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CLASS PROGRAMME
Approval of manufacturers
DNV-CP-0252 Edition September 2021
Steel pipes and steel pipe fittings
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CONTENTS
Contents
Changes – current.................................................................................................. 3
Section 1 General.................................................................................................... 5
1 Objective..............................................................................................5
2 Scope and application..........................................................................5
3 Request for approval........................................................................... 6
4 References........................................................................................... 7
Section 2 Documentation requirements.................................................................. 8
1 Manufacturing summary...................................................................... 8
2 Seamless tubes and pipes................................................................... 8
3 Welded tubes and pipes...................................................................... 8
4 Fittings.................................................................................................8
5 Heat treatment (if applicable)............................................................. 8
6 Welding for welded tubes, pipes and fittings (if applicable)................ 9
7 Automatic non-destructive testing.......................................................9
8 Other records, test facilities and procedures....................................... 9
9 Test results and records...................................................................... 9
Section 3 Approval testing.................................................................................... 11

1 Test products and testing scope........................................................ 11
2 Testing requirements.........................................................................11
Section 4 Automatic non-destructive testing........................................................ 16
1 General.............................................................................................. 16
Appendix A Approval coverage of material grades and steel types....................... 17
1 General.............................................................................................. 17
Changes – historic................................................................................................ 18
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SECTION 1 GENERAL
Section 1
1 Objective
The objective of this class programme (CP) is to provide a description for which the Society bases its
approval of manufacturers intending to supply steel pipes and steel pipe fittings in accordance with DNV-RU-
SHIP Pt.2 or other applicable standards provided by the Society.
2 Scope and application
This programme is applicable for the approval of material manufacturers of:
— Steel pipes,
— Steel pipe fittings,
as referred in the Society's rules and standards. For a description of general requirements, conditions and
procedures related to the approval, please refer to DNV-CP-0346 which shall be applied in combination with
this programme.
This programme is applicable for the approval of manufacturers of products indicated in Table 1 as per DNV
rules and standards.
Table 1 Range of approval:
Application areas as per DNV-RU-SHIP Pt.2 Ch.2 Sec.5 Products
DNV-RU-SHIP Pt.2 Ch.2 Sec.5 [2] Pipes for pressure systems
DNV-RU-SHIP Pt.2 Ch.2 Sec.5 [3] Austenitic and ferritic-austenitic steel pipes
DNV-RU-SHIP Pt.2 Ch.2 Sec.5 [4] Pipes for low temperature service
DNV-RU-SHIP Pt.2 Ch.2 Sec.5 [5] Boiler and superheater tubes
DNV-RU-SHIP Pt.2 Ch.2 Sec.5 [6] Pipe fittings
Note:
Manufacture of structural hollow sections is not covered by this program, but approval shall follow the programme DNV-CP-0347.
Approval for steel pipe fittings made by casting or forging shall follow the programmes DNV CP DNV-CP-0246 Sec.1 and DNV-
CP-0247, respectively.
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The product(s) used for approval testing (see Sec.3) will place limitations on the range of approval. The
approval will be limited to:
— each steel type group or material grade (see App.A)
— carbon and carbon-manganese (C and C-Mn) steels
— the individual alloy steels
— the individual stainless steels
— each application area, see Table 1
— product type (i.e. pipes and/or fittings)
— manufacturing method (i.e. welded and/or seamless)
— the maximum dimensions (diameter, thickness)
— heat treatment and delivery condition
— for pipe fittings the approval is also limited to each manufactured type (such as tees, elbows, reducers).
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When applicable, specific approval will be given on the certificate for the following additional condition:
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— automated non-destructive testing in place of hydraulic testing.
The approval is limited to the material grade for which approval tests are carried out, but certain grades may
also cover other grades in the same steel type group, or the entire steel type group, as explained in App.A.
