Abstract
This specification deals with the general requirements that apply to rolled structural steel bars, plates, shapes, and sheet piling. The steel shall be made in an open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-arc furnace followed by additional refining in a ladle metallurgy furnace, or secondary melting by vacuum-arc remelting or electrostag remelting. The steel products shall undergo heat treatment, structural conditioning, and strand casting in stationary molds. Tension testing and chemical analysis shall be performed wherein the specimens shall conform to the required mechanical properties such as tensile strength, yield strength and elongation, and the required metallurgical structure and composition specifications of the products. Final products shall be legibly marked, bundled, and tagged with the applicable designation, grade, heat number, size and thickness, and name, brand, or trademark of the manufacturer for identification and shipment.
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1. Scope
1.1 This general requirements specification covers a group of common requirements that, unless otherwise specified in the applicable product specification, apply to rolled structural steel bars, plates, shapes, and sheet piling covered by each of the following product specifications issued by ASTM:
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
A131/A131M Specification for Structural Steel for Ships
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A673/A673M Specification for Sampling Procedure for Impact Testing of Structural Steel
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
A829/A829M Specification for Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
E208 Test Method for Conducting Drop-Weight Test to Determine Nil-Ductility Transition Temperature of Ferritic Steels
American Welding Society Standards
D1.1/D1.1M Structural Welding Code Steel
U.S. Military Standards
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products Preparation for Shipment and Storage
U.S. Federal Standard
Fed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipments (Civil Agencies)
ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code Standard
BPVCSectionIX Welding and Brazing Qualifications
Index Terms
bars; general requirements; plates; rolled; shapes; sheet piling; structural steel; Steel bars and shapes--specifications; Steel plate--specifications; Structural steel (SS) bars--specifications; Steel plates/shapes/bars--specifications; Structural steel (SS) piles--specifications; Structural steel (SS) plate--specifications; Structural steel (SS) shapes--specifications; Structural steel (SS) sheet/strip--specifications; Tensile properties/testing--metallic materials; Tensile property classification; Universal mill edge; Groupings; Killed steel; Marine systems/subsystems/equipment (steel)--specifications; Metallurgical structure; Mill edge; Piles; Product analysis specifications/tolerances; Rimmed structural steel bars; Rolled steel--specifications; Semi-killed steel; Sheared edge; Shipbuilding steel materials--specifications; Bridge/structural materials--specifications; Capped steel; General delivery requirements--steel ;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.140.60 (Steel bars and rods)
DOI: 10.1520/A0006_A0006M-11
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