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Designation: A302/A302M − 17

Standard Specification for

Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-
Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-Nickel1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A302/A302M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.

1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents

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1.1 This specification covers manganese-molybdenum and 2.1 ASTM Standards:3
manganese-molybdenum-nickel alloy steel plates intended par- A20/A20M Specification for General Requirements for Steel
ticularly for welded boilers and other pressure vessels. Plates for Pressure Vessels
A435/A435M Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic
1.2 Plates under this specification are available in four Examination of Steel Plates
grades having different strength levels as follows: A577/A577M Specification for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Ex-
Grade
Tensile Strength,
Type
amination of Steel Plates
ksi [MPa] A578/A578M Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic
A 75–95 [515–655] manganese-molybdenum
B 80–100 [550–690] manganese-molybdenum Examination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special Applica-
C 80–100 [550–690] manganese-molybdenum-nickel tions
D 80–100 [550–690] manganese-molybdenum-nickel
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-
line the testing and retesting methods and procedures, permit-
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units ted variations in dimensions, and mass, quality and repair of
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the defects, marking, loading, and ordering information.
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each
3.2 In addition to the basic requirements of this
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must
specification, certain supplementary requirements are available
be used independently of the other. Combining values from the
when additional control, testing, or examination is required to
two systems may result in nonconformance with the specifi-
meet end use requirements. The purchaser is referred to the
cation.
listed supplementary requirements in this specification and to
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor- the detailed requirements in Specification A20/A20M.
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard- 3.3 Coils are excluded from qualification to this specifica-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the tion until they are processed into finished plates. Plates
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- produced from coil means plates that have been cut to
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical individual lengths from coil. The processor directly controls, or
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. is responsible for, the operations involved in the processing of
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
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approved in 1947. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as A302/A302M – 12. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
DOI: 10.1520/A0302_A0302M-17. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications, see related Specifi- Standardsvolume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
cation SA-302/SA-302M in Section II of that Code. the ASTM website.

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

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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
NOTE 1—Where “…” appears, there is no requirement.
Composition, %
Elements
Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade D
Carbon, max:A
Up to 1 in. [25 mm], incl, in thickness 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
Over 1 to 2 in. [50 mm], incl 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23
Over 2 in. [50 mm] in thickness 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Manganese:
Heat analysis 0.95–1.30 1.15–1.50 1.15–1.50 1.15–1.50
Product analysis 0.87–1.41 1.07–1.62 1.07–1.62 1.07–1.62
Phosphorus, maxA 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.025
Sulfur, maxA 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.025
Silicon:
Heat analysis 0.15–0.40 0.15–0.40 0.15–0.40 0.15–0.40
Product analysis 0.13–0.45 0.13–0.45 0.13–0.45 0.13–0.45
Molybdenum:
Heat analysis 0.45–0.60 0.45–0.60 0.45–0.60 0.45–0.60
Product analysis 0.41–0.64 0.41–0.64 0.41–0.64 0.41–0.64
Nickel:
Heat analysis ... ... 0.40–0.70 0.70–1.00
Product analysis ... ... 0.37–0.73 0.67–1.03
A
Applies to both heat and product analyses.

TABLE 2 Tensile Requirements

Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade D
Tensile strength, ksi [MPa] 75–95 [515–655] 80–100 [550–690] 80–100 [550–690] 80–100 [550–690]
Yield strength, min, ksi [MPa] 45 [310] 50 [345] 50 [345] 50 [345]
Elongation in 8 in. [200 mm], min, %A 15 15 17 17
Elongation in 2 in. [50 mm], min, %A 19 18 20 20
A
See Specification A20/A20M for elongation adjustment.

NOTE 1—For plates produced from coil and furnished without heat 5.4 If approved by the purchaser, for plates less than 4 in.
treatment or with stress relieving only, three test results are reported for [100 mm] in thickness, cooling rates faster than those obtained
each qualifying coil. Additional requirements regarding plates from coil
are described in Specification A20/A20M.
by cooling in air are permissible for improvement of
toughness, provided the plates are subsequently tempered in
3.4 If the requirements of this specification are in conflict the temperature range from 1100 to 1300°F [595 to 705°C].
with the requirements of Specification A20/A20M, the require-
ments of this specification shall prevail. 6. Chemical Composition
6.1 The steel shall conform to the chemical requirements
4. Materials and Manufacture
shown in Table 1 unless otherwise modified in accordance with
4.1 Steelmaking Practice—The steel shall be killed and Supplementary Requirement S17, Vacuum Carbon-Deoxidized
shall conform to the fine grain size requirement of Specifica- Steel, in Specification A20/A20M.
tion A20/A20M.
7. Mechanical Properties
5. Heat Treatment 7.1 Tension Test Requirements—The plates, as represented
5.1 Plates 2 in. [50 mm] and under in thickness are normally by the tension test specimens, shall conform to the require-
supplied in the as-rolled condition. Plates may be ordered ments given in Table 2.
normalized, normalized and tempered, or stress relieved. 7.1.1 For accelerated cooled plates with a nominal thickness
of 3⁄4 in. [20 mm] or less, the 11⁄2-in. [40-mm] wide rectangular
5.2 Plates over 2 in. [50 mm] in thickness shall be normal-
specimen may be used for the tension test, and the elongation
ized or normalized and tempered.
may be determined in a 2-in. [50-mm] gage length that
5.3 When normalizing plates 4 in. [100 mm] or over in includes the fracture and that shows the greatest elongation.
thickness, the cooling rate may be accelerated by air blasting or
liquid quenching followed by tempering in the temperature 8. Keywords
range from 1100 to 1300°F [595 to 705°C] to obtain mechani- 8.1 alloy steel plate; pressure containing parts; pressure
cal properties comparable to those developed by normalizing vessel steels; steel plates; steel plates for pressure vessel
plates in the lesser thicknesses. applications

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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
(A302/A302M – 12) that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved Nov. 1, 2017.)

(1) Revised 1.3 to remove minimum thickness. (3) Added Note 1 to Table 1.
(2) Revised 5.1 and 5.2 to allow for tempering.

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