Chinese-made American standard steel plate grades ASTM SA542 Type B Class 4a Chemical composition of pressure vessel plates&Mechanical properties
ASTM SA542 Type B Class 4a Approaching Steel Plate Grade Lookup Table

ASTM SA542 Type B Class 4a  Chemical composition

Grade Chemical composition Remark
C Mn Si S P Cr Mo Ni V B Ti Cu Nb Zr …
SA542
Type B Class 4a		 Smelting
Analysis		 Finished Product Analysis Smelting
Analysis		 Finished Product Analysis ≤ Smelting
Analysis		 Finished Product Analysis ≤ Smelting
Analysis		 Finished Product Analysis ≤ Smelting
Analysis		 Finished Product Analysis Smelting
Analysis		 Finished Product Analysis Smelting
Analysis		 Finished Product Analysis Smelting
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Analysis		 Finished Product Analysis Smelting
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Analysis		 Finished Product Analysis Smelting
Analysis		 Finished Product Analysis
0.11-0.15 0.09-0.18 0.30-.60 0.25-0.66 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 2.00-2.50 1.88-2.62 0.90-
1.10		 0.85-
1.15		 ≤0.25 ≤0.28 ≤0.02 ≤0.03 ≤0.25 ≤0.28

ASTM SA542 Type B Class 4a  Mechanical properties

Grade Mechanical properties Remark
ReH Rm KV₂ Elongation%
SA542
Type B Class 4a		 ≥415 585-760 2-inch (50 mm) gauge length elongation
≥18