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Unfortunately the grain size you have just calculated
is not achievable by commercial plate
rolling practice. We can achieve a grain size of ˜ 7 µm
using commercial rolling schedules but the short fall in yield
strength will be made up using the other strengthening mechanisms
that you have identified. The final composition of the steel
selected is that of a high strength low alloy
(HSLA) steel:
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0.1 C, 0.3 Si, 1.5 Mn, 0.01 Nb, 0.05 V and no free N
all in wt%
As you can see we have a lower carbon level than the
maximum allowed in the specification (this will give us better
weldability through a lower carbon equivalent). We also have
microalloying elements present, i.e. Nb and V, which provides the
precipitation strengthening required to achieve the desired yield
strength. |