CARBON STEEL BARS

HOT ROLLED
Grade Description.................................................................3-2
Rounds......................................................................3-3 thru 3-4
Strip........................................................................................3-5
Flats

(A-36).................................................................3-6 thru 3-8
(M1044)...........................................................................3-9
Squares..................................................................................3-9
Reinforcing Bars...................................................................3-10
Reinforcing Mesh.................................................................3-10
TOLERANCES......................................................3-11 thru 3-12

Low carbon, hot rolled mild steel is suitable for general usage in
production and maintenance work, due to its excellent welding and
forming characteristics.

Visit the Alro Web Site

www.alro.com
alro.com

alro.com

3-1

GRADE DESCRIPTION
HOT ROLLED CARBON BARS
Hot rolled carbon bars, often referred to as "SBQ" or "special bar quality", are known
for their superior mechanical properties over commodity grades of merchant bar.
These products are produced to specific chemistry and mechanical properties ranges
and often are used in engineered applications such as gears, shafts, axles covering
markets such as automotive, heavy truck and agricultural equipment.
CQ or Commercial Quality Steel is ordinarily produced from a low carbon steel.
Specific chemistry and mechanical properties are not inherit to CQ products.
A36 is produced to a 36 ksi min yield point. A mild carbon steel with many uses that
works well for fabricating, welding, bending and cold forming.
1018 is a general purpose low carbon steel with good case hardening qualities.
It is especially suited to cold forming and bending operations and has excellent
weldability.
1044 is a medium carbon steel used when greater strength is needed. Has good heat
treating properties when induction or flame hardened.
1045 is a medium carbon steel used extensively in induction hardening applications.
This is not normally considered a screw machine steel and is only fair for brazing and
welding. 1045 hot rolled can be used for applications requiring more strength and
wear resistance than the low carbon mild steels can provide.
1117 is a low carbon, high manganese steel. Machinability is improved over 1018
and case hardening is deep and uniform, supported by a tough ductile core. A free
machining grade with improved mechanical properties suitable for carburized parts.
1141 is a medium carbon, special quality, manganese steel with improved
machinability and better heat treatment response. Surface hardness is deeper and
more uniform than plain carbon steels.
1144 is a resulphurized carbon steel containing manganese and sulphur to provide
a free-machining steel. It is recommended especially for high-production automatic
machine products and machined parts requiring higher strength and wear resistance
than is possible with lower carbon steels.

3-2

HOT ROLLED ROUNDS

STOCK LENGTH 20'

A36, 1018, 1045, 1117, & 1144 grades available.

Diameter
(inches)

Weight
CQ
A-36 1018 1045 1117
1141 1144
(per ft.)

3/16
.094
X

1/4
.167
X
X
5/16
.260
X
X
3/8
.375
X
X
7/16
.510
X
X
1/2
.670
X
X

9/16 .850 X

5/8 1.040 X X

3/4 1.500 X X

7/8 2.050 X X

1 2.670 X X

1-1/8
3.380 X X

1-1/4
4.170 X X

1-3/8
5.050 X X

1-1/2
6.010 X X

1-5/8
7.050 X X

1-3/4
8.180 X X

1-7/8
9.390 X X

2 10.680 X X X

2-1/8
12.234 X X

2-1/4
13.704 X X X

2-3/8
15.258 X X

2-1/2
16.896 X X X

2-5/8
18.724 X X

2-3/4
20.533 X X X

2-7/8
22.426 X X

3 24.645 X X X X X
3-1/8 26.717
X
X

3-1/4
28.872 X X X X X
3-3/8 31.111
X
X
3-1/2 33.434
X
X
X
X
X
3-5/8 36.070
X
X

3-3/4
38.568 X X X X X

4 43.814 X X X X X
4-1/8 46.562
X
X

4-1/4
49.394 X X X X X
4-3/8 52.310
X
X

4-1/2
55.309 X X X X X

4-5/8
58.685 X

4-3/4
61.859 X X X X X
Continued on next page

3-3

HOT ROLLED ROUNDS

STOCK LENGTH 20'

A36, 1018, 1045, 1117, & 1144 grades available.

