Details on the validation of Heat treatment cycle of DTD 5070B/2618A ( aterial !

sed for validation is DTD 5070B"

#ro$rammin$ of the f!rnace for annealin$ sheet stoc% of the a&ove said material has &een carried as detailed &elo'( a) *ommencement of the #ro$ramme for annealin$ cycle starts from +oom tem,erat!re of the f!rnace cham&er to the annealin$ tem,erat!re (-80.*") &) /oadin$ of com,onents 'hen the f!rnace tem,erat!re is 0!st reachin$ -80.* (say -75.*" c) 1oa%in$ time of the char$e starts 'hen the f!rnace tem,erat!re re$ains -80.* and is %e,t at this tem,erat!re for 2 ho!rs) d) At end of soa%in$ o,eration3 coolin$ cycle starts at 280* ,er ho!r !,to 2500*) e) At the end of coolin$ cycle3 the hooter attached to the f!rnace 'ill &lo' 'hen the f!rnace is to &e s'itched off man!ally) f) The f!rnace char$e is allo'ed to f!rther cool do'n to +oom Tem,erat!re) T'o trials 'ere !nderta%en to esta&lish the Annealin$/1ol!tionisin$/#reci,itate Hardin$ of the said material3 details of 'hich is a,,ended &elo') T'o ,ieces of sheet stoc% as sho'n &elo' 'ere ta%en !, for carryin$ o!t the trials) a) 1heet stoc% of 1)2mm thic%ness &elon$in$ to ra' material &atch 4o) D0025/TA//1#5/512/06 received in H28 condition (1train hardened and ,artially annealed" 6 7T1 val!e of the stoc% 6 as ,er s!,,lier 228 4/mm2 5 as ,er 4A/ re,ort( H9 85 (annealed str!ct!re" &) 1heet stoc% of 1)6mm thic%ness &elon$in$ to ra' material &atch 4o):0025/TA//1#5/510/06 (received in T62 condition 6Hardness as received 208/215 4/mm2 ; as ,er 4A/ re,ort 121 H9" Details of Trial No.1: Annealing 'as carried o!t on -)11)2011 on &oth the s,ecimens of 1)2 < 1)6mm thic%ness as ,er the cycle indicated &elo'( (Heat No. 4621 refers" *ycle follo'ed( a) Trial ,ieces loaded at -820* at 11(12 A &) 1oa%in$ time rec%oned at -850* at 11(27 A c) 1oa%in$ ,eriod ended at 2(27 # d) 1!&se=!ently controlled coolin$ at 280* ,er ho!r started) e) >!rnace s'itched off 'hen the tem,erat!re dro,,ed do'n to 2500* and trial ,ieces allo'ed to cool f!rther to +T) Note: ?n this case3 at the time of loadin$ the char$e3 the f!rnace tem,erat!re at -85 * 'as already in the soa%in$ cycle) As s!ch3 the annealin$ cycle time is rec%oned from 11)27 A itself and hence ta%en as three ho!rs) Hardness check: a) Hardness chec%ed on 1)6mm material for reference ,!r,ose only and o&served to &e H+@ 55356356) &) Hardness chec%ed on 1)2mm material; &!t 'as o&served fictitio!s as the material thic%ness did not ,ermit chec%in$ hardness in H+@ 1cale d!e to its annealed condition)(Hardness o&served as H+@ 203-83-8" To ascertain the forma&ility of c!rved com,onents3 1ho, 'as as%ed to form com,onents 'ith critical &ends) >orma&ility 'as fo!nd satisfactory)
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Solutionising 'as carried on 15)11)2011 on the formed com,onents and test s,ecimen of &oth the thic%nesses as ,er the cycle indicated &elo') Heat No.4627 refers) (For information: The soaking period was provided by Material Science Division, NA as !" to #$ min%tes for sheets of thickness & to !mm vide letter dated 'th (%ne !$$&) *ycle follo'ed( a) >ormed com,onents alon$ 'ith Test ,ieces Test ,iece loaded at 5010* at 8(52 A &) 1ol!tionisin$ tem,erat!re 5250* attained 10(0- A and the cycle rec%oned then on c) The char$e 'as !nloaded at 10(-1 A (soa%in$ time rec%oned as 28 min!tes" 6 ,ermitted 20 to -0 min!tes) d) A!ench delay time is o&served as - seconds) (#ermitted !,to 5 seconds for 1)2mm material and 7 seconds for 1)6mm material 6 +efer 4A//4A#/017" Hardness check: Hardness chec%ed after a la,se of 72 ho!rs and fo!nd as H+@ 82380381 for 1)2mm material and H+@ 88387387 for 1)6mm material) These val!es are also for reference only) Precipitation treatment carried o!t on 18)11)2011 on the formed com,onents and test s,ecimen of &oth the thic%nesses as ,er the cycle indicated &elo') Heat No.4633 refers) *ycle follo'ed( a) A$in$ cycle ,ermitted as ,er DTD 5070 literat!re is( heatin$ at a tem,erat!re of 185B50* for 8 to 15 ho!rs and s!&se=!ently air coolin$ to +oom Tem,erat!re &) Trail no51 com,onents alon$ 'ith Test ,ieces 'ere loaded at 1860* at 5(-- # c) A$in$ tem,erat!re 1800* attained at 5(-5 # (on 18)11)2011"3 and this 'as ta%en as startin$ time of the cycle) d) A$in$ o,eration com,leted at 8(-5 A on neCt day i)e) 18)11)2011 (i)e) after 15 ho!rs" e) 1!&se=!ently air cooled to +oom Tem,erat!re Hardness check: Hardness chec%ed and o&served as 6 H+@ 88388387 for 1)2mm thic% sheet and H+@ 88388388 for 1)6mm thic% sheet) Mechanical Testing Res lts: Three tensile test s,ecimens ta%en o!t of 1)6mm thic%ness sheet and 'ere s!&0ected to load test on 2)12)2011) The res!lts 'ere o&served as !nder( 0)2D Eield 1tren$th Test 1,ecimen 4o)1 Test 1,ecimen 4o)2 Test 1,ecimen 4o)287 281 285 #a #a #a 7ltimate 1tren$th -68 -7-70 #a #a #a D @lon$ation 7 8 6

