A36 Steel

Common Structrual Steel

Contains high amounts of recycled steel. Considered by many to be one of the cheapest grades of steel available.

ASTM A36 Mild (low-carbon) steel
Minimum Properties:

• Ultimate Tensile Strength, psi 58,000 - 79,800
• Yield Strength, psi 36,300
• Elongation 20.0%

Chemistry:

• Iron (Fe) 99%
• Carbon (C) 0.26%
• Manganese (Mn) 0.75%
• Copper (Cu) 0.2%
• Phosphorus (P) 0.04% max
• Sulfur (S) 0.05% max

A 2nd source found on line provided the following Chemical make up of A36 mild steel

• Carbon 0.29% max
• Manganese 0.85-1.2%
• Phosphorus 0.04% max
• Silicon 0.15-0.4%
• Sulfur 0.5% max

-- AlbinDrzewianowski - 11 Feb 2009