ASTM A178 is for electric-resistance-welded carbon steel and carbon-manganese steel boiler and superheater tubes
A178 Chemical Properties:
| Chemical Properties | 
Grade A | 
Grade C | 
Grade D | 
| C | 0.06-0.18 | 0.35 max | 0.27 max | 
| Mn | 0.27-0.63 | 0.80 max | 1.00-1.50 | 
| P | 0.035 | 0.035 | 0.030 | 
| S | 0.04 | 0.035 | 0.015 | 
| Si | - | - | 0.10 min | 
A178 Tensile Requirements:
| Grade | Tensile Point (Mpa) | Yield Point (Mpa) | Elongation (%) in 2 in. or 50mm | 
| Grade C | 255 | 415 | 30 | 
| Grade D | 75 | 485 | 30 |