Diameter
Weight CQ
A-36 1018 1045 1117
1141 1144
(inches)
(per ft.)
5
68.459
X
X
X
X
X


5-1/4
75.393
X
X X X X

5-1/2
82.661
X X X X X

5-3/4
91.359
X X X X X
6
99.343
X
X
X
X
X
6-1/4
107.662
X
X
X
X

6-1/2
116.315
X X X X X
6-3/4
126.162
X
X
X
X
7
135.515
X
X
X
X
X
7-1/4
145.202
X
X
X

7-1/2
155.224
X X X X X
7-3/4
165.580
X
X
X
8
176.271
X
X
X
X
X
8-1/4
187.296
X
X
X
X

8-1/2
199.737
X X X X X
8-3/4
211.463
X
X
9
223.522
X
X
X
X
X
9-1/2
245.741
X
X
X
X
X
10
273.753
X
X
X
X
X
10-1/2
301.458
X
X
X
X
X
11
330.498
X
X
X
X
11-1/2
360.874
X
X
12
392.584
X
X
X
X
12-1/2
425.573
X
X
13
460.000

Alro Steel

Metals Industrial Supplies Plastics

Contact us today and learn more about

The Alro Difference!

alro.com
3-4

(888) 888-ALRO

2 5 7 6

HOT ROLLED STRIP

B. W. Gauge
& Size

Pounds
(per ft.)

Stock
Lengths

B. W. Gauge
& Size

Pounds
(per ft.)

Stock
L
engths

1/8 x 3/16 x
3/8
.159
20' 3/8
.239
20'
1/2
.210
20' 1/2
.320
20'
5/8
.270
20' 5/8
.400
20'
3/4
.320
20' 3/4
.480
20'
7/8
.370
20' 7/8
.557
20'
1
.430
20' 1
.640
20'
1-1/8
.480
20' 1-1/8
.720
20'
1-1/4
.530
20' 1-1/4
.800
20'
1-3/8
.590
20' 1-3/8
.880
20'
1-1/2
.640
20' 1-1/2
.960
20'
1-3/4
.740
20'
1-3/4
1.120
20'

2
.850
20' 2
1.280
20'
2-1/4
.960
20' 2-1/4
1.430
20'
2-1/2
1.060
20' 2-1/2
1.590
20'
2-3/4
1.170
20' 2-3/4
1.750
20'
3
1.280
20' 3
1.910
20'
3-1/4
1.380
20' 3-1/4
2.070
20'
3-1/2
1.490
20' 3-1/2
2.230
20'
4
1.700
20' 4
2.550
20'
4-1/2
1.910
20' 4-1/2
2.870
20'
5
2.130
20' 5
3.190
20'
5-1/2
2.338
20' 5-1/2
3.510
20'
6
2.550
20' 6
3.820
20'
7
2.975

20' 7
4.460
20'
8
3.400
20' 8
5.100
20'
9
3.825
20' 9
5.730
20'
10
4.250
20' 10
6.380
20'
12
5.130
20'
12
7.650
20'
Material available in 12' lengths and available in Pickled & Oiled

Alro Steel

Metals Industrial Supplies Plastics

Ask your Alro Sales Representative

about our Processing Services
Saw Cutting

Flame Cutting

Production/Precision Sawing

Waterjet

Precision Aluminum Plate Sawing

Plate Laser

Press Brake/Forming

Tube Laser

Thermal Processing

Shearing

Plasma

Grinding

Contact us today and learn more about

The Alro Difference!

alro.com

(888) 888-ALRO

2 5 7 6

3-5

HOT ROLLED FLATS (A-36)

STOCK LENGTH 20'

Thicknesses 3/16" and under, see Hot Rolled Strip (p. 3-5).
Size
(inches)

Pounds
(per ft.)

