A516 Pressure Vessel Steel Plate

ASTM A516 grades: 55, 60, 65, 70, is a high-quality boiler and pressure vessel steel, very suitable for low to medium temperature applications. The material is widely used by industrial boiler and pressure vessel manufacturers that provide manufacturing support for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. The steel has good weldability

Product Description

Product Parameters

Product Name	A516pressure vessel steelPlate
Production process	hot rolling,cold rolling
Material Standards	AISI,ASTM,ASME,DIN,BS,EN,ISO,JIS,GOST,SAE etc.
Width	100mm-3000mm
Length	1m-12m,or customized size
Thickness	0.1mm-400mm
Delivery conditions	rolling,Annealing,Quenching,Tempered or standard
Surface process	Ordinary,Wire drawing,Laminated film

chemical composition

A516	C Thickness (mm)				Mn Thickness (mm)		Si	P	S
A516	6-12.5mm	12.5-25mm	25-50mm	>50mm	≤ 12.5mm	>12.5mm	Si	P	S
Level 55	0.18	0.20	0.22	0.25	0.55~0.98	0.60~1.30	0.13~0.45	0.035	0.035
Level 60	0.21	0.23	0.23	0.25	0.6~0.9	0.80~1.20	0.13~0.45	0.035	0.035
Level 65	0.24	0.26	0.26	0.28	0.85~1.20	0.85~1.20	0.13~0.45	0.035	0.035
Level 70	0.27	0.28	0.28	0.3	0.85~1.20	0.85~1.20	0.13~0.45	0.035	0.035

Mechanical properties

ASTM A516	Tensile Strength	Yield	Lower limit of elongation(%)
ASTM A516	(MPa)	(MPa)	gauge length50mm	gauge length200mm
Level 55	380~515	205	27	23
Level 60	415~550	220	25	21
Level 65	450~585	240	23	19
Level 70	485~620	260	21	17

Physical Performance

Physical Performance	Metric	Imperial
Density	7.80g/cc	0.282 lb/in³

Scope of application ASTM A516 boiler vessel plates are used in the manufacture of gas pressure vessels (liquefied petroleum gas, butane and propane tanks), steam boiler parts, compressors, etc.

Equivalent Material

American Standard		German Standard	European Standard		English standard
ASTM	ASME	DIN 17155	EN 10028	Material No.	BS1501
Level 60	SA516 Gr.60	HII	P265GH	1.0425	161 430A
Level 65	SA516 Gr.65	17Mn4	P295GH	1.0481	–
Level 70	SA516 Gr.70	–	P355GH	–	224-490 A&B