ASTM A36 Steel, plate
Categories: Metal; Ferrous Metal; ASTM Steel; Carbon Steel; Low Carbon Steel
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.
Key Words: UNS K02600
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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 7.80 g/cc0.282 lb/in³Typical of ASTM Steel
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Tensile Strength, Ultimate 400 - 550 MPa58000 - 79800 psi
Tensile Strength, Yield 250 MPa36300 psi
Elongation at Break 20 %20 %in 200 mm
 23 %23 %In 50 mm.
Modulus of Elasticity 200 GPa29000 ksi
Bulk Modulus 160 GPa23200 ksiTypical for steel
Poissons Ratio 0.260.26
Shear Modulus 79.3 GPa11500 ksi
 
Component Elements PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
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 %
Phosphorus, P <= 0.040 %<= 0.040 %
Silicon, Si 0.28 %0.28 %
Sulfur, S <= 0.050 %<= 0.050 %

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