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Manufacturing Procedure Specification For Hot Rolled Coil

Steel Grade : API 5L X60MS PSL2 Project : ONGC Cluster 7

Customer : JINDAL SAW LTD.

Size (mm) : 17.50 x 1211 x C

Hot Rolled Products Technical Service Group

Document No
P-MPS-H1202

Revision No
0

Date
29. Mar. 2012

Prepared by
Park, Yong Keun

Approved by
Jung, Hyo An

POSCO

CONTENTS
PART. General Information
1. General Item 2. Main Production Facilities

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

1. Steel making 2. Continuous casting 3. Hot rolling

PART . Quality Assurance System

1. The System of Quality Planning & Quality Control

2. Identification System of Slab, Hot Coil in Manufacturing Process

3. Control of Manufacturing Process

PART . Quality Specification

1. Chemical Composition 2. Mechanical Property 3. Dimensional Property Page 1 of 39

PART. General Information

1. General Item
1) Name : Pohang Iron Steel Co., Ltd. (POSCO)

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2) Address - Head Office : 1, Koedong-dong, Pohang City, Kyungsangbuk-do, Korea TEL : 054-220-0114, FAX : 054-220-6000

- Seoul Office : POSCO CENTER, 892 Daechi-4dong Kangnam-gu Seoul, Korea

TEL : 02-3457-0114, FAX : 02-3457-1999 - Pohang Works : 5, Dongchon-dong, Pohang City Kyungsangbuk-do, Korea TEL : 054-220-0114, FAX : 054-220-6000 - Gwangyang Works : 700, Kumho-dong, Kwangyang City Chunranam-do, Korea TEL : 061-790-0114, FAX : 061-790-7000

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PART. General Information

2. Main Production Facilities

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Blast furnace Iron making process by ore reduction and melting

Converter Steel making process by removing impurities Continuous casting

Roughing Mill

Hot rolling Hot coil making process by rolling slabs

Reheating Furnace

Finishing Mill

COIL

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

1. Steel making
1) Raw materials

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- Raw materials making steel are basically Molten iron which is made by ore reduction and melting in blast furnace process and subsidiary raw materials such as Scrap, Fe-Si, Si-Mn, Fe-Mn, Al wire, Fe-Nb, LC Fe Mn, H C Fe Mn, etc. Ore and subsidiary raw materials are mainly imported. These are tested at the Quality Control Laboratory for suitability before unloading in the plant. The quality of raw materials is guaranteed by

the supplier with a test certificate.

- Quality control of molten iron used at steel making plant is to reduce impurities involved in molten iron. Main elements affecting the quality of steel in steel making process are P [Phosphorus], S [Sulfur], Si [Silicon] and Mn [Manganese]. Si, S and P level of Hot metal made in blast furnace is finally reduced by hot metal pretreatment process before Steel making process. Generally ,the chemical composition levels of molten iron after hot metal pretreatment are as follows:

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1. Steel making

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Generally ,the chemical composition levels of molten iron after hot metal pretreatment
are as follows : C: 4.0 ~4.5%, Mn: 0.3 ~0.4%, Si: < 0.35%, P: < 0.10%, S: < 0.010%

mill scale Hot Metal Pretreatment Scale, CaO, CaF 2

Mn ore

Blast furnace

Ar, N 2 Refining of slags

Desiliconization

De [S], [P] slag removal

slag removal

< Hot metal pretreatment follow >

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1. Steel making
2) Hot metal pretreatment station (HMPS)

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- Before pouring hot metal steel into the converter, pretreatment will be done to control S and P content, to meet sour service. Through this re-treatment, for CDPS(Charring Ladle dephosphorus & desulfurizing), Na2CO3 and CaF2, etc. will be injected into Torpedo Ladle Car through the lance while hot metal is being stirred for 50-60 minutes and slag is removed. After CDPS, the level of S and P is : S <0.010%, P <0.030%.

