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

ASTM SA542 Type E, Class 4a  Chemical composition

Grade Chemical composition Remark
C Mn Si S P Cr Mo Ni V B Ti Cu Nb Ca Zr …
SA542
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0.10-0.15 0.06-0.18 0.30-.60 0.25-0.66 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.025 0.025 0.025 2.75-3.25 2.63-3.37 0.90-1.10 0.85-1.15 ≤0.25 ≤0.28 0.20-0.30 0.18-0.33 ≤0.25 ≤0.28 0.015-0.070 0.010-0.075 0.0005-0.0150 NA (Not applicable to finished product analysis)

ASTM SA542 Type E, Class 4a  Mechanical properties

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