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~~~------------ -------~---~- -------------TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroductoryAn Introduction ................................................................ 1H. Stuart, Niobium Products Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USAMetallurgical Fundaments for HSLA Steels ........................................ ~. 3-P. E. Repas, USS Technical Center, Monroeville, PA, USA -High Strength Low Alloy Steels - International Iron and Steel InstituteReport from the Committee for Technology ....................................... 15J. Lessells, British Steel Corporation, Swinden Laboratories, Rotherham,South Yorkshire, Great BritainJustification for the Use of HSLA Steels in Various Applications ...................... 31S. S. Hansen, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bet~/~hem, PA, USADevelopment and Application of High Strength Steels for Cost andWeight Reduction ............................................................. 43D. J. Naylor, British Steel Corporation, Swinden Laboratories, Rotherham,South Yorkshire, Great BritainOil and Gas IndustryAlloy Design Options and Compositional Trends for HSLA Line Pipe .................. 61J. M. Gray, Microalloying International, Inc., Houston, TX, USAExperience in Supply of Arctic Line Pipe for Soviet Construction Projects ............. ff1P. A. Peters, H.-G. Hillenbrand, Mannesmannrohren-werke AG, Ruhr, FRGRecent Development of Line Pipe Steels at China Steel Corporation .................. 79Shyi-Chin Wang, Shi-Rong Chen, Chuen-Taur Wu, Yeong-Tsuen Pan,China Steel Corporation, Ta/wan, R.O. C.Industrial Data on the First API X80 Line Pipe Produced in Latin America .............. 87V. Lazzari, S. Machado, C. Silva, O. Neto, J. Moreira, COSIPA Works,Sao Paulo, BrazilFracture Control in Natural Gas and CO 2 Pipelines ................................. 95A. B. Rothwell, NOVA Corporation~of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaTrends in Development and Availability of HSLA Line Pipe Steelsin Developing Countries ...................................................... 109P.J.P. Bordignon, CBMM, sao Paulo, BrazilInduction Bending of High Strength Line Pipe for Severe Service Application ......... 123C. H. Moore, Associated Piping & .fngineering Company, Clearfield, UT, USAOffshore InstallationExperiences with Structural Steels in the Offshore Industry ........................ 131M. M. Salama, M. L. Peterson, W. H. Thomason, Conoco Inc., Ponca City, OK, USADevelopment in Microalloying and Processing of HSLA Steelsfor Offshore Structures ....................................................... 143M. Katakami,Nippon Steel, Oita, Japan; N. Mori, T. Haze, Nippon Steel,Sagamihara, Japan; K. Ito, Nippon Steel, Tokyo, JapanWeldability of Steels for Offshore Structures ..................................... 163P.H.M. Hart, The Welding Institute, Abington, Cambridge, UKDevelopments in the Weldability and Toughness of Steelsfor Offshore Structures ....................................................... 175A. Batte, P. R. Kirkwood, British Gas Engineering Research Station,Newcastle upon Tyne, UKv

_._._-- -._-------------Factors Influencing Fracture Toughness of Steel Weld Metal Fabrication . ............. 189S. R. Baja, Welding Institute of Canada, Oakville, Canada; T. H. North, Universityof Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; K. G. Leewis, Welding Institute of Canada,Oakville, CanadaFracture Mechanics Testing of HSLA Steels for Offshore Applications . ............... 195C. Thaulow, 0. M. Akselsen, M. Hauge, B. Melve, A. J. Paauw, G. Rorvi/f,J. K. Solberg, J. Troset, SINTEF, Trondheim, NorwayApplication of TMCP Steels for Shipbuilding and Offshore Structures . ............... 205H. J. Kim, Welding and Materials Research Institute, Hyundai Heavy IndustriesCo., Ltd., U/san, Korea; W. Y. Choo, Research Institute of Industrial Science& Technology, Pohang, KoreaAdvanced TMCP Steel Plates for Offshore Structures . ............................. 215K. Ohnishi, Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd., Kasima Gun, Ibaraki, Japan;J. Furusawa, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Md., Amagasaki City, Hyogo, Japan;S. Suzuki, A. Inami, .R. Someya, S. Sugisawa, Kasima Gun, Sumitomo MetalIndustries Ltd., Ibarakl, Japan \-..Marine, Military and Pressure Vessels\,Extensive Use of High Strength Steel Plates Produced by TMCPin Construction of Ships and Offshore Structures . ................................ 