Flux + N

Hot Matal

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

1. Steel making
3) Steel Making in the LD Converter (Basic oxygen furnace)

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- Steel is made in the 250~300 Ton LD Converter (Basic oxygen furnace) having top oxygen blowing lance. This process is mainly to reduce impurities such as carbon, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur by blowing oxygen and to make Steel having chemical compositions required for customer by mixing Ferro alloy into hot metal. A Charge mix of 90 % Hot

metal and 10% shredded scrap is added to the converter. After the scrap is charged
through clamshell type scrap bucket, the hot metal is charged using a Pelican type ladle.
O2
dissolution of Subsidiary Aw materials Oxidation on Melting point Degassing 2nd conbustion of CO
SRM

Slag formation

Molten iron Reaction on slag Scrap Melting

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

1. Steel making
4) Procedure

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- The scrap and hot metal are charged into the LD converter. When oxygen blowing starts after hot metal charging into converter, Lime and dolime are added in a regulated manner for proper slag. Using a Lance Manipulator, oxygen is continuously lanced in the furnace at the rate of 700 ~900 /min for 16~17 minutes to reduce carbon, silicon contents and to ensure the formation of foamy slag. Formation of foamy slag reduces nitrogen pick-up, helps remove nitrogen/hydrogen, prevents radiation losses and

enhances the slag-metal reaction. Carbon, oxygen and temperature are checked two
times using a sub lance probe during oxygen blowing. When the level of dissolved oxygen is reached below 900 ppm, he heat is tapped. Level of oxygen, carbon and temperature at this moment are as follows: C: 0.05 % , P: 0.020% , O2: 600~ 900 ppm, Temperature : 1720 25 . Slag -free tapping is done using a plug and slag check ball at tap hole. During tapping, the metal is deoxidized using alloys like Fe-Al, Fe-Si. Fe-Mn add to achieve the range of chemical composition of API Grade.

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

1. Steel making
5) Vacuum Degassing

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- Ladle is placed to the VD vessel named as RH by crane. The vessel is closed and vacuum pumps are started. For the purpose of degassing process (H, N, etc.), operate

decreasing the pressure in the vacuum state and stirring the ladle. The same time molten
iron in VD vessel is controlled for reducing non-metallic inclusion, temp/chemical comp. - After releasing the vacuum, cover is moved out. Steel temperature and chemistry are checked by the final aim chemistry of API Grade. Any corrective additions required are

made. Ladle is lifted by crane for casting.

O2 Lance

O2 Blowing
(CO(g)+ O2)

Upper vessel

lower vessel

Argon gas

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

1. Steel making
6) Steel refining in the Powder Injection (Ca-Si)

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- Powder Injection ( capacity 250~300 Ton ) is used to refine the steel by ensuring temperature and chemistry homogenization, alloying adjustment, removal of oxide and

alumina inclusion, desulphurization and spheroidizing of inclusion by Ca-Si powder or

wire injection. Purging with argon and Ca-Si powder or wire injection is done continuously during the entire processing period.
Cover
SLAG

Ca-Si Wire Or Powder

Permanent Reaction Transient Reaction

Molten Steel

Bubbling

Ladle furnace

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

2. Continuous casting
1) Process of continuous casting

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- Slabs are continuously cast in slab caster with 2 strands. The slabs can be cast on the casting machine. Slabs can be cut to length as per requirement of Hot Strip Mill. The

process of continuous casting is as follows:

LADLE LADDLE TURRET TUNDISH

MOLD (Primary cooling) BENDING DEVICE

MOLD OSCILLATION

Pinch roll
Torch cutter

Secondary cooling Soft Reduction Reforming roll

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2. Continuous casting
1) Procedure

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- The ladle sits in the ladle turret and the turret is rotated 180 degrees to the Casting position. Protection of liquid steel from ladle to tundish and tundish to caster mould.

Steel temperature in tundish is about 1545 C (-15/+25 C) To avoid any contamination

(pickup of oxygen and nitrogen) from the atmosphere, shrouding is used from ladle to tundish and from tundish to mould. Shroud is pressed by a manipulator onto the outernozzle of the ladle slide gate. Sealing is done by a gasket introduced into this joint.

