ASTM-A568 2011(Redline)

This specification covers the general requirements for carbon, structural, and high-strength, low alloy steel sheets in coils and cut lengths. The steel sheets shall be manufactured by hot-rolling, cold-rolling or temper rolling. Cold-rolled sheets shall undergo annealing after being cold reduced to thickness. Products shall undergo cast or heat analysis, product, check, or verification analysis, and sampling. Product analyses shall be performed wherein specimens shall conform to required chemical composition of carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, copper, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, columbium, niobium, titanium, aluminum, and nitrogen. Mechanical properties of the materials shall conform to the following properties: tensile strength, yield strength, and bending strength. Thickness, length, width and flatness tolerances and allowances for cold-rolled and hot-rolled sheets are indicated. Steel may be produced as ingot-cast or strand-cast.

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1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers the general requirements for steel sheet in coils and cut lengths. It applies to the following specifications that describe carbon steel, structural steel, and high-strength, low-alloy steel (HSLA) furnished as hot-rolled sheet and cold-rolled sheet: Specifications A414/A414M , A424 , A606 , A659/A659M , A794 , A1008/A1008M , A1011/A1011M , and A1039/A1039M .

1.2 This specification is not applicable to hot-rolled heavy-thickness carbon sheet coils (Specification A635/A635M ).

1.3 In case of any conflict in requirements, the requirements of the individual material specification shall prevail over those of this general specification.

1.4 For the purposes of determining conformance with this and the appropriate product specification referenced in 1.1, values shall be rounded to the nearest unit in the right hand place of figures used in expressing the limiting values in accordance with the rounding method of Practice E29 .

1.5 Annex A1 lists permissible variations in dimensions and mass (see Note 1) in SI [metric] units. The values listed are not exact conversions of the values listed in the inch-pound tables, but instead are rounded or rationalized values. Conformance to Annex A1 is mandatory when the “ M ” specification is used.

Note 1—The term weight is used when inch-pound units are the standard. However, under SI the preferred term is mass .

1.6 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.

1.7 This specification and the applicable material specifications are expressed in both inch-pound units and SI units. However, unless the order specifies the applicable “ M ” specification designation (SI units), the material shall be furnished to inch-pound units.

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 A414/A414M Specification for Steel, Sheet, Carbon, and High-Strength, Low-Alloy for Pressure Vessels A424 Specification for Steel, Sheet, for Porcelain Enameling A606 Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip, High-Strength, Low-Alloy, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled, with Improved Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance A635/A635M Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip, Heavy-Thickness Coils, Hot-Rolled, Alloy, Carbon, Structural, High-Strength Low-Alloy, and High-Strength Low-Alloy with Improved Formability, General Requirements for A659/A659M Specification for Commercial Steel (CS), Sheet and Strip, Carbon (0.16 Maximum to 0.25 Maximum Percent), Hot-Rolled 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 A794 Specification for Commercial Steel (CS), Sheet, Carbon (0.16 % Maximum to 0.25 % Maximum), Cold-Rolled A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys A1008/A1008M Specification for Steel, Sheet, Cold-Rolled, Carbon, Structural, High-Strength Low-Alloy, High-Strength Low-Alloy with Improved Formability, Solution Hardened, and Bake Hardenable A1011/A1011M Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip, Hot-Rolled, Carbon, Structural, High-Strength Low-Alloy, High-Strength Low-Alloy with Improved Formability, and Ultra-High Strength A1030/A1030M Practice for Measuring Flatness Characteristics of Steel Sheet Products A1039/A1039M Specification for Steel, Sheet, Hot Rolled, Carbon, Commercial, Structural, and High-Strength Low-Alloy, Produced by Twin-Roll Casting Process E11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test Sieves E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications E59 Practice for Sampling Steel and Iron for Determination of Chemical Composition E290 Test Methods for Bend Testing of Material for Ductility

Military Standards

MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage

Federal Standards

Fed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipments (Civil Agencies)

Keywords

carbon steel sheet; cold rolled steel sheet; general delivery requirements; high strength low alloy steel; hot rolled steel sheet; steel sheet; structural steel sheet: Alloy steel sheet/strip–specifications; Carbon steel sheet–specifications; Cold-rolled steel sheet/strip–specifications; General delivery requirements–steel; Hot-rolled steel sheet/strip–specifications; HSLA (high-strength low-alloy) steel sheet/strip–specifications; Improved formability steel ;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 77.140.50 (Flat steel products and semi-products)

DOI: 10.1520/A0568_A0568M-11B ASTM International is a member of CrossRef.