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Other Designations: A570 Grade 50, Structural Quality Low-Carbon

Characteristics: Rough, blue-grey finish.

Workability: Good candidate for some processing techniques.


Specifications Sheet/Plate Structural Processing
Specifications

Please Note:

Every effort has been made to ensure the reliability of the reported information, and is the result of a number of sources, including vendors and reference materials. Any use of the presented information is the user’s responsibility and is intended for educational purposes only.

Chemistry Data For Grade 50 Steel a,b

 Grade 50 Steel Plates
Thickness
Carbon
(C)
Manganese (Mn)
Phosphorus
(P) 
 Sulfur
(S)
Silicon
(Si)

Under 1.25"

0.23

1.35

0.04

0.05

0.40 

Over 1.26"

0.23

1.35

0.04

0.05

0.15-0.40

 Grade 50 Steel Shapes - Beams, Channels, Angles, Tees
Size
Carbon
(C)
Manganese (Mn)
Phosphorus
(P) 
 Sulfur
(S)
Silicon
(Si)

All

 0.23

1.35

0.04

0.05

0.40 

(a) Iron constitutes the remainder. Amounts indicated are maximums or ranges, unless indicated.

(b) A variety of types are available, and their elemental compositions include Columbium, Vanadium, Nitrogen.

Mechanical Data for Grade 50 Steel

Product Shape Minimum Tensile Strength (ksi) Minimum Yield Strength (0.2%, ksi) Hardnessb

Plate

 

 

 

     Under 4"

65

50

B70 

Shapes      
      All shapes with <3" flange

65

50

-

(b) Typical Rockwell Hardness.