API P110 / SM110XS

Material Data Sheet

General description
API P110 / SM110XS is a low alloy High Strength Carbon steel OCTG casing material suitable for
severe Sour Service applications. API P110 / SM110XS is a validated full fledge Sulfide Stress
Cracking (SSC) resistant material developed based on SMC110 manufacturing experience.
SSC failure mechanism is a form of Hydrogen embrittlement in combined presence of H2S, water and
tensile stresses. NSSMC pioneered the development of a 110 grade material able to resist specific sour
service applications in the early 90s, under SMC110 name.
Diameters: 2-3/8 to 16
Weights: as per API 5CT/ISO 11960

Reference document

Proprietary SM-110XS. TGP-3159 (latest revision)

API 5CT / ISO 11960
NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156-2
API 5C1 / ISO 10405
NACE TM0177

Applicable environment
API P110 / SM110XS is designed to provide 110 SMYS physicals for casing applications,
while remaining SSC resistant in Severe Sour service condition corresponding to region 3,
High H2S combined with low pH, as defined by NACE MR0175/ISO15156-2 (Fig 1).

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Fig. 1 : Sour Service regions in the pH vs H2S diagram

* Note : Even though this low pH corner is considered non-sour as far as H2S is concerned, caution needs to be exercised, as
High Strength materials may become susceptible to Environmental Cracking (EC) even with no or very limited H2S.

There is a fair amount of confusion in relation to the H2S partial pressure limit applicable to 110 ksi sour
service material.
ISO 11960 in its 2011 revision recognizes the existence of C110 material. The actual application of this
ISO C110 material in terms of sour service is left up to the end user judgment through the following
statement ISO 11960 (2011 revision) paragraph 7.14.1
Quote
General guidance:
The purchaser should refer to ISO 15156-2 or ANSI-NACE MR0175/ISO 15156-2 for guidance on the
usage of grades C90, T95 and C110. Particular attention should be given to the application of grade
C110 in ISO 15156-2 or ANSI-NACE MR0175/ISO 15156-2 SSC regions 2 or 3, as this material is not
suitable for all sour (hydrogen sulfide containing) service applications.
NOTE: The SSC test is for quality control purposes and does not qualify the material for any specific
sour service application. It is the product users responsibility to ensure that the product is suitable for the
intended application.
Unquote
Referring to ISO 15156 / NACE MR0175, ISO specified C110 application is restricted to either Region 1
per fig 1, or to any H2S partial pressure as long as the material is exposed to temperature always
exceeding 65C (150F).
SM110XS is a validated full fledge Sulfide Stress Cracking (SSC) resistant material usable for
casing applications anywhere within Regions 1, 2 & 3 of ISO 15156-2 pH versus H2S partial
pressure diagram, that is any combination of ppH2S and temperature under in situ pH occurring
in production environments.
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Manufacturing
Process

Description

Steel making

Ladle refined, fully killed and vacuum degassed; continuously cast to a

fine grained practice

Pipe making

Seamless

Heat treatment

Quenched and Tempered

Specified mechanical properties

Yield strength
ksi

Tensile
strength
ksi

Elongation
%

Hardness
HRC

Min

Max

Min

Min

Max

110

125

115

API Formula

30.0

Technical Note

Application: Unlimited H2S

Tested: 85% SMYS, 1bar
H2S, NACE A, Sol-A

Physical and thermal properties

unit

25C

50C

100C

150C

200C

250C

Kg/m3

7750

7740

7730

7720

7700

7680

GPa

212

211

209

206

203

200

Poisson's Ratio

0.30

0.30

0.30

0.30

0.29

0.29

Tensile strength
de-rating

100

96.3

94.3

95.2

95.2

95.2

Yield strength
de-rating

100

95.8

93.8

92.3

88.2

86.8

x10-6 m2/s

11.9

11.9

11.5

11.0

10.3

9.74

x106 J/m3

3.49

3.61

3.72

3.83

3.97

4.17

Thermal Conductivity

W/m deg.C

41.5

42.9

42.8

42.1

40.9

40.6

Specific Heat

J/Kg deg.C

450

466

481

496

516

543

Thermal expansion

x10-6 / deg.C

12.5

12.3

12.4

12.6

12.8

Density
Young's modulus

Thermal Diffusivity
Heat Capacity

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Technical information
Temperature increase tends to minimize materials SSC susceptibility, and this tendency can be
observed on API grades as well where, according to NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156-2, at higher
temperature exposures high strength materials can be used in Region 3 of NACE MR0175/ISO15156-2
pH-H2S domain diagram (please refer to Fig 1).
Referring to API P110 grade in particular, this material can be used in high H2S environments if and only
if the material is exposed to temperatures exceeding 80C / 175F (Fig. 2):

Fig. 2 : SSC Temperature thresholds for API Carbon steel grades according to NACE MR0175 /
ISO 15156-2.

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Fig. 3 : API P110 / SM110XS SSC resistance versus H2S pressure and temperature
- 4 point bent beam test at 90% AYS,
- H2S partial pressure from 10 to 100 bars,
- Test temperature from 24 to 107C
- Test solution: 5% NaCl
- Test duration from 720 hrs to 2160 hrs
- pH values from 3.0 to 3.50

The above test verified API P110 / SM110XS SSC resistance as a function of temperature and H2S
partial pressure. These conditions were selected to maximize the H2S partial pressure within the gas
phase known to be the most severe in terms of SSC.

Storage and handling procedure

Health, Safety and Environment
While state-of-the-art HSE rules are applied throughout manufacturing process, proprietary and specific
HSE regulations shall be applied along the life cycle of the pipe until it reaches its final position in the
well, according to each operators rules. This particularly applies to all phases of handling and
transportation, assembly on the rig floor, and rig return if applicable. OCTG are heavy and by nature
unstable. Special care shall be paid to potential risks of injury whenever handling OCTGs. Walking on
pipes shall be avoided at all times. Usage of Personal Protection Equipments (PPE) is mandatory.
Equipment and procedures will be established to capture the possible wastes generated during
maintenance (cleaning, coating, doping) and disposed according to local regulations. This applies in
particular to storage dope, running dope, or cleaning water wastes.
Best practices for transportation, handling and storage of OCTG in general are covered by ISO 10405 /
API RP5C1. In addition to these general rules, specific care is recommended pertaining to SMC110,
because improper handling could affect the material performances and by extension the corrosion
resistance :
Prevention of Spot Hardening

MDS refer to SM110XS -NSSMC

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