HIGH STRENGTH STRUCTURAL STEEL
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BISALLOY® Structural steel
performance for life.
has been the product of choice
for iconic construction projects Since 1980, Bisalloy Steels has proudly been
including: Australia’s only manufacturer of quenched and
tempered steel plate used for armour, structural and
Grosvenor Place – wear-resistant steel applications and has established
commercial office tower an outstanding international reputation for quality
products and technical support.
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entertainment venue Putting performance first, we work closely with
manufacturers, specifiers, distributors and channel
The Latitude at World partners to deliver innovative products and service
Square – office and retail solutions and have become the trusted performance
complex steel partner to customers across Australia and the
world.
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Your performance steel partner
As a specialist supplier of quenched and tempered steel plate, Bisalloy Steels is
highly responsive and agile in partnering with our customers to meet their demands,
specialised needs and market challenges in Australia and across the globe.
• To fully meet the deliver value-added
challenges of our products and services that
customers, we focus on support their success
our performance first to
ensure we consistently • We collaborate with
excel in our field of leaders in science,
expertise and deliver the technology and steel
best in performance steel manufacture on intensive
products research programs
involving critical testing
• We form strong and evaluation of materials
partnerships with our to produce innovations
customers and develop at the forefront of steel
a deep understanding technology worldwide
of their businesses and
needs, enabling us to
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BISALLOY® Structural steel
Just as the outstanding The BISALLOY® Structural steel And the benefits of BISALLOY®
range of high strength steels Structural steel reach far
reputation of Bisalloy
sets free the modern designer’s beyond the construction site,
Steels continues to grow, imagination and opens up with equipment such as dump
so too do many buildings exciting new possibilities, truck bodies, storage bins,
and a multitude of other delivering increased strength hoppers and chutes now able to
which allows engineers and be manufactured with an overall
constructions grow architects to design and write lighter weight while maintain
stronger and taller each specifications for structures the same strength.
day with the support of that only a few years ago would
have been impossible to build. With other benefits including
BISALLOY® Structural lower costs of material, freight
steel grades. BISALLOY® Structural steel and fabrication – plus easier
now makes it possible to build handling – it’s no surprise that
taller towers, specify smaller BISALLOY® Structural steel
columns and span larger rooms plays such a strong role in our
while actually reducing the modern world.
amount of steel needed, thereby
also reducing build time and
costs with reductions in frame
weight leading to savings on
foundations, fabrication and
construction cost.
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The benefits of choosing
BISALLOY® Structural steel
Australian made Technical expertise Partnership Focused
This represents the highest Our people are experts With Bisalloy Steels, you are
standards in quality and service, in specifying, developing, partnering with a company that
which customers in Australia manufacturing and using our works closely with customers,
and our global markets have products. Bisalloy Steels’ range and engages with leaders in
relied upon for decades. of structural plate grades are science and technology, to
specifically designed, hot rolled deliver truly innovative and
Known and trusted and heat treated to provide the tailored product solutions and
You have the confidence of best solution in a wide range of services.
working with known and applications.
trusted, quality products
Product range
from an Australian steel
Product quality We locally produce a wide range
manufacturer with 30 years of Bisalloy Steels’ product quality of quenched and tempered steel
expertise in producing market- is world class and second to products to meet the varying
leading structural grade steel none, with our structural grades requirements and needs of
and other performance steel complying with many of the our many customers – and are
products for Australia and the world’s quenched and tempered committed to ongoing research
world. steel plate standards. and development to ensure
Bisalloy Steels’ product range
remains at the leading edge
of available quenched and
tempered steels.
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The BISALLOY® Structural steel range
Performance steels are already well established With BISALLOY® Structural steel it can be possible
in the Australian steel plate market, with to build taller towers, span larger rooms, specify
designers, fabricators and end-users utilising the smaller columns while actually reducing the
enhanced properties of these steels in a range of amount of steel needed. Reductions in frame
applications. weight can lead to savings on foundations,
fabrication and construction costs.
While there has been significant use of high
strength performance steels for structural Bisalloy Steels has recently introduced a new
applications in a number of international markets, product nomenclature. The following table details
Australian designers and builders are yet to fully the grade equivalents.
capitalize on the potential benefits available from
using these products. Note: Only the designation has changed – not the
product
The increased strength available from the
Previous Name New Name
BISALLOY® Structural steel range allows
BISPLATE® 60 BISALLOY® Structural 60 steel
engineers and architects to design and write
environmentally positive specifications for BISPLATE® 70 BISALLOY® Structural 70 steel
structures that capitalize on potential advantages BISPLATE® 80 BISALLOY® Structural 80 steel
from lighter structures and greater load carrying BISPLATE 100
®
BISALLOY® Structural 100 steel
capacities. BISPLATE® 80PV BISALLOY® Structural 80 Pressure
Vessel steel
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BISALLOY® Structural 60 steel
Introduction
BISALLOY® Structural 60 steel is a low carbon, low alloy, high strength structural steel exhibiting
excellent cold formability and low temperature fracture toughness.
