ASTM A615/A615M-07

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American Association State Highway and
Designation: A 615/A 615M – 07 Transportation Officials Standard
AASHTO No.: M 31
Standard Specification for
Deformed and Plain Carbon-Steel Bars for Concrete
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Reinforcement
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA615/A615M; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* 1.4 This specification is applicable for orders in either
inch-pound units (as Specification A 615) or in SI units (as
1.1 This specification covers deformed and plain carbon-
Specification A 615M).
steel bars for concrete reinforcement in cut lengths and coils.
1.5 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
Steel bars containing alloy additions, such as with theAISI and
are to be regarded as standard. Within the text, the SI units are
SAEseriesofalloysteels,arepermittediftheresultingproduct
shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not
meets all the other requirements of this specification. The
exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used inde-
standard sizes and dimensions of deformed bars and their
pendentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystems
number designations are given in Table 1. The text of this
may result in nonconformance with the specification.
specification references notes and footnotes which provide
explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding
2. Referenced Documents
those in tables) shall not be considered as requirements of the
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
specification.
A 6/A 6M Specification for General Requirements for
1.2 Barsareofthreeminimumyieldstrengthlevels:namely,
Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet
40 000 [280 MPa], 60 000 [420 MPa], and 75 000 psi [520
Piling
MPa], designated as Grade 40 [280], Grade 60 [420], and
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
Grade 75 [520], respectively.
of Steel Products
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1.3 Hot-rolledplainrounds,insizesuptoandincluding2 ⁄2
A 510 Specification for General Requirements for Wire
in. [63.5 mm] in diameter in coils or cut lengths, when ordered
Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel
shall be furnished under this specification in Grade 40 [280],
A 510M Specification for General Requirements for Wire
Grade 60 [420], and Grade 75 [520]. For ductility properties
Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel [Metric]
(elongation and bending), test provisions of the nearest smaller
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
nominal diameter deformed bar size shall apply. Requirements
Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
providing for deformations and marking shall not be appli-
A 706/A 706M Specification for Low-Alloy Steel De-
cable.
formed and Plain Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
NOTE 1—Welding of the material in this specification should be
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
approached with caution since no specific provisions have been included
Determine Conformance with Specifications
to enhance its weldability. When steel is to be welded, a welding
2.2 AWS Standard:
procedure suitable for the chemical composition and intended use or
ANSI/AWS D 1.4 Structural Welding Code—Reinforcing
service should be used. The use of the latest edition of ANSI/AWS D 1.4
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Steel
isrecommended.Thisdocumentdescribestheproperselectionofthefiller
metals, preheat/interpass temperatures, as well as, performance and
2.3 U.S. Military Standard:
procedure qualification requirements.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
A01.05 on Steel Reinforcement. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved March 1, 2007. Published March 2007. Originally Available from American Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, P.O. Box
approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 2006 asA 615/A 615M – 06a. 351040, Miami, FL 33135.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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A 615/A 615M – 07
TABLE 1 Deformed Bar Designation Numbers, Nominal Weights [Masses], Nominal Dimensions, and Deformation Requirements
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Nominal Dimensions Deformatio
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