EN 10028-6 P500QL2 quenched and tempered special low-temperature pressure vessel steel plate, −60 °C, 1.8865, SHH STEEL

EN 10028-6 P500QL2 Steel Plate | P500QL2 QT -60°C Vessel Plate supplier

EN 10028-6 P500QL2 is European QT fine-grain low-temperature vessel plate, steel number 1.8876. Yield is 500 MPa at ≤50 mm. Impact is −60 °C. SHH STEEL supplies P500QL2 worldwide as a global steel mill sourcing partner.
Keywords
EN 10028-6 P500QL2, P500QL2, P500QL2 steel plate, 1.8876, P500QL2 QT -60°C, P500QL2 equivalent, P500QL2 supplier
Equivalent Grades:
EN 10028-6 P500QL2 / ASTM A514 Gr / GB/T 16270 Q500E — Material Specification: EN 10028-6 — Delivery: Quenched + Tempered (QT); -60℃ impact
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General Description
Material Specification
Chemical Composition
Mechanical Properties
Material Comparison
Equivalent Material Grades
QT -60°C 500 MPa Pressure-Vessel Service
Weldability
Heat Treatment and Delivery Condition
Dimensions
Tolerances
Supplementary Requirements
Applications
Supply Capability
Global Delivery & Markets
Why Choose SHH STEEL
FAQ
Conclusion

What is EN 10028-6 P500QL2 Steel ?

P500QL2 is the −60 °C quenched-and-tempered quality in the P500 family of EN 10028-6. Buyers search EN 10028-6 P500QL2, P500QL2 steel plate, 1.8876, P500QL2 QT -60°C vessel plate and P500QL2 supplier. QL2 is colder than QL1. This page is not P500Q. Q is room-temperature QT. This page is not P500QH. QH is elevated-temperature QT. This page is not P500QL1. QL1 is −40 °C. This page is not P460QL2. P460QL2 is a 460 MPa step. This page is not S500QL1. S500QL1 is EN 10025-6 structural QT steel.

Yield is 500 MPa at ≤50 mm. Tensile is 590–770 MPa. Steel number is 1.8876. Delivery is QT (Q). Charpy is specified at −60 °C when the order follows QL2. SHH STEEL is a global steel mill sourcing partner and steel manufacturer & exporter (mill-direct, China origin). We buy this grade from qualified Chinese mills, check the certificate against EN 10028-6, and ship it to fabricators in the USA, Europe, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa and South America.

If a drawing says P500QL1, we will not ship P500QL2 and call colder automatically better without the buyer writing the name. If a drawing says −60 °C, we will not ship QL1 and call minus forty close. Dual marking with SA517 Grade Q is possible only when both books are fully met.

Material Specification

Specification ElementRequirementSHH STEEL Compliance
GradeEN 10028-6 P500QL2Confirmed
Steel number1.8876Confirmed
Product specificationEN 10028-6 + EN 10028-1Applied
Steel typeWeldable fine-grain QT, −60 °CConfirmed
Usual deliveryQ quenched and temperedConfirmed
Yield idea500 MPa at ≤50 mmConfirmed
Tensile590–770 MPa at ≤50 mmConfirmed
Impact idea−60 °CConfirmed
Supply roleGlobal steel mill sourcing partnerSHH STEEL
CertificationEN 10204 3.1 or 3.2 / third-partyAs ordered

This plate sits in pressure vessel steel plates and high-strength low-alloy plates. Structural QT belongs on EN 10025-6. ASME QT vessel comparisons belong on ASME SA517.

Chemical Composition

Cast analysis follows EN 10028-6. Product analysis follows EN 10028-1 when ordered.

Cast Analysis and Product Analysis — EN 10028-6 P500QL2 (1.8876)

ElementCast Analysis (%)Product Analysis, when ordered (%)
Carbon (C), max0.180.20
Silicon (Si), max0.600.65
Manganese (Mn)1.10 – 1.701.05 – 1.80
Phosphorus (P), max0.0200.025
Sulfur (S), max0.0100.013
Aluminum total (Al), min0.0200.015
Nitrogen (N), max0.0150.017
Chromium (Cr), max0.300.35
Copper (Cu), max0.300.35
Molybdenum (Mo), max0.200.22
Nickel (Ni), max1.001.05
Niobium (Nb), max0.050.06
Titanium (Ti), max0.050.06
Vanadium (V), max0.080.10

Phosphorus and sulfur stay tight because QL2 is a colder toughness quality than P500Q. 500 MPa still comes from quench and temper plus micro-alloying, not from extra carbon. SHH STEEL prints heat analysis on every certificate and product analysis when ordered. Density is 7.85 g/cm³.

Mechanical Properties

Buyers search P500QL2 mechanical properties, P500QL2 impact and P500QL2 -60°C. Yield still falls with thickness. Impact is the QL2 item.

