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A: General [Table of Contents] C: Miscellaneous

DNV-OS-B101 Metallic Materials

[-] Ch.2: Technical Provisions
[-] Sec.6: Testing Procedures
[-] B: Test Methods

Ch.2 Sec.6
B. Test Methods

Ch.2 Sec.6
B 100   Tensile testing at ambient temperature

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
101
   Symbols related to tensile testing.
Rm=  tensile strength
Re=  yield stress (yield point)
Rp=  yield strength (proof stress)
Rt=  yield strength (proof stress), total elongation
A=  percentage elongation after fracture
Z=  percentage reduction of area.


Ch.2 Sec.6 B
102
   Upper yield stress (ReH) is the highest value of stress measured at the commencement of plastic deformation at yield; often this value is represented by a pronounced peak stress. The test shall be carried out with an elastic stress rate not exceeding 30 N/mm2 per sec.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
103
   When no well-defined yield phenomena exists, either the yield strength at 0.2% non-proportional elongation (Rp0,2) or the yield strength at 0.5% total elongation (Rt0.5) shall be determined according to the applicable specification. The test shall be carried out with an elastic stress rate not exceeding 30 N/mm2 per sec.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
104
   For determination of tensile strength (Rm) of ductile materials, the speed of the testing machine during the tensile test shall not exceed that corresponding to a strain-rate at maximum load of 40%/min. For brittle materials, like cast iron the elastic stress rate shall not exceed 2.5 N/mm2 per sec.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
105
   The elongation generally means elongation determined on a proportional gauge length raster , or 5 d and has the designation A5.

If the material is a ferritic steel of low or medium strength and not cold worked, the elongation may also be measured on a non-proportional gauge length Lo after agreement. In that case the required elongation Ao is calculated from the following formula:

raster

A5 = the required elongation in % for test piece with gauge length raster

So = the cross-sectional area of the test piece in question

Lo = the gauge length in question

The elongation value is valid if the fracture occurs at least the following distance from the end marks of the gauge length:
round test piece: 1.25 d
flat test piece: b + a


Ch.2 Sec.6 B
106
   For the purpose of determining the different designations related to tensile testing, three different types of test pieces may be used: Round, flat and full cross-section test pieces, see Fig. 1.

The following symbols are used:
d =  diameter
a=  thickness
b =  width
Lo=  gauge length
Lc=  parallel test length
So=  cross-section
R=  transition radius
D=  external tube diameter
t=  plate thickness

raster

Fig. 1   Tensile test pieces.


Ch.2 Sec.6 B
107
   The gauge length Lo may be rounded off to the nearest 5 mm, provided that the difference between this length and Lo is less than 10% of Lc.

The parallel test length shall be parallel within acceptable tolerances. Tolerances according to ISO 82-1974 will be accepted.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
108
   For plates, wide flats and sections with thickness 3 mm or more, flat test pieces of full product thickness according to alternatives A and B shall generally be used. When the capacity of the available testing machine is insufficient to allow the use of test piece of full thickness, this may be reduced in thickness by machining one of the rolled surfaces. Alternatively, for materials over 40 mm thickness, proportional round test piece according to alternative C may be used. When round test piece is used it shall be positioned with its axis at one-quarter of the thickness from a rolled surface.

Alternative A, proportional flat test piece:
at
b25 mm
Lo raster
 Lc@  raster
R25 mm

Alternative B, non-proportional flat test piece:
at
b25 mm
Lo200 mm
Lc@ 225 mm
R25 mm

Alternative C, proportional round test piece:
d10 mm to 20 mm, preferably 14 mm
Lo5d
Lc³ Lo + d/2
R10 mm


Ch.2 Sec.6 B
109
   For sheet and strips with thickness t less than 3 mm, flat test piece with the following dimensions shall be used:
at
b12.5 mm
Lo50 mm
Lc@ 75 mm
R25 mm


Ch.2 Sec.6 B
110
   For forgings, bars, cast steel and nodular cast iron, proportional round test piece according to alternative C in 108 shall be used. The test piece for materials with a specified minimum elongation A5 £ 10% shall have transition radius R ³ 1.5d.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
111
   For propeller casting the diameter shall not be less than 14 mm.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
112
   For bars of small dimensions a full cross-section test piece may be used.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
113
   For grey cast iron the test piece shall have dimensions as stipulated in Fig. 2.

raster

Fig. 2   Grey cast iron test piece.


