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It is intended that GB/T 5099 Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders will comprise the following parts:
——Part 1: Quenched and Tempered Steel Cylinders with Tensile Strength less than 1,100Mpa;
——Part 2: Quenched and Tempered Steel Cylinders with Tensile Strength greater than or equal to 1,100Mpa;
——Part 3: Normalized Steel Cylinders;
——Part 4: Seamless Stainless Steel Gas Cylinders.
This part is Part 1 of GB/T 5099.
This part is developed according to the rules specified in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This part replaces partial content of GB/T 5099-1994 Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders.
The following changes have been made in the main content of this part with respect to GB/T 5099-1994:
——The application scope of standard is adjusted:
The nominal working pressure is changed from the former 8MPa~30MPa to no larger than 30MPa;
The nominal water capacity is changed from the former 0.4L~80L to 0.5L~150L;
For the medium contained, use for gas mixture is added;
Requirements for "steel cylinder unsuitable for fire extinguishing" are deleted.
——Specification range of steel cylinder is extended:
Requirements for diameter classification are deleted;
List of the media contained and requirements for pressure classification are deleted.
——Calculation formulae for wall thickness design are modified.
——Requirements for finite element calculation of cylinder base are deleted.
——The quantity of each batch is specified as "up to 200 steel cylinders plus steel cylinders for destructive test".
——Batch metallographic structure inspection of shell after heat treatment is modified to type test requirements.
——Requirements for base leak test over the steel cylinder made from seamless steel tube are added.
——For hydraulic test, volumetric expansion shall be tested with water jacket.
——Measured water capacity in embossed seal mark of steel cylinder is modified to nominal water capacity.
——Annex about the torque applied in fitting the valve to the cylinder is added.
——Annex about ultrasonic testing method and evaluation is added.
——Annex about magnetic particle testing method and evaluation is added.
——Annex about flattening test method is added.
——Annex about description and evaluation of defects on internal and external surfaces is added.
This part is not equivalent to ISO 9809-1:2010 Gas Cylinders - Refillable Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders - Design, Construction and Testing - Part 1: Quenched and Tempered Steel Cylinders with Tensile Strength less than 1,100Mpa.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. The issuing authority of this document shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This standard was proposed by and is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Gas Cylinders of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC 31).
The previous editions of this standard are as follows:
——GB 5099-1985 and GB/T 5099-1994.
Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders -
Part 1: Quenched and Tempered Steel Cylinders with Tensile Strength less than 1,100Mpa
1 Scope
This part of GB/T 5099 specifies types and parameters, technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marking, coating, packaging, transportation and storage, and product certificate and batch inspection certificate of quality of quenched and tempered seamless steel gas cylinders with tensile strength less than 1,100Mpa (hereinafter referred to as "steel cylinders").
This part is applicable to design and manufacture of refillable steel cylinders with nominal working pressure no larger than 30MPa, nominal water capacity of 0.5L~150L, operating ambient temperature of -40℃~60℃, and being used for containing compressed gas, high pressure liquefied gas or gas mixture.
This part is not applicable to the cylinders for vehicles and the ancillary bottle type pressure vessels on machinery equipment.
Note: Seamless steel gas cylinders of nominal water capacity less than 0.5L may also be manufactured and inspected in compliance with this part.
2 Normative References
The following documents for the application of this document are essential. Any dated reference, just dated edition applies to this document. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 196 General Purpose Metric Screw Threads - Basic Dimensions (ISO 724)
GB/T 197 General Purpose Metric Screw Threads - Tolerances (ISO 965-1)
GB/T 222 Permissible Tolerances for Chemical Composition of Steel Products
GB/T 223 (all parts) Methods for Chemical Analysis of Iron, Steel and Alloy
GB/T 224 Determination of Depth of Decarburization of Steel (ISO 3887)
GB/T 228.1 Metallic Materials - Tensile Testing - Part 1: Method of Test at Room Temperature (ISO 6892)
GB/T 229 Metallic Materials - Charpy Pendulum Impact Test Method (ISO 148-1)
GB/T 230.1 Metallic Rockwell Hardness Test - Part 1: Test Method (Scales A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, N, T) (ISO 6508-1)
GB/T 231.1 Metallic Materials - Brinell Hardness Test - Part 1: Test method (ISO 6506-1)
GB/T 232 Metallic Materials - Bend Test (ISO 7438)
GB/T 4336 Carbon and Low-alloy Steel - Determination of Multi-element Contents - Spark Discharge Atomic Emission Spectrometric Method (Routine Method)
GB/T 5777-2008 Seamless Steel Pipe and Tubing Methods for Ultrasonic Testing (ISO 9303:1989, MOD)
GB/T 7144 Coloured Cylinder Mark for Gases
GB/T 8335 Special Threads for Gas Cylinders
GB/T 8336 Special Thread Gauges for Gas Cylinders
GB/T 9251 Methods for Hydrostatic Test of Gas Cylinders
GB/T 9252 Method for Pressure Cycling Test of Gas Cylinders
GB/T 12137 Method for Leakage Test of Gas Cylinders
GB/T 13005 Terminology of Gas Cylinders
GB/T 13298 Inspection Methods of Microstructure for Metals
GB/T 13320-2007 Metallographic Grading Atlas and Assessing Method for Steel Die Forgings
GB/T 13447 Steel Blank for Seamless Gas Cylinder
GB/T 15384 Designation for Gas Cylinders
GB/T 15385 Method for Hydraulic Burst Test of Gas Cylinder
GB/T 18248 Seamless Steel Tubes for Gas Cylinder
JB/T 6065 Non-destructive Testing - Shims for Magnetic Particle Testing
3 Terms, Definitions and Symbols
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in GB/T 13005 and the following apply.
