ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 Steel Plate | SA542 Type E Cl.4 QT Cr-Mo-V Vessel Plate
What is ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 Steel?
ASME SA542 Type E Class 4, also written ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4, is quenched-and-tempered chromium-molybdenum-vanadium alloy plate under ASME SA-542/SA-542M. Type E is the 3Cr-1Mo-V line with a 1010 °C minimum austenitizing temperature. Chromium heat is 2.75–3.25%. Molybdenum heat is 0.90–1.10%. Vanadium heat is 0.20–0.30%. Type E is listed for Class 4 and Class 4a only. Class 4 is 380 MPa yield and 585–760 MPa tensile, with 20% elongation. Temper floor for Class 4 is 650 °C, not the 675 °C floor used on Class 4a. SHH STEEL is the supplier, exporter and distributor of this Type and Class. Plate is produced to ASME SA-542/SA-542M.
Buyers write ASME SA542 Type E Class 4, ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4, SA542 Type E Class 4, SA542 Type E Cl.4, SA542E CL4, SA-542 Type E Class 4 and SA 542 Type E Cl 4. ASTM A542 Type E Class 4 is the companion product spec. A purchase order that only says “SA542 Type E” is incomplete. Do not invent Type E Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3. Those Classes belong to Type A, B and C.
This page is not Type C Class 4. Type C uses the same 3Cr-1Mo-V idea without the Type E residual package and without the 1010 °C floor. It is not Type D, which is 2.25Cr-1Mo-V. It is not SA387 Gr.21 Cl.2. It is not SA832 21V or 23V; those books are normalized-and-tempered. It is not SA517 Gr.A. It is not SA516 Gr.70. Minimum thickness in the specification is about 5 mm. Maximum thickness is limited by the ability of the heat to meet Class 4 after quench and temper.
Dual marking SA542 / A542 Type E Class 4 is available from SHH STEEL as mill supplier. Certificates can be EN 10204 3.1 or 3.2. Company scope: China steel Mill Agent-SHH STEEL.
Material Specification
| Specification Element | Requirement | SHH STEEL Compliance |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Class | ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 | Confirmed |
| Product Specification | ASME SA-542/SA-542M | Applied |
| Companion Spec | ASTM A542 Type E Class 4 | Dual cert available |
| General Requirements | ASME SA-20 / ASTM A20 | Applied |
| Process | Quenched and tempered | Confirmed |
| Austenitize floor | 1010 °C min for Type E | Applied |
| Class 4 temper floor | 650 °C min | Applied |
| Alloy idea | 3Cr-1Mo-V, Type E residuals | Confirmed |
| Listed Classes | Class 4 and Class 4a only | Confirmed |
| Sister N+T spec | SA-832 21V / 23V | Not this page |
| Supply role | Supplier / exporter / distributor | SHH STEEL |
| Certification | EN 10204 3.1 or 3.2 / third-party | As ordered |
This plate sits in pressure vessel steel plates and next to the ASME SA387 family, not as a substitute. It does not sit with carbon steel plates or ASTM A36 steel plate.
SA-20 still governs marking, testing location, retests and repair rules.
Chemical Composition
ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 / ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4 uses Type E chemistry. Class only changes strength and temper floor.
Heat Analysis and Product Analysis — ASME SA542 Type E (typical Table 1 limits)
| Element | Heat Analysis (%) | Product Analysis (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon (C) | 0.10 – 0.15 | 0.08 – 0.18 |
| Manganese (Mn) | 0.30 – 0.60 | 0.25 – 0.66 |
| Phosphorus (P), max | 0.015 | 0.015 |
| Sulfur (S), max | 0.010 | 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), max | 0.10 | 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr) | 2.75 – 3.25 | 2.63 – 3.37 |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 0.90 – 1.10 | 0.85 – 1.15 |
| Nickel (Ni), max | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Vanadium (V) | 0.20 – 0.30 | 0.18 – 0.33 |
| Titanium | 0.015 – 0.035 | 0.015 – 0.035 |
| Boron | 0.001 – 0.003 | 0.001 – 0.003 |
| Copper, niobium, calcium | As Table 1 of the named edition | As Table 1 of the named edition |
Type E tightens phosphorus and sulfur versus Type C. Titanium and boron are part of the Type E package. Chromium at 2.00–2.50% is Type A, B or D, not Type E.
