Bethlehem Steel

About: Bethlehem Steel is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Coating & Corrosion. The organization has 1529 authors who have published 1559 publications receiving 19098 citations. The organization is also known as: Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

Effects of silicon and nickel contents on the atmospheric corrosion resistance of ASTM A588 weathering steel

Abstract: Nine ASTM A588 low-alloy weathering steels representing three levels of silicon and nickel were prepared by induction melting and hot rolling in the laboratory. Corrosion tests were conducted for eleven years at four atmospheric sites which included industrial, rural, and marine locations. The results were fitted to kinetic equations of the form, C= At B , where C is the corrosion loss, t is time, and A and B are constants in accord with Method 1 of ASTM G101 'Standard Guide for Estimating the Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance of Low Alloy Steels." Both silicon and nickel are shown to have a beneficial effect on the corrosion resistance of A588 weathering steel. For silicon, on average, each 0.1% increase results in a 4% decrease in corrosion loss after 11 years, a 6% decrease in corrosion rate after 11 years, and a 12% increase in the time to reach a 10-mil(250pm) penetration. For nickel, each 0.1% increase results in a 4% decrease in corrosion loss after 11 years, a 7% decrease in corrosion rate after 11 years, and a 15% increase in the time to reach a 10-mil(250μm) penetration. By way of comparison, Method 2 of ASTM G101 predicts a 2% increase in the corrosion index for each 0.1% increase in silicon or nickel.

The origin of striations on the surface of iron–zinc coated steel sheet produced by hot-dip galvannealing

Abstract: Dark striations are often observed on the surface of iron–zinc coated steel sheet annealed immediately after hot-dip galvanizing (galvanneal). The striations can be explained on the basis of the differential formation of an iron–aluminium barrier layer at the steel-bath interface during galvanizing. The contact of a submerged, grooved sink roll in the galvanizing bath with the steel sheet causes variations in the iron–aluminium barrier layer at the interface. A more coherent layer is formed in the areas where there is no contact i.e., the grooved areas on the sink roll. The growth of the iron–zinc coating under a higher local aluminium concentration during subsequent annealing leads to a pitted surface in those groove areas, and creates the appearance of dark striations on the surface of the coated sheet. The aluminium content of the galvanizing bath is a key factor in determining the extent of the non-uniformity imposed by the contact with the sink roll. Consequently the striations can be reduced by lowering the aluminium content of the galvanizing bath.

Apparatus for measuring pipe length

Abstract: A pipe is cradled at rest on a weighing scale at the end of a pipe mill production line. Pipe end sensors are driven axially in opposite directions until each one makes contact with an end of the pipe. Movement of each sensor toward an end of the pipe causes a pulse generator to produce pulses that decrement from a preset value indicative of the distance between two axially disposed reference points.