Starting material / semi-finished steel products shall be produced at works approved by the Society:
— when pipe manufacturer operates their own steel making and/or rolling facilities to produce their own pre-
material (plates/billets/ingots etc.), the the approval programmes DNV-CP-0242 or DNV-CP-0243 shall be
applied in order to approve these facilities, as appropriate
— when pre-materials for pipe making are not produced at the pipe mill, these shall be procured from DNV
approved steelmaker/rolling mill approved for the relevant grades.
Manufacturer’s own heat treatment facilities shall be evaluated and approved by the Society either under this
approval program or as an approved "heat-treatment workshop" through the separate approval programme
DNV-CP-0351.
Where pipes or fitting are joined by welding to form a composite item, the manufacturer's welding shop shall
either be approved for welding in accordance with this programme, or be approved as welding workshop. For
welding workshop approval, see DNV-CP-0352.
Where manufacturing steps are performed by a sub supplier, the sub supplier shall be correspondingly
approved by the Society as relevant.
3 Request for approval
When applying for AoM, the manufacturer shall indicate the material grades to be covered by the approval,
including manufacturing method, dimensions, heat treatment and delivery conditions as per [3].
For this a list or table shall be provided, which shall include:
— type of products
— manufacturing method as part of manufacturing summary
— range of applicable product sizes (dimensions)
— applicable steel types
— heat treatment delivery conditions
— reference to DNV rules for the applicable chemical composition, mechanical properties and heat treatment
(if applicable), or recognised standards given by the rules. Other standards are subject to recognition/
acceptance.
— in case pre-material (plates/billets/ingots etc.) are delivered from other manufacturers: a list of raw
material suppliers and a copy of their approval certificate.
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Section 1
4 References
Table 2 List of references
No. Reference Title
1 ASTM A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
2 ASTM E112 Standard Test Method for Determining Average Grain Size
3 ISO 3651-2 Determination of resistance to intergranular corrosion of stainless steels
Standard Test Methods for Pitting and Crevice Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steels and Related
4 ASTM G48
Alloys by Use of Ferric Chloride Solution
5 ASTM E562 Standard Test Method for Determining Volume Fraction by Systematic Manual Point Count
6 ISO 643 Steels – Micrographic determination of the apparent grain size
Steel – Determination of content of non-metallic inclusions – Micrographic method using standard
7 ISO 4967
diagrams
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SECTION 2 DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 2
1 Manufacturing summary
Manufacturer shall submit information about the specific manufacturing process and related production
records for products for which approval is requested. Documentation shall also include manufacturer’s
metallurgical specifications related the manufacturing process as described in this section.
2 Seamless tubes and pipes
The following shall be submitted:
— procedure/specification for reheating of billets
— method of manufacture
— hot or cold finishing.
3 Welded tubes and pipes
The following shall be submitted:
— welding process
— welding procedure specification
— cold finishing, if used.
4 Fittings
The following documentation shall be submitted:
— for fittings made from tubes or pipes, starting material and method of forming
— for fittings made from plates, starting material, welding details as specified in [2.6].
5 Heat treatment (if applicable)
— type of furnace and dimensions
— heating source
— sketch indicating the positions of thermocouples
— working zone dimension and sketch of working zone
— accuracy and calibration status of temperature control devices
— furnace uniformity test report
— furnace loading plan and procedure
— heat treatment procedures, specifying temperatures and holding times, and where applicable, information
about heating and cooling rates, quenching medium and cooling medium after tempering
— records of heat treatment
— any re-heat treatment procedure to be given, if applicable
— method of cleaning after heat treatment.
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Section 2
6 Welding for welded tubes, pipes and fittings (if applicable)
The following documentation shall be submitted, and is applicable for all welding, e.g. longitudinal pipe
welds, girth seams, and pipe fitting welds:
— description of welding:
— equipment
— qualifications of welders and welding supervisors
— welding procedure specifications (WPS)
— the properties of production welding shall be qualified by welding procedure tests. Reports on welding
procedure tests (WPQR)
— information about welding process if other than automatic welding processes of ERW or Plasma
— unless otherwise agreed with DNV, the scope of the welding procedure tests shall comply with DNV-RU-
SHIP Pt.2 Ch.4 Sec.5, and documented as described in approval of welding workshop (WWA) programme
DNV-CP-0352.
