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By Authority of Legally Binding Document: The United States of America
By Authority of Legally Binding Document: The United States of America
Official Incorporator:
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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A 36
for plates .and hilTS over % in. (13 mm) thick or 7. Tensile Requirements '.
for shapes other than Group l.
7.1 The material as represented by the test
6. Chemical Requirements specimen, except as specified in 4.2 and 7.2,
6.1 The heat analysis shall conform to the shall conform to the requirements as to the
requirements prescribed in Table 2, except as tensile properties prescribed in Table 3.
specified in 4.2. 2
7.2Sl1ape~;lessth!l,n 'lin.2 (645 m:m ) in cross
6.2 The steel shall conform on product anal- section and bars, other than flats, less than %
ysis to the requirements prescribed in Table 2, in. (13 Dim) iil tb:ickn:ess or diameter need not
subject to the product analysis tolerances in be subjected to tension tests by the manufac-
Specification A6,.exc~pt ~s spe¢ifl,ec! jn'6.3., turer. ' '" .: .., .
6.3 Product analysis is not applicable for 7.3 For material under 0/16 in. (S mm) "in
bar-size shapes or flat bars % in. (13 mm)!iu,d thickness or diameter, a. deduction from the
under in thickness. percentage '6r eIorlgatiotl' inS in. (203 mm),
6:4 When tensiontests are waived in accord- specified in Table 3, of l.25% shall be made for
ance with 7.2, chemistry consistent with the each decrease of %2 in. (O.S niln) ofthespecified
req~ireme.p.tsin Table 2, ~nd with the mechan- thickness or diameter below %6 in.
•kat properties desiredniust be applied: .,
SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS .
, ," These reql}irements shall, not .apply unless specified in the order.
. Standllfdized supplement~ry requirements for: use at; the option of the purchaserare
" listed in Specification A 6. Those which are: 'considered suitable for uSe with. this
. specification are listed below by title.
S5. ..
Ch;u;py
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V-Notch Impact
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Test. S14. Bend Test.
S 1. The material supplied shaH be other S2. The material to be supplied shall.: be
than rimmed or cap,ped steel. , silicon"killed fme.;grain practice.
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Material ASTM
Designation"
Plate to be bent or formed cold A 283, Grade C·
Steel rivets A 502, Grade I·
Bolts and nuts A 307·, A 325
Cast steel A 27, Grade 65-35·
Forgings (carbon steel) A 668, Class D
Hot-rolled sheets A 570, Grade D
Hot-rolled strip A 570, Grade D
Cold-formed tubing A 500, Grade B
Hot-formed tubing A501
"These designations refer to the following specifications
of the American Society for Testing and Materials:
A 283, Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon
Steel Plates of Structural Quality,"
A 502, Steel Structural Rivets,"
A 307, Carbon Steel Externally and Internally Threaded
Standard Fasteners,"
A 325, High-Strength Bolts for Structural Steel Joints In-
cluding Suitable Nuts and Plain Hardened Washers,'
A 27, Mild- to Medium-Strength Carbon-Steel Oistings
for General Application,'
A 668, Steel For~ings, Carbon and Alloy, for General
Industrial Use;'
A 570, Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Sheet and Strip, Structural
Quality," .
A 500, Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel
Structunil Tubing in Rounds and Shapes," and
A501, Hot-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel
Structural Tubing."
• These have lower yield point than A 36 steel.
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a For plates wider than ,24 in. (610 !.lim), the test specimen
is taken in the transverse direction. See I \;2 of Specification
A6. ,
b For Wide flange shapes over 426 lblft tensile strength
minimum.of 58 000 psi (400 MPa) only and elongation in 2
in. of .19 % miniml!m applies, .
C Yield point 32 000 psi (:220 MPa) (or plates over 8 in. in
thickness.
d See 73,
• Elongation not required to be determined for floor plate.
rFor, plates wider than 24 in, «(i 10 mm), the elongation
requirement is reduced two percentage points.
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