ASTM A 516 or ASME SA 516
At Oakley Steel, ASTM A 516 or ASME SA 516 grade is one of the most popular steel grades we sell.
It is primarily intended for use in welded pressure vessels where notch toughness is important. It comes in four grades 55, 60, 65 & 70. At Oakley Steel we mainly sell 516 gr 60 and 516 gr 70. These grades cover a range of tensile strengths from 55 - 90 MPa and this versatility explains much of the specifications popularity.
For plates thinner than 40mm we normally supply them as rolled. Plates supplied above 40mm thick are normalised.
For A 516 grade 70, which is one of our most popular steels, the ASME standard composition is as follows (dependent on grade):
Carbon 0.27 - 0.31%
Manganese 0.79 - 1.3%
Phosphorous 0.035% max
Sulphur 0.035% max
Silicon 0.13 - 0.45%
We supply 516 60 and 516 70 in a wide range of sizes and thickness. These range from 3mm to 150mm in thickness. Plate sizes can be up to 3m wide by 12m long.
Like all our steel these plates come from some of the best European mills so you can be sure of the quality that you are buying. Material certificates are available on request.
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Industry Requirements
At Oakley Steel we’ve found that our customers come to us with a wide range of specifications that their engineers and designers have given to them.
Some of them won’t be found on this page because almost every country it seems has their own set of standards – ASTM, DIN and BS for example.
But the engineering solution is the same in whichever standard that you’re working in. We can usually offer an equivalent grade of steel which has the properties that you need.
Call us on +44 121 288 0371
Representative Offices:
Oakley Steel - Malaysia
Suite 3-2, Perdana The Place,
No 1 Jalan PJU 8/5G,
Damansara Perdana,
47820, Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +60 (0) 377 286 684
Fax: +60 (0) 321 784 795
Oakley Steel Ltd - UK
Lonsdale House,
52 Blucher Street,
Birmingham,
West Midlands,
B1 1QU
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 121 288 0371
Fax: +44 (0) 121 345 0775
At Oakley Steel we’ve found that our customers come to us with a wide range of specifications that their engineers and designers have given to them.
Some of them won’t be found on this page because almost every country it seems has their own set of standards – ASTM, DIN and BS for example.
But the engineering solution is the same in whichever standard that you’re working in. We can usually offer an equivalent grade of steel which has the properties that you need.
Call us on +44 121 288 0371
Oakley Steel - Malaysia
Suite 3-2, Perdana The Place,
No 1 Jalan PJU 8/5G,
Damansara Perdana,
47820, Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +60 (0) 377 286 684
Fax: +60 (0) 321 784 795
Oakley Steel Ltd - UK
Lonsdale House,
52 Blucher Street,
Birmingham,
West Midlands,
B1 1QU
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 121 288 0371
Fax: +44 (0) 121 345 0775