7 Automatic non-destructive testing
See Sec.4.
8 Other records, test facilities and procedures
— visual inspection: relevant templates for recording, and records of previously performed visual inspections
of same or similar products
— details and description of relevant in-house testing facilities and calibration details, test procedures and
qualification of testing personnel
— NDT procedures, equipment for NDT including calibration details, and qualification of personnel for NDT
— information about and procedures for important manufacturing and testing routines, such as cutting and
macrographic inspection of products etc.
9 Test results and records
Additional requirements for reporting of test results:
— Sampling of test specimens:
— sketches, drawings and photos showing the position of test samples (incl. their dimensions) shall be
submitted. Type of test specimens and their dimensions shall be reported, and if applicable reference
shall be made to recognised standards.
— Chemical composition:
— a summary of the sampling practices and methods for chemical analysis is to be submitted
— the chemical composition shall be reported in percentage by mass
— the report shall give the specified limits and the measured content of all the required elements.
— Tensile test including elevated temperature tensile test, where relevant:
— yield (or proof) stress, tensile strength, elongation and reduction of area shall be reported.
— for elevated temperature test: yield stress (or 0.5% & 1% proof stress), tensile strength, elongation
and reduction of area shall be reported.
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— Charpy V-notch impact toughness test:
Section 2
— the heat number, test piece location and orientation, test temperature and absorbed energy (average
and single values) and fracture appearance shall be reported.
— Tests for technological properties
— the type of test and result shall be reported, test results shall be documented by photos.
— the applied test method and test parameters shall be stated in the report.
— Metallographic examination:
— high quality photomicrographs showing the microstructure at 100x and 500x magnification shall be
presented with a brief description. The magnification shall be indicated on the micrographs by a line
symbol, e.g. with length of 0.5 mm or 100 µm. Arrows or letters may be used to identify features
referred to in the report
— for ferritic-austenitic (duplex) stainless steels; the ferrite content shall be reported for the base
material, weld metal and heat affected zone (HAZ)
— the applied etching methods for the metallographic examination shall be stated in the report.
— Hydrostatic testing:
— detailed records of testing shall be submitted.
— Corrosion testing (if applicable):
— reporting shall be in the format given in the reference test standard.
— Visual examination:
— report from visual inspection, dimensional measurements and surface condition.
— Non-destructive testing:
— detailed records of non-destructive testing with clear conclusions written by qualified personnel shall be
submitted, giving the extent of testing, methods of testing, acceptance criteria, and qualification of the
NDT operator.
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SECTION 3 APPROVAL TESTING
Section 3
1 Test products and testing scope
1.1 General
The test products shall be selected so that the testing will cover and qualify the full range of product types,
grades, dimensions etc. for which approval is requested, see Sec.1 [3].
1.2 Extent of approval testing
For each selected material grade and delivery condition, testing shall be carried out on at least two pipes,
tubes or fittings, originating from two different heats. For each product and grade, testing is required for
small, medium and big diameter/thickness. Test products shall be selected so that the total number of tested
pipes/fittings will be at least six.
Where two or more material grades shall be covered by the approval testing, subject to agreement with the
Society the testing may be reduced to one heat per steel type per application area.
1.3 Selection and position of the test samples
The products for testing shall be representative of the dimensions for which approval is requested. Test
samples shall be taken out in final delivery condition and shall not be subjected to any separate heat
treatment.
The position of test specimens within the test samples shall be in accordance with the relevant rule
requirements unless the other applicable standards/specifications have more stringent requirements.
For fittings the test samples shall be taken from the region preferable with the highest deformation degree
from each product selected for the approval test.
Unless specified in the rules sampling positions may be proposed by the manufacturer and then agreed on
case by case basis.
