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Steel and the Sea

1. 90% of the world's goods are transported by steel ships.
2. Steel is strong and durable, and is the ideal material to protect our houses from flooding.
3. Steel drives global trade. There are more than 20 million containers in the world, most of which are made of steel.
4. Steel is the main material for the construction of the canal.
Steel anchors hold oil rigs to the seafloor.
The 55-kilometer-long Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world, using 400,000 tons of steel.
6. The strongest submarine hull is made of tough steel to withstand underwater pressure.
7. Hundreds of artificial reefs built of steel to provide habitat for marine life.

 

ASTM A131 DH32 steel plate is a highly corrosion-resistant steel that can be used in marine engineering construction. More details are following:


ASTM A131 Grade DH32 marine steel plate chemical composition:

 


C %

Si %

Mn %

P %

S %

Al(acid soluble),min%

Cb

V

Ti

Cu

Cr

Ni

Mo

N

0.18

0.10-0.50

0.90-1.60

0.035

0.035

0.015

0.02-0.05

0.05-0.10

0.02

0.35

0.20

0.40

0.08

...

ASTM A131 Grade DH32 marine steel plate mechanical property:


Yield Strength (Mpa)

Tensile Strength
(MPa)

Elongation in8 in.[200mm]
(%)

Elongation in8 in.[200mm]
(%)

Impact Energy
(J)

Test Temperature

≥315

440-590

≥19

≥22

31

-20

BBN steel is leading manufacturers, supplier and exporters of high quality ASTM A131 marine grade DH32 shipbuilding and offshore steel plates. Please contact us for more details.