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Rules for Classification and Construction

Materials and Welding

Metallic Materials

Special Materials for Naval Ships

Edition 2003

The following Rules come into force on October 1st, 2003

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Chapter 6
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Table of Contents

Section 1
A.
B.
C.

Section 2
A.
B.

Section 3
A.
B.

Section 4
A.
B.

Section 5
A.
B.

Section 6
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.

Section 7
A.

General
Scope ..........................................................................................................................................
Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................
Principles and Test Procedures ..................................................................................................

1- 1
1- 1
1- 1

Steel Plates, Strips, Sections and Bars

Liquid Quenched and Tempered Structural Steels .....................................................................
Non-Magnetizable Steels ...........................................................................................................

2- 1
2- 3

Steel Pipes
Pipes of Liquid Quenched and Tempered Structural Steels .......................................................
Pipes of Non-Magnetizable Steels .............................................................................................

3- 1
3- 3

Forgings
Forgings of Liquid Quenched and Tempered Structural Steels .................................................
Forgings of Non-Magnetizable Steels ........................................................................................

4- 1
4- 3

Steel Castings
Liquid Quenched and Tempered Steel Castings .......................................................................
Non-Magnetizable Steel Castings ..............................................................................................

5- 1
5- 3

Forgings of Wrought Copper Alloys

Scope ..........................................................................................................................................
Suitable Wrought Copper Alloys ...............................................................................................
Requirements to be met by Manufacturers .................................................................................
Surface Finish ............................................................................................................................
Dimensions; Dimensional and Geometrical Tolerances ............................................................
Requirements Applicable to the Material ...................................................................................
Testing ........................................................................................................................................
Retesting ....................................................................................................................................
Marking ......................................................................................................................................
Certificates .................................................................................................................................

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Titanium and Titanium Alloys

Wrought Titanium Alloys ..........................................................................................................

7- 1

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Chapter 6
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Section 8
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

Section 9
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

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Non-Magnetizable Anchor Chain Cables and Accessories

General ........................................................................................................................................
Chain Materials ...........................................................................................................................
Construction and Manufacture ....................................................................................................
Testing of Finished Chain Cables ...............................................................................................
Marking ......................................................................................................................................
Testing of Accessories ................................................................................................................

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Non-Magnetizable Anchors
Scope ..........................................................................................................................................
Design and Tests .........................................................................................................................
Materials for Anchors and Anchor Components ........................................................................
Testing ........................................................................................................................................
Marking ......................................................................................................................................

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Index

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Index

A
Abbreviations ......................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
Anchors ........................................................................................................................................................... 8-1, 9-1
categories ......................................................................................................................................................... 9-1
chain cables and accessories ............................................................................................................................ 8-1
lashings ............................................................................................................................................................. 8-1
Approval ................................................................................................................................................................ 2-1

B
Boilers .................................................................................................................................................................... 4-3
Breaking load ......................................................................................................................................................... 8-2
Breaking loads of anchor chains ............................................................................................................................ 8-3
Breaking test of anchor chains ............................................................................................................................... 8-2
Bushes .................................................................................................................................................................... 6-3

C
Castings ................................................................................................................................................................. 5-1
Certificate of the delivering works ......................................................................................................................... 7-3
Certificates ............................................................................................................................................................. 6-5
Chain accessories ................................................................................................................................................... 8-1
Chain manufacturers .............................................................................................................................................. 8-1
Chain materials ...................................................................................................................................................... 8-1
Characteristics of the anchors ................................................................................................................................ 9-2
Chemical composition .................................................................. 2-1, 2-4, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-4, 5-1, 5-4, 6-2, 6-4, 7-1
Cold-finished pipes ......................................................................................................................................... 3-1, 3-2
Compression test .................................................................................................................................................... 2-5
Connecting elements .............................................................................................................................................. 6-1
Connecting parts .................................................................................................................................................... 8-1
Corrosion cracking ................................................................................................................................................. 6-4

D
Design of anchors .................................................................................................................................................. 9-1
Design temperature ................................................................................................................................................ 4-3
Dimensional and geometrical tolerances ................................................................................................ 2-1, 6-1, 7-1
Dimensional tolerances ................................................................................................................................... 2-4, 8-2
Discs ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6-3
Drop forgings .................................................................................................................................................. 6-3, 7-1

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E
Engineering parts ................................................................................................................................................... 6-1
External and internal condition ....................................................................................................................... 5-2, 5-3
External and internal defects ................................................................................................................................. 4-3

F
Flanges .................................................................................................................................................................. 4-3
Flash-butt welding ................................................................................................................................................. 8-2
Flat products .......................................................................................................................................................... 2-3
Forerunners ............................................................................................................................................................ 8-1
Forgings ................................................................................................................................................................. 4-1
Forgings of liquid quenched and tempered structural steels .................................................................................. 4-1
Forgings of non-magnetizable steels ..................................................................................................................... 4-3
Forgings of wrought copper alloys ........................................................................................................................ 6-1
Freedom from defects ............................................................................................................................................ 8-2

