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To: philman_36
See too Wiki on steel grades which touches on ISo, DIN, JS, and other nomenclature., Then there are the proprietary alloys, e.g. Hastelloy. Matweb catalog covers the bulk of these materials.
909 posted on 03/06/2018 3:34:37 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt
Something for the average Joe...
Steel Grading: Chemistry and Properties The defining characteristics of steel
915 posted on 03/06/2018 3:42:21 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Cboldt

Steel grades are legion. Fascinating in there making is minuscule amounts of this and that added to the charge changing properties quite radically.

Structural steel...wide flange beams, channel shapes along with angle sections (and others) fall under ASTM A36. Fairly moderate requirements for that standard: 36,000 lb minimum tensile yield strength per square inch.

The yield strength is defined as 2% elongation of given cross section. If a 1” square bar of A36 stretches beyond 10.2” under a 36,000# test pull, then it does not comply with A36.

Steel is utterly marvelous at withstanding tension loading; not so good with the compression side of the equation.


1,083 posted on 03/06/2018 7:07:25 PM PST by EMI_Guy ("You have to slow down to go fast." - Kenny Roberts)
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