TECHNICAL DATA
HOT ROLLED CARBON STEEL BARS ASTM A-36
A low carbon steel for use in general structural applications. Easily weldable, responds well to mild hot forming, punching, mild cold forming operations. Applications include agricultural and general machinery parts, bridges, buildings, and many construction and structural uses.


CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Carbon Max Manganese Phosphorus Max Sulphur Max
3/4" and less .26 - .04 .05
7/8" thru 1 1/2" .27 .60 / .90 .04 .05
over 1 1/2" .28 .60 / .90 .04 .05

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
(The following values are average and should be considered as representative of the grade.)
Tensile Strength (PSI) Yield Strength (PSI) Elongation in 2"
58/80,000 36,000 min 23%



 HOT ROLLED STEEL ROUNDS : ASTM A-36 20 ft. Stock Length - [back to top]
Size in inches Est. Wt. Lbs.
per foot
Est. Wt. Lbs.
per 20-ft. Bar
1/4" .1671 3.341
5/16" .2610 5.220
3/8" .3759 7.517
1/2" .6682 13.36
5/8" 1.044 20.88
3/4" 1.504 30.07
7/8" 2.046 40.93
1" 2.673 53.46
Size in inches Est. Wt. Lbs.
per foot
Est. Wt. Lbs.
per 20-ft. Bar
1 1/8" 3.383 67.66
1 1/4" 4.176 83.53
1 3/8" 5.053 101.1
1 1/2" 6.014 120.3
1 3/4" 8.186 163.7
2" 10.69 213.8
2 1/4" 13.53 270.6
2 1/2" 16.71 334.1
3" 24.06 481.20


 HOT ROLLED STEEL ROUNDS : AISI C-1018 and C-1045 20 ft. Stock Length - [back to top]
Size in inches Est. Wt. Lbs.
per foot
Est. Wt. Lbs.
per 20-ft. Bar
3 1/2" 32.74 655
4" 42.77 855
4 1/2" 54.13 1083
5" 66.82 1336
5 1/2" 80.86 1617
6" 96.22 1924
6 1/2" 112.90 2259
7" 131.0 2619
7 1/2" 150.4 3007
Size in inches Est. Wt. Lbs.
per foot
Est. Wt. Lbs.
per 20-ft. Bar
8" 171.1 3422
8 1/2" 193.1 3862
9" 216.5 4330
9 1/2" 241.2 4824
10" 267.3 5346
10 1/2" 294.7 5894
11" 323.4 6468
11 1/2" 353.5 7070
12" 384.9 7698


 HOT ROLLED STEEL SQUARES : ASTM A-36 20 ft. Stock Length - [back to top]
Size in inches Est. Wt. Lbs.
per foot
Est. Wt. Lbs.
per 20-ft. Bar
3/8" .4786 9.572
1/2" .8508 17.02
5/8" 1.329 26.59
3/4" 1.914 38.29
7/8" 2.606 52.11
Size in inches Est. Wt. Lbs.
per foot
Est. Wt. Lbs.
per 20-ft. Bar
1" 3.403 68.06
1 1/4" 5.318 106.4
1 1/2" 7.657 153.1
1 3/4" 10.42 208.4
2" 13.61 272.3


 HOT ROLLED STEEL STRIP : Commercial Quality, 20 ft. Stock Length - [back to top]
Size in inches Est. Wt. Lbs.
per foot
Est. Wt. Lbs.
per 20-ft. Bar
1/8" x 1/2"" .213 4.26
1/8" x 3/4" .319 6.38
1/8" x 1" .425 8.50
1/8" x 1 1/4" .531 10.62
1/8" x 1 1/2" .638 12.76
1/8" x 2" .850 17.00
1/8" x 2 1/2" 1.06 21.20
1/8" x 3" 1.28 25.60
1/8" x 3 1/2" 1.49 29.80
1/8" x 4" 1.70 34.00
1/8" x 5" 2.13 42.60
1/8" x 6" .255 51.00
Size in inches Est. Wt. Lbs.
per foot
Est. Wt. Lbs.
per 20-ft. Bar
3/16" x 1/2" .319 6.38
3/16" x 3/4" .478 9.56
3/16" x 1" .638 12.76
3/16" x 1 1/4" .797 15.94
3/16" x 1 1/2" .956 19.12
3/16" x 2" 1.28 25.60
3/16" x 2 1/2" 1.59 31.80
3/16" x 3" 1.91 38.20
3/16" x 3 1/2" 2.24 44.80
3/16" x 4" 2.55 51.00
3/16" x 5" 3.19 63.8
3/16" x 6" 3.83 76.60