WELDING CHARACTERISTICS OF FOUR PROMISING 130 TO 150 KSI YIELD-STRENGTH SUBMARINE-HULL STEELS -- II.

Abstract

As part of the preliminary selection of compositions for an HY-130/150 steel, the properties of production heats of 3 3/4Ni-Cr-Mo-V, 5 1/4Ni-CrMo-V, and 7 1/2Ni-Cr-Mo steels were compared with those of HY-80 steel when all steels were heattreated to yield strengths in the range 130 to 150 ksi. The assessment included a determination of the crack susceptibility, toughness, and transformation characteristics of the heat-affected zones of the four steels. The latter two determinations indicated that minimum embrittlement and adequate hardenability of the heat-affected zones were obtained in the Ni-Cr-Mo steels when the nickel content was about 5 percent. The present study reports the crack susceptibility of the four steels when they were fabricated into cruciform test specimens by the manual shielded metal-arc (covered-electrode) process (with E11018 electrodes) and by the inert-gas-shielded metal-arc (MIG) process (with experimental HY-130/150 filler wires). (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 25, 1963
Accession Number
AD0423808

Entities

People

  • A. M. Rathbone

Organizations

  • U.S. Steel

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electrodes
  • Embrittlement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Naval Vessels
  • Naval Vessels (Combatant)
  • Physical Properties
  • Production
  • Ships
  • Submarine Hulls
  • Submarines
  • Toughness
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Yield Strength

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  • Materials science

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