DNVGL Grade VL AO 500+TM

DNVGL Grade VL AO 500+TM introduction

Extra High Strength Steel

DNVGL Grade VL AO 500+TM general

Property Value Comment
Carbon equivalent (CET) Carbon equivalent (CET) of 0.32 [-] -
Carbon equivalent (CEV) Carbon equivalent (CEV) of 0.46 [-] for t ≤ 50 mm plate thickness
- Carbon equivalent (CEV) of 0.48 [-] for 50 < t ≤100 mm plate thickness
- Carbon equivalent (CEV) of 0.5 [-] for 100 < t ≤ 250 mm plate thickness
Density Density of 7.8 - 7.9 g/cm³ typical for low carbon steel

DNVGL Grade VL AO 500+TM thermal

Property Value Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.32e-05 - 1.38e-05 1/K typical for low carbon steel
Max service temperature Max service temperature of 500 °C typical for carbon steel
Melting point Melting point of 1480 - 1526 °C typical for low carbon steel
Specific heat capacity Specific heat capacity of 465 J/(kg·K) typical for low carbon steel
Thermal conductivity Thermal conductivity of 25 - 93 W/(m·K) typical for low carbon steel

DNVGL Grade VL AO 500+TM chemical

Property Value Comment
Aluminium Aluminium of 0.02 % min.
Carbon Carbon of 0.16 % -
Chromium Chromium of 0.5 % total Nb+V+Ti ≤ 0.26% and Mo+Cr ≤ 0.65%
Copper Copper of 0.55 % -
Manganese Manganese of 1 - 1.7 % -
Molybdenum Molybdenum of 0.5 % total Nb+V+Ti ≤ 0.26% and Mo+Cr ≤ 0.65%
Nickel Nickel of 2 % higher Ni content may be qualified and accepted subject to qualification during manufacturer qualification testing
Niobium Niobium of 0.05 % total Nb+V+Ti ≤ 0.26% and Mo+Cr ≤ 0.65%
Nitrogen Nitrogen of 0.025 % the total aluminium to nitrogen ratio shall be a minimum of 2:1. When other nitrogen binding elements are used, the minimum Al value and Al/N ratio do not apply
Phosphorus Phosphorus of 0.025 % -
Silicon Silicon of 0.6 % -
Sulfur Sulfur of 0.025 % -
Titanium Titanium of 0.05 % total Nb+V+Ti ≤ 0.26% and Mo+Cr ≤ 0.65%
Vanadium Vanadium of 0.12 % total Nb+V+Ti ≤ 0.26% and Mo+Cr ≤ 0.65%

DNVGL Grade VL AO 500+TM electrical

Property Value Comment
Electrical resistivity Electrical resistivity of 1.43e-07 - 1.74e-07 Ω·m typical for carbon steel

DNVGL Grade VL AO 500+TM mechanical

Property Temperature Value Comment
Charpy impact energy, V-notch 0 °C Charpy impact energy, V-notch of 50 J min.
Charpy impact energy, V-notch, transverse 0 °C Charpy impact energy, V-notch, transverse of 33 J min.
Elastic modulus - Elastic modulus of 200 - 215 GPa typical for low carbon steel
Elongation - Elongation of 17 % min., Transverse
- - Elongation of 19 % min.
Poisson's ratio - Poisson's ratio of 0.29 [-] typical for low carbon steel
Shear modulus - Shear modulus of 82 GPa typical for low carbon steel
Tensile strength - Tensile strength of 610 - 770 MPa -

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