fl Designation: A 36/A 36M - 91 Standard Specification for Structural Steel" “This standard issued under the fixe designation A36/A 36M; the number immediately folowing the designation indicates the year Foninladopton erin the est of revision, the year oft revision. mura in parethass indicates the ins reepproval. ‘A cuperserpt psi (0) indsaes an echo change ioe the las revision or reapproval. This etandard har Boen approved for use by agencies ofthe Department of Defense, Const the DoD Index of Speccations and ‘Stondards forthe speie Sear of ste which hasbeen adopted by the Deparment of Defense 1. Scope 1.1 This specification? covers carbon steel shapes, plates, and bars of structural quality for use in riveted, bolted, or ‘welded construction of bridges and buildings, and for general structural purposes. 1.2 Supplemental requirements are provided where im- proved internal quality and notch toughness are important, ‘These shall apply only when specified by the purchaser in the order. 1.3 When the steel is to be welded, itis presupposed that a welding procedure suitable for the grade of steel and in- tended use or service will be utilized. 14 The purchaser should consider specifying supple- ‘mental requirements, such as fine austenitic grain size and Charpy V-Notch Impact requirements, when Group 4 or Group 5 wide flange shapes are specified for use in other than column or compression applications. 15 The values stated in either inch-pound units or ST (metric) units are to be regarded separately as standard, Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents, therefore, each system must be used independent of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in ronconformance with this specification. 2, Referenced Documents, 2. ASTM Standards: A6/A 6M Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Stee! Plates, Shapes, Sheet Piling, and Bars for Structural Use? A27/A 27M Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, for General Application* A 283/A 283M Specification for Low and Interm Tensile Strength Carbon Stee! Plates? A307 Specification for Carbon Stecl Bolts and Studs, 60.000 psi Tensile Strength® A 25 Specification for High-Strength Bolts for Structural Steel Joints? ie "This peifiation i under the juracton of ASTM Conmmitee A} on See Sines Steel, and Related Alloys, ands the direct responsbliy of Subcom ‘mice AO102 on Structural Stel for Brig, Buildings, Rellng Stock, and Shi Creat eaivon approve July 15, 1981. Published September 1991. Originally ‘ubihed as 4.36 -60'T- Lat previous eition A 30.8 36M - 90 For ASME Boiler and Presure Vesel Code Applications, se related ‘Srectcatone SA-36 in Seton I that Code. 3 drmual Book of ASTM Standards, Vo) 01.04 4 Arnal Book of ASTM Standards, Vou 01.02. ® Annual Book of ASTM Standards, VoL 18.08, 107 'A325M Specification for High-Strength Bolts for Struc- tral Steel Joints [Metric}® A 500 Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seam- less Carbon Steel Structural Tubing in Rounds and Shapes? A 501 Specification for Hot-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Stee! Structural Tubing® ‘4 502 Specification for Steel Structural Rivets? ‘A 363 Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Nuts* ‘563M Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Nuts [Metric]? ASTO/A.S10M Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip, Carbon, Hot-Rolled, Structural Quality? ‘A 668 Specification for Steel Forgings, Carbon and Alloy, for General Industrial Use® F 568 Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Externally Threaded Metric Fasteners* 3, Appurtenant Materials 3.1 Unless otherwise provided in the order, the current edition of the specifications of ASTM listed in Table 1 shall govern the delivery of otherwise unspecified materials not available in the product forms covered by this specification when included with material purchased under this specifica- tion. Unless otherwise specified, all plain and threaded bars used for anchorage purposes shall be subjected to mechanical tests and shall conform to the tensile requirements of Section 8; headed bolts used for anchorage purposes shall conform to Specification A 307 or F $68; and all nuts shall conform to the requirements of Specification A563, Grade A, or A.563M, Class 5. 4, General Requirements for Delivery 4.1. Material furnished under this secification shall con- form to the applicable requirements of the current edition of Specification A 6/A 6M. 5. Bearing Plates 5.1 Unless otherwise specified, 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 heat analysis, that the chemical composition shall * Arma! oak of ASTM Standards, Vo 01.08,‘TABLE 1 Appurtenant Material Specitications ore-Theepuoirshuld be eats of te suki fase mat ra Get nea, Carpoation andor mocrancal Peperes ey PS (iteront than spocod A B/A 90M a Taer Designation Fine wo te bant or fered oad ——«AZBGIA 2620, Grede C ‘Steal ets ‘A502, Grade 1 ots ‘Aa0T, Grade Aor F568, Cass 4.8 igh srengm bots (R28 or A 305M Stet ruts ‘8569 or ASEM ast steel AZTINGTM, Grade 65-96 [450-240] Forgings (carbon sie ‘68, Cass D Hotroted sheets ond stip ‘ASTOJASTOM, Grace 36 adorned 2919 2500, Grade 8 Potlored tubing ‘A501 conform to the sequitements of Table 2 in phosphorus and coffue content, and that a sufficient discard shall be made to secure sound plates. 