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The document specifies requirements for high-strength manganese steel plates intended for welded pressure vessels.

The steel must meet chemical composition limits and have mechanical properties within the tensile and yield strength ranges given in Table 1 and 2 respectively, based on plate thickness.

Plates can be supplied in the as-rolled condition or ordered normalized or stress relieved, or both.

SPECIFICATION FOR PRESSURE VESSEL PLATES,

CARBON STEEL,
HIGH-STRENGTH MANGANESE

SA-455/SA-455M

[Identical with ASTM Specification A 455/A 455M-90 (Reapproved 1996)⑀1.]

1. Scope 3.2 Specification A 20/A 20M also establishes the


1.1 This specification covers high-tensile strength car- rules for the ordering information that should be complied
bon-manganese steel plates intended for welded pressure with when purchasing material to this specification.
vessels. 3.3 In addition to the basic requirements, two supple-
1.2 This material is usually made to a semi-killed or mentary requirements are available to meet end use
capped deoxidation practice. However, at the purchaser’s requirements as follows:
or the producer’s option, the material may be made sili- 3.3.1 Simulated post-weld heat treatment of test
con-killed or aluminum-killed. coupons, and
1.3 The maximum thickness of plates furnished under 3.3.2 Bend test.
this specification shall be 3⁄4 in. [20 mm]. 3.4 The purchaser is referred to the listed supplemen-
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or tary requirements in this specification and to the detailed
SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within requirements in Specification A 20/A 20M.
the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values 3.5 If the requirements of this specification are in
stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, conflict with the requirements of Specification A 20/ A
each system must be used independently of the other. 20M, the requirements of this specification shall prevail.
Combining values from the two systems may result in
nonconformance with the specification.
4. Heat Treatment
4.1 Plates are normally supplied in the as-rolled condi-
2. Referenced Document tion. The plates may be ordered normalized or stress
2.1 ASTM Standard: relieved, or both.
A 20/A 20M Specification for General Requirements for
Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels
5. Chemical Requirements
5.1 The steel shall conform to the chemical require-
3. General Requirements and Ordering ments shown in Table 1.
Information
3.1 Material supplied to this material specification
shall conform to Specification A 20/A 20M. These 6. Mechanical Requirements
requirements outline the testing and retesting methods 6.1 Tension Test Requirements — The material as
and procedures, permissible variations in dimensions, and represented by the tension-test specimens shall conform
mass, quality and repair of defects, marking, loading, etc. to the requirements shown in Table 2.

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SA-455/SA-455M 2004 SECTION II

TABLE 1
CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS
Elements Composition, %

Carbon, maxA,B 0.33


Manganese: 0.85–1.20
Heat analysis
Product analysis 0.79–1.30
Phosphorus, maxA 0.035
Sulfur, maxA 0.035
SiliconC: 0.10 max
Heat analysis
Product analysis 0.13 max
A
Applies to both heat and product analyses.
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B
When the silicon is higher than 0.10%, the carbon maximum
shall be 0.28%.
C
At the purchaser’s or the producer’s option, silicon may be
0.40% max on heat analysis, 0.45% max on product analysis.

TABLE 2
TENSILE REQUIREMENTS
Thickness

Up to 0.375 in. Over 0.375 to 0.580 Over 0.580 to 0.750


[9.5 mm] in. [15 mm] in. [20 mm]

Tensile strength, ksi [MPa] 75–95 [515–655] 73–93 [505–640] 70–90 [485–620]
Yield strength, min, ksi [MPa] 38 [260] 37 [255] 35 [240]
Elongation in 8 in. [200 mm], min, %A 15 15 15
Elongation in 2 in. [50 mm], min, %A 22 22 22
A
See Specification A 20/A 20M for elongation adjustments.

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PART A — FERROUS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS SA-455/SA-455M

SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

Supplementary requirements shall not apply unless specified in the order. A list of standard-
ized supplementary requirements for use at the option of the purchaser are included in
Specification A 20/A 20M. Those which are considered suitable for use with this specifica-
tion are listed below by title.
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S3. Simulated Post-Weld Heat Treatment of


Mechanical Test Coupons, and
S14. Bend Test.

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