1.1 This specification covers a group of common requirements which, unless otherwise specified in the individual material specification, shall apply to rolled steel plates for pressure vessels under each of the following specifications issued by ASTM: | Title of Specification | ASTM Designation | | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Manganese Silicon | A202/A202M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Nickel | A203/A203M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Molybdenum | A204/A204M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Vanadium | A225/A225M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Low- and Intermediate-Tensile Strength | A285/A285M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manganese-Silicon | A299/A299M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-Nickel | A302/A302M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, 9 Percent Nickel Double-Normalized and Tempered | A353/A353M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum | A387/A387M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, High Strength Manganese | A455/A455M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Intermediate- and Higher-Temperature Service | A515/A515M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Moderate- and Lower-Temperature Service | A516/A516M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, High-Strength, Quenched and Tempered | A517/A517M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum- Nickel | A533/A533M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel | A537/A537M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered Chromium-Molybdenum | A542/A542M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum | A543/A543M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered 8 and 9 Percent Nickel | A553/A553M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manganese-Titanium for Glass or Diffused Metallic Coatings | A562/A562M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, High Strength, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service | A612/A612M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Five Percent Nickel Alloy Steel, Specially Heat Treated | A645/A645M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon-Manganese, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service | A662/A662M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Quenched and Tempered, for Welded Layered Pressure Vessels | A724/A724M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel and High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered | A734/A734M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Low-Carbon Manganese-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloy Steel, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service | A735/A735M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Low-Carbon Age-Hardening Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloy Steel | A736/A736M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel | A737/A737M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service | A738/A738M | | Pressure-Vessel Plates, Quenched and Tempered, Manganese-Chromium-Molybdenum-Silicon-Zirconium Alloy Steel | A782/A782M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum-Vanadium | A832/A832M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, Produced by the Thermo-Mechanical Control Process (TMCP) | A841/A841M | | Pressure Vessel Plates, 9 % Nickel Alloy, Produced by the Direct-Quenching Process | A844/A844M |
1.1.1 This specification also covers a group of supplementary requirements which are applicable to several of the above specifications as indicated therein. These are provided for use when additional testing or inspection is desired and apply only when specified individually by the purchaser in the order. 1.2 Appendix X1 describes the production and some of the characteristics of coiled product from which pressure vessel plates may be produced. 1.3 Appendix X2 provides information on the variability of tensile properties in plates for pressure vessels. 1.4 Appendix X3 provides information on the variability of Charpy-V-Notch impact test properties in plates for pressure vessels. 1.5 Appendix X4 provides information on cold bending of plates including suggested minimum inside radii for cold bending. 1.6 These materials are intended to be suitable for fusion welding. When the steel is to be welded, it is presupposed that a welding procedure suitable for the grade of steel and intended use or service will be utilized. 1.7 In case of any conflict in requirements, the requirements of the individual material specification shall prevail over those of this general specification. 1.8 The purchaser may specify additional requirements which do not negate any of the provisions of this general specification or of the individual material specifications. Such additional requirements, the acceptance of which are subject to negotiation with the supplier, must be included in the order information (see 4.1.8). 1.9 For purposes of determining conformance with this specification and the various material specifications referenced in 1.1, values shall be rounded to the nearest unit in the right-hand place of figures used in expressing the limiting values in accordance with the rounding method of Practice E29. 1.10 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents. Therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with this specification. 1.11 This specification and the applicable material specifications are expressed in both inch-pound units and SI units. However, unless the order specifies the applicable "M" specification designation (SI units), the material shall be furnished to inch-pound units. |
A387/A387M-25 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum |
A941-26a | Standard Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys (Includes all amendments and changes 4/15/2026). |
A832/A832M-25 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum-Vanadium |
A770/A770M-03(2025) | Standard Specification for Through-Thickness Tension Testing of Steel Plates for Special Applications |
A751-25 | Standard Test Methods and Practices for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products |
A738/A738M-19(2026) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service |
A737/A737M-17(2024)e1 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, High-Strength, Low-Alloy Steel (Includes all amendments and changes 9/23/2024). |
A736/A736M-25 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Low-Carbon Age-Hardening Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium (Niobium) Alloy Steel |
A735-A735M-12 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Low-Carbon Manganese-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloy Steel, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service (Withdrawn 2017) |
A285/A285M-24 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Low- and Intermediate-Tensile Strength |
A299/A299M-17(2022) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manganese-Silicon |
A302/A302M-17(2022) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-Nickel |
A203/A203M-23 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Nickel |
A204/A204M-17(2022) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Molybdenum |
A225/A225M-17(2022) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Vanadium-Nickel |
A263-12(2026) | Standard Specification for Stainless Chromium Steel-Clad Plate |
A264-12(2026) | Standard Specification for Stainless Chromium-Nickel Steel-Clad Plate |
A265-12(2026) | Standard Specification for Nickel and Nickel-Base Alloy-Clad Steel Plate |
A537/A537M-20 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel |
A542/A542M-25 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched-and-Tempered, Chromium-Molybdenum, and Chromium-Molybdenum-Vanadium |
A543/A543M-09(2021) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum |
A553/A553M-22 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered 7 %, 8 %, and 9 % Nickel |
A562/A562M-10(2021) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manganese-Titanium for Glass or Diffused Metallic Coatings |
A577/A577M-17(2023) | Standard Specification for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Examination of Steel Plates |
A517/A517M-17(2023) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, High-Strength, Quenched and Tempered |
A533/A533M-24 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered, Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-Nickel |
A578/A578M-17(2023) | Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special Applications |
A612/A612M-20 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, High Strength, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service |
A370-26 | Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products |
A1017/A1017M-17(2024) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum-Tungsten |
A435/A435M-17(2023) | Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Steel Plates |
A455/A455M-12a(2023) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, High-Strength Manganese (Includes all amendments and changes 11/20/2023). |
A515/A515M-17(2022) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Intermediate- and Higher-Temperature Service |
A516/A516M-25 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Moderate- and Lower-Temperature Service |
A353/A353M-17(2022) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Double-Normalized and Tempered 9 % Nickel |
A645/A645M-10(2022) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, 5 % and 51 2 % Nickel Alloy Steels, Specially Heat Treated |
A662/A662M-17(2024) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service |
A700-14(2019) | Standard Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment |
A724/A724M-09(2023) | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel, Quenched and Tempered, for Welded Pressure Vessels |
E21-20 | Standard Test Methods for Elevated Temperature Tension Tests of Metallic Materials |
A841/A841M-17(2025) | Standard Specification for Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels, Produced by Thermo-Mechanical Control Process (TMCP) |
A844/A844M-21 | Standard Specification for Steel Plates, 9 % Nickel Alloy, for Pressure Vessels, Produced by the Direct-Quenching Process |
E29-22 | Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications |
E112-25 | Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size |
E208-20e1 | Standard Test Method for Conducting Drop-Weight Test to Determine Nil-Ductility Transition Temperature of Ferritic Steels (Includes all amendments and changes 2/9/2023). |
E709-21 | Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing |
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Fed.Std.No.123 | Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies) |
B1 | Bar Code Symbology Standard |
A734-A734M-12 | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel and High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel, Quenched-and-Tempered (Withdrawn 2017) |
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