What is BV DH40 steel plate?

Nov 10, 2025 Leave a message

All BV DH40 steels are standard carbon steels. All of these steels have been engineered to be optimal long-lived shipbuilding steels.

 

BV DH40 Shipbuilding Steel Application:
BV DH40 Shipbuilding steel plates are suitable for container and bulk cargo vessels as well as cruise ships, ferries and yachts.

 

BV DH40 Steel Grade Specification:
Thickness: 4mm to 260mm,
Width: 1200mm to 4000mm
Length: 3000mm to 18000mm.

 

BV DH40 Ship Steel Delivery Conditions:
BV DH40 Delivery Condition: AR(As hot rolled only), TMCP, Q+T(Quenching+Tempering), N(Normalizing),CR( Control rolled only)

 

BV DH40 Steel Plate Additional Service:
Hot rolled(HR), control rolled(CR) Thermo Mechanical Control Process(TMCP), Normalized , Q&T, impact test, Z15,Z25,Z35.

 

BV DH40 Shipbuilding Steel Chemical Composition:

 

Grade

C %

Si %

Mn %

P %

S %

V %

AL %

Cr %

BV Grade DH40

0.180

0.1-0.5

0.90-1.6

0.035

0.035

0.05-0.10

0.015

0.200

Cu %

Mo %

Nb %

Ni %

Ti %

 

 

 

0.350

0.080

0.02-0.05

0.400

0.020

 

 

 

 

BV DH40 Grade Ship Steel Mechanical Properties:

 


Grade

Thickness(mm)

MinYield(Mpa)

Tensile(Mpa)

Elongation (%)

Min Impact Energy

BV Grade DH40

8mm-50mm

Min 390Mpa

510-650Mpa

20%

-20

34J

51mm-70mm

Min390Mpa

510-650Mpa

20%

-20

41J

71mm-100mm

Min 390Mpa

510-650Mpa

20%

-20

50J

The min impact energy is longitudinal energy