Q460F QT Carbon Steel Plate GB/T 16270 Supplier

Q460F, also searched as GB/T 16270 Q460F, Q460F QT plate, Q460F carbon steel plate, Q460F steel plate and Q460F quenched and tempered plate, is the 460 MPa quality-grade-F grade in GB/T 16270. That standard covers high-strength structural steel plate delivered quenched and tempered. Q is the yield symbol, 460 is the thin-plate minimum yield in MPa, and F is the quality letter for Charpy impact at −60°C.

Q460F is the coldest letter in the Q460 family. C is 0°C. D is −20°C. E is −40°C. F is −60°C. Buyers use it on arctic frames, high-altitude winter equipment and any drawing that names −60°C. It is not a drop-in for Q460C. A mill that only tested at 0°C cannot stamp F.

Q460F is not GB/T 1591 Q460. GB/T 1591 is the high-strength low-alloy structural book and allows as-rolled, normalized or TMCP delivery. GB/T 16270 Q460F is a QT plate. A certificate that only says Q460 under GB/T 1591 does not meet this page. Cold-region crane and mine-equipment buyers should write GB/T 16270 and the letter F on the order.

The closest European name is EN 10025-6 S460QL1. Both are about 460 MPa QT plate tested at −60°C. S460QL is −40°C and lines up with Q460E. S460Q is 0°C and lines up with Q460C. Dual mark only when both books are fully met. See EN 10025-6 steel plate.

SHH STEEL is a global steel mill sourcing partner and steel manufacturer and exporter, mill-direct, China origin. We source Q460F from first-line QT mills, print heat analysis and product analysis when ordered, and ship plate to fabricators in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa and South America. Related pages include high strength low alloy plates and structural steel plates.

Nearby pages that buyers compare, but must not swap blindly, include S460QL1, S460QL and S500QL1.

Heat analysis is the mill ladle table in GB/T 16270. Product analysis, when ordered, follows GB/T 222. Grade F is the tightest cleanliness letter in the Q460 family, because the impact test is at −60°C. Mills add Nb, V, Ti or Al for grain refinement, and may add Ni, Cr, Mo or B by thickness. Nickel is often used on F heats to hold the cold impact. The certificate shows the elements actually used.

Heat Analysis and Product Analysis — GB/T 16270 Q460F

If the purchase order writes product analysis, SHH STEEL prints both columns and the thickness band used for the tensile test. Do not treat this chemistry as weathering plate. Do not treat it as S355JR.

Buyers search Q460F mechanical properties, Q460F yield strength, GB/T 16270 Q460F tensile and Q460F impact −60°C.

Tensile and impact — GB/T 16270 Q460F

Impact energy is the average of three longitudinal Charpy V-notch specimens. One value may fall below the table, but not below 70% of that value. A −60°C test is harder to hold than a −40°C test. Write the energy on the purchase order if the owner wants a number above the book minimum. Not every QT mill will accept F on plate over 80 mm. SHH STEEL confirms the thickness before promising the letter.

Yield steps down with thickness. A 460 MPa name on 20 mm plate is not the minimum on a 120 mm flange. Density is 7.85 g/cm³. Hardness after temper is a mill control, not a design value. Z15, Z25 or Z35 through-thickness tensile is an extra.

There is no official one-to-one substitute for Q460F. What buyers compare is a 460 MPa QT plate tested at −60°C.

The usual European pair is S460QL1. S460QL is warmer. S460Q is only 0°C. SHH STEEL will not stamp S460QL1 on a Q460F certificate unless both chemical and impact tables are met.

In the United States, A572 Grade 65 is not this QT book. A514 is a 100 ksi family. In Japan, SM570 is a welded structural grade, not this plate. In China, a GB/T 1591 Q460 heat is not an F-grade QT plate.

Buyers pick Q460F when a welded frame, boom or chassis wants 460 MPa yield, QT delivery and impact at −60°C. Search phrases such as Q460F steel plate, GB/T 16270 Q460F and Q460F QT plate all point here.

It is the wrong plate for a 0°C file that can use Q460C. It is the wrong plate for a −40°C file that can use Q460E. It is the wrong plate for a 690 MPa arctic boom. That work is Q690F in the same book, if the mill can make the letter. It is the wrong plate for a pressure vessel. That work sits on ASTM A516 or pressure vessel steel plates. It is the wrong plate for an unpainted weathering girder.

SHH STEEL supplies this plate when the drawing names GB/T 16270 and quality grade F.

Q460F is weldable QT carbon plate, but the joint must keep −60°C toughness. A procedure written for S355JR is not a Q460F procedure. A procedure qualified only at −20°C is not enough either.

Typical consumables are matching 460–550 MPa low-hydrogen electrodes or wires, qualified on a QT 460 MPa family with a −60°C impact coupon. Nickel-bearing wires are common on F-grade joints. E7018-class electrodes are often under-matched if the joint must develop full plate strength. A procedure written for S460QL1 is the usual starting point.

