ASTM A572/A572M-07

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.
American Association State
Designation:A 572/A 572M–01 Designation: A 572/A 572M – 07 Highway and Transportation
Officals Standard
AASHTO No.: M223
Standard Specification for
High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Structural
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Steel
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA572/A572M; 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*
1.1 This specification covers five grades of high-strength low-alloy structural steel shapes, plates, sheet piling, and bars. Grades
42 [290], 50 [345], and 55 [380] are intended for riveted, bolted, or welded structures. Grades 60 [415] and 65 [450] are intended
for riveted or bolted construction of bridges, or for riveted, bolted, or welded construction in other applications.
1.2 For applications, such as welded bridge construction, where notch toughness is important, notch toughness requirements are
to be negotiated between the purchaser and the producer.
1.3The use of columbium, vanadium, titanium, nitrogen, or combinations thereof, within the limitations noted in Section
1.3 Specification A 588/A 588M shall not be substituted for Specification A 572/A 572M without agreement between the
purchaser and the supplier.
1.4 The use of columbium, vanadium, titanium, nitrogen, or combinations thereof, within the limitations noted in Section 5, is
required; the selection of type (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) is at the option of the producer, unless otherwise specified by the purchaser. (See
Supplementary Requirement S90.)
1.4The1.5 The maximum thicknesses available in the grades and products covered by this specification are shown in Table 1.
1.5When1.6 When the steel is to be welded, a welding procedure suitable for the grade of steel and intended use or service is
to be utilized. See Appendix X3 of Specification A 6/A 6M for information on weldability.
1.6The1.7 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. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system is to be used
independently of the other, without combining values in any way.
1.7The1.8 The text of this specification contains notes or footnotes, or both, that provide explanatory material. Such notes and
footnotes, excluding those in tables and figures, do not contain any mandatory requirements.
1.8For1.9 For structural products cutproduced from coiled product,coil and furnished without heat treatment or with stress
relieving only, the additional requirements, including additional testing requirements and the reporting of additional tests, ofA6/A
6M apply.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
A 6/A 6M Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
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A 36/A 36M Specification for Carbon Structural Steel Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
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A 514/A 514M Specification for High-Yield Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Plate, Suitable for Welding
Specification for High-Yield-Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Plate, Suitable for Welding
A 588/A 588M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel, up to 50 ksi [345 MPa] MinimumYield Point, with
Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance
3. General Requirements for Delivery
3.1MaterialfurnishedunderthisspecificationshallconformtotheapplicablerequirementsofthecurrenteditionofSpecification
A6/A6M, for the ordered material, unless a conflict exists in which case this specification shall prevail.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM CommitteeA01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and RelatedAlloys,Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.02 on Structural Steel for Bridges, Buildings, Rolling Stock,Stock and Ships.
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2001.March 1, 2007. Published September 2001.March 2007. Originally published asA572–66.approved in 1966. Last previous edition
approved in 2006 as A 572/A 572M – 00a6.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book ofASTM Standards
, Vol 01.04.volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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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.
American Association State
Designation:A 572/A 572M–06 Designation: A572/A572M – 07 Highway and Transportation
Officals Standard
AASHTO No.: M223
Standard Specification for
High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Structural
1
Steel
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA572/A572M; 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 Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers five grades of high-strength low-alloy structural steel shapes, plates, sheet piling, and bars. Grades
42 [290], 50 [345], and 55 [380] are intended for riveted, bolted, or welded structures. Grades 60 [415] and 65 [450] are intended
for riveted or bolted construction of bridges, or for riveted, bolted, or welded construction in other applications.
1.2 For applications, such as welded bridge construction, where notch toughness is important, notch toughness requirements are
to be negotiated between the purchaser and the producer.
1.3The use of columbium, vanadium, titanium, nitrogen, or combinations thereof, within the limitations noted in Section
1.3 Specification A588/A588M shall not be substituted for Specification A572/A572M without agreement between the
purchaser and the supplier.
1.4 The use of columbium, vanadium, titanium, nitrogen, or combinations thereof, within the limitations noted in Section 5, is
required; the selection of type (1, 2, 3, or 5) is at the option of the producer, unless otherwise specified by the purchaser. (See
Supplementary Requirement S90.)
1.4The1.5 The maximum thicknesses available in the grades and products covered by this specification are shown in Table 1.
1.5When1.6 When the steel is to be welded, a welding procedure suitable for the grade of steel and intended use or service is
to be utilized. See Appendix X3 of Specification A 6/A 6MA6/A6M for information on weldability.
1.6The1.7 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. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system is to be used
independently of the other, without combining values in any way.
1.7The1.8 The text of this specification contains notes or footnotes, or both, that provide explanatory material. Such notes and
footnotes, excluding those in tables and figures, do not contain any mandatory requirements.
1.8For1.9 For structural products produced from coil and furnished without heat treatment or with stress relieving only, the
additional requirements, including additional testing requirements and the reporting of additional tests, of A6/A6M apply.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
A6/A6M Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling
A36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
A514/A514M Specification for High-Yield-Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Plate, Suitable for Welding
Specification for High-Yield-Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Plate, Suitable for Welding
A588/A588M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel, up to 50 ksi [345 MPa] MinimumYield Point, with
Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance
3. General Requirements for Delivery
3.1 Structural products furnished under this specification shall conform to the requirements of the current edition of
SpecificationA6/A6MA6/A6M, for the specific structural product ordered, unless a conflict exists in which case this specification
shall prevail.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM CommitteeA01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and RelatedAlloys,Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.02 on Structural Steel for Bridges, Buildings, Rolling Stock,Stock and Ships.
Current edition approved March 1, 2006.2007. Published March 2006.2007. Originally approved in 1966. Last previous edition approved in 20042006 as A 572/A
572M–04. A572/A572M – 06. DOI: 10.1520/A0572_A0572M-07.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book ofASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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