Tech talk
Pressure Vessel Standard Changes Presentation - Part 1
01 November 2010
Developments in Australian Pressure Vessel Standard AS 1548 by John Dryden Read more
Pressure Vessel Standard Changes Presentation – Part 2
01 November 2010
Mechanical Property Attributes and Metallurgical Behaviour of AS 1548 Pressure Vessel Plate Steels by Chris Killmore Read more
Z quality plate tested through and through
01 March 2010
'Z' quality plate is often specified for critical applications in structures such as oil rigs and gas platforms; but what does Z quality actually mean? Read more
Plate supply condition
01 May 2009
This article explains the various Supply Conditions and the implications for the customer in choosing which supply condition to specify when ordering plate. Read more
Standards breakthrough for XLERPLATE® steel
03 October 2007
Steel fabricators using North American welding codes will be able to qualify welding procedures using readily available XLERPLATE® steel from 2008. Read more
Toughness not the same thing as strength
13 December 2005
The inherent toughness XLERPLATE® steel 250 grade offers potential benefits to distributors, fabricators and end-users, but to make use of such benefits it is important to understand exactly what is meant by 'toughness'. Read more
What those grade names really mean
14 January 2002
There's more to selecting a grade of steel than simply using the short form such as "250" or "Grade 250", there are important detail differences covered by these general headings. Read more
Controlled Rolled XLERPLATE® - strong, tough and weldable
31 July 2000
TMCP (or Thermo-Mechanical Controlled Processing) steels have been around in one form or another for the best part of four decades. Interest is growing in their particular combination of high strength, toughness and weldability. Read more
Quench and Temper advances produce better, flatter plate
31 July 2000
After two decades of developing and producing high strength and abrasion resistant steels for Australia's most rigorous industries, Bisalloy Steels has brought quenched and tempered (QT) plate into the modern era with enhanced fabrication qualities. Read more
