- ailp Designation: A 36/A 36M — 97a Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Stee!" STD-ASTH ABb/A3BM REV AMENGL 1997 fm 0759520 0624903 S23 mm AVERICAN SOCETY FoR TESTING AND MATERIALS ‘This anda is issued under the fied designation A 36/A 36M; the mb medinly flowing the designation ida the ear ‘eripnal adoption or inh case of evision te year of st revision A munberin parentheses ntcates the yea ofa appa ‘Aspect epson (eines un edoral change since he at eon egal ‘Ths sundard has been approved or we by agencies of he Deparment of Defense. 1. Scope 1.1 This specification® covers carbon steel shapes, plates, and bars of structural quality for use in riveted, bolted, of welded construction of bridges and buildings, and for general structural purposes. 1.2 Supplementary requirements are provided for use where additional testing or additional restrictions are required by the purchaser. Such requirements apply only when specified in the Purchase order. 1.3 When the steel is to be welded, a welding procedure Suitable forthe grade of steel and intended use or service isto be utilized. See Appendix X3 of Specification A 6/A 6M for information on weldability. 14 For Group 4 and 5 wide flange shapes for use in tension, it is recommended that the purchaser consider specifying supplementary requirements, such as fine austenitic grain size and Charpy V-Notch Impact testing. 1.5 The values stated in either ineh-pound units or ST units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SE units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system is to be used independently of the other, without combining values im any way. 1.6 The text ofthis specification contains notes ot footnotes, ‘oF both, that provide explanatory material. Such notes and ‘aotnotes, excluding those in tables and figures, do not cont any mandatory requirements 1.7 For plates cut from coiled product, the adi nal requirements, including additional testing requirements and the reporting of additional test results, of A 6/A 6M apply. 2, Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: AGJA.6M Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes. and Sheet Piling? This spesifiction is under the jaradction of ASTM Commie Al on Set Sune Stel. and Rested Alloy, arith ect eapintniy of Subcom ‘80,02 Src Sil for Bridges, Bugs, Raling Sock. an Shion Cures eon approved Now. 10, 1957 Pablihed Apel 1998. Ongially robiced ab 36-60 Lat preview eon A 3/4 36M 97. 2 For ASME Bole and Pressure Vesel Coe Appliions, se elite Spec ‘ations SA-36 ie Seon It ef tha Cae ‘Annl Book of ASTM Standards, Vo 01.04 ight by the American Socely Fr Testing & Materials 122 100480 199 AZIAZM Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, for General Application* ‘A307 Specification for Carbon Steel Bolts and Studs, 60 000 psi Tensile Strength? A325 Specification for Structural Bolts, Steel, Heat ‘Treated, 120/105 ksi Minimum Tensile Strength® A325M Specification for High-Strength Bolts for Struc- tural Steel Joints [Metrc}* ‘A 500 Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Stee! Structural Tubing in Rounds and Shapes* ‘AOI Specification for Hot-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Stee! Structural Tubing” cation for Steel Structural Rivets> cation for Carbon and Alloy Stel Nuts A'S63M Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Nuts [Meutcy* ASTOIA STOM Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip, Carbon, Hot Rolled, Structural Quality? ‘A668 Specification for Steel Forgings, Carbon and Alloy, for General Industrial Use* F 568M Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Externally Threaded Metric Fasteners? 3. Appurtenant Materials 3.1 When components ofa steel structure are identified with. this ASTM designation but the product form is not listed in the scope ofthis specification, the material shall conform to one of the standards listed in Table | unless otherwise specified by the purchaser. 4, General Requirements for Delivery 4.1 Material furnished under this specification shall con- form to the requirements of the current edition of Specification AGIA 6M, for the ordered material, unless a conflict exists in which case this specification shall prevail 4.1.1 Coiled product is excluded from qualification to this specification until levelled and cut to length, Plates produced from coil means plates that have been cut to individual lengths “Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vo 01.02, “Annual Book of ASTM Standard, Vol 15. ‘ Annal Book of AST Standart, Nel *annal Book of ASTM Standart Vl "Anal Boot of ASTM Standards, ol 01.05.STD-ASTH A3B/A3bBN REV A-ENGL 3997 MM 0759530 ObL4904 4bS mm i) A 36/A 36M TABLE 1 Appurtenant Material Specifications Norm 1—The specifier should be saistied ofthe tutabiity of these ‘materials forthe intended eppicaion. Composition andor mechanical properties may be diferent than specified in A 36/A 36M, Macon Searieem on [A S07, Graae Aor FS60M clase 48 {or-svengm bone ‘nS ora seein Steet nas ‘A563 orASEOM ast set |A TIA zm, Gras 65-95 (450-240) Forgings (earbon ste) 1666, Cass 0 Hotraled sets and stip ASO S7OM, Grade 98 ltiomes ung ‘5500, Grace 8 Heviomes ubeg son ‘ancnor be Fie te re from a coiled product and are furnished without heat treatment, The processor decoils, levels, cuts to length and marks the Product. The processor is responsible