1、Designation: A20/A20M 15A20/A20M 17Standard Specification forGeneral Requirements for Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A20/A20M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof original adoption or, in the case of revision, t
2、he 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*1.1 This general require
3、ments specification2 covers a group of common requirements that, unless otherwise specified in theapplicable product specification, apply to rolled steel plates for pressure vessels covered by each of the following productspecifications issued by ASTM:Title of Specification ASTM DesignationAPressure
4、 Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Nickel A203/A203MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Molybdenum A204/A204MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-VanadiumA225/A225MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Vanadium-NickelA225/A225MStainless Chromium Steel-Clad Plate A263Stainless Chromium-
5、Nickel Steel-Clad Plate A264Nickel and Nickel-Base Alloy Steel-Clad Plate A265Nickel and Nickel-Base Alloy-Clad Steel Plate A265Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Low- andIntermediate-Tensile StrengthA285/A285MPressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manganese-Silicon A299/A299MPressure Vessel Plate
6、s, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-NickelA302/A302MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, 9 Percent NickelDouble-Normalized and TemperedA353/A353MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Double-Normalized and Tempered 9 % NickelA353/A353MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chro
7、mium-MolybdenumA387/A387MPressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, High StrengthManganeseA455/A455MPressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Intermediate-and Higher-Temperature ServiceA515/A515MPressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Moderate- andLower-Temperature ServiceA516/A516MPressure Vessel Plates,
8、Alloy Steel, High-Strength,Quenched and TemperedA517/A517MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched andTempered Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum- NickelA533/A533MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched andTempered, Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-NickelA533/A533M
9、1 This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A01.11on Steel Plates for Boilers and Pressure Vessels.Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2015Nov. 15, 2017. Published November 2015November
10、2017. Originally approved in 1950. Last previous edition approved in 20142015as A20/A20M 14.A20/A20M 15. DOI: 10.1520/A0020_A0020M-15.10.1520/A0020_A0020M-17.2 For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications, see related Specification SA-20/SA-20M in Section II of that Code.This document is no
11、t an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Becauseit may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriat
12、e. In all cases only the current versionof the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States1Ti
13、tle of Specification ASTM DesignationAPressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon SteelA537/A537MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, QuenchedandTempered Chromium-MolybdenumA542/A542MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched-and-Tempered, Chromium-Molybdenum,and Chromium-Molyb
14、denum-VanadiumA542/A542MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched andTempered Nickel-Chromium-MolybdenumA543/A543MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched andTempered 8 and 9 Percent NickelA553/A553MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched andTempered 7, 8, and 9 % NickelA553/A553MPres
15、sure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manganese-Titanium for Glass or Diffused Metallic CoatingsA562/A562MPressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, High Strength, forModerate and Lower Temperature ServiceA612/A612MPressure Vessel Plates, Five Percent Nickel Alloy Steel,Specially Heat TreatedA645/A645MPressu
16、re Vessel Plates, 5 % and 512 % Nickel AlloySteels, Specially Heat TreatedA645/A645MPressure Vessel Plates, Carbon-Manganese,forModerate and Lower Temperature ServiceA662/A662MPressure Vessel Plates, Carbon-Manganese-SiliconSteel,for Moderate and Lower Temperature ServiceA662/A662MPressure Vessel Pl
17、ates, CarbonSteel, Quenched andTempered, for Welded Layered PressureVesselsA724/A724MPressure Vessel Plates, Carbon-Manganese-SiliconSteel, Quenched andTempered, for Welded PressureVesselsA724/A724MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel and High-StrengthLow-Alloy Steel, Quenched and TemperedA734/A734MP
18、ressure Vessel Plates, Low-Carbon Manganese-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloy Steel, for Moderate andLower Temperature ServiceA735/A735MPressure Vessel Plates, Low-Carbon Age-HardeningNickel-Copper-Chromium-Molybdenum-ColumbiumAlloy SteelA736/A736MPressure Vessel Plates, Low-Carbon Age-HardeningNickel-Copp
19、er-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium(Niobium) Alloy SteelA736/A736MPressure Vessel Plates, High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel A737/A737MPressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel, for Moderate and LowerTemperature ServiceA738/A738MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybd
20、enum-VanadiumA832/A832MPressure Vessel Plates, Produced by the Thermo-Mechanical Control Process (TMCP)A841/A841MSteel Plates for Pressure Vessels, Produced byThermo-Mechanical Control Process (TMCP)A841/A841MPressure Vessel Plates, 9 % Nickel Alloy, Producedby the Direct-Quenching ProcessA844/A844M
21、Steel Plates, 9 % Nickel Alloy, for Pressure Vessels,Produced by the Direct-Quenching ProcessA844/A844MPressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum-TungstenA1017/A1017MA These designations refer to the latest issue of the respective specification which appears in the Annual Book of ASTM
22、Standards, Vol 01.04.1.1.1 This general requirements specification also covers a group of supplementary requirements that are applicable to severalof the above product specifications as indicated therein. Such requirements are provided for use if additional testing or additionalrestrictions are requ
23、ired by the purchaser, and apply only if specified individually in the purchase order.1.2 Appendix X1 provides information on coil as a source of plates for pressure vessels.1.3 Appendix X2 provides information on the variability of tensile properties in plates for pressure vessels.1.4 Appendix X3 p
24、rovides information on the variability of Charpy-V-Notch impact test properties in plates for pressure vessels.1.5 Appendix X4 provides information on cold bending of plates, including suggested minimum inside radii for cold bending.A20/A20M 1721.6 These materials are intended to be suitable for fus
25、ion welding. When the steel is to be welded, it is presupposed that awelding procedure suitable for the grade of steel and intended use or service will be utilized.1.7 In case of any conflict in requirements, the requirements of the applicable product specification prevail over those of thisgeneral
