ASME BPVC.II.

A-2017 SA-36/SA-36M

SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STRUCTURAL STEEL

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Standard Specificatien fer

Carbon Structural Steel

1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents

101 This specification covers carbon steel shapes, plates, 20 l ASTM Stalldards:
and bars of structural quality for use in riveted, bolted, 01' A6/A6M Specification for General Requirements for RoIled
welded construction of bridges and buildings, and for general Struetural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
structural purposeso A27/A27M Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, for
102 SuppIementary requirements are provided for use where General Application
additional testing or additional restrictions are required by the A307 Specifieation for Carbon Steel Bolts, Studs, and
purchaser. Such requirements apply only when specified in the Threaded Rod 60 000 PSI Tensile Strength
purchase ordero A325 Specifieation for Structural Bolts, Steel, Heat Treated,
120/1 05 ksi Minimum Tensile Strength
103 When the steel is to be welded, a welding procedure
A325M Specifieation for Structural Bolts, Steel, Heat
suitable for the grade of steel and intended use or service is to
Treated 830 MPa Minimum Tensile Strength (Metric)
be utilized. See Appendix X3 of Specification A6/A6M for
A500 Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless
information on weldability.
Carbon Steel Struetural Tubing in Rounds and Shapes
lA The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units A501 Specification for Hot-Formed Welded and SeamIess
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the Carbon Steel Struetural Tubing
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each A502 Speeification for Rivets, Steel, Struetural
system are not exaet equivaIents; therefore, eaeh system is to A563 Specification for Carbon and AIIoy Steel Nuts
be used independently of the other, without eombining values A563M Specification for Carbon and AIIoy Steel Nuts (Met-
in any wayo rie)
105 The text of this specifieation eontains notes or footnotes, A668/A668M Specification for Steel Forgings, Carbon and
or both, that provide explanatory material. Such notes and AIIoy, for G~neral Industrial Use
footnotes, excluding those in tabIes and figures, do not contain A 1011 lA 1O11M Specifieation for Steel, Sheet and Strip,
any mandatory requirements. Hot-Rolled, Carbon, Structural, High-Strength Low-
AIIoy, High-Strength Low-AIIoy with Improved
1.6 For struetural products produced from coil and fur-
Formability, and Ultra-High Strength
nished without heat treatment 01' with stress relieving only, the
A l O181A l OIBM Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip,
additional requirements, including additional testing require-
Heavy- Thickness Coils, Hot-RoIled, Carbon,
ments and the reporting of additional test results, of A6/A6M
CommerciaI, Drawing, Struetural, High-Strength Low-
applyo
AIIoy, High-Strength Low-AIIoy with Improved
Formability, and Ultra-High Strength
F568M Specifieation for Carbon and Alloy Steel ExternaIly

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TABLE 1 Appurtenant Material Specifications 5. Bearing Plates

NOTE 1- The speeifier should be satisfied of the suitability of these 5.1 Unless otherwise specified, plates used as bearing plates
materials for the intended applieation. Chemieal eomposition or meehani- for bridges shall be subjected to mechanical tests and shall
cal properties. or both, may be different than speeified in A36/A36M. conform to the tensile requirements of Section 8.
Material ASTM Designation
5.2 Unless otherwise specified. mechanical tests shall not be
Steel rivets A502, Grade 1 required for plates over 1112in. [40 mm] in thickness used as
Bolts A307. Grade A or F568M, Class 4.6
High-strength bolts A325 or A325M bearing plates in structures other than bridges, subject to the
Steel nuts A563 or A563M requirement that they shall contain 0.20 to 0.33 % carbon by
Cast steel A27/A27M. Grade 65-35 [450-240J
heat analysis. that the chemical composition shall conform to
Forgings (carbon steel) A668/A668M, Class O
Hot-rolled sheets and strip A1011/A1011M, SS Grade 36 [250) Type the requirements ofTable 3 in phosphorus and sulfur content,
1 orType 2 or A1018/A1018M. SS Grade and that a sufficient discard shall be made to secure sound
36 [250J
Cold-formed tubing A500. Grade B
plates.
Hot-Iormed tubing A501
6. Materials and Manufacture

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Anchor bolts F1554, Grade 36
6.1 The steel shall be killed

