1915 Lockawanna Steel Co. EARLY UNIT STRESSES USED IN TABLES OF ALLOWABLE LOADS AS PUBLISHED IN CATALOGS OF THE FOLLOWING MILLS FOR WROUGHT IRON veer Felting Unit Sane 1873 Carnegie Kloman & Co. ("Factor of Safety 3”) 14000 psi 1874 New Jersey Steel & Iron Ce. 12000 psi 1881-1884 Carnegie Brothers & Co.,Ltd. {2000 ont 1864 The Possoic Rolling Mill Co. {2000 et 1885 _The Phoenix Iron Company 12000 psi 1885-1887 Pottsville Iron & Steel Co. 12000 psi 12000 psi 1889 Camogie Phipps 6 C2, Lil essences P2008! FOR STEEL 1887 Pottsville Iron & Steel Co. ounnmmnnnnennnnee 15600 pt 1889-1893. Cornegie Phipps & Contd. (BI495-) 7 16000 psi (ridges) 12500 psi 1893-1908. Jones & Loughlins Lid. J 16000 pst Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.) se 12500 psi 1896 Comegie Stee! Co., Lid. Bldgs.) 16000 psi (Bridges) ms 12500 psi ing Mills Co 16000 psi 1897-1908 The Possaic Rolling Mills C2... ean os 16000 psi 1898-1919 Cambria Steel Co. {io vet 1900-1908 Carnegie Steel Compony (Bldgs) 16000 psi (Bridges) 12500 psi 1907-1911 Bethlehem Steel Co. (Bldgs) 16000 psi (Moving loads) 112500 psiHISTORY OF A.S.T.M. AND A.L.S.C. STRUCTURAL STEEL SPECIFICATION STRESSES ASTI Deve Spvctication Remark 1900 ASTM, AT Rivet Steel 50,000 te 60,000 Bridges Soft Steel '52,000 to 62,000 Medium Steel 60,000 to 70,000 ASTM, A9_— Rivet Stee! {50,000 to 60,000 Buildings Medium Stee! 60,000 to 70,000 1901-1904 ASTM, A7 Rivet Steel 50,000 to 60,000 Bridges Soft Steel 52,000 to 62,000 Medium Steel {60,000 to 70,000 ASTM, AQ Rivet Stee! 50,000 to 60,000 Buildings Medium Stee! 60,000 to 70,000 1905-1908 ASTM, A7 —Structuol Stee! Desired 60,000 Bridge: Rivet Steel Desired 50,000 Steel Castings not less than 65,000 ASTM, 9 Rivet Steel 50,000 to 60,000 Buildings Medium Steel {60,000 to 70,000 1909-1912 ASTM, A7 Structural Steel Desired 60,000 Bridges Rivet Stee! Desired 50,000 Steel Castings not less thon 165,000 ASTM, A9 Structural Steel 55,000 to 65,000 Buildings Rivet Stee! 48,000 to 58,000 1913 ASTM, A7 Structural Stee! Desired 60,000 Bridges Rivet Steel Desired 50,000 Steel Costings were deleted from A7 ASTM, A9 Structural Stee! '55,000 to 65,000 ats. Bui Rivet Steel 48,000 to 58,000 ats. 1914-1923 ASTM, A7 Structural Ste '55,000 to 65,000 12TS. Bridges Rivet Stee! 146,000 to 56,000 ats. ASTM, A9 Structural Stee! '55,000 to 65,000 1aTs. Buildings Rivet Steel 46,000 to 56,000 Wats. 1923 AISC Allowable basic working stress 18,000 psi orded in teat reports.