Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum: Standard Specification For
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum: Standard Specification For
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum: Standard Specification For
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system are not exact equivalents. Therefore, each system must end use requirements. These include:
be used independently of the other. Combining values from the 3.3.1 Vacuum treatment,
two systems may result in nonconformance with this specifi- 3.3.2 Additional or special tension testing,
cation. 3.3.3 Impact testing, and
3.3.4 Nondestructive examination.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.11 on Steel Plates for Boilers and Pressure Vessels.
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Current edition approved March 1, 2006. Published March 2006. Originally For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
approved in 1955. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as A 387/A 387M – 05a. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. 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-387/SA-387M in Section II of that Code. the ASTM website.
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Product analysis 0.46–0.85 0.74–1.21 0.94–1.56 1.88–2.62 1.88–2.62 2.63–3.37 2.63–3.37 3.90–6.10 7.90–10.10 7.90–9.60
Molybdenum:
Vanadium:
Heat analysis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.04 max 0.18–0.25
Product analysis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.05 max 0.16–0.27
Columbium:
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A 387/A 387M – 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 requirements as to
ments in Specification A 20/A 20M. If the requirements of this chemical composition shown in Table 1 unless otherwise
specification are in conflict with the requirements of Specifi- modified in accordance with Supplementary Requirement S17,
cation A 20/A 20M, the requirements of this specification shall Vacuum Carbon-Deoxidized Steel, in Specification A 20/
prevail. A 20M for grades other than Grade 11.
4. Manufacture 7. Metallurgical Structure
4.1 Steelmaking Practice—The steel shall be killed. 7.1 Austenitic Grain Size—Grade 2 material shall have a
coarse austenitic grain size.
5. Heat Treatment 8. Mechanical Requirements
5.1 Except for Grade 91, all plates shall be thermally treated 8.1 Tension Test Requirements:
either by annealing, normalizing- and -tempering, or, when 8.1.1 The material as represented by the tension test speci-
permitted by the purchaser, accelerated cooling from the mens shall conform to the applicable requirements of Table 2
austenitizing temperature by air blasting or liquid quenching, or Table 3, as specified on the order.
followed by tempering. Minimum tempering temperatures 8.1.2 Adjustment of the percentage elongation requirements
shall be as follows: is permitted in accordance with Specification A 20/A 20M for
Grade Temperature, °F [°C] plates up to 3⁄4 in. [20 mm] inclusive, in thickness when an 8-in.
2, 12, and 11 1150 [620]
22, 22L, 21, 21L, and 9 1250 [675]
[200-mm] gage length is used.
5 1300 [705]
9. Marking
5.1.1 Grade 91 plates shall be normalized at 1900 to 1975°F 9.1 In addition to the marking required in Specification
[1040 to 1080°C] and shall be tempered at 1350 to 1470°F A 20/A 20M, each plate shall be legibly stamped or stenciled,
[730 to 800°C]. depending upon the ordered thickness, with the letter A for
5.2 Grade 5, 9, 21, 21L, 22, 22L, and 91 plates ordered annealed, N for normalized and tempered, and Q for acceler-
without the heat treatment required by 5.1 shall be furnished in ated cooled and tempered, as applicable.
either the stress-relieved or the annealed condition.
5.3 For plates ordered without the heat treatment required 10. Keywords
by 5.1, heat treatment of the plates to conform to 5.1 and to 10.1 alloy steel; alloy steel plate; pressure containing parts;
Table 2 or Table 3, as applicable, shall be the responsibility of pressure vessel steels; steel plates; steel plates for pressure
the purchaser. vessels
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SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
Supplementary requirements shall not apply unless specified in the order. A list of standardized
supplementary requirements for use at the option of the purchaser is included in Specification
A 20/A 20M. Several of those considered suitable for use with this specification are listed below by
title. Other tests may be performed by agreement between the supplier and the purchaser.
In addition, the following supplementary requirements are suitable for this application. S62 and S63
are applicable for Grades 22 and 21 only.
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SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Committee A01 has identified the location of the following changes to this standard since the last issue (A
387/A 387M – 05a) that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved March 1, 2006.)
Committee A01 has identified the location of the following changes to this standard since the last issue (A 387/A 387M – 05)
that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved Oct. 1, 2005.)
(1) Deleted Grade 911. ing temperature ranges for Grade 91.
(2) Revised section 1.3 to separate class requirements from (4) Added UNS numbers to Table 1.
heat treatment requirements. (5) Added Keywords.
(3) Revised section 5.1.1 to establish normalizing and temper- (6) Deleted Supplementary Requirement S14, Bend Test.
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