26、requirements specification.1.8 Additional requirements that are specified in the purchase order and accepted by the supplier are permitted, provided thatsuch requirements do not negate any of the requirements of this general requirements specification or the applicable productspecification.1.9 For p
27、urposes of determining conformance with this general requirements specification and the applicable productspecification, values are to be rounded to the nearest unit in the right-hand place of figures used in expressing the limiting valuesin accordance with the rounding method of Practice E29.1.10 T
28、he values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in eachsystem may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from thetwo systems may result in non-conformance with th
29、e standard.1.11 This general requirements specification and the applicable product specification are expressed in both inch-pound units andSI units; unless the order specifies the applicable “M” specification designation (SI units), the plates are to be furnished toinch-pound units.1.12 This interna
30、tional standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardizationestablished in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issuedby the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Commit
31、tee.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3A203/A203M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, NickelA204/A204M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, MolybdenumA225/A225M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Vanadium-NickelA263 Specifica
32、tion for Stainless Chromium Steel-Clad PlateA264 Specification for Stainless Chromium-Nickel Steel-Clad PlateA265 Specification for Nickel and Nickel-Base Alloy-Clad Steel PlateA285/A285M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Low- and Intermediate-Tensile StrengthA299/A299M Specifi
33、cation for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manganese-SiliconA302/A302M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-NickelA353/A353M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Double-Normalized and Tempered 9 % NickelA370 Test
34、 Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel ProductsA387/A387M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-MolybdenumA435/A435M Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Steel PlatesA455/A455M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Hi
35、gh-Strength ManganeseA515/A515M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Intermediate- and Higher-Temperature ServiceA516/A516M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Moderate- and Lower-Temperature ServiceA517/A517M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, A
36、lloy Steel, High-Strength, Quenched and TemperedA533/A533M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered, Manganese-Molybdenum andManganese-Molybdenum-NickelA537/A537M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon SteelA542/A542M Spec
37、ification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched-and-Tempered, Chromium-Molybdenum, andChromium-Molybdenum-VanadiumA543/A543M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered Nickel-Chromium-MolybdenumA553/A553M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy S
38、teel, Quenched and Tempered 7, 8, and 9 % NickelA562/A562M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manganese-Titanium for Glass or Diffused MetallicCoatingsA577/A577M Specification for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Examination of Steel PlatesA578/A578M Specification for Straight-Beam Ultraso
39、nic Examination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special ApplicationsA612/A612M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, High Strength, for Moderate and Lower TemperatureService3 For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at serviceast
40、m.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standardsvolume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page on the ASTM website.A20/A20M 173A645/A645M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, 5 % and 512 % Nickel Alloy Steels, Specially Heat TreatedA662/A662M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates,
41、Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel, for Moderate and Lower TemperatureServiceA700 Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for ShipmentA724/A724M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel, Quenched and Tempered, for WeldedPressure VesselsA734/A7
42、34M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel and High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel, Quenched-and-Tempered (Withdrawn 2017)4A735/A735M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Low-Carbon Manganese-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloy Steel, forModerate and Lower Temperature Service (Withdrawn 2017)4A
43、736/A736M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Low-Carbon Age-Hardening Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium (Niobium) Alloy SteelA737/A737M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, High-Strength, Low-Alloy SteelA738/A738M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-M
44、anganese-Silicon Steel, for Moderate and LowerTemperature ServiceA751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel ProductsA770/A770M Specification for Through-Thickness Tension Testing of Steel Plates for Special ApplicationsA832/A832M Specification for Pressure Vessel Pl
45、ates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum-VanadiumA841/A841M Specification for Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels, Produced by Thermo-Mechanical Control Process (TMCP)A844/A844M Specification for Steel Plates, 9 % NickelAlloy, for Pressure Vessels, Produced by the Direct-Quenching ProcessA941 Terminolog
46、y Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and FerroalloysA1017/A1017M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum-TungstenE21 Test Methods for Elevated Temperature Tension Tests of Metallic MaterialsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
47、Determine Conformance with SpecificationsE112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain SizeE208 Test Method for Conducting Drop-Weight Test to Determine Nil-Ductility Transition Temperature of Ferritic SteelsE709 Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing2.2 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code:
48、4ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX2.3 U.S. Federal Standard:5Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)2.4 Automotive Industry Action Group Standard:6B 1 Bar Code Symbology Standard3. Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 coilhot-rolled steel
49、 in coil form for processing into finished plates.3.1.2 exclusivewhen used in relation to ranges, as for ranges of thicknesses in the tables of permissible variations indimensions, the term is intended to exclude only the greater value of the range. Thus, a range from 60 to 72 in. 1500 to 1800 mmexclusive includes 60 in. 1500 mm, but does not include 72 in. 1800 mm.3.1.3 heat treatment termssee 3.1.8, and Terminology A941.3.1.4 hot forminga forming operation producing permanent deformation, performed after the plate has been heated to thetemperature required to pro
