A36 Steel

ASTM A36 is the most generally utilized mellow and hot-moved steel. It has amazing welding properties and is appropriate for crushing, punching, tapping, boring and machining forms. Yield quality of ASTM A36 is not as much as that of virus move C1018, therefore empowering ASTM A36 to twist more promptly than C1018. Ordinarily, bigger widths in ASTM A36 are not created since C1018 hot move rounds are utilized.

We manufacture rounds, flats, hexagons, squares, bright bars, etc of A36 steel.

Sizes we offer in A36 steel bars are

1. Rounds – 20mm to 80mm
2. Bright Bars – 18mm to 63.5mm
3. Flats – 50 mm x 8mm to 150mm x 25mm
4. Squares – 22mm to 75mm
5. RCS – 55mm, 63mm, 75mm
6. Hexagons – 23.5mm to 38mm

Applications
ASTM A36 steel has the following applications:

1. It is used in bolted, riveted or welded construction of bridges, buildings and oil rigs.
2. It is used in forming tanks, bins, bearing plates, fixtures, rings, templates, jigs, sprockets, cams, gears, base plates, forgings, ornamental works, stakes, brackets, automotive and agricultural equipment, frames, machinery parts.

Machining
The machinability rate of ASTM A36 is estimated to be 72%, and the average surface cutting feed of ASTM A36 is 120 ft/min. Machining of ASTM A36 steel is not as easy as that of AISI 1018 steel.

Welding
ASTM A36 steel is easy to weld using any type of welding methods, and the welds and joints so formed are of excellent quality.

Heat Treatment
Any standard carburizing and hardening methods of AISI 1018 steel is suitable for ASTM A36.

ASTM A36 is subjected to the following processes:

1. Normalizing at 899^oC – 954^oC
2. Annealing at 843^oC – 871^oC
3. Stress relieving at 677^oC – 927^oC
4. Carburizing at 899^oC – 927^oC
5. Hardening at 788^oC – 816^oC

Typical Chemical Compositon for Bars is as follows depending on size

1. C% – 0.26% max
2. Mn% – 0.6 to 0.9
3. P% – 0.04 max
4. S% – 0.05 max

Typical Mechanical Properties