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Scope LI This specification® covers carbon stert shapes. plates, and bars of structucal quality for use in riveted, bolted, of welded construction oF bridges and buildings, and for general sructural purpeses. 1.2 Supplemental requirements are provided where improved hotch toughness is important These shall apply only when specified by the purchaser inthe order. 1.3 When the stecl is to be welded, i is pre- supposed that a welding procedure suitable for the grade ofstel and intended vse or service will ‘be utilized, 1.4 The values stated in either ineh-pound units or SI (metric) 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 must be used independent af the ‘other. Combining values from the two vstems ‘may result in nonconformnance with the speci cation, 2. Applicable Documents 24 ASTM Standards: ‘AG/A6M Specification for General Require ‘ments for Rolled Steel Plates, Shapes, Sheet Piling, and Bars for Structural Use? A27 Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, for General Appticationt ‘A283, A283M Specification for Low and In- Cerrvediate Tensile Swength Carbott Steel Plates, hayes, and Bars? AX01 Specification for Carhon Steel Exter- nally Thrended Standard Fasteners? ‘A325 Specification for High Strength ols for ‘Structural Stel Joint 4.500 Specification for Cokt-Formed Welded and Seamess.Carbon Steel Struetural Tub- ing ie Rounds and Shapes? ‘A501 Specification for Hot Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon. Steel Structural Tubing? A502 Specification for Stel Structaral Rivets? ‘A.363 Specification for Carbon and Alloy St Nats" A570 Specification for Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Sheet and Strip, Structural Quality? ‘A 66S Specification for Steet Forgings. Carbon and Alloy, for General Indusitial Use® 3. Aon eins Uns there rosie in the ection ie creat AS thd tae ah cn the hey Stee upd ma se a theresa tm ed yh psn wh eed wi a prised on Uisipitnn Uns aes pi Dia nd ened wn ach pr poste ope wc es ed "This recication unde the joriaition of ASTM Con se ted Suvihtne Shion Son ota REA HERS aS bs ASTMci shall contoen 10 the tensile requirements of Sec- finn 8: hese bolts use for anchorage purposes shaft conform to Specification 4 307jan all nuts shall conform to the requirements of Specitica tion 563, Grade A. 4. General Requlrements for Delivery 4.1 Material furnished under this specification shall :nnform ta the applicable requirements of the current edition of Specification A 6/A 6M, 5.1 Unless otherwise specified, plates used as bearing plates for bridges shall be suhjected to ‘mochanical tests and shall conform to the tensile equirements of Section 8 5.2 Unless otherwise specified, mechanical tests shal not be required for plates over Win: [Ho nim} in thickness used as bearing plates in sractures other than bridges, subject to the re- ‘quirement that they shall contain 0.20 t0 0.33 % cearbon by heat analysis, thatthe chemical com position shall conform to the requirements of ‘Table 2 in phosphorus and sulfur content, and that a suicent discard shal be made from exch wt ta secure sound plates, 6. Process 6.1. ‘The ste! shall be made by one or more of, the following processes: open-heart, basic-ony- en, or electricsurnace, {6.2 No simmed or capped steel shall be used for plates and bars ovee sin, [12.5 mm] thick or A36j.36M for shapes other rhan Group L 7. Chen eat Requirements 7.1 The heat analysis shall conform to the requitenients prescribed in Table 2, except as specificd in 5.2 7.2 The steel shall conform ow produet anal asic to the requizements prescribed in Table 2 Subjcet to the presuct analysistoterances in Spec- ification A 6/A 6M, except as specified in 7.3 7.3 Product analesic is not applicabte for bas sire shapes or flat bars % in. (12.5 mm) and tur der in thickness 7.4 When tension tests are waived in arcord- ‘nce with 8.2, chemistry consistent withthe re ‘auirements in Table 2, nd with the mechanical properties desired! must be applied. 