Applications
BISALLOY® Structural 60 steels offers excellent mechanical properties combined with ease of
fabrication, delivering economic advantages in many structural applications including:
• Storage Tanks for water, oil and gas
• Columns for Low and High Rise Buildings
• Transfer Beams for Low and High Rise Buildings
• Mobile Lifting Equipment
• Overhead Cranes
BISALLOY® Structural 60 steel is manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 3597 Grade 500.
Mechanical properties
Properties Specification Typical
0.2% Proof Stress 500 MPa (Min) 580 MPa
Tensile Strength 590 - 730 MPa 640 MPa
Elongation in 50 mm G.L. 20% (Min) 30%
Charpy Impact (Longitudinal)
-40˚C (10 mm x 10 mm), 5 mm - 65 mm 80 J (Min)* 200 J
-20˚C (10 mm x 10 mm), >65 mm - 100 mm 80 J (Min)* 200 J
Hardness – 210 HB
*Dependent on plate thickness
Chemical composition
Thickness (mm) Weight % C P Mn Si S Cr Mo B CE(IIW)** CET**
5 - <8 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.2 0.25 0.008 0.25 0.25 0.002 0.40 0.29
≥8 - <30 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.0 0.60 0.008 1.00 0.25 0.002 0.44 0.26
≥30 - 80 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.3 0.60 0.008 1.00 0.25 0.002 0.54 0.32
>80 - 100 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.5 0.60 0.008 1.20 0.25 0.002 0.58 0.34
**Typical average
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BISALLOY® Structural 70 steel
Introduction
BISALLOY® Structural 70 steel is a low carbon, low alloy, high strength structural steel exhibiting
excellent cold formability and low temperature fracture toughness. BISALLOY® Structural 70 steel can be
welded with minimal pre-heat and has excellent low temperature fracture toughness.
Applications
The combination of BISALLOY® Structural 70 steel’s mechanical properties and ease of fabrication offers
economic advantages in many structural applications such as:
• Transport Equipment such as Trays, Low Loaders and Trailer Outriggers
• Storage Tanks for water, oil and gas
• Columns for Low and High Rise Buildings
• Transfer Beams for Low and High Rise Buildings
• Structural Components for Mining Dump Trucks and other Mobile Equipment
• Underground Longwall Mining Supports
• Mobile Lifting Equipment
• Overhead Cranes
BISALLOY® Structural 70 steel is manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 3597 Grade 600.
Mechanical properties
Properties Specification Typical
0.2% Proof Stress 600 MPa (Min) 670 MPa
Tensile Strength 690 - 830 MPa 760 MPa
Elongation in 50 mm G.L. 20% (Min) 28%
Charpy Impact (Longitudinal)
-40˚C (10 mm x 10 mm), 5 mm - 65 mm 75 J (Min)* 180 J
-20˚C (10 mm x 10 mm), >65 mm - 100 mm 75 J (Min)* 180 J
Hardness – 230 HB
*Dependent on plate thickness
Chemical composition
Thickness (mm) Weight % C P Mn Si S Cr Mo B CE(IIW)** CET**
5 - <8 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.2 0.25 0.008 0.25 0.25 0.002 0.40 0.29
≥8 - <30 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.0 0.60 0.008 1.00 0.25 0.002 0.44 0.26
≥30 - 80 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.3 0.60 0.008 1.00 0.25 0.002 0.54 0.32
>80 - 100 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.5 0.60 0.008 1.20 0.25 0.002 0.58 0.34
**Typical average
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BISALLOY® Structural 80 steel
Introduction
One Bisalloy Steels’ original grades, BISALLOY® Structural 80 steel has been continually manufactured in
Australia for over 35 years and is low alloy, high strength steel plate with a yield stress three times that of
carbon steel and featuring low carbon, excellent notch toughness and excellent weldability and formability.
Applications
Utilising the high strength properties of BISALLOY® Structural 80 steel allows reduction in section thickness
without loss of structural integrity. The following are some applications where the strength advantage of
BISALLOY® Structural 80 steel has been realised:
• Transport Equipment such as Low Loaders • Transfer Beams for Low and High Rise Buildings
• Structural Components for Mining Dump • Road and Rail Bridge Beams and Columns
Trucks and other Mobile Equipment • Excavator Buckets
• Mining Equipment Roll Over Protection • Mobile Lifting Equipment
Systems (ROPS)
• Overhead Cranes
• Underground Longwall Mining Supports
• Container Handling Equipment
• Storage Tanks for water, oil and gas
• High Stress and High Fatigue Applications
• Columns for Low and High Rise Buildings including Induced Draft Fans
BISALLOY® Structural 80 steel is manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 3597 Grade 700.
