Pipe, gas

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OBJECT TYPE: ARCTIC GRADE/56 IN. DIAM.
DATE: 1977–1978
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.1065.001

MANUFACTURER: INTERPROVINCIAL STEEL & PIPE CORP. LTD.
MODEL: IPSCO ARCTIC GRADE
LOCATION: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 297.0 cm
Width: 142.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: 4082.0
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: INTERPROVINCIAL
Country: Canada
State/Province: Saskatchewan
City: Regina

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: SPECIALTY PIPE PRODUCED AND USED IN CANADA.
Function: TO CARRY NATURAL GAS ALONG THE ALASKA PIPELINE HIGHWAY, PARTICULARLY IN THE YUKON WHERE LARGER DIAMETER PIPE WAS NEEDED.
Technical: SAMPLE OF PIPE USED IN ALASKA PIPELINE HIGHWAY, A MEGA PROJECT UNDERTAKEN IN RESPONSE TO THE ENERGY CRISIS OF THE 1970S. TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING DUE TO PERMAFROST; PIPELINE OPPOSED BY ENVIRONMENTALISTS. THIS SECTION OF LARGE DIAMETER PIPE TYPICAL OF TYPE USED IN YUKON, NORTH OF BC AND ALBERTA SECTIONS OF PIPELINE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " IPSCO/ ARCTIC GRADE PIPE/ 56" diameter 540" wall/ PRODUCED BYINTERPROVINCIAL STEEL AND PIPE CORPORATION LTD./ REGINA SASKATCHEWAN CANADA " printed in black on pipe.
Missing: SAMPLE IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF.
Finish: BRIGHT ORANGE FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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INTERPROVINCIAL STEEL & PIPE CORP. LTD., Pipe, gas, circa 1977–1978, Artifact no. 1978.1065, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.1065.001/

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