Designation: A 570/A 570M 98

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Standard Specication for

Structural Steel, Sheet and Strip, Carbon, Hot-Rolled1

This standard is issued under the xed designation A 570/A 570M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. Scope 1.1 This specication covers hot-rolled carbon structural steel sheet and strip in cut lengths or coils. This material is intended for structural purposes where mechanical test values are required, and is available in a maximum thickness of 0.229 in. [6.0 mm] except as limited by Specications A 568/A 568M and A 749/A 749M. The maximum thickness may be further limited by the capacity of the composition to meet the specied mechanical property requirements. 1.1.1 The following grades are covered in this specication:
Grade 30 33 36 Type 1 36 Type 2 40 45 50 55 Mechanical Properties Yield Point, min, Tensile Strength, ksi [MPa] ksi [MPa] 30 33 36 36 40 45 50 55 [205] [230] [250] [250] [275] [310] [345] [380] 49 [340] min 52 [360] min 53 [365] min 5880 [400550] 55 [380] min 60 [415] min 65 [450] min 70 [480] min

the following information, as required, to describe the required material adequately: 3.1.1 ASTM specication number and date of issue, and grade, 3.1.2 Copper-bearing steel (if required), 3.1.3 Special requirements (if required), 3.1.4 Name of material (hot-rolled sheets or strip), 3.1.5 ConditionMaterial to this specication is furnished in the hot-rolled condition. Pickled (or blast cleaned) should be specied if required. Material so ordered will be oiled unless ordered dry, and 3.1.6 Dimensions, including type of edges. 3.1.6.1 As agreed upon between the purchaser and the producer, material ordered to this specication will be supplied to meet the appropriate standard or restricted thickness tolerance table shown in Specication A 568/A 568M.
NOTE 1Not all producers are capable of meeting all of the limitations of the thickness tolerance tables in Specication A 568/A 568M. The purchaser should contact the producer regarding possible limitations prior to placing an order.

1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI 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 shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specication. 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: A 568/A 568M Specication for Steel, Sheet, Carbon and High-Strength, Low-Alloy, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled, General Requirements for2 A 749/A 749M Specication for Steel, Strip, Carbon and High-Strength, Low-Alloy, Hot-Rolled, General Requirements for2 3. Ordering Information 3.1 Orders for material under this specication shall include
This specication is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A-1 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys, and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A01.19 on Steel Sheet and Strip. Current edition approved June 10, 1998. Published November 1998. Originally published as A 570 66 T. Last previous edition A 570 97. 2 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03.
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3.1.7 Coil size requirements.

NOTE 2A typical ordering description is as follows: ASTM A 570 19XX, Grade 36, Hot-Rolled Sheets, 0.075 by 36 cut edge by 96 in. or ASTM A 570M19XX, Grade 36, Hot-Rolled Sheets, 1.85 by 900 cut edge by 2450 mm).

4. Chemical Composition 4.1 The cast or heat analysis of the steel shall conform to the requirements prescribed in Table 1. 4.1.1 Unspecied elements may be present. Limits on elements shall be as stated in Table 2. 4.1.1.1 Each of the elements listed in Table 2 shall be included in the report of the heat analysis. When the amount of copper, nickel, chromium, or molybdenum is less than 0.02 %, the analysis may be reported as <0.02 %. When the amount of vanadium or columbium is lesss than 0.008 %, the analysis may be reported as <0.008 %. 5. Mechanical Property Requirements 5.1 Tensile Tests: 5.1.1 RequirementsMaterial as represented by the test specimen shall conform to the tensile requirements specied in Table 3. 5.1.2 Number of TestsTwo tensile tests shall be made

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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition, Weight, % Element Grades 30, 33, 36 Type 1, and 40 0.25 0.90 0.035 0.04 ... ... 0.20 Grades 36 Type 2, 45, 50, and 55 0.25 1.35 0.035 0.04 ... . . .B 0.20

TABLE 2 Limits on Additional Elements (see 5.1.1)

Copper, max %A Nickel, max %
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Chromium, max %A,B Molybdenum, max %A,B Vanadium, max % Columbium, max %

Carbon, max Manganese, max Phosphorus, max Sulfur, max AluminumA SiliconA Copper, when copper is specied, min

Heat analysis Product analysis Heat analysis Product analysis Heat analysis Product analysis Heat analysis Product analysis Heat analysis Product analysis Heat analysis Product analysis

