ASTM A6/A6M-12

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 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
Designation3Title of Specification A36/A36MCarbon Structural Steel A131/A131MStructural Steel for Ships A242/A242MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel A283/A283MLow and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates A328/A328MSteel Sheet Piling A514/A514MHigh-Yield Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Plate Suitable for Welding A529/A529MHigh-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Quality A572/A572MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Steel A573/A573MStructural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved Toughness A588/A588MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345 MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick A633/A633MNormalized High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plates A656/A656MHot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate with Improved Formability A678/A678MQuenched-and-Tempered Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plates A690/A690MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for Use in Marine Environments A709/A709MCarbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Shapes, Plates, and Bars and Quenched-and-Tempered Alloy Structural Steel Plates for Bridges A710/A710MAge-Hardening Low-Carbon Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Mo-
lybdenum-Columbium Alloy Structural Steel Plates A769/A769MCarbon and High-Strength Electric Resistance Welded Steel Structural Shapes A786/A786MRolled Steel Floor Plates A808/A808MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Carbon, Manganese, Columbium, Vanadium Steel of Structural Quality with Improved Notch Toughness A827/A827MPlates, Carbon Steel, for Forging and Similar Applications A829/A829MPlates, Alloy Steel, Structural Quality A830/A830MPlates, Carbon Steel, Structural Quality, Furnished to Chemical Composition Requirements A852/A852MQuenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate with 70 ksi [485 Mpa] Minimum Yield Strength to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick A857/A857MSteel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage A871/A871MHigh-Strength Low Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance A913/A913MSpecification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of Structural Quality, Produced by Quenching and Self-Tempering Process (QST) A945/A945MSpecification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Low Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved Weldability, Formability, and Toughness A950/A950MSpecification for Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling A992/A992MSpecification for Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in Building Framing A1026Specification for Alloy Steel Structural Shapes for Use in Building Framing A1043/A1043MSpecification for Structural Steel with Low Yield to Tensile Ratio for Use in Buildings
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General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 29-Feb-2012
• ICS: 77.140.60 - Steel bars and rods
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.02 - Structural Steel for Bridges, Buildings, Rolling Stock and Ships

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A6/A6M-11 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Replaced By: ASTM A6/A6M-12a - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2012
• Referred By: ASTM A1031/A1031M-12(2017) - Standard Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip, Heavy-Thickness Coils, Alloy, Drawing Steel and Structural Steel, Hot-Rolled
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Referred By: ASTM A1090/A1090M-19 - Standard Specification for Forged Rings and Hollows for Use as Base Plates in Power Transmission Structures
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Referred By: ASTM A573/A573M-20 - Standard Specification for Structural Carbon Steel Plates
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Referred By: ASTM A857/A857M-19 - Standard Specification for Steel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Referred By: ASTM A529/A529M-19 - Standard Specification for High-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Quality
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Referred By: ASTM A1069/A1069M-19 - Standard Specification for Laser and Laser Hybrid Welded Stainless Steel Bars, Plates, and Shapes
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B432-19 - Standard Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Clad Steel Plate
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Referred By: ASTM A1018/A1018M-23 - Standard Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip, Heavy-Thickness Coils, Hot-Rolled, Carbon, Commercial, Drawing, Structural, High-Strength Low-Alloy, High-Strength Low-Alloy with Improved Formability, and Ultra-High Strength
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Referred By: ASTM A827/A827M-14(2018) - Standard Specification for Plates, Carbon Steel, for Forging and Similar Applications
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Referred By: ASTM A265-12(2019) - Standard Specification for Nickel and Nickel-Base Alloy-Clad Steel Plate
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Referred By: ASTM C131/C131M-20 - Standard Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Small-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Referred By: ASTM A898/A898M-17(2022) - Standard Specification for Straight Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Rolled Steel Structural Shapes
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Referred By: ASTM A656/A656M-18 - Standard Specification for Hot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate with Improved Formability
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:A6/A6M −12
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 Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
A830/A830M Plates, Carbon Steel, Structural Quality, Furnished to
Chemical Composition Requirements
2
1.1 This general requirements specification covers a group
A852/A852M Quenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate
of common requirements that, unless otherwise specified in the with 70 ksi [485 Mpa] Minimum Yield Strength to 4 in.
[100 mm] Thick
applicable product specification, apply to rolled structural steel
A857/A857M Steel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage
bars, plates, shapes, and sheet piling covered by each of the
A871/A871M High-Strength Low Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Atmo-
following product specifications issued by ASTM: spheric Corrosion Resistance
A913/A913M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of
ASTM
Structural Quality, Produced by Quenching and Self-
Title of Specification
3
Designation
Tempering Process (QST)
A36/A36M Carbon Structural Steel
A945/A945M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
A131/A131M Structural Steel for Ships
Plate with Low Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved
A242/A242M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Weldability, Formability, and Toughness
A283/A283M Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates
A950/A950M Specification for Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural
A328/A328M Steel Sheet Piling
Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling
A514/A514M High-Yield Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel
A992/A992M Specification for Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in
Plate Suitable for Welding
Building Framing
A529/A529M High-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Qual-
A1026 Specification for Alloy Steel Structural Shapes for Use in
ity
Building Framing
A572/A572M High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Steel
A1043/A1043M Specification for Structural Steel with Low Yield to Tensile
A573/A573M Structural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved Toughness
Ratio for Use in Buildings
A588/A588M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345
MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick
1.2 Annex A1 lists permitted variations in dimensions and
A633/A633M Normalized High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plates
mass (Note 1) in SI units. The values listed are not exact
A656/A656M Hot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate
conversions of the values in Tables 1 to 31 inclusive but are,
with Improved Formability
A678/A678M Quenched-and-Tempered Carbon and High-Strength Low-
instead,roundedorrationalizedvalues.ConformancetoAnnex
Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A1 is mandatory when the “M” specification designation is
A690/A690M High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for
used.