SHH STEEL reports heat analysis on every certificate, including Cr, Mo, V, Ti and B.
Mechanical Properties
Class 4 shares tensile with Class 4a. Yield is lower.
Tensile Requirements — ASME SA542 Type E Class 4
| Property | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Yield strength, min | 380 MPa (55 ksi) |
| Tensile strength | 585 – 760 MPa (85 – 110 ksi) |
| Elongation in 50 mm, min | 20% |
| Density | 7.85 g/cm³ |
| Hardness | Not a default substitute for tensile |
Class 4a is 415 MPa yield, same tensile band, 18% elongation. Type E does not use Class 1, 2 or 3. Do not stamp Class 4 as Class 4a because tensile matches.
Density is 7.85 g/cm³. Notch toughness is commonly added. Write the temperature, energy, location and orientation. Simulated PWHT is common.
Do not treat 380 MPa yield as permission to substitute A516 Grade 70, SA533 Type A Cl.1 or high strength low alloy plates.
Material Comparison
| Grade | Route | Alloy / strength idea | Swap? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA542 Type E Cl.4 | QT 3Cr-1Mo-V | 380 / 585–760, N ≥ 1010 °C | This page |
| SA542 Type E Class 4a | QT 3Cr-1Mo-V | 415 / 585–760, temper 675 °C | No |
| SA542 Type C Class 4 | QT 3Cr-1Mo-V | No Type E 1010 °C floor | No |
| SA542 Type D Class 4a | QT 2.25Cr-1Mo-V | Lower chromium, N ≥ 900 °C | No |
| SA387 Gr.21 Cl.2 | Cr-Mo family | 3Cr-1Mo, not QT Type E | No |
| SA832 21V / 23V | N+T Cr-Mo-V | Not QT Type E | No |
SA299 Gr.B, SA225 Gr.D, SA455 steel plate and SA285 Gr.C are also vessel plates. None of them is ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4.
QT Cr-Mo-V Vessel Service
ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 / ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4 is selected when the vessel wants quenched-and-tempered 3Cr-1Mo-V at the Class 4 line with the Type E austenitize floor. Typical equipment is high-temperature welded pressure vessels and hydroprocessing components written to SA-542 Type E Class 4. Allowable stress comes from ASME Section II Part D after the Code lists this Type and Class.
SHH STEEL supplies this plate as exporter and stockist. It is not nickel low-temp plate like SA203 Gr.D or SA203 Gr.E. It is not layered QT carbon like SA724. It is not SA302 Gr.C. Stainless inquiries belong on ASME SA240 or ASTM A240.
Do not form this plate as if it were as-rolled SA285 Gr.A. Quench-and-temper properties are the product. A later PWHT cycle has to be planned and, when required, simulated on coupons.
Weldability
SA542 Type E Cl.4 is killed, fine-grain 3Cr-1Mo-V at Class 4 strength. Welding is Code welding.
Qualify procedures to ASME Section IX. Use consumables written for 3Cr-1Mo-V QT at 585–760 MPa tensile, not a Type C Class 4 procedure copied across without reviewing the Type E residual package, and not an unreviewed SA387 Gr.12 Cl.2 procedure. Vanadium, titanium and boron belong in the WPS review. Hydrogen control, preheat, interpass and PWHT follow the qualified procedure and the vessel specification.
The fabricator owns the WPS. SHH STEEL as supplier can share mill heat data for review.
Heat Treatment
Plates shall be austenitized, quenched in a suitable liquid medium, then tempered. For Type E the minimum austenitizing temperature is 1010 °C (1850 °F). For Class 4 the minimum tempering temperature is 650 °C (1200 °F). Soak is not less than 1.2 min/mm of thickness and not less than ½ hour. Class 4a uses 675 °C. Type D uses 900 °C. Type C Class 1–3 use 565 °C temper. Do not run Type E as if it were Type C Class 4 without the 1010 °C floor.
