Steel

ASME Material Specification & Grades

ASME Material Specification and Grades for Pipes, Tubes, Forgings, Castings, Fittings, Valves, Nuts and Bolts

For the complete identity of a material we need two things; Material Specification  Material Grade For Example, In SA 106 Gr.B the “SA106” is the material specification, and “Gr.B” is the grade of the material. Please note that for a particular specification there may be more than one grade. For example, SA106 has three grades […]

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ASTM A 36 STEEL

ASTM A 36 Steel – Mechanical & Chemical Properties and Equivalent Steel Grades

ASTM A 36 or SA 36 is basically carbon steel of structural quality which is widely used in industries. It is also known as Carbon Structural Steel. ASTM A 36 is readily available in the following product form; Plates Bars Shapes (beams, channels, angles, etc.)   In this article following topics will be covered; 1.

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stainless steel welding

What is stainless steel

This article covers the following topics/questions; What is stainless steel? Types of stainless steel. Is stainless steel magnetic? Stainless steel welding and weldability. How to select the welding rod or filler wire? we will start this article with the first topic/question i.e what is stainless steel? WHAT IS STAINLESS STEEL? Stainless steels (SS) are essentially

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