Argon is also passed through this shroud. Shroud material alumina graphite between
tundish and the mould a submerged entry nozzle (SEN) of alumina graphite is used. The SEN dips 140 mm into the liquid steel in the mould. The liquid steel in the mould is covered with a mould powder, which prevents contact of liquid steel with air and also provides mould lubrication.

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

2. Continuous casting
2) Tundish preheating

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- Spray mass with 60% Al2O3 is used in tundish. Appropriate preheating is essential for trouble free casting and satisfactory quality. Too cold a tundish, cools the first incoming

liquid steel so that it freezes in the SEN nozzle or causes skulling on the outside of
submerged nozzle. Excessive tundish preheating may damage the refractory material or melt the tundish lids so causing inclusions in slabs. Preheating is normally done for about 2.0~3.0hrs and temperature of 1150 C ~ 1350 C. Liquid steel in the tundish is

covered with rice husk to prevent contact with air and temperature loss.
3) Secondary cooling - It can be selected as per the steel grade and water flow rate varied according to the casting speed. 4) The oscillation stroke length - It is 3.5 mm. The pressure at the pinch rolls varies from 40~80 bars based on the steel grade and section size being cast.

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

2. Continuous casting
5) Casting speed

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- Maximum casting speed is 2.2 m/min. However, actual casting speed is adjusted with respect to quantity of molten steel being poured into mold per hour and superheat in the

tundish as per process standard.

6) Slab surface temperature at the exit end is generally 900 ~1050 C 7) Charge No. & Slab No. are marked using a marking machine to maintain the identity and traceability.

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

2. Continuous casting
8) Center Segregation Evaluation Procedure

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- Method: Slab macro etching Ammonium Persulphate ,(NH4)2S2O8 solution - Density and Etching Time: 15~20%, 5 minutes

- Sampling: Samples for macro-etching shall be cut from the head of the 2nd or 3rd slab
of each strand of cast while first slab is rejected. Sampling will be per strand per casting sequence and its position is 1/2w

Casting direction

1/2w Center of slab width

L 100mm

T 250mm Slab Thickness

.. .. ..

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

2. Continuous casting

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9) Center Segregation Classification level allowed for API Steels : Class 1, Class 2
Classification Class1 Definition Segregation shall be dot pattern(not continuous). Density: 10 or less dots/100mm for dot of size 1mmdot3mm No dots of size more than 3mm shall be identified. Segregation shall be dot pattern(not continuous). Density: 11 to 18dots/100mm for Dot of size 1mmdot<5mm, with the limitation of maximum 5 dots/100mm for dot of size 3mm<dot<5mm. Degregation shall be dot pattern Density: 1) At least one dot/100mm for dot of size5mm or 2) 19 dots/100mm for dots of all sizes or 3) 6 dots/100mm for dots of size 3mm<dot<5mm. Continuous black dots more than 10mm in length and more than 1mm in thickness. Definition Dot Continuous Size of Dot Clear black indications of diameter 1mm and greater. Some clear black indications combined with each other for the total width greater than 10mm, with no area of thickness<1mm. Length of clear black indication for the direction of either thickness or width whichever is greater.

Class2

Class3 Class4

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

3. Hot rolling
1) General Process
F1 ~ F7

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#1

#2

#3

VSB

E/H C.S

Shape Meter D.C Lamnar flow

FSB

RHF R1 R2

Thickness gauge

#1

#2

2) Reheating Furnace - Three walking beam reheating furnaces are used to reheat the slab for rolling. The slabs are heated at a temperature of 1100 ~ 1290 C. The heating time is 3 to 4 hours with a soaking time of 20~80 minutes. Slab of maximum 12.0 m length can be charged into furnace. - Slabs are charged in the furnace as the schedule given by the Production Process Control Department. A coil number is assigned to each slab scheduled to be rolled. - Uniform slab heating and soaking within a preset is automatically accomplished.

