is 5.0 to 35.0 at %.

3. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 2 , wherein
when the content of the whole chemical composition of the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer is 100.0 at %,
a graphite content in the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer is 30.0 to 60.0 at %.

4. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 3 , wherein a thickness of the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer is 1.0 to 50.0 μm.

5. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 4 , further comprising a lubricating coating on or above at least one selected from the group consisting of the pin contact surface, the box contact surface, and the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer.

6. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 3 , further comprising a lubricating coating on or above at least one selected from the group consisting of the pin contact surface, the box contact surface, and the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer.

7. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer is 1.0 to 50.0 μm.

8. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 7 , further comprising a lubricating coating on or above at least one selected from the group consisting of the pin contact surface, the box contact surface, and the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer.

9. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 2 , further comprising a lubricating coating on or above at least one selected from the group consisting of the pin contact surface, the box contact surface, and the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer.

10. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 1 , wherein
when the content of the whole chemical composition of the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer is 100.0 at %,
a graphite content in the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer is 30.0 to 60.0 at %.

11. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 10 , wherein a thickness of the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer is 1.0 to 50.0 μm.

12. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 11 , further comprising a lubricating coating on or above at least one selected from the group consisting of the pin contact surface, the box contact surface, and the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer.

13. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 10 , further comprising a lubricating coating on or above at least one selected from the group consisting of the pin contact surface, the box contact surface, and the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer.

14. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer is 1.0 to 50.0 μm.

15. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 14 , further comprising a lubricating coating on or above at least one selected from the group consisting of the pin contact surface, the box contact surface, and the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer.

16. The threaded connection for pipes according to claim 1 , further comprising a lubricating coating on or above at least one selected from the group consisting of the pin contact surface, the box contact surface, and the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer.

17. A method for producing a threaded connection for pipes, the method comprising the steps of:
preparing a pin having a pin contact surface that includes an external thread part; a box having a box contact surface that includes an internal thread part; and a plating solution containing a zinc ion, a nickel ion, and graphite; and
forming a Zn—Ni alloy plating layer, by electrolytic plating, on at least one of the pin contact surface and the box contact surface by bringing at least one of the pin contact surface and the box contact surface into contact with the plating solution.

Assignees

• Nippon Steel Corp
• Vallourec Oil & Gas France

Inventors

• Ishii Kazuya
• Goto Kunio

Classifications

• F16L15/006 Primary

  with straight threads · CPC title

• F16L58/182

  for screw-threaded joints · CPC title

• E21B17/042 Primary

  Threaded · CPC title

• F16L15/04

  with additional sealings · CPC title

• C25D7/003

  Threaded pieces, e.g. bolts or nuts · CPC title