Designation:A595/A595M−14StandardSpecificationforSteelTubes,Low-CarbonorHigh-StrengthLow-Alloy,TaperedforStructuralUse1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA595/A595M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversthreegradesofseam-welded,round,taperedsteeltubesforstructuraluse.GradesAandBareoflow-carbonsteelorhigh-strengthlow-alloysteelcomposi-tionandGradeCisofweather-resistantsteelcomposition.1.1.1Theproductmaybemodifiedfromitsroundcrosssectionintoothershapeswithoutsubsequentretesting.1.2Thistubingisproducedinweldedsizesinarangeofdiametersfrom23⁄8to30in.[60to762mm]inclusive.Wallthicknessesrangefrom0.1046to0.375in.[2.66to9.53mm].Tapersaresubjecttoagreementwiththemanufacturer.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindepedentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTestingofSteelProductsA588/A588MSpecificationforHigh-StrengthLow-AlloyStructuralSteel,upto50ksi[345MPa]MinimumYieldPoint,withAtmosphericCorrosionResistanceA606SpecificationforSteel,SheetandStrip,High-Strength,Low-Alloy,Hot-RolledandCold-Rolled,withImprovedAtmosphericCorrosionResistanceA751TestMethods,Practices,andTerminologyforChemi-calAnalysisofSteelProductsG101GuideforEstimatingtheAtmosphericCorrosionRe-sistanceofLow-AlloySteels3.OrderingInformation3.1Theinquiryandordershouldindicatethefollowing:3.1.1Largeandsmalldiameters(in.)[mm],length(ft)[m],wallthickness(in.)[mm],taper(in./ft)[mm/m];3.1.2(seeTable1andTable2);3.1.3Extratestmat...
