AS 3597-2008

1-AS 3597-2008 STRUCTURAL AND PRESSURE VESSEL STEEL-QUENCHED AND TEMPERED PLATE
4-PREFACE
5-CONTENTS
6-1 SCOPE
6-2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
7-3 DEFINITION
7-3.1 Quenched and tempered low alloy steel
7-4 DESIGNATION
7-5 MATERIALS
7-6 STEEL-MAKING PROCESS
8-7 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
8-7.1 General
8-7.2 Cast analysis
8-7.3 Product analysis
9-8 MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES
9-9 FREEDOM FROM DEFECTS
9-9.1 General
9-9.2 Removal of surface defects
10-9.3 Ultrasonic testing
10-10 TESTING
10-10.1 Selection of test samples
10-10.1.1 General
10-10.1.2 Sampling and testing
10-10.2 Position and orientation of test pieces/frequency of testing
10-10.3 Preparation of test pieces for mechanical testing
10-10.4 Mechanical testing
10-10.4.1 Tensile testing (at room temperature)
12-10.4.2 Charpy V-notch testing
15-10.4.3 Retest
15-11 IDENTIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION
16-12 ROUNDING OF NUMBERS
16-12.1 General
16-12.2 Tensile properties
17-APPENDIX A - PURCHASING GUIDELINES
17-A1 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER
17-A2 INDEPENDENT TEST
17-A3 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE AND TEST CERTIFICATES
17-A3.1 Certificates of compliance
18-A3.2 Test certificates
18-A4 INSPECTION
19-APPENDIX B - ELEVATED TEMPERATURE TESTING OF GRADES 700 AND 700PV
19-B1 GENERAL
19-B2 TEST PIECE
19-B3 TEST METHODS AND RESULTS
19-B4 RETEST
21-APPENDIX C - INFLUENCE OF FABRICATION AND HEAT TREATMENT ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
21-C1 INFLUENCE OF HOT-FORMING AND STRESS RELIEVING ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
21-C2 INFLUENCE OF COLD-FORMING ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
22-APPENDIX D - USE OF GRADES 500, 600 AND 700 IN LIEU OF GRADES 500PV, 600PV AND 700PV