ASTM A480/A480M-16a

This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation: A480/A480M − 16 A480/A480M − 16a
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-
1
Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A480/A480M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
2
1.1 This specification covers a group of general requirements that, unless otherwise specified in the purchase order or in an
individual specification, shall apply to rolled steel plate, sheet, and strip, under each of the following specifications issued by
ASTM: Specifications A240/A240M, A263, A264, A265, A666, A693, A793, and A895.
1.2 In the case of conflict between a requirement of a product specification and a requirement of this specification, the product
specification shall prevail. In the case of conflict between a requirement of the product specification or a requirement of this
specification and a more stringent requirement of the purchase order, the purchase order shall prevail. The purchase order
requirements shall not take precedence if they, in any way, violate the requirements of the product specification or this
specification; for example, by waiving a test requirement or by making a test requirement less stringent.
1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units
are shown in brackets, except that when A480M is specified, Annex A3 shall apply for the dimensional tolerances and not the
bracketed SI values in Annex A2. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used
independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.
1.4 This specification and the applicable material specifications are expressed in both inch-pound and SI units. However, unless
the order specifies the applicable “M” specification designation [SI units], the material shall be furnished in inch-pound units.
2. Referenced Documents
3
2.1 ASTM Standards:
A240/A240M Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and
for General Applications
A262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels
A263 Specification for Stainless Chromium Steel-Clad Plate
A264 Specification for Stainless Chromium-Nickel Steel-Clad Plate
A265 Specification for Nickel and Nickel-Base Alloy-Clad Steel Plate
A342/A342M Test Methods for Permeability of Weakly Magnetic Materials
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A666 Specification for Annealed or Cold-Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Flat Bar
A693 Specification for Precipitation-Hardening Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
A700 Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
A763 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Ferritic Stainless Steels
A793 Specification for Rolled Floor Plate, Stainless Steel
A895 Specification for Free-Machining Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
A923 Test Methods for Detecting Detrimental Intermetallic Phase in Duplex Austenitic/Ferritic Stainless Steels
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A01.17
on Flat-Rolled and Wrought Stainless Steel.
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2016April 15, 2016. Published February 2016April 2016. Originally approved in 1962. Last previous edition approved in 20152016 as
A480/A480M – 15. – 16. DOI: 10.1520/A0480_A0480M-16.10.1520/A0480_A0480M-16A.
2
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specification SA – 480 in Section II of that Code.
3
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this
...