Research Article

Application of Response Surface Methodology for Modeling of Postweld Heat Treatment Process in a Pressure Vessel Steel ASTM A516 Grade 70

Table 8

Validation model experiments: comparisons with the predicted values.

Experiments number PWHT temperature °C PWHT time (hr)Tensile strength (MPa)Error %
ExperimentsPredicted

1645.755.00580588−1.37
2645.755.005945881.01
3645.755.00585588−0.52
4645.755.005925880.68
5645.755.00582588−1.02