* 'O008C8CCe0C08 é° BRC-CORP 37:74.F Section 3. LUE BRITTLENESS Seetion 3._BLUE BRITTLENESS Definition of the Problem © strength accompanied sny steels exhibit an increase in tensile stréngt! or herefore, called “blue brittleness", [8 norma’ Sctines an a 000h of eaneaceleser tontdangs seetenege™ TE dteetied of normalized low carbon steels of very low alloy content, which have been strained at temperatures of about 260-270°C (500-518°F). The impact Finiles techs uct seeels at room tenperatures is lover than thee ot Tova eeapeetls_t2 Which the sane anount of strain has becr opened ty Yoon temperatures. Discus ion of the Problem Even though the blue brittleness phenomenon iy generally found on the aeeeans UF)» 4 can also occur at higher teaperaeene depending obtained eginite Fate. The maximum blue brittleness errors can be se eplned ae temperatures as high as 600°C (LLI2"Py a see strain rate is increased, and to some extent even ot ti ‘austenite transformation [732°C (1333°F)] . 20 negt increase in temperature, steensen drop: 20 ksi or less at 700°C (12928), Figure 3-2 yortes for several carbon steele, tae minimum for higher carbon steels Dut considerable rnoghmese seduction writ? occu; Rentioned. Very probably nen: of elements do. Methods of Checking far the riuviem “Hardness eogandtVe® EemPeratare compared ee Hardness testing, although ieee Teliable than weed to detect biue brittlences” ‘uuse at room temperature, Fensile testing, may also be10 BRCCORP 37.74.F The effects caused by blue brittleness may be eliminated by heating the macerial to aout b4U°C (1184°F) and slow-cooling. There is some evidence, also, that materials containing small amounts of titanium and aluminum are not susceptible. Pitfalls In comparative tensile testa far hine brittienees te to important to use the sane testing speed because the results are influenced by this variable. in testing thin sheets, even in such a well-established test as the static tensile test, a number of difficulties are encountered, The most important of these difficulties are the method of measuring the actual specimen temperature, tlhe uniformity of specimen heating, the Prevention of oxidation of a thin strip, the gripping of the specimen, and the accuracy with which the actual stress-strain curve can be obtained. it blue brittleness is to be eliminated by heat treatments, it must be realized that properties which may originally have been intentionally imparted to the steel by heat treating can be affected Qesce .stimyueduies Sune, snouen 18 Hes ORD soimmeduiay, poeserg P05 porouuy yo ASoug smony yoedui| E-peDION woqiey pomeuuy Jo (120 COOL Ui) WBUENS ue, i te eumig be ons | svutouay Busey umeeduay, 84949) 2.0001 00800 ° 2.009 Oy Ow \ —]- To T T T uy Ds 290 Gray “ABHoug auraseey ‘by amd 4 ULE “WHOumNS enMeL, BRC-CORP 37-74-F *. evcccccccccccccboose.