225C. Shiga, Y. Nakano, Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Chiba, Japan;K. Amano, E. Kobayashi, Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Kurashiki, Japan;H. Yajima, A. Kawamura, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Nagasaki, Japan;T. Nawata, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Hiroshima, JapanHigh Strength Plate Steels for Defence Applications .............................. 235R. H. Phillips, Materials Research Laboratories, Department of Defence,Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; J. G. Williams, BHP Steel International Group,Wollongong, NSW, Australia; J. E. Croll, Bunge Industrial Steels Pty Ltd.,Wollongong, NSW, AustraliaProperties and Prospects of Application of a HSLA Steel (WDL-60)with Low Susceptibility to Weld Crack . .......................................... 249Chen Xiao, Iron & Steel Research Institute of Wuhan Iron & Steel Co.,Wuhan, P.R.ChinaProperties and Microstructures of Copper Precipitation Aged Plate Steels ............ 259A. D. Wilson, E. G. Hamburg, Lukens Steel Company, Coatesville, PA, USA;D. J. Colvin, S. W. Thompson,' G. Krauss, Colorado School of Mines,Golden, CO, USAThe Effect of Welding and Fabrication Operations on the Toughnessof A710 Steel ................................................................ 277W. Bolliger, Giovano/a Freres SA, Monthey, Switzerland; R. Varughese,Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA; E. Kaufmann, Wei-Fang Qin,A. W. Pense, R. D. Stout, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USAStructure and Properties of ULCB Plate Steels for HeavySection Applications ......................................................... 291C. I. Garcia, A. J. DeArdo, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAThe Behavior of VoN HSLA Steel in Manufacture of Spherical Pressure Vessel ......... 301W. Y. Zhou, Z. Q. Lu, G. M. Cao, Chinese Society of Metals, Beijing, P.R.ChinaVI

.----... _-------------------------Automotive and Off-HighwayHigh Strength Steels in Automobiles - Past Difficulties to Future Challenge .......... 311R. G. Davies, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, USAThe Past, Present and Future of High-Strength Sheet Steelsin the Automobile ............................................................ 319M. S. Rashid, C. Kim, General Motors Research Laboratory, Warren, MI, USAManufacturing Condition and Automotive Use of Bake HardenableSteel Sheets ................................................................ 327K. Yamazaki, T. Horita, Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokai-shi, Aichi, Japan;Y. Umehara, T. Morishita, Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JapanHow to Improve Mechanical Properties of High Strength Steelsfor the Automotive Industry ................................................... 337W. Bleck, Thyssen Stahl Aktiengesellschaf, Oberhausen, FRG;A. Massip, Thyssen Stahl Aktiengesellschaf, Duisberg, FRG;L. Meyer, Thyssen Stahl Aktiengesellschaf, Friedrichsfeld, FRG;W. MOschenborn, Thyssen Stahl Aktiengesellschaf, Dinslaken, FRGHigh-Strength Cold-Rolled Sheet for Automobiles . ................................ 345K. Olsson, K.-I. Nilsson, Swedish Steel Strip Products, Borlange, SwedenInfluence of TM-Rolling Parameters on Properties of Microalloyed ColdRolled Steels . ............................................................... 353L. G.E. Vollrath, VOl, Dusseldorf, FRG; R. Hackl, Kh. G. Schmitt-Thomas,Tech. Universitat MOnchen, FRG; D. Daub, Hoesch Hohenlimburg AG, FRGMicroalloyed Steels for Automobiles - Developments at Tata Steel .................. 359M. D. Maheshwari, A. N. Mitra, T. Mukherjee, J. J. Irani, The Tata Iron and SteelCompany, Inc., Jamshedpur, IndiaProduction Properties and Application of HSLA Steels in Crane andVehicle Construction ......................................................... 365J. Degenkolbe, B. MOsgen, U. Schriever, Thyssen Stahl AG, Duisburg, FRGDirection of Development of Microalloyed Forging Steels for MotorCar Industry . ................................................................ 373A. Guimier, Renault, Boulogne Billancourt, France;P. Charlier, Le Bronze Industriel, Bobigny, FranceEvaluation of Medium Carbon Microalloyed Steels for ConnectingRod Applications ............................................................ 381D. Bhattacharya, R. S. Cline, Inland Steel Company, East Chicago, IN, USA;G. A. Garitson, Cummins Engine Company, Columbus, IN, USAHigh Strength Steels fo~' Off-Highway Vehicles and Mining Equipment . ............... 389G. Tither, Niobium Products Company Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USAApplication of HSLA Steels for Construction of Railroad Tank Cars . .................. 411D. H. Stone, w. S. Pellini, Association of American RailnfaCis, Chicago, IL, USAVII_ ...__.-----..----