Tensile Properties of Structural Steel

Structural steels and minimum tensile properties
 
Form Class ASTM Designation Product Yield, ksi Strength, ksi
  Carbon steels A36 Carbon-steel shapes, plates, and bars; general purpose 36 58–80
    A529 Carbon-steel plates and bars 0.5" thick 42 60–85
  High-strength steels A242 High-strength low-alloy shapes, plates, and bars; general purpose 42–50 63–70
Structural shapes   A441 High-strength low-alloy manganese-vanadium steel shapes, plates, and bars 42–50 63–70
    A572 High-strength low-alloy columbium-vanadium steel shapes, plates, sheet piling, and bars 42–65 60–80
    A588 High-strength low-alloy steel shapes, plates, and bars 42–50 63–70
Plates Quenched and tempered steel A514 Quenched and tempered plates of high yield strength 90–100 100–130
  Welded or seamless pipe A53 Welded or seamless pipe, black or galvanized 30–35 48–60
Structural pipe and tubing Welded or seamless tubing A500 Cold-formed welded or seamless tubing in round, square, rectangular, or special shapes 33–50 45–62
    A501 Hot-formed welded or seamless tubing in round, square, rectangular, or special shapes 36 58
  Carbon steels A570 Hot-rolled carbon-steel sheets and strip in coils or cut lengths 30–50 49–65
    A611 Carbon-steel sheets, cold-rolled 25–80 42–82
Sheet and strip steels Low-alloy steels A607 High-strength low-alloy columbium or vanadium, cold- or hot-rolled sheets and strip 45–70 50–85
  Zinc-coated (galvanized) A446 Zinc-coated (galvanized) sheets in coils or cut lengths 33–80 45–82

Last Updated on 2/1/98
By Shi-Chang Wooh
Email: scwooh@mit.edu