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Technical advice and coordination from one quality department and R&D department
Savings of time and costs for the customer as a result of simultaneous completion and shipment
of shell plates, heads and cones
Lower administrative expense – one contact person for plates, heads and cones
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The market
Our strengths
voestalpine Grobblech is the world’s only pro- We supply shell plates, heads and cones for
ducer of carbon steel, low-alloyed steel and boiler and pressure vessel manufacture from
clad plates with integrated production of heads a single source.
and cones.
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Typical fields of application
We deliver heads and cones to the Our heads and cones are used in:
following industries: coke drums
oil and gas industry reactors
refineries heat exchangers
chemical industry separators
petrochemical industry columns
transport industry compressors
power plants storage tanks
energy industry special tank wagons
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Single-piece heads
Dimensions
pressed flanged
Dimensions
pressed flanged
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Multi-piece heads and cones
(crowns and segments)
We supply multi-piece heads and cones made
of carbon steel and roll-bonded clad plates.
Dimensions
Dimensions
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Heads and shell plates for LPG tank wagons
Thickness 7 - 20 mm
Thickness 7 - 20 mm
Yield Tensile
strength strength
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Quality assurance
Product support
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Production of heads
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Dishing press »
Flanging machine »
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Further treatment
Heat treatment
Heat treatment is set according to material requirements.
Water quenching can be provided up to a diameter of 6,500 mm.
Normalized (N)
Normalized and tempered (N+T)
Quenched (Q)
Quenched and tempered (Q+T)
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Carbon steels for heads and cones
Structural steels
S355N, NL
Fine-grain steels, normalizing rolled, normalized (furnace) EN 10025-3
S420N, NL
S460N, NL
(S)A 36
Delivery in accordance with AD 2000 specifications, TRD rules (Technical Rules for steam boilers) and BN 91802 upon request.
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Pressure vessel steels
12Ni14
X12Ni5
Ni-alloyed steels EN 10028-4
X7Ni9
X8Ni9
Delivery in accordance with PED (Pressure Equipment Directive of European Union), AD 2000 specifications and TRD rules (Technical Rules for steam boilers).
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Materials for clad heads and cones
Clad heads and cones are made of roll-bonded clad plates made by voestalpine Grobblech.
EN material
ASTM Type EN / DIN / SEW
number
1.4541 X6CrNiTi18-10 321 B 575 UNS N06022 Alloy C 22 2.4602 DIN 17744
1.4432 X2CrNiMo18-14-3 316L Mod Mo>2.5 B 162 UNS N02200 Alloy 200 2.4066
DIN 17740
1.4438 X2CrNiMo18-15-4 317L B 171 UNS C70600 Alloy CuNi 90/10 CW 352 H EN 1652
DIN 17850
SEW 470 1.4828 X 15 CrNiSi 20 12 –
B 265 Grade 2 Titanium Grade 2 3.7035
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Forming processes
The prematerial is rounds cut of heavy plates or roll-bonded clad plates made in-house.
Flanging machine
multi-piece heads:
diameter: max. 10,000 mm
thickness: max. 160 mm
multi-piece cones:
diameter: max. 10,000 mm
thickness: max. 160 mm
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Shapes of single-piece heads and cones
pressed flanged
Halbkugelböden
Normalgewölbte Böden
Flachböden
Gewölbte Scheiben/Kugelsegmente
Cones
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Shapes of multi-piece heads and cones
pressed
Halbkugelböden
Kegel
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Dimensions
Hot- or cold-pressed:
s = 6 - 160 mm
Ø 1,000 - Ø 3,700 mm
Hemispherical heads = Ø 1,000 - Ø 3,000 mm
Hot- or cold-pressed
crowns and segments
Hemispherical heads
Ø 3,000 - Ø 10,000 mm
Semi-elliptical heads,
elliptical heads 2:1 / 1.9:1,
Wall thickness [mm]
torispherical heads
Ø 3,700 - Ø 10,000 mm
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Delivery program
600 - 900 upon request upon request upon request upon request
1) Wall thickness < 65 mm cold production; > 65 mm multi-piece design 2) Multi-piece design 3) Heads with weld-seam (only cold production is
possible for flat heads). Flange height (h) 150 mm max.; greater wall thicknesses or flange heights upon request. Wall thickness (s) of clad heads 90 mm max.
