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Executive Standard: SA299 Gr. B steel plates comply with the ASME standard, specifically ASTM A299/A299M.2026-08-26
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SA299 is a carbon-manganese-silicon steel plate designed for pressure vessels—often referred to as "gas drum steel" under US standards.2026-08-19
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ntroduction to SA299 Gr.A Steel Plate:
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A285 Gr.C and SA285 Gr.C steel plates represent the same grade, though they are governed by different standards.2026-08-04
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SA283 Gr.B is a low-to-medium strength carbon structural steel plate conforming to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standard.2026-07-31
TATA steelworks protest over contractors dispute
ITV News reported that an unofficial picket line was staged recently at the TATA Steel plant in Port Talbot after contract workers claim they were replaced by foreign workers on lower pay rates.
It comes a day after 47 contract workers were told their work was coming to an end.
The men claim they have now been replaced by Polish and German workers on lower pay.
TATA Steel said that they have not made any employee redundant and a single contract that was been carried out by a German company has now come to an end.
One contract worker Mr Robert Newton said that he was working at the plant as an insulation engineer for three months and was told the news when the men turned up after the holidays.
The men who said that they are all members of the GMB union, say they will demonstrate at the plant all morning.
Contractors at TATA Steel's Port Talbot plant have had their jobs reinstated after holding an unofficial picket line this morning.
The workers had claimed they were being replaced by foreign workers on lower pay rates.