ASTM A500-03

Standard Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing in Rounds and Shapes

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1.1 This specification covers cold-formed welded and seamless carbon steel round, square, rectangular, or special shape structural tubing for welded, riveted, or bolted construction of bridges and buildings, and for general structural purposes.
1.2 This tubing is produced in both welded and seamless sizes with a maximum periphery of 64 in. (1626 mm) and a maximum wall of 0.625 in. (15.88 mm). Grade D requires heat treatment.
Note 1—Products manufactured to this specification may not be suitable for those applications such as dynamically loaded elements in welded structures, etc., where low-temperature notch-toughness properties may be important.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions of the values in inch-pound units to values in SI units.
1.4 The text of this specification contains notes and footnotes that provide explanatory material. Such notes and footnotes, excluding those in tables and figures, do not contain any mandatory requirements.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Apr-2003
• ICS: 23.040.40 - Metal fittings
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.09 - Carbon Steel Tubular Products

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A500-01a - Standard Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing in Rounds and Shapes
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM A500-03a - Standard Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing in Rounds and Shapes
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2589-16(2021) - Standard Specification for Ornamental Fences Employing Steel Tubular Pickets
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2014-00(2019) - Standard Specification for Non-Reinforced Extruded Tee Connections for Piping Applications
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2015-00(2019) - Standard Specification for Lap Joint Flange Pipe End Applications
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A36/A36M-19 - Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F824-22 - Standard Specification for Tables, Mess, Marine, Steel
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003

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Designation: A 500 – 03
Standard Specification for
Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural
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Tubing in Rounds and Shapes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 500; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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1. Scope* lated Alloys, and Ferroalloys
2.2 Military Standards:
1.1 This specification covers cold-formed welded and seam-
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MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
less carbon steel round, square, rectangular, or special shape
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Ship-
structural tubing for welded, riveted, or bolted construction of
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ment and Storage
bridges and buildings, and for general structural purposes.
2.3 Federal Standards:
1.2 This tubing is produced in both welded and seamless
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Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment
sizes with a periphery of 64 in. (1626 mm) or less, and a
Fed. Std. No. 183 Continuous Identification Marking of
specified wall thickness of 0.625 in. (15.88 mm) or less. Grade
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Iron and Steel Products
D requires heat treatment.
2.4 AIAG Standard:
NOTE 1—Products manufactured to this specification may not be 7
B-1 Bar Code Symbology Standard
suitable for those applications such as dynamically loaded elements in
welded structures, etc., where low-temperature notch-toughness properties
3. Terminology
may be important.
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this speci-
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
fication, refer to Terminology A 941.
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions of the values in inch-pound units to values in SI
4. Ordering Information
units.
4.1 Orders for material under this specification shall contain
1.4 The text of this specification contains notes and foot-
information concerning as many of the following items as are
notes that provide explanatory material. Such notes and foot-
required to describe the desired material adequately:
notes, excluding those in tables and figures, do not contain any
4.1.1 Quantity (feet or number of lengths),
mandatory requirements.
4.1.2 Name of material (cold-formed tubing),
4.1.3 Method of manufacture (seamless or welded),
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.4 Grade (A, B, C, or D),
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1.5 Size (outside diameter and wall thickness for round
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
tubing, and outside dimensions and wall thickness for square
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of Steel Products
and rectangular tubing),
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
4.1.6 Copper-containing steel (see Table 1), if applicable,
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Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment
4.1.7 Length (random, multiple, specific; see 11.3),
A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
4.1.8 End condition (see 16.3),
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Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
4.1.9 Burr removal (see 16.3),
A 941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Re-
4.1.10 Certification (see Section 18),
4.1.11 ASTM specification designation and year of issue,
4.1.12 End use,
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
4.1.13 Special requirements, and
Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
4.1.14 Bar coding (see 19.3).
A01.09 on Carbon Steel Tubular Products.
Current edition approved Apr. 10, 2003. Published May 2003. Originally
approved in 1964. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as A 500-01a.
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A500–03
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
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