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 % |
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0.350 | 0.080 | 0.02-0.05 | 0.400 | 0.020 |
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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 | ||||||