for performing. and cznifying al test, examinations, repairs, inspections or opera- tions not intended to affect the propetis of the material. For Plates produced from cols, two test results shall be reported for cach qualifying col. See Note |, “Nore 1—Addtiona requirements reguding plate from col ae de setibed in Sperfeation A WA 6M, 5. Bearing Plates 5.1 Unless otherwise specitied, plates used as bearing plates for bridges shall be subjected to mechanical tests and shall conform to the tensile requirements of Section 8, 5.2 Unless otherwise specified, mechanical tests shall not be required for plates over 1¥ in. (40 mm} in thickness used as bearing plates in structures other than bridges, subject to the requirement that they shall contain 0.20 to 0.33 % carbon by beat analysis, that the chemical composition shall conform to the requirements of Table 2 in phosphorus and sulfur content, and that a sufficient discard shall be made to secure sound plates. 6. Process 6.1 The steel shall be made by one or more of the following ‘processes: open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-furnace. 6.2 No rimmed or capped stec! shall be used for plates and bars over ¥4 in. (12.5 mm] thick or for shapes other than Group 1 7. Chemical Requirements 7.1 The heat analysis shall conform to the requirements prescribed in Table 2, except as specified in 5.2, 7.2 The steel shall conform on product analysis to the requirements prescribed in Table 2, subject to the product analysis tolerances in Specification A 6/A 6M, 8, Tensile Requirements 8.1 The material as represented by the test specimen, except as specified in 52 and 8.2, shall conform tothe requirements 3s to the tensile properties preserbed in Table 3 8.2 Shapes less than | in.*{645 mm] in cross section and bars, other than fats, less than Yin, (12.5 mm) in thikness or iameter need not be subjected to tension tests by the man facturer, provided that the chemical composition used is appropriate for obtaining the tensile properties in Table 3. TABLE 2 Chemical Requirements Nore 1 Where "appear in hs ble here mo equa The et ns for manganese sale deta and ep described inte heat aa sono peaienon A UM OM. : reas] Sper? Paar mar Vaa=agac= los enon ee Omer cae me oi a ome BY SORE” Ons ai tio, oie, wstoton, Grom, katy, tan Sih ee Pe ate 2 Samant oes saa a a i fngn * Gooszo Saniz0 gaeize Satta Strose Saree saa Pramonsimans ais dog oat gm" Gag SAE t20 5, Genome aen-oso ose 2 Satan's oes Sos ts bas cosas at OL Ge ak ° St olomax dtm Sidmar isa Girow stead aviac Som na Sma Ceapomn. rears “B20 G0" Gag" aan gue gage? On OMPrm SMOmm 40 —- “perio spactas ‘Manoareue canton! of GS-1 25% a "For gach redocton of 001% Below th maximum 138% pig bythe American Socety Fr Testing & Materials ‘123 004199 icon content of 015-040 % a oued for shapes over 420 [694 TOT eiiod carbon maximum, an cree of 08 manganese above he epeiied maxirum wil be permit vp otheSTD+ASTM A3B/A3BM REV A~ENGL 3557 MM 0759530 ObL490S 3T4 Me @b A 36/A 36m TABLE 2 Tensile Requirements ST TTB2o Pts, Sapa andar £00 “eral stent Pal 8-40 (00-860) ‘pn mi, Ps) sensor Pate ae Ba Eongwionin tin 00mm. mn, 20 Songer 2 Orme shaper Corotion isin. 00mm. min. 20, Emegannn2 m0 mae 24 ~ See pscmen Oneiton unde fe Trion Tests SoGan of Speco Agagu 5 For vide fang shapes over 426 BM [694 gin tha 80 ks (60 MPa) ‘masini eate sag cost nat pH a9 minum elongation In 2 (3 fale 10%, apps Yat pit 32k (220 MPa or plates over in, [200 mn hicks. 2 Blngaen not roqured obo stemmed oor pate. ‘For patas wer an 241600 ml, he elongation requirement reciced wo porenage ina Sea elonpaton eguremetasustmans under he Tension ‘ests scion ef Spectleaton AGIA GM 9. Keywords 9.1 Bars: bolted construction; bridges; buildings; carbon plates; riveted construction; shapes; steel; structural steel; welded construction ‘SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS ‘These requirements shall not apply unless specified in the order. Standardized supplementary requirements for use at the option of the purchaser are listed in Specification A 6/A 6M. Those that arc considered suitable for use with this specification are listed by tite: SS. Charpy V-Notch Impact Test. S14. Bend Test. ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS, In addition, the following optional supplementary requirements are also suitable for use with this specification, ‘S91. Fine Austenitic Grain Size ‘$97, Limitation on Rimmed or Capped Stee! $91.1 The steel shall be illed and have a fine austenitic $97.1 The steel shall be other than rimmed or capped. rain size, The American Sosy fo Texting end Matos takes no positon respecting In way of any patent rights asserted in comecton win ary tem mentioned ni tancard Users fis stand ae enpess)acised bua dtorinavor ofthe vasa clone sek Dato rigs andthe sx of hotngamat of suc ngs, a atte et oun Tapas This sundries oii at anytime by the response tec commis and must bo reviewed every he year and {Yootrevise, eer eappaved or wiawn. Your cormments are ined eer fresno ts standard fo sephora eres ang should ba asresse io AST Headquarters. You carmants atl Tesh cas consderaon aa meetng te eareraee ‘echncal commie, which you may ated. you fel Bat your carmen have he coved a at hearing You shoud ake soar wera known 1 he ASTM Commitee on Stwrdari, 100 Ba Pater Orv. 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