Use in Marine Environments
A709/A709M Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Shapes, Plates, and Bars and Quenched-and-Tempered
NOTE 1—The term “weight” is used when inch-pound units are the
Alloy Structural Steel Plates for Bridges
standard; however, under SI, the preferred term is “mass.”
A710/A710M Age-Hardening Low-Carbon Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Mo-
lybdenum-Columbium Alloy Structural Steel Plates
1.3 Annex A2 lists the dimensions of some shape profiles.
A769/A769M Carbon and High-Strength Electric Resistance Welded Steel
Structural Shapes
1.4 Appendix X1 provides information on coil as a source
A786/A786M Rolled Steel Floor Plates
of structural products.
A808/A808M High-Strength Low-Alloy Carbon, Manganese, Columbium,
Vanadium Steel of Structural Quality with Improved Notch
1.5 Appendix X2 provides information on the variability of
Toughness
A827/A827M Plates, Carbon Steel, for Forging and Similar Applications tensile properties in plates and structural shapes.
A829/A829M Plates, Alloy Steel, Structural Quality
1.6 Appendix X3 provides information on weldability.
1.7 Appendix X4 provides information on cold bending of
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee A01 on Steel, plates, including suggested minimum inside radii for cold
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
bending.
A01.02 on Structural Steel for Bridges, Buildings, Rolling Stock and Ships.
Current edition approved March 1, 2012. Published April 2012. Originally
1.8 This general requirements specification also covers a
app
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This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation: A6/A6M − 12 A6/A6M − 12
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 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
A678/A678M Quenched-and-Tempered Carbon and High-Strength Low-
Alloy Structural Steel Plates
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
A808/A808M High-Strength Low-Alloy Carbon, Manganese, Columbium,
Vanadium Steel of Structural Quality with Improved Notch
Toughness
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
A852/A852M Quenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate
with 70 ksi [485 Mpa] Minimum Yield Strength to 4 in.
[100 mm] Thick
A857/A857M Steel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage
A871/A871M High-Strength Low Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Atmo-
spheric Corrosion Resistance
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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 March 1, 2012. Published April 2012. Originally approved in 1949. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as A6/A6M – 11. DOI:
10.1520/A0006_A0006M-12.
2
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
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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A6/A6M − 12
A913/A913M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of
Structural Quality, Produced by Quenching and Self-
Tempering Process (QST)
A945/A945M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Plate with Low Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved
Weldability, Formability, and Toughness
A950/A950M Specification for Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural
Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling
A992/A992M Specification for Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in
Building Framing
A1026 Specification for Alloy Steel Structural Shapes for Use in
Building Framing
A1043/A1043M Specification for Structural Steel with Low Yield to Tensile
Ratio for Use in Buildings
1.2 Annex A1 lists permitted variations in dimensions and mass (Note 1) in SI units. The values listed are not exact conversions
of t
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This document is not anASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of anASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation:A6/A6M–11 Designation: A6/A6M – 12
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 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
A678/A678M Quenched-and-Tempered Carbon and High-Strength Low-
Alloy Structural Steel Plates
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
A808/A808M High-Strength Low-Alloy Carbon, Manganese, Columbium,
Vanadium Steel of Structural Quality with Improved Notch
Toughness
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
A852/A852M Quenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate
with 70 ksi [485 Mpa] Minimum Yield Strength to 4 in.
[100 mm] Thick
A857/A857M Steel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage
A871/A871M High-Strength Low Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Atmo-
spheric Corrosion Resistance
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM CommitteeA01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.02
on Structural Steel for Bridges, Buildings, Rolling Stock and Ships.
Current edition approved AprilMarch 1, 2011.2012. Published May 2011.April 2012. Originally approved in 1949. Last previous edition approved in 20102011 as
A6/A6M–10a.A6/A6M – 11. DOI: 10.1520/A0006_A0006M-112.
2
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.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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A6/A6M – 12
A913/A913M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of
Structural Quality, Produced by Quenching and Self-
Tempering Process (QST)
A945/A945M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Plate with Low Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved
Weldability, Formability, and Toughness
A950/A950M Specification for Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural
Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling
A992/A992M Specification for Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in
Building Framing
A1026 Specification for Alloy Steel Structural Shapes for Use in
Building Framing
A1043/A1043M Specification for Structural Steel with Low Yield to Tensile
Ratio for Use in Buildings
1.2 AnnexA1 lists permitted variations in dimensions and mass (Note 1) in SI units.The value
...