A588 steel is a high strength low alloy steel, which is also named HSLA steel, and A588 steel always find the their application areas which include Gusset plates, Bridge plates, Housing and enclosures, Freight cars, Transmission and telecommunications towers.
Compared to A572 steel, A588 steel is an ideal material for products that are exposed to weather when used for high strength and heavy working environment. Once exposed to the bare condition, the high strength, low-alloy A588 steel gradually formed a coating on the A588 steel, which will greatly slow down the corrosion speed.
A588 steel chemical compositions include the following elements:
Iron • 97% – 98.2%
Chromium • 0.40% – 0.65%
Copper • 0.25% – 0.40%
Manganese • 0.90% – 1.25%
Phosphorous • < 0.040%
Silicon • 0.15% – 0.30%
Sulfur • < 0.050%
Vanadium • 00.020% – 0.10%
A588 steel mechanical properties include the following properties:
Tensile: 70 ksi min (4 inch and under), 67 ksi min (4-5) 63 ksi min (Over 5-8)
Yield: 50 ksi min (4 and under), 46 ksi min (4- 5) 42 ksi min (Over 5-8)
Elongation: 16 percent min in 8 inch 19 percent min in 2 inch (for plates wider than 24 inch)in sheet.
A588 steel can be manufactured into product format include A588 angles, A588 channels, A588 square bars, A588 flat bars, A588 round bars, A588 beams, A588 steel plates and sheets. And we Bebon can manufacture these A588 steel products in standard sizes and special sizes, or as your demand.
