ASTM 36 is an American standard for carbon structural plates that implement the ASTM A36/A36M-03a standard for riveted, bolted and welded structures for Bridges and buildings, as well as general purpose structural steel quality carbon steel sections, plates and bar steels.
It mainly refers to steel with a mass fraction of carbon less than 2.11% and without specially added alloying elements. Sometimes also known as plain carbon steel or carbon steel. Carbon steel, also known as carbon steel, refers to iron-carbon alloys with carbon Wc less than 2.11%. In addition to carbon, carbon steel generally contains a small amount of silicon, manganese, sulfur, phosphorus.
