The American Petroleum Institute specification API 5L is designed for transportation systems in the petroleum and natural gas industries for conveying gas, water, and oil. API 5L X65 is a steel grade of API 5L which specifies the manufacture of two product levels (PSL1 and PSL2) line pipe. WLD Steel also provides internal & external coating like Black paint, varnished, FBE coating, 3LPE coating and all lined pipe on steel pipes as per the customers’ requirement. WLD steel supply and manufactured a large inventory of API 5L X65 steel pipe in PSL1 and PSL2.
API 5l X65 Equivalent
API 5L |
Specification for line pipe |
Material Grade |
PSL1 |
L450 or x65 |
Material Grade |
PSL2 |
L450Q or X65Q
L450M or X65M |
API 5l X65 Chemical Composition
Grade |
C |
Si |
Mn |
P |
S |
API X65 |
0.16 |
0.45 |
1.65 |
0.020 |
0.010 |
X65 PSL 1 |
0.28 |
0.45 |
1.2-1.4 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
X65Q PSL2 |
0.18 |
0.45 |
1.7 |
0.025 |
0.015 |
API 5l X65 Mechanical Property
Grades |
Yield Strength |
Tensile Strength |
Elongation,(in 2in) |
x65 PSL 1 |
65,300 |
77,500 |
c |
X65Q, X65M PSL 2 |
65,300-87,000 |
77,600-110,200 |
f |
Differences between API 5L X65 PSL 1 and PSL 2
PSL |
PSL1 |
PSL2 |
Charpy testing |
None required |
Required for all grades |
Nondestructive inspection of seamless |
Only when the purchaser specifies SR4 |
SR4 mandatory |
Certification |
Certificates when specified per SR15 |
Certificates (SR 15.1) mandatory |
Traceability |
Traceable only until all tests are passed, unless SR15 is specified |
Traceable after completion of tests (SR 15.2) mandatory |
Hydrostatic Test |
Required |
Required |