ASME SA515 Grade 60 Steel Plate | SA515 Gr.60 High Temp Vessel Plate

If a drawing says ASME SA515 Grade 60, the buyer is usually looking for a carbon-silicon vessel plate for warm-to-hot service, not a low-temperature toughness grade. SHH STEEL supplies that plate as China mill-Direct Supply to ASME SA-515/SA-515M.

The same plate shows up under several names on RFQs: SA515 Gr.60, ASME SA515 GR.60, ASME SA515GR60, SA515GR60, SA-515 Grade 60, ASTM A515 Grade 60, A515 Gr.60 and A515GR60. They all point to Grade 60 [415] in ASME SA-515. The ASTM companion is A515/A515M.

ASME SA515 Grade 60 is the lowest-strength current grade in this specification. ASME SA515 Grade 65 and Grade 70 sit above it. Minimum yield is 220 MPa (32 ksi). Tensile strength is 415–550 MPa (60–80 ksi). The steel is killed carbon-silicon plate made to coarse austenitic grain practice. That coarse-grain practice is the point of SA-515: intermediate- and higher-temperature boilers and vessels, not MDMT-driven tanks.

Do not mix this page with ASME SA516. SA516 is fine-grain plate for moderate- and lower-temperature service. ASME SA515 GR.60 is the high-temperature carbon-silicon route. It is also not Mn-Mo plate such as SA302, and not Cr-Mo plate such as ASME SA387.

General requirements follow ASME SA-20. For Code work the plate is used under ASME Section VIII. Dual marking ASME SA515 Grade 60 / ASTM A515 Grade 60 is available. Certificates can be EN 10204 3.1 or 3.2.

When a project is still choosing carbon vessel plate, we usually put ASME SA515GR60 next to ASTM A516, ASME SA537, ASTM A537 and ASTM A285, so temperature, grain practice and strength can be checked on one call.

This plate sits in the Pressure Vessel Steel Plates family. It is not a structural Carbon Steel Plates grade.

Chemistry for ASME SA515 Grade 60 is reported as heat analysis and, when specified, product analysis under ASME SA-515/SA-515M.

Heat Analysis — ASME SA515 GR.60

Product Analysis — ASME SA515GR60

ASME SA-515 allows a carbon–manganese trade: for each 0.01% carbon below the stated maximum, manganese may rise 0.06%, up to 1.50% on heat analysis and 1.60% on product analysis. That note matters on thick ASME SA515 GR.60 plate. SHH STEEL reports ladle analysis on every certificate and adds product analysis when the PO asks for it.

Tensile Requirements — ASME SA515 Grade 60 per ASME SA-515/SA-515M

Grade 60 is easier to form than Grade 70 because the tensile ceiling is lower and the elongation minima are higher. Density is 7.85 g/cm³. Specimens follow ASME SA-20. If the vessel specification wants simulated PWHT, coupons from the same ASME SA515GR60 heat go through that cycle before the tensile and impact tests.

People often ask whether ASME SA515GR60 can replace SA516 Gr.60. The tensile table looks similar. The grain practice and intended temperature do not. Pick SA515 when the drawing is high-temperature boiler or vessel work. Pick SA516 when notch toughness at lower temperature is the reason for the spec. If the job needs more strength in the same SA-515 family, move to Grade 65 or Grade 70 rather than stretching Grade 60. Carbon QT options stay with ASME SA537 and ASTM A537. HSLA Steel Plates are not a Code substitute.

ASME SA515 Grade 60 is written for intermediate- and higher-temperature welded boilers and vessels. Allowable stress comes from ASME Section II Part D for SA-515 Grade 60, not from a mill brochure.

Charpy testing is not automatic on this grade. If the datasheet sets an impact temperature, SHH STEEL puts those sets on the ASME SA515 GR.60 certificate. Do not treat this plate as a substitute for SA203 nickel plate or for SA516 when MDMT is the controlling item.

ASME SA515GR60 is a P-No. 1 carbon vessel plate and welds with low-hydrogen procedures qualified to ASME Section IX. Carbon is lower than Grade 70, so preheat is usually milder in the same thickness. Thick, restrained joints still need a written WPS.

