ASTM A65-87(1995)

Standard Specification for Steel Track Spikes

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers steel track spikes used as fastenings between railroad rails, tie plates, and ties.  
1.2 Two grades of spikes are described, Grades 1 and 2, previously known as "soft" and "high carbon" steel.  
1.3 Supplementary Requirement (S1) specifying copper content is provided. It shall apply only when specified by the purchaser.  
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Apr-2001
• ICS: 21.060.50 - Pins, nails
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.01 - Steel Rails and Accessories

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM A65-01 - Standard Specification for Steel Track Spikes
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 65 – 87 (Reapproved 1995)
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, PA 19428
Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
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Steel Track Spikes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 65 ; 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.
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers steel track spikes used as
Grade 1 Grade 2
fastenings between railroad rails, tie plates, and ties.
(“soft steel”) (“high-carbon
1.2 Two grades of spikes are described, Grades 1 and 2, steel”)
previously known as “soft” and “high carbon” steel. Carbon, min, % 0.12 0.30
Copper, min, % when specified 0.20 0.20
1.3 Supplementary Requirement (S1) specifying copper
content is provided. It shall apply only when specified by the
purchaser.
3.1.3 Design—AREA design (see 2.2), or other, including
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
drawings if required,
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
3.1.4 Dimensions—cross section and length,
information only.
3.1.5 Supplementary Requirement if to apply (see S1), and
3.1.6 Certification (see 12.1).
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Manufacture
A 29/A 29M Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy,
4.1 The steel shall be made by any of the following
Hot-Wrought and Cold-Finished, General Requirements
processes: open-hearth, electric-furnace, or basic-oxygen.
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for
4.2 The steel may be cast by a continuous process, or in
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
ingots.
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of Steel Products
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2.2 American Railway Engineering Association Manual
TABLE 2 Tension Test Requirements
Design of Cut Track Spike (1963), Chapter 5, Part 2, Page
6
Grade 1 Grade 2
2.3 Military Standards:
(“soft steel”) (“high-carbon
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steel”)
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
Yield point, min 0.5 3 tensile 0.5 3 tensile
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Ship-
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strength strength
ment and Storage
Tensile strength, min, psi 55 000 70 000
2.4 Federal Standard:
MPa 380 485
Elongation in 2 in. or 50 25 25
Federal Standard No. 123 Marking for Shipments (Civil
5 mm, min %
Agencies)
3. Ordering Information
TABLE 3 Bend Test Requirements
3.1 Orders for spikes under this specification shall include
the following information as appropriate:
Grade 1 Grade 2
3.1.1 Quantity (weight),
Body bend, cold 180°—flat on itself 120°—around pin of diameter
3.1.2 Grade in accordance with 1.2 andTables 1-4,
not greater than spike thick-
ness
Head bend, cold backward to the line backward to an angle of 55°
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of the face with face
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A-1 on Steel,
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys, and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.01 on Steel Rails and Accessories.
TABLE 4 Markings
Current edition approved Feb. 27, 1987. Published April 1987. Original
published as A 65 – 16 T. Last previous edition A 65 – 79.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.05.
Grade 1 Grade 2
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03.
4 Steel, copper not manufacturer’s symbol manufacturer’s symbol and
Available from American Railway Engineering Assn., 2000 L St., NW,
specified HC
Washington, DC 20036.
Steel, copper speci- manufacturer’s symbol manufacturer’s symbol and
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Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4 Section D, 700
fied and CU HC and CU
Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS.
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TABLE 6 Permissible Variations in DImensions
5. Chemical or Alternative Tension Test Requirements
5.1 The manufacturer has the option to furnish spikes from
Over Under
steel conforming to the heat or cast analysis described in 5.2,
in. mm in. mm
the alternative analysis described in 5.3, or the alternative
1 1
Cross section ⁄32 0.8 ⁄64 0.4
tension test described in 5.4.
3 1
Head ⁄32 2.4 ⁄32 0.8
5.2 Heat or Cast Analysis—An analysis of each heat or cast
1 1
Length, under head to point ⁄8 3.2 ⁄8 3.2
Angle, under side of head 1° 1° 1° 1°
shall be made by the manufacturer of the steel to determine the
percentage of the elements specified in Table 1. The analysis
shall be made from a test sample taken preferably during the
9. Retests
pouring of the heat or cast. The chemical composition thus
9.1 If, during the tension or bend tests, a previously undis-
determined shall conform to the requirements of Table 1.
covered material or manufacturing flaw should be disclosed
5.3 Alternative Analysis—When the heat or c
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