Table 1.

Composition of the as-received material (wt. %).

Element	C	Si	Mn	Cr	Mo	Ni	V	Nb	Al	Cu	P	S
Content	0.14	0.29	0.45	8.67	0.91	0.17	0.23	0.08	0.005	0.02	0.02	0.002
Code requirement	0.08–0.12	0.2–0.5	0.3–0.6	8.0–9.0	0.85–1.05	≤ 0.4	0.18–0.25	0.08–0.10	≤ 0.04	–	≤ 0.02	≤ 0.01