2 Testing requirements
2.1 Chemical composition
The following is required:
— chemical composition shall be determined both by heat and by product analysis and shall comprise all the
elements required by relevant DNV rules. The analyses shall comprise any other elements intentionally
added or designated as residual elements.
2.2 Tensile testing
— from each test block two tensile specimens shall be tested.
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2.3 Elevated temperature tensile testing
— for pipes and tubes designed for use at elevated temperature, tensile test on at least two round tensile
test specimens shall be performed. Test temperature shall be 300°C, or as agreed
— yield stress (or 0.5% & 1% proof stress), tensile strength, elongation and reduction of area shall be
reported
2.4 Impact testing
— impact tests on Charpy V-notch specimens shall be made for:
— all steel grades without specified impact toughness requirements: for products with wall thickness ≥ 10
mm
— all steel grades with specified impact toughness requirements and grades for sub-zero service
temperature: for products with wall thickness ≥ 6 mm
— transverse impact specimens shall be used when outside diameter ≥ 200 mm, longitudinal specimens may
be used for outside diameter is < 200 mm
— for sub-size specimens, the width of the specimen shall be 7.5 mm or 5 mm, whichever is larger and
possible to prepare, and the actual measured energy shall be reported (without conversion to normal
specimen)
— at least three sets of Charpy V-notch specimens shall be tested
— tests shall be tested at temperatures +20°C, 0°C, –20°C, and lower temperatures when required by the
applicable standard
— for approval of ‘grades for low temperature applications’, tests shall be carried out at the lowermost
temperature for which approval is requested (will be specified on approval certificate)
— the impact toughness requirements shall fulfil the corresponding DNV rule requirements at and above the
specified test temperature. Grades without specified impact toughness requirements shall obtain minimum
27 J at +20°C, unless otherwise agreed.
2.5 Tests for technological properties
— flattening test, drift expanding test, ring expanding test or ring tensile test in accordance with steel grade
and pipe/fitting dimension shall be performed as explained in Table 1. Specimens shall be taken from
each end and in the middle of each test pipe, and from the region preferably with the highest deformation
degree of each test fitting, respectively
— where ring specimens of welded pipes are subject to ring flattening test, the weld shall be set at 90° to
the direction of the compressive load
— in the ring expanding test, the change in the diameter of the specimen expanded to the point of fracture
shall at least equal the percentages shown in Table 2, depending on the material
— when the ring tensile test is applied to specimens of welded pipes, the weld shall be set at 90° to the
direction of the tensile load
— in the drift expanding test applied to austenitic steel pipes a 20% expansion shall be achieved. Where
pipes are made of other steels, the requirements of the other relevant standards shall be achieved
— in case of welded pipes/fittings the testing scope is to be supplemented as follows: Flattening tests and
ring tensile tests are to be performed alternately with weld position in 9 and 12 o’clock position. For pipe/
fitting diameter above 200 mm weld transverse bend test is to be performed with the outer and inner side
of the weld in tension
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— in case of welded pipes/fittings the testing scope is to be supplemented as follows: Flattening tests and
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ring tensile tests are to be performed alternately with weld position in 9 and 12 o’clock position. For pipe/
fitting diameter above 200 mm weld transverse bend test is to be performed with the outer and inner side
of the weld in tension.