6.1 The steel shall be made by one or more of the following processes: open-hearth, basic-oxygen, furnace. E> Kio rimmed or capped stee! shall be used for plates and bans over Vs in. {12.5 mm] thick or for shapes other than Group 1. 7. Chemical Requirements “LI The heat analysis shall conform to the requirements prescribed in Table 2, except as specified in 5.2. serine stee} shall conform on product analysis to the requirements prescribed in Table 2, subject to the product ‘analysis tolerances in Specification A6/A 6M, except as specified in 7.3. + 3 Product analysis is not applicable for bar-size shapes or flat bars V2 in, [12.5 mm] and under in thickness 7a When tension tests are waived in accordance with 8.2, chemistry consistent with the requirements in Table 2, and SEER cera (fh A.36/A 36m TABLE 3 Tensile Requirements Fias, Shapes * and Bas “Teale senate MPa] 8-80 [400-560] “Ylad pot, in, ka MPA) 96250)" pater ana Bars "ongation i 8 in. (200 my 9, 20F longtion 2 [20 me we ‘shapes "Bongtin 8.200 mer) af Bongotion in 2. (50 ra, min 218 7 For pice wider tan 24 [600 re}, test pecan is faker 9 fea iter Soe Operon ure he Tension Tess section of Spec cain AGIA SM ion ASI ange shapes ovr 426 ff 694 va the 60 al (S60 MPA) ae Pet coes ot apply and 8 mir eengabon 921 (59 rm] of 19, apie 7] O18 BaP Bo cl (220 MPa] for pats ovr B in. (200 rey n Hckress fo pengeton mot requred to be determined for oor lat. eee Te an 4 (00 rr te Songatin requirement radios re rgenecces or lamatars under Hw. (8 mm). 8 deduction or Bin [00 ann) shal be ede for “ameter bolow sve. (6 mm), SOP sac eee corona edasments under the Tension Tents secon of Secon ASIA Oo kneseoe or dames over 2.51 [80 re}, deduction Fwy too et entage ct eongaon v2, 60 er] shee mad for ses ‘35 mn [90 mm} See eongaton fequrement ‘Tests steton of Speciation IRIAN for Goducton vas with the mechanical properties desired must be applied. 8, Tensile Requirements 8.1 The material as. represented ‘except as specified in 5.2 and 8.2, requirements as to the tensile properties 3 8.2 Shapes less than 1 in? (645 mm?] in cross section and bang other than flats, less than ¥ in. [12.5 mm] in thickness bargiameter need not be subjected to tension tests by the ‘manufacturer. by the test specimen, shall conform to the prescribed in Table ‘TABLE 2 Chemical Requirements ona Sras™ Pate? ae aay tein Owe, em She OL” ae - Ot en orice Overt one ed” omee “Tickeess, (rm) 0, ffow wote, 100, 100) (ec). apie (800), 808) tins syn" Siena Gabon rr rT ame Oe Navgmresa, 30-120 Gaeta 008-120 Qoo-o80 90-090 980-090 Presa mex ® ain ake ags-120 O82 4 me OD Sue Bin BO ae ate y am Siimx Seon O40 Sites, Oe 8a, B8bmak Hyeouo Gie-e4 OtGaw Gabmm Oatmm Grom O35 SN menor 3ST GT Ga a0 ot OOF S20" O20 ele spoted “yangavee content of 665-135. ana sion content of O.5.040 5 6 aie Marana eyo of 0% % below te spaced carbon memum, an Wereose sagan of 1.35% Tox ahapes over 426 7 (694 Ka reruns sane above te species maverum wil be partied uo 10% 108@h A36/a 36M SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS “These requirements shall not apply unless specified in the order. Standardized supplementary requirements for use at the option of the purchaser axe listed in Specification AGIA 6M. Those that are considered suitable for use with this specification are listed by tile: $5. Charpy V-Notch Impact Test. Sid, Bend Test ADDED SUPP! EMENTARY REQUIREMENTS In addition, the following optional supplementary requirements are also suitable for use with this specification, ‘S91, Fine Austenitic Grain Size 598. Information Reporting of Unspecified Elements ‘$91.1 The steel shall be killed and have a fine austenitic 98.1 ‘Test reports, shail include for information the sain size. chemical analyses for copper, columbium, chromium, aoe A nickel, molybdenum, and vanadium, When the amount of $9. Limitation on Rimmed or Capped Steet an element present is less than 0,02 %, the analysis may be 997.1 The steel shall be other than rimmed or capped. reported as equal to or less than 0.02 %. ‘The Amarican Society for Testing and Mitel aks ro postion respecting tho vay of any patent rights asserted in connection with any ier rontionsd ln tis standard Users of ne standor ae expres ade that Sterminlon ofthe val ef ary such patent rigs, and te isk of ifingement of such gms, aro ara tek own responsibilty ‘Thi standard i eject to revision at any tie by the reaponsibieecbnicalcammltoe and must be reviowod evry five years ant _rnot reise, eer approved ar witnrann, You eonmerts ae itd eer frevsian a ths standard fr ado! standards lind shoul be addressed to ASTM Headovatre. 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