Abstract: Threaded connections including a pin member and a box member and a sealing metal. The pin member and the box member have wedge threads formed thereon, and the sealing metal is disposed between the wedge threads of the pin member and the box member. The sealing metal has a melting point lower than a tempering temperature of the pin member and the box member.

Abstract: A process to manufacture an oilfield component comprises selectively reinforcing a base material with an age-hardenable clad material and selectively heating at least a portion of the clad material such that it age-hardens and the base material remains at less than the tempering temperature of the base material. A body of a ram blowout preventer comprises, a low-ally base material, a vertical bore through the body and a horizontal bore through the body intersecting the vertical bore, wherein the body is heat treated by a process comprising selectively heating at least a portion of the clad material such that the clad material age-hardens and the base material remains at less than the tempering temperature of the base material.

Abstract: A process to manufacture an oilfield component including a base material and an age hardenable clad material comprises finish tempering the oilfield component at a selected time and at a selected temperature to temper the base material and age harden the clad material. A body of a ram blowout preventer comprises, a vertical bore through the body and a horizontal bore through the body intersecting the vertical bore, wherein the body is selectively reinforced with a clad material, and wherein the body is formed by a process comprising finish tempering at a selected time and at a selected temperature to temper the base material and age harden the clad material.

Abstract: A process to manufacture a ram blowout preventer, the process including: welding a bottom flange to a body, wherein at least one of the bottom flange and the body comprises a base material; selectively reinforcing the base material with an age-hardenable clad material; and heat treating the welded flange and selectively reinforced body to achieve selected properties in each of the clad material and the base material.

Abstract: Threaded connections including a pin member and a box member and a sealing metal. The pin member and the box member have wedge threads formed thereon, and the sealing metal is disposed between the wedge threads of the pin member and the box member. The sealing metal has a melting point lower than a tempering temperature of the pin member and the box member.