(Test +e,ort 4o)1TTD/1?F/T+562 dated 2)12)2011 of 1tr!ct!ral Technolo$ies Division refers" As ,er 1tandard3 the 7T1 re=!ired is -8 G$/mm2 (min" and D @lon$ation sho!ld &e 5) Details of Trial No.2: a) +a' material Batch 4o) of 1)2mm thic%ness material &) +a' material Batch 4o) of 1)6mm thic%ness material 5 D0025/TA//1#5/512/06 5 :0025/TA//1#5/510/06

Annealing carried o!t on 8)11)2011) Heat No. 4624 refers) *ycle follo'ed( a) Trial52 com,onents alon$ 'ith Test ,ieces loaded at -700* at 11(-8 A &) 1oa%in$ time rec%oned at -850* at 11(22 A c) 1oa%in$ ,eriod ended at -(22 # d) 1!&se=!ently controlled coolin$ at 280* ,er ho!r started) e) >!rnace s'itched off 'hen the (f!rnace" tem,erat!re dro,,ed do'n to 2500* and allo'ed to cool) Hardness check: Hardness chec%ed on 1)6mm material for reference ,!r,ose only and o&served to &e H+@ 523 523 52) Solutionising carried o!t on 28)11)2011( Heat No. 4641 refers) *ycle follo'ed( a) Trial52 com,onents alon$ 'ith Test ,ieces loaded at 5010* at 10(17 A &) 1ol!tionisin$ tem,erat!re 5-00* attained 10)-2 A and the cycle rec%oned then on c) Trial52 com,onents alon$ 'ith Test ,ieces !nloaded at 11)00 A (cycle time rec%oned as 28 min!tes" 6 ,ermitted 20 to -0 mts) d) A!ench delay time is o&served as - sec) (,ermitted !,to 5 sec) for 1)2mm material and7 sec) for 1)6mm material" Hardness check: Hardness chec%ed after a la,se of 72 ho!rs and fo!nd as H+@ 87388388 for 1)2mm material and H+@ 87387386 < H+@ 85387386 for 1)6mm material) These val!es are also for reference only) Precipitation treatment carried o!t alon$ 'ith test s,ecimens on 5)12)2011( Heat No.4644 refers *ycle follo'ed( a) *har$e loaded into the f!rnace at 16(25 hrs) at 181.* &) >!rnace attained the tem,erat!re of 180.* at 2(56 # on 5)12)2011) This 'as rec%oned as start of the cycle) c) A$in$ cycle com,leted on 6)12)2001 at 7(56 A d) *har$e 'as air cooled to +oom Tem,erat!re (after 15 ho!rs"

Hardness check: Hardness chec%ed and o&served on test ,iece as 6 H+@ 87387385 for 1)2mm thic% sheet and H+@ 88387388 for 1)6mm thic% sheet) Hn the trial com,onents3 it 'as o&served as H+@ 87387388 for 1)2mm thic% sheet and H+@ 88388388 for 1)6mm sheet) Mechanical Testing Res lts: Tensile test s,ecimens ta%en o!t of 1)2 and 1)6mm thic%ness sheets and 'ere s!&0ected to load test on 22)12)2011) The res!lts 'ere o&served as !nder( 0)2D Eield 7ltimate 1tren$th 1tren$th >or 1)2mm thic% sheet -28 #a 218 >or 1)6mm thic% sheet 275 #a -66 D @lon$ation #a #a 10 11)8

(Test +e,ort 4o)1TTD/1?F/T+565 dated 22)12)2011 of 1tr!ct!ral Technolo$ies Division refers" As ,er 1tandard3 the 7T1 re=!ired is -8 G$/mm2 (min" and D @lon$ation sho!ld &e 5)