H
Heat treatment ................................................................................................................... 2-1, 2-4, 3-1, 3-3, 5-1, 5-3
High-pressure fittings ............................................................................................................................................ 6-1
High-temperature steel pipes ................................................................................................................................. 3-1
Hot-finished pipes .......................................................................................................................................... 3-1, 3-2
Hull components .................................................................................................................................................... 7-1
Hydraulic fittings ................................................................................................................................................... 6-1

I
Intercrystalline corrosion .................................................................................................................. 2-4, 3-3, 4-4, 5-4

K
Kenter-type joining shackle ................................................................................................................................... 8-1

L
Liquid quenched and tempered steel castings ....................................................................................................... 5-1
Liquid quenched and tempered structural steels .................................................................................................... 2-1

M
Marking ...................................................................................................................... 2-3, 4-3, 6-4, 7-3, 8-1, 8-3, 9-2
Material conditions ......................................................................................................................................... 6-1, 7-1
Materials for anchors and anchor components ...................................................................................................... 9-1
Mechanical properties .......................................................................... 2-1, 2-4, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 5-2, 6-2, 7-1, 8-2, 8-3

N
Non-destructive testing .......................................................................................................................................... 3-3
Non-magnetizable anchor chains ........................................................................................................................... 8-1

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Non-magnetizable anchors ..................................................................................................................................... 9-1

Non-magnetizable steel castings ............................................................................................................................ 5-3
Non-magnetizable steels ........................................................................................................................................ 2-3
Notched-bar impact bending test ....................................................................................... 2-2, 2-5, 3-2, 4-2, 5-3, 5-4
Nozzles .................................................................................................................................................................. 4-3

O
Open-die forgings ........................................................................................................................................... 6-3, 7-1

P
Permeability ............................................................................................................... 1-1, 2-5, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-5, 6-4
relative .............................................................................................................................................................. 3-3
Pipelines .......................................................................................................................................................... 4-3, 7-1
Pipes of liquid quenched and tempered structural steels ........................................................................................ 3-1
Pipes of non-magnetizable steels ........................................................................................................................... 3-3
Pipes tough at sub-zero temperatures ..................................................................................................................... 3-1
Pressure hull plates ......................................................................................................................................... 2-1, 2-4
Pressure vessels ..................................................................................................................................................... 4-3
Proof load ............................................................................................................................................................... 8-2
Proof load of anchor chains ................................................................................................................................... 8-2

R
Retests .............................................................................................................................................. 2-3, 6-4, 7-2, 8-3
Rings ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6-3

S
Sampling ......................................................................................................................................................... 6-4, 7-2
Severity levels ................................................................................................................................................. 5-2, 5-4
Shackles ................................................................................................................................................................. 8-2
Shape tolerances of pipes ....................................................................................................................................... 3-2
Ships hulls ............................................................................................................................................................ 7-1
Socket welding ....................................................................................................................................................... 4-3
Special plates .................................................................................................................................................. 2-1, 2-4
Steel
bars ................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
plates ................................................................................................................................................................ 2-1
strips ................................................................................................................................................................. 2-1
Steel pipes .............................................................................................................................................................. 3-1
Steelmaking process .............................................................................................................................................. 2-1
Submarine test ....................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
Superstructures ...................................................................................................................................................... 7-1

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Surface crack test ................................................................................................................................................... 8-2

Surface finish .............................................................................................................. 2-5, 4-1, 4-3, 4-4, 5-2, 5-4, 6-1
Swivel shackle ....................................................................................................................................................... 8-1
Swivels .................................................................................................................................................................. 8-2

T
Tensile testing .............................................................................................. 2-2, 2-4, 3-2, 3-4, 4-1, 4-4, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4
Test loads for anchors ............................................................................................................................................ 9-3
Test procedures ...................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
Testing .................................................................................................. 2-2, 2-4, 3-2, 4-1, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 7-2, 8-1, 9-1
Tightness test .................................................................................................................................................. 3-3, 3-4
Titanium ................................................................................................................................................................ 7-1
alloys ................................................................................................................................................................ 7-1
Tolerances of pipes ................................................................................................................................................ 3-1

U
Ultrasonic examination ................................................................................................................................... 2-2, 4-4

V
Valve housings ...................................................................................................................................................... 4-3

W
Washers ................................................................................................................................................................. 6-3
Weldability ............................................................................................................................................................ 2-1
Welding neck components ..................................................................................................................................... 4-3
Works acceptance certificate ................................................................................................................................. 8-1
Wrought copper alloys .......................................................................................................................................... 6-1
Wrought titanium alloys ........................................................................................................................................ 7-1