ASTM A6/A6M-08a

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 A 36/A 36MCarbon Structural Steel A 131/A 131MStructural Steel for Ships A 242/A 242MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel A 283/A 283MLow and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates A 328/A 328MSteel Sheet Piling A 514/A 514MHigh-Yield Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Plate Suitable for Welding A 529/A 529MHigh-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Quality A 572/A 572MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Steel A 573/A 573MStructural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved Toughness A 588/A 588MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345 MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick A 633/A 633MNormalized High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plates A 656/A 656MHot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate with Improved Formability A 678/A 678MQuenched-and-Tempered Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plates A 690/A 690MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for Use in Marine Environments A 709/A 709MCarbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Shapes, Plates, and Bars and Quenched-and-Tempered Alloy Structural Steel Plates for Bridges A 710/A 710MAge-Hardening Low-Carbon Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Mo-
lybdenum-Columbium Alloy Structural Steel Plates A 769/A 769MCarbon and High-Strength Electric Resistance Welded Steel Structural Shapes A 786/A 786MRolled Steel Floor Plates A 808/A 808MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Carbon, Manganese, Columbium, Vanadium Steel of Structural Quality with Improved Notch Toughness A 827/A 827MPlates, Carbon Steel, for Forging and Similar Applications A 829/A 829MPlates, Alloy Steel, Structural Quality A 830/A 830MPlates, Carbon Steel, Structural Quality, Furnished to Chemical Composition Requirements A 852/A 852MQuenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate with 70 ksi [485 Mpa] Minimum Yield Strength to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick A 857/A 857MSteel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage A 871/A 871MHigh-Strength Low Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance A 913/A 913MSpecification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of Structural Quality, Produced by Quenching and Self-Tempering Process (QST) A 945/A 945MSpecification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Low Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved Weldability, Formability, and Toughness A 950/A 950MSpecification for Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling A 992/A 992MSpecification for Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in Building Framing A 1026Specification for Alloy Steel Structural Shapes for Use in Building Framing A 1043/A 1043MSpecification for Structural Steel wi...

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Oct-2008
• 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-08 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• Replaced By: ASTM A6/A6M-09 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2009
• Referred By: ASTM A898/A898M-17(2022) - Standard Specification for Straight Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Rolled Steel Structural Shapes
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• 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-Nov-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A709/A709M-21 - Standard Specification for Structural Steel for Bridges
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A588/A588M-19 - Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel, up to 50 ksi [345 MPa] Minimum Yield Point, with Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A615/A615M-22 - Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Carbon-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A656/A656M-18 - Standard Specification for Hot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate with Improved Formability
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A1077/A1077M-21 - Standard Specification for Structural Steel with Improved Yield Strength at High Temperature for Use in Buildings
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A265-12(2019) - Standard Specification for Nickel and Nickel-Base Alloy-Clad Steel Plate
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• 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-Nov-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A242/A242M-13(2018) - Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A857/A857M-19 - Standard Specification for Steel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A1043/A1043M-18 - Standard Specification for Structural Steel with Low Yield to Tensile Ratio for Use in Buildings
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A830/A830M-18 - Standard Specification for Plates, Carbon Steel, Structural Quality, Furnished to Chemical Composition Requirements
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 6/A 6M – 08a
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars,
1
Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA 6/A 6M; 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*
A 827/A 827M Plates, Carbon Steel, for Forging and Similar Applications
A 829/A 829M Plates, Alloy Steel, Structural Quality
2
1.1 This general requirements specification covers a group
A 830/A 830M Plates, Carbon Steel, Structural Quality, Furnished to
of common requirements that, unless otherwise specified in the
Chemical Composition Requirements
A 852/A 852M Quenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate
applicable product specification, apply to rolled structural steel
with 70 ksi [485 Mpa] Minimum Yield Strength to 4 in.
bars, plates, shapes, and sheet piling covered by each of the
[100 mm] Thick
following product specifications issued by ASTM:
A 857/A 857M Steel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage
A 871/A 871M High-Strength Low Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Atmo-
ASTM
Title of Specification
spheric Corrosion Resistance
3
Designation
A 913/A 913M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of
A 36/A 36M Carbon Structural Steel
Structural Quality, Produced by Quenching and Self-
A 131/A 131M Structural Steel for Ships
Tempering Process (QST)
A 242/A 242M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
A 945/A 945M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
A 283/A 283M Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates
Plate with Low Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved
A 328/A 328M Steel Sheet Piling
Weldability, Formability, and Toughness
A 514/A 514M High-Yield Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel
A 950/A 950M Specification for Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural
Plate Suitable for Welding
Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling
A 529/A 529M High-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Qual-
A 992/A 992M Specification for Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in
ity
Building Framing
A 572/A 572M High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Steel
A 1026 Specification for Alloy Steel Structural Shapes for Use in
A 573/A 573M Structural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved Toughness
Building Framing
A 588/A 588M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345
A 1043/A 1043M Specification for Structural Steel with Low Yield to Tensile
MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick
Ratio for Use in Buildings
A 633/A 633M Normalized High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 656/A 656M Hot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate
1.2 Annex A1 lists permitted variations in dimensions and
with Improved Formability
mass (Note 1) in SI units. The values listed are not exact
A 678/A 678M Quenched-and-Tempered Carbon and High-Strength Low-
Alloy Structural Steel Plates
conversions of the values in Tables 1 to 31 inclusive but are,
A 690/A 690M High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for
instead,roundedorrationalizedvalues.ConformancetoAnnex
Use in Marine Environments
A1 is mandatory when the “M” specification designation is
A 709/A 709M Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Shapes, Plates, and Bars and Quenched-and-Tempered
used.
Alloy Structural Steel Plates for Bridges
A 710/A 710M Age-Hardening Low-Carbon Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Mo- NOTE 1—The term “weight” is used when inch-pound units are the
lybdenum-Columbium Alloy Structural Steel Plates
standard; however, under SI, the preferred term is “mass.”
A 769/A 769M Carbon and High-Strength Electric Resistance Welded Steel
1.3 Annex A2 lists the dimensions of some shape profiles.
Structural Shapes
A 786/A 786M Rolled Steel Floor Plates
1.4 Appendix X1 provides information on coil as a source
A 808/A 808M High-Strength Low-Alloy Carbon, Manganese, Columbium,
of structural products.
Vanadium Steel of Structural Quality with Improved Notch
Toughness 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
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
plates, including suggested minimum inside radii for cold
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.02 on Structural Steel for Bridges, Buildings, Rolling Stock and Ships.
bending.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2008. Published November 2008. O
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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–08 Designation: A 6/A 6M – 08a
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars,
1
Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA 6/A 6M; 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
A 36/A 36M Carbon Structural Steel
A 131/A 131M Structural Steel for Ships
A 242/A 242M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
A 283/A 283M Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates
A 328/A 328M Steel Sheet Piling
A 514/A 514M High-Yield Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel
Plate Suitable for Welding
A 529/A 529M High-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Qual-
ity
A 572/A 572M High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Steel
A 573/A 573M Structural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved Toughness
A 588/A 588M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345
MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick
A 633/A 633M Normalized High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 656/A 656M Hot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate
with Improved Formability
A 678/A 678M Quenched-and-Tempered Carbon and High-Strength Low-
Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 690/A 690M High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for
Use in Marine Environments
A 709/A 709M Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Shapes, Plates, and Bars and Quenched-and-Tempered
Alloy Structural Steel Plates for Bridges
A 710/A 710M Age-Hardening Low-Carbon Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Mo-
lybdenum-Columbium Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 769/A 769M Carbon and High-Strength Electric Resistance Welded Steel
Structural Shapes
A 786/A 786M Rolled Steel Floor Plates
A 808/A 808M High-Strength Low-Alloy Carbon, Manganese, Columbium,
Vanadium Steel of Structural Quality with Improved Notch
Toughness
A 827/A 827M Plates, Carbon Steel, for Forging and Similar Applications
A 829/A 829M Plates, Alloy Steel, Structural Quality
A 830/A 830M Plates, Carbon Steel, Structural Quality, Furnished to
Chemical Composition Requirements
A 852/A 852M Quenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate
with 70 ksi [485 Mpa] Minimum Yield Strength to 4 in.
[100 mm] Thick
A 857/A 857M Steel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage
A 871/A 871M 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 MarchNov. 1, 2008. Published AprilNovember 2008. Originally approved in 1949. Last previous edition approved in 20072008 as
A 6/A 6M – 078.
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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A 6/A 6M – 08a
A 913/A 913M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of
Structural Quality, Produced by Quenching and Self-
Tempering Process (QST)
A 945/A 945M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Plate with Low Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved
Weldability, Formability, and Toughness
A 950/A 950M Specification for Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural
Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling
A 992/A 992M Specification for Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in
Building Framing
A 1026 Specification for Alloy Steel Structural Shapes for Use in
Building Framing
A 1043/A 1043M 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)
...