1/4 x
1/2
.430
5/8
.530
3/4
.640
7/8
.750
1
.850
1-1/8
.956
1-1/4
1.060
1-3/8
1.170
1-1/2
1.280
1-5/8
1.380
1-3/4
1.490
2
1.700
2-1/4
1.910
2-1/2
2.130
2-3/4
2.330
3
2.550
3-1/4
2.760
3-1/2
2.980
3-3/4
3.190
4
3.400
4-1/4
3.610
4-1/2
3.830
5
4.250
5-1/2
4.680
6
5.100
6-1/2
5.530
7
5.950
7-1/2
6.375
8
6.800
9
7.650

10
8.500

11
9.350

11-1/2
9.870

12
10.200
5/16 x
3/4
.797
1
1.060
1-1/4
1.330
1-3/8
1.461
1-1/2
1.590
1-3/4
1.860
2
2.130
2-1/4
2.390
2-1/2
2.660
2-3/4
2.920

3
3.190
3-1/2
3.720
4
4.250
4-1/2
4.780
5
5.310
5-1/2
5.840
6
6.380

Size
(inches)

5/16 x
7
7.440
8
8.500
3/8 x
1/2
.640
5/8
.800
3/4
.960
7/8
1.120
1
1.270
1-1/4
1.590
1-3/8
1.750
1-1/2
1.910
1-5/8
2.072
1-3/4
2.230
2
2.550
2-1/4
2.870
2-1/2
3.180
2-3/4
3.500
3
3.830
3-1/4
4.140
3-1/2
4.460
3-3/4
4.780
4
5.100
4-1/2
5.740
5
6.380
5-1/2
7.010
6
7.650
6-1/2
8.290
7
8.930
7-1/2
9.560
8
10.200
9
11.480

10
12.800

11
14.025

12
15.300

14
17.850
7/16

2
2.970
1/2 x
5/8
1.060
3/4
1.280
7/8
1.490
1
1.700
1-1/8
1.910
1-1/4
2.130
1-3/8
2.340

1-1/2
2.550
1-5/8
2.760
1-3/4
2.975
2
3.400
2-1/4
3.830
2-1/2
4.250
2-3/4
4.680

Continued on next page

3-6

Pounds
(per ft.)

HOT ROLLED FLATS (A-36)

STOCK LENGTH 20'

Thicknesses 3/16" and under, see Hot Rolled Strip (p. 3-5).
Size
(inches)

Pounds
(per ft.)

Size
(inches)

Pounds
(per ft.)

1/2 x 3/4 x
1-3/4
4.460
3
5.100
2
5.100
3-1/4
5.530
2-1/4
5.740
3-1/2
5.950
2-1/2
6.380
4
6.800
2-3/4
7.010
4-1/2
7.650
3
7.650
5
8.500
3-1/4
8.290
5-1/2
9.350
3-1/2
8.930
6
10.200
4
10.200
6-1/2
11.060
4-1/2
11.480
7
11.900
5
12.750
7-1/2
12.750
5-1/2
14.030
8
13.600
6
15.300
9
15.300
6-1/2
16.575

10
17.000
7
17.900

11
18.700
8
20.400

12
20.400
9
22.950

14
23.800
10
25.500
5/8 x

11
28.050
3/4
1.590

12
30.600
7/8
1.870

14
35.700
1
2.130
7/8 x
1-1/4
2.660
1-1/4
3.720
1-1/2
3.190
1-1/2
4.460
1-3/4
3.720
1-3/4
5.210
2
4.250
2
5.950
2-1/4
4.780
2-1/2
7.400
2-1/2
5.310
2-3/4
8.180
2-3/4
5.840
3
8.930
3
6.380
3-1/2
10.410
3-1/4
6.910
4
11.900
3-1/2
7.440
4
8.500
4-1/2
13.390

4-1/2
9.560

5
14.88
5
10.630
6
17.850
5-1/2
11.690
7
20.830
6
12.750
8
23.800
7
14.870
1 x
8
17.000
1-1/4
4.250

9
19.130
1-1/2
5.100

10
21.250
1-3/4
5.950

11
23.375
2
6.800

12
25.500
2-1/4
7.650

14
29.750
2-1/2
8.500
3/4 x 2-3/4
9.350
1
2.550
3
10.200
1-1/8
2.870
3-1/4
11.050
1-1/4
3.190
3-1/2
11.900
1-1/2
3.830
4
13.600
Continued on next page

3-7

HOT ROLLED FLATS (A-36)

STOCK LENGTH 20'

Thicknesses 3/16" and under, see Hot Rolled Strip (p. 3-5).
Size
(inches)

Size
(inches)

Pounds
(per ft.)

