A quantitative relation for the ductile-brittle transition temperature in pipeline steel

Abstract

An accurate description of pipeline steel at low temperatures requires a comprehensive understanding of its ductile-brittle transition temperature (DBTT). In this work, we collect a data set of low-temperature toughness for pipeline steel and reduce the dimensionality of the data set using several feature screening approaches. Multiple machine learning models, validated via ten-fold cross-validation, are then employed to fit and predict the DBTT. Symbolic regression allows us to derive a relation for DBTT appropriate for pipeline steel. Such a formula is shown to provide a versatile model to estimate the DBTT of pipeline steel. It not only serves as a guide to predict the low-temperature properties of pipeline steel but also lays the groundwork for further research on other steel materials.