BS EN 10225-4:2019

This standard BS EN 10225-4:2019 Weldable structural steels for fixed offshore structures. Technical delivery conditions is classified in these ICS categories:

• 77.140.10 Heat-treatable steels
• 77.140.75 Steel pipes and tubes for specific use

This document specifies requirements for submerged arc welded (SAW) and high frequency welded (HFW) cold formed hollow sections to be used in the fabrication of fixed offshore structures.

The thickness limit for SAWL circular hollow sections is up to and including 50,8 mm, for HFW circular hollow sections up to and including 25,4 mm and for HFW square and rectangular hollow sections up to and including 12,5 mm.

Greater thicknesses for SAWL hollow sections can be agreed provided the technical requirements of this European Standard are maintained.

This European Standard is applicable to steels for offshore structures designed to operate in the offshore sector but not to steels supplied for the fabrication of subsea pipelines, risers, process equipment, process piping and other utilities. It is primarily applicable to the North Sea Sector, but may also be applicable in other areas provided that due consideration is given to local conditions e.g. design temperature.

Minimum yield strengths up to 700 MPa are specified together with impact properties at temperatures down to –40 °C.