THE EFFECT OF METALLURGICAL VARIABLES IN SHIPPLATE STEELS ON THE TRANSITION TEMPERATURES IN THE DROP-WEIGHT AND CHARPY V-NOTCH TESTS

Abstract

The effects of composition and ferrite grain size on drop-weight transition temperatures were stdied. To provide an internal check and to permit comparisons with other investigations, parallel studies were made on V-Notch Charpy specimens. The experimental steels covered the following ranges in composition: 0.10/0.32% carbon, 0.30/1.31% manganese, 0.02/0.43% silicon, and nil/0.136% acid soluble aluminum. These ranges were intentionally wider than the limits permitted for ship plate. Although most of the data were obtained on hot-rolled samples, some plates were heat treated in order to cover a wider range in ferrite grain size. The study showed that carbon raises and manganese, silicon, aluminum and finer ferrite grain sizes lower both drop-weight and Charpy transition temperatures. Quantitatively, variations in composition and grain size have a more marked effect on Charpy transition temperatures than on the drop-weight transition temperature. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 03, 1962
Accession Number
AD0294827

Entities

People

  • F.w. Boulger
  • W.r. Hansen

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Elements
  • Grain Size
  • Manganese
  • Metals
  • Ship Plates
  • Transition Temperature
  • Transitions

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Metallurgy