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vessel steels
Resistance and reliability at
high pressures and
temperatures
Steel production
Heat-treated grades for highest requirements
Crude steelmaking Basic oxygen steelmaking Secondary steelmaking Continuous casting Rolling Heat treatment
(TBM proces)
Vacuum degassing Soft reduction to
Reduction of tramp Argon ushing minimize segregations
elements such as C, Si, Ca treatment (TN process)
Mn, P, S
Product range
From unalloyed to alloyed and high-strength
Boiler plates and pressure vessel steels available grades and sizes
ASTM A 387
10CrMo9-10 NT 2Cr1Mo 100/80** 3,600
Gr. 22 Cl. 2
Unalloyed and alloyed boiler and On request, boiler plates are also delivered Processed plate
pressure vessel steels to other international standards, as are
so-called multi-grades which are certified to For the various applications of these steels,
In Europe, the steel grades commonly used confirm with several standards, such as ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe also offers
for boiler and pressure vessel construction P275NL2/NH/P265GH/ASTM A 516 Gr. processed plate (edge preparation and
are standardized in parts 2 to 7 of EN 10028. 60/65 or P355NL2/NH/P355GH/ASTM A bending). Close cooperation with first-
In America the approved steel grades are 516 Gr. 70. Boiler and pressure vessel class steel service centers ensures the
listed in the ASME code. The above table steels are also available from stock via best possible solutions for customers.
provides an overview of the boiler and our service partners.
pressure vessel steels available from
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe in accordance
with EN 10028 and the relevant ASTM
standards along with sizes and maximum
weights.
5
T 180
560C
5.6C/h
160
5.5C/h
538C
524C 5.6C/h
140
496C 2.8C/h after step annealing
100
56C/h
Delivery condition
28 C/h 80
60
316C
40
20
0
1h 15 h 24 h 60 h 100 h t -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
238 h Temperature [C]
Sour medium containing hydrogen suldes ASTM A 516 Gr. 60/65/70 or equivalent
EN 10028 grades
Normalized, max. plate thickness 50 mm
High cleanness (S<0.0010%, P<0.015%
Fe2+ H2
CEIIW: 0.36% 0.43%
Hardness < 22 HRC
FeS
H2
Blister
Non-metallic
inclusions Determination of sour gas resistance
H2 Hab (HIC test)
Cracking Guaranteed after stress relieving
(600C +/- 10C, 60 min)
Inhomogeneity of the structure Test to NACE standard TM0284-2003,
solution A (ph3)
Cracking
H2 Crack length ratios CLR <5%, CTR <1.5%,
CSR <0.5% (mean values)
Steel
Sour gas-resistant steels segregation. This normalized, low-alloy steel for HIC resistance, this lab can also carry
is supplied in plate thicknesses up to max. out tests to determine resistance to stress
In petrochemical plants, the processing of 50 mm as a multi-grade with a chemical corrosion cracking. Like the unalloyed
sour gases containing hydrogen sulfides composition and mechanical properties and alloyed pressure vessel steels, sour
represents a particular challenge for the in accordance with both ASTM A 516 Gr. gas-resistant plates are also available from
pressure vessel steels used. An electro- 60/65/70 and EN 10028 part 3. Sour gas stock.
chemical corrosion reaction between the resistance (HIC resistance) is guaranteed in
material surface and the sour gas-containing the stress relieved condition in accordance
environment can cause hydrogen induced with NACE standard TM0284-2003 solution
cracking (HIC) in the steel. To counter this A (pH value of 3).
dangerous cracking, ThyssenKrupp Steel
Europe has developed a special sour gas- The tests are carried out in the companys
(HIC-) resistant steel grade, characterized own certified test lab which is recognized
in particular by an extremely high degree by external companies such as the Saudi
of cleanness and low susceptibility to oil company ARAMCO. As well as testing
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Optimum processing and use of boiler plates ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is more than
and pressure vessel steels require close just a reliable material supplier. An expanded
collaboration between supplier and user. For worldwide distribution network ensures fast
this reason, an extensive technical support supplies and just-in-time delivery to end
service has been set up which can provide users. This makes ThyssenKrupp Steel
assistance in all questions relating to design Europe even more responsive to customers
and processing. A wide range of useful continuously rising demands.
information about our special structural steels,
General note
All statements as to the properties or
utilization of the materials and products
mentioned in this brochure are for the
purpose of description only. Guarantees in
respect of the existence of certain properties
or utilization of the material mentioned
are only valid if agreed upon in writing.
Sales
Domestic Market Export
Mario Klatt Lukas Korves
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E-mail: mario.klatt@thyssenkrupp.com E-mail: lukas.korves@thyssenkrupp.com