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A36 Steel Technical Data Sheet

ASTM A36 Steel, plate

ASTM A36Steel, plate

 

 

Material Notes:

Steel for general structural purposes including bridges and buildings.

Minimum Cu content when copper steel is specified.

Tests performed in transverse direction for plates wider than 590 mm.

 

Physical Properties                                              Metric                       English

Comments

Density

7.85 g/cc

0.284 lb/in³

Typical of ASTM Steel

Mechanical Properties

Metric

English

Comments

Tensile Strength, Ultimate

400 - 550 MPa 58000 - 79800 psi

 

Tensile Strength, Yield

250 MPa

36300 psi

 

Elongation at Break

20 %

20 %

in 200 mm

 

23 %

23 %

In 50 mm.

Modulus of Elasticity

200 GPa

29000 ksi

 

Bulk Modulus

160 GPa

23200 ksi

Typical for steel

Poissons Ratio

0.26

0.26

 

Shear Modulus

79.3 GPa

11500 ksi

 

Component Elements Properties

Metric

English

Comments

Carbon, C

0.25 - 0.29 %

0.25 - 0.29 %

 

Copper, Cu

0.20 %

0.20 %

 

Iron, Fe

98 %

98 %

 

Manganese, Mn

1.03 %

1.03 %

 

Phosphorous, P

<= 0.040 %

<= 0.040 %

 

Silicon, Si

0.28 %

0.28 %

 

Sulfur, S                                                        <=0.050 %                <=0.050 %

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