ASTM A537/A537M-06

Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel

ABSTRACT
This specification covers the standard for heat-treated carbon manganese-silicon steel plates intended for fusion welded pressure vessels and structures. The steel shall be killed and undergo normalization, quenching and tempering. Heat and product analyses shall be performed on the materials and results shall conform to the required values in chemical composition in carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, copper, nickel, chromium and molybdenum. Mechanical testing like tension test shall be done on the plates and shall conform to the required tensile strength, yield strength, and elongation.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers heat-treated carbon-manganese-silicon steel plates intended for fusion welded pressure vessels and structures.
1.2 Plates furnished under this specification are available in the following three classes:
1.3 The maximum thickness of plates furnished under this specification is 4 in. [100 mm] for Class 1 and 6 in. [150 mm] for Class 2 and Class 3.
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 is to be used independently of the other without combining values in any way.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2006
• ICS: 77.140.50 - Flat steel products and semi-products
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.11 - Steel Plates for Boilers and Pressure Vessels

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A537/A537M-95(2000) - Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Replaced By: ASTM A537/A537M-08 - Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A691/A691M-19 - Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe, Electric-Fusion-Welded for High-Pressure Service at High Temperatures
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A20/A20M-20 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A671/A671M-20 - Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Steel Pipe for Atmospheric and Lower Temperatures
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A672/A672M-19 - Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Steel Pipe for High-Pressure Service at Moderate Temperatures
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 537/A 537M – 06
Standard Specification for
Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-
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Silicon Steel
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA537/A537M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* 1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
2 are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the
1.1 This specification covers heat-treated carbon-
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each
manganese-silicon steel plates intended for fusion welded
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system is to
pressure vessels and structures.
beusedindependentlyoftheotherwithoutcombiningvaluesin
1.2 Plates furnished under this specification are available in
any way.
the following three classes:
Yield Tensile
2. Referenced Documents
Strength, Strength,
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Heat Thickness, min, ksi min, ksi
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Class Treatment [MPa] [MPa]
A 20/A 20M Specification for General Requirements for
1 Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels
1 Normalized 2 ⁄2 in. and 50 70
under
A 435/A 435M Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic
[65mmand [345] [485]
Examination of Steel Plates
under]
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A 577/A 577M Specification for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam
Over 2 ⁄2to4in. 45 65
[Over 65 to 100 [310] [450]
Examination of Steel Plates
mm]
A 578/A 578M Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic
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2 Quenched 2 ⁄2 in. and 60 80
Examination of Plain and Clad Steel Plates for Special
and tempered under
[65mmand [415] [550]
Applications
under]
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Over 2 ⁄2to4in. 55 75
3. General Requirements and Ordering Information
[Over 65 to 100 [380] [515]
mm]
3.1 Plates furnished supplied to this material specification
Over 4 to 6 in. 46 70
shall conform to Specification A 20/A 20M. These require-
[Over 100 to 150 [315] [485]
mentsoutlinethetestingandretestingmethodsandprocedures,
mm]
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3 Quenched 2 ⁄2 in. and 55 80
permissible variations in dimensions, and mass, quality and
and tempered under
repair of defects, marking, loading, etc.
[65mmand [380] [550]
under] 3.2 Specification A 20/A 20M also establishes the rules for
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Over 2 ⁄2to4in. 50 75
the ordering information which should be complied with when
[Over 65 to 100 [345] [515]
purchasing material to this specification.
mm]
Over 4 to 6 in. 40 70 3.3 In addition to the basic requirements of this specifica-
[Over 100 to 150 [275] [485]
tion, certain supplementary requirements are available when
mm]
additional control, testing, or examination is required to meet
1.3 The maximum thickness of plates furnished under this
end use requirements. These include:
specification is 4 in. [100 mm] for Class 1 and 6 in. [150 mm]
3.3.1 Vacuum treatment,
for Class 2 and Class 3.
3.3.2 Additional or special tension testing,
3.3.3 Impact testing, and
1 3.3.4 Nondestructive examination.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.11 on Steel Plates for Boilers and Pressure Vessels.
Current edition approved March 1, 2006. Published March 2006. Originally
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approved in1965. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as A 537/A 537M – 95 For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
(2000). contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications, see related Specifi- Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
cation SA-537/SA-537M in Section II of that Code. the ASTM website.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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A 537/A 537M – 06
3.4 The purchaser is referred to the listed supplementary 6. Chemical Requirements Chemical Requirements
requirements in this specification and to the detailed require-
6.1 The steel shall conform to the chemical requirements
ments in Specification A 20/A 20M.
shown inTable 1 unless otherwise modified in accordance with
3.5 If the requirements of this specification are in conflict Supplementary Requirement S17, Vacuum Carbon-Deoxidized
with the requirements of Specification A 20/A 20M, the re- Steel, in Specification A 20/A 20M.
quirements of this specification shall prevail.
7. Mechanical Requirements
7.1 Tension Tests:
4. Manufacture
7.1.1 Requirements—The material as represented by the
4.1 Steel
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