Specifies the technical requirements for the production and supply of intermediate and high-strength quenched and tempered low-alloy steel plates from a minimum thickness of 5 mm to a maximum thickness of 110 mm for use in fusion welded structures and pressure vessels. The Standard introduces new Grades 500, 600, 700 and 700PV.
AS 3597:1993 history
2008AS 3597:2008 Structural and pressure vessel steel - Quenched and tempered plate
1993AS 3597:1993 Structural and pressure vessel steel - Quenched and tempered plate