8, Tensile Roquivements 8.1 The material as represented by the test specimen, except a8 specified in 5.2 and 8.2, shal ‘conform to the requirements @ to the tensile properties prescribed in Table 3. ‘82 Shapes less than 1 in? [645 mm") in cross section and bars, other than fats, fess than ¥ in (12.5 man} in thickness or diameter need not be subjected fo tension tests by the manufactures. 8.3 For material under Ya in. [8 mon] in thiek- ‘ness or diameter, a deduction from the percents age of elongation in 8 in. [200 mm), specified in ‘Fable 3, of 1.25 % shall be made for each de- crease of Yor in, {0-8 mn of the specified thick ness of diameter below %¢ in. [8 mm. Nore—The sie should testis fhe stabi of Pine te bent or med cold Stchihee Highstene bls Sketaut Tongcmbon see ocr set and Cole tornad ine ot oeea ang ser forthe intended peti, Son: Grate 36 00! Gate annTrisha nfm) Phowhoras mas, 04 Sito mon Bos Siteon Coprermin.%xhen 030, oper tel pe: fea Sh azsnasn LMM E 2 Chem el Oe oy, fom “Ton “Wwe ON gg Tan Gr foe foe BAB Oat [a a a a PG ab-1 20 940-120 48-120 085-120 oor ont oat aot oman 0s ons 80s ns ons Ons 15-0409 18.020 015.040, a eS a a i Tote Over aD, Gat 60-090 D40.070940- om om att ons 8os as on bie “Manganese content OFOS-1.35% and siicom Gantt of 15-40% a required for shapes over 46 18/[6¥4 Ranh TALE 3 Tene Reglromentet Franc Sipe and Ra “esse scre, fa 2-90 (00-550) Vk poit p, EMP Mor us ant a “legate 8 (0 ma 20" = losin in 2. (20mm. min, 23 v Stages lenin in 8.200 mms, 20° logsion in 2m [0mm min, 2 v “ernie an 34m 0D te wet eke tenn he nave Sto, Se 11. oF Spcicon 8) en “Mo wide ange shapes ove 426 1h" 634 te tense stot mini of et 669 MPa nl at ono Ti ao mn}ot 19% mislnum spres "Vi pn $2 [220 MPa for ate ver 1 Bop jdt edt Dor "ores ste han 2 in 0a}. te Sorgaon reuerte edoced 0 perce: BO in (200 WwWAaesnsem SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS vents shall not apply tnless specified in the order. Faorplementary requirements for use at the optior of the purchaser are listed Spee Geatinn A 6/A 6M. Those that are considered suiable for vse with this specification are listed by ttle: : 85, Charpy V-Notch Impact Test. SIA, Bend Test, ADDED SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS the following optional supplementary tequirements are also suitable for use with this specification. ‘$1. The material supplied shall be other than $2. The material to be supplied shall be sii immed or capped steel. con Killed fine-grain practice. “Th meiean Sct fr Teulng and Mtv no ptionexetnth li ofan patent ree ered noms to oe ts mest Ue ef is toad arent asd ta dereminaton Be aly of ny mh SERS Ao onde sk ffm fh igs, oe enter vn respon ty “hiatal revision aay tie by expr corte nd mat evened vr fe 3 ond arte eeet wana Yar ements are imc ther ro of hs eer aes Sai Seni adnan Ye ct ead fhe ‘ae a a er cho nay tnd oe eto orm hve ced fa oie 0 pe eke 4$1 Commune en Stars 1916 Race St Pindeipe, Pe 18108 18roayg “dou sete Suinbey [2499 J9j uoneayds WOW/9 ¥ ‘spuopuris WLLSY VT stuounoog aged *Z ‘ones -ayjoads axa yun soueuostoowoU at ynsas AeUt Stiaises ot af WO} SOMYeA FuLUIGWOD AMO uspaadapu pasn 3q isms waishs qo ‘quayeninbs 1982 1ou ase WaIsAs YEO oieissonges 2g, 'TaySe1q uF UMOUS axe IU Js 20) Xo1 219 UT “PHEpUNS se {uONRDyIoods sq, TT adoog “T ‘popes ree wosyceds nf pve 09 4 is joods PUPDUNS,{uur g} wry, woyag ssiowerp so ssou youn payloads 21 jo [uy g'9} "UE = Jo osm019 pEEN 34 [feys fos poddeD 10 paws os “9p YDe9 oj speur 9g joys % STI JOE IMEL sora -Axora1s0q "yueog-uodo sossI00Nd 3 J 320ur 20 240 Sq apeus 2g res OI AHL 9 sso0mg “9 Hoan OLE ATA 3 uoH}35 J0 24a 7'§ Yl 2012 ojsuz1 ay oF wio;uod [Leys PUB AES 218 Sia BOWEL U2, FLO} parsafans 29 NYS SSIPUA 10} 5 OUD UI 9p se pase saymd “POY asi sung. ey 40 soxdous 228 QW? yoo] ay sto de ay nebo pROPs TOE MNES pte Ses J0 ans ue oD uo oo soo | soo woe x9 W/9 ¥ wow beds Jo womp ru vecwaey aei \ ! | yo monn ob HOM np ut jaunty papas 0 ra dese on NBEO eT, NS ORNS I songesd wse.3-auy payer o> years pod 10 pours ws 24) "2S WEY eNO 29 PU pagddns jeusteM 2UL “IS 498 39 RS Pan cwoweayoads syn gs sn so) 2yquns ose aue siw2uaunbos Cewwawtayddns euonsdo #uvsey9) 2 SLHMEIOR MIVINAWTTsAS daddy 1S] PUPA “PIS 