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CORPORATE PRODUCT & PROCESS SPECIFICATION

1.0 DESCRIPTION

Steel - Structural

2.0 APPLICATION

Parts requiring 250 MPa minimum yield strength combined with good weldability.

3.0 QUALIFYING SPECIFICATIONS

1E0024B Wrought Steel - General Testing Requirements

1E0552 Test Specimens - Metallic Materials
1E1821 Surface Quality – Plate and Sheet
1E2177 Mill Tolerances
1E2349 Materials Application - Substitute
1E2700B Strand Cast Steel - Caster Class 5 for Plate and Structural Shapes
1E2700C Strand Cast Steel - Caster Class 5 for Bars

4.0 FORM

Hot Rolled Bars and Bar Size Shapes

Plates and Structural Shapes
Sheet and Strip
Special Rolled Sections

5.0 COMPOSITION, %: (HEAT ANALYSIS)

Carbon1 0.25 MAX

Manganese 1.35 MAX
Phosphorus 0.035 MAX
Sulfur 0.035 MAX
Silicon 0.40 MAX
CE2 0.50 MAX

Note (1): 0.29 MAX Carbon permitted for thicknesses over 100 mm

Mn Cr  Mo  V Ni  Cu
Note (2): Carbon Equivalent (CE), CE ( wt %)  C   
6 5 15

6.0 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

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CORPORATE PRODUCT & PROCESS SPECIFICATION

6.1 Tensile properties (specimen 1E0552-X1, X2, X6, or X9) shall be as follows:

Thickness (T), mm T < 204 T > 204

Yield Strength MPa, MIN 250 220
Tensile Strength MPa, MIN 400 400

Longitudinal Or Transverse
Elongation in 50 mm, MIN 23% 20%
Or
Elongation in 200 mm, MIN 20% 18%

6.2 Specimens transverse to the direction of roll are to be used.

7.0 PRESAMPLES

The dispositioning Caterpillar facility may require suppliers of this material to furnish transverse
samples from each heat applied. Samples shall be at least
75 mm wide and as long as the width of the product permits, up to 450 mm. Samples for bar
orders shall be longitudinal and 450 mm long. One sample shall be furnished from the thickest
product rolled from each heat. A notification giving the heat number, purchase order and other
necessary identifying data shall be sent with the samples.

8.0 SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS

8.1 Substitute materials allow the chemical compositions of certain National Standard grade
steels to be used in place of 1E Specification chemistries, per the guidelines of 1E0024 and
1E2349 - Substitute Materials Application. When procuring any of the following substitute
grades, all other quality requirements of the original 1E Specification shall be met, such as
approved mill, reduction ratio, caster class, tensile properties, grain size, etc.

8.2 If steel purchasers do not understand these issues, they shall buy materials to the 1E
Material Specification or employ the services of Caterpillar Global Purchasing to assist in
material acquisition.

8.3 1E2349 governs approval requirements and procedures. This specification shall be read
and understood before using any of the substitute materials listed below.

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Specifications Approval Type

Caterpillar 1E0650, 1E0860 1E2349A
1E0170 1E2349B
ASTM A36 1E2349A
ASTM A1011 Grade 45 (Formerly A570, withdrawn) 1E2349B
AS/NZS 3678 Grade 250 1E2349B
EN 10025-2 Grade S235 (For Thickness Through 16 mm Inclusive) 1E2349B
Grade S275 (For Thickness Through 63 mm Inclusive)
IS 2062 Grades E250, E275, E300 and E350 1E2349B
JIS G3106 Grades SM400A, SM400B, and SM400C 1E2349B
GOST 380, 535 Grade ST3SP Class 245 (For Thickness Through 20 mm 1E2349B
Inclusive)
Grade ST3SP Class 255 (For Thickness Through 10 mm
Inclusive)
GOST 1050 Grade ST20 1E2349B
GOST 14637 Grade ST3 1E2349B
GB/T 700 - 2006 Grade Q235B (For Thickness Through 16 mm Inclusive) 1E2349B
Grade Q275B (For Thickness Through 100 mm Inclusive)
GBT 1591 Grade Q345B 1E2349B
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Note: Use of these substitute materials may require manufacturing process changes due to
differences in heat treat response.

9.0 REFERENCES

Abbreviations 1E0011
Caterpillar Specifications 1E0024, 1E0170, 1E0650, 1E0860, 1E2349A, 1E2349B
ASTM A36, A1011
AS/NZS 3678
EN 10025-2
IS 2062
JIS G3106
GOST 380, 535, 1050, 14637
GBT 700 – 2006, 1591

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