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

3. Hot rolling
3) Roughing Mill

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- The roughing mill consists of 2 Hi one stand and 4 Hi one stand reversing mills with edger for width control and descaling facility on entry and exit sides of the mill. In this

process, slab is made into rolling materials (bar) with proper shape, thickness and width.
In the entry and exit area of the roughing mill, the edger rolls the bar in crosswise direction using the automatic width control (AWC) system. - Primary scale is completely removed by using vertical scale breaker (VSB) and

hydraulic descaler of 100~150 kg/cm2. The descaling unit is always maintained for the
best performance. - Required dimensions are obtained by ensuring proper edger operation and by giving 6~10 number of passes ( R1: 3 ~ 5, R2: 3 ~5 passes )

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

3. Hot rolling
4) Finishing Mill

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- The finishing mill consists of 4 Hi- 7 stands in tandem & equipped with Hydraulic Automatic Gauge control, work roll bending and work roll pair crossing systems.

- The finishing scale breaker (FSB) and the crop shear operations are ensured at the
seven stand finishing mill. - A Quick Roll change system is used for changing the work rolls after every optimum rolling schedule depending on the thickness and size rolled.

- In finishing mill, Strip thickness and width are controlled according to specified
standards and rolled for top surface and shape quality using finishing temperature at target 40 for API Grade application. The pair cross mill and on-line grinder (ORG) control the shape and crown of the strip, improving both the productivity and quality.

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

3. Hot rolling
5) Cooling & Coiling

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- The finishing mill, the strip passes to the run-out table where it is then coiled. While being rolled along the table, the strip is sprayed with water to cool it to the proper

temperature to have a good mechanical property. For API Grade Coiling temperature
is target 40. - A hydraulic Automatic Gauge Control (AGC) is used to control the gauge of the Hot Rolled Coil being manufactured.

- Coil numbers on the strip are marked on each coil.

- Delivery condition is thermomechanically controlled rolling(TMCP) and accelerated cooling

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PART. Manufacturing Procedure

3. Hot rolling
6) Inspection and testing

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- An X-ray thickness gauge and width gauge checked the dimensions of each coil during rolling. However, to counter check the dimensions of these coils, one in every ten coils is

measured manually for dimensions. Also, the coils are inspected for any surface.
- Sample drawn from the coil is tested at the Products Inspection Section of Quality Technology Department, as per sampling plan. 1 coil is tested per heat per size rolled. - If the test coil does not conform to the specification, the retest carried out on two more

coils from the same heat. If the retest conform to the specified requirement, the heat (or
lot) except the first failed one can be accepted. If the result of the retest fail, all coils in the heat (or lot) is rejected - A mill certificate is issued for the coils conforming to the specification and hands over to the customer. - All slabs are inspected and All coils are inspected by SDD (Surface Defects Detector) - Mill Test Certificate shall be issued according to EN 10204. 3.1

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PART. Quality Assurance System

1. The System of Quality Planning & Quality Control
Dept . Marketing Division Quality Service Department Production Process Control Dept Plant(Mill) Testing Service Sec (Chemical test) Quality Technology Dept Product Inspection Sec (Material Test)

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Activity

Quality Improvement Department

Maintenance, Electrical Control Supporting Dept.

Customers information Plan

Inquiry

Trial Production
Contract Quality Design Quality Inspection Standard Reject Corrective Action

Quality System Production Planning Manufacturing Specification Quality Control Committee Control of Operating Measuring & Testing Equipment

Do

Check

Order Sheet

Manufacturing Review Accept Marking

Test & Examination

Action

Quality Improvement

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PART. Quality Assurance System

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2. Identification System of Slab, Hot Coil in Manufacturing Process

Cold Charge Rolling Slab
Iron Marking Hot Metal Pretreatment Oxygen Blowing Converter Bubbling Continuous Casting Torch Cutting Hot Charge Rolling Slab Hot Direct Rolling Slab

Scarfing (Cutting)
Reheating

Steel making practice No Order No

Heat No

Powder Injection P I Vacuum Degassing R H (Casting program No)

Slab No

Rolling program No Hot Rolling No

Hot Coil No

Order. No

Sequence No Steelmaking Plant Code

Heat No

1st Cut Piece No In Strand

Mill Code Sequence No Month Code

Skin Pass Rolling Descaling Rolling Water Cooling Air Coiling Dividing Rolling

Packing & Marking

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PART. Quality Assurance System

