ASTM A500-03a

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 periphery of 64 in. (1626 mm) or less, and a specified wall thickness of 0.625 in. (15.88 mm) or less. 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-Sep-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 A500-03 - Standard Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing in Rounds and Shapes
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM A500/A500M-07 - Standard Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing in Rounds and Shapes
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2007
• Referred By: ASTM A36/A36M-19 - Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2014-00(2019) - Standard Specification for Non-Reinforced Extruded Tee Connections for Piping Applications
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2015-00(2019) - Standard Specification for Lap Joint Flange Pipe End Applications
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2589-16(2021) - Standard Specification for Ornamental Fences Employing Steel Tubular Pickets
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F824-22 - Standard Specification for Tables, Mess, Marine, Steel
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 500 – 03a
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.
1. Scope* A 941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Re-
lated Alloys, and Ferroalloys
1.1 Thisspecificationcoverscold-formedweldedandseam-
2.2 Military Standards:
less carbon steel round, square, rectangular, or special shape
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MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
structural tubing for welded, riveted, or bolted construction of
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Ship-
bridges and buildings, and for general structural purposes.
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ment and Storage
1.2 This tubing is produced in both welded and seamless
2.3 Federal Standards:
sizes with a periphery of 64 in. (1626 mm) or less, and a
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Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment
specified wall thickness of 0.625 in. (15.88 mm) or less. Grade
Fed. Std. No. 183 Continuous Identification Marking of
D requires heat treatment.
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Iron and Steel Products
NOTE 1—Products manufactured to this specification may not be
2.4 AIAG Standard:
suitable for those applications such as dynamically loaded elements in
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B-1 Bar Code Symbology Standard
weldedstructures,etc.,wherelow-temperaturenotch-toughnessproperties
may be important.
3. Terminology
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this speci-
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
fication, refer to Terminology A 941.
conversions of the values in inch-pound units to values in SI
units. 4. Ordering Information
1.4 The text of this specification contains notes and foot-
4.1 Orders for material under this specification shall contain
notes that provide explanatory material. Such notes and foot-
information concerning as many of the following items as are
notes, excluding those in tables and figures, do not contain any
required to describe the desired material adequately:
mandatory requirements.
4.1.1 Quantity (feet or number of lengths),
4.1.2 Name of material (cold-formed tubing),
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.3 Method of manufacture (seamless or welded),
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1.4 Grade (A, B, C, or D),
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
4.1.5 Size (outside diameter and wall thickness for round
of Steel Products
tubing, and outside dimensions and wall thickness for square
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
and rectangular tubing),
Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment
4.1.6 Copper-containing steel (see Table 1), if applicable,
A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
4.1.7 Length (random, multiple, specific; see 11.3),
Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
4.1.8 End condition (see 16.3),
4.1.9 Burr removal (see 16.3),
4.1.10 Certification (see Section 18),
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
4.1.11 ASTM specification designation and year of issue,
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
4.1.12 End use,
A01.09 on Carbon Steel Tubular Products.
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2003. Published November 2003. Originally
approved in 1964. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as A 500-03.
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A 500 – 03a
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
8.3 If both product analyses representing a lot fail to
Composition, % conform to the specified requirements, the lot shall be rejected.
8.4 If only one product analysis representing a lot fails to
Grades A, B, and Grade C
Element D
conform to the specified requirements, product analyses shall
Heat Product Heat Product bemadeusingtwoadditionaltestspecimenstakenfromthelot.
Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis
Both additional pr
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