Steel Division

Clad plates

Our roll-bonded plates and heads are used in chemical apparatus engineering and refineries, in the oil and gas industry, in oil sand processing (coke drums) and in the food industry. Clad plates are used in seawater desalination and flue gas desulfurization systems.

Materials

A roll-clad sheet or plate consists of a base and a coating layer material.

The base materials for our clad plates come 100% from our own steel production in Linz. Cladding materials are purchased in the form of slabs and plates from renowned manufacturers.

The base materials used are primarily structural steels, boiler and pressure vessel steels and fine-grained structural steels that are characterized by good weldability and workability.

As cladding materials, we supply ferritic and austenitic stainless steels, nickel and nickel-based alloys, copper and copper-nickel alloys that are characterized by their respective corrosion properties.

Further details can be found in the brochure linked below.

The surfaces of the base materials are usually supplied in as-rolled condition or are sandblasted.

The surface of the cladding material is usually ground. We supply ground with grain 80 as a standard. Further grindings can be supplied upon request.

Here you will find more detailed information about delivery conditions and certifications for clad plates.

Available dimensions

Coating material 

Ferrites, austenites

Copper and nickel alloys

Total thickness:

6-150 mm

6-65 mm

Clad plate thickness:

1.5-10 mm

1.5-10 mm

Widths:

3,800 mm max.

3,800 mm max.

Length:

15,000 max. (12,400 mm Q+T max.)

15,000 max. (max.

12,400 mm Q + T)

Unit weight

2–18 tons

2–9 tons

Surface area:

At least 6 m²

At least 6 m²


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Pressure vessel Industry

Pressure vessel Industry

We are the world’s only single-source supplier of shell plates, heads and cones in carbon steel and roll-bonded clad plate and we are able to provide optimized workability and lower expense for our customers.

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Pressure vessel Industry

Exploring the limits of performance down to -196 °C

“We are your reliable partner in the supply of steels for pressure vessels, apparatuses and power generation equipment, understand our customers and provide the quality they need” As the world’s only single-source supplier of shell plates, heads and cones in carbon steel and roll-bonded clad plates, we are able to provide optimized workability and lower expense for our customers.

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A high-quality package

We are a single-source supplier of shell plates, heads and cones made of plain carbon steel, in roll-bonded clad design and for sour service. 

Reduce the wall thickness of your componens by using our high-strength CrMo and CrMoV steel und chose your ideal plates dimension up to 200 mm in thickness and 24 tons per plate.

 

Cryogenic nickel plates

We offer 5%- and 9%-nickel steels according to EN 10028-4 and ASTM 553 in plate thickness range up to 70 mm, width up to 3,800 mm, length up to 12,700 mm and up to 13 tons per single plate. 

The revision of API Standard 620 in 2018 has made it possible to use ASTM steel grades A 645 Gr A and Gr B for the construction of ethylene, LPG or LNG tanks. Our state-of-the-art production facilities make it possible for us to manufacture both steel grades A 645 Gr A and Gr B as well as conventional 5% and 9% nickel steels.

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Our answer to corrosion

Clad plates are the economic alternative to expensive high-alloy and non-clad plates. Roll-bonded clad plates are our answer to corrosion and explosion. 

With a cladding capacity of 60,000 tons a year, we are World´s leading producer of roll-bonded clad plates.

Broad range of expertise

We supply steel plates and material expertise for the penstocks of hydro-power stations and provide high-strength heavy plates as fine-grained steels with a minimum yield strength of 700 MPa in TMCP, direct-quenched and tempered or quenched and tempered condition. 

In a first-time application of high-strength TMCP steel, special-grade alform plate 700 M of voestalpine was successfully used in the penstock of the Reisseck pumped-storage hydro-power station in Austria.

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Heads and cones, high quality pressed parts

Offering shell plates, heads and cones from a single source, made of carbon steel and roll-bonded clad plates.

In our own Single-part and multi-part heads and cones, special pressed parts

We manufacture custom-made heads as a single part or welded from multiple parts. Multi-part heads and cones are available in head gauges of up to 160 mm and diameters of up to 14,000 mm.


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As world’s leading producers of linepipe plates we are a reliable partner to renowned pipe makers and provide outstanding product quality, best service and highest flexibility.

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Made for toughest requirements

voestalpine Grobblech GmbH is one of the world’s leading producers of linepipe plates. More than two million tons of sour-gas resistant linepipe plates and very tough linepipe plates for thick-walled deep-sea lines testify to the success of our high-quality products. As a partner to renowned pipe makers we provide outstanding product quality, reliable service and flexibility.

Eddy current testing system successfully implemented in commercial projects

We at voestalpine demonstrate the absence of local hard zones (LHZ) by eddy current method and hold the biggest track record of LSAW material in operation. Supported by industry’s supreme accuracy and highly automated testing equipment we provide our partners the basis for a cost efficient project execution in severe sour environments (high H2S).

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Sour service in deep ocean

Extreme pressures in the deep ocean or sour service - Our linepipe plates can stand even the most difficult conditions. Our products are found in depths of up to 3,000 meters meters below the sea surface and also in the form of sour-gas-resistant linepipes. 

Our linepipe plates provide excellent toughness at low temperatures, best weldability and high uniform elongation for strain-based design. Available up to 18.7 m in length and with a weight up to 20 tons per plate.

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Extreme sour service and corrosion resistance

Roll-bonded clad plates are used for the manufacturing of clad linepipes. In many cases the mixture of oil, gas and a wide range of chemical elements in riserpipes or linepipes used for the transport of oil and gas formes a highly corrosive environment. Only the highest-quality materials are capable of withstanding this aggressive medium. Our roll-bonded clad linepipe plates with corrosion-resistant cladding meet these highest corrosion requirements. 

Extremely low arctic temperatures and harsh environmental conditions

We are there with land lines up to 48 inches (1,220 mm) in diameter.

We provide excellent toughness at low temperatures and our service is tailored to the individual customer from the time the order is received until the material is loaded for on-time shipment and delivery.

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