1 x
4-1/2
15.300
5
17.000
5-1/2
18.700
6
20.400
7
23.800
8
27.200
9
30.600

10
34.000

12
40.800

14
47.600
1-1/8 x
2
7.650
3
11.480
4
15.300
1-1/4 x
1-1/2
6.380
1-3/4
7.440
2
8.500
2-1/4
9.560
2-1/2
10.630
2-3/4
11.690
3
12.750
3-1/2
14.880
4
17.000
4-1/2
19.130
5
21.250
5-1/2
23.380
6
25.500

7
29.750
8
34.000

10
42.500
1-1/2 x
1-3/4
8.925
2
10.200
2-1/4
11.480
2-1/2
12.750
2-3/4
14.030
3
15.300
3-1/4
16.580
3-1/2
17.850
4
20.400
4-1/2
22.950
5
25.500
5-1/2
28.050
6
30.600
7
35.700
8
40.800

10
51.000

1-3/4 x

2
11.900
2-1/2
14.880
3
17.850
3-1/2
20.830

4
23.800
4-1/2
26.790
5
29.750
6
35.700
2 x
2-1/4
15.300
2-1/2
17.000
3
20.400
3-1/2
23.800
4
27.200
4-1/2
30.600
5
34.000
5-1/2
37.400
6
40.800
7
47.600
8
54.400

10
68.060

12
81.600
2-1/4 x
3
22.950
4
30.600
5
38.250
2-1/2 x
3
25.500
3-1/2
29.750
4
34.000
4-1/2
38.250
5
42.500
5-1/2
46.750
6
51.000
3x

3-1/2
35.700
4
40.800
4-1/2
45.900
5
51.000
6
61.200
3-1/2x
4
47.600
6
71.400
4x
4-1/2
61.200
5
68.000


6
81.600

Continued on next page

3-8

Pounds
(per ft.)

HOT ROLLED FLATS (M1044)

STOCK LENGTH 20'
Size
(inches)

Pounds
(per ft.)

1/4 x

1
.850
1-1/4
1.060
1-1/2
1.275
2
1.700
3/8 x
1
1.280
1-1/4
1.590
1-1/2
1.910
2
2.550
2-1/2
3.180
3
3.830
4
5.100
5
6.380
6
7.650
1/2 x
1
1.700
1-1/2
2.550
2
3.400
2-1/2
4.250
3
5.100
4
6.800
5
8.500
6
10.200
5/8 x
2-1/2
5.310
8
17.000
3/4 x
1-1/2
3.830
2
5.100
2-1/2
6.380
3
7.650

Size
(inches)

Pounds
(per ft.)

3/4 x
3-1/2
8.930
4
10.200
4-1/2
11.475
5
12.750
6
15.300
1 x
2
6.800
2-1/2
8.500
3
10.200
4
13.600
5
17.000
6
20.400
1-1/4 x
2
8.500
3-1/2
14.880
4
17.000
5
20.250
5-1/4
23.000
6-1/4
26.550
8
34.000
1-1/2 x
3
15.300
4
20.400
5
25.500
2 x
3
20.400
4
27.200
5
34.000
6
40.800
7
47.600

HOT ROLLED SQUARES

STOCK LENGTH 20'
Size
(inches)

3/8
1/2
5/8
3/4
7/8

1
1-1/4
1-1/2
1-3/4

2

Pounds
(per ft.)

Size
(inches)

Pounds
(per ft.)

