ASTM_A_65_-_07_2013.pdf

Designation:A6507(Reapproved 2013)Standard Specification forSteel Track Spikes1This standard is issued under the fixed designationA65;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of originaladoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers steel track spikes used asfastenings between railroad rails,tie plates,and ties.1.2 Three grades of spikes are described,Grades 1,a lowercarbon steel;Grade 2,a higher carbon steel;and Grade 3,acarbon structural steel,conforming to Specification A36/A36M.1.3 Supplementary Requirement(S1)are provided for useand shall only apply when specified in the purchase order.1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard.The values given in parentheses are forinformation only.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A6/A6M Specification for General Requirements for RolledStructural Steel Bars,Plates,Shapes,and Sheet PilingA29/A29M Specification for Steel Bars,Carbon and Alloy,Hot-Wrought,General Requirements forA36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural SteelA370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingof Steel ProductsA700 Practices for Packaging,Marking,and Loading Meth-ods for Steel Products for Shipment2.2 American Railway Engineering and Maintenance ofWay Association Manual for Railway Engineering:3Design of Cut Track Spike(1963)Chapter 5,Part 23.Ordering Information3.1 Orders for spikes under this specification shall includethe following information as appropriate:3.1.1 Quantity(weight),3.1.2 Grade in accordance with 1.2 and Table 1,Table 2,Table 3,Table 4,Table 5,and Table 6,3.1.3 DesignAREMA design(see 2.2),or other,includingdrawings if required,3.1.4 Dimensionscross section and length,3.1.5 Supplementary Requirement if to apply(see S 1)andTable 1,and3.1.6 Certification and Test Report Requirements(see 12.1).4.Manufacture4.1 The steel shall be made by any of the followingprocesses:electric-furnace or basic-oxygen.4.2 The steel may be cast by a continuous process,or iningots.5.Chemical or Alternative Tension Test Requirements5.1 The manufacturer has the option to furnish spikes fromsteel conforming to the heat or cast analysis described in 5.2,the alternative analysis described in 5.3,or the alternativetension test described in 5.4.5.2 Heat or Cast AnalysisAn analysis of each heat or castshall be made by the manufacturer of the steel to determine thepercentage of the elements specified in Table 1.The analysisshall be made from a test sample taken preferably during thepouring of the heat or cast.The chemical composition thusdetermined shall conform to the requirements of Table 1.Allelements listed in Table 1 shall be reported in the test analysisto the purchaser when requested.5.3 Alternative AnalysisWhen the heat or cast analysis ofthe steel cannot be furnished and the spike manufacturer electsto offer the material on the basis of chemical composition,ananalysis of three finished spikes selected at random from each10-ton(9-Mg)lot shall be made by the manufacturer and theseparate chemical compositions shall conform to the require-ments of Table 1.The product analysis for specified elementsshall conform to the permitted variations in Table B of Speci-fication A6/A6M.5.4 Alternative Tension TestThe manufacturer of thespikes may,at his option,elect to substitute a tension test forthe chemical analysis specified in 5.2 or 5.3.The tension testresults determined on one full size spike selected at randomfrom each 10-ton(9-tonne)lot of finished spikes or fraction1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.01 on Steel Rails and Accessories.Current edition approved April 1,2013.Published May 2013.Originallyapproved in 1916.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as A65 07.DOI:10.1520/A0065-07R13.2For 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 American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Assn(AREM),8201 Corporate Drive,Suite 1125,Landover,MD 20785.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);thereof,and tested in accordance with Test Methods A370,shall conform to the properties listed in Table 3.5.5 Product AnalysisAn analysis may be made by thepurchaser from a sample taken from a finished spike represent-ing each heat or cast,or 10-ton(9-tonne)lot if spikes arefurnished in accordance with 5.3.The chemical compositionthus determined shall conform to the requirements in Table 1and Table 2.6.Bend Require