DEVELOPMENT OF A 7 1/2NI-CR-MO STEEL FOR SUBMARINE-HULL APPLICATIONS.

Abstract

Extensive studies on Laboratory and production heats indicate that most of the requirements for an HY-150 steel can be met by a quenched and tempered 7 1/2Ni-Cr-Mo steel. Preliminary welding studies on the 7 1/2Ni-Cr-Mo steel indicated that the notch toughness of the heataffected zone was similar to that of the unaffected base metal, and that the heat-affected zone was susceptible to restraint cracking to about the same degree as that of HY-80 steel. Recently, the Bureau of Ships lowered the yieldstrength objective for the higher strength submarine-hull weldment form a minimum of 150,000 psi to the range 130,000 to 150,000 psi because prospects for the development of a matching filler metal are much better in the reduced yield-strength range. Laboratory studies are now in progress to develop an HY-130/150 weldment. Preliminary results indicate that the required properties can be obtained in a steel with a nickel content significantly lower than 7 1/2%. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 28, 1962
Accession Number
AD0459567

Entities

People

  • J. V. Alger
  • Lew F. Porter
  • Robert M. Brown
  • S. J. Manganello
  • W. J. Murphy

Organizations

  • U.S. Steel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Metal
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Metals
  • Notch Toughness
  • Physical Properties
  • Production
  • Ships
  • Submarine Hulls
  • Submarines
  • Toughness
  • Welding
  • Weldments
  • Yield Strength

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  • Metallurgy