iH MIBRARY & DOCUMENTATION CENTRE LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITER |STAUCTION GROUP PB No 979 Mount POONAMALLEE ROAD APAKKAM, MADRAS-600 089 te s|sr cs x 1 SCOPE it , This standard covers three gradks’ of plain ‘eatbon steel plates 5 mm thick and above, intended for use. in_ pressure vessels for inter” mediate and high temperature service which include boilers a) Grade 1 — Low tensile steel plates for fite boxes and boiler plates which require welding, flanging ot flame cutting; b) Giade 2 — Medium tensile steel plates which can be used for welding, flame sulting, and fenging inthe Hot condition Grade 3 — High tensile steel plates which can be used for welding, flame cutting, and hot flanging under controlled conditions. 2 REFERENCES 2.1 The following Indian Standards arenecessary adjuncts to this standard. ° 1S No. Tile 228: 1966 Methods for chemical analysis 7 of steel 71599 1985 Method for bend test (second i revision 91608 :1972 Method for tensile testing of : steel products ( first revision ) 422511979 Recommended practice _ for aT straight beam ultrasonic testing Of steel plates ( fise revision) 891071978 General technical delivery requirements for steel and steel products 12457: 1988 Code of practice for evaluation, repairs and acceptance limits of surface defects to steel plates - and wide flats ‘ 3 TERMINOLOGY 3.0 For the purpose of this standard, the following definition shall apply. 3.1 Plates as Rolled ‘This term refers to the unit plate (5 mm thick and above ) as rolled from the slab or directly IS 2002; 1992 Indjan Standard {oma scm STEEL PLATES.EOR PRESSURE VESSELS FOR [m . INTERMEDIATE-AND HIGH TEMPERATURE SERVICE INCLUDING BOILERS — SPECIFICATION ( Second Revision ) from an ingot, ia its relation to the location and number of specimens, and not to its condition, 4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Genetal requirements relating to the supply of steel plates for pressure vessels shall conform to 1S 8910: 1978 5 MANUFACTURE 5.1 Steel shall be manufactured by any process fof steel making exc2pt Bsssemzt process. Ir may be followed by secondary refining or secondary vacuum treatment. S11 The steel shall b2_ fully killed, An ‘austenitic grain size of 2 to 5 as determined by the carburizing method specified ia IS 2853: 1964 is recommended 6 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION 6.1 The ladle analysis of the materi catsied oyt either by the method speci the relevant parts of IS 228 or any other estab- lished instrumentaljchemical method shall be as given in Table I. In case of dispate the procedure given in 1S 228 and its relevant parts, shall be the referee method. 62 Permissible variation in case of product analysis from the limits specified in 6.1 shall be as follows: Constituent Variation Over the Specified Maximum or Under the Minimum Limits Percent Carbon 003 Silicon 003 Sulphur ‘0-005 ‘Phosphorous 005 ‘Manganese 005 ‘NOTE — Variation shall_not 6 applicable both Over aad under the spzclled limits ia several Geisrminations ina heat = u 7 HEAT TREATMENT ‘Unless specified otherwise, plates above 12 mm thickness shail be supplied in the normalized condition. 1is 2002 « 1992 aay, 33 Bor om a re a Qe ort @ @ (6) * Veh py 5950-120 1 015-035 3 "030-120 015-035, : ‘NOTES: eee wd 1 Carbon content over the menimom specie shall be increased by’ For plates over 25 mm up to and including 65.m For plates over 65 mm thick—004 %, Max 2 Aluminium content shall not exceed: ot pistes vp to 150 mm thick—0 020% ). For plates over 150 mm thick--0 035% 3,Nirousp content, shall not exceed 0 012%, ‘check analysis, 4 Residcal copper shall not exceed 0 10 percent This 1m thick—002 %, Max should be ensured by the manufacture by oecasionat '§ Whenever any alloying clements are added for achioving strength, maximem carbon equivslent shall not ‘exceed 0 4d for steels to be veed for weldiog, rbon Bauiaent (CB ) based on nde anayis c+ ME 4 SEEMOEY 4 NI 8 FREEDOM FROM DEFECTS 8.1 Pletes shall be cleanly rolled to the dimensions specified The material shall be free from harmful defects, Scale pits and other minor sunfge defects moay. be removed by ding. The depth of grinding being such {hat the thickness of the plate shall not go below tke specified value, at the spot where the dress- ing is done. The ‘grinding shall be even and smooth and skall be widened enough to remove sharp ridges. Dressirg with a hammer or welding or defective spots shall not be permitted 8.2 Edge imperfect may be rectified subject to mutual agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer: 8.2.1 Lamirar type discontinuties, 25mm and Jess in lergth and visible to the unaided eye on the edges of a plate, as prepared for shipment by the manufacturer are acceptable and do not require exploration. 