ONE-PIECE HEADS

Hemispherical one-piece head, seamless: ID 3.520 mm x 70 mm in steel SA 516 grade 70 ASME II-A

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One-piece heads serve for exam- Manufacturing process
ple as end pieces for pressure
One-piece heads in Dillingen are
vessels and power boilers. The
always hot formed by deep-
widest range of shapes is avail-
drawing, the circular blanks be-
able: spherical, torispherical,
ing free of any weld seam. They
elliptical, etc. The flat heads i.e.
are dished by the means of
flanged only within the proposed
hydraulic presses up to 2.500 tons
dimensional range are mainly
fitted with the proper tooling i.e.
used for the fabrication of ladles
ring and die, the shape of which
involved in metallurgical
suits the inside contour of the
processes.
head. The edges are generally
worked by flame cutting; the
machining of the weld-edge
preparation can be also agreed
upon for heads with wall thick-
nesses above 30 mm.
Scope of supply
Seamless heads can be supplied
spherical-shaped in outside
diameters up to 3.650 mm, tori-
spherical or elliptical-shaped up
to 4.450 mm or flanged only up
to 4.750 mm. The "Dimensional
Program" table provides infor-
mation concerning the standard
shapes, diameters and wall
thicknesses to which the heads
can be manufactured:
intermediate dimensions and
other head shapes must be
agreed upon. Please refer also to
the Technical Delivery Condi-
tions on page 32.

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Dimensional program
Wall thickness related to the external diameter for the different shapes

Outside diameter Thickness (mm)

(mm) 1)
Elliptical & Spherical 3) Flanged only 4)
torispherical 2)
from up to from up to from up to

1.000 & 1.050 6 90 12 90 - -

1.100 & 1.150 6 90 13 100 - -
1.200 & 1.250 6 100 14 120 - -
1.300 & 1.350 6 100 15 130 - -
1.400 & 1.450 6 110 16 140 - -
1.500 & 1.550 7 120 17 150 - -
1.600 & 1.650 7 120 18 170 - -
1.700 & 1.750 7 130 19 180 - -
1.800 & 1.850 7 130 20 200 - -
1.900 & 1.950 8 140 22 200 - -
2.000 & 2.050 8 140 24 200 - -
2.100 & 2.150 9 150 26 200 - -
2.200 & 2.250 9 150 28 200 - -
2.300 & 2.350 10 160 30 200 20 75
2.400 & 2.450 10 160 32 200 20 75
2.500 & 2.550 11 170 34 200 20 80
2.600 & 2.650 11 170 36 180 20 80
2.700 & 2.750 12 170 38 180 22 85
2.800 & 2.850 12 170 40 180 22 85
2.900 & 2.950 13 170 40 160 22 90
3.000 & 3.050 14 170 40 160 22 90
3.100 & 3.150 15 170 40 150 22 100
3.200 & 3.250 16 160 40 150 24 100
3.300 & 3.350 17 160 40 140 24 100
3.400 & 3.450 18 150 40 140 24 100
3.500 & 3.550 19 150 40 130 24 100
3.600 & 3.650 20 140 40 120 24 100
3.700 & 3.750 21 140 - - 24 100
3.800 & 3.850 22 120 - - 24 100
3.900 & 3.950 23 120 - - 24 100
4.000 & 4.050 24 110 - - 26 100
4.100 & 4.150 25 110 - - 26 100
4.200 & 4.250 26 110 - - 26 100
4.300 & 4.350 27 110 - - 28 100
4.400 & 4.450 28 110 - - 28 100
4.500 & 4.550 - - - - 30 100
4.600 & 4.650 - - - - 30 100
4.700 & 4.750 - - - - 30 100
The data on wall thicknesses apply for steel with 355 N/mm2 yield 1) Elliptical heads to NF E 81-103 (axis ratio 1.9:1) und ASME
strength. The flange height complies with the applicable standard or Code (axis ratio 2:1)
the customer's requirements but - due to the tool design - is normally 2) Torispherical heads to DIN 28 013 and SMS-482
restricted to 150 mm. Please inquire for other head shapes and inter- 3) Depending on the required design, the available diameters for
mediate dimensions. spherical heads can be restricted or enlarged
4) Flat heads can be produced with a knuckle-radius between 50
and 150 mm

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Standard tolerances

Edge-preparation flame-cut machined

Bevel angle 2.0 1.0

Land position 1) 2.0 mm 1.0 mm
Land height 2.0 mm 1.0 mm
Milling radius 2) 1.0 mm
Cut face quality ISO 9013-33 ISO 1302-N9

1) measured from the reference diameter Da or Di

2) applicable just to U and DU edges only

Diameter, out-of-roundness and shape according to applicable fabrication codes e.g. ASME I, ASME
VIII-1, ASME VIII-2, PD 5500, BS 1113, CODAP or AD 2000.

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Information required

Torispherical heads

Shape
(applicable standard or dishing radius r1

s
and knuckle radius r2 )
Diameter Da or Di

r1
Minimum wall thickness after forming s

h2
h3
Straight flange h1 r2
Weld-edge preparation

h1
Di
Da

Elliptical heads

Shape
(applicable standard or axis ratio b : a)
s

Diameter Da or Di
Minimum wall thickness after forming s
b
Straight flange h1

h2
h3
a

Weld-edge preparation

h1
Di
Da

Flat heads, flanged only

Diameter Da or Di
Minimum wall thickness after forming s
s

Dishing radius or knuckle radius r1

Straight flange h1 or depth h3 (h1 + h2 )
Weld-edge preparation r2
h3

Di
h1

Da

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Information required

Hemispherical heads with straight flange

Dishing radius r1 or inside diameter Di

s
Minimum wall thickness after forming s
Straight flange h1 or depth h3 (h1 + h2 )
Weld-edge preparation

r1

h2
h3
h1
Di
Da

Hemispherical heads (r1 = h3)

Dishing radius r1 or inside diameter Di

s

Minimum wall thickness after forming s

Weld-edge preparation

h3
r1

Di
Da

Spherical heads
s

Dishing radius r1
Connecting inside diameter
Dh or "negative" height h1 or
r1

h3

depth h3
Minimum wall thickness after forming s
Weld-edge preparation
h1

Dh

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 HOT DISHING PROCESS OF
ONE-PIECE HEADS
OD 4.200 mm x 80 mm in steel SA 516 grade 70

1. Circular blank being removed out of the furnace once heated at the proper temperature

2. Circular blank being transferred to the 2500 t - hydraulic press by means of the overhead crane

3. Circular blank being positioned onto the forming ring laying on the lateral transfer lorry

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 HOT DISHING PROCESS OF
ONE-PIECE HEADS
OD 4.200 mm x 80 mm in steel SA 516 grade 70

4. Lateral transfer lorry being positioned within the operating area of the hydraulic press fitted with the forming die

5. Circular blank being dished

6. Dished head being extracted out of the forming tools

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