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ASME SA516 Gr. 70	ASTM A516 Gr. 70	EN 10028-3 P355NH
EN 10028-3 P355NL1	EN 10028-3 P355NL2	BS 1501 223 490B LT30
BS 1501 224 490B LT50	BS 1501 225 490B LT50	ASME SA537 Class 1
ASTM A537 Class 1	ASME SA516 Gr. 65	ASTM A516 Gr. 65
ASME SA516 Gr. 60	ASTM A516 Gr. 60	EN 10028-3 P460NH
EN 10028-3 P460NL1	EN 10028-3 P460NL2

Thickness:	From 3 mm to 200 mm
Width:	From 2,000 mm to 4,000 mm
Length:	Up to 20,000 mm

The A516 / SA516 standard, its full name is “Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Moderate- and Lower-Temperature Service”, could almost be described as the default material specification for pressure vessel applications particularly outside of Europe and it is widely used by designers and engineers in many market sectors. You may also see the following variations:

ASTM A516 Gr. 70N or ASME SA516 Gr. 70N – the “N” is added to show that the steel is normalised

ASTM A516M or ASME SA516M – the “M” indicates that the material is certified in metric units

ASME SA516 Gr. 70 / ASTM A516 Gr. 70 - the specification

Despite its wide use and application, A516 / SA516 is a remarkably straightforward standard in its basic form with just five key chemical elements specified along with three mechanical properties. It does not even need to be heat treated in any way.

Chemical Requirements

Grade	C	Si	Mn	P	S	Altotal	N	Cr
P355NL1	0.18	0.50	1.10-1.70	0.025	0.008	0.020 min	0.012	0.30
P355NL2	0.18	0.50	1.10-1.70	0.020	0.005	0.020 min	0.012	0.30

Pressure Vessel Plate BS 1501 224 490B LT50

BS 1501 224 specifies requirements for fully killed aluminium treated carbon manganese steel plates up to 150 mm thick in four grades which relate to minimum tensile strength. The plates may also be supplied having specified elevated temperature properties and low temperature impact properties. Plates are supplied in the normalised condition unless an alternative is agreed between supplier and purchaser.

The grade BS 1501 224 490B LT50 shows that the steel will have a minimum tensile strength of 490 N/mm2 (490), has elevated temperature properties reported (B), and has low temperature impact properties specified at -50 deg C (LT50).

As well as BS 1501 224 490B LT50, we are also stockists of plates manufactured and certified to:

BS 1501 223 490B LT30 BS 1501 225 490B LT50

Chemical Requirements Chemical composition (ladle analysis, %) of steel 224

 

C	Si	Mn	P	S
0.22 max	0.10 - 0.40	0.90 - 1.60	0.030 max	0.030 max
Al (metallic)	Cr*	Cu*	Mo*	Ni
0.015 min	0.25 max	0.30 max	0.10 max	0.75 max

Tensile Requirements

Plate Thickness	Tensile Rm	Yield Re	Elong. A
over 3 mm to 16 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	325 N/mm2 min	21% min
over 16 mm to 40 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	315 N/mm2 min	21% min
over 40 mm to 63 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	305 N/mm2 min	20% min
over 63 mm to 100 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	*	19% min
over 100 mm to 150 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	*	19% min

 

Pressure Vessel Plate BS 1501 223 490B LT30

The grade BS 1501 223 490B LT50 shows that the steel will have a minimum tensile strength of 490 N/mm2 (490), has elevated temperature properties reported (B), and has low temperature impact properties specified at -30 deg C (LT30).

As well as BS 1501 223 490B LT30, we are also stockists of plates manufactured and certified to:

BS 1501 224 490B LT50 BS 1501 225 490B LT50

Chemical Requirements Chemical composition (ladle analysis, %) of steel 223 Grade 490

 

C	Si	Mn	P	S
0.20 max	0.10 - 0.50	0.90 - 1.60	0.030 max	0.030 max
Nb	Cr*	Cu*	Mo*	Ni
0.01 - 0.06	0.25 max	0.30 max	0.10 max	0.75 max

Tensile Requirements

Plate Thickness	Tensile Rm	Yield Re	Elong. A
over 3 mm to 16 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	355 N/mm2 min	21% min
over 16 mm to 40 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	345 N/mm2 min	21% min
over 40 mm to 63 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	340 N/mm2 min	20% min
over 63 mm to 100 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	*	20% min
over 100 mm to 150 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	*	20% min

Charpy V-notch impact values

Impact test values, average of three at tempereature specified below

RT	0oC	-15oC	-30oC
61 J min	55 J min	41 J min	27 J min

 

Pressure Vessel Plate BS 1501 225 490B LT50

BS 1501 Grade 225 specifies the requirements for fully killed niobium and aluminium treated carbon manganese steel plates up to 150 mm thick in two grades. The plates may be supplied having specified low temperature impact properties and elevated temperature properties.

The grade BS 1501 225 490B LT50 shows that the steel will have a minimum tensile strength of 490 N/mm2 (490), has elevated temperature properties reported (B), and has low temperature impact properties specified at -50 deg C (LT50).

