Boilers Material

In market ASME SA 516 grade is one of the most famous steel grades. It is use for welded pressure
vessels where notch toughness is taken into account. It comes in 70, 65, 60 and 55. ASME SA516 grade
70 the steel material is highly used in industry for welded fabrication of boilers and pressure vessel.

It has many advantages like it has great weldability and is used for increasing toughness of notch i.e
its has the ability to absorb energy in case of flaw.

Table 1. ASTM A516 Grade 70 / ASME SA516 Grade 70 Specifications and Standards

Standard Description

ASTM/ASME A/SA516 - Grade 70

DIN Standard -

British Standard BS1501-224-490A/B

European Norm EN10028 P355GH

Chemical Composition of ASTM A516 Grade 70 /

ASME SA516 Grade 70 –

Composition Percentage % Composition Percentage %

C 0.10/ 0.22 Cu 0.3

Si 0.6 Ni 0.3

Mn 1/ 1.7 Mo 0.08

P 0.03 Nb 0.01

S 0.03 Ti 0.03
 Al 0.02 V 0.02

Cr 0.3

Table 3. ASTM A516 Grade 70 / ASME SA516 Grade 70 Typical Mechanical Values

Properties Value

Tensile strength (ksi) 70-90

Tensile strength (MPa) 485-620

Yield strength (ksi) 38

Yield strength (MPa) 260

Elongation in 200mm (min)(%) 17

Elongation in 50mm (min) (%) 21

QUALITY : SA 516 Gr. 70

NORM : ASME

ROLLED STATE : Normalized

DESCRIPTION : Pressure vessel steel.

Excellent notch toughness and weldability.

APPLICATIONS : Pressure vessels

Boilers

heat exchanger
Dimensional Tolerances : EN10051

Temperature Use Limit Plate Material Pipe Material Forging Material

(±F)
Down to -50 SA-516¤All grades SA 333 Gr. 1 SA 350 Gr. LF1, LF2
+33 to +775 SA-285 Gr. 55, 60, 65 SA-516 SA-53 SA-106 SA-181 Gr. I, II
Gr. C SA-515 All grades

Material Specification Temperature Use Limit (±F) Allowable Stress (psi)

SA-516 Gr. 70 700 16 600

800 14 500
900 12 000

Types of Stresses:

Where cylinder has a thickness as ‘t’ radius as ‘r’. This analysis is done for Thin Walled Cyliner which
should have radius to thickness ratio atleast 10.

Longitudinal (Axial) Stress

The internal pressure creates a force along the axis of the cylinder For a cylinder closed in both
ends. The longitudinal stress produced by this force is
σl = p d / (4 t) (2)
and
σl = longitudinal stress (MPa, psi)

Hoop (Circumferential) Stress

The force acting circumferential and perpendicular to the axis and the radius of the cylinder wall
is hoop stress. The hoop stress can be calculated as
σh = p d / (2 t) (1)
where
σh = hoop stress (MPa, psi)
p = internal pressure in the tube or cylinder (MPa, psi)
d = internal diameter of tube or cylinder (mm, in)
t = tube or cylinder wall thickness (mm, in)