7. Chemical Composition
Threaded Metric Fasteners (Metric) (Withdrawn 2012) 7.1 The heat analysis shall conform to the requirements
FI554 Specification for Anchor BoIts, Steel, 36, 55, and prescribed in Table 3, except as specified in 5.2.
105-ksi Yield Strength 7.2 The steel shall conform on product analysis to the
requirements prescribed in Table 3, subject to the product
3. Appurtenant Materials analysis tolerances in Specification A6/A6M.
3.1 When components of a steel structure are identified with 8. Tension Test
this ASTM designation but the product form is not listed in the
8.1 The material as represented by the test specimen, except
scope of this specification, the material shall conform to one of
as specified in 5.2 and 8.2. shall conform to the requirements as
the standards listed in Table I unless otherwise specified by the
to the tensile properties prescribed in Table 2.
purchaser.
8.2 Shapes less than 1 in? [645 mm2] in cross section and
4. General Requirements for Delivery bars, other than flats, less than 1/2 in. [12.5 mm] in thickness or
diameter need not be subjected to tension tests by the
4_1 Structural products furnished under this specification
manufacturer, provided that the chemical composition used is
shall conform to the requirements of the current edition of
appropriate for obtaining the tensile properties in Table 2.
Specification A6/A6M, for the specific structural product
ordered. unless a conflict exists in which case this specification 9. Keywords
shall prevail.
9.1 bars; bolted construction; bridges; buildings; carbon;
4.2 Coils are excluded from qualification to this specifica- plates; riveted construction; shapes; steel; structural steel;
tion until they are processed into a finished structural product. welded construction
Structural products produced from coil means structural prod-
ucts that have been cut to individual lengths from a coil. The TABLE 2 Tensile RequirementsA
processor directly controls, or is responsible for, the operations Plates. Shapes, B and Bars:
Tensile strength. ksi [MPaJ 58-80 [400-550]
involved in the processing of a coil into a finished structural Yield point, min, ksi [MPaJ 36 [250]c
product. Such operations include decoiling. leveling or PIates and Bars:D.E
straightening, hot-forming or cold-forming (if applicable), Elongation in 8 in. [200 mm). min, % 20
Elongation in 2 in. [50 mm). min, % 23
cutting to length, testing, inspection, conditioning, heat treat- Shapes:
ment (if applicable), packaging, marking, loading for shipment, Elongation in 8 in. [200 mm], mino % 20
Elongation in 2 in. [50 mm), mino % 21 B
and certification.
ASee lhe Orientation subsection in lhe Tension Tests section 01 Specification
NOTE I-For struetural produets produeed from eoil and furnished A6/A6M.
without heat treatment or with stress relieving only. two test results are to B For wide flange shapes with lIange thickness over 3 in. [75 mm], the 80 ksi [550

be reported for eaeh qualifying eoil. Additional requirements regarding
struetural produets produeed from eoil are deseribed in Specifieation
A6/A6M.
MPaJ maximum tensile strength does not apply and a minimum elongation in 2 in.
[50 mm] 01 19 % applies.
c Yíeld point 32 ksi [220 MPaJ for plates over 8 in. [200 mm) in thickness.
o Elongalion nol required to be delermined for 1I00r plate.
E For piates wider than 24 in. [600 mm]. the elongation requirement is reduced two

percentage poinls. See the Elongation Requirement Adjustments subseclion

under the Tension Tests section 01 Specification A6/A6M.

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TABLE 3 Chemical Requirements

NOTE I-Where " ... " appears in this table, there is no requirement. The heat analysis for manganese shall be determined and reported as described
in the heat analysis section of Specification A6/A6M.
Product ShapesA Plates > 15-in. [380 mm] Width8 Bars; Plates :5 15.in. [380 mm] Widlh8
Overo/< Over 1'12 Over 2V2 Overo/< Over 1'12
Too/< Too/<
to 1V, to 2V, to 4 Over 4 to 1'12 to 4 Over 4
Thickness, in. [mm] AII [20], [20],
[20 to 40], [40 lo 65), [65 to 100], [100J [20 lo 40], [lOO), [100]
inci inci
incl incl incl incl incl
Carbon, max, % 0.26 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.27 0.29 0.26 0.27 0.28 0,29
Manganese, % ... ... 0.80-1.20 0.80-1.20 0.85-1.20 0.85-1.20 ... 0.60-0.90 0,60-0.90 0,60-0.90
Phosphorus, max, % 0.04 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
Sullur, max, % 0.05 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.030 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
Silicon, % 0.40 max 0.40 max 0.40 max 0.15--D.40 0.15-0.40 0.15-0.40 0.40 max 0.40 max 0.40 max 0.40 max
Copper, min, % when 0.20 0,20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
cop per sleel is specilied

A Manganese contenl 01 0.85-1.35 % and silicon contenl 01 O, 15--D.40 % is required lor shapes with fiange lhickness over 3 in. [75 mm).
8 For each reduction 010.01 percentage poinl below the specilied carbon maximum, an increase 010.06 percenlage point manganese above lhe specilied maximum will
be permitted, up to the maximum 01 1.35 %.

SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

These requirements shall not apply un]ess specified in the order.

Standardized supplementary requirements for use at the option of the purchaser are listed in
Specification A6/A6M. Those that are considered suitable for use with this specification are listed by
title:

S5. Charpy V-Notch lmpact Test.

S30. Charpy V-Notch lmpact Test for Structural Shapes:
Alternate Core Location
S32. Single Heat Bundles
S32.1 Bundles containing shapes or bars shall be from a
single heat of steel.

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