3. Control of Manufacturing Process
Process
Hot Metal Pretreatment Hot Metal Input Oxygen Blowing Bubbling(LF or RH) Continuous Casting 1st Cooling 2nd Cooling Torch Cutting Slab Finishing Slab Reheating Descaling

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Process Simbol

Equipment
Lance, Slag Skimmer Lance, Crane Converter, Temperature Checker B/B Stand (LF, RH) Tundish, Temperature Auto Checker Mould, MLAC Foot Roll, Segment Torch Cutting Machine Deburrer, Scarfer Furnace Descaler

Control Item
Desulfurizing Mix Ratio, Input Time Temperature, Blowing Time Temperature, Time Temperature Casting Speed, Cooling Condition Roll Gap,Cooling Condition SLAB Profile Defect. Scarfing Method

Record

Data Base

Reheating Time, Temperature

Water Pressure, Water Amount

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PART. Quality Assurance System

3. Control of Manufacturing Process
Process Rough Mill Finish Mill Water Cooling Coiling Inspection & Material Test Recoiling Weighing Packing & Marking Storage : Manufacturing Process Simbol Equipment Roughing Mill Finishing Mill, r-Ray Gauge Laminar Flow Down Coiler Auto Material Tester Ruler Skin Pass Mill, Dividing Mill, Gauge Weigher Banding Machine, Label Printer Crane : Inspection, Judging

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Control Item Pass Schedule, Temperature Temperature, Profile, Thickness, Width Cooling Pattern Coiling Temperature Defect, Mechanical Properties Profile, Defect, Thickness, Width

Record

Data Base
Weight Parking Pattern, Marking Item Storage Condition : Weighing

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PART . Quality Specification

1. Chemical Composition
1) Test Frequency: Ladle analysis : One sample per heat

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Product analysis : Two samples from different coils per heat 2) CE (IIW) = C+ Mn/6 + (Cr+Mo+V)/5 + (Cu+Ni)/15 (API 5L 44th Ed. 9.2.5)

3) CE (Pcm) = C+Si/30+Mn/20+Cu/20+Ni/60+Cr/20+Mo/15+V/10+5B (API 5L 44th Ed. 9.2.4)

4) The soluble aluminium to nitrogen, Al/N shall be at least 2:1 5) Ca/S ratio shall be minimum 2.0 and maximum 3.0. However, there is no restriction on

maximum value of Ca/S ratio in case S<0.0015% and maximum value of Ca is 50 ppm.
ITEM Range ITEM Range ITEM Range C 0.08 Ni 0.30 B 0.0005 Si 0.15~0.35 Cr 0.30 Nb+V 0.1 Mn 1.45 Cu 0.05~0.35 Nb+V+Ti 0.12 P 0.015 Mo 0.08 Cu+Ni 0.40 S 0.002 Ti 0.06 Cr+Mo 0.25 Nb 0.05 Al 0.01~0.06 CE Pcm 0.19 V 0.08 N 0.01

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PART . Quality Specification

2. Mechanical Property

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* All mechanical properties will be guaranteed in coil condition only

1) Tensile Properties (ASTM A370/API 5L) - Test Frequency : One sample per heat - Sampling : Rolling tail of the coil and width [ Table A ] YP (MPa) 415-540 Mpa TS (MPa) 540-750 Mpa YR 0.90 maximum EL (%) 30% min on 2 gauge length

- Direction : Transverse direction

- Value : Table A ()

Longitudinal test result will be submitted by separate sheet for information only.

2) Bending Test (ASTM A370/API 5L) - Test Frequency : One sample per heat - Sampling : Rolling tail of the coil and width

- Direction : Transverse direction

- Specimen when bent on a jig of radius 2 times the thickness shall be free from any cracks

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2. Mechanical Property

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* All mechanical properties will be guaranteed in coil condition only

3) Hardness Test (ASTM A370) - Test Frequency : One sample per heat - Sampling : Rolling tail of the coil and width