Ch.2 Sec.6 B
114
   For tubes, test piece according to alternative A or B below shall be used.

Alternative A:

Full cross-section test pieces with plugged ends.
Lo raster
Lc@ Lo + D

Lc is the distance between the grips or the plugs, whichever is the smallest.

Alternative B:

Strip
awall thickness of the tube
b12 mm
Lo raster
Lc@ Lo + 2 b

Ch.2 Sec.6
B 200   Bend testing

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
201
   Flat bend test piece as given in Fig. 3 shall be used. Edges on tension side to be rounded to a radius of 1 to 2 mm.

raster

Fig. 3   Bend test piece


Ch.2 Sec.6 B
202
   For plates, structural sections and sheets, test piece with the following dimensions shall be used:

a = as rolled thickness t of material

b = 30 mm

If the as rolled thickness t is greater than 25 mm, it may be reduced to 25 mm by machining on the compression side of the bend test piece.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
203
   For forgings, castings and semi-finished products, test piece with the following dimensions shall be used:

a = 20 mm

b = 25 mm

Ch.2 Sec.6
B 300   Impact testing

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
301
   Impact testing shall be carried out as Charpy V-notch test according to the specification in question. The average value of three test pieces shall be determined and meet the specified minimum requirement. One individual value may be below the specified value, provided that it is not less than 70% of that value.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
302
   The Charpy V-notch impact toughness is the absorbed energy, expressed in Joule (J), the symbol being KV.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
303
   The Charpy impact test machine shall be of a type having a gap of 40 mm, a striking velocity between 4.5 and 7 m/sec. and a striking energy of 290?±?10 J for a standard test. The angle between the striking edges of the pendulum shall be 30° with the edge rounded to a radius 2 to 2.5 mm. (Pendulum according to ASTM E 23 will also be accepted.)

The point of impact of the hammer shall be in the centre line of the notch. The scale of the machine shall be calibrated to an accuracy of +0.5% of the machine's maximum striking energy. Impact test machines with a striking energy of less than 290 J are acceptable. In such cases, KV shall be supplemented with an index giving the striking energy.

For example, KV145 indicates that a striking energy of 145 J has been used.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
304
   Samples may be flame-cut but the notch shall not be closer to a flame-cut edge than 25 mm. The notch shall be made in a single cut by a special milling cutter. The cutter shall be kept sharp so that the shape of the notch is correct and cold working at the base is avoided as far as possible. The cutter shall be systematically checked at intervals not exceeding 100 test pieces.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
305
   Dimensions and tolerances for Charpy V-notch test pieces shall be as given in Table B1.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
Table B1 Charpy V-notch test pieces. 
Dimensions Nominal Tolerances 
Length 55 mm 0.60 mm 
Width
- standard test piece
- subsize test piece
- subsize test piece  

 10 mm
7.5 mm
5 mm 

 ±?0.11 mm
±?0.11 mm
±?0.06 mm 
Thickness 10 mm ±?0.06 mm 
Angle of notch 45° ±?2° 
Depth below notch 8 mm ±?0.05 mm 
Root radius 0.25 mm ±?0.025 mm 
Distance of notch from ends
of test piece 
27.5 mm ±?0.42 mm 
Angle between plane of symmetry
of notch and longitudinal
axis of test piece 
90° ±?2° 



Ch.2 Sec.6 B
306
   Standard Charpy V-notch test pieces with width 10 mm shall be used, except when the thickness of the material does not permit this size. In such cases the largest obtainable of the subsize test pieces with width 7.5 mm or 5 mm shall be used. The required energy values are then reduced to 5/6 and 2/3 of tabulated values, respectively. Impact tests are generally not required when the material thickness is less than 6 mm.

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
307
   The temperature of the test piece at the moment of breaking shall be the specified temperature within ±?2°C.

Test temperature shall be stated in the certificate.

raster

Fig. 4   Charpy V-notch test piece

Ch.2 Sec.6
B 400   Determination of grain size

Ch.2 Sec.6 B
401
   Where the austenitic grain size is specified, it shall be determined according to methods described in recognised standards. At least one sample shall be taken from finished material from each ladle. For rolled products the sample is preferably to be taken from the thickest piece rolled. The grain size numbers refer to the ASTM scale described in ASTM E112.
A: General [Table of Contents] C: Miscellaneous