Australian Steel Strength
Australian Steel Strength
Australian Steel Strength
The section sizes and their respective grades listed in the Tables include:
The grade designation (e.g. C250) is based on the nominal minimum yield strength of the steel (in
MPa). The prefix ‘C’ is used before the value of the nominal yield strength of the steel to indicate
that the section is cold-formed. It should be noted that AS 1163 only considers cold-formed struc-
tural steel hollow sections. The suffix ‘L0’ denotes impact properties at 0°C as specified in AS
1163.
In these Tables:
• Grade “C250” refers to both C250 and C250L0
2.1.1 Specifications
Hollow sections produced in Australia are manufactured by cold-forming and high-frequency
Electric Resistance Welding (ERW). The ERW process allows cold-formed hollow sections to be
welded at ambient temperatures without subsequent stress relieving.
However, the Tables only apply to those hollow sections manufactured in accordance with
AS 1163.
Specifiers should also note that hollow sections not complying with AS 1163 may be required
to be down-graded in yield stress, tensile strength and other mechanical properties when
designing to AS 4100 and welding to AS/NZS 1554.1.
To ensure the assumptions, product benefits and quality of structural steel hollow sections
assumed in these Tables, designers should specifically nominate AS 1163 complying product in
their specifications and general notes. Such wording may be:
Further information on appropriate specifications for AS 1163 compliant product may be found in
Steel Construction, Vol. 29, No. 3 [2.1] or by contacting AISC.
MATERIALS
C350 and C350L0 350 430
C450 and C450L0 450 500
More detailed information on the strengths and other mechanical properties of these steels can be
found in Table 2.1 of AS 4100, AS 1163 or technical literature from the marketing departments of
the manufacturers listed in Section 2.8.
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Foreword (iv)
Acknowledgements (iv)
Preface (v)
Notation (vi)
design capacity tables
INTRODUCTION
for structural steel PART ONE
Introduction 1-1
MATERIALS
PART TWO
second edition Materials 2-1
PROPERTIES
SECTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS PART THREE
Section Properties 3-1
STRUCT. ANAL.
METHODS OF
PART FOUR
Methods of Structural Analysis 4-1
TO BENDING
MEMBERS
SUBJECT
PART FIVE
Members Subject to Bending 5-1
COMPRESSION
MEM. SUB.
TO AXIAL
PART SIX
Members Subject to Axial Compression 6-1
MEM. SUB.
TO AXIAL
TENSION
PART SEVEN
Members subject to Axial Tension 7-1
TO COMBINED
MEM. SUB.
ACTIONS
PART EIGHT
Members subject to Combined Actions 8-1
CONNECTIONS
PART NINE
Connections 9-1
MATERIALS
2.3.1 Masses ........................................................................................................................2-4
2.4 Dual Grade ...............................................................................................................2-4
2.5 Coating Systems....................................................................................................2-4
2.6 Hollow Sections not compliant with AS 1163 ...........................................2-4
2.7 Availability.................................................................................................................2-5
2.8 Australian Hollow Section Manufacturers ..................................................2-6
2.9 References ...............................................................................................................2-6