ASTM A623M-03

Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, General Requirements [Metric]

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers a group of common requirements which, unless otherwise specified in the purchase order or in an individual specification, shall apply to tin mill products.
1.2 The following safety hazards caveat pertains to Annex A1 through Annex A8 of this specification: 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.
Note 1—This metric specification is equivalent to Specification A 623 and is compatible in technical content.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Sep-2003
• ICS: 77.140.50 - Flat steel products and semi-products
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.20 - Tin Mill Products

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A623M-02a - Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, General Requirements [Metric]
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM A623M-06 - Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, General Requirements [Metric]
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Referred By: ASTM E18-22 - Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM B545-22 - Standard Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Tin
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A623-22 - Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, General Requirements
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A625/A625M-13(2018) - Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, Black Plate, Single-Reduced
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A599/A599M-07(2017) - Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, Electrolytic Tin-Coated, Cold-Rolled Sheet
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A987/A987M-19 - Standard Practice for Measuring Shape Characteristics of Tin Mill Products
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A650/A650M-18 - Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, Black Plate, Double Reduced
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A657/A657M-18 - Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, Black Plate Electrolytic Chromium-Coated, Single and Double Reduced
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A370-23 - Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A624/A624M-22 - Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, Electrolytic Tin Plate, Single Reduced
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A626/A626M-22 - Standard Specification for Tin Mill Products, Electrolytic Tin Plate, Double Reduced
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 623M – 03
METRIC
Standard Specification for
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Tin Mill Products, General Requirements [Metric]
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A623M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber 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.
INTRODUCTION
This specification is the metric counterpart of Specification A623. It is not intended to replace
A623. Users of the standard should note several very significant differences in how the product is
produced and marketed.
(1) The metric product does not carry the overrun associated with tin mill products produced to
customary units. Metric tin mill products are produced to ordered size.
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(2)Themetricproductisdesignatedinunitsof100m calledaSITA(SystemInternationalTinplate
Area), rather than in base boxes.
(3) The metric product is designated by thickness in millimetres rather than by basis weight.
(4) Coating weights are given in grams per square metre, not pounds per base box.
(5) Thickness tolerances are given in absolute figures instead of a 6 percentage.
(6) Each package of metric tin mill products contains 100 sheets, not the 112 of customary unit
packages.
All of the above significant differences, as well as others of lesser consequence, should be
considered when switching from Specification A623 to A623M.
1. Scope A370 TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTesting
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of Steel Products
1.1 This specification covers a group of common require-
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
ments which, unless otherwise specified in the purchase order
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Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment
or in an individual specification, shall apply to tin mill
A987 Test Method for Measuring Shape Characteristics of
products.
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Tin Mill Products
1.2 The following safety hazards caveat pertains to Annex
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
A1 throughAnnexA8 of this specification: This standard does
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Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any,
E112 Test Methods for Determining the Average Grain
associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this
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Size
standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices
2.2 Military Standards:
and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior
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MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
to use.
MIL-STD-163 SteelMillProducts,PreparationforMarking
NOTE 1—This metric specification is equivalent to SpecificationA623 6
and Storage
and is compatible in technical content.
2.3 Federal Standard:
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Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM CommitteeA01 on Steel, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03.
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Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.05.
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A01.20 on Tin Mill Products. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.06.
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Current edition approved September 10, 2003. Published November 2003. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
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Originally approved in 1978. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as AvailablefromStandardizationDocumentsOrderDesk,Bldg.4SectionD,700
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3. Terminology 3.1.13.2 K Plate, n—electrolytic tin plate, 5.6/2.8 g/m or
heavier tin coating, with improved corrosion performance for
3.1 Definitions:
some galvanic detinning food products as specified in the
3.1.1 black plate, n—light-gage, low-carbon, cold-reduced
following table and as measured by the Special Property Tests
steelintendedforuseintheuntinnedstateorfortheproduction
for Pickle Lag (PL) (seeAnnexA2), Iron SolutionValue (ISV)
of other tin mill products. It is supplied only in a dry or oiled
(seeAnnexA4),Tin Crystal Size (TCS) (seeAnnexA3),Alloy
condition.
Tin Couple (ATC) (see Annex A5) and Aerated Media Polar-
3.1.2 box annealing, n—aprocessinvolvingslowheatingof
ization Test (AMP) (see Annex A8).
coils to a subcritical temperature, holding, and cooling there-
Special Properties Aims
from, to recrystallize the grain, and thus, relieve stresses
Pickle Lag 10 s max
produced during cold reduction. It is accomplished in a sealed Iron Solution Value 20 µg iron max
Tin Crystal Size ASTM No. 9 or larger
container. By introducing and maintaining an inert or s
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