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ASME Sect. VIII Div.1 2007 ed.+ Add.2009

VI. Requirements for Postweld Heat Treatment

(a) The UCS-79 provisions shall apply in addition to the general rules for forming given in UG-79.
(b) Carbon and low alloy steel plates shall not be formed cold by blows.
(c) Carbon and low alloy steel may be formed by blows at a forging temperature provided the blows
do not objectionably deform the plate and it is subsequently postweld heat treated.
(d) Vessel shell sections, heads, and other pressure boundary parts of carbon and low alloy steel plates
fabricated by cold forming shall be heat treated subsequently (see UCS-56) when the resulting
extreme fiber elongation is more than 5% from the as-rolled condition and any of the following
conditions exist :
- Extreme fiber elongation is more than 5%
(1) The vessel will contain lethal substances either liquid or gases (see UW-2)
(2) The material requires impact testing
(3) The thickness of the part before cold forming exceeds 5/8 in (16 mm)
(4) The reduction by cold forming from the as-rolled thickness is more than 10%
(5) The temperature of the material during forming is in the range of 250°F to 900°F

For P-No. 1 Group Nos. 1 and 2 materials the extreme fiber elongation may be as great as 40%
when none of the conditions listed above in (1) through (5) exist.

(e) When vessel shell sections, heads, or other pressure boundary parts of carbon and low alloy steel
plate are cold formed by other than the Manufacturer of the vessel, the required certification for
the part shall indicate whether or not the part has been heat treated.

Calculation of extreme fiber elongation for shell

Symbols :
ts = plate thickness for shell = 0.591 in 15.00 mm
th = plate thickness for head = 0.630 in 16.00 mm
thact = plate thickness for head after forming (max 6%) = 0.603 in 15.32 mm
Di = inside diameter of shell = 74.61 in 1895.00 mm
Do = outside diameter of head after forming = 75.76 in 1925.63 mm
Rfs = final center line radius of shell = 37.30 in 947.50 mm
Rfhc = final center line radius of head at central part =0.9*Di = 67.15 in 1705.50 mm
Rfhk = final center line radius of head at knuckle part =0,17* Di = 12.683 in 322.15 mm
Ro = original center line radius:
for flat plates (shell & head at central part) = ~ in ~ mm
for head at knuckle part = 67.15 in 1705.50 mm

* For shell (single curvature) :

% extreme fiber elongation = 50*ts*(1-R fs/Ro)/Rfs = 0.792 % < 5%

* For head (double curvature) :

% extreme fiber elongation = 75*th*(1-R fhc/Ro)/Rfhc at central part = 0.70 % < 5%

% extreme fiber elongation = 75*th*(1-R fhk/Ro)/Rfhk at knuckle part = 3.02 % < 5%

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Conclusion:

No. Description YES NO

1 Extreme fiber elongation more than 5%
- Shell x
- Head x
2 The vessel will contain lethal subtances either liquids or gases x
3 The material requires impact testing x
4 Thickness of the part before cold forming exceeds 5/8 in (16 mm) x
5 The reduction after cold forming from the as-rolled thickness is more than 10% x
6 The temperature of the material during forming is in the range of x
250°F - 900°F (121°C - 482°C)

Therefore heat treatment after forming is required

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