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tice normally limits the maximum thickness of plates fur- 3. General Requirements and Ordering
nished under this specification to 2 in. [50 mm]. Information
1.3 Grades A, B, and C comply substantially with the 3.1 Plates supplied to this product specification shall
requirements of ISO Pressure Vessel Steels P9, P15, and conform to Specification A 20/A 20M, which outlines the
P18, respectively. testing and retesting methods and procedures, permissible
variations in dimensions and mass, quality, and repair of
1.4 For plates produced from coil and furnished without defects, marking, loading, etc.
heat treatment or with stress relieving only, the additional
requirements, including additional testing requirements 3.2 Specification A 20/A 20M also establishes the rules
and the reporting of additional test results, of Specification for ordering information that should be complied with when
A 20/A 20M apply. purchasing plates to this specification.
3.3 In addition to the basic requirements of this specifi-
1.5 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI
cation certain supplementary requirements are available
units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the
when additional control, testing, or examination is required
text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated
to meet the end use requirements.
in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each
system must be used independently of the other. Combining 3.4 The purchaser is referred to the listed supplemen-
values from the two systems may result in nonconformance tary requirements in this specification and to the detailed
with the specification. requirements in Specification A 20/A 20M.
3.5 Coils are excluded from qualification to this speci-
fication until they are processed into finished plates. Plates
2. Referenced Documents produced from coil means plates that have been cut to
2.1 ASTM Standards: individual lengths from coil. The processor directly con-
A 20/A 20M Specification for General Requirements for trols, or is responsible for, the operations involved in the
Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels processing of coils into finished plates. Such operations
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include decoiling, leveling, cutting to length, testing, 5.2 Plates of Grades B and C, 112 in. [40 mm] and
inspection, conditioning, heat treatment (if applicable), under in thickness, are normally supplied in the as-rolled
packaging, marking, loading for shipment, and certifi- condition. The plates may be ordered normalized or stress
cation. relieved, or both.
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 A 20/A 20M. 6. Chemical Requirements
3.6 If the requirements of this specification are in con- 6.1 The steel shall conform to the requirements as to
flict with the requirements of Specification A 20/A 20M, chemical composition given in Table 1 unless otherwise
the requirements of this specification shall prevail. modified in accordance with Supplementary Requirement
S17, Vacuum Carbon-Deoxidized Steel, in Specification
4. Manufacture A 20/A 20M.
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TABLE 1
CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS
Composition, %
Grade A Grade B Grade C
Product Product Heat Product
Element Heat Analysis Analysis Heat Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis
TABLE 2
TENSILE PROPERTIES
Grade A Grade B Grade C
Tensile strength, ksi [MPa] 5878 [400540] 6585 [450585] 7090 [485620]
Yield strength,A min, ksi [MPa] 40 [275] 40 [275] 43 [295]
Elongation in 8 in. [200 mm], min, %B 20 20 18
Elongation in 2 in. [50 mm], min, %B 23 23 22
A
Determined by either the 0.2% offset method of the 0.5% extension-under-load method.
B
See Specification A 20/A 20M for elongation adjustments.
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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 is
included in Specification A 20/A 20M. Those that are considered suitable for use with this
specification are listed below by title.
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APPENDIX
(Nonmandatory Information)
TABLE X1.1
CHARPY V-NOTCH REQUIREMENTS A
Grade A Grades B and C
Testing Longitudinal Transverse Longitudinal Transverse
Temperature, Specimens, Specimens, Specimens, Specimens,
F [C] ftlbf [J] ftlbf [J] ftlbf [J] ftlbf [J]
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SUMMARY OF CHANGES
The Committee has identified the location of selected (1) 1.4, 3.5, and Note 1 were revised to be consistent
changes to this specification since the last issue that may with the terminology and requirements of Specification
impact the use of this specification. A 20/A 20M.
(2) 3.3 was revised to be more general.
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