8.2.2 All larger discontinuties shall be explored to determine their depth and extent. Disconti- nuties shall be considered continuous when ocated in the same plane within 5 percent of the plate thickness and separated by a distance Jess than the length of the smaller of two adjacent. discontinuities. 8.2.3 Repair by Welding Repair welding shall be permitted only with the approval of the purchaser. Preparation for repair welding shall include inspection to assure complete removal of the defect. Repair if permitted shall be done as per IS 12437 : 1988. ‘Table 2 Permissible Deviations from the Nominal Thickness and Permissible Difference in Thickness of the Same Plate ‘ (Clause 9.1) ‘Nominal Permissible Deviation Permissible Differences Hetween the Smallest and Largest ‘Thickness from the Nominal Thickness ‘Thickness of the Same Plate for Nominal Widths From Upto bet Usual lower deviation From 600 From2000” From 2500 From 000 From 300 “aot fromthe nominal upto but upto but © upto but © uptobut upto 4 600 including thickness Bo Bolin ot in mot ine Gluding cluding ©=—ehuding = cluding 2.000 2500) 3.000 3.500 5 8 4ht 09 09 10 10 a 8 is 442 09 10 10 an MW 15 25 +13 10 M a2 12 13 2s 40 +4 MW 12 12 13 1 40 80 rs 12 13 14 14 ts so 150 22 13 1 15 1s 16 inciuded 10 Above "150 To be agreed between supplier and purchaser 29 TOLERANCES 9.1 Thickness The tolerance on thickness shall comply Table 2 92 ‘The tolerance on width shall comply to Table 3. 9.3 Length The tolerance on Table 4 Iength shall comply to 94 Flatness The permissible deviation from flatness for_any 2.000 mm of length shall not exceed the Timits given in Table 5 Table 3_ Permissible Upper Deviation from the Nominal Width in Case of Plate with Cut Edges (Clause 9.2) Permissible De ion « ‘Over the Nominal From Upto but not, Wide ‘aciuding mm a i) @ 00 2.000 20 2.000 3.000 2s 3.000 4.000 30 Included Table 4 Permissible Upper Deviation from the Nominal Length (Clause 9.3) = ‘Permissible Upp Deviation from 1 ‘Nominal Length sath ip to but a Tacludiog om o @ @ ee 4.000 20 4.000 6 000 30 6.000 8000 40 8.000 40.009 50 10.000 5 415.000 100 Vy * IS 2002: 1992 {f™~ 7 Cor ‘SY ‘Table 5 Permissible Deviations from Flatness (Clause 9.4) ‘Nominat Thickness, mm Deviation From Up to butnot ‘including, mm a @ @ 5 8 2 8 15 nn 15 25 10 25 40 9 0 150 8 including 9.4.1 For the test of deviations from flatness, the plates shall ‘be laid on a flat horizontal surface. They shall rest ficely thereon and be subjected only to their own weight. The devia tion fiom flatness is deemed to be the maximum distance between the plate and a straight edge 2.000 mam long, which can be laid in any desired direction. Only that part between two points of contact between the plate and the straight edge may be taken into consideration. The deviations from flatness shall be measured at a distance of at least 25 mm from the longitudinal edges and a least 200 mm from the ends of the plate 9.8 Rolling Mass Permissible deviation from the theoretical mass shall comply to Table 6. 10 CALCULATION OF MASS ‘The mass of plate shall_be calculated on the basis that steel weighs 7°85 g/om* 11 SELECTION OF TEST SAMPLES ILA Test samples of the required size shall be cut transverse to the rolling direction, from the center of the top end of each rolled plate (see Fig. 1) 11.2 The size of the test sample should be such that a retest specimen, if necessary, may be prepared from it Table 6 Permissible Upper Deviation from the Theoretical Mass ( The values shown in the {able below apply to consignments weighing 25 tons, up to but not including 75 tons ) (Clause 9.6 ) ‘Nominal Tuickness From Upto but” —_ ‘not From 600 including up to but, not inelud~ ‘ing 2 000 o @ @ @ 5 3 1 7 8 18 12 6 15 25 13 43 2s 4 a4 35 0 80 18 35 30 150 22 35 including Over 180 Permissible Upper Deviation from the Theoretical Weight in Bercentage for Nominal Wieth ‘rom 2000 From 2500 From3000 From3 500 uptopit _uptobut but aot ~ upto 4 000 notinelud- ot inelud- includ ‘ng 2300 ing 3.000 ing 3500, eo © oO © TS 85 3 a 6 65 7 15 4s 5 5 38 35 4 4 4 35 4 4 4 35 35 35 33 To be agreed between supplier and purchaser. 