ASTM_A_517_-_A_517M_-_10_2015.pdf

Designation:A517/A517M10(Reapproved 2015)Standard Specification forPressure Vessel Plates,Alloy Steel,High-Strength,Quenched and Tempered1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A517/A517M;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 U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification2covers high-strength quenched andtempered alloy steel plates intended for use in fusion weldedboilers and other pressure vessels.1.2 This specification includes a number of grades asmanufactured by different producers,but all having the samemechanical properties and general characteristics.1.3 The maximum thickness of plates furnished under thisspecification shall be as follows:GradeThicknessA,B1.25 in.32 mmH,S2 in.50 mmP4 in.100 mmF2.50 in.65 mmE,Q6 in.150 mm1.4 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 to this material specification shallconform to Specification A20/A20M.These requirements out-line the testing and retesting methods and procedures,permit-ted variations in dimensions,and mass,quality and repair ofdefects,marking,loading,and ordering information.3.2 Inadditiontothebasicrequirementsofthisspecification,certain supplementary requirements are availablewhen additional control,testing,or examination is required tomeet end use requirements.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.4.Manufacture4.1 Steelmaking PracticeThe steel shall be killed andshall conform to the fine austenitic grain size requirement ofSpecification A20/A20M.5.Heat Treatment5.1 Except as allowed by section 5.2,the plates shall be heattreated by heating to not less than 1650F 900C,quenchingin water or oil and tempering at not less than 1150F 620C.5.2 Plates ordered without the heat treatment specified insection 5.1 shall be stress relieved by the manufacturer,andsubsequent heat treatment of the plates to conform to section5.1 shall be the responsibility of the purchaser.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 for grades other than GradeA.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 Sept.1,2015.Published September 2015.Originallyapproved in 1964.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as A517/A517M 10.DOI:10.1520/A0517_A0517M-10R15.2For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications,see related Specifi-cation SA-517/SA-517M 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 TABLE 1 Chemical RequirementsNOTE1Where“”appears there is no requirement.ElementsComposition,%Grade AGrade BGrade EGrade FGrade HGrade PGrade QGrade SCarbon:Heat analysis0.150.210.150.210.120.200.100.200.120.210.120.210.140.210.100.20Product analysis0.130.230.130.230.100.220.080.220.100.230.100.230.120.230.100.22Manganese:Heat analysis0.801.100.701.000.400.700.601.000.951.300.450.700.951.301.101.50Product analysis0.741.200.641.100.350.780.551.100.871.410.400.780.871.411.021.62Phosphorus,maxA0.0250.0250.0250.0250.0250.0250.0250.025Sulfur,maxA0.0250.0250.0250.0250.0250.0250.0250.025Silicon:Heat analysis0.400.800.150.350.100.400.150.350.150.350.200.350.150.350.150.40Product analysis0.340.860.130.370.080.450.130.370.130.370.180.370.130.370.130.45Nickel:Heat analysis.0.701.000.300.701.201.501.201.50.Product analysis.0.671.030.270.731.151.551.151