Table 1 Applicable tests based on outside diameter and nominal wall thickness
Outside diameter Nominal wall thickness, t (mm)
of pipe, D (mm) t < 2 2 ≤ t ≤ 16 16 ≤ t ≤ 40
1, 3) 1, 3)
D ≤ 21.3 ring flattening test ring flattening test --
1, 3) 1, 3) 1 ,3)
21.3 < D ≤ 146 ring flattening test ring expanding test ring flattening test
2) 2)
D > 146 -- ring tensile test ring tensile test
1) the drift expanding test may also be applied to welded pipes
2) instead of the ring tensile test, the flattening test is applied to pipes with bores of 100 mm
3) the drift expanding test is applied to seamless and welded pipes in compliance with EN 10305-1 and -2 respectively
Table 2 Minimum expansion ratio for change in the diameter in ring expanding test
Minimum expansion (%) for ID/OD ratios of
Pipe material 0.8 < ID/ 0.7 < ID/ 0.6 < ID/ 0.5 < ID/
ID/OD ≥ 0.9 ID/OD ≥ 0.5
OD ≤ 0.9 OD ≤ 0.8 OD ≤ 0.7 OD ≤ 0.6
C- and C-Mn-steels 8 10 12 20 25 30
Mo-, CrMo- and Ni-steels 6 8 10 15 30 30
Austenitic steels 30
2.6 Metallographic examination
— one set shall be taken near the surface and one set at the mid-wall thickness of the test block
— for welded products, a macro section in way of the weld shall be presented
— in case pipe mill produce their own pre-material, sulphur prints are required
— for ferritic-austenitic (duplex) stainless steels, the ferrite content shall be determined in accordance with
ASTM E562 or an equivalent standard. The content shall be within 35 to 55% for the base material and
within 25 to 70% for the weld metal and the heat affected zone
— the ferrite grain size shall be reported, except for stainless steels and steels supplied in quenched and
tempered condition. See ASTM E112
— high quality photomicrographs showing the microstructure at 100x and 500x magnification shall be
prepared with a brief description. The magnification shall be indicated on the micrographs by a line
symbol, e.g. with length of 0.5 mm or 100 µm. Arrows or letters may be used to identify features referred
to in the report.
2.7 Hydrostatic testing
— each tube and pipe shall be subjected to hydrostatic tested with a test pressure inducing a stress equal to
90 % of yield strength, also where automatic non-destructive testing is used, see Sec.4.
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2.8 Corrosion testing (if applicable)
— test for resistance to corrosion shall be performed for all applicable stainless steel grades. Surface finish
of the test specimens shall be representative of the surface finish of the material/product in final supply
condition
— test sample for corrosion test shall include the area/part from fitting that experienced highest degree of
deformation
— duplex stainless:
— corrosion test shall be carried out in accordance with ASTM G48 Method A or an equivalent recognised
international standard
— the test sample position shall be at mid thickness of the thickest part of the component subject to
final heat treatment or at a depth of 60 mm for 22Cr duplex and 30 mm for 25Cr duplex, respectively,
whichever is less. The test temperature shall be +20°C for type 22Cr duplex and +50°C for type 25Cr
duplex (+40°C for welds), respectively. The exposure time shall be 24 hours
— no pitting on specimen (plate) surfaces is allowed when viewed at 20x magnification. The specimen
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mass loss shall be less than 4.0 g/m
— austenitic stainless:
— at least two specimens (preferably on material from tensile test specimens) shall be subjected to
intercrystalline corrosion test in accordance with ISO 3651-2 or another recognized international
standard
— the bent specimens shall be free from cracks indicating the presence of intergranular attack.
2.9 Visual examination
— visual examination shall be conducted and recorded according to the relevant rule requirements
— the surfaces shall be adequately prepared for inspection
— the surfaces shall not be hammered, peened or treated in any way which may obscure discontinuities
— examination shall be done for all applicable sides and areas, and manufacturer shall ensure that lifting
devices for handling and turning of the products are available
— when relevant visual examination shall include internal surfaces
— measurements shall be made on all applicable dimensions
— manufacturer shall present representative products used for approval purpose and including reports for
visual inspection, dimensional measurements and surface condition.
2.10 Non-destructive testing
— each product shall be tested in accordance with the requirements of DNV rules
— inspection shall be done for all applicable sides and areas, and manufacturer shall ensure that lifting
devices for handling and turning of the product are available
— for electric resistance or induction welded products, the weld shall be non-destructive tested according to
one of the test methods of ISO 9303, ISO 9304, ISO 9402 and ISO 9764 with an acceptance level L4, or
equivalent
— for submerged arc welded products, the weld shall be ultrasonic tested according to ISO 9765 with
acceptance level L4, or equivalent. Alternatively the weld shall be subjected to a radiographic test method
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— detailed records of non-destructive testing with clear conclusions written by qualified personnel shall be
Section 3
prepared, giving the extent of testing, methods of testing, acceptance criteria, and qualification of NDT
personnel
— MT (magnetic particle test) shall be carried out for ferritic steels. PT (liquid penetrant test) shall be applied
for austenitic and duplex steels
— ultrasonic testing (UT): where required by the rules UT shall be carried out
— for automatic NDT of longitudinal welds, see Sec.4.
