ASTM A700-14

Standard Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment

ABSTRACT
These practices cover the packaging, marking, and loading of steel products for shipment, and are intended to deliver the products to their destination in good condition. It is also intended that these recommendations be used as guides for attaining uniformity, simplicity, adequacy, and economy in the shipment of steel products. These practices cover semi-finished steel products, bars, bar-size shapes and sheet pilings, rods, wire and wire products, tubular products, plates, sheets, and strips, tin mill products, and castings.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the packaging, marking, and loading of steel products for shipment. Assuming proper handling in transit, this guide is intended to assist shippers in packaging and loading steel products to arrive at their destination safely and in good condition. It is also intended that this guide may be used for attaining uniformity, simplicity, sufficiency, and economy in the shipment of steel products.  
1.2 This guide applies to semi-finished steel products, bars, structural shapes and sheet piling, rods, wire and wire products, tubular products, plates, sheets, and strips, tin mill products, and castings.  
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.  
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Oct-2014
• ICS: 55.180.40 - Complete, filled transport packages
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.94 - U.S. Government Requirements for Steel Mill and Foundry Products

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A700-05 - Standard Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment (Withdrawn 2014)
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Replaced By: ASTM A700-14(2019) - Standard Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2019
• Referred By: ASTM A67-00(2021) - Standard Specification for Steel Tie Plates, Low-Carbon and High-Carbon-Hot-Worked
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM A3-01(2019) - Standard Specification for Steel Joint Bars, Low, Medium, and High Carbon (Non-Heat-Treated)
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM A681-08(2022) - Standard Specification for Tool Steels Alloy
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM A878/A878M-19 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Modified Chromium Vanadium Valve Spring Quality
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM A1099/A1099M-20 - Standard Specification for Modified Alloy Steel Forgings, Forged Bar, and Rolled Bar Commonly Used in Oil and Gas Pressure Vessels
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM A232/A232M-18 - Standard Specification for Chromium-Vanadium Alloy Steel Valve Spring Quality Wire
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM A905-19 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Pressure Vessel Winding
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM A1000/A1000M-17(2023) - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Carbon and Alloy Specialty Spring Quality
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM A1110/A1110M-21 - Standard Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing in Rounds and Shapes with 52 KSI [360 MPa] Minimum Yield Strength and Impact Requirements
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM A1065/A1065M-18 - Standard Specification for Cold-Formed Electric-Fusion (Arc) Welded High-Strength Low–Alloy Structural Tubing in Shapes, with 50 ksi [345 MPa] Minimum Yield Point
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM A555/A555M-23 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM A392-11a(2022) - Standard Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Referred By: ASTM A1123/A1123M-22 - Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Laser and Laser-Hybrid Welded, Sharp-Cornered Profile (SCP), Built-Up, Square, Rectangular, and Special Shape Tube
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A700 − 14
Standard Guide for
Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel
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Products for Shipment
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A700; 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* D4169 Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Con-
tainers and Systems
1.1 This guide covers the packaging, marking, and loading
D4649 Guide for Selection and Use of Stretch Wrap Films
of steel products for shipment. Assuming proper handling in
D4675 Guide for Selection and Use of Flat Strapping Ma-
transit, this guide is intended to assist shippers in packaging
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terials
and loading steel products to arrive at their destination safely
D5728 Practices for Securement of Cargo in Intermodal and
andingoodcondition.Itisalsointendedthatthisguidemaybe
Unimodal Surface Transport
used for attaining uniformity, simplicity, sufficiency, and
economy in the shipment of steel products. 2.2 Other Standards (most current revisions):
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Uniform Freight Classification Code, Rule 41, Section 9
1.2 This guide applies to semi-finished steel products, bars,
National Motor Freight Classification 100–L, Item 222,
structuralshapesandsheetpiling,rods,wireandwireproducts,
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Section 7
tubular products, plates, sheets, and strips, tin mill products,
ISTA, International Safe Transit Association, Pre-Shipment
and castings.
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Test Procedure
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Association ofAmerican Railroads (AAR/TTCI) Closed Car
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as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
Loading Methods and Open Top Loading Rules
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
IMO/ILO/UN ECE Guidelines for Packing or Cargo Trans-
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and are not considered standard.
port Units (CTUs)
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Driver’s Handbook on Cargo Securement
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 3. General Provisions
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3.1 Marking—Manufacturers and users may follow the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
markingmethodsforindividualsteelproductssodescribedand
illustrated herein. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to
2. Referenced Documents
provide the producer with his requirements concerning protec-
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2.1 ASTM Standards: tive wrapping materials.
D996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-
3.2 Packaging—Parties responsible for the packaging, load-
ments
ing and load securement should be familiar with and use the
D3950 Specification for Strapping, Nonmetallic (and Join-
packaging terminology found in Terminology D996.
ing Methods)
D3953 Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals
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AvailablefromNationalRailroadFreightClassification,UniformClassification
Committee, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Available from National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc. (NMFTA),
Stainless Steel and RelatedAlloys and are the direct responsibility of Subcommittee 1001 N. Fairfax St., Suite 600, Alexandria, VA 22314, http://www.nmfta.org.
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A01.94 on U.S. Government Requirements for Steel Mill and Foundry Products. Available from International Safe Transit Association (ISTA), 1400 Abbot
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2014. Published November 2014. Originally Road, Suite 160, East Lansing, MI 48823-1900, http://www.itsa.org.
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approved in 1994. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as A700 – 05 which was Available fromAssociation ofAmerican Railroads, Transportation Technology
withdrawn January 2014 and reinstated in November 2014. DOI: 10.1520/A0700- Center, Inc. (AAR/TTCI), 55500 DOTRd., Pueblo, CO 81001, http://www.aar.com.
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14. AvailablefromInternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO),PublishingService,
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