SA516 Gr70 steel plate advantages and use

SA516 Gr70 steel plate belongs to American standard boiler pressure vessel steel plate.

Chemical composition of SA516 Gr70 steel plate:
Carbon content C: ≤ 0.31
Silicon content Si: 0.13-0.45
Manganese content Mn: 0.79-1.30
Phosphorus content P: ≤ 0.035
Sulfur content S: ≤ 0.035

SA516 Gr70 steel plate not only has very high strength, but also has very good toughness, wear resistance, fatigue resistance, impact resistance, weldability and cold forming performance. It is commonly used in petrochemical container manufacturing, for example; pressure vessel manufacturing, expansion joints, reactors, heat exchangers, petrochemical equipment, petroleum machinery, heads, boilers, power plant equipment, reactors, spherical tanks, nitrogen tanks, gas cylinders, liquefied gas tanks, etc.