Designation:A793−96(Reapproved2014)StandardSpecificationforRolledFloorPlate,StainlessSteel1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA793;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversstainlesssteelfloorplates½in.andunderforuseingalleyspaces,washrooms,enginerooms,andmachineryspaces,andforladdertreads,gunplatforms,anddecktreads.Fortheseuses,PatternsA,B,andCareconsideredinterchangeable(seeFig.1,Fig.2,andFig.3).1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A340TerminologyofSymbolsandDefinitionsRelatingtoMagneticTestingA370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTestingofSteelProductsA480/A480MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforFlat-RolledStainlessandHeat-ResistingSteelPlate,Sheet,andStripA700PracticesforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMeth-odsforSteelProductsforShipment(Withdrawn2014)32.2MilitaryStandards:MIL-I-17214Indicator,Permeability;LowMu(Go-NoGo)4MIL-STD-163PreservationofSteelProductsforDomesticShipment(StorageandOverseasShipment)43.OrderingInformation3.1Itistheresponsibilityofthepurchasertospecifyallrequirementsthatarenecessaryformaterialorderedunderthisspecification.Suchrequirementsmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:3.1.1Quantity—numberofpieces,3.1.2Dimensions(thickness,width,andlength,seeTable1),3.1.3Nameofmaterial(stainlesssteelfloorplate),3.1.4Grade(seeTable2),3.1.5Flatbackorhollowback(SeeTable1),3.1.6Surfacefinish(seeSpecificationA480/A480M),3.1.7Specialrequirements,suchasmagneticpermeabilitytest(see6.3),3.1.8ASTMdesignationanddateofissue,3.1.9Preparationforde...
