FLAME STRAIGHTENING AND ITS EFFECT ON BASE METAL PROPERTIES

Abstract

The suitability of flame-straightening methods now used on conventional ship steels for the higher strength ship steels is questionable. The report discusses some of the potential problem areas that need evaluation to examine this subject. Based on a survey of pertinent literature it is shown that only limited data applicable to this subject are available. The data analysis covered the nature of distortion, flame-straightening techniques, and the effects of both single and combined thermal cycles and plastic strain cycles on material properties. An experimental program is presented that is designed to generate background data on conventional steels and several higher strength steels directly pertinent to flame straightening. These data will subsequently be evaluated to ascertain suitability of the flame-straightening procedure for various ship steels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0691555

Entities

People

  • H. E. Pattee
  • R. E. Monroe
  • R. M. Evans

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Base Metal
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Naval Architecture
  • Residual Stress
  • Sheet Metal
  • Shipbuilding
  • Tensile Properties
  • Tensile Stress
  • Yield Strength

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  • Criminal Law
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Systems Analysis and Design