Hot Rolled Steel

Hot Rolled Steel Plate

 Plasma Cutting hot rolled steel plate
Plasma Cutting hot rolled steel plate

Hot rolled steel general information

Hot rolled steel is commonly referred to as Hot Rolled Steel. This term is used broadly to describe all grades of carbon and alloy steel that is milled as discreet plate.  This includes A36, A572, A516, A514, AR400, AR500, 4140, 4130, 1020 and other common steel plate grades.

Common Uses of Hot Rolled Steel Plate

Common uses of A36: Shim plates, Gusset plates, bridge plates, bearing plates, robot bases, column base plates, press parallels, press platens, tooling plates, machine plates, machine frames and pedestals, steel table tops, base plates, mold & die, machine mounting plates, etc.

Precision Grinding Inc. capabilities:

Mill Certifications or Material Test Reports (MTR’s) are available upon request.  Material Test Reports (MTR’s) include plate specifications, heat numbers, chemical and physical properties listed by the manufacturer or producing mill.  Precision Grinding stores an electronic file copy of each MTR indefinitely.

A36 steel physical properties table
Steel TypeMild Carbon/Low Carbon
ASTM DesignationA36
Common PGI Inventory0.25” - 6.00" inquire for thicker plate
Minimum Yield Stress (ksi)36.3
Average Tensile Strength (ksi)58 - 80
Elongation at Breakage23% minimum in 2” (for plate 24” and wider)
OR  20% minimum in 8”
Approximate Hardness (Rc)-
Approximate Hardness (Rb)-
Brinell Hardness-
% Machinability72
Average surface cutting speed (ft/min)120

A36 steel chemical composition table
% Carbon (C)0.250 - 0.290
% Copper (Cu)0.200
% Iron (Fe)98.0
% Manganese (Mn)1.030
% Phosphorus (P)0.040
% Silicon (Si)0.280
% Sulfur (S)0.050


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