Introduction
Steel is a common material used in many industries to build the structures and various machines. In the marine engineering industry, steel is mainly used as the major material to construct the offshore structures, vessels and ship machinery. As weldable steel, YB 897-88 has been widely applied to manufacture the productions in the marine engineering industry, such as the anchor chain, mooring chain, hammerlock chain and fasten chain.
Properties of YB 897-88
YB 897-88 belongs to the weldable steel, which is jointed by using the welding technology. It has many excellent properties as weldable steel, such as the toughness, good tenacity and outstanding weldability. It has the excellent ability to absorb impact and is suitable for temperature up to 400℃. By taking the double V groove butt welding structure, it can get the great weld strength and the welding strength can be higher than the base metal strength. Besides, the high mechanical strength, good fatigue resistance and anticorrosive capability, extremely low impact toughness, and outstanding resistance to corrosion in the hot and humid environment make it widely applicable.
Application of YB 897-88
YB 897-88 is mainly used in the marine engineering industry as mentioned before, and its welding technology has become the common manufacturing process to produce many productions in the industry. It is especially used to make the marine equipment, such as the ship mooring chain, anchor chain, hammerlock chain and fasten chain, for strong impact resistance, high tensile strength and good welding performance is a necessary feature for the chains. And the anticorrosive and wear resistance capability also make it popular as marine engineering material.
Conclusion
Weldable steel YB 897-88 has many good characteristics, such as excellent performance for welding, strong impact resistance, high tensile strength and outstanding resistance to corrosion. It has become the vital material for marine engineering industry, especially for engineering equipment and marine machinery. The wide application and its properties make the weldable steel YB 897-88 a popular choice in the industry.