494, 1oNAH UBION:¢ x a ¥ STRUCTURAL STEE resi AROMA, earn yen SMR Sater ea tiore @ re ASTEL Dentgoait “The Stab the tee tina indicates the v3 cf otigin aah ff Tast revision, A uta in pacenlomes Seupe 1, (a) This epreification? covers carben sted hopes, phi, and bass of stiuc- tural uality for use in riveted, belted, or welled constuction of bridges and Duiltings, and foe genial structural pparposes, When the sted) is aed in Kelid conetructicn, welding procedure all be stiteble for the steel ad the intended sevice. (B) Supplemental Requirements are provided where improved notch tongh ness is. fmpotant. AL apply only when specified by the purchaser fa the order. Appantenant Materials 2, Unless othersise provited iol order, the current etifn fieations of the American Society Sur “Testing and Materials Hsted in Table T shall govern the delivery of otherive unspecified appurtenart materials wh dor the etvoelart an peor of Ha Sock the epredetto be ater toe Jost one te ASAT Crops AL on Boel au Te the ditet rerpieedicty of Suhemonsttee ME tenibteinteval Stee, A Fet af exten pen Daeg bs fod the FCP Fear Ta “Carrere Fey tte Bat veal, Premera Yo : Nstet Byes Goa a Ceidum H of toat Cds, jon A.36- 700 sun Sexisty for Toating sl 2 tela fesued unde ilving the de Ef revision, the year ‘ene of leat teapprovel incieate U inchured with materio} prehosed tinder this. Speuifention for Strvctural Steel STA Designation: A302 Unlest herve all plein and threaded Lars usat Tor anchorage pure poses shall by subjected to mech»nical fests and thall covform to the tensile rpuicemonts of Seetion 7; headed bolts el for at-horage purposes, 21-1 all nuts, shall conform to the requiten Specification (or Low-Cathon Si ternaliy ep Internally Threaited 8 mid Fasteners (ASTM Designation: A307 General Requirements for Dotivery Material {eni'ted mie this speci= fication sill conform to the eyplienble roytieaaents of the cuntint edition of the Specification for Generel Requite- monis for Delivery of Ealled Steet sy Short Piling, ard Bats for Structural Use (ASTAE Hesignation? AO? Beariug Flotes 4, (a) Unless othersien speciied, plies tse 9s bearing ples for bridges shall bo snlsjerted to anechanical testa ad shall conforay to the teweite require ents of Section 7, SB Anau Fes of ASAT Sturt ty oa A-36 Thitato tess hebets Hoe Coitatel pees fe pn atest * datas te cit thn 1K fin dette ¢ Caton 8% end MSoppieses Bor een Phoanhony mors eet freer‘i Tunder the West rements of the Stor Destin a8 for Delivery 10 the 9 cotent a _ Corceal Requifes ¥ of Rotkd Steet ct Biting, and Bars (ase vei mations others , 12 specitig, ag pbtes for ihe 10 tela et "the tensile equi M Stantirdy, Poot 4, aaa Seecrereation For SreucruraL Stent (A 36) 83. RERCIIENTIONS, (2) Unless othersine specttind, mex wn hanced teste shall nox he seqquited for plates over J} ia, in {hielness ted 2s nertt noel Piao tafe form fearing phtes in structures other than ca Ausa.drvle ch ridges, subject (0 the reqairement thet et en they shall contain 9.20 to 0.33 per cont Coste 5am carom hy Tale analysts, that the chen sh Forsia fea ined) {cal compesition shall conform to the Hes oho areas requirements of ‘Fable TL in phosphorus Hottie gcc | Afoms Grade Band sulfur content, and that a euliciant ‘tio. .--0-] AS discard shall be made from each ingot oe to seine soind plates. pod ate ate ttt nr for Fe reset titae Process ET so totenniints Tenlle eg sehen cdet, Mla HST Sicatuad 5. Tho steot shall be made by one of Oetitys . more of the following processes: open~ 1 ae Gites Bye hearth, basic-orypen, or electtiefummace. Rant, bow -Cion Bt Atentally hrended Stand F Ree hp, Tiel Ete au nig ise Nato a Fh, (a) Te eat analyst confor ior to the requirements prescribed in Table creat TT, execpt as specified in Section (6). za, Colon Stoel Foren {) Thestecl shall conform on product ‘ le Chon Sol ate and_ anys to the requrenente preserihed rp Harta AN ‘Fable M1, subject to the product Cold Fored Weta and, Bem? analysis tolerances in Specifiention A 6, Gotten feedl Bkeucturat Tubing Htounda nd Shaper wad except 98 specified below in Parngrap! Eid eared witetand