What is A131 EH36 shipbuilding steel plate?

A131 EH36 Overview:

Grade EH36: A high-strength structural steel grade primarily used in the construction of ships and marine equipment subjected to harsh marine environments.

Key Characteristics:

Strength: EH36 offers high tensile strength, making it suitable for shipbuilding applications where superior structural performance is required.

Weldability: Exhibits good weldability, allowing for various welding techniques to join components efficiently.

Corrosion Resistance: Resistant to corrosion in marine environments, crucial for maintaining the integrity of ship structures over time.

Impact Toughness: Provides excellent impact resistance, ensuring the material can withstand dynamic loading conditions often encountered at sea.

Compliance and Standards:

ASTM A131/A131M: EH36 conforms to this ASTM standard specification for structural steel for ships, ensuring quality, performance, and safety standards are met.

Classification Societies: Recognized by classification societies like ABS (American Bureau of Shipping), DNV (Det Norske Veritas), BV (Bureau Veritas), and others for use in shipbuilding.

Applications:

Shipbuilding: Used in the construction of various ship components, including hulls, decks, bulkheads, superstructures, and other critical structural elements.

Offshore Platforms: Suitable for offshore structures, oil rigs, marine equipment, and related projects requiring high-strength steel with good weldability and toughness.

Marine Equipment: Utilized in the fabrication of marine vessels, offshore support vessels, cruise ships, and other maritime applications.

Mechanical Properties:

Yield Strength: Typically around 355 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ranges between 490-620 MPa

Elongation: Offers good ductility with elongation typically above 21%

Quality Assurance:

Material Certification: Ensures compliance with specified standards, traceability, and quality control measures to guarantee the suitability and performance of the steel plate.

Testing Procedures: Subjected to various tests such as tensile tests, Charpy V-notch impact tests, ultrasonic testing, and more to verify mechanical properties and integrity.

Endurance in Harsh Environments:

Seawater Resistance: Resistant to corrosion from seawater and marine atmospheres, crucial for the longevity and operational reliability of marine structures.

Fatigue Resistance: Capable of withstanding cyclic loading and harsh environmental conditions commonly experienced in marine applications.

The A131 EH36 shipbuilding steel plate is a high-quality structural steel grade designed for demanding marine applications, offering superior strength, weldability, toughness, and corrosion resistance essential for constructing durable and reliable ships and offshore structures operating in challenging marine environments.

Hot ProductsSee More+

  • Shipbuilding steel pipe

    Shipbuilding steel pipe

    GB T 5312 Carbon and carbon-manganese steel seamless steel tubes and pipes are mainly for ship use, also known as shipbuilding steel pipes. Under GB T 5312, there are mainly 5 steel grades: grade 320, 360, 410, 460 and 490. Each grade covers three levels: I, II, III.

  • Shipbuilding use angle steel

    Shipbuilding use angle steel

    Angle steel, commonly known as angle iron, is a long strip of steel whose sides are perpendicular to each other. There are equal angle steels and unequal angle steels. The two sides of equal angle steel are equal in width. The unequal angle steel is also known as L shape profile steel.

  • Shipbuilding flat bar

    Shipbuilding flat bar

    Flat bar steel can be produced according to the user's needs, with fixed thickness, width and length. It can reduce the cutting process for users, reduce the consumption of labor and materials, and also reduce the processing loss of raw materials.

  • Bulb flat steel for shipbuilding

    Bulb flat steel for shipbuilding

    The bulb flat steel is a kind of medium section material which is mainly used in the field of shipbuilding and bridge building, and the shipbuilding bulb flat steel is an auxiliary medium section material for shipbuilding.

  • FH40 Shipbuilding steel plate

    FH40 Shipbuilding steel plate

    The steel for shipbuilding and oil platform---FH40, is the high tensile strength steel.The shipbuilding steel FH40 is the Hull structural steel.We can provide FH40 shipbuilding steel plate price.

  • EH40 Shipbuilding steel plate

    EH40 Shipbuilding steel plate

    The steel for shipbuilding and oil platform---EH40, is the high tensile strength steel.The shipbuilding steel EH40 is the Hull structural steel.We can provide EH40 shipbuilding steel plate price.

You can contact us through the following ways:

If you are interested in our company or products, welcome to visit our company or local offices; you can also get contact with us through online consulting, demand table submission, e-mails and telephones. Our staff shall wholeheartedly provide product information, application knowledge and good service for you.

  • Address:XICHENG SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BUILDING HIGH-TECH DEVELOPMENT ZONE, ZHENGZHOU, CHINA
  • Hotline:0086-371-86151827
  • Fax:    0086-371-86011881
  • E-mail:[email protected]