Specification For Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Manganese-Silicon
Specification For Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Manganese-Silicon
SA-202 /SA-202M
1.4 Grade A is suitable for rivets and when so used 3.2 Specification A 20 /A 20M also establishes the
the bars shall be subject to the requirements for rolled rules for the basis of purchase that should be complied
bars specified in Specification A 31, except for the chemi- with when purchasing material to this specification.
cal and mechanical requirements. 3.3 In addition to the basic requirements of this speci-
1.5 The values stated in either inch-pound units or fication, certain supplementary requirements are available
SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within when additional control, testing, or examination is
the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values required to meet end use requirements. These include:
stated in each system are not exact equivalents. Therefore, 3.3.1 Vacuum treatment,
each system must be used independently of the other. 3.3.2 Additional or special tension testing,
Combining values from the two systems may result in
nonconformance with this specification. 3.3.3 Impact testing, and
3.3.4 Nondestructive examination.
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TABLE 1 TABLE 2
CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS TENSILE REQUIREMENTS
Composition, % Grade A Grade B
Elements Grade A Grade B
ksi [MPa] ksi [MPa]
Carbon, max A 0.17 0.25
Tensile strength 7595 [515655] 85110 [585760]
Manganese:
Yield strength, min B 45 [310] 47 [325]
Heat analysis 1.051.40 1.051.40
Elongation in 8 in. [200 16 A 15 A
Product analysis 0.971.52 0.971.52
mm], min, %
Phosphorus, max A 0.035 0.035
Elongation in 2 in. [50 19 18
Sulfur, max A 0.035 0.035
mm], min, %
Silicon:
Heat analysis 0.600.90 0.600.90 A
See Specification A 20/A 20M for elongation adjustments.
Product analysis 0.540.96 0.540.96 B
Determined by either the 0.2% offset method or the 0.5%
Chromium: extension-under-load method.
Heat analysis 0.350.60 0.350.60
Product analysis 0.310.64 0.310.64
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A
Applies to both heat and product analyses.
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SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
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