Heat Treatment in S-275-J2 STEEL PLATE
Heat Treatment in S-275-J2 STEEL PLATE
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Hello, we got a deformation in a 9 mm plate, S-275-J2, of a storage tank, for error some fitters tried to correct the problem applying flame straightening but they heating up 10 cm length directly above the weld, we decided to make it a hardness test and we got 205 and 225 HB in the HAZ, our client says that we got to do a full PWHt in the weld, that have 2,5 m of length but only 10 cm was really affected, in API 582 says that the max hardness it can be 225 HB and 200 in crack-inducing environments (that is our client requirement), API 650 indicates that we can have a max of 22 HRC, It's really need it to do a PWHt?; The weld its in the upper rings ;Its this hardness value a critic indicator that the weld its going to fail?





RE: Heat Treatment in S-275-J2 STEEL PLATE
It makes no difference what I or anyone else recommends because your client has provided a requirement for you to follow. I would perform local stress relief at 1100 to 1150 deg F using a bulls eye approach with electric resistance heating elements to soften (temper) the local hard spots from flame straightening. As this is done, the deformation may come back because of relieving residual stresses from flame straightening.
RE: Heat Treatment in S-275-J2 STEEL PLATE
RE: Heat Treatment in S-275-J2 STEEL PLATE
RE: Heat Treatment in S-275-J2 STEEL PLATE