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Other Designations: SA36

Characteristics: Rough, blue-grey finish.

Workability: Excellent candidate for most processing techniques.


Specifications Bar Plate Structural Processing
Specifications

Please Note:

Every effort has been made to ensure the reliability of the reported information, and is the result of a number of sources, including vendors and reference materials. Any use of the presented information is the user’s responsibility and is intended for educational purposes only.

Chemistry Data For A36 Carbon Steel a

 A36 Steel Plates
Thickness
Carbon
(C)
Manganese (Mn)
Phosphorus
(P) 
 Sulfur
(S)
Silicon
(Si)

0.75" and under

0.25

-b

0.04

0.05

0.40

0.76" to 1.5"

0.25

0.80-1.20

0.04

0.05

0.40

1.51" to 2.5"

0.26

0.80-1.20

0.04

0.05

0.15-0.40

2.51" to 4"

0.27

0.85-1.20

0.04

0.05

0.15-0.40

Over 4.01"

0.29

0.85-1.20

0.04

0.05

0.15-0.40

 A36 Steel Shapes
Size
Carbon
(C)
Manganese (Mn)
Phosphorus
(P) 
 Sulfur
(S)
Silicon
(Si)

All

0.26

 -b

0.04

0.05

0.40

 A36 Steel Bars
Thickness
Carbon
(C)
Manganese (Mn)
Phosphorus
(P) 
 Sulfur
(S)
Silicon
(Si)

0.75" and under

0.26

-b

0.04

0.05

0.40

0.76" to 1.5"

0.27

0.60-0.90

0.04

0.05

0.40

1.51" to 4"

0.28

0.60-0.90

0.04

0.05

0.40

Over 4.01"

0.29

0.60-0.90

0.04

0.05

0.40

(a) Iron constitutes the remainder. Amounts indicated are maximums or ranges, unless indicated.

(b) There is no requirment.

Mechanical Data for A36 Carbon Steel

Product Shape Minimum Tensile Strength (ksi) Minimum Yield Strength (0.2%, ksi) Hardnessc

Plate

 

 

 

     0.25"-8"

58-80

36

B76

     Over 8"

58-80

32

B76

Shapes      
      All shapes with <3" flange

58-80

36

B76

Bars      
      All Bars

58-80

36

B76

(c) Rockwell hardness.