As well as BS 1501 225 490B LT50, we are also stockists of plates manufactured and certified to:

BS 1501 223 490B LT30 BS 1501 224 490B LT50

Chemical Requirements Chemical composition (ladle analysis, %) of steel 225 Grade 490

 

C	Si	Mn	P	S	Nb
0.20 max	0.10 - 0.50	0.90 - 1.60	0.030 max	0.030 max	0.01 - 0.06
Al (metallic)	Cr*	Cu*	Mo*	Ni*
0.015 min	0.25 max	0.30 max	0.10 max	0.75 max

Tensile Requirements

Plate Thickness	Tensile Rm	Yield Re	Elong. A
over 3 mm to 16 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	355 N/mm2 min	21% min
over 16 mm to 40 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	345 N/mm2 min	21% min
over 40 mm to 63 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	340 N/mm2 min	20% min
over 63 mm to 100 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	*	20% min
over 100 mm to 150 mm	490 - 610 N/mm2	*	20% min

Charpy V-notch impact values

Impact test values, average of three at temperature specified below

-20oC	-30oC	-50oC
61 J min	47 J min	27 J min

 

Pressure Vessel Plate EN 10028:3 P355NH

The specification EN 10028:3 covers a range of weldable fine grain steels supplied in the normalised condition and intended for pressure purposes.EN 10028:3 P355NH is steel for pressure purposes (P) with minimum yield strength of 355 MPa (355) which has specified elevated temperature properties (NH).

As well as P355NH we are also stockists of plates manufactured and certified to:

EN 10028:3 P355NL1 EN 10028:3 P355NL2 EN 10028:3 P275NH

EN 10028:3 P460NL1 EN 10028:3 P460NL2 EN 10028:3 P460NH

Chemical Requirements (cast analysis, % by mass, maximum permitted unless indicated otherwise)

 

C	Si	Mn	P	S	Altotal	N	Cr
0.18	0.50	1.10-1.70	0.025	0.015	0.020 min	0.012	0.30
Cu	Mo	Nb	Ni	Ti	V	Nb+Ti+V
0.30	0.08	0.05	0.50	0.03	0.10	0.12

Tensile Requirements

Product Thickness	Yield Strength MPa	Tensile Strength MPa	Elongation A%
up to 16 mm	355 min	490 to 630	22 min
16 to 40 mm	345 min	490 to 630	22 min
over 40 to 60 mm	335 min	490 to 630	22 min
over 60 to 100 mm	315 min	470 to 610	21 min
over 100 to 150 mm	305 min	460 to 600	21 min
over 150 to 250 mm	295 min	450 to 590	21 min

 

Pressure Vessel Plate ASME SA537 Class 1 and ASTM A537 Clas

We are also world-leading stockists and processors of other ASME and ASTM carbon steel pressure vessel plates manufactured and certified to:

ASTM A516 Gr. 70 ASME SA516 Gr. 70

ASTM A516 Gr. 65 ASME SA516 Gr. 65

ASTM A516 Gr. 60 ASME SA516 Gr. 60

ASTM / ASME A / SA 516 Gr. 60 / 65 / 70 HIC

The A537 / SA537 standard, its full name is “Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel”, is intended use in the manufacture of fusion welded pressure vessels and structures.

The material under this specification is available in three classes. Class 1 steel is supplied in the normalised condition and the specification covers plates up to 100 mm (4 inches) in thickness.

ASME SA537 Class 1 / ASTM A537 Class 1 - the specification

Chemical Requirements

Element	Thickness	Composition (%)	Note
Carbon (max)		0.24	A, B
Manganese	40 mm and under	0.70 - 1.35	A, C
	40 mm and under	0.64 - 1.46	B, C
	Over 40 mm	1.00 - 1.60	A, C
	Over 40 mm	0.92 - 1.72	B, C
Phosphorus (max)		0.035	A, B
Sulphur (max)		0.035	A, B
Silicon		0.15 - 0.50	A
		0.13 - 0.55	B
Copper (max)		0.35	A
		0.38	B
Nickel (max)		0.25	A, C
		0.28	B, C
Chromium (max)		0.25	A
		0.29	B
Molybdenum (max)		0.08	A
		0.09	B

Tensile Requirements

Mechanical Property	Value
Tensile Strength, MPa (ksi)	485 - 620 (70 - 90)
Yield Strength, min MPa (ksi)	345 (50)
Elongation min, % 200 mm (8 in)	18

 

Pressure Vessel Plate ASME SA516 Grade 65 and ASTM A516 Grad

The A516 / SA516 standard, its full name is “Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Moderate- and Lower-Temperature Service”, is widely used by designers and engineers in many market sectors particularly outside of Europe. You may also see the following variations:

ASTM A516 Gr. 65N or ASME SA516 Gr. 65N – the “N” is added to show that the steel is normalised

ASTM A516M or ASME SA516M – the “M” indicates that the material is certified in metric units

We are also stockists of plates manufactured and certified to:

ASTM A516 Gr. 60 ASME SA516 Gr. 60

ASTM A516 Gr. 70 ASME SA516 Gr. 70

ASME SA516 Gr. 65 / ASTM A516 Gr. 65 - the specification

The chemical and mechanical requirements of A516 / SA516 are very simple and these are listed below. Further complexity comes from additional supplementary requirements and end-user produced variations: needless to say, We are able to supply Grade 65 plates that will meet the most stringent specifications.

Chemical Requirements

Element	Thickness	Composition (%)	Note
Carbon (max)	12.5 mm and under	0.24	A, B, C
	over 12.5 to 50 mm	0.26	A, B, C
	over 50 to 100 mm	0.28	A, B, C
	over 100 mm	0.29	A, B, C
Manganese		0.85 - 1.20	A, C
		0.79 - 1.30	B, C
Phosphorus (max)		0.025	A, B
Sulphur (max)		0.025	A, B
Silicon		0.15 - 0.40	A
		0.13 - 0.45	B

Tensile Requirements

Mechanical Property	Value
Tensile Strength, MPa (ksi)	450 - 585 (65 - 85)
Yield Strength, min MPa (ksi)	240 (35)
Elongation min, % 200 mm (8 in)	19
Elongation min, % 50 mm (2 in)	23