A36 Steel Technical Data Sheet
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ASTM A36Steel, plate
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| 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 % | |
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Sulfur, S <=0.050 % <=0.050 %
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