3.1.1
yield stress
stress at the upper yield point when there is sharp yield phenomenon or at the moment reaching 0.2% of non-proportional expansibility when there is no sharp yield phenomenon during material tensile test
3.1.2
quenching
a treatment process in which a cylindrical shell, which has been uniformly heated to a temperature above the upper critical point, Ac3, of the steel, is cooled rapidly in a suitable medium
3.1.3
tempering
a treatment process which follows quenching, in which the cylindrical shell is uniformly heated to a temperature below the lower critical point, Ac1, of the steel, is insulated for a certain period and then cooled to room temperature
3.1.4
batch
restricted quantity of steel cylinders subjected to continuous heat treatment with the same design, from the same furnace No. of steel and according to the same manufacturing method and heat treatment specification
3.2 Symbols
For the purposes of this document, the following symbols apply.
A percentage elongation after fracture, %
C circumferential tear length of the break on shell in burst test, mm
D nominal outside diameter of the cylindrical shell, mm
Df bend diameter in cold bend test, mm
E length of artificial defect, mm
F design stress factor (see 5.2.3)
H outside height of the convex base of steel cylinder, mm
L0 original gauge length of flat specimen, mm
pb measured burst pressure, MPa
ph hydraulic test pressure, MPa
pw nominal working pressure, MPa
py measured yield pressure, MPa
Re minimum guaranteed value of yield stress after the shell material is heat-treated, MPa
Rea measured yield stress, MPa
Rg minimum guaranteed value of tensile strength after the shell material is heat-treated, MPa
Rm measured tensile strength, MPa
S design wall thickness of cylindrical shell, mm
Sa measured average wall thickness of cylindrical shell, mm
S0 original cross-sectional area of flat specimen, mm2
S1 design wall thickness at the center of cylinder base, mm
S2 design wall thickness of concave base surface in contact with the ground, mm
T depth of artificial defect, mm
V nominal water capacity, L
W width of artificial defect, mm
a_kv impact value, J/cm2
a original thickness of arc flat specimen, mm
b original width of flat specimen, mm
h outside height of the concave base of steel cylinder, mm
l length of cylindrical shell, mm
r inside knuckle radius at the end and concave base of steel cylinder, mm
4 Types and Parameters
4.1 Types
The cylindrical shell generally shall meet the types shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 Structure Types
4.2 Parameters
The nominal water capacity of steel cylinder and its permissible deviation shall be in accordance with those specified in Table 1.
Table 1 Nominal Water Capacity of Steel Cylinder and Its Permissible Deviation
Nominal water capacity/L Permissible deviation/%
0.5~2 +20
0
>2~12 +10
0
>12~150 +5
0
4.3 Model designation
The method of model designation for steel cylinders shall be in accordance with those specified in GB/T 15384.
Foreword I
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms, Definitions and Symbols
4 Types and Parameters
5 Technical Requirements
6 Test Methods
7 Inspection Rules
8 Marking, Coating, Packaging, Transportation and Storage
9 Product Certificate and Batch Inspection Certificate of Quality
Annex A (Informative) Torque Applied in Fitting the Valve to the Cylinder
Annex B (Normative) Ultrasonic Testing
Annex C (Normative) Magnetic Particle Testing
Annex D (Normative) Flattening Test Method
Annex E (Informative) Description and Judgment of Defects on Internal and External Surfaces
Annex F (Informative) Batch Inspection Certificate of Quality for Seamless Steel Gas Cylinder