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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2015
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Vallourec Mannesmann Oil and Gas France, Aulnoye-Aymeries, FR;
Kunio Goto, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Kamimura, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Keishi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Michihiko Iwamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuichi Imai, Tokyo, JP;
Stephanie Rai, Marloing, FR;
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS FRANCE, Aulnoye-Aymeries, FR;
Abstract
In a threaded joint for pipes constituted by a pin and a box, each having a contact surface comprising a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion, the contact surface of the pin has a solid corrosion protective, preferably transparent coating based on a UV-curable resin and the contact surface of the box has a solid lubricating coating having plastic or viscoplastic rheological behavior which is preferably formed by the hot melt technique from a composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer, a wax, a metal soap, a corrosion inhibitor, a water-insoluble liquid resin, and a solid lubricant.