ASTM A6/A6M-14
(Specification)Standard Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
Standard Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
ABSTRACT
This specification deals with the general requirements that apply to rolled structural steel bars, plates, shapes, and sheet piling. The steel shall be made in an open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-arc furnace followed by additional refining in a ladle metallurgy furnace, or secondary melting by vacuum-arc remelting or electrostag remelting. The steel products shall undergo heat treatment, structural conditioning, and strand casting in stationary molds. Tension testing and chemical analysis shall be performed wherein the specimens shall conform to the required mechanical properties such as tensile strength, yield strength and elongation, and the required metallurgical structure and composition specifications of the products. Final products shall be legibly marked, bundled, and tagged with the applicable designation, grade, heat number, size and thickness, and name, brand, or trademark of the manufacturer for identification and shipment.
SCOPE
1.1 This general requirements specification2 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:
1.2 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 E29.
1.12 The text of this general requirements specification contains notes or footnotes, or both, that provide explanatory material. Such notes and footnotes, excluding those in tables and figures, do not contain any mandatory requirements.
1.13 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.
1.14 This general requirements specification and the applicable product specification are expressed in both inch-pound units and SI units; however, un...
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Designation:A6/A6M −14
StandardSpecification for
General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars,
1
Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A6/A6M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
A913/A913M High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of Structural Quality,
Produced by Quenching and Self-Tempering Process
2
1.1 This general requirements specification covers a group
(QST)
of common requirements that, unless otherwise specified in the A871/A871M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate With Atmo-
spheric Corrosion Resistance
applicable product specification, apply to rolled structural steel
A945/A945M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Low
bars, plates, shapes, and sheet piling covered by each of the
Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved Weldability,
following product specifications issued by ASTM: Formability, and Toughness
A950/A950M Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural Steel H-Piles and
ASTM
Sheet Piling
Title of Specification
3
Designation
A992/A992M Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in Building Framing
A36/A36M Carbon Structural Steel
A1043/A1043M Structural Steel with Low Yield to Tensile Ratio for Use in
A131/A131M Structural Steel for Ships
Buildings
A242/A242M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
A1066/A1066M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate Produced by
A283/A283M Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates
Thermo-Mechanical Controlled Process (TMCP)
A328/A328M Steel Sheet Piling
1.2 Annex A1 lists permitted variations in dimensions and
A514/A514M High-Yield Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel
Plate Suitable for Welding
mass (Note 1) in SI units. The values listed are not exact
A529/A529M High-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Qual-
conversions of the values in Tables 1 to 31 inclusive but are,
ity
A572/A572M High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Steel instead,roundedorrationalizedvalues.ConformancetoAnnex
A573/A573M Structural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved Toughness
A1 is mandatory when the “M” specification designation is
A588/A588M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345
used.
MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick
A633/A633M Normalized High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plates
NOTE 1—The term “weight” is used when inch-pound units are the
A656/A656M Hot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate
standard; however, under SI, the preferred term is “mass.”
with Improved Formability
A690/A690M High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for
1.3 Annex A2 lists the dimensions of some shape profiles.
Use in Marine Environments
A709/A709M Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
1.4 Appendix X1 provides information on coil as a source
Shapes, Plates, and Bars and Quenched-and-Tempered
of structural products.
Alloy Structural Steel Plates for Bridges
A710/A710M Age-Hardening Low-Carbon Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Mo-
1.5 Appendix X2 provides information on the variability of
lybdenum-Columbium Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A769/A769M Carbon and High-Strength Electric Resistance Welded Steel tensile properties in plates and structural shapes.
Structural Shapes
1.6 Appendix X3 provides information on weldability.
A786/A786M Rolled Steel Floor Plates
A827/A827M Plates, Carbon Steel, for Forging and Similar Applications
1.7 Appendix X4 provides information on cold bending of
A829/A829M Plates, Alloy Steel, Structural Quality
A830/A830M Plates, Carbon Steel, Structural Quality, Furnished to plates, including suggested minimum inside radii for cold
Chemical Composition Requirements
bending.
A857/A857M Steel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage
A871/A871M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate With Atmo-
1.8 This general requirements specification also covers a
spheric Corrosion Resistance
group of supplementary requirements that are applicable to
severaloftheaboveproductspecificationsasindicatedtherein.
Such requirements are provided for use where additional
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
testing or additional restrictions are required by the purchaser,
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
and apply only where specified individually in the purchase
A01.02 on Structural Steel for Bridges, Buildings, Rolling Stock and Ships.
order.
Current edition approved May 1, 2014. Published May 2014. Originally
approved in
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of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation: A6/A6M − 13a A6/A6M − 14
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars,
1
Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A6/A6M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
2
1.1 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
Title of Specification
3
Designation
A36/A36M Carbon Structural Steel
A131/A131M Structural Steel for Ships
A242/A242M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
A283/A283M Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates
A328/A328M Steel Sheet Piling
A514/A514M High-Yield Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel
Plate Suitable for Welding
A529/A529M High-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Qual-
ity
A572/A572M High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Steel
A573/A573M Structural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved Toughness
A588/A588M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345
MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick
A633/A633M Normalized High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A656/A656M Hot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate
with Improved Formability
A690/A690M High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for
Use in Marine Environments
A709/A709M Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Shapes, Plates, and Bars and Quenched-and-Tempered
Alloy Structural Steel Plates for Bridges
A710/A710M Age-Hardening Low-Carbon Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Mo-
lybdenum-Columbium Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A769/A769M Carbon and High-Strength Electric Resistance Welded Steel
Structural Shapes
A786/A786M Rolled Steel Floor Plates
A827/A827M Plates, Carbon Steel, for Forging and Similar Applications
A829/A829M Plates, Alloy Steel, Structural Quality
A830/A830M Plates, Carbon Steel, Structural Quality, Furnished to
Chemical Composition Requirements
A857/A857M Steel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage
A871/A871M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate With Atmo-
spheric Corrosion Resistance
A913/A913M High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of Structural Quality,
Produced by Quenching and Self-Tempering Process
(QST)
A871/A871M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate With Atmo-
spheric Corrosion Resistance
A945/A945M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Low
Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved Weldability,
Formability, and Toughness
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A01.02
on Structural Steel for Bridges, Buildings, Rolling Stock and Ships.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2013May 1, 2014. Published October 2013May 2014. Originally approved in 1949. Last previous edition approved in 2013 as
A6/A6M – 13.A6/A6M – 13a. DOI: 10.1520/A0006_A0006M-13A.10.1520/A0006_A0006M-14.
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications, see related Specification SA-6/SA-6M in Section II of that Code.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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A6/A6M − 14
A950/A950M Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural Steel H-Piles and
Sheet Piling
A992/A992M Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in Building Framing
A1043/A1043M Structural Steel with Low Yield to Tensile Ratio for Use in
Buildings
A1066/A1066M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate Produced by
Thermo-Mechanical Controlled Process (TMCP)
1.2 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; howe
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