ASTM A516 Gr.70 vessel plate, A516 Gr.70 vessel steel applications

ASTM A516 Gr.70 vessel plate is versatile pressure vessel steel that can be utilised for a wide range of applications. ASTM A516 Gr.70 vessel plate, A516 Gr.70 vessel steel is intended primarily for service in welded pressure vessels where improved notch toughness is important.

ASTM A516 Gr.70 vessel plate, A516 Gr.70 vessel steel offers an improved yield and tensile strength over ASTM A516 Grade 65 and 60, and can work in lower temperatures than A516 Grade 65 steel.

BBN Steel supply high quality ASTM A516 Gr.70 vessel plate, A516 Gr.70 vessel steel for boiler and pressure vessel fabrication which is ideally suited to the high standards set by the oil, gas and petrochemical industry.

ASTM A516 Gr.70 vessel plate, A516 Gr.70 vessel steel has the innate ability to form a passive layer that prevents corrosion. The 18 % minimum chromium content in ASTM A516 Gr.70 vessel plate provides corrosion and oxidation resistance, where it also must contain at least 10.5 percent chromium. ASTM A516 Gr.70 vessel plate may contain much higher chromium levels, and additional alloying ingredients like molybdenum, nickel, titanium, aluminium, copper, nitrogen, phosphorous and selenium. ASTM A516 Gr.70 vessel plate, A516 Gr.70 vessel steel is an economical and practical choice for most moderate and lower temperature applications.