ASTM_A_500_-_A_500M_-_13.pdf

Designation:A500/A500M13Standard Specification forCold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel StructuralTubing in Rounds and Shapes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A500/A500M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof 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()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers cold-formed welded and seam-less carbon steel round,square,rectangular,or special shapestructural tubing for welded,riveted,or bolted construction ofbridges and buildings,and for general structural purposes.1.2 This tubing is produced in both welded and seamlesssizes with a periphery of 88 in.2235 mm or less,and aspecified wall thickness of 0.875 in.22 mm or less.Grade Drequires heat treatment.NOTE1Products manufactured to this specification may not besuitable for those applications such as dynamically loaded elements inwelded structures,etc.,where low-temperature notch-toughness propertiesmay be important.1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.Within the text,theSI units are shown in brackets.The values stated in eachsystem may not be exact equivalents;therefore,each systemshall be used independently of the other.Combining valuesfrom the two systems may result in non-conformance with thestandard.The inch-pound units shall apply unless the“M”designation of this specification is specified in the order.1.4 The text of this specification contains notes and foot-notes that provide explanatory material.Such notes andfootnotes,excluding those in tables and figures,do not containany mandatory requirements.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingof Steel ProductsA700 Practices for Packaging,Marking,and Loading Meth-ods for Steel Products for ShipmentA751 Test Methods,Practices,and Terminology for Chemi-cal Analysis of Steel ProductsA941 Terminology Relating to Steel,Stainless Steel,RelatedAlloys,and Ferroalloys2.2 Military Standards:MIL-STD-129Marking for Shipment and Storage3MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products,Preparation for Ship-ment and Storage32.3 Federal Standards:Fed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipment3Fed.Std.No.183 Continuous Identification Marking of Ironand Steel Products32.4 AIAG Standard:B-1 Bar Code Symbology Standard43.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in thisspecification,refer to Terminology A941.4.Ordering Information4.1 Orders for material under this specification shall containinformation concerning as many of the following items as arerequired to describe the desired material adequately:4.1.1 Quantity(feet metres or number of lengths),4.1.2 Name of material(cold-formed tubing),4.1.3 Method of manufacture(seamless or welded),4.1.4 Grade(A,B,C,or D),4.1.5 Size(outside diameter and wall thickness for roundtubing,and outside dimensions and wall thickness for squareand rectangular tubing),4.1.6 Copper-containing steel(see Table 1),if applicable,4.1.7 Length(random,multiple,specific;see 11.3),4.1.8 End condition(see 16.3),4.1.9 Burr removal(see 16.3),1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.09 on Carbon Steel Tubular Products.Current edition approved Nov.1,2013.Published November 2013.Originallyapproved in 1964.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as A500/A500M10a.DOI:10.1520/A0500_A0500M-13.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4 Section D,700Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,Attn:NPODS.4Available from Automotive Industry Action Group(AIAG),26200 Lahser Rd.,Suite 200,Southfield,MI 48033,http:/www.aiag.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);4.1.10 Certification(see Section 18),4.1.11 ASTM specification designation and year of issue,4.1.12 End use,4.1.13 Special requirements,and4.1.14 Bar coding(see 19.3).5.Process5.1 The steel shall be made by one or more of the followingprocesses:basic-oxygen or electric-furnace.5.2 When steels of different grades are sequentially strandcast,the steel producer shall identify the resultant transitionmaterial and remove it using an established procedure thatpositively separates the grades.6.Manufacture6.1 The tubing shall be made by a seamless or weldingprocess.6.2 Welded tubing sha