Preheat follows thickness, hydrogen and the approved WPS. Interpass temperature should stay below the mill temper range, or local yield and the −60°C result can drop. After heavy cold forming, a stress relief may be required. The fabricator owns the WPS. SHH STEEL can share mill heat data, product analysis and carbon equivalent for that review.

Usual delivery from SHH STEEL for Q460F is quenched and tempered. Austenitize typically in the 880–930°C range, quench, then temper in the window that holds 460 MPa yield and the −60°C impact. Exact temperatures stay on the mill process sheet. F-grade heats are not every mill’s standard route.

Do not order Q460F as as-rolled or TMCP unless the contract leaves GB/T 16270. Stress relief after fabrication, if used, must stay below the original temper temperature.

The certificate lists GB/T 16270 Q460F, heat number, heat analysis, product analysis when ordered, tensile by thickness band, and −60°C impact. Certificates may be EN 10204 3.1 or EN 10204 3.2. Dual marking to S460QL1 is available only when both books are fully met.

Usual supply range from SHH STEEL for Q460F QT carbon steel plate:

• Thickness: commonly 8 mm – 80 mm, heavier plate to 100 mm by mill confirmation
• Width: 1500 mm – 3500 mm
• Length: 3000 mm – 12000 mm

Cut-to-size webs, flanges and base plates are available. Browse more sizes on structural steel plates and the products index.

Dimensional limits for Q460F follow GB/T 709 unless the purchase order names another table.

Typical thickness tolerance idea for Q460F QT plate

Width on 1500–3500 mm plate is commonly held to about ±20–25 mm unless a tighter extra is named. Length on 3000–12000 mm plate is commonly held to about +50 / 0 mm or ±25 mm by mill practice. Flatness after QT follows the agreed class. SHH STEEL will not assume a zero-minus extra on Q460F unless the order says so.

Q460F already defines 460 MPa yield, QT delivery and −60°C impact. Extra items still have to be written on the purchase order.

Book name. Write GB/T 16270 Q460F. Do not write only Q460F.

Impact. Grade F is −60°C. Write a higher energy if the owner requires it.

Product analysis. Write it if the file needs the second chemistry column.

Through-thickness. Z15, Z25 or Z35 when the joint is loaded through the thickness.

NDE. UT to GB/T 2970 or the named class.

Heat-treatment record. QT temperatures when the inspector asks.

Identification. Heat number, Q460F, thickness and mill logo.

Third-party witness. EN 10204 3.2 with SGS, TÜV, BV, ABS or the inspector named.

Q460F is the plate for a 460 MPa QT file tested at −60°C. It is the wrong plate for a painted warehouse that can use S355JR. It is the wrong plate for a 690 MPa member.

SHH STEEL sources Q460F from first-line Chinese QT mills that can run a −60°C route and ships it on worldwide terms. Partner mills include Wuyang (Wugang), Angang, Shougang, Hanye, Anyang Iron and Steel, Baosteel, Xinyu, Xingcheng and other qualified mills when the size 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 rolling thickness: 10 mm, 12 mm, 16 mm, 20 mm, 25 mm, 30 mm, 32 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm, 60 mm, 80 mm. Heavier plate is confirmed before order.

Processing: CNC or flame cutting, bevel, flattening, shot blast, UT to 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.

SHH STEEL is a global steel mill sourcing partner with mill partnerships in China. We supply GB, ASTM, ASME, EN, DIN and JIS 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 when an F heat is in yard; standard QT rolling with −60°C test about 40–50 days; 3.2 inspection about 50–60 days.

SHH STEEL is a global steel mill sourcing partner and steel manufacturer and exporter, mill-direct, China origin. For Q460F that means mill-direct QT price, not a multi-layer stockist mark-up on a cold-impact heat. We buy from mills that can actually test at −60°C, so the letter F is on the certificate and not only in the enquiry.

Delivery is short when the size is in rolling range: ex-stock 5–7 days, standard F heat about 40–50 days, 3.2 inspection about 50–60 days. Cutting, bevel and UT can run in the same window. FOB Shanghai is the main term. CIF to US West, US Gulf, Rotterdam, Jebel Ali and Singapore is quoted on the same file.

Experience on this grade is simple: print GB/T 16270 Q460F, keep the QT route, and do not ship Q460E as F. We will not change F to E to save a cold test, and we will not treat Q460F as S355. If the drawing only needs −40°C, we will move the inquiry to Q460E and keep the price on the right grade.

Q460F QT carbon steel plate to GB/T 16270 is 460 MPa quenched-and-tempered structural plate with impact at −60°C. Whether the inquiry says Q460F, GB/T 16270 Q460F, Q460F QT plate or Q460F carbon steel plate, SHH STEEL as a global steel mill sourcing partner supplies plate with Q460F chemistry, heat and product analysis as ordered, GB/T 709 tolerances and EN 10204 3.1 or 3.2 certification.

SHH STEEL supplies Q460F QT Carbon Steel Plate to the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas for work that actually names this grade.

Contact SHH STEEL for mill rolling, −60°C impact, cutting, UT, 3.2 inspection or a worldwide quotation.

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