31S 2002 : 1992 Test Stas, uePER END t 48 seace ron ||| S SERS" ||| 8 =|! — 7 Gest sins cower eno Y All dimeasions in millimetres Fig. 1 Position or Test STRIPS IN ROLLED PLATES. 11.3 Test samples shall not be removed from the plates except with the approval of the purchaser or his authorised representatives 114 Before the test samples are parted from the plates, fall particulars regarding cast number, Fize, mass and the mass rolled from each cast, shall ‘be furnished by the supplier to the purchaser, ALS The test samples shall not be annealed or otherwise subjected to any further heat treat ment, The samples should be parted from the piates only after heat treatment of the plate, if any 116 Any straightening of the test sample, which may be required shall be done cold, 11.7 The cut edges of the test bars shall be so finished that any possible influence on the pro- peities of the material, due to the cutting Table 7 Mechai process, is satisfactorily removed. All rough edges shall be smoothened out by suitable means. ‘The rolled surface of the material should be maintained on the test bar 118 In case of'a plate not exceeding 7 meters jn length one sample: shall be taken from one end of each rolled plates, In case of a plate exceeding 7 meters in length, one sample shall be taken from both ends of each plate. 12 TENSILE TEST 424 Test shall be selected as per clause 11 12.2 The tensile stress, yield stress and pei centage clongation, ‘when determined” in accordance with IS 1608 : 1972, shall conform to the requirements specified ia Table 7, sample 12.2.1 The rolled surfaces shail be retained on the two opposite faces of the test piece where placticable. If the test piece has to be reduced In thickness for testing purposes, at least one surface should be as roiled 12.22 Should the test piece break outside the middle half of the gauge length and the per- centage elongation is less. than that specified, the test may be discarded=et the’ option of the suppliet and another test made from the same test samp 12.3 Subject to mutual agreement between the purchaser and the suppliet, ,the supplier shall guarantee the required yield stress at any higher Exmperature (£0 i 123.1 The plate manufacturet should satisfy the boiler maker and his rep-esentative that the steel supplied is capable of meeting the value (By). a) i) By producing adequate record of test results on the type of steel concerned; and fi) By showing that the steel supplied actually conforms to the requirements, by ladle analysis and by a statement that, the manufacturing processes. has remained comparable; or 1 Properties (Clause 12.2) Grade ‘Tensile Strength Yield Stress [Elongation on 3 65/50 MPa MPa, Min Gauge Lengtt, Min domes ie Tw TIS eke WDIo Bio 10Yt0 100° 350) 40° "60100380 oOo @ 8 9 © M & 19) ay 1 360to 2601035010 «2352252200185 4 23 490°” 480° 80 2 41010 41010 40010 26585 HS 2S 200 2 2 30° 530° 530 3 H60to 450t0 4010 © 290285280285 230 a 20 seo” 370.570 4) In abserce of data mentioned in (a) (), by proof stress test at the design tempera- ture strated on the individual order, NOTES 1 By special arrangement between the plate manu= facturer and the boiler maker and/or his represen tative, proof stress test may be required for the individual order 2 For all steels ( Carbon ) 8) Whea the steel maker has collected a sufficient umber of tests for application to a statistleal Gefinition of £, on the grade of steel; £, should bbe equal to the average value of the lest’ results at temperature "less two standard devi ) When a sufficient number of test results are not available E; should be taken as a mipimum value guaranteed by the steel maker which should. be Checked at the time of acceptance. For carbon ‘tec the value of the proof stress given by the, fratio E;/Ru (taken from Table §) may be taken, ~ [without verification at the lime of acceptance. 