A285 Gr.A material is a medium and low-strength carbon steel plate for pressure vessels. It belongs to the American standard boiler vessel steel plate. It is mainly used to make fixed boilers, ship-hull boilers and other important boiler accessories.
ASTM A285 Gr.A Chemical Composition
Steel Grade |
The Element Max (%) |
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|
C |
Si |
Mn |
P |
S |
|
|
A285 grade A |
0.17 |
0.08-0.45 |
0.98 |
0.035 |
0.035 |
A285 Gr.A material mechanical properties
Grades |
Thickness |
Yield strength |
Tensile strength |
Elongation |
|
A285 grade A |
mm |
Min Mpa |
Mpa |
Min % |
|
6-50 |
165 |
310-450 |
0.3 |
|
|
50-200 |
165 |
310-450 |
0.27 |
A285 Gr.A steel application
A285 Gr.A carbon steel is widely used in petroleum, chemical, power station, boiler and other industries to make reactors, heat exchangers, separators, spherical tanks, oil and gas tanks, liquefied gas tanks, nuclear reactor pressure shells, boiler steam Equipment and components such as packages, liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, high-pressure water pipes of hydropower stations, and turbine volutes.
