Designation:A1046/A1046M−17StandardSpecificationforSteelSheet,Zinc-Aluminum-MagnesiumAlloy-CoatedbytheHot-DipProcess1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA1046/A1046M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoverszinc-aluminum-magnesiumalloy-coatedsteelsheetincoilsandcutlengths.1.2Thisproductisintendedforapplicationsrequiringcorrosionresistanceandpaintability.1.3Thesteelsheetisproducedinanumberofdesignations,types,gradesandclassesdesignedtobecompatiblewithdifferingapplicationrequirements.1.4ProductfurnishedunderthisspecificationshallconformtotheapplicablerequirementsofthelatestissueofSpecifica-tionA924/A924M,unlessotherwiseprovidedherein.1.5Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes,excludingthoseintablesandfigures,shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthestandard.1.6Thisspecificationisapplicabletoordersineitherinch-poundunits(asA1046)orSIunits(asA1046M).Valuesininch-poundandSIunitsarenotnecessarilyequivalent.Withinthetext,SIunitsareshowninbrackets.Eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.1.7Unlesstheorderspecifiesthe“M”designation(SIunits),theproductshallbefurnishedtoinch-poundunits.1.8Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A90/A90MTestMethodforWeight[Mass]ofCoatingonIronandSteelArticleswithZincorZinc-AlloyCoatingsA568/A568MSpecificationforSteel,Sheet,Carbon,Structural,andHigh-Strength,Low-Alloy,Hot-RolledandCold-Rolled,GeneralRequirementsforA902TerminologyRelatingtoMetallicCoatedSteelProd-uctsA924/A924MSpecification...