If the vessel will see a long PWHT, test coupons shall follow a simulated cycle. This is not the SA832 N+T route and not the SA537 Cl.1 heat-treated carbon route. SHH STEEL as mill exporter prints QT, Type E, Class 4, austenitizing and tempering temperatures on the certificate when the mill record carries them.
Delivery Condition
Usual delivery from SHH STEEL as supplier and distributor is quenched-and-tempered ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 / ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4 plate.
The certificate lists ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 and, when dual certified, ASTM A542 Type E Class 4; heat number; heat analysis including Cr, Mo, V, Ti and B; product analysis when ordered; tensile results to the Class 4 table; QT statement with the 1010 °C / 650 °C floors; impact and simulated PWHT when ordered. Certificates may be EN 10204 3.1 or EN 10204 3.2.
Dimensions
Usual supply range from SHH STEEL for SA542 Type E Cl.4 QT Cr-Mo-V vessel plate:
- Thickness: commonly 8 mm – 150 mm, minimum about 5 mm, limited by the ability of the heat to meet Class 4 after QT
- Width: 1500 mm – 4000 mm
- Length: 3000 mm – 12000 mm
- Cut-to-length shells, heads and nest sizes inside those limits
Structural sizes belong on EN 10025-2 or JIS G3106. Weathering plate belongs on EN 10025-5 or Corten A/B. Fine-grain structural belongs on EN 10025-3 or EN 10025-4. QT structural belongs on EN 10025-6.
Tolerances
Dimensional limits follow ASME SA-20. Thickness, width, length, flatness and camber are vessel-plate tolerances. UT to A435 / A577 / A578 is commonly added on reactor plate.
Supplementary Requirements
Most export ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 / ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4 orders add extras. SHH STEEL as supplier does not assume them.
Charpy details. Temperature, energy, location and orientation.
Simulated PWHT. Same-heat coupons follow the vessel cycle.
NDE. UT to A435 / A577 / A578.
Hydrogen-service extras. When the vessel specification names them.
Third-party. EN 10204 3.2.
Equivalent Material Grades
These names are project-comparison grades. They are not automatic substitutes.
| Designation | Standard / region | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 / ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4 | ASME SA-542/SA-542M | Code name on this page |
| ASTM A542 Type E Class 4 | ASTM A542/A542M | Companion US product spec |
| SA542 Type E Class 4a | ASME SA-542 | Same Type, higher yield |
| SA542 Type C Class 4 | ASME SA-542 | 3Cr-1Mo-V without Type E floor |
| SA387 Gr.21 Cl.2 | ASME SA-387 | 3Cr-1Mo, not QT Type E |
| ASTM A387 Grade 21 Class 2 | ASTM A387 | Same caution |
| SA832 Grade 21V | ASME SA-832 | N+T 3Cr-1Mo-V |
| SA832 Grade 23V | ASME SA-832 | N+T 3Cr-1Mo-V, 1010 °C normalize |
| 13CrMoV42 related | DIN / older German | 3Cr-Mo-V comparison |
| 12CrMo9-10 / 10CrMo9-10 | EN 10028-2 / DIN | 2.25Cr-1Mo family |
| SCMV5 / SCMV6 related | JIS G4109 | Higher-Cr Mo vessel comparison |
| 12Cr2Mo1VR / 12Cr3MoV related | GB/T 713 / project specs | 2.25–3Cr Mo-V comparison |
| 3Cr-1Mo-0.25V | API / hydroprocessing practice | Process name, confirm Code stamp |
| ASME SA387 | SA-387 family | Related Cr-Mo, not this QT Class |
DIN 17100, ASTM A516, ASME SA515 and ASTM A285 are not SA542 Type E Class 4.
