ASTM A516 carbon steel plates have the following characteristics: good impact resistance, small temperature deformation, good weldability, good fatigue resistance, good layer spalling resistance, microalloying, high purity, low carbon equivalent, strong sulfur and hydrogen resistance, etc.
ASTM A516 carbon steel plates chemical composition:
ASTM A516 | Thickness mm | C | Si | Mn | P≤ | S≤ |
A516 Gr 55 | ≤12.5 | ≤0.18 | 0.15-0.40 | 0.60-0.90 | 0.035 | 0.035 |
>12.5-50 | ≤0.20 | 0.60-1.20 | ||||
>50-100 | ≤0.22 | |||||
A516 Gr 60 | ≤12.5 | ≤0.21 | 0.15-0.40 | 0.60-0.90 | 0.035 | 0.035 |
>12.5-50 | ≤0.23 | 0.85-1.20 | ||||
>50-100 | ≤0.25 | |||||
A516 Gr 65 | ≤12.5 | ≤0.24 | 0.15-0.40 | 0.85-1.20 | 0.035 | 0.035 |
>12.5-50 | ≤0.26 | |||||
>50-100 | ≤0.28 | |||||
A516 Gr 70 | ≤12.5 | ≤0.27 | 0.15-0.40 | 0.85-1.20 | 0.035 | 0.035 |
>12.5-50 | ≤0.28 | |||||
>50-100 | ≤0.30 |
ASTM A516 carbon steel plates are widely used in petroleum, chemical, power station, boiler and other industries, and are used to make reactor, heat exchanger, separator, spherical tank, gas tank, liquefied gas tank, nuclear reactor pressure shell, boiler drum, liquefied petroleum gas cylinder, high-pressure water pipe of hydropower station, turbine shell and other equipment and components.