Designation:A516/A516M–10UsedinUSDOE-NEStandardsStandardSpecificationforPressureVesselPlates,CarbonSteel,forModerate-andLower-TemperatureService1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA516/A516M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecification2coverscarbonsteelplatesintendedprimarilyforserviceinweldedpressurevesselswhereim-provednotchtoughnessisimportant.1.2Platesunderthisspecificationareavailableinfourgradeshavingdifferentstrengthlevelsasfollows:GradeU.S.[SI]TensileStrength,ksi[MPa]55[380]55–75[380–515]60[415]60–80[415–550]65[450]65–85[450–585]70[485]70–90[485–620]1.3Themaximumthicknessofplatesislimitedonlybythecapacityofthecompositiontomeetthespecifiedmechanicalpropertyrequirements;however,currentpracticenormallylimitsthemaximumthicknessofplatesfurnishedunderthisspecificationasfollows:GradeU.S.[SI]MaximumThickness,in.[mm]55[380]12[305]60[415]8[205]65[450]8[205]70[485]8[205]1.4Forplatesproducedfromcoilandfurnishedwithoutheattreatmentorwithstressrelievingonly,theadditionalrequirements,includingadditionaltestingrequirementsandthereportingofadditionaltestresultsofSpecificationA20/A20Mapply.1.5Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundunitsorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththespecifi-cation.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3A20/A20MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforSteelPlatesforPressureVesselsA435/A435MSpecificationforStraight-BeamUltrasonicExaminationofSteelPlatesA577/A577MSpecificationforUltrasonicAngle-BeamEx-aminationofSteelPlatesA578/A578MSpecificationforStraight-BeamUltrasonicExaminationofRolledSteelPlatesforSpecialApplica-tions3.GeneralRequirementsandOrderingInformation3.1MaterialsuppliedtothisproductspecificationshallconformtoSpecificationA20/A20M,whichoutlinesthetest-ingandretestingmethodsandprocedures,permissiblevaria-tionsindimensionsandmass,qualityandrepairofdefects,marking,loading,andorderinginformation.3.2Inadditiontothebasicrequirementsofthisspecifica-tion,certainsupplementaryrequirementsareavailablewhereadditionalcontrol,testing,orexaminationisrequiredtomeetenduserequirements.ThepurchaserisreferredtothelistedsupplementaryrequirementsinthisspecificationandtothedetailedrequirementsinSpecificationA20/A20M.3.3IftherequirementsofthisspecificationareinconflictwiththerequirementsofSpecificationA20/A20M,therequire-mentsofthisspecificationshallprevail.3.4Coilsareexcludedfromqualificationtothisspecifica-tionuntiltheyareprocessedintofinishedplates.Platesproducedfromcoilmeansplatesthathavebeencuttoindividuallengthsfromcoil.Theprocessordirectlycontrols,orisresponsiblefor,theoperationsinvolvedintheprocessingof1ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeA01onSteel,StainlessSteelandRelatedAlloysandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeA01.11onSteelPlatesforBoilersandPressureVessels.CurrenteditionapprovedOct.1,2010.PublishedNovember2010.Originallyapprovedin1964.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin2006asA516/A516M–06.DOI:10.1520/A0516_A0516M-10.2ForASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCodeapplications,seerelatedSpecifi-cationSA-516/SA-516MinSectionIIofthatCode.3ForreferencedASTMstandards,visittheASTMwebsite,@astm.org.ForAnnualBookofASTMStandardsvolumeinformation,refertothestandard’sDocumentSummarypageontheASTMwebsite.1*ASummaryofChangessectionappearsattheendofthisstandard.Copyright©ASTMInternational,100BarrHarborDrive,POBoxC700,WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959,UnitedStates.--`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---coilsintofinishedplates.Suchoperationsincludedecoiling,leveling,cuttingtolength,testing,inspection,conditioning,heattreatment(ifapplicable),packaging,marking,loadingforshipment,andcertification.NOTE1—Forplatesproducedfromcoilandfurnishedwithoutheattreatmentorwithstressrelievingonly,threetestresultsarereportedforeachqualifyingcoil.AdditionalrequirementsregardingplateproducedfromcoilaredescribedinSpecificationA20/A20M.3.5IftherequirementsofthisspecificationareinconflictwiththerequirementsofSpecificationA20/A20M,therequire-mentsofthisspecificationshallprevail.4.MaterialsandManufacture4.1SteelmakingPractice—ThesteelshallbekilledandshallconformtothefineausteniticgrainsizerequirementofSpecificationA20/A20M.5.HeatTreatment5.1Plates1.50in.[40mm]andunderinthicknessarenormallysuppliedintheas-rolledcondition.Theplatesmaybeorderednormalizedorstressrelieved,orboth.5.2Platesover1.50in.[40mm]inthicknessshallbenormalized.5.3Whennotch-toughnesstestsarerequiredonplates11⁄2in.[40mm]andunderinthickness,theplatesshallbenormalizedunlessotherwisespecifiedbythepurchaser.5.4Ifapprovedbythepurchaser,coolingrate