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Description / Abstract:
This specification2 covers carbon steel shapes,
plates, and bars of structural quality for use in riveted, botled,
or welded construction of bridges and buildings, and for general
structural purposes. When the steel is used in welded construction,
welding procedure shall be suitable for the steel and the intended
service.
Supplemental requipments are provided where improved notch
toughness is important. These shall apply only when specified by
the purchaser in the order.
The values stated in inch-pound are to regarded as the
standard.
2 For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Applications see related Specifications SA-36 in Section II of that
Code.