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How To Read PWHT Chart
How To Read PWHT Chart
11/30/2012 05:11:00 PM
Due to the advancement of metallurgy a lot many different materials are now used in mechanical
construction industry. In this a few are heat treated to improve mechanical properties.
Heat treatment is done because of two reasons 1 ) Process requirement 2) Material Requirement
Heat treatment can be done in many ways. Furnace heating, Oil fired heating, Electric resistance heating
etc.
There are different type of heat treatments like normalizing, annealing etc.
Here we are going to discuss about the graph which is generated in electric resistance heating for PWHT
(Post Weld Heat Treatment).
Below is the graph of a pwht process. Lets start reading it.....(Here i am discussing on the understanding
that you are a little bit familiar with the process....)
In this chart,
In X-axis each line to line distance represents 10Deg C (See it is written as X 100°C, that means in X
axis, 2 means 2 X 100°C= 200°C, 3 means 3 X 100°C= 300°C etc.)
In Y-axis each line to line distance represents half an hour. That means the time between 2 and 3
represents one hour.
These are the basics.
2) BC is SOAKING TEMPERATURE
3) CD is RATE OF COOLING curve
When you check the WPS you can see the required values for each of these.
1) AB: Rate of heating: In WPS it is mentioned as a maximum value. In the graph the rate of heating is
the slope of the curve AB. So the value of the slope should not be more than the value in WPS.
2) BC: Soaking Temperature: In WPS it is mentioned as a single value with some plus/minus allowance
along with time it is to be steady(mentioned as minimum)
Here in this graph it is 720Deg (Reading in X-axis) and for approximate 2hr and 10minute(this is an
approximation-Reading in Y-axis )
3) CD: Rate of cooling: In WPS it is mentioned as a maximum value. In the graph the rate of heating is
the slope of the curve CD. So the value of the slope should not be more than the value in WPS.
Loading Temperature: Loading temperature is the temperature at which controlled heating (maintaining
the rate of heating in the WPS) starts, up to which there is no need for controlled heating.
NB: Please check the speed of the chart movement in the PWHT machine, Normally it is 25mm/hr.