1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers steel rivets for use in boilers and pressure vessels and steel bars for use in the manufacture of rivets.
1.2 Two grades are covered:
1.2.1 Grade A—Bars having a yield point of 23 000 psi (160 MPa) minimum with no controls on carbon content.
1.2.2 Grade B—Bars having a yield point of 29 000 psi (200 MPa) minimum with carbon 0.28 % maximum.
1.2.3 Rivets are manufactured from the applicable bar grade.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
A29/A29M Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Hot-Wrought, General Requirements for
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
F1470 Practice for Fastener Sampling for Specified Mechanical Properties and Performance Inspection
ASME Standards
B18.24 Part Identifying Number (PIN) Code System Standard for B18 Fastener Products
Keywords
bars; carbon steel; pressure vessel rivets; rivets; steel; Pressure vessel steel bars--specifications; Rivets--specifications;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 21.060.40 (Rivets)
DOI: 10.1520/A0031-04
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Citing ASTM Standards
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