Reproduceability
• From one heat to another for each specifiedgrade
• From one target to another in a production line

Homogeneity
• Throughout whole thickness and independently of the thickness
• Over the whole surface of the production line plate and from one plate to another

Compactness
In compliance with most stringent specifications
• A578-659-59
• NEF EN 10160 class S3and E4

Standards
NFA 36 800 -1 class CLA (France)
Mil A 12560 Class 3 (USA)
TL 2350 0001 (Germany)
Def Stan 95-13 (UK)

Metallurgical Properties
-low alloyed steel with 0.25% C & Ni-Cr-Mo-V
-hardness <400HB
-quenched and tempered at high temperature

Mechanical properties – typical values

HB	YS (MPa)	TS (MPa)	A%	Kv at T -40°C (J)
240 to 400	600 to 900	800 to 1000	12 to 20	30 to 80