0.20 0.23 0.20 0.23 0.15 0.19 0.06 0.07 0.008 0.018 0.008 0.018

A Where an ellipsis (...) appears in this table, there is no requirement, but the analysis shall be reported. B For Grade 36 Type 2, the silicon is 0.40 Wt. % maximum.

from each heat or from each lot of 50 tons (45 Mg). When the amount of nished material from a heat or lot is less than 50 tons (45 Mg), one test shall be made. When material rolled from one heat differs 0.050 in. (1.27 mm) or more in thickness, one tensile test shall be made from the thickest and thinnest material regardless of the weight represented. 5.1.3 Location and Orientation: 5.1.3.1 Tensile test specimens shall be taken at a point immediately adjacent to the material to be qualied. 5.1.3.2 Tensile test samples shall be taken from the full thickness of the sheet as rolled. 5.1.3.3 Tensile test specimens shall be taken from a location approximately halfway between the center of the sheet and the edge of the material as-rolled. 5.1.3.4 Tensile test specimens shall be taken with the axis of the test specimen parallel to the rolling direction (longitudinal test). 5.1.4 Test MethodYield strength shall be determined by either the 0.2 % offset method or by the 0.5 % extension under load method unless otherwise specied. 5.2 Bending PropertiesThe minimum forming radius (radii) which steel covered by this specication can be expected to sustain is listed in the appendix and is discussed in more detail in Specications A 568/A 568M and A 749/A 749M.

A The sum of copper, nickel, chromium, and molybdenum shall not exceed 0.50 % on heat analysis. When one or more of these elements are specied, the sum does not apply; in which case, only the individual limits on the remaining unspecied elements will apply. B The sum of chromium and molybdenum shall not exceed 0.16 % on heat analysis. When one or more of these elements are specied, the sum does not apply; in which case, only the individual limits on the remaining unspecied elements will apply.

When tighter bend radii are required, or curved or offset bends are involved, or when stretching or drawing are also a consideration, the producers shall be consulted. 6. General Requirements for Delivery 6.1 Material furnished under this specication shall conform to the applicable requirements of the current edition of Specication A 568/A 568M and A 749/A 749M unless otherwise provided herein. 7. Certication and Reports 7.1 The manufacturer shall furnish copies of a test report showing the results of the heat analysis and the mechanical property tests made to determine compliance to the specication. The report shall include the purchase order number, ASTM designation number, and the heat or lot number correlating the test results with the material represented. 8. Keywords 8.1 carbon steel sheet; carbon steel strip; hot rolled steel sheet; hot rolled steel strip; steel sheet; steel strip

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TABLE 3 Tensile RequirementsA
Grade 30 Tensile strength, ksi [MPa] Yield strength, min, ksi [MPa] Elongation in 2 in. [50 mm], %, for thicknesses: under 0.230 to 0.097 [under 6.0 to under 0.097 to 0.064 [under 2.5 to under 0.064 to 0.025 [under 1.6 to mm] Elongation in 8 in. [200 mm], %, for thicknesses: under 0.230 to 0.097 [under 6.0 to
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Grade 33

Grade 36 Type 1

Grade 36 Type 2 5880 [400550] 36 [250]

Grade 40

Grade 45

Grade 50 65 [450] min 50 [345]

Grade 55 70 [480] min 55 [380]

49 [340] min 52 [360] min 53 [365] min 30 [205] 33 [230] 36 [250]

55 [380] min 60 [415] min 40 [275] 45 [310]

2.5 mm] 1.6 mm] 0.65

25.0 24.0 21.0

23.0 22.0 18.0

22.0 21.0 17.0

21.0 20.0 16.0

21.0 20.0 16.0

19.0 18.0 13.0

17.0 16.0 11.0

15.0 14.0 9.0

2.5 mm]

19.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

16.0

14.0

12.0

10.0

For coil products, testing by the producer is limited to the end of the coil. Results of such tests must comply with the specied values. Tensile properties throughout the balance of the coil must not be less than 90 % of the minimum values specied.

APPENDIX
(Nonmandatory Information) X1. BENDING PROPERTIES

TABLE X1. Suggested Minimum Inside Radii for Cold BendingA

NOTE 1(t) equals a radius equivalent to the steel thickness. NOTE 2The suggested radii should be used as minimums for 90 bends in actual shop practice.
Grade 30 33 36 Type 1 36 Type 2 40 45 50 55 Minimum Inside Radius for Cold Bending 1t 1t 1 12 t 2t 2t 2t 2 12 t 3t

A Material that does not perform satisfactorily, when fabricated in accordance with the above requirements, may be subject to rejection pending negotiation with the steel supplier.

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