2007SECTIONII,PARTASA-29/SA-29MSPECIFICATIONFORSTEELBARS,CARBONANDALLOY,HOT-WROUGHTANDCOLD-FINISHED,GENERALREQUIREMENTSFORSA-29/SA-29M(IdenticalwithASTMSpecificationA29/A29M-991exceptforaneditorialcorrectiontotheMocontentforGrade94B17inTable2.)1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversagroupofcommonrequirementswhich,unlessotherwisespecifiedinthepur-chaseorderorinanindividualspecification,shallapplytocarbonandalloysteelbarsundereachofthefollowingASTMspecifications(orunderanyotherASTMