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ASTM A6/A6M-04
Standard Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
This general requirements specification covers a group of common requirements that, unless otherwise specified in the applicable product specification, apply to rolled structural steel bars, plates, shapes, and sheet piling covered by each of the following product specifications issued by ASTM:ASTM DesignationTitle of SpecificationA 36/A 36MCarbon Structural SteelA 131/A 131MStructural Steel for ShipsA 242/A 242MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Structural SteelA 283/A 283MLow and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel PlatesA 328/A 328MSteel Sheet PilingA 514/A 514MHigh-Yield Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Plate Suitable for WeldingA 529/A 529MHigh-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural QualityA 572/A 572MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium SteelA 573/A 573MStructural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved ToughnessA 588/A 588MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345 MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in. [100 mm] ThickA 633/A 633MNormalized High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel PlatesA 656/A 656MHot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate with Improved FormabilityA 678/A 678MQuenched-and-Tempered Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel PlatesA 690/A 690MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for Use in Marine EnvironmentsA 709/A 709MCarbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Shapes, Plates, and Bars and Quenched-and-Tempered Alloy Structural Steel Plates for BridgesA 710/A 710MAge-Hardening Low-Carbon Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloy Structural Steel PlatesA 769/A 769MCarbon and High-Strength Electric Resistance Welded Steel Structural ShapesA 786/A 786MRolled Steel Floor PlatesA 808/A 808MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Carbon, Manganese, Columbium, Vanadium Steel of Structural Quality with Improved Notch ToughnessA 827/A 827MPlates, Carbon Steel, for Forging and Similar ApplicationsA 829/A 829MPlates, Alloy Steel, Structural QualityA 830/A 830MPlates, Carbon Steel, Structural Quality, Furnished to Chemical Composition RequirementsA 852/A 852MQuenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate with 70 ksi [485 Mpa] Minimum Yield Strength to 4 in. [100 mm] ThickA 857/A 857MSteel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light GageA 871/A 871MHigh-Strength Low Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Atmospheric Corrosion ResistanceA 913/A 913MSpecification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of Structural Quality, Produced by Quenching and Self-Tempering Process (QST)A 945/A 945MSpecification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Low Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved Weldability, Formability, and ToughnessA 992/A 992MSpecification for Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in Building Framing1.2 Annex A1 lists permitted variations in dimensions and mass (Note 1) in SI units. The values listed are not exact conversions of the values in Tables 1 to 31 inclusive but are, instead, rounded or rationalized values. Conformance to Annex A1 is mandatory when the "M" specification designation is used.Note 1 - The term "weight" is used when inch-pound units are the standard; however, under SI, the preferred term is "mass."1.3 Annex A2 lists the dimensions of some shape profiles.1.4 Appendix X1 provides information on coil as a source of structural products.1.5 Appendix X2 provides information on the variability of tensile properties in plates and structural shapes.1.6 Appendix X3 provides information on weldability.1.7 Appendix X4 provides information on cold bending of plates, including suggested minimum inside radii for cold bending.1.8 This general requirements specification also covers a group of supplementary requirements that are applicable to several of the above product specifications as indicated therein. Such requirements are provided for use where additional testing or additional restrictions are required by the purchaser, and apply only where specified individually in the purchase order.1.9 In case of any conflict in requirements, the requirements of the applicable product specification prevail over those of this general requirements specification.1.10 Additional requirements that are specified in the purchase order and accepted by the supplier are permitted, provided that such requirements do not negate any of the requirements of this general requirements specification or the applicable product specification.1.11 For purposes of determining conformance with this general requirements specification and the applicable product specification, values are to be rounded to the nearest unit in the right-hand place of figures used in expressing the limiting values in accordance with the rounding method of Practice E 29.1.12 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system is to be used independently of the other, without combining values in any way.1.13 This general requirements specification and the applicable product specification are expressed in both inch-pound units and SI units; however, unless the order specifies the applicable "M" specification designation (SI units), the structural product is furnished to inch-pound units.1.14 The text of this general requirements specification contains notes and/or footnotes that provide explanatory material. Such notes and footnotes, excluding those in tables and figures, do not contain any mandatory requirements.
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