13 BEND TEST ~ 413.1 Test ‘samples shall be selected -as per Gleuse 11 aoe % 13.2 The bend test shall “be carried out in accordance with IS 1599 ; 1985. : 13.2.1 The test pieces shall be about 230 mm Jong and not Jess than 40 mm wide. ‘The test, piece, when cold, shall withstand without frac- ture Being bent over through 180°, either by ressure ot by slow ‘and steady blows from a umimer till the internal diameter is not greater than twice the thickness of the test piece ithe case of Grade 1 and Grade 2 plates and three times the thickness of the test piece in the case ‘of Grade 3 plates 2 43.2.2 During the test, the rolled surface shall be on the tension side. Fest 44 HOMOGENEITY TEST (FOR GRADE 1 PLATE FOR FIRE BOXES ONLY ) ° 14.1 The object of this test is to open and render visible to the eye any internal defect in the steel, like blow holes, inclusions, ete. The test shall be done at the rate of one test per © east. _ 14.2 One test piece 230 mm long and not less than 40 mm wide, shall be prepared as given “under 13.2.1. “For plates 20 mm and urder in thickness, the “test piece shall be .nicked or “grooved, about 1°S mm deep, transversely in three places at 50 mm intervais starting at 50mm. “Table 8 “Minimum Values for the Rati IS 2002: 1992 from one end. The first and third grooves shall be on one face and the middle one on the opposite face. For plates over 20 mm in thick= ness, the grooves shall be about 3 mm deep The test piece shall be broken at each groove by hammering or by pressing. 14.3 The fiacture shall be clean and shall not show any seam, lamination, blow holes or inclusions more than 6 mm in length in the case of plates 20 mm and under in thickness and not more than 10mm in length in the case of plates over 20 mm in thickness 144 Three typical photographs (Fig 2,3 and 4) showing boiler plates of 10 mm. thickacss indicating acceptance and unacceptable limits are given below for guidance only 418 ULTRASONIC TESTING (25 mm THICK. AND ABOVE ) eer 15.1 If agreed between the manufacturer and consumer plates ( 25 mm thick and above ) shall be tested for ultrasonic testing in accordance with IS 4225 : 1979 for internal soundness. 15.2 Acceptance Standards ~~ 45.2.1 Any discontinuity indication causing a total loss of back reflection which cannot be contained within a circle, the diameter of which is 75 mm or one half of the plate thickness, whichever is greater is unacceptable. sa 18.2.2 Acceptable adjacent discontinuity indi- cations shall be separated from each other by a distance equal to or larger than the larger of the adjacent discontinuity indications unless the djacent defects can be contained ina circle of ameter equal to the acceptance standard for a single defect. pagreate 4 15.3 Supplementary Requirements Supplementary . requirements if any, will be specified in the purchase order. 16 OTHER TESTS 16.1 Any test other than those specified above, may be agreed upon at the time of inquiry and order é 17 RE-TESTS I71 Should aay one -of the test pieces, first selected, fail to pass any of the tests specified in this standard, two ‘further “samples » shall be Of the Stress at Proof Limit 0.2 Per cent at Elevated ‘Temperature ( E, ) to the Minimum Specified Tensile Strength at Room Temperature ( R } Bis) of Carbon Steel Boiler Plates “[ Clause 12.3.1 ( Note 2)] Tae Feaperatore EC ase awe EC ETS ry EyRe 04 038° 036 034 033-032 01 030 >, NOTE — For temperature lower than 300°C, any test roquited for asceptance purposes (i ie made a 500°C tn which cate the proof tec should be aot of previoys tests at these lemperstires ) showld default of records less than the value obtained by calculation from the specified minimum tensile strength. 51S 2002 : 1992 Fic. 3° PHorograra SHOWING Fixs GRaINeD Fracture Witz PerMissiat® DErect — ACCEPTABLE. MAGNIFICATION 2 X.- selected for testing in, fespect of each failure. If the test pieces prepared from. both. the additional samples comply with the requirements of the test, the material ' represented by the samples, shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of that particular test, If the test piece from either of the samples fails in test, the material represented by the test samples shall be liable for rejection. 38 RUST PROTECTION If so desired by the purchaser, each plate shall be painted with one coat of boiled linseed oil or a suitable rust preventive material ( as agreed to between the supplier and the purchaser) after inspection and acceptance Fig. 4 Puororara SHowinc Presence OF LAMINATION — Nor ACCEPTABLE. y Maoniricarion 2 x 19 MARKING 19.1 Every plate shall be legibly marked with “‘) Manufacturer's name or trade-mark, if any b) Cast number or identification mark by which the steel can be traced to the cast from which it was made and Plate number so that correlation with T.C. is possible ©) The direction of final rolling. 19.2 The material may also be marked with the Standard Mark. ‘