steel definitions

Question 1

__________ THIS IS AN ALL PURPOSE CARBON STEEL WHICH WAS THE MOST WIDELY USED STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR COMMERICAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THE LATE 1990S

Answer 1

A36

Question 2

__________ THIS IS THE STEEL OF CHOICE FOR PIPE SECTIONS. THE ONLY GRADE OF A 53 STEEL APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION IS GRADE B.

Answer 2

A53

Question 3

__________ THIS IS THE STEEL OF CHOICE FOR HOLLOW STRUCTURAL SECTIONS (BETTER KNOWN AS HSS-SHAPE) BOTH ROUND AND RECTANGULAR SHAPE SECTIONS.

Answer 3

A500

Question 4

__________ THIS IS THE STEEL OF CHOICE FOR HP-SHAPES9H-SHAPE PILES) IN GRADE 50 STEEL. LIKE A36, THIS HIGH STRENGTH LOW-ALLOW STEEL MAY BE BOLTED OR WELDED.

Answer 4

A572

Question 5

__________ THIS STEEL WAS FIRST PRODUCED IN 1998 TO REPLACE A572 GRADE 50 STEEL AS THE STEEL OF CHOICE FOR WIDE FLANGED SHAPES. THE PRIMARY. THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR PRODUCTION OF A992 IS SCRAP METAL. A992 IS STRONGER THAN A36 SO USING A992 CAN RESULT IN LOWER COSTS BECAUSE HEAVIER LOADS MAY BE CARRIED AT LONGER SPANS BY LIGHTER BEAMS.

Answer 5

A992

Question 6

__________ THIS SELF-WEATHERING GRADE OF STEEL IS A CORROSION-RESISTANT, HIGH STRENGTH, LOW ALLOY STEEL.

Answer 6

A588

Question 7

THIS STEEL IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG, QUENCHED AND TEMPERED ALLOW STEEL, BUT IS ONLY USED TO PRODUCE PLATE AND BARS.

Answer 7

A514