1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers a group of requirements which, with the exceptions of Section 5.3, Section 13, Section 20, and Section 21, are mandatory requirements to the ASTM pipe product specifications noted below unless the product specification specifies different requirements, in which case the requirement of the product specification shall prevail.
1.2 Sections 5.3 or 20 are mandatory if the product specification has a requirement for product analysis or flattening tests.
1.3 Section 21 is mandatory if the product specification has a hydrostatic test requirement without defining the test parameters.
1.4 Section 13 is for information only.
1.5 In case of conflict between a requirement of the product specification and a requirement of this general requirement specification, only the requirement of the product specification need be satisfied.
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
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A450/A450M Specification for General Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steel Tubes
A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
D3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
ANSI Standards
B36.19 Stainless Steel Pipe
Military Standards
MIL-STD-792 Identification Marking Requirements for Special Purpose Components
Federal Standards
Fed.Std.No.183 Continuous Identification Marking of Iron and Steel Products
Steel Structures Painting Council
SSPC-SP6 Surface Preparation Specification No. 6 Commercial Blast Cleaning
Keywords
alloy steel pipe; carbon steel pipe; general delivery requirements; steel pipe;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 23.040.10 (Iron and steel pipes)
DOI: 10.1520/A0530_A0530M-04AR10
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