Designation:A627−03(Reapproved2011)StandardTestMethodsforTool-ResistingSteelBars,Flats,andShapesforDetentionandCorrectionalFacilities1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA627;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverrequirementsforsimulatedservicetestsandtestingequipmentfordeterminingtheperfor-mancecharacteristicsofvarioustypesandshapesofsteelsdesignatedforuseindetentionandcorrectionalfacilitiesasfixedbarrierstopreventegressandtocontrolpassage.1.2Itistheintentofthesetestmethodstohelpensurethatopeningassembliessuchasdetentionsecuritywindows,grilles,bargrating,andotherphysicalbarriersincorporatingsteelbarsperformatoraboveminimumacceptablelevelsforcontrolofpassagetounauthorizedorsecureareas,forconfine-mentofinmatesandtodelayorfrustrateescapeattempts.Tomeettheintentofthesetestmethods,openingassemblesmustperformtograderequirementsshowninTablesX1.1andX1.2inAppendixX1.1.3Thesetestmethodsapplyprimarilytothesteelsusedasessentialcomponentsofdetentionsecuritywindows,grilles,bargrating,andsoforth,inopeningassembliesenclosingorseparatingsecureareasofdetention/correctionalfacilities.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.TheSIvaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandardupdatesandcombinestwopreviousstandards,ASTMSpecificationsA627-95andA629-94,estab-lishingnewsecuritygradesandtimedurations.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A629SpecificationforTool-ResistingSteelFlatBarsandSha...
