1.1This specification covers five grades of high-strength low-alloy structural steel shapes, plates, sheet piling, and bars. Grades 42 [290], 50 [345], and 55 [380] are intended for riveted, bolted, or welded structures. Grades 60 [415] and 65 [450] are intended for riveted or bolted construction of bridges, or for riveted, bolted, or welded construction in other applications.
1.2For applications, such as welded bridge construction, where notch toughness is important, notch toughness requirements are to be negotiated between the purchaser and the producer.
1.3Specification A588/A588M shall not be substituted for Specification A572/A572M without agreement between the purchaser and the supplier.
1.4The use of columbium, vanadium, titanium, nitrogen, or combinations thereof, within the limitations noted in Section 5, is required; the selection of type (1, 2, 3, or 5) is at the option of the producer, unless otherwise specified by the purchaser. (See Supplementary Requirement S90.)
1.5The maximum thicknesses available in the grades and products covered by this specification are shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1 Maximum Product Thickness or Size
Grade
| Yield Point, min
| Maximum Thickness or Size
| Zees and Rolled Tees
|
ksi
| [MPa]
| Plates and Bars
| Structural Shape Flange or Leg Thickness
| Sheet Piling
|
in.
| [mm]
| in.
| [mm]
|
42 [290]A | 42 | [290] | 6 | [150] | all | all | all | all |
50 [345]A | 50 | [345] | 4B | [100]B | all | all | all | all |
55 [380] | 55 | [380] | 2 | [50] | all | all | all | all |
60 [415]A | 60 | [415] | 11/4C | [32]C | 2 | [50] | all | all |
65 [450] | 65 | [450] | 11/4 | [32] | 2 | [50] | not available | all |
1.6When the steel is to be welded, a welding procedure suitable for the grade of steel and intended use or service is to be utilized. See Appendix X3 of Specification A6/A6M for information on weldability.
TABLE 2 Chemical RequirementsA (Heat Analysis) Diameter, Thickness, or Distance Between Parallel Faces, in. [mm] Plates and Bars | Structural Shape Flange or Leg Thickness, in. [mm] | Grade
| Carbon, max, % | Manganese,B max, %
| Phosphorus, max, % | Sulfur, max, %
| Silicon |
Plates to 11/2in. [40 mm] Thick, Shapes with Flange or Leg Thickness to 3 in. [75 mm] inclusive, Sheet Piling, Bars, Zees, and Rolled TeesC | Plates Over 11/2in. [40 mm] Thick and Shapes with Flange Thickness Over 3 in. [75 mm] |
max, %
| range, % |
6 [150] | all | 42 [290] | 0.21 | 1.35D | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.40 | 0.15–0.40 |
4 [100]E | all | 50 [345] | 0.23 | 1.35D | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.40 | 0.15–0.40 |
2 [50]F | all | 55 [380] | 0.25 | 1.35D | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.40 | 0.15-0.40 |
11/4[32]F | ≤2 [50] | 60 [415] | 0.26 | 1.35D | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.40 | G |
>1/2– 11/4[13–32] | >1-2 [25-50] | 65 [450] | 0.23 | 1.65 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.40 | G |
≤1/2[13]H
| ≤ 1H | 65 [450]
| 0.26
| 1.35
| 0.04
| 0.05
| 0.40
| G |
1.7The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system is to be used independently of the other, without combining values in any way.
TABLE 3 Alloy Content
TypeA | Elements | Heat Analysis, %
|
1
| Columbium | 0.005–0.05B |
2 | Vanadium | 0.01–0.15 |
3 |
Columbium Vanadium Columbium plus vanadium | 0.005-0.05B 0.01–0.15 0.02–0.15C |
5 |
Titanium Nitrogen Vanadium | 0.006-0.04 0.003–0.015 0.06 max |
1.8The text of this specification contains notes or footnotes, or both, that provide explanatory material. Such notes and footnotes, excluding those in tables and figures, do not contain any mandatory requirements.
TABLE 4 Tensile RequirementsA Grade | Yield Point, min
| Tensile Strength, min
| Minimum Elonga- tion, % B ,C,D
|
ksi
| [MPa]
| ksi
| [MPa]
| in 8 in. [200 mm]
| in 2 in. [50 mm]
|
42 [290] | 42 | [290] | 60 | [415] | 20 | 24 |
50 [345] | 50 | [345] | 65 | [450] | 18 | 21 |
55 [380] | 55 | [380] | 70 | [485] | 17 | 20 |
60 [415] | 60 | [415] | 75 | [520] | 16 | 18 |
65 [450] | 65 | [450] | 80 | [550] | 15 | 17 |
1.9For structural products produced from coil and furnished without heat treatment or with stress relieving only, the additional requirements, including additional testing requirements and the reporting of additional tests, of A6/A6M apply.