Chapter 3 Structural Steel Plates 68

3.1 Carbon Steels for Structural Steel Plates

3.1B Chemical Composition of Carbon Steels for Structural Steel Plates (Continued)

Standard Grade, Class, Steel UNS Section Thickness Weight, %, Maximum, Unless Otherwise Specified
Designation Type, Symbol Number Number
or Name t, mm t, in. C Mn Si P S Cr Ni Mo Others
≤ 40 ≤ 1.5 0.24 0.90 0.40 0.035 0.04 --- --- --- ---
ASTM A 283/A 283M-03 C --- K02401
> 40 > 1.5 0.24 0.90 0.15-0.40 0.035 0.04 --- --- --- ---
Cb 0.008; V 0.008; Al report
report value; Cu see standard;
ASTM A 1011/A 1011M-03 40 [275] --- K02502 ≤ 6.0 ≤ 0.229 0.25 0.90 0.035 0.04 0.15 0.20 0.06
value Cu + Ni + Cr + Mo 0.50;
Cr + Mo see standard
K02595 ≤ 20 ≤¾ 0.25 --- 0.40 0.04 0.05 --- --- --- ---
K02596 20 < t ≤ 40 ¾ < t ≤ 1½ 0.25 0.80-1.20 0.40 0.04 0.05 --- --- --- ---
ASTM A 36/A 36M-03a --- --- K02597 40 < t ≤ 65 1½ < t ≤ 2½ 0.26 0.80-1.20 0.15-0.40 0.04 0.05 --- --- --- ---
K02598 65 < t ≤ 100 2½ < t ≤ 4 0.27 0.85-1.20 0.15-0.40 0.04 0.05 --- --- --- ---
K02599- > 100 >4 0.29 0.85-1.20 0.15-0.40 0.04 0.05 --- --- --- ---
Cb 0.008; V 0.008; Si, Al report
36 [250] report value; Cu see standard;
ASTM A 1011/A 1011M-03 --- K02502 ≤ 6.0 ≤ 0.229 0.25 1.35 0.035 0.04 0.15 0.20 0.06
Type 2 value Cu + Ni + Cr + Mo 0.50;
Cr + Mo see standard
≤ 13 ≤½ 0.23 0.60-0.90 0.10-0.35 0.035 0.04 --- --- --- ---
ASTM A 573/A 573M-00a 58 [400] --- K02301
13 < t ≤ 40 ½ < t ≤ 1½ 0.23 0.60-0.90 0.10-0.35 0.035 0.04 --- --- --- ---
≤ 20 ≤¾ 0.25 --- 0.40 0.04 0.05 --- --- --- ---
20 < t ≤ 40 ¾ < t ≤ 1½ 0.25 0.80-1.20 0.40 0.04 0.05 --- --- --- ---
ASTM A 709/A 709M-03a 36 [250] --- ---
40 < t ≤ 65 1½< t ≤2½ 0.26 0.80-1.20 0.15-0.40 0.04 0.05 --- --- --- ---
65 < t ≤ 100 2½ < t ≤ 4 0.27 0.85-1.20 0.15-0.40 0.04 0.05 --- --- --- ---
JIS G 3101:1995 SS400 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.050 0.050 --- --- --- ---
≤ 50 --- 0.23 2.5xC min --- 0.035 0.035 --- --- --- ---
SM400A --- ---
50 < t ≤ 200 --- 0.25 2.5xC min --- 0.035 0.035 --- --- --- ---
JIS G 3106:1999 ≤ 50 --- 0.20 0.60-1.40 0.35 0.035 0.035 --- --- --- ---
SM400B --- ---
50 < t ≤ 200 --- 0.22 0.60-1.40 0.35 0.035 0.035 --- --- --- ---
SM400C --- --- ≤ 100 --- 0.18 1.40 0.35 0.035 0.035 --- --- --- ---
SN400A --- --- 6 ≤ t ≤ 100 --- 0.24 --- --- 0.050 0.050 --- --- --- ---
6 ≤ t ≤ 50 --- 0.20 0.60-1.40 0.35 0.030 0.015 --- --- --- ---
SN400B --- ---
JIS G 3136:1994 50 < t ≤ 100 --- 0.22 0.60-1.40 0.35 0.030 0.015 --- --- --- ---
16 ≤ t ≤ 50 --- 0.20 0.60-1.40 0.35 0.020 0.008 --- --- --- ---
SN400C --- ---
50 < t ≤ 100 --- 0.22 0.60-1.40 0.35 0.020 0.008 --- --- --- ---

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