Description / Abstract:
The steel is intended for applications requiring moderate
mechanical properties and in which welding may be required. In
thickness of 0.187 inch and less, a minimum tensile strength of
180,000 psi can be obtained by proper heat treatment, and lower
strengths in greater thicknesses. The hardenability of the steel
does not assure through-hardening to a uniform structure in sizes
greater than 0.500 inch in thickness or diameter of equivalent
round.
Condition (A): More time in the annealing furnace is required to
attain condition (A) than condition (MA). Condition (A) material
possesses more desirable forming properties.
Condition (MA): The modified annealed condition is intended to
provide a more favorable base for quench-and-temper heat treatment
than condition (A).