ASTM A635/A635M-01

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An American National Standard
Designation: A 635/A 635M – 01
Standard Specification for
Steel, Sheet and Strip, Heavy-Thickness Coils, Carbon,
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Hot-Rolled
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 635/A 635M; 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.
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1. Scope General Requirements for
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
1.1 This specification covers hot-rolled, heavy-thickness,
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Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment
carbon commercial steel, drawing steel, and structural steel,
A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
sheet and strip. Structural steel may be ordered when the coils
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Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
are intended for conversion to plate steels. It is included for
2.2 Federal Standards:
that purpose only.
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Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
1.2 In case of any conflict in requirements, the requirements
Fed. Std. No. 183 Continuous Identification Marking of Iron
of the individual material specification shall prevail over those
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and Steel Products
of this general specification.
2.3 Military Standards:
1.3 Annex A1 lists permissible variations in dimensions and
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MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
mass (see Note 1) in SI [metric] units. The values listed are not
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Ship-
exact conversions of the values listed in the inch-pound tables,
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ment and Storage
but instead are rounded or rationalized values. Conformance to
Annex A1 is mandatory when the “M” specification is used.
3. Terminology
NOTE 1—The term weight is used when inch-pound units are the
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
standard. However, under SI, the preferred term is mass.
3.1.1 heavy thickness sheet and strip coils—This material is
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
commonly available as hot-rolled sheet and strip in coil form
are to be regarded as standard. Within the text, the SI units are
only furnished in the following size classifications:
shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not
Size Limits, Coils Only
Product Width, in. Thickness, in.
exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used inde-
pendently of the other. Combining values from the two systems
Strip over 8 to 12, incl 0.230 to 1.000, incl
may result in nonconformance with this specification.
Sheet over 12 to 48, incl 0.230 to 1.000, incl
over 48 0.180 to 1.000, incl
1.5 This specification and the applicable material specifica-
Size Limits, Coils Only
tions are expressed in both inch-pound units and SI units.
However, unless the order specifies the applicable “M” speci-
Product Width, mm Thickness, mm
fication designation (SI units), the material shall be furnished
Over Through From Through
Strip 200 300 6.0 25
to inch-pound units.
Sheet 300 1200 6.0 25
1200 . 4.5 25
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.1.1 Discussion—Steel products are available in various
2.1 ASTM Standards:
thickness, width, and length combinations depending upon
A 6/A 6M Specification for General Requirements for
equipment and processing capabilities of various manufactures
Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet
2 and processors. Historic limitations of a product based upon
Piling
dimensions (thickness, width, and length) do not take into
A 568/A 568M Specification for Steel, Sheet, Carbon, and
account current production and processing capabilities. To
High-Strength, Low-Alloy, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled,
qualify any product to a particular product specification re-
quires all appropriate and necessary tests be performed and that
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
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A01.19 on Steel Sheet and Strip. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03.
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Current edition approved Nov. 10, 2001. Published December 2001. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.05.
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published as A 635 – 70. Last previous edition A 635 – 00. Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4 Section D, 700
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.04. Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS.
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