ASTM_A_6_-_A_6M_-_16a.pdf

Designation:A6/A6M16aStandard Specification forGeneral Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars,Plates,Shapes,and Sheet Piling1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A6/A6M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This general requirements specification2covers a groupof common requirements that,unless otherwise specified in theapplicable product specification,apply to rolled structural steelbars,plates,shapes,and sheet piling covered by each of thefollowing product specifications issued by ASTM:ASTMDesignation3Title of SpecificationA36/A36MCarbon Structural SteelA131/A131MStructural Steel for ShipsA242/A242MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Structural SteelA283/A283MLow and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel PlatesA328/A328MSteel Sheet PilingA514/A514MHigh-Yield Strength,Quenched and Tempered Alloy SteelPlate,Suitable for WeldingA529/A529MHigh-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Qual-ityA572/A572MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium SteelA573/A573MStructural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved ToughnessA588/A588MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel,up to 50 ksi 345MPa Minimum Yield Point,with Atmospheric CorrosionResistanceA633/A633MNormalized High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel PlatesA656/A656MHot-Rolled Structural Steel,High-Strength Low-Alloy Platewith Improved FormabilityA690/A690MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Nickel,Copper,Phosphorus SteelH-Piles and Sheet Piling with Atmospheric Corrosion Re-sistance for Use in Marine EnvironmentsA709/A709MStructural Steel for BridgesA710/A710MPrecipitation-Strengthened Low-Carbon Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloy Structural SteelPlatesA769/A769MCarbon and High-Strength Electric Resistance Forge-Welded Steel Structural ShapesA786/A786MHot-Rolled Carbon,Low-Alloy,High-Strength Low-Alloy,andAlloy Steel Floor PlatesA827/A827MPlates,Carbon Steel,for Forging and Similar ApplicationsA829/A829MAlloy Structural Steel PlatesA830/A830MPlates,Carbon Steel,Structural Quality,Furnished toChemical Composition RequirementsA857/A857MSteel Sheet Piling,Cold Formed,Light GageA871/A871MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate With Atmo-spheric Corrosion ResistanceA913/A913MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of Structural Quality,Produced by Quenching and Self-Tempering Process(QST)A945/A945MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate with LowCarbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved Weldability,Formability,and ToughnessA950/A950MFusion-Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural Steel H-Piles andSheet PilingA992/A992MStructural Steel ShapesA1043/A1043MStructural Steel with Low Yield to Tensile Ratio for Use inBuildingsA1066/A1066MHigh-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate Produced byThermo-Mechanical Controlled Process(TMCP)1.2 Annex A1 lists permitted variations in dimensions andmass(Note 1)in SI units.The values listed are not exactconversions of the values in Tables 1 to 31 inclusive but are,instead,rounded or rationalized values.Conformance to AnnexA1 is mandatory when the“M”specification designation isused.NOTE1The term“weight”is used when inch-pound units are thestandard;however,under SI,the preferred term is“mass.”1.3 Annex A2 lists the dimensions of some shape profiles.1.4 Appendix X1 provides information on coil as a sourceof structural products.1.5 Appendix X2 provides information on the variability oftensile properties in plates and structural shapes.1.6 Appendix X3 provides information on weldability.1.7 Appendix X4 provides information on cold bending ofplates,including suggested minimum inside radii for coldbending.1.8 This general requirements specification also covers agroup of supplementary requirements that are applicable toseveral of the above product specifications as indicated therein.Such requirements are provided for use where additionaltesting or additional restrictions are required by the purchaser,and apply only where specified individually in the purchaseorder.1.9 In case of any conflict in requirements,the requirementsof the applicable product specification prevail over those of thisgeneral requirements specification.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.02 on Structural Steel for Bridges,Buildings,Rolling Stock and Ships.Current edition approved Nov.15,2016.Published November 2016.Originallyapproved in 1949.Last previous edition approved in 2016 as A6/A6M 16.DOI:10.1520/A0006_A0006M-16A.2For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications,see related Specifi-cation SA-6/SA-6M in Section II of that Code.*A Summary of Changes section appears at