Paper 9.1 - Steel Innovations Conference 2013 Christchurch-Ver4.pdf
Paper 9.1 - Steel Innovations Conference 2013 Christchurch-Ver4.pdf
Paper 9.1 - Steel Innovations Conference 2013 Christchurch-Ver4.pdf
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Toughness of Pre-strained <strong>Steel</strong><br />
• <strong>Steel</strong> 310UC158 G300+<br />
Specimens taken from<br />
25mm thick column flanges<br />
• <strong>Steel</strong> pre-strained in<br />
uni – axial tension<br />
– 4.9%, 9.8% & 17.7%<br />
• Specimens prepared from<br />
pre-strained material for:<br />
Charpy V-Notch CVN,<br />
tensile and CTOD, testing at<br />
various temperatures.<br />
• Naturally Aged for at least<br />
2 months<br />
C Mn Si S P Ni V Nb Ti Al N<br />
0.17 1.47 0.10 0.014 0.017 0.007 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.025 0.0064<br />
Table 1 Mill certificate chemical analysis of 300Plus 310UC158, wt-%