ASTM A500, A53 ,A106, A252 Structural Steel Pipe

ASTM A500, A53 ,A106, A252 Structural Steel Pipe, is a welded steel tube with a variety of sizes to meet the structural piping requirements for applications the water, petroleum, oil & gas and other industries. Carbon steel pipe can be structural in nature or used in fluid, gas, oil transmission. Carbon steel piping specifications were in A500, A53, A106 and A252.The grade indicates the testing methods required for a given application.

It has an internal weld seam that is measured in nominal size unlike DOM or Welded Round Tube. A500 Steel Pipe is a economical structural grade pipe with a smooth bare finish that has slighter higher mechanical properties than standard pipe. Our  A53 sch 80 Steel Pipe is a tested pipe that can be used for structural or pressure applications and may have a black coated finish. It is critical that structural grades of carbon steel pipe not be used for pressure or fluid applications.

•          Specifications: ASTM A500 Grade B; A106; A252, ASTM A53 Gr B, Type E, Tested
•          Applications: frames, roll cages, truck racks, trailers, railings, etc.
•          Workability: Easy to Weld, Cut, Form and Machine
•          Mechanical Properties:                
  o   A500 - Tensile = 58,000, Yield = 46,000+/- ;
  o   A53 - Tensile = 60,000, Yield = 30,000+/-
  o   A252 GRADE 1 –Tensile=50,000, Yield= 30,000+/-
  o   A252 GRADE 2 –Tensile=  60,000, Yield= 35,000+/-
  o   A252 GRADE 3 –Tensile=  66,000, Yield= 45,000+/-
  o   A106 Grade A-Tensile=48,000,Yield=30,000+/-
  o   A106 Grade B-Tensile=60,000,Yield=35,000+/-
  o   A106 Grade C-Tensile=70,000,yield=40,000+/- 

A500 steel pipes Characteristics and Applications:

A500 steel pipes can be subjected to most of the usual fabricating operations. Ductility is good. It bends well, flattens, cuts, punches, flares and flanges easily, and can be welded by the commonly-used techniques and practices.Common uses for ASTM A500 pipe include hand rails, posts, storage racks, displays, furniture, Structural applications, Bollards, Micro-piling.

A53 steel pipes Characteristics and Applications:

Designed for coiling, bending and flanging, A53 carbon steel pipe is suitable for welding. The grades denote certain chemical and mechanical properties and should be noted in selection.A53 pipe is intended for mechanical and pressure applications and is also acceptable for ordinary uses in steam, water, gas and air lines, Low pressure systems, Structural applications,  Mechanical components, Bollards, Casing

ASTM A53 PIPE TYPES

The following types & grades of A53 pipe are covered within this specification:

• Type F – Furnace-butt-welded, continuous welded Grade A
• Type E- Electric-resistance-welded, Grades A and B
• Type S- Seamless, Grades A and B

ASTM A106 steel pipes Characteristics and Applications:

A106 pipe is always produced by the seamless method and can be bent, coiled and flanged. In sizes less than 2" is it usually produced as a cold drawn product. 2" and up are usually hot finished.This pipe is always produced by the seamless method and is intended for use in high temperature applications, Pressure systems, Mechanical components, Structural applications, Spreader bars.

A252 steel pipes Characteristics and Applications:

A252 pipe is a welded and seamless structural steel pipe for piling.The steel cylinder acts as a permanent load carrying member or as a shell to form cast–in–place concrete piles. Structural applications, Spuds,Dolphins.