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CORPORATE PRODUCT & PROCESS SPECIFICATION

1.0 DESCRIPTION

Steel - Carbon - Structural - This is a multiple variation specification (different compositions).

See Articles 3.0 and 6.0.

2.0 APPLICATION

General structural steel applications.

3.0 DRAWING DESIGNATIONS

Current Former
Designation Designation
1E0065A
1E0065B
1E0065C 1E0065
1E0065D
1E0065E
Figure 1

4.0 QUALIFYING SPECIFICATIONS

1E0024B Wrought Steel - General Requirements

1E1821 Surface Quality - Plate and Sheet
1E2177 Mill Tolerances - Steel Products
1E2349 Materials Application - Substitute
1E2700B Strand Cast Steel - Caster Class 5

5.0 FORM AND QUALITY

Semi-Finished Slabs*
Hot Rolled Bars and Bar Size Shapes
Plates
Tubing
Structural Shapes
Special Rolled Sections

Note*: Re-rolling quality suitable for oxyacetylene cutting to shape - no minimum rolling
reduction required for strand cast slabs.

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6.0 COMPOSITION, % (HEAT ANALYSIS)

1E0065B
1E0065A
Bar, Structural 1E0065E
Semi- 1E0065C 1E0065D
Shaped & For TIG
Finished Plate (2) Sheet &
Semi-Finished Welded
Slabs Strip (2)
For Forging (1) Fittings (4)
Carbon 0.33 MAX 0.14-0.25 0.18-0.26
Manganese 1.50 MAX 0.25-0.90 May be 0.30-0.90
Phosphorus 0.035 MAX Fulfilled by 0.035 MAX
Sulfur 0.035 MAX 1E0166 0.035 MAX
Silicon See Note (3) 0.15-0.35

Note (1): Flat and square bars less than 14 mm may be fulfilled by 1E0166.

Note (2): Definitions per stated standard for sheet, strip, and plate are as follows:

Sheet: ASTM A568/A568M 0.7 mm < t < 6.0 mm and w > 300 mm
Strip: ASTM A749/A749M t ≤ 5.0 mm and w ≤ 200 mm
t < 6.0 mm and w ≤ 300 mm
Plate: ASTM A6/A6M t ≥ 6.0 mm and w > 200 mm
t ≥ 4.5 mm and w > 1200 mm
Flat Bar: 6 mm ≤ t ≤ 50 mm and w ≤ 125 mm

Where: t = Thickness and w = Width

Note (3): 0.15-0.35 silicon required for plates 40 mm thick and greater or 60.8 kg/m and heavier
in flat bars and bar size shapes, or for section greater than 75 mm in rounds, squares, and
hexagons.

Note (4): Shall be supplied scale-free.

Figure 2

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7.0 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

7.1 Tensile Properties - (Specimen 1E0552-X1, X2, X6, or X9) shall be as follows:

Yield Strength 207 MPa MIN

7.2 For sheet and strip that “MAY BE FULFILLED BY 1E0166”, the minimum yield strength
will be approximately 170 MPa.

8.0 SAMPLES

A random sample 450 mm long from each heat of special rolled channel sections may be
required to be shipped suitably identified, to the metallurgical division of the procuring Caterpillar
Inc. plant.

9.0 SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS

9.1 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 strength, DI, grain size, etc.

9.2 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.

9.3 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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9.4 Substitute Materials for 1E0065A, 1E0065B, 1E0065C, and 1E0065D

Specification Approval Type

Caterpillar 1E0170,1E0320, 1E0650 and 1E1165, 1E1702 1E2349A

ASTM A108 Grade 1018 1E2349B

ASTM A576 Grade 1018 1E2349B
ASTM A36/A36M 1E2349B

JIS G4051 Grade 520C 1E2349B

JIS G3101 Grade SS400 1E2349B
JIS G3106 Grade SM400A 1E2349B

AS/NZS 1442 Grade 1020 and 1022 1E2349B

AS/NZS 3678 Grade 250 1E2349B
AS/NZS 3679.1 Grade 250 and 300 1E2349B

EN 10025-2 Grade S235JR 1E2349B

Grade S235J0
Grade S275JR (Less than 150 mm Thick)

GOST 14637 Grade ST03 (for Plate, Sheet and Strip Only) 1E2349B
GOST 1577 Grade ST20 (for Plate, Sheet and Strip Only) 1E2349B

DIN 17100 Grade ST37-2 1E2349B

GB 699 Grade 20 1E2349B

GB 700 Grade Q235 1E2349B
GB 1591 Grade Q345A 1E2349B

KS D3503 Grade SS400 1E2349B

KS D3501 Grade SPHC 1E2349B
KS D3752 Grade SM 20C 1E2349B
KS D3562 Grade SPPS 38 1E2349B
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9.5 Substitute Materials for 1E0065E

Specification Approval Type

Caterpillar 1E0042 1E2349A
Figure 4

Note: Use of these substitute materials may require manufacturing process changes due to
differences in machinability.

10.0 SUBSIDIARY SPECIFICATIONS (FOR CATERPILLAR REFERENCE ONLY)

10.1 At the time of release of 1E0065, Change 55, the following subsidiary versions were in
use by Caterpillar Facilities outside of the United States.

Caterpillar Brazil Ltda. (Piracicaba) “G” Version

Caterpillar Japan Ltd. (Sagami) “X” Version
Caterpillar Japan Ltd. (Akashi) “X” Version
Figure 4

10.2 Subsidiary versions may be changed, released, or canceled without a change to this
version of 1E0065. The Engineering Data System (EDS) provides information on status of
subsidiary version specifications and should be referenced for current information on 1E0065.

11.0 REFERENCES

Caterpillar Specifications 1E0042, 1E0024, 1E0166, 1E0170, 1E0320, 1E0552, 1E0650,

1E1165, 1E1702, 1E2349A, 1E2349B,
ASTM A108, A576, A36/A36M, A568/A568M, A749/A749M, A6/A6M
JIS G4051, G3101, G3106
AS/NZS 1442, 3678, 3679.1
EN 10025-2
GOST 14637, 1577
DIN 17100
GB 699, 700, 1591
KS D3503, D3501, D3752, D3562

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PERMISSION, ANY COPYING, TRANSMITTAL TO OTHERS, AND ANY USE EXCEPT THAT FOR WHICH IT IS LOANED, IS PROHIBITED.

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