200,000 psi hydraulic pressure vessel wall thickness?
200,000 psi hydraulic pressure vessel wall thickness?
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I'm Having a part machined with a cylinder shape approximately 14 inches in length with a cylinder hole in the center with a diameter of .930 . I have no idea how thick the cylinder wall needs to be. I have looked up and used hoop stress calculators online but I do not understand if they take into account the type of material that I am using. I will be using a high-grade 4340 vacuum melt steel. After the heat treating process is complete it will have a ultimate tensile strength of approximately 260,000 psi. I can get the material data sheet listed if that would help. This part needs to be able to withstand a 200,000 PSI working pressure. Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated. Thank you





RE: 200,000 psi hydraulic pressure vessel wall thickness?
I don't have much for answers, but here are few questions that might steer you toward some helpful tools/info.
What is this thing going to be used for?
Will this thing be load cycled many times?
Are there any special considerations for temperature, chemical reactivity, impact/sudden loading, others?
Have you looked into ASME Code for applicable sections?
You mention an ultimate tensile strength of 260 ksi. Why are you not looking at the yield strength? I would think that's a much more meaningful value to use here. Any yielding might result in a leak, depending on construction.
The strength values might not be consistent throughout the material thickness after heat treatment, depending on the process. Be sure that you're using correct, or at least conservative values.
RE: 200,000 psi hydraulic pressure vessel wall thickness?
There are thick wall hoop stress calculators, but I'd still suggest running the particular geometry for the entire assembly by an analyst.
If necessary, have a look at the maraging steels. Yields are from 200 to 350ksi. They machine easily before heat treat and change volume uniformly/predictably during heat treat. Being such a wonderful material they have but one major flaw - they are expensive. Still, they are in wide use because their upfront costs are offset by the performance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraging_steel
RE: 200,000 psi hydraulic pressure vessel wall thickness?
RE: 200,000 psi hydraulic pressure vessel wall thickness?
There are may possible designs available, but I would be cautious about the closure mechanism(s)- threaded/breech lock styles will warp/deform, bolted joints will require bolts and increase the size/weight/cost of the vessel.
RE: 200,000 psi hydraulic pressure vessel wall thickness?
RE: 200,000 psi hydraulic pressure vessel wall thickness?
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