Objective The aim of this project is the improvement in the quality of large welded pressure vessels made from a high strength low alloy steel.The final aims will be :- to avoid high preheating temperatures during welding- to eliminate postweld heat treatments- to avoid the risk of brittle fracture under hydrostatic loading. Programme(s) ECSC-STEELRES 7C - Medium-term guidelines (ECSC) "technical steel research", 1986-1990 Topic(s) F1 - Mechanical characteristics Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator CREUSOT-LOIRE INDUSTRIE S.A. EU contribution No data Address USINE DU CREUSOT56, rue Clémenceau 71202 LE CREUSOT France See on map Total cost No data