2.11 Additional testing for welded fittings
— in case of welded pipe fittings the testing scope is to be supplemented as follows:
— tensile tests longitudinal including the weld, or transverse over the weld
— notch bar impact tests transverse with notch position in centre of weld and on the fusion line/heat
affected zone
— microstructure photographs of weld centre and heat affected zone
— chemical composition of weld metal (fusion welded pipes only)
— high temperature test of weld metal (fusion welded pipes only), where relevant
— macro section with three hardness testing lines across the weld area (photographs with a magnification
of 2:1 shall be prepared)
— non-destructive tests of the weld by ultrasonic and/or radiographic method.
2.12 Automatic non-destructive testing
The manufacturer shall demonstrate calibration and testing to the surveyor. See also Sec.4.
2.13 Other tests (if applicable)
— in case other tests, e.g. corrosion tests, hardness tests, etc. are required by the referred standard, the
test results shall be submitted.
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SECTION 4 AUTOMATIC NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
Section 4
1 General
— where automatic non-destructive testing is used, the manufacturer is required to have online equipment
for testing of the whole length of the tubes/pipes and submit the following information:
— general description of test method including reference to standards or specifications
— type of equipment and capacity, i.e. tube dimension range (wall thickness and outside diameter)
— calibration of equipment to establish a minimum sensitivity level for rejection, including information on
dimension and position of artificial defects in standard test tubes
— sensitivity toward internal and external discontinuities
— frequency of calibration
— orientation of discontinuities capable of detection
— description or procedure for disposition of material with indications exceeding the acceptance criteria
— description or procedure for disposition of untested length at tube ends.
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APPENDIX A APPROVAL COVERAGE OF MATERIAL GRADES AND
Appendix A
STEEL TYPES
1 General
Approval coverage
— for C and CMn grades: always on condition that deoxidation practice
DNV-RU-SHIP Steel types/ material and chemical composition are similar and KV requirements are not
Pt.2 Ch.2 Sec.5 grades higher
— for all groups: refers to grades indicated in / permitted by the DNV
rules
One grade tested will cover entire group, but only the grades with lower
Sec.5 [2] C and CMn group
specified yield strength
Testing of one CrNi grade covers entire CrNi group, except CrNiMo group
CrNi group
and grades X5CrNi18-10, 1.4301, TP 304
CrNi grades
Sec.5 [3]
X5CrNi18-10, 1.4301, TP Covers only grades X5CrNi18-10, 1.4301, TP 304
304
CrNiMo group Testing of one CrNiMo grade covers entire CrNiMo group
Testing of 25Cr duplex covers 22Cr duplex. Testing of 22Cr duplex covers
Austenitic-ferritic grades
only grade 22Cr
— one grade tested will cover entire group, but only the grades with
C and CMn group lower specified yield strength
Sec.5 [4] — covers in addition C and CMn group as per Sec.5 [2]
One Ni grade tested will cover entire Ni group, but only the grades with
Ni group
higher design temperature (i.e. 3 ½ Ni covers 2 ¼ Ni)
— approval testing of any one grade will also cover all other grades with
lower specified yield strength and lower toughness requirement in the
C and CMn group
same steel type group in Sec.5 [5]
Sec.5 [5] — covers in addition C and CMn group as per Sec.5 [2]
One Mo or CrMo grade tested will cover entire Mo and CrMo group, but
Mo and CrMo group
only the grades with lower specified yield strength
Sec.5 [6] All As defined above for the various steel types / material grades
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