ASTM International is well known for it’s material specifications. One popular title has just been updated. It’s the ASTM A36/A36M, “Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel.” The new 2014 Edition has just been released and is available from Document Center Inc. in paper format, for pdf download and as part of our multi-user access service, Standards Online.
Thedocumentn is structured like many of the ASTM material specifications. First there is a scope paragraph providing you with information like what types of steel are covered (shapes, plates and bars) and what applications they can be used in (riveted, bolted or welded construction).
Next comes the referenced documents section. In this clause, the various standards cited in the text are listed. For A36/A36M, all the referenced documents are published by ASTM as well. But certainly there are times when publications from other sources are referred to in ASTM standards.
Now we get to the real heart of the matter. This particular document has an additional 7 clauses, each providing requirements in the following areas:
- Appurtenant Materials
- General Requirements for Delivery
- Bearing Plates
- Materials and Manufacture
- Chemical Composition
- Tension Test
- Keywords (used to help with searching on the Internet and elsewhere)
If you use this standard, please note that the 2014 Edition makes all previous editions obsolete. So you’ll need to get a copy of the new update. FYI: The committee notes that changes have been made to Table 3, which covers chemical requirements for this type of steel.
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