ABS AQ56 Steel Plate – Properties, Chemistry & Equivalents

ABS AQ56 (also written AB/AQ56, ABS Grade AQ56, AQ56 steel plate) is an extra-high-strength steel plate to ABS Rules Part 2, Chapter 1, Section 8 (2018). The number 56 is the yield category (550 MPa minimum, tensile 670-835 MPa) and the prefix AQ sets the Charpy test temperature of 0°C. Grades of this family are supplied quenched and tempered (QT) or thermo-mechanically rolled (TM). It corresponds to grade A550 in IACS UR W16; ASTM A131 does not cover this strength level.

Related grades: ABS DQ56 steel plate ABS EQ56 steel plate ABS FQ56 steel plate ABS AQ51 steel plate.

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AB/AQ56  Extra high Strength Chemical Composition in Tempering and Quenching

AB/AQ56

ABS 2022: limits shown are for the quenched and tempered (QT) condition; N/NR/CR and TM supply have different limits in Table 4A. Al/N ≥ 2:1 (not required when other N-binding elements are used); higher C or N may be agreed with ABS; Ni content agreed at qualification; final chemistry must also meet the mill's ABS-approved specification. Product analysis = heat limit ± ASTM A6/A6M Table A permitted variation (band chosen by the specified maximum/upper limit); applies only when product (check) analysis is required; for a range, results may not vary both above and below it. Per ABS Rules for Materials and Welding Part 2 (2022); product analysis tolerances per ABS 2-1-2/5.3 (“chemical tolerances of ASTM A6”) and ASTM A6/A6M 7.2, Table A (also invoked by ASTM A131). Heat limits: ABS 2-1-8/4 Table 4A (2022), QT column.

Crack Sensitivity:  Pcm = (C+Si/30+Mn/20+Cu/20+Ni/60+Cr/20+Mo/15+V/10+5B)%
Carbon Equivalent:  Ceq = 【C+Mn/6+(Cr+Mo+V)/5+(Ni+Cu)/15】%

AB/AQ56 Extra high strength property in tempering and quenching

AB/AQ56

Source: ABS Rules Pt 2, 2-1-8, Table 5A. Either longitudinal or transverse specimens per the order.

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 Related steel grades: AB/AQ47, AB/AQ51, AB/AQ63, AB/AQ70

ABS AQ56 thickness and impact requirements

For ABS AQ56 the Charpy V-notch test is run at 0°C with a minimum average of 55 J longitudinal or 37 J transverse. The requirement does not change with thickness the way it does for hull grades; the maximum thickness depends on the supply condition and the mill approval (ABS 2-1-8, Table 3). Confirm the thickness limit with the mill approval before ordering.

Grades are equivalent in chemistry and properties because the IACS societies use the same unified requirements. A plate still needs a certificate from the vessel's own classification society, so one plate can carry dual or multiple class certification only when each society's surveyor tests it.