Tensile and Yield — EN 10028-6 P500QL2

Thickness (mm)Yield min (MPa)Tensile (MPa)
≤ 50500590 – 770
50 – 100480590 – 770
100 – 150440560 – 750
Density7.85 g/cm³7.85 g/cm³

Elongation is typically 16% min on thinner plate. Charpy for QL2 is −60 °C. Energy is commonly 27 J average when the order follows the book. Location and orientation must be written. Do not assume QL1 −40 °C is enough for a QL2 drawing.

Do not quote 500 MPa yield on a 120 mm plate. Do not treat −60 °C as permission to stamp SA517 Grade Q or S500QL1 without checking both books.

Material Comparison

GradeBookWhat buyers searchSwap?
EN 10028-6 P500QEN 10028-6P500Q steel plateNo
EN 10028-6 P500QHEN 10028-6P500QH steel plateNo
EN 10028-6 P500QL1EN 10028-6P500QL1 steel plateNo
EN 10028-6 P500QL2EN 10028-6P500QL2 steel plateThis page
EN 10028-6 P460QL2EN 10028-6P460QL2No
SA517 Grade QSA-517SA517 Gr.QNo auto swap
SA543 Type B Class 1SA-543SA543 Type B Cl.1No auto swap
09MnNiDR steel plateGB/T 713.309MnNiDRNo
EN 10025-6 S500QL1EN 10025-6S500QL1No

Equivalent Material Grades

DesignationStandard / regionNotes
EN 10028-6 P500QL2 / 1.8876EN 10028-6Name on this page
P500QL1 / 1.8875EN 10028-6−40 °C QT sister
P500Q / 1.8873EN 10028-6Room-temp QT sister
P500QH / 1.8874EN 10028-6Elevated-temp QT sister
P460QL2 / 1.8882EN 10028-6Previous 460 MPa QL2 step
SA517 Grade QSA-517ASME QT vessel
SA543 Type B Class 1SA-543ASME Ni-Cr-Mo QT
09MnNiDR steel plateGB/T 713.30.5Ni −70 °C
EN 10025-6 S500QL1EN 10025-6Structural QT −60 °C

QT -60°C 500 MPa Pressure-Vessel Service

Buyers pick P500QL2 when a PED file wants 500 MPa QT plate and Charpy at −60 °C. Search phrases such as P500QL2 -60°C, P500QL2 QT and 1.8876 steel plate all point here.

It is not a substitute for 09MnNiDR steel plate. That grade is −70 °C nickel steel. It is not a substitute for 08Ni3DR steel plate. That grade is 3.5Ni. It is not LNG inner-tank plate. That work belongs on 06Ni9DR steel plate. An ASME QT file should name SA-517 with a written −60 °C extra. Dual marking is possible only when both books are met.

SHH STEEL supplies this plate to fabricators in the United States, Mexico, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Weldability

P500QL2 is killed QT fine-grain C-Mn vessel plate at 590–770 MPa tensile. Treat welding as production welding, and as PED / ASME Code welding when the equipment is a vessel.

Qualify to the applicable code. Consumables must keep toughness at −60 °C, not only at −40 °C. A P500QL1 procedure is the previous family. A carbon procedure written for SA516 Grade 70 is light on strength. Preheat and interpass must stay inside the qualified window so the QT structure is not damaged. The fabricator owns the WPS. SHH STEEL can share mill heat data for that review.

Heat Treatment and Delivery Condition

Usual delivery from SHH STEEL is quenched and tempered EN 10028-6 P500QL2 (Q). This is not +N from EN 10028-3 and not M from EN 10028-5.

If the vessel will see PWHT, say so. Impact after simulated PWHT is worth naming on a −60 °C 500 MPa QT file. Extra simulation, 3.2 hold points or special NDE add time. Plan about two months when those extras are on the order.

The certificate lists EN 10028-6 P500QL2; 1.8876; heat number; cast analysis; product analysis when ordered; tensile to the correct thickness column; Q / QT; Charpy at −60 °C when ordered. Certificates may be EN 10204 3.1 or EN 10204 3.2.

Dimensions

Usual supply range from SHH STEEL for P500QL2 QT -60°C vessel plate:

  • Thickness: commonly 8 mm – 150 mm, thicker by mill agreement
  • Width: 1500 mm – 4000 mm
  • Length: 3000 mm – 12000 mm

Structural −60 °C 500 QT plate belongs on EN 10025-6. ASME QT vessel plate belongs on SA517 Grade Q.

Tolerances

Dimensional limits for EN 10028-6 P500QL2 follow EN 10028-1 and EN 10029 unless the purchase order names another table. Class A is the usual mill default for P500QL2 QT -60°C vessel plate. Class B, Class C or Class D is supplied only when written. Do not apply ASTM A36 structural tolerances to a PED −60 °C QT plate without writing them.

