Steel Equivalent

The "equivalent" of that steel in the US is

SA/A 516-60

http://www.oakleysteel.co.uk/astm_a_516_plate.htm

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milo

Due to avaliability, my supplier is reccomending using grade 70 in place of grade 60, what are the differences, what the risks I take?

Unless a more refined engineering calculations say the contrary, There's should be no problems in using grade 70 instead grade 60. The main difference are the tensile strength (70 ksi vs 60 ksi). Both are pressure plate grades and weldable. I don´t see any big problem.

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• Good answerers, but I'd like to add that the term equivalent not necessarily means identical.

• The carbon steel material ASME_SA_516 Grade 65 & 70 are plates used in widely range for design and fabrication of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, columns, and equipment used in oil & gas field for moderate-and lower-temperature service.

Hi friends,

Just one point: P 265 GH is a pressure vessel plate designation according to EN 10028-2 European standard. Furthermore to the Abdel comment that "equivalent" doesn't mean "identical", just they can be used for the same purpose, there is a difference between European standards and ASME/ASTM ones. The first (in this case at least) steel standard requires notch impact test, while ASTM doesn't and ASME requires according to the design requirements (Section....)

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