JFE Steel develops pipes for deep gas fields.(Metals and alloys)(Brief Article) From: New Materials Japan | Date: December 1, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 International Newsletters. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

JFE Steel Corporation has developed stainless steel pipes that can be used in gas fields more than 5000 metres underground, and as global development of gas fields--which are considerably deeper-lying than oil fields--increases, the company will target sales towards resource development firms.

The seamless pipes contain 15% of chrome by weight, helping them withstand the higher concentration of sulphur and other corrosive gases found at those depths. The pipes' metal all...