Designation: A285/A285M − 12

Standard Specification for

Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Low- and
Intermediate-Tensile Strength1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A285/A285M; 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 (´) 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* requirements, including additional testing requirements and the

2 reporting of additional test results, of Specification A20/A20M
1.1 This specification covers carbon steel plates of low-
apply.
and intermediate-tensile strengths which may be made by
killed, semi-killed, capped, or rimmed steel practices at the 1.5 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
producer’s option. These plates are intended for fusion-welded are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the
pressure vessels. SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must
1.2 Plates under this specification are available in three be used independently of the other. Combining values from the
grades having different strength levels as follows: two systems may result in nonconformance with the specifi-
Grade Tensile Strength, ksi [MPa] cation.
A 45–65 [310–450]
B 50–70 [345–485] 2. Referenced Documents
C 55–75 [380–515]
2.1 ASTM Standards:3
1.3 The maximum thickness of plates under this specifica- A20/A20M Specification for General Requirements for Steel
tion, for reasons of internal soundness, is limited to a maximum Plates for Pressure Vessels
thickness of 2 in. [50 mm] for all grades.
3. General Requirements and Ordering Information
NOTE 1—For killed carbon steels only refer to the following ASTM
specifications:3 3.1 Material supplied to this material specification shall
A 299/A 299M Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manganese- conform to Specification A20/A20M. These requirements out-
Silicon. line the testing and retesting methods and procedures, permit-
A 515/A 515M Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for ted variations in dimensions, and mass, quality and repair of
Intermediate- and Higher-Temperature Service
A 516/A 516M Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Moderate- defects, marking, loading, and ordering information.
and Lower-Temperature Service. 3.2 In addition to the basic requirements of this specifica-
1.4 For plates produced from coil and furnished without tion, certain supplementary requirements are available when
heat treatment or with stress relieving only, the additional additional control, testing, or examination is required to meet
end use requirements. The purchaser is referred to the listed
Supplementary requirements in this specification and to the
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detailed requirements in Specification A20/A20M.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee 3.3 Coils are excluded from qualification to this specifica-
A01.11 on Steel Plates for Boilers and Pressure Vessels. tion until they are processed into finished plate. Plates pro-
Current edition approved May 1, 2012. Published June 2012. Originally duced from coil means plates that have been cut to individual
approved in 1946. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as A285/A285M –
03 (2007). DOI: 10.1520/A0285_A0285M-12. lengths from coil. The processor directly controls, or is
2
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications, see related Specifi- responsible for, the operations involved in the processing of
cation SA-285/SA-285M in Section II of that Code.
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coils into finished plates. Such operations include decoiling,
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leveling, cutting to length, testing, inspection, conditioning,
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on heat treatment (if applicable), packaging, marking, loading for
the ASTM website. shipment, and certification.

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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition, %
Elements
Grade A Grade B Grade C
Carbon, maxA 0.17 0.22 0.28
Manganese, max:
Heat analysis 0.90 0.90 0.90
Product analysis 0.98 0.98 0.98
Phosphorus, maxA 0.025 0.025 0.025
Sulfur, maxA 0.025 0.025 0.025
A
Applies to both heat and product analyses.

TABLE 2 Tensile Requirements

Grade A Grade B Grade C
ksi [MPa] ksi [MPa] ksi [MPa]
Tensile strength 45–65 [310–450] 50–70 [345–485] 55–75 [380–515]
Yield strength, minA 24 [165] 27 [185] 30 [205]
Elongation in 8 in. or [200 mm], min, %B 27 25 23
Elongation in 2 in. or [50 mm], min, %B 30 28 27
A
Determined by either the 0.2 % offset method or the 0.5 % extension-under-load method.
B
See pecification A20/A20M for elongation adjustment.

NOTE 2—For plates produced from coil and furnished without heat 5. Chemical Composition
treatment or with stress relieving only, three test results are reported for
each qualifying coil. Additional requirements regarding plate produced 5.1 The steel shall conform to the requirements as to
from coil are described in Specification A20/A20M. chemical composition as given in Table 1.
3.4 If the requirements of this specification are in conflict 6. Mechanical Properties
with the requirements of Specification A20/A20M, the require- 6.1 Tension Test—The plates, as represented by the tension
ments of this specification shall prevail. test specimens, shall conform to the requirements given in
Table 2.
4. Heat Treatment
4.1 Plates are normally supplied in the as-rolled condition. 7. Keywords
The plates may be ordered normalized or stress relieved, or 7.1 carbon steel plate; low-and-intermediate strength steel
both. plate for pressure vessels; steel plate for pressure vessels

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 A20/A20M. Those that are considered suitable for use with this specification are listed
below by title.

S3. Simulated Post-Weld Heat Treatment of Mechanical S4. Additional Tension Test.
Test Coupons, and

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ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

Also listed below are additional optional supplementary requirements suitable for this specification:

S57. Copper-Bearing S58. Restricted Copper

S57.1 The copper content, by heat analysis shall be S58.1 The maximum incidental copper content by heat
0.20–0.35 % and by product analysis 0.18–0.37 %. analysis shall not exceed 0.25 %.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Committee A01 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue
(A285/A285M – 03 (2007)) that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved May 1, 2012.)

(1) Table 1 was revised. (3) Section 7 was added.

(2) Section 3 was editorially revised.

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