QSTE460TM

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QStE460TM · Q/BQB 130-2003

Chemical composition source verified; this does not verify every standard clause, actual supply or measured heat results

Material category: Carbon steel
Subcategory: Slab steels
Material form: Rough-rolled slabs for rerolling
Original record status: Original standard verified
Standard edition: Q/BQB 130—2003
Table / clause: 4.1.1, Table 3 and notes 1–3
PDF page references: 4
Unit: Mass fraction (wt%)
Analysis type: Heat analysis

Source document

Carbon-equivalent reference

Estimates are presented separately for each applicable composition condition. Match the actual ordering conditions; ranges must not be combined.

A deoxidation method; applicable finished plate thickness 3–<10 mm; Al is total aluminium Al_t

IIW / CEV：0.1167–0.3000 Known-item contribution, not a complete value; missing Cr, Mo, V, Ni, Cu CEV = C + Mn/6 + (Cr + Mo + V)/5 + (Ni + Cu)/15; an engineering estimate of welding cold-cracking susceptibility for carbon and low-alloy steels.

Pcm（Ito–Bessyo）：0.0350–0.1650 Known-item contribution, not a complete value; missing Cu, Cr, Ni, Mo, V, B Pcm = C + Si/30 + (Mn + Cu + Cr)/20 + Ni/60 + Mo/15 + V/10 + 5B; mainly used for low-carbon low-alloy steels, particularly modern low-carbon pipeline steels; more relevant when C is approximately no higher than 0.11%.

CET：0.0700–0.2200 Known-item contribution, not a complete value; missing Mo, Cr, Cu, Ni CET = C + (Mn + Mo)/10 + (Cr + Cu)/20 + Ni/40; used in welding preheat assessment for ferritic steels, subject to the applicability conditions of EN 1011-2.

Composition record (conditional branches apply; this is not an unconditional requirement)

Element	Composition requirement
C	≤ 0.1 (lower limit not stated)
Si	≤ 0.15 (lower limit not stated)
Mn	0.7 ～ 1.2
P	≤ 0.035 (lower limit not stated)
S	≤ 0.03 (lower limit not stated)
Al	≥ 0.01 (upper limit not stated)
Nb	≤ 0.04 (lower limit not stated)
Ti	≤ 0.12 (lower limit not stated)

Applicability and limitations

Q/BQB 130—2003 is the standard for primary rolled slabs for re-rolling; The finished plate thickness in Table 3 refers to the thickness after the slab is re-rolled, not the slab thickness or wire diameter. Table 3 specifies heat analysis mass fraction wt%; C: capped steel; A: aluminum-killed steel; G: aluminum-silicon-killed steel; K: silicon-killed steel.. Must be read by condition row; elements not listed shall not be regarded as zero. Note 3 of Table 3 stipulates that slabs for thick plates (finished thickness ≥ 15 mm) shall use G aluminum-silicon killed steel; Table rows involving other deoxidation methods must have their applicability verified by both the supplier and the buyer. Product-analysis tolerances for killed steel are applied separately under GB/T 222; do not mix them with the heat-analysis values in Table 3.. The row-spanning entries in Table 3, Al_t≥0.01, Nb≤0.04 and Ti≤0.12 wt%, apply to the corresponding three rows.; QStE420TM thinner row and QStE500TM G row shall each follow their own cells and shall not be mixed.

Original condition-branch records

A deoxidation method; applicable finished plate thickness 3–<10 mm; Al is total aluminium Al_t

Element	Composition requirement
C	≤ 0.1 (lower limit not stated)
Si	≤ 0.15 (lower limit not stated)
Mn	0.7 ～ 1.2
P	≤ 0.035 (lower limit not stated)
S	≤ 0.03 (lower limit not stated)
Al	≥ 0.01 (upper limit not stated)
Nb	≤ 0.04 (lower limit not stated)
Ti	≤ 0.12 (lower limit not stated)

Combined limits

PDF page references in the source

Source table row number

A condition branch must be selected

Yes

Verification notes

Baosteel original Table 3, merged cells and notes checked row by row; select conditions by deoxidation method and finished-product thickness.