Typical thickness tolerance idea for P500QL2 (EN 10029 Class A, reference)

Nominal thickness (mm)Class A minus (mm)Class A plus (mm)
8 – 15−0.5+0.9
15 – 25−0.6+1.0
25 – 40−0.7+1.1
40 – 80−0.8+1.2
80 – 150−1.0+1.4

Width on 1500–4000 mm plate is commonly held to about ±20–25 mm unless the mill quote names a tighter extra. Length on 3000–12000 mm plate is commonly held to about +50 / 0 mm or ±25 mm by mill practice. Flatness follows EN 10029 Class N unless Class S is written. Edge condition is mill edge or cut edge as ordered. If the vessel calculation used minimum thickness after corrosion, write the allowed minus on the RFQ. SHH STEEL will not assume Class B or a zero-minus extra on P500QL2 unless the order says so.

Supplementary Requirements

EN 10028-6 P500QL2 is already a −60 °C QT quality. Extra items still have to be written on the purchase order. SHH STEEL will not assume them from the grade name alone.

Charpy details. Write −60 °C, joules, specimen size, location and orientation. Transverse and longitudinal are not the same test. Do not write “impact as per EN 10028-6” and expect the mill to guess QL2.

Impact after simulated PWHT. When the vessel will be stress-relieved, name the hold temperature, hold time and cooling rate used on the test coupon. A 500 MPa QT plate can lose toughness after a long PWHT cycle. The coupon should see the same cycle the vessel will see.

Product analysis. Especially P, S, Al, N, Nb, V, Ni and Mo on finished plate. Cast analysis alone is not always enough for a destination file that wants product analysis.

Through-thickness / Z-test. Name Z15, Z25 or Z35 when the plate will be welded in the thickness direction or used for nozzles and tees. Reduction of area must sit on the certificate.

NDE. EN 10160 class, ASTM A435 or ASTM A578 as named. Write scanning extent and acceptance class. For thick QT plate, UT after quench and temper is the usual route.

Hardness. If the destination file caps hardness after QT or after simulated PWHT, write the max HB or HV and the test location.

HIC / SSC / NACE. Only when the equipment is sour service. P500QL2 is not automatically NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156. Write the test method, solution and acceptance if required.

Third-party witness. EN 10204 3.2 with SGS, TÜV, BV, ABS, CCS, DNV or the inspector named. Hold points for heat treatment, tensile, −60 °C impact and UT should be listed on the ITP.

Identification and stamping. Heat number, grade P500QL2 / 1.8876, QT, thickness and mill logo on each plate. Transfer marks after cutting if the plate will be cut before shipment.

Applications

IndustryTypical components
PED high-strength low-temp QT vesselsEN 10028-6 P500QL2 shells at −60 °C
Cold-service storage tanksP500QL2 courses
Dual-certified exportP500QL2 / SA517 Grade Q when both books fit
Comparison vs 460 QL2P500QL2 next to P460QL2

P500QL2 is the plate for a 500 MPa PED file that wants QT and −60 °C. It is the wrong plate for LNG inner tanks. That work belongs on 06Ni9DR steel plate. It is the wrong plate for −40 °C only. That work is P500QL1.

Supply Capability

SHH STEEL sources EN 10028-6 P500QL2 from first-line Chinese mills and ships it on worldwide terms. Partner mills include Wuyang (Wugang), Angang, Shougang, Hanye, Anyang Iron & Steel, Baosteel, Xinyu, Xingcheng, Yongjin, Tsingshan, TISCO (Taiyuan), Jiuquan (JISCO), Lianzhong, Zhangpu and Baoxin, plus other qualified mills when the size or QT route requires it.

Mill test certificates are issued to EN 10204 3.1 as standard. EN 10204 3.2 is arranged when the order names a third-party hold point.

Usual stock and rolling thickness: 10 mm, 12 mm, 16 mm, 20 mm, 25 mm, 30 mm, 32 mm, 36 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm, 60 mm, 80 mm, 100 mm, thicker by mill agreement.

Processing: CNC or flame cutting, bevel, flattening, UT to EN 10160 or the named class.

Trade terms: FOB Shanghai main, CIF destination available. Payment: TT, LC, or TT + LC.

Ocean time from Shanghai: US West 14–18 days; US Gulf 28–35 days; Rotterdam / Antwerp 28–35 days; Jebel Ali 18–25 days; Singapore 7–12 days; other ports quoted.

Third-party: SGS, TÜV, BV, ABS, CCS, GL, VL, DNV, RINA, NK, KR, or the inspector named.

