Choudhary Metal is a leading Supplier and Exporter of Shipbuilding Steel Plates in Mumbai, India. We maintain a large stock of high-quality shipbuilding steel plates that are widely used in shipbuilding and offshore applications. Our focus is on meeting the specific requirements of customers who need thicker plates and superior quality materials, especially where through-thickness testing is essential.

Our Shipbuilding Steel Plates are generally approved by internationally recognized certification bodies such as Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LRS) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV). We can also supply plates certified by ABS (American Bureau of Shipping), with the certification provided as an additional report along with the Mill Test Certificate (MTC).

Shipbuilding Steel Plate Ex-Stock

EH36 and DH36 and AH36 High strength shipbuilding steels and Grade A normal strength plates available
Mill is Dillinger Hutte so steel produced in Germany and rolled in either Germany or France (G7 Origin).
MTC's to EN10204 3.2
Thickness 5 – 150 mm
Widths – 1500, 2000, 2055, 2500 and 3000 metres
Lengths: 6m, 12m and 14m

We focus on high performance EH36 and DH36 plates with the thickest plates being to Lloyds Register. Typically for most customers we are able to supply a significant number of 100mm plus plates from our stock and this can be collected almost immediately (subject to PO approval and plate movements inside the warehouse)

Who buys shipbuilding steel plate from us?

We mainly deliver heavy engineering groups serving the oil and fuel and offshore sectors in Asia. They commonly require thick plates of excessive pleasant. There are regularly very rigorous necessities round both minimal yield strength and the chemical composition. We're famous with both nearby stockholders and engineering groups each due to the fact we've got excessive quality AH36, DH36 and EH36 plates in inventory, and because the choice of plates that we have available permits engineers to select plates that meet their requirements in preference to having to are searching for derogations or non-compliances.

Thick Steel plates for shipbuilding

Like maximum of our metal stockholding our shipbuilding plates are typically thick and heavy. While we do have great stocks of 6mm – 40mm plates we are specific in our so much of our inventory is above 50mm thick, and mainly how a whole lot is above 100 mm thick.
Many stockholders don't deliver heavy plates, forcing customers to buy from the mill and receive longer lead times. We stock thick plates for several motives. The important thing one is that we have confidence inside the technical first-class of the metal plate. Dillinger is the oldest heavy plate mill in the global and has a large quantity of enjoy in producing thick plates where the yield strength is maintained to lots big quantity as the plate gets thicker, at the same time as additionally avoiding the troubles with negative micro-shape and tearing and laminations that can affect different metal producers and rollers.
That is of essential importance to many shipbuilders. Believe discovering that considered one of your key base plates has a lamellar tear in it – and you want to cast off greater than one thousand MT from your new construct shape a good way to get right of entry to and replace the plate. The best of Dillinger plate reduces that threat.

Fine Steel Plates For Shipbuilding

At Choudhary Metal, we believe in delivering genuine and high-quality shipbuilding steel plates. While it may be possible in the market to purchase cheaper steel or even plates with a fake Mill Test Certificate (MTC), we focus only on supplying certified and reliable steel plates that meet international standards and customer expectations.

Whether you require 10 mm or 100 mm thick steel plates, there are important questions to consider: Does the steel meet the required specification? and Does the material provide sufficient margin for your design? The shipbuilding steel plates supplied by Choudhary Metal are selected to meet strict specifications and are often capable of performing at a higher grade level.

For example, many of our DH36 shipbuilding steel plates are typically tested to –40°C on a per-heat basis. Although they may not always carry the guaranteed certification of EH36 plates, several DH36 plates in stock can meet the performance requirements associated with EH36 specifications.

This high level of material quality helps to improve your production efficiency. Procurement becomes easier because it is clear that the steel plates meet the required standards. Internal quality assurance (QA) processes become smoother with fewer issues related to plate quality, and final approval by the customer becomes faster and more confident. The result is a quicker, smoother, and more reliable manufacturing process.

With higher quality steel plates, the chances of defects and rejection rates are significantly reduced. These shipbuilding steel grades are generally available ex-stock at Choudhary Metal. Thickness ranges mentioned are indicative, and in many cases we are able to provide even thicker plates in several grades based on customer requirements.