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A Design Study in Steel Castings - Steel Plates in BOP Valve                                        

Alloy Selection

A fundamental design decision is the selection of a steel alloy that meets the performance requirements at a cost-effective price.

For the steel insert plates, the mechanical requirements are:

  • 85 ksi yield strength

  • 235 Brinell hardness
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Tensile Stress-Strain Curve


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