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Designation: A225/A225M − 17

Standard Specification for

Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Vanadium-
Nickel1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A225/A225M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of 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.

1. Scope* A20/A20M Specification for General Requirements for Steel

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1.1 This specification covers manganese-vanadium-nickel Plates for Pressure Vessels
alloy steel plates intended primarily for welded layered pres- A435/A435M Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic
sure vessels. Examination of Steel Plates
A577/A577M Specification for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Ex-
1.2 Plates under this specification are available in two
amination of Steel Plates
grades having different strength levels as follows:
A578/A578M Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic
Grade Tensile Strength, ksi [MPa]
C 105–135 [725–930]
Examination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special Applica-
D tions
3 in. [75 mm] and under 80–105 [550–725]
Over 3 in. [75 mm] 75–100 [515–690]
3. General Requirements and Ordering Information
1.3 The maximum thickness of plates is limited only by the
capacity of the chemical composition to meet the specified 3.1 Material supplied to this material specification shall
mechanical property requirements. conform to Specification A20/A20M. These requirements out-
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units line the testing and retesting methods and procedures, permit-
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the ted variations in dimensions, and mass, quality and repair of
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each defects, marking, loading, and ordering information.
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must 3.2 In addition to the basic requirements of this
be used independently of the other. Combining values from the specification, certain supplementary requirements are available
two systems may result in nonconformance with the specifi- when additional control, testing, or examination is required to
cation.
meet end use requirements. The purchaser is referred to the
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor- listed supplementary requirements in this specification and to
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard- the detailed requirements in Specification A20/A20M.
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- 3.3 Coils are excluded from qualification to this specifica-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical tion until they are processed into finished plates. Plates
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. produced from coil means plates that have been cut to
individual lengths from coil. The processor directly controls, or
2. Referenced Documents is responsible for, the operations involved in the processing of
2.1 ASTM Standards:3 coils into finished plates. Such operations include decoiling,
leveling, cutting to length, testing, inspection, conditioning,
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, heat treatment (if applicable), packaging, marking, loading for
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee shipment, and certification.
A01.11 on Steel Plates for Boilers and Pressure Vessels.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2017. Published November 2017. Originally NOTE 1—For plates produced from coil and furnished without heat
approved in 1939. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as A225/A225M – 12. treatment or with stress relieving only, three test results are reported for
DOI: 10.1520/A0225_A0225M-17. each qualifying coil. Additional requirements regarding plates from coil
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications, see related Specifi-
are described in Specification A20/A20M.
cation SA-225/SA-225M in Section II of that Code.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or 3.4 If the requirements of this specification are in conflict
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on with the requirements of Specification A20/A20M, the require-
the ASTM website. ments of this specification shall prevail.

*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard

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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition, %
Elements
Grade C Grade D
Carbon, maxA 0.25 0.20
Manganese, max:
Heat analysis 1.60 1.70
Product analysis 1.72 1.84
Phosphorus, maxA 0.025 0.025
Sulfur, maxA 0.025 0.025
Silicon:
Heat analysis 0.15–0.40 0.10–0.50
Product analysis 0.13–0.45 0.08–0.56
Vanadium:
Heat analysis 0.13–0.18 0.10–0.18
Product analysis 0.11–0.20 0.08–0.20
Nickel:
Heat analysis 0.40–0.70 0.40–0.70
Product analysis 0.37–0.73 0.37–0.73
A
Applies to both heat and product analyses.

TABLE 2 Tensile Requirements

Grade C Grade D
ksi [MPa] ksi [MPa]
Tensile strength:
All thicknesses 105–135 [725–930]
3 in. [75 mm] and under 80–105 [550–725]
Over 3 in. [75 mm] 75–100 [515–690]
Yield strength, min:A
All thicknesses 70 [485]
3 in. [75 mm] and under 60 [415]
Over 3 in. [75 mm] 55 [380]
Elongation in 8 in. [200 mm], min, %B ...
Elongation in 2 in. [50 mm], min, %B 20 19
Elongation in 5D, min, %B 17
A
Determined by either the 0.2 % offset method or the 0.5 % extension-under-load method.
B
See Specification A20/A20M for elongation adjustment.

4. Materials and Manufacture Supplementary Requirement S17, Vacuum Carbon-Deoxidized

4.1 Steelmaking Practice—The steel shall be killed and Steel, in Specification A20/A20M.
shall conform to the fine austenitic grain size requirement of 7. Mechanical Properties
Specification A20/A20M.
7.1 Tension Test—The plates, as represented by the tension
5. Heat Treatment test specimens, shall conform to the requirements given in
Table 2.
5.1 Grade D plates of all thicknesses and Grade C plates of
thicknesses over 2 in. [50 mm] shall be normalized. 7.2 For plates with a nominal thickness of 3⁄4 in. [20 mm]
and under, the 11⁄2-in. [40-mm] wide rectangular specimen may
5.2 Grade C plates 2 in. [50 mm] and under in thickness are be used and the elongation determined in a 2-in. [50-mm] gage
usually supplied in the as-rolled condition. The plates may be length that includes the fracture and that shows the greatest
ordered normalized or stress-relieved, or both. elongation.
6. Chemical Composition 8. Keywords
6.1 The steel shall conform to the chemical requirements 8.1 alloy steel plates; manganese-vanadium-nickel steel
given in Table 1, unless otherwise modified in accordance with plate; plate for pressure vessels; pressure containing parts

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SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

Supplementary requirements shall not apply unless specified in the purchase order.
A list of standardized supplementary requirements for use at the option of the purchaser is included
in Specification A20/A20M. Those that are considered suitable for use with this specification are listed
below by title.

S1. Vacuum Treatment, S8. Ultrasonic Examination in accordance with Specifica-

S2. Product Analysis, tion A435/A435M,
S3. Simulated Post-Weld Heat Treatment of Mechanical S9. Magnetic Particle Examination,
Test Coupons,
S11. Ultrasonic Examination in accordance with Specifica-
S4.1 Additional Tension Test,
tion A577/A577M,
S5. Charpy V-Notch Impact Test,
S6. Drop Weight Test (for Material 0.625 in. [16 mm] and S12. Ultrasonic Examination in accordance with Specifica-
over in Thickness), tion A578/A578M, and
S7. High-Temperature Tension Test, S17. Vacuum Carbon-Deoxidized Steel.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Committee A01 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue
(A225/A225M – 12 that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved Nov. 1, 2017.)

(1) Revised 1.3 to remove thickness guidelines.

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