A500
Hot Roll A500 Product Guide
Applications | Hot Roll a500 Specifications | Related videos | Mechanical and Chemical Data
Overview
The standard cold-formed carbon steel structural tubing, A500 Hot Roll Steel is the most common type of steel tubing in North America. It exhibits good strength, weldability, and low cost. A500 is exclusively used in structural tubing.
Common Trade Names
UNS K03000
Other Resources
Safety Data Sheet | Weight Calculator | Mill Test Reports
Products
Purchase A500 Pipe | A500 Rectangle Tube | A500 Square Tube
Applications
- General purpose structural projects
A500 Specifications
ASTM |
|---|
| A500 |
| A501 |
| Mechanical Information | |||
| Density | Ultimate Tensile Strength | Yield Tensile Strength | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial | 0.282 lb/in3 | 58,000 psi | 47,700 psi |
| Metric | 7.8 g/cc | 400 MPa | 315 MPa |
| Mechanical Information | |||
| Shear Modulus | Melting Point | Elongation at break percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial | 11,600 ksi | ~2,750 F | 23 |
| Metric | 80 GPa | ~1,510 C | |
|
Chemistry Information
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Element |
Percentage |
| C | 0.3 max |
| Cu | 0.18 max |
| Fe | 99 min |
| S | 0.063 max |
| P | 0.05 max |