.480 2-1/4
17.210
.850 2-1/2
21.300
1.330
2-3/4 25.700
1.910
3
30.600
2.600 3-1/2
41.700
3.400

4
54.400
5.310
4-1/2
68.900
7.650

5
85.000
10.400

6
122.400
13.600

3-9

alro.com

CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS

STOCK LENGTHS 20', 40'

MATERIAL AVAILABLE IN GRADES 40 AND 60

Size
(inches)

Bar
Number

Pounds
(per ft.)

1/4 Rd.
3/8 Rd.
1/2 Rd.
5/8 Rd.
3/4 Rd.
7/8 Rd.
1
Rd.
1-1/8 Rd.

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

.167
.376
.668
1.043
1.502
2.044
2.670
3.379

Round bars equal in cross sectional area to the standard square sizes indicated.
1/4" is plain round, not deformed.

Alro will deliver your Concrete Reinforcement order to your facility or job site.

CONCRETE REINFORCING MESH

6 x 6 x 6 Gage x 6 Gage..................... 5 x 150'

6 x 6 x 10 Gage x 10 Gage................. 5 x 150

Visit the Alro Web Site

www.alro.com
alro.com

3-10

alro.com

HOT ROLL STEEL BARS SIZE

TOLERANCES
AND OUT-OF-ROUND OR
OUT-OF SQUARE TOLERANCES

Hot Rolled Steel Bars Round, Square, and Round-Cornered Square

Size Tolerances (inches)

Specified Sizes (inches)
Over Under
1/2 thru 5/8
0.007
0.007
Over 5/8 thru 7/8
0.008
0.008
Over 7/8 thru 1
0.009
0.009
Over 1 thru 1-1/8
0.010
0.010
Over 1-1/8 thru 1-1/4
0.011
0.011
Over 1-1/4 thru 1-3/8
0.012
0.012
Over 1-3/8 thru 1-1/2
0.014
0.014
Over 1-1/2 thru 2
1/64
1/64
Over 2 thru 2-1/2
1/32
0
Over 2-1/2 thru 3-1/2
3/64
0
Over 3-1/2 thru 4-1/2
1/16
0
Over 4-1/2 thru 5-1/2
5/64
0
Over 5-1/2 thru 6-1/2
1/8
0
Over 6-1/2 thru 8-1/4
5/32
0
Over 8-1/4 thru 9-1/2
3/16
0
Over 9-1/2
1/4
0

Out-of-Round or
Out-of-Square
Section (inches)
0.010
0.012
0.013
0.015
0.016
0.018
0.021
0.023
0.023
0.035
0.046
0.058
0.070
0.085
0.100
0.120

Out-of-round is the difference between the maximum and minimum diameters of

the bar, measured at the same transverse cross section. Out-of-square section is
the difference in perpendicular distance between opposite faces, measured at the
same transverse cross section.

Besides carrying materials in standard stock lengths, Alro provides a

variety of processing services that allow customers to order materials
pre-cut to size.

3-11

3-12

.007

.008

.009

Over 1 thru 2

Over 2 thru 4

Over 4 thru 6

Over 6 thru 8

.015

.009

.008

.007

.007

0.230 up
to 1/4

.018

.015

.015

.012

.008

1/4 thru
1/2

.025

.020

.020

.015

.010

Over 1/2
thru 1

1/32

1/32

1/32

1/32

. . . .

Over 1
thru 2

3/64

3/64

3/64

. . . .

. . . .

Over 2
thru 3

Where ". . . ." appears there is no requirement.

*Flats over 6" thru 8" in width are not available as hot-rolled carbon steel bars in thickness under 0.230".
**For flats over 6" thru 8" in width and thru 3" in thickness.

.007

0.203 up
to 0.230

Up thru 1

Specified
Widths (inches)

Variations from thickness, for thicknesses given over and under (inches)

TOLERANCES APPLY TO THICKNESS IN INCHES

SQUARE EDGE AND ROUND EDGE FLATS

1/16

3/64

3/64

. . . .

. . . .

Over 3

1/8

3/32

1/16

1/32

1/64

Over

3/32**

1/16

1/32

1/32

1/64

Under

Variations from Width (inches)

Tolerances apply to thickness in inches

SQUARE EDGE AND ROUND EDGE FLATS