CORTEN A PLATE

Product Description

Weathering steel, best-knownunder the trademark CORTENA steel and sometimes written without the hyphen as "CORTEN Asteel", is a group of steel alloys which were developed to obviate theneed for painting, and form a stable rust-like appearance if exposed to theweather for several years.
United States Steel Corporation (USS) holds the registered trademark on thename CORTEN A.Although USS sold its discrete plate business to International Steel Group (nowArcelor-Mittal) in 2003, it still sells CORTENA branded material in strip-mill plate and sheet forms.

The original CORTENA received the standard designation ASTM A 242TYPE-1("COR-TEN A") from the ASTM International standards group.Newer ASTM grades are ASTM A 606 for thin sheet. All alloys are in commonproduction and use.

JIS G 3125:2004: Japanese grade for weather resistant steel plates: Superior atmospheric corrosionresisting rolled steels This Standard specifies the rolled steel having highatmospheric corrosion resistance, to be used for vehicle, building, steel towerand other structure.

IRSM 41-97 CorrosionResistance steel INDIANgrade for weather resistant steel plates: IRSM 41-97 standardof Indian railways specifically formed for wagon body due to it high resistanceto corrosion, Major wagon builder being Rail Coach Factory.