Global Delivery & Markets

SHH STEEL is a global steel mill sourcing partner with mill partnerships in China. We supply ASTM, ASME, EN, DIN, JIS and GB steel to buyers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa and South America. Origin is mill-direct, China origin.

SHH STEEL has supplied steel plates to the USA, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, El Salvador, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, India, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan and Korea.

Typical lead time: ex-stock 5–7 days; standard QT about 45–60 days; simulated PWHT / 3.2 about 2 months.

Why Choose SHH STEEL

Experience on this grade is simple: keep the letters after P500. Q, QH, QL1 and QL2 are four different purchase orders. SHH STEEL as a global steel mill sourcing partner and steel manufacturer & exporter (mill-direct, China origin) prices P500QL2 from first-line mills, reports 1.8876 chemistry, records QT, prints Charpy at −60 °C when ordered, and issues 3.1 as standard or 3.2 when specified.

We keep the grade on the order. P500QL2 is not P500Q. P500QL2 is not P500QL1. P500QL2 is not S500QL1. P500QL2 is not Q345R steel plate. If the drawing says −40 °C, we will not ship QL2 and call colder automatically better without the buyer writing the name.

FAQ

What is P500QL2 steel plate?
P500QL2 is an EN 10028-6 quenched-and-tempered fine-grain pressure-vessel plate, steel number 1.8876. Yield is 500 MPa at ≤50 mm and tensile is 590–770 MPa. QL2 means Charpy at −60 °C on a QT route, not on a normalized or TMCP route. SHH STEEL supplies this plate worldwide as a global steel mill sourcing partner and prints the grade, QT condition and −60 °C impact on the mill certificate.
What is the equivalent of P500QL2?
Related comparisons are P500QL1, SA-517 Grade Q, SA-543 Type B Class 1 and S500QL1. Those books use different chemistry, heat treatment and impact rules. Dual marking is possible only when both books are fully met. SHH STEEL will not stamp an equivalent name unless the mill heat actually satisfies the second book.
How is P500QL2 different from P500QL1?
QL1 is −40 °C. QL2 is −60 °C. Same 500 MPa yield step and same QT route. The difference is the impact temperature. A drawing that says −60 °C is a QL2 order. SHH STEEL will not ship QL1 against that drawing and call minus forty close.
How is P500QL2 different from P500Q?
P500Q is room-temperature QT. It does not assume Charpy at −40 °C or −60 °C. P500QL2 is the −60 °C quality. If the file only needs 500 MPa QT at ambient temperature, the grade name is P500Q.
Is P500QL2 the same as S500QL1?
No. S500QL1 is EN 10025-6 structural QT steel. P500QL2 is EN 10028-6 pressure-vessel plate. A structural certificate is not a PED vessel certificate. SHH STEEL keeps those two books on separate orders.
Can SHH STEEL ship P500QL2 to the USA, Europe or the Middle East?
Yes. SHH STEEL quotes FOB Shanghai and CIF to US West, US Gulf, Rotterdam, Jebel Ali, Singapore and other major ports. Origin is mill-direct, China origin. Packing, marking and certificate language follow the purchase orde
What is the delivery time for P500QL2?
Ex-stock about 5–7 days when plate is in yard and already tested at −60 °C. Standard QT mill rolling about 45–60 days. Simulated PWHT, Z-test, 3.2 inspection or extra NDE about 2 months. Write those extras on the RFQ so the mill can plan the heat.
Can SHH STEEL issue EN 10204 3.2 for P500QL2?
es. EN 10204 3.1 is standard. EN 10204 3.2 is arranged with SGS, TÜV, BV, ABS, CCS, DNV or the inspector named on the order. Hold points for QT, tensile, −60 °C impact and UT should be listed on the ITP.
What is the density of P500QL2?
7.85 g/cm³. Use that figure for weight calculation unless the mill certificate prints a measured density for that heat.

Conclusion

EN 10028-6 P500QL2 Steel Plate is European quenched-and-tempered fine-grain −60 °C pressure-vessel plate, steel number 1.8876, at the 500 MPa yield step and 590–770 MPa tensile at ≤50 mm. Whether the inquiry says EN 10028-6 P500QL2, 1.8876, P500QL2 QT -60°C Vessel Plate or P500QL2 supplier, SHH STEEL as a global steel mill sourcing partner and steel manufacturer & exporter (mill-direct, China origin) supplies plate with P500QL2 chemistry, recorded QT, Charpy at −60 °C when ordered, and EN 10204 3.1 or 3.2 certification.

SHH STEEL supplies EN 10028-6 P500QL2 QT -60°C Vessel Plate to the USA, Mexico, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia for work that actually names this grade.

Contact SHH STEEL for mill rolling, stock inquiry, cutting, bevel, 3.2 inspection or a worldwide quotation.

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