- Direction : Transverse direction

- Value : 210 HV 10 maximum

4) Charpy V-notch Impact Test (ASTM A370/API 5L) - Test Frequency : One set per heat - Sampling : Rolling tail of the coil and width - Direction : Transverse direction - Value : Table B () - Temperature : 0 - Full size specimen Enegry (J) [ Table B ] Individual absorbed energy = 100 Joules min Average absorbed energy = 100 Joules min

Shear Area Shear fracture area per specimen = 85% min (%) Average Shear fracture area = 85% min

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PART . Quality Specification

2. Mechanical Property

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* All mechanical properties will be guaranteed in coil condition only

5) DWTT Test ( API RP 5L3) - Test Frequency : One set per heat - Sampling : Rolling tail of the coil and width

- Direction : Transverse direction

- Value : Table C () - Temperature : 0

[ Table B ]
Shear Area Shear fracture area per specimen = 85% min (%) Average Shear fracture area = 85% min

6) HIC Test
- Test Frequency : One set per heat - Sampling : Rolling tail of the coil and width - Method : NACE TM 0284-2003 Solution A - Immersion Period : 96 hours - Temperature : 25 +/- 3 - Value : CSR 1%

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PART . Quality Specification

2. Mechanical Property
7) Four Point Bend Test

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* All mechanical properties will be guaranteed in coil condition only

- For point bend test specimen preparation & size shall be as per ASTM G39 except that the thickness shall be minimum 5mm. One set of the three specimens from the steel coil shall be

taken transverse to the direction of rolling.

- Specimen shall be bent using four point loading Jigs to reach a stress level of 72% SMYS and then immersed in a NACE solution as per standard TM 0177-2005 for aperiod of 96 hrs with the inner surface/root in tension.

- Reference purpose only for three heats.

8) Ferrite Grain Size (ASTM E112)

- ASTM No.7 or finer

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PART . Quality Specification

3. Dimensional Property
1) Thickness - +0.25mm to +1.0mm 2) Width

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- -0mm to +20mm
3) Camber - 20mm max in 10M 4) Telescopicity - 50mm max 5) Other - Value : As per API 5L 44th Ed.

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APPENDIX 1
Apparatus for the Determination of Chemical Analysis and Mechanical Test

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o Chemical Analyzer
Apparatus C,S Determinator N,O Determinator H-Determinator C-Determinator Type C,S-244 C,S-444 T/C-136 T/C-436 RH-402 IR-412 IR-232 IR-432 Quantity 1 1 1 1 Maker LECO LECO LECO LECO Elements to be Determined C,S N,O H2 C

S-Determinator

LECO

S
Al,Mn,Pb,Zn,Mo,Na,K,S i,Ni,Cu,B,Cr,Ti,Ag,Ca, Mg,Co,Cd,V,Fe,Sn,Bi,C s,Sb,Pd,Se,Hg, Hs,Ta,Zr,Ga,RB P,S,Mn,Si,Ni,Cr,Mo, V,Cu,Sb,Co,Nb,Ti,Al, Sn,Mg,B,Zr,Pb,As,Zn, Ca,Ta,Ce,Fe,W,Bi,Ag, Cd,Ba,Te,Se,La,Pd C,Si,Mn,P,S

Automic Absorption Spectrometer

PERKIN-5000

PERKINELMER

Spectrometer

UV150-02

SHIMADZU CORP

Vacuum Emission Spectrometer X-Ray Fluorescence

GVM-1016 SIMULTIX-6B RIGAKU-3530 VXQ-150A(S)

SHIMADZU CORP RIGAKU RIGACU SHIMADZU CORP SHIMADZU CORP

Fe,Si,Ca,Al,P,S Fe,P,S,Mn,Si,Ni,Cr,Mo, V,Cu,Sb,Co,Nb,Ti,Al,S n,Mg,B,Zr,Pb,As,Zn,Ca, Ta,Ce,Fe,W,Bi,Ag,Cd, Ba,Te,Se,La,Pd

ICP Spectrometer

ICPV-1015

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o Mechanical tester
Apparatus Type Universal Testing Machine Hydraulic Bending Machine Charpy V Notch Impack Machine Vickers Brinell Rockwell Shore SEM EPMA Optical Series 3120 Quantity Maker Zuick, Shimadzu Corp Korea Hydraulic Corp Kawadez Elements to be Determined TS, YS, EL, YR, n