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:A 6/A 6M–08 Designation: A 6/A 6M – 08a
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars,
1
Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA 6/A 6M; 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
A 36/A 36M Carbon Structural Steel
A 131/A 131M Structural Steel for Ships
A 242/A 242M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
A 283/A 283M Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates
A 328/A 328M Steel Sheet Piling
A 514/A 514M High-Yield Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel
Plate Suitable for Welding
A 529/A 529M High-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Qual-
ity
A 572/A 572M High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Steel
A 573/A 573M Structural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved Toughness
A 588/A 588M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345
MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick
A 633/A 633M Normalized High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 656/A 656M Hot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate
with Improved Formability
A 678/A 678M Quenched-and-Tempered Carbon and High-Strength Low-
Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 690/A 690M High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for
Use in Marine Environments
A 709/A 709M Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Shapes, Plates, and Bars and Quenched-and-Tempered
Alloy Structural Steel Plates for Bridges
A 710/A 710M Age-Hardening Low-Carbon Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Mo-
lybdenum-Columbium Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 769/A 769M Carbon and High-Strength Electric Resistance Welded Steel
Structural Shapes
A 786/A 786M Rolled Steel Floor Plates
A 808/A 808M High-Strength Low-Alloy Carbon, Manganese, Columbium,
Vanadium Steel of Structural Quality with Improved Notch
Toughness
A 827/A 827M Plates, Carbon Steel, for Forging and Similar Applications
A 829/A 829M Plates, Alloy Steel, Structural Quality
A 830/A 830M Plates, Carbon Steel, Structural Quality, Furnished to
Chemical Composition Requirements
A 852/A 852M Quenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate
with 70 ksi [485 Mpa] Minimum Yield Strength to 4 in.
[100 mm] Thick
A 857/A 857M Steel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage
A 871/A 871M 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 MarchNov. 1, 2008. Published AprilNovember 2008. Originally approved in 1949. Last previous edition approved in 20072008 as
A 6/A 6M – 078.
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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A 6/A 6M – 08a
A 913/A 913M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of
Structural Quality, Produced by Quenching and Self-
Tempering Process (QST)
A 945/A 945M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Plate with Low Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved
Weldability, Formability, and Toughness
A 950/A 950M Specification for Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural
Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling
A 992/A 992M Specification for Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in
Building Framing
A 1026 Specification for Alloy Steel Structural Shapes for Use in
Building Framing
A 1043/A 1043M 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
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