ASTM_A_537_-_A_537M_-_13.pdf

Designation:A537/A537M13Standard Specification forPressure Vessel Plates,Heat-Treated,Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A537/A537M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof 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()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 Thisspecification2coversheat-treatedcarbon-manganese-silicon steel plates intended for fusion weldedpressure vessels and structures.1.2 Plates furnished under this specification are available inthe following three classes:YieldTensileStrength,Strength,HeatThickness,min,ksimin,ksiClassTreatmentMPaMPa1Normalized212in.andunder65 mm andunder5034570485Over 212to 4 in.Over 65 to 100mm45310654502Quenchedand tempered212in.andunder65 mm andunder6041580550Over 212to 4 in.Over 65 to 100mm5538075515Over 4 to 6 in.Over 100 to 150mm46315704853Quenchedand tempered212in.andunder65 mm andunder5538080550Over 212to 4 in.Over 65 to 100mm5034575515Over 4 to 6 in.Over 100 to 150mm40275704851.3 The maximum thickness of plates furnished under thisspecification is 4 in.100 mm for Class 1 and 6 in.150 mmfor Class 2 and Class 3.1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.Within the text,theSI units are shown in brackets.The values stated in eachsystem are not exact equivalents;therefore,each system is tobe used independently of the other without combining values inany way.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3A20/A20M Specification for General Requirements for SteelPlates for Pressure VesselsA435/A435M Specification for Straight-Beam UltrasonicExamination of Steel PlatesA577/A577M Specification for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Ex-amination of Steel PlatesA578/A578M Specification for Straight-Beam UltrasonicExamination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special Applica-tions3.General Requirements and Ordering Information3.1 Plates furnished supplied to this material specificationshall conform to Specification A20/A20M.These requirementsoutline the testing and retesting methods and procedures;permissible variations in dimensions;and mass,quality,andrepair of defects,marking,loading,and ordering information.3.2 Inadditiontothebasicrequirementsofthisspecification,certain supplementary requirements are availablewhen additional control,testing,or examination is required tomeet end use requirements.The purchaser is referred to thelisted supplementary requirements in this specification and tothe detailed requirements in Specification A20/A20M.3.3 If the requirements of this specification are in conflictwith the requirements of Specification A20/A20M,the require-ments of this specification shall prevail.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.11 on Steel Plates for Boilers and Pressure Vessels.Current edition approved Oct.1,2013.Published October 2013.Originallyapproved in 1965.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as A537/A537M 08.DOI:10.1520/A0537_A0537M-13.2For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications,see related Specifi-cation SA-537/SA-537M in Section II of that Code.3For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);4.Manufacture4.1 Steelmaking PracticeThe steel shall be killed andconform to the fine austenitic grain size requirement ofSpecification A20/A20M.5.Heat Treatment5.1 All plates shall be thermally treated as follows:5.1.1 Class 1 plates shall be normalized.5.1.2 Class 2 and Class 3 plates shall be quenched andtempered.The tempering temperature for Class 2 plates shallnot be less than 1100F 595C and not less than 1150F620C for Class 3 plates.6.Chemical Requirements6.1 The steel shall conform to the chemical requirementsshown in Table 1 unless otherwise modified in accordance withSupplementary Requirement S17,Vacuum Carbon-DeoxidizedSteel,in Specification A20/A20M.7.Mechanical Requirements7.1 Tension Tests:7.1.1 RequirementsThe material as represented by thetension-test specimens shall conform to the requirementsshown in Table 2.7.1.2 For Class 2 and Class 3 plates with a nominalthickness of34in.20 mm and under,the 112-in.40-mmwide rectangular specimen may be used for the tension test,and the elongation may be determined in a 2-in.50-mm gagelength that includes the fracture and that shows the greateste