What is A36 steel tensile strength?

ASTM A36 steel plate is the most commonly used mild and hot-rolled steel. ASTM A36 steel plate has excellent welding properties and is suitable for grinding, punching, tapping, drilling and machining processes. Yield strength of ASTM A36 is less than that of cold roll C1018, thus enabling ASTM A36 to bend more readily than C1018. Normally, larger diameters in ASTM A36 are not produced since C1018 hot roll rounds are used.

A36 steel tensile strength can be known by following tables:

Mechanical Properties

Mechanical Properties	Metric	Imperial
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	400 - 550 MPa	58000 - 79800 psi
Tensile Strength, Yield	250 MPa	36300 psi
Elongation at Break (in 200 mm)	20.0 %	20.0 %
Elongation at Break (in 50 mm)	23.0 %	23.0 %
Modulus of Elasticity	200 GPa	29000 ksi
Bulk Modulus (typical for steel)	140 GPa	20300 ksi
Poissons Ratio	0.260	0.260
Shear Modulus	79.3 GPa	11500 ksi

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.

ASTM A36 is usually available in the following forms: rectangle bar、square bar、circular rod、steel shapes such as channels, angles, H-beams and I-beams.