ABS Grade AH36, DH36, EH36 steel plate

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General Product Description

ABS Grades AH36, DH36, and EH36 are higher-strength structural steels with a minimum specified yield strength of 51 ksi and specified minimum Charpy Vnotch impact toughness properties.

Applications

Typical applications include shipbuilding and mobile offshore drilling units and structures.

Available Dimensions

Grade	Product type	Thickness (in)	Width (in)	Length (in)
Grade AH36	Plate	0.1875 - 5.90	72 - 129.9	79 - 1020
Grade DH36	Plate	0.1875 - 5.90	72 - 129.9	79 - 1020
Grade EH36	Plate	0.1875 - 5.90	72 - 129.9	79 - 1020

Mechanical Properties

Tensile testing is performed in the transverse direction.

Grade	Thickness (in)	Yield strength (min ksi)	Tensile strength (ksi)	Elongation A₅¹⁾ (min %)
Grade AH36	0.1875 - 5.90	51	71 - 90	22
Grade DH36	0.1875 - 5.90	51	71 - 90	22
Grade EH36	0.1875 - 5.90	51	71 - 90	22

¹⁾ See ABS Rules for elongation requirements for alternative tensile specimens.

Impact Properties

Grade	Thickness (in)	Test temperature(°F)	Min Longitudinal Average Energy ¹⁾ (ft-lbs)	Min transverse average energy ¹⁾ (ft-lbs)
AH36	0.1875 - 2.00	32	25	17
AH36	2.001 - 2.80	32	30	20
AH36	2.801 - 5.90	32	37	25
DH36	0.1875 - 2.00	-4	25	17
DH36	2.001 - 2.80	-4	30	20
DH36	2.801 - 5.90	-4	37	25
EH36	0.1875 - 2.00	-40	25	17
EH36	2.001 - 2.800	-40	30	20
EH36	2.801 - 5.90	-40	37	25

¹⁾ Specimen orientation at the option of the manufacturer unless otherwise specified in the order.

No more than one value below the specified miniminum average energy but no less than 70% of the specfied minimum average energy value.

Minimum average energy for full-size specimens. Refer to ABS Rules for sub-size specimen energy requirements.

Carbon Equivalent

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Grade	AH36	AH36	DH36	DH36	EH36	EH36
Thickness (in)	0.1875 - 2.00	2.001 - 3.00	0.1875 - 2.00	2.001 - 3.00	0.1875 - 2.00	2.001 - 3.00
CEV ¹⁾ (max %)	0.38	0.40	0.38	0.40	0.38	0.40

¹⁾ Carbon equivalent requirements for TMCP condition of supply only.