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Dished and flanged heads
1500 5 25 5 25
1600 5 25 5 25
1700 5 25 5 25
1800 5 25 5 25
1900 5 25 5 25
2000 5 25 5 25
2100 5 60 5 40
2200 5 60 5 40
2300 5 60 5 40
2400 5 60 5 40
2500 5 60 5 40
2600 5 60 5 40
2700 5 60 5 40
2800 5 60 5 40
2900 5 60 5 40
3000 5 60 5 40
3100 5 60 5 40
3200 5 60 5 40
3300 5 60 5 40
3400 5 65 5 40
3500 5 65 5 40
3600 5 65 5 40
3700 5 65 5 40
3800 5 65 5 40
3900 5 65 5 40
4000 5 65 5 40
4100 10 65 10 40
4200 10 65 10 40
4300 10 65 10 40
4400 10 65 10 40
4500 10 65 10 40
5000 10 65 10 40
5500 10 65 10 40
6000 10 65 10 40
6500 10 65 10 40
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Head geometry
The following data describe the head geometry and are required in the customer order.
Semi-elliptical heads (2:1)
elliptical heads (1.9:1)
s
Di inner diameter or
Da outer diameter
Ri inner radius unless
Hi
Di Hi inner height
Da h flange height
edge design
Di inner diameter or
Da outer diameter
Ri crown radius unless
Hi
h flange height
Di Dk crown diameter + number of segments
Da edge design (segments, crown, wall)
Torispherical heads
s
Di inner diameter or
Da outer diameter
Hi
Di inner diameter or
Da outer diameter
Ri crown radius unless
ri knuckle radius standardized
Hi
Di h flange height
Da Dk crown diameter + number of segments
edge design (segments, crown, wall)
Da outer diameter
Ri inner radius unless
Hi
Ri
Da
h flange height
Dished discs
s
D diameter
Ri inner radius
s nominal or minimum wall thickness
edge design
D
Flat heads
Di inner diameter or
s
Da outer diameter
ri knuckle radius
Hi
ri
h
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Hemispherical heads
Di inner diameter or
s Da outer diameter
Ri inner radius = Hi
s nominal or minimum wall thickness
Hi
edge design
Ri
Di
Da
edge design
Di
Da
Hi radius – flange
h negative flange
edge design
Ri
h
Di
Dk
Hemispherical heads (multi-piece)
s
Di inner diameter or
Da outer diameter
Ri inner radius
s
s nominal or minimum wall thickness
Dk crown diameter + number of petals
edge design (petals, crown, flange)
design with negative flange is also possible
Ri
Di
Da
D2
Cones
r2
D1 diameter
h2
D2 diameter
r1 knuckle radius
r2 knuckle radius
s H height
H
r1 ␣ angle
edge design
D1
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Tolerances
max. 38 mm max. 38 mm
max. 30 mm max. 30 mm
t > 10 - 25 mm -0/+2 mm
t > 25 mm -0/+3 mm
(D – diameter, U – circumference)
3) Possible up to diameter of 2,200 mm
4) Our standard is 0.5 mm
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References
2008 PCS Nitrogen Trinidad Trinidad Multi-piece heads A 387 Grade11 Class2
2008 ALFA LAVAL Novoil Italy Heads A 387 Grade11 Class2
2006 Voyageur Upgrader Canada Clad Heads A 387 Grade12 Class2 + 410S
2005 Kashagan Offshore Oilfield Kazakhstan Heads and clad heads A 516 Grade70 + Alloy 825
2004 Linde BOC Process Plants LLC USA Clad heads A 387 Grade11 Class2
2004 PTA Aker Kvaerner Mexico Clad heads A 516 Grade70 + 304L
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Clients and partners
Being close to the customer is about more than just physical presence – it’s about really being there when the he or she
needs you. voestalpine Eurostahl GmbH supports its customers in their efforts to meet ever harder challenges as and
when they need it. As a reliable partner, voestalpine Eurostahl opens the door for customers to the full range of voestalpine
products and services. As the company’s international sales organization, voestalpine Eurostahl is the direct link
between customers and the producing companies. Sales and distribution subsidiaries and representatives in twenty
countries speak the voestalpine language and guarantee hassle-free, one-stop customer access to competent support
and solutions.
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January 2009 Edition
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voestalpine – The Partner You Can Trust.
High-quality materials are the basis for our products. We strive to be the best partner for
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expertise on two aspects: personal contact with dedicated, competent employees and high-
quality technically sound methods, products and services.