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    Quench/temper of normalize material

    Thanks, Metengr. Much faster response than my A.I., who has to take it back to Design Survey (days/weeks). I was aware of UG-85, but wasn't sure if I could apply it to other forms besides plate. We are working with closed and open die forgings. Again, something for our A.I./Design Survey to...
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    Quench/temper of normalize material

    We have forgings supplied in accordance with ASME SA350-LF2 Class 1 in the Normalized condition (P1 Group 2). The hardness came in between 130 and 140 HBN, which is too soft for our application (galling issues). We segregated a portion of the material to which we applied a quench and temper...
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    Flat Heads and UG-34

    SnTMan; What we are trying to do is design a clamp connection similar to Appendix 24, except replace one of the Hubs by a Flat Head. I attached a sketch of a general configuration. According to Fig UG-34(m) for a mechanically locked Head, the diameter "d" should be taken as the outside...
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    Flat Heads and UG-34

    We are designing an assembly subject to internal pressure that will use a circular flat head that is retaining mechanically at the outer diameter (Fig UG-34(m)). The head must meet Sec VIII Div 1. Is the Equation 't = d*sqrt(CP/SE)' only applicable to the plate center where maximum bending...
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    Welding Q&T P1 Steels

    Thanks for the replies. Weldstan: The material is essentially SA350-LF2 Class 1 with 46 ksi minimum yield. That covers all three grades. The A105 will be manufactured to a fine grain practise to satisfy the requirements of SA350. Metengr: I agree normalizing is a better way to go, but the...
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    Welding Q&T P1 Steels

    We are manufacturing a vessel/pipe fitting from triple certified material, i.e. SA105 / SA350-LF2 Class 1 / ASTM A694 Grade F46. Our Regulatory Authority (R.A.) has stated that they will register the fitting in the Normalized only condition. Our Material Supplier says to consistently achieve...
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    Solver Non-Negative Variables - VBA command

    I didn't see the "AssumeNonNeg" function in MSDN until you listed it. It is there. My Bad! Thanks IRstuff.
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    Solver Non-Negative Variables - VBA command

    I am writing an Excel 2010 VBA code that calls Solver and I need to tell Solver to uncheck the "Make Unconstrained Variables Non-Negative" box. The default is "True", ie. the box is checked. When I uncheck the box and run my code, and ask Solver to return the state of the box...
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    External Pressure on a Flat Head

    Are there rules in ASME Sec VIII Div 1 that covers the design of flat heads on a vessel under vaccuum?
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    How do I cut the sharp knife edge off of a thread start

    What you are trying to do is known as a "Higbee Cut" or "Blunt Start" of a thread. I've done it on Solid Edge, but I haven't sat down and figured it out on SW, but I'm expecting the process to be similar. In Solid Edge, there's a command called Helical Cutout. You create a plane at the point...
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    Old ASME Allowable Stress Criteria

    Thanks, JT. You get a star!
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    Old ASME Allowable Stress Criteria

    Does anyone have a copy of ASME Section II Part D prior to the change in the Allowable Stress Safety Factor from 4.0 to 3.5? S(Allowable) = S(Tensile)/4.0 I need to know, from Table 1-100 the safety factor used for establishing the allowable stress using YIELD STRENGTH. In 2007E...
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    NACE MR0175 and PWHT Requirements

    strider6 - I agree with your statement re: WPS. In an earlier post, you stated: "... WPS / PQR tells you that if you do the weld following the WPS you'll have always hardness within the limits". However SJones stated: "the PQR in no way guarantees that the final weld has a hardness that...
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    NACE MR0175 and PWHT Requirements

    SJones - agreed! The Purchaser pays the bills, so it will be pretty obivious how this will get resolved. I just need to know if I'm interpretating the NACE Spec correctly. We can do a surface survey, but there is nothing in MR0175 that deals specifically with this method (only cross sectional...
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    NACE MR0175 and PWHT Requirements

    How would you perform hardness testing on the production weld that would meet MR0175? Figures 2,3 and 4 depict a hardness survey of the weldment cross-section (for WPS qualification purposes), not the inner and outer surface accessable on an actual vessel plate. Would I need to make a...
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