METAL GRADES

A516-60 Pressure Vessel Quality Steel

ASTM A516 Grade 60 steel is an industry standard for components that operate in the moderate or low temperature range. Designed for high strength and reliable function under heat and high pressure, A516 Grade 60 is medium carbon alloy with elements of manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon.

Widely used to supply gas, oil, and petrochemical companies, A516-60 is also regularly employed for bridges, buildings, automotive and truck parts, railroad cars, cargo containers, tote boxes, construction equipment, structural tubing, lighting standards, transmission poles, and more. Metals USA carries A516-60 steel plates in all the most common pattern sizes and thicknesses.

Yield/Tensile Strength

Metric

Imperial

Tensile Strength, Ultimate

413 - 551 MPa

60 - 80 ksi

Tensile Strength, Yield

220 MPa

32 ksi

Elongation

21

21

Material Chemistry

C

MG

PH

S

SI

0.21 - 0.27 %

0.60 - 1.20 %

0.025 %

0.025 %

0.15 - 0.40 %