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1.1 This specification covers a group of common requirements which, unless otherwise specified in the individual material specification, shall apply to rolled steel plates for pressure vessels under each of the following specifications issued by ASTM:

Title of Specification	ASTMDesignation
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Manganese Silicon	A202/A202M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Nickel	A203/A203M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Molybdenum	A204/A204M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Vanadium	A225/A225M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Low- and Intermediate-Tensile Strength	A285/A285M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manganese-Silicon	A299/A299M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-Nickel	A302/A302M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, 9 Percent Nickel Double-Normalized and Tempered	A353/A353M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum	A387/A387M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, High Strength Manganese	A455/A455M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Intermediate- and Higher-Temperature Service	A515/A515M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Moderate- and Lower-Temperature Service	A516/A516M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, High-Strength, Quenched and Tempered	A517/A517M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum- Nickel	A533/A533M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel	A537/A537M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered Chromium-Molybdenum	A542/A542M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum	A543/A543M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered 8 and 9 Percent Nickel	A553/A553M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manganese-Titanium for Glass or Diffused Metallic Coatings	A562/A562M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, High Strength, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service	A612/A612M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Five Percent Nickel Alloy Steel, Specially Heat Treated	A645/A645M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon-Manganese, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service	A662/A662M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Quenched and Tempered, for Welded Layered Pressure Vessels	A724/A724M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel and High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered	A734/A734M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Low-Carbon Manganese-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloy Steel, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service	A735/A735M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Low-Carbon Age-Hardening Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloy Steel	A736/A736M
Pressure Vessel Plates, High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel	A737/A737M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service	A738/A738M
Pressure-Vessel Plates, Quenched and Tempered, Manganese-Chromium-Molybdenum-Silicon-Zirconium Alloy Steel	A782/A782M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum-Vanadium	A832/A832M
Pressure Vessel Plates, Produced by the Thermo-Mechanical Control Process (TMCP)	A841/A841M
Pressure Vessel Plates, 9 % Nickel Alloy, Produced by the Direct-Quenching Process	A844/A844M

1.1.1 This specification also covers a group of supplementary requirements which are applicable to several of the above specifications as indicated therein. These are provided for use when additional testing or inspection is desired and apply only when specified individually by the purchaser in the order.

1.2 Appendix X1 describes the production and some of the characteristics of coiled product from which pressure vessel plates may be produced.

1.3 Appendix X2 provides information on the variability of tensile properties in plates for pressure vessels.

1.4 Appendix X3 provides information on the variability of Charpy-V-Notch impact test properties in plates for pressure vessels.

1.5 Appendix X4 provides information on cold bending of plates including suggested minimum inside radii for cold bending.

1.6 These materials are intended to be suitable for fusion welding. When the steel is to be welded, it is presupposed that a welding procedure suitable for the grade of steel and intended use or service will be utilized.

1.7 In case of any conflict in requirements, the requirements of the individual material specification shall prevail over those of this general specification.

1.8 The purchaser may specify additional requirements which do not negate any of the provisions of this general specification or of the individual material specifications. Such additional requirements, the acceptance of which are subject to negotiation with the supplier, must be included in the order information (see 4.1.8).

1.9 For purposes of determining conformance with this specification and the various material specifications referenced in 1.1, values shall be rounded to the nearest unit in the right-hand place of figures used in expressing the limiting values in accordance with the rounding method of Practice E29.

1.10 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents. Therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with this specification.

1.11 This specification and the applicable material specifications are expressed in both inch-pound units and SI units. However, unless the order specifies the applicable "M" specification designation (SI units), the material shall be furnished to inch-pound units.

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