Mechanical properties
Properties Specification Typical
0.2% Proof Stress 690 MPa (Min) 750 MPa
Tensile Strength 790 - 930 MPa 830 MPa
Elongation in 50 mm G.L. 18% (Min) 26%
Charpy Impact (Longitudinal)
-40˚C (10 mm x 10 mm), 5 mm - 65 mm 40 J (Min)* 100 J
-20˚C (10 mm x 10 mm), >65 mm - 100 mm 40 J (Min)* 100 J
Hardness – 255 HB
*Dependent on plate thickness
Chemical composition
Thickness (mm) Weight % C P Mn Si S Cr Mo B CE(IIW)** CET**
5 - <8 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.2 0.25 0.008 0.25 0.25 0.002 0.40 0.29
≥8 - <30 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.0 0.60 0.008 1.00 0.25 0.002 0.44 0.26
≥30 - 80 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.3 0.60 0.008 1.00 0.25 0.002 0.54 0.32
>80 - 100 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.5 0.60 0.008 1.20 0.25 0.002 0.58 0.34
**Typical average
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BISALLOY® Structural 80
Pressure Vessel steel
Introduction
BISALLOY® Structural 80 Pressure Vessel steel is a high strength steel alternative for designers of
unfired pressure vessels that meets the requirements of AS1210 and achieves a light weight structure.
Applications
BISALLOY® Structural 80 Pressure Vessel steel has been approved by statutory authorities and complies
with the requirements of AS1210 for pressure applications and is supplied ultrasonically tested to
AS1710-Level 1. Its high strength offers substantial weight reductions in the following areas:
• Transportable road tankers
• Storage tanks (Spherical and cylindrical)
• Railroad tankers (LPG/Liquid ammonia)
• Refinery and petrochemical equipment (Tube plates/Channel covers)
Mechanical properties
Properties Specification Typical
0.2% Proof Stress 690 MPa (Min)* 750 MPa
Tensile Strength 790 - 930 MPa* 830 MPa
Elongation in 50 mm G.L. 18% (Min)* 26%
Lateral Expansion 0.38 mm (Min) 0.70 mm
Charpy Impact – 55 J
Hardness – 255 HB
*Dependent on plate thickness
Chemical composition
Thickness (mm) Weight % C P Mn Si S Cr Mo B CE(IIW)** CET**
5 - <8 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.2 0.25 0.008 0.25 0.25 0.002 0.40 0.29
≥8 - <30 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.0 0.60 0.008 1.00 0.25 0.002 0.44 0.26
≥30 - 80 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.3 0.60 0.008 1.00 0.25 0.002 0.54 0.32
>80 - 100 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.5 0.60 0.008 1.20 0.25 0.002 0.58 0.34
**Low heat input butt welding required to ensure transverse weld tensile properties are achieved. Alternate chemistry may be specified when necessary
**Typical average
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BISALLOY® Structural 100 steel
Introduction
BISALLOY® Structural 100 steel is a low alloy, high strength steel plate with very high yield strength (over
three times that of carbon steel) and featuring low carbon, excellent notch toughness and good weldability
and formability.
Applications
Utilising the high strength properties of BISALLOY® Structural 100 steel allows reduction in section
thickness without loss of structural integrity. Some applications where the strength advantages of
BISALLOY® Structural 100 steel have been realised include:
• Transport Equipment such as Low Loaders
• High Rise Buildings (columns and beams)
• Columns for Low and High Rise Buildings
• Transfer Beams for Low and High Rise Buildings
• Road and Rail Bridge Beams and Columns
• Mobile Lifting Equipment
• Overhead Cranes
• Container Handling Equipment
BISALLOY® Structural 100 steel is manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 3597 Grade 900.
Mechanical properties
Properties Specification Typical
0.2% Proof Stress 890 MPa (Min) MPa
Tensile Strength 940 - 1100 MPa MPa
Elongation in 50 mm G.L. 13% (Min) %
Charpy Impact (Longitudinal)
40 J (Min)* 60 J
-20ºC (10 mm x 10 mm)
Hardness – 320 HB
*Dependent on plate thickness
Chemical composition
Thickness (mm) Weight % C P Mn Si S Cr Mo B CE(IIW)** CET**
5 - <8 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.2 0.25 0.008 0.25 0.25 0.002 0.40 0.29
≥8 - <30 Maximum 0.18 0.025 1.0 0.60 0.008 1.00 0.25 0.002 0.44 0.26
**Typical average
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