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Designation: A 455/A 455M – 01

Standard Specification for

Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, High-Strength
Manganese1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 455/A 455M; 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.

1. Scope 3.2 Specification A 20/A 20M also establishes the rules for
1.1 This specification2 covers high-tensile strength carbon- the ordering information that should be complied with when
manganese steel plates intended for welded pressure vessels. purchasing material to this specification.
1.2 This material is usually made to a semi-killed or capped 3.3 In addition to the basic requirements, two supplemen-
deoxidation practice. However, at the purchaser’s or the tary requirements are available to meet end use requirements as
producer’s option, the material may be made silicon-killed or follows:
aluminum-killed. 3.3.1 Simulated post-weld heat treatment of test coupons,
1.3 The maximum thickness of plates furnished under this and
specification shall be 3⁄4 in. [20 mm]. 3.3.2 Bend test.
1.4 For plates produced from coil, the additional require- 3.4 The purchaser is referred to the listed supplementary
ments, including additional testing requirements and the re- requirements in this specification and to the detailed require-
porting of additional test results, of Specification A 20/A 20M ments in Specification A 20/A 20M.
apply. 3.5 Coiled product is excluded from qualification to this
1.5 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units specification until it is decoiled, leveled, and cut to length.
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the Plate produced from coil means plate that has been cut to
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each individual lengths from a coiled product and is furnished
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must without heat treatment. The processor decoils, levels, cuts to
be used independently of the other. Combining values from the length, and marks the product. Except as allowed by Section 6
two systems may result in nonconformance with the specifi- in Specification A 20/A 20M, the processor is responsible for
cation. performing and certifying all tests, examinations, repairs,
inspections, and operations not intended to affect the properties
2. Referenced Documents of the material. For plate produced from coils, the results of the
2.1 ASTM Standards: tests performed shall be reported for each qualifying coil. See
A 20/A 20M Specification for General Requirements for Note 1
Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels3 NOTE 1—Additional requirements regarding plate produced from coil
are described in Specification A 20/A 20M.
3. General Requirements and Ordering Information
3.6 If the requirements of this specification are in conflict
3.1 Material supplied to this material specification shall with the requirements of Specification A 20/A 20M, the re-
conform to Specification A 20/A 20M. These requirements quirements of this specification shall prevail.
outline the testing and retesting methods and procedures,
permissible variations in dimensions, and mass, quality and 4. Heat Treatment
repair of defects, marking, loading, etc. 4.1 Plates are normally supplied in the as-rolled condition.
The plates may be ordered normalized or stress relieved, or
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, both.
Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.11 on Steel Plates for Boilers and Pressure Vessels. 5. Chemical Requirements
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2001. Published September 2001. Originally 5.1 The steel shall conform to the chemical requirements
published as A455 – 61 T. Last previous edition A 455/A 445M – 90 (2001).
2
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications, see related Specifi- shown in Table 1.
cation SA-455/SA-455M in Section II of that Code.
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A 455/A 455M – 01
A
6. Mechanical Requirements Applies to both heat and product analyses.
B
When the silicon is higher than 0.10 %, the carbon maximum shall be 0.28 %.
6.1 Tension Test Requirements—The material as represented C
At the purchaser’s or the producer’s option, silicon may be 0.40 % max on heat
by the tension-test specimens shall conform to the require- analysis, 0.45 % max on product analysis.
ments shown in Table 2.

TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements

Elements Composition, %
Carbon, maxA,B 0.33
Manganese:
Heat analysis 0.85–1.20
Product analysis 0.79–1.30
Phosphorus, maxA 0.035
Sulfur, maxA 0.035
SiliconC:
Heat analysis 0.10 max
Product analysis 0.13 max

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 are included in Specification
A 20/A 20M. Those which are considered suitable for use with this specification are listed below by
title.

S3. Simulated Post-Weld Heat Treatment of Mechanical S14. Bend Test.

Test Coupons, and

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TABLE 2 Tensile Requirements

Thickness
Up to 0.375 Over 0.375 to 0.580 in. Over 0.580 to 0.750 in.
in. [9.5 mm] [15 mm] [20 mm]
Tensile strength, ksi [MPa] 75–95 [515–655] 73–93 [505–640] 70–90 [485–620]
Yield strength, min, ksi [MPa] 38 [260] 37 [255] 35 [240]
Elongation in 8 in. [200 mm], min, %A 15 15 15
Elongation in 2 in. [50 mm], min, %A 22 22 22
A
See Specification A 20/A20M for elongation adjustments.