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tubes the roll gage setup was Airetool #1214 with a torque setting
of 2–4.
After welding the tubes to the mockup tubesheet and subse-
quent expanding, the manufacturer filled the tubes with a plastic
medium that neither shrunk nor expanded upon hardening. The
manufacturer sawed the specimen on the axial centerlines of the
tubes and polished the halves to close to a mirror finish. The rea-
son for sawing along the tube axes was to minimize the possibility
of loosening the tubes.
Tables 1 and 2 tabulate the hole measurements and expansions
of five tubes each of 5/8 in. OD 0.035-in. (16-mm 0.089)
and 5/8-in. OD 0.049-in. (16-mm 1.24-mm) tubes for a
5-7/8-in. (150-mm) thick mockup tubesheet specimen.
Table 2 Tubesheet Mockup Specimen First Stage Hydroexpanding/Second Stage Roller Expanding: 0.049 Minimum Wall Tubes
Two Ring Grooves 1/4in wide 3 1/64in Deeep, Trapenzoidal