SPECIFICATION FOR PRESSURE VESSEL PLATES, CARBON STEEL, HIGH STRENGTH, FOR MODERATE AND LOWER TEMPERATURE SERVICE
(Identical with ASTM Specification A612/A612M-12(2019).)
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers killed carbon-manganese-silicon steel plates intended for welded pressure vessels in service at moderate and lower temperatures.
1.2 The maximum thickness of plates supplied under this specification is 1 in. [25 mm].
1.3 For plates produced from coil and furnished without heat treatment or with stress relieving only, the additional requirements, including additional testing requirements and the reporting of additional test results, of Specification A20/A20M apply.
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
- A20/A20M Specification for General Requirements for Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels
- A435/A435M Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Steel Plates
- A577/A577M Specification for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Examination of Steel Plates
- A578/A578M Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special Applications
3. General Requirements and Ordering Information
3.1 Material supplied to this product specification shall conform to Specification A20/A20M. These requirements outline the testing and retesting methods and procedures, permitted variations in dimensions and mass, quality and repair of defects, marking, loading, and ordering information.
3.2 In addition to the basic requirements of this specification, certain supplementary requirements are available where additional control, testing, or examination is required to meet end use requirements. The purchaser is referred to the listed supplementary requirements in this specification and to the detailed requirements in Specification A20/A20M.
3.3 Coils are excluded from qualification to this specification until they are processed into finished plates. Plates produced from coil means plates that have been cut to individual lengths from coil. The processor directly controls, or is responsible for, the operations involved in the processing of coils into finished plates. Such operations include decoiling, leveling, cutting to length, testing, inspection, conditioning, heat treatment (if applicable), packaging, marking, loading for shipment, and certification.
Note 1—For plates produced from coil and furnished without heat treatment or with stress relieving only, three test results are reported for each qualifying coil. Additional requirements regarding plates from coil are described in Specification A20/A20M.
3.4 If the requirements of this specification are in conflict with the requirements of Specification A20/A20M, the requirements of this specification shall prevail.
4. Materials and Manufacture
4.1 Steelmaking Practice — The steel shall be killed and shall conform to the fine austenitic grain size requirement of Specification A20/A20M.
5. Heat Treatment
5.1 Plates are normally supplied in the as-rolled condition. Plates may be ordered normalized or stress relieved, or both.
6. Chemical Requirements
6.1 The steel shall conform to the requirements as to chemical composition given in Table 1 unless otherwise modified in accordance with Supplementary Requirement S17, Vacuum Carbon-Deoxidized Steel, in Specification A20/A20M.
| Elements | Composition, % |
|---|---|
| Carbon, max:A | |
| Heat analysis | 0.25 |
| Product analysis | 0.29 |
| ManganeseA | |
| Heat analysis | 1.00-1.50 |
| Product analysis | 0.92–1.62 |
| Phosphorus, maxB | 0.025 |
| Sulfur, maxB | 0.025 |
| Silicon | |
| Heat analysis | 0.15–0.50 |
| Product analysis | 0.13–0.55 |
| Copper, maxC | |
| Heat analysis | 0.35 |
| Product analysis | 0.38 |
| Nickel, maxC | |
| Heat analysis | 0.25 |
| Product analysis | 0.28 |
| Chromium, maxC | |
| Heat analysis | 0.25 |
| Product analysis | 0.29 |
| Molybdenum, maxC | |
| Heat analysis | 0.08 |
| Product analysis | 0.09 | Vanadium, maxC |
| Heat analysis | 0.08 |
| Product analysis | 0.09 |
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A For each reduction of 0.01 percentage point below the specified carbon maximum, an increase of 0.06 percentage point manganese above the specified maximum is permitted up to a maximum of 1.65 % for heat analysis (1.70 % for product analysis). B Applies to both heat and product analyses. C When analysis shows that the amount of an element is 0.02 % or lower, the value may be reported as ≤0.02 %. |
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7. Mechanical Properties
7.1 Tension Test
7.1.1 The plates, as represented by the tension test specimens, shall conform to the requirements given in Table 2.
| Property | 0.5 in. [12.5 mm] and Under | Over 0.5 in. to 1 in. [Over 12.5 to 25 mm] |
|---|---|---|
| Tensile strength, ksi [MPa] | 83-105 [570-725] | 81-101 [560-695] |
| Yield strength, min,A ksi [MPa] | 50 [345] | 50 [345] |
| Elongation in 8 in. [200 mm], min, %B | 16 | 16 |
| Elongation in 2 in. [50 mm], min, %B | 22 | 22 |
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A Determined by either the 0.2 % offset method or the 0.5 % extension-under-load method. B See Specification A20/A20M for elongation adjustment. |
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8. Keywords
8.1 carbon steel; steel plates for pressure vessels; lower temperature service; high strength steel plates
SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
Supplementary requirements shall not apply unless specified in the purchase order.
A list of standardized supplementary requirements for use at the option of the purchaser are included in Specification A20/A20M. Those that are considered suitable for use with this specification are listed by title.
- S1. Vacuum Treatment,
- S2. Product Analysis,
- S3. Simulated Post-Weld Heat Treatment of Test Coupons,
- S4.1 Additional Tension Test,
- S5. Charpy V-Notch Impact Test,
- S6. Drop Weight Test (for Material 0.625 in. [16 mm] and over in Thickness),
- S7. High Temperature Tension Test,
- S8. Ultrasonic Examination in accordance with Specification A435/A435M,
- S9. Magnetic Particle Examination,
- S11. Ultrasonic Examination in accordance with Specification A577/A577M,
- S12. Ultrasonic Examination in accordance with Specification A578/A578M, and
- S17. Vacuum Carbon-Deoxidized Steel.
