Hss Tube Steel Grades

Today hss is commonly available in mild steel a500 grade c.

Hss tube steel grades.

And the steel day lecture. For more information on grades see table 2 4 which is reproduced below from the steel construction manual 15th ed. Steel tubing or tube steel is what we used to use in the u s. A709 a913 a992.

Nova steel manufactures square rectangular and round hollow structural sections hss and mechanical tube to meet several grades including astm a500 grade b c and astm a513. Square steel tube is a welded structural grade tubing that is available in either type a513 or a500 grade b depending on it s size and wall thickness either grade is ideal for all structural applications general fabrication manufacturing and repairs. Structurally there is no difference. And msc s steelwise article are you properly specifying materials.

Available grade listings are. Thus ts is simply an outdated way to specify hss. For round structural tubing with nominal od of 1 900 48 26mm and smaller the outside diameter may not vary more than 0 5 rounded to the nearest 0 005 0 13mm of the specified size. Actually i ve been asked this very question so i feel a short explanation may be necessary.

Structural tubing especially rectangular sections are commonly used in welded steel frames where members experience loading in multiple directions. Up to 6 5 8 o. Structural tube is often referred to as hollow structural sections or hss. The steel tube institute an organization representing the manufacturers of hollow structural sections initiated the change from tube to hss in 1997 to conform to their designation practices.

The maximum yield stress of 70 ksi for a1085 hss will lower the expected yield strength. Astm a500 13 grade b has a 42 ksi minimum for round and 46 ksi for square and rectangular shapes. Sort the table below according to any property and select a cad file to download using the reference links in the left most column. W and all hss shapes are available to view and search by grade.

Other steel grades available for hss are a847 weathering steel a1065 large sections up to 50 inch sq made with saw process and recently approved a1085 higher strength tighter tolerances than. Here you ll find all rectangular and square shapes described by the aisc steel shapes database v14 1. Steel square tube is widely used in industrial maintenance agricultural implements transportation equipment truck beds trailers frames etc. To describe a closed steel section whether of rectangular square or round shape.

This is the same minimum yield stress of most steel grades used in structural design which makes it easy to remember. Welcome to our hss rectangular and square shapes free cad downloads page. Standard strength requirements of the tube help dictate applications for which certain tubing is most appropriate. Our range includes square tube from 3 4 x 3 4 up to 6 x 6 rectangular tube from 2 x 1 through 8 x 4 and round tube from 840 o d.