Applications
| Industry | Typical components |
|---|---|
| High-temperature vessels | ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 shells and ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4 heads |
| Hydroprocessing / 3Cr-1Mo-V QT equipment | SA542 Type E Cl.4 courses |
| Dual-certified export | SA542 / A542 Type E Class 4 plate from SHH STEEL |
| Fabrication | SA542 Type E Cl.4 cut to nest sizes |
Ship plate inquiries belong on shipbuilding steel plates or BV Rules. Weathering inquiries belong on weathering steel plates. Stainless inquiries belong on stainless steel products, JIS G4305 or AISI stainless.
Other vessel comparisons: SA203 Gr.B, SA302 Gr.A, A516 Grade 70, SA533 Type C Cl.2, SA517 Gr.P, SA387 Gr.11 Cl.2.
Why Choose SHH STEEL
SHH STEEL is the supplier, exporter, distributor and stockist of ASME SA-542/SA-542M plate. On ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 / ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4 that means mill pricing, dual SA542/A542 marking, Type E chemistry with Cr-Mo-V-Ti-B reported, recorded quench from not less than 1010 °C and temper at not less than 650 °C, tensile results at 380 MPa yield and 585–760 MPa tensile, 3.1 as standard and 3.2 when specified.
We keep Type and Class on the order. Type E is not Type C and is not Type D. Class 4 is not Class 4a. Type E is not Class 1, 2 or 3. SA542 Type E is not SA387 Gr.21 Cl.2. SA542 is not SA516 Gr.55. SA542 Type E Cl.4 is not SA533 Type C Cl.1. If the drawing names Class 4a, we will not ship Class 4. If the drawing names N+T Cr-Mo-V, we point the inquiry to SA832.
Company scope: China steel Mill Agent-SHH STEEL.
FAQ
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What names are used for ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 / ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4?
- Buyers write ASME SA542 Type E Class 4, ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4, SA542 Type E Class 4, SA542 Type E Cl.4, SA542E CL4, SA-542 Type E Class 4 and SA 542 Type E Cl 4. SHH STEEL as supplier prints the wording on the purchase order.
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Is ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 the same as ASTM A542 Type E Class 4?
- Chemistry and tensile limits match. ASME SA-542 is the Code version. ASTM A542 is the product spec. As exporter and mill distributor, SHH STEEL dual-certifies both names when the vessel must be stamped.
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What is the yield strength of SA542 Type E Cl.4?
- 380 MPa minimum. Tensile is 585–760 MPa. Elongation is 20% in 50 mm
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ow is ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4 different from Class 4a?
- Same tensile band. Class 4 yield is 380 MPa and temper floor is 650 °C. Class 4a yield is 415 MPa and temper floor is 675 °C.
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How is ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 different from Type C Class 4?
- Same Class 4 tensile table and the same 3Cr-1Mo-V idea. Type E tightens residuals and uses a 1010 °C austenitize floor.
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Is SA542 Type E Class 4 the same as SA832 23V or SA387 Grade 21?
- No. SA832 23V is N+T Cr-Mo-V with a 1010 °C normalize. SA387 Grade 21 is 3Cr-1Mo in the SA387 family. SA542 Type E Class 4 is QT 3Cr-1Mo-V at Class 4 strength.
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Who supplies ASME SA542 Type E Class 4?
- SHH STEEL is the supplier, exporter, distributor and stockist.
Conclusion
ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 Steel Plate, also searched as ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4, is quenched-and-tempered 3Cr-1Mo-V plate under ASME SA-542/SA-542M, with 380 MPa yield, a 1010 °C austenitize floor and a 650 °C temper floor. Whether the inquiry says ASME SA542 Type E Class 4, ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4, SA542 Type E Cl.4 or SA542E CL4, SHH STEEL as supplier, exporter, distributor and stockist supplies plate with Type E chemistry, recorded QT delivery, and EN 10204 3.1 or 3.2 certification.
SHH STEEL is the China mill vendor of ASME SA542 Type E Class 4 / ASME SA542 TYPE E CL.4 QT Cr-Mo-V Vessel Plate for ASME Section VIII work that actually names this Type and Class.
Contact SHH STEEL for mill rolling, stock inquiry, dual SA542/A542 marking, simulated PWHT testing, 3.2 inspection or a quotation.
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