GENERAL MATERIAL NO: MS-1038

SPECIFICATION REV: A

TITLE:
DATE: 2/5/10
HSLA SHEET STEEL FOR BRAZIL BANJO APPLICATIONS
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ORIGINATED BY: FINAL APPROVAL:

Metallurgy and Materials Engineering S. Cook, Director-Metallurgy & Materials Engineering

1.0 SCOPE:

1.1 This specification is intended to capture the chemical and mechanical properties of HSLA steel per NBR
6656, Grade LNE-50.

2.0 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS:

2.1 ABNT (Associacao Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas), NBR 6656

2.2 ASTM E8: Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
2.3 ASTM E340: Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products

3.0 MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURE:

3.1 This steel is hot rolled and microalloyed using niobium, titanium and vanadium (either singly or in
combination

4.0 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION:

4.1 The chemical composition shall meet the requirements listed in Table 1. All elements are denoted in wt
% as a maximum allowed unless otherwise indicated.

Materia C S P Si Mn Al Nb Ti V
l
LNE-50 0.12 0.015 0.030 0.35 1.5 0.020 min. 0.12* 0.20* 0.12*
Table 1. Chemical requirements
*used singly or in combination; 0.20 max. total combined

5.0 MECHANICALTEST REQUIREMENTS:

5.1 Tensile testing shall be performed in accordance with ASTM E8 or an equivalent method. Values shall
meet the requirements shown in Table 2.

Material Ultimate Tensile (MPa) Yield (MPa) % Elongaton

LNE-50 560-700 500-620 18 min.
Table 2. Mechanical Property Requirements

6.0 REVISIONS:

Date Revision
5 Feb 2010 Initial Release