ASTM A500 Grade C Structural Tubing
ASTM A500 Grade C Structural Tubing
Cold-formed welded and seamless structural tubing for building columns, frames, machinery supports, equipment structures and hollow structural sections.
Representative Properties
- Typical tensile strength: 427 MPa
- Typical yield strength: 345 MPa
- Typical density: 7.85 g/cm³
- Typical hardness: 135 HB
- Standard: ASTM A500 Grade C
Values are representative for the named grade and condition. Final design and procurement must use certified supplier data and the applicable standard.
Material properties
| Material name | ASTM A500 Grade C Structural Tubing |
|---|---|
| Type | Carbon & Alloy Steel |
| Standard code | ASTM A500 Grade C |
| Tensile strength (MPa) | 427 |
| Yield strength (MPa) | 345 |
| Fatigue strength (MPa) | 190 |
| Elongation (%) | 21 |
| Hardness (Brinell) | 135 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 7.85 |
| Electrical resistivity (µΩ·in) | 6.3 |
| Thermal conductivity (W/m·K) | 51.9 |
| Melting range (°C) | 1425–1538 |
| Weldability | Excellent |
| Formability | Good |
| Shear modulus | 80 |
| Industry code | astm_a500_grade_c |