Tensile Testing

Bend Testing

Bending Property

Impact Testing

Absorbed Energy, % of Shear Area

Hardness Test

Matsuzawa

HV, HrB, HB, HRc, HS

Microstructural Analysis

1 1 3 1

Phillis CAN Nippon MAEGAWA

FGS, AGS other

DWTT Test

% of Shear Area

HIC Test

NACE TM 0284

4 (7 Vessel) 14Ea 40Ea

Sungwha Plant

BLISTER, CLR, CSR, CTR, ETC Stree : Time To Failure Streres To Failure

Tensile Test SSCC Four Point Bent Tester

Sunwha Plant Sungwha Plant

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APPENDIX 2
Manufacturing Flow Chart and Process Parameters

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Manufacturing Process Flow Chart of Gwangyang Works #1 Blast furnace De - S Convert LF

(Hot Metal Pretretment) (Steel refining in Ladle furnace)

#2 Blast furnace

DeS
N 120ppm YES De-P Convert

(Hot Metal Pretretment)

NO
(Ca-Si Treatment)

(Steel refining in Ladle furnace) (Ca-Si Treatment)

N 50ppm NO RH NO

LF

YES
N 50ppm YES Continuous casting #1,#2,#3,#4 M/C of #1 plant HSM #3
(Casting into Slab at Continuous caster)

RH

(Casting into Slab at Continuous caster)

Continuous casting #1,#2,#3,#4 M/C of #2 plant

HSM #3

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Manufacturing Process Flow Chart and Important Process Parameters which are checked
PROCESS STAGE Raw Materials PARAMETERS BEING CHECKED Molten iron chemical testing, Slag removing EQUIPMENT USED Thermocouple probe, Slag Skimmer FREQUENCY OF CHECK One per torpedo ladle car

Steel Making in LD

Temperature and soluble oxygen Measurement, chemical analysis of bath sample

Thermocouple probe, Vaccum Emission Spectrometer

Minimum one per heat

Steel refining in Ladle furnace

Steel chemistry and temperature, Homogenization through argon gas injection

Thermocouple probe, Vaccum Emission Spectrometer, o2/N2/H2

Analysis(Determinator. Leco)

Minimum two per heat

Steel refining in Vaccum degassing

Vaccum level, treatment time and treatment temperature. Chemistry and dissolved oxygen

Thermocouple probe, Vaccum Emission Spectrometer, o2/N2/H2

Analysis(Determinator. Leco)

Vaccum level constantly is controled by computer. hemistry and o2 three per heat

Casting into Slab at Continuous caster

Tundish Temperature, casting speed, osillation frequency of mould. Primary and secondary cooling, mould powder

Thermocouple probe and other Parameters by continuos Monitoring computer

Temperature 3~4 per heat. Other parameters. Continuous Monitor by computer

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Slab inspection and Conditioning

Slab dimentions. S-print and Surface condition (defects)

S-print lab equiped with sample Preparation equipments and machine / hand scarfer

S-print : One per heat Scarfing : Slabs selected By Quality Evaluation system Continuous Controling By ACC, AI(Artificial Intelligence)

Reheating furnace

Temperature profile in SRF, Reheating rate, soaking time and temperature

By computer * ACC : Automatic Combution Control

Rolling in Hot strip mill

Width, thickness, shape control, Finishing and coiling temperatures, Descaling, Weghing and marking

Automatic X-Gauge, Temperature probe Shape and Size controled by computer (ASC, AWC, AGC system)

Automatic X-ray Gauge Control, continuous full length FT & CT monitoring of all coils

Final testing and inspection

Visual inspection oncoil, Testing for mechanical properties ( tensile, bend, Charpy impact test)

Tesile tester, Bend tester, Impact tester, Microscope, Image analyzer

Visual inspection : All coils Mechanical props : 1 sample/thickness/heat Product chemistry analysis : one per heat

Packing / Marking

As per customers specification or POSCO standard

Every coils

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APPENDIX 3
Packing / Marking
BAND BUCKLE

Gwangyang Works
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