ASTM A500 Structural Tubing
ASTM A500 Pipe is used to specify the dimensions, properties, and quality of cold formed welded and seamless carbon steel structural pipe. These tubes include round, square, rectangular and special shaped cold formed structural tubes with excellent mechanical properties and durability.
Chemical Requirements of ASTM A500
Composition, % | ||||
Element | Grades A, B and D | Grace C | ||
Heat | Product | Heat | Product | |
Carbon, max | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.27 |
Manganese, max | - | - | 1.35 | 1.40 |
Phosphorus, max | 0.035 | 0.045 | 0.035 | 0.045 |
Sulfur, max | 0.035 | 0.045 | 0.035 | 0.045 |
Copper, when copper steel | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
Tensile Requirements of ASTM A500
Round Structural Tubing | ||||
Grade | Grade A | Grade B | Grade C | Grade D |
Tensile strength, mn, ps (MPa) | 45 000 | 58 000 | 62 00 | 58 000 |
Yield strength, mn, psi (MPa) | 33 000 | 42 000 | 46 000 | 36 000 |
Elongation in 2 in. (50.8 mm), min, %A | 25B | 23C | 21D | 23C |