When Section VIII requires PWHT, the shop cycle is the carbon-steel range in UCS-56. If the fabricator needs properties after that cycle, say so on the mill order so simulated PWHT coupons travel with the plate. Procedure review can go through steel welding services.

ASME SA-515 does not force quench and temper. ASME SA515 Grade 60 is commonly delivered as-rolled in thinner sizes. Plates over about 50 mm are usually normalized because that is how mills meet SA-20 and the purchaser’s toughness or flatness notes.

If the PO fixes a normalizing band or a stress-relief hold, it goes on the mill instruction and onto the certificate. Do not apply SA537 Class 2 quench-and-temper practice to Grade 60 unless the specification itself is changed.

SHH STEEL ships ASME SA515 GR.60 as-rolled or normalized, as ordered, with the condition printed on the MTC.

The certificate lists ASME SA515 Grade 60 and, when dual certified, ASTM A515 Grade 60; heat number; heat analysis; product analysis when ordered; tensile results; heat-treatment condition; and any extra tests. Surface is vessel-plate quality—pickled or shot-blasted if requested—not 2B or BA.

Certificates may be EN 10204 3.1 or EN 10204 3.2. BV, LR, DNV, TUV, SGS or the buyer’s agency can witness when the order says so.

Usual supply range for ASME SA515GR60 high temp vessel plate:

• Thickness: 6 mm – 150 mm (heavier by enquiry)
• Width: up to about 4600 mm
• Length: up to about 12000 mm

State thickness and heat-treatment condition on the PO. Shell and head nest cutting is available.

Dimensional limits follow ASME SA-20. Thickness, width, length, flatness and camber are vessel-plate tolerances. Extra-flat or restricted-thickness plate is accepted when the drawing needs it. UT to A435 or A578 is added when specified. Finished sizes go through steel cutting services.

Most ASME SA515 GR.60 orders add something beyond the base tensile table.

Simulated PWHT. Same-heat coupons follow the vessel cycle.
NDE. UT to A435 / A577 / A578; edge MT/PT after cutting if required.
Impact. Temperature, orientation and energy as written on the RFQ.
Hardness. HBW or HV window after rolling or after simulated PWHT.
Restricted chemistry. Tighter C, P, S or CE.
HIC / NACE. Only when the datasheet cites TM0284 or MR0175 / ISO 15156.
Z-direction. A770 or Z15/Z25/Z35 for thick nozzles.
Third-party. Witness points and EN 10204 3.2.

These tests run through steel testing service. If it is not on the purchase order, it is not assumed.

For stamping, write ASME SA515 Grade 60 or dual SA515 / A515 Grade 60. Nearby pages: ASME SA516, ASTM A516, ASME SA515, ASTM A285.

ASME SA515 Grade 60 is used where high-temperature carbon vessel plate is required and 220 MPa yield is enough.

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SHH STEEL is a China mill-Direct Supply for ASME SA-515/SA-515M plate. On ASME SA515 Grade 60 that means mill pricing, dual SA515/A515 marking, heat and product analysis, 3.1 as standard and 3.2 when specified, as-rolled or normalized delivery, and the extra tests a vessel shop actually writes on the PO.

We also help the buyer stay on the right page: Grade 60 versus 65/70 inside SA-515, and SA515 versus SA516 when temperature and grain practice are the real decision. Export packing goes through worldwide shipping service. Company scope: China steel Mill Agent-SHH STEEL.

ASME SA515 Grade 60 Steel Plate is the 220 MPa yield, carbon-silicon high-temperature vessel grade in ASME SA-515/SA-515M. Whether the inquiry says SA515 Gr.60, ASME SA515 GR.60, ASME SA515GR60 or A515GR60, SHH STEEL supplies the plate with heat and product analysis, the agreed delivery condition, optional extra tests, and 3.1 or 3.2 certification.

As China mill-Direct Supply, SHH STEEL provides ASME SA515 Grade 60 / SA515 Gr.60 High Temp Vessel Plate for ASME Section VIII boiler and vessel work.

Contact SHH STEEL for stock, normalizing, dual SA515/A515 marking, 3.2 inspection or a quotation.

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