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Low-Carbon Steel Rectangular Tubes
Also known as mild steel, low-carbon steel is easy to machine, form, and weld. It's widely fabricated into parts that don’t require high strength, such as fixture clamps, mounting plates, and spacers. This material can be surface hardened with heat treating.
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Tubes
- Yield Strength: See table
- Hardness: Not Rated
- Heat Treatable: Yes
- Max. Hardness After Heat Treatment: Not Rated
- Specifications Met: See table
Outside | Inside | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ht. | Ht. Tolerance | Wd. | Wd. Tolerance | Ht. | Wd. | Yield Strength, psi  | Specifications Met | Straightness Tolerance | 1 ft. Lg. | 3 ft. Lg. | 6 ft. Lg. | |
0.065" Wall Thick. (-0.007" to 0.007" Tolerance) | ||||||||||||
| 1/2" | -0.008" to 0.008" | 1 1/2" | -0.008" to 0.008" | 0.37" | 1.37" | 32,000 | ASTM A513 Type 1 | 1/16" per 3 ft. | 0000000 | |||
| 1 1/2" | -0.006" to 0.006" | 1 1/2" | -0.006" to 0.006" | 1.37" | 1.37" | 32,000 | ASTM A513 Type 1 | 1/16" per 3 ft. | 0000000 | |||
0.12" Wall Thick. (-0.012" to 0.012" Tolerance) | ||||||||||||
| 1 1/2" | -0.01" to 0.01" | 2 1/2" | -0.01" to 0.01" | 1.26" | 2.26" | 46,000 | ASTM A513 Type 1 | 1/16" per 3 ft. | 0000000 | |||
Metric Tubes
- Yield Strength: 34,000 psi
- Hardness: Rockwell B65 (Medium)
- Heat Treatable: Yes
- Max. Hardness After Heat Treatment: Not Rated
Outside, mm | Inside, mm | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ht. | Ht. Tolerance | Wd. | Wd. Tolerance | Ht. | Wd. | 1 ft. Lg. | 3 ft. Lg. | 6 ft. Lg. | |
1 mm Wall Thick. (-0.15 to 0.15 mm Tolerance) | |||||||||
| 12 | -0.2 to 0.2 | 12 | -0.2 to 0.2 | 10 | 10 | 0000000 | |||
2 mm Wall Thick. (-0.1 to 0.1 mm Tolerance) | |||||||||
| 25 | -0.3 to 0.3 | 50 | -0.3 to 0.3 | 21 | 46 | 0000000 | |||
| 25 | -0.25 to 0.25 | 25 | -0.25 to 0.25 | 21 | 21 | 0000000 | |||
| 40 | -0.3 to 0.3 | 40 | -0.3 to 0.3 | 36 | 36 | 0000000 | |||
| 55 | -0.35 to 0.35 | 55 | -0.35 to 0.35 | 51 | 51 | 0000000 | |||
3 mm Wall Thick. (-0.1 to 0.1 mm Tolerance) | |||||||||
| 100 | -0.65 to 0.65 | 100 | -0.65 to 0.65 | 94 | 94 | 0000000 | |||