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ASTM A6/A6M-13
Standard Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
1.1 This general requirements specification2 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.
1.2 Annex A1 lists permitted variations in dimensions and mass (Note 1) in SI units. The values listed are not exact conversions of the values in Tables 1 to 31 inclusive but are, instead, rounded or rationalized values. Conformance to Annex A1 is mandatory when the “M” specification designation is used.
1.3 Annex A2 lists the dimensions of some shape profiles.
1.4 Appendix X1 provides information on coil as a source of structural products.
1.5 Appendix X2 provides information on the variability of tensile properties in plates and structural shapes.
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