Forged tube sheets for heat exchangers and pressure vessels
Forged tube sheets in carbon, low-alloy and stainless steel for shell-and-tube heat exchangers, high-pressure feedwater heaters, condensers and reactors. Supplied as-forged, rough-machined or finish-machined and drilled to your drawing, with full material certification.
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Forged for integrity under pressure and temperature
A forged tube sheet has a refined, homogeneous grain structure and is free from the laminations that can occur in thick plate. That makes forging the preferred choice for thick-section, high-pressure and high-temperature tube sheets, and for designs where tube-to-tubesheet welds and ligaments must perform reliably over a long service life.
Applications
- Shell-and-tube heat exchangers (TEMA BEM, AES, BEU and others)
- High-pressure feedwater heaters for power plants
- Reactor and loop reactor tube sheets
- Waste heat boilers and process gas coolers
- Condensers and reboilers
Size range and delivery conditions
- Diameter
- Up to [X] mm
- Thickness
- Up to [Y] mm
- Unit weight
- Up to [Z] t
- As-forged
- For customers who machine in-house
- Rough-machined
- With machining allowance to your specification
- Finish-machined
- Faces, gasket grooves, pass partition grooves and bolt holes to drawing
- Drilled
- Tube holes to drawing (confirm hole count, diameter, tolerances, TEMA class)
Materials
- Carbon and C-Mn steels
- 16Mn · SA-266 Gr.2 / Gr.4 · SA-105 · P250GH / P265GH
- Cr-Mo steels
- 15CrMo · 12Cr2Mo1 · SA-336 F11 / F22 — for high-temperature service
- Stainless steels
- 304 / 304L (S30408) · 316 / 316L · SA-182 F304 / F316
Other grades to EN, ASTM / ASME or customer specification on request.
Testing and documentation
Every tube sheet is supplied with full traceability from melt to finished part.
- Chemical analysis (ladle and product)
- Mechanical testing: tensile, impact (including low-temperature impact where required) and hardness
- Ultrasonic testing (UT) of the full volume
- Magnetic particle (MT) or liquid penetrant (PT) testing of machined surfaces
- Dimensional inspection report
- EN 10204 3.1 inspection certificate; 3.2 with third-party witness on request
- Material compliant with the EU Pressure Equipment Directive (PED), including AD 2000-W0
Why order your tube sheets through HEAVY-FORGINGS.com
Finish-machined from one source
Forging, heat treatment and machining at one plant reduce handling, interfaces and lead time.
Heavy sections
Large presses and furnace capacity allow thick and large-diameter tube sheets that many forges cannot produce.
Pressure equipment documentation
PED-compliant material and 3.1 certificates, ready for your design and inspection file.
One European contact
REVROK handles technical clarification, quotation and order follow-up, from drawing to delivery.
Frequently asked questions
Can you supply tube sheets fully machined and drilled?
Yes. Tube sheets for pressure vessels are typically supplied finish-machined to drawing, including tube holes.
Which design codes do you work to?
We supply to EN 13445, AD 2000, ASME Section VIII and TEMA requirements as specified in your order.
Do you supply 3.2 certificates?
Yes, through an independent third-party inspector. The inspection cost is charged at cost.
What is the typical lead time?
For medium-size rough-machined tube sheets, manufacturing typically takes from approx. 45 days, depending on material availability. Finish machining and drilling add time depending on complexity.
What information do you need for a quotation?
A drawing or sketch with dimensions, material grade, design code, testing requirements, quantity and required delivery date.
Request a quotation for forged tube sheets
Send your drawing and requirements. We reply within two working days with questions or a quotation.