CRYOGENIC FORMING OF TYPE 301 STAINLESS STEEL,

Abstract

Deformation at subzero temperatures significantly increases the strength of 300 series, stainlesssteel alloys; Type 301 stainless steel exhibits the greatest response of any commercial alloy. High strength, cryogenically-formed, stainlessstell sheet can be produced, but welding reduces its strength. A process has been developed by which a welded preform is expanded at cryogenic temperatures to final size by internal pressurization. This technique has been used to produce pressure vessels of prototype and actual rocket motor case configurations. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 21, 1965
Accession Number
AD0467050

Entities

People

  • A. G. Imgram

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Pressure Vessels
  • Pressurization
  • Prototypes
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Stainless Steel
  • Steel

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Metallurgy