nko) ‘ett tyne lo ae Fie ea Magenan A bated (C) Provluet analysis is not applicable PQUIRLATENTS, ons [7934 Gist fant 0.26 | 0.26 | 9.25 | 0.20 | 9.27 0.89 | 0:80 | 0.65 to. | te u'b0 | 1-20 | 1.20 Phesghorwes mers ret Bulan, es, tor Bileom yer eon en 0,08] 901 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.08 0.06 | 0.09 | 0-05 | «us | 0.95 eye Va | 0:05, io. | to 10 | 0.30 Cong, ro, rer when ener a sed aed for naps| a Srecteicariont rox Smeverurat Steet (A.36) f for barsie shapes or Ant bars $ i. and Section, shall conform to the reaite- Section 9, exerpt t tile in thickness enta t2 to the tensile properties pre- Te reported shen t ‘ from a heet inal tons and shen th described in Seth (a) When tension tests are waived inscribed in ‘Tuble TU. aceedence vith Section 7(3), chemistry (8) Shapos Tees than 1 sin, in erasa- accomtent with the requirements in section and bars, other than fats, lee than} ine nnoss-or- diameter nec not be subjected to tenston tests by the i WwW memufacturer. ' ‘These req' (Q) For material under z's in. in thick- A ut ness oF diameter, a cteduction from the SL. The mate j Pa ia 8 fn mtn, percentage of elongation in,8 in, speci= other than rimme por ec. 0 fied in Table TH, of 1.25 per cent ehall loneation A be made for each decrease of #y in. of ! tre eo 8 the specified thickness or diameter below ein. ‘ Bond Tests i 8, ‘The bend teat spechinens shall stand. bbcing bent cold thromgh 160 deg ssithout cracking on the outside of the bent. partion, to fide diameter. which hall bave a relation to the thickness of the specimen as prescribed in ‘Table TY. Number of Tests i 9, Tuo tensinn and two bend tests hall he made frova each hent, unless the ‘ finished material from a heat is less than : O ISG SEGA han oe tentow a owe bert! test will be eufticient, However, forma: | NEND 1 MENTS, ave Beet fad i terial 2 in, and ander in thickness when at Seer 10 Mg the material froma one he \ : Over 124 to 2, nel jnore in thickness, one tension end one yt —— ® Trash test hall be rade from bath the | sg portores. thickest and the thinnest material rolled yi sete Fe yeguless of the w ated. Fe \ i cilia deetcre miaterial over 2 in. thick, sehen the 1 . i tine mperatign, trial from one lent Aifers Lin, ox more i ment, totie: jy thickness, one tension and one bend : | test shall be made fromm both the thickest \ and the thinnest material rolled that is | stable U1, and with the mechanical more than 2 in. thick regardless of the tl] properties desieed must be applied. ‘weight represented. i Tensile Properties ‘Test Reports | 7, (a) The material as represented by 10, Co) When test reports are required | Oe Ene eweplees epeciied hy the piuchare over, the repent shall” oe ion (0) and Paragraph (8) of this shout the resutts ef each Fest vegies by i veto the veqires propertics pre 1 say im, in eters Mats, less ‘or diameter need sion tests by the x fg in, in (hick J lwetion ‘from th Hen in B in, speci 11.25 per coat shall jstemre of dh in, of | 0c diameter below [> 20-deg without aide of the bent diameter which to the thickness of ‘heal in Table LV, of tests enters the sedate than enston and one bend xt Hovever, for ma- ler in thickness, when ne heat differs j in. or one tension ad one sanels from bath the fest material rolled tight represented. For 105; hen the ma ds tin, o more tery and one bevel >from wath the thickest iaterial rolled that is Sees regardless of the co ‘ reports are required ‘ke the repent hl cach test required by Serearicatro FoR Si sectton 9, except that eny one test nee De reported ashen the ensint of material rons heat in a shipment is les than 10 Mioon endl when the ticles, variations Goseribed in Section 9 are not exceeded ” srnuerueat Sreet (A 36) “the thicknees of th may not neceisarily” he individu: SUPPLEMBNTARY REQU!! *MENTS ‘These requirements shall not apply unless $1. The material supplied chall be other than rimmed or eepped steel intored Uhiclsness ine tested rather than ene Or- 85, predict testes the sane ns AN isthe ev cif in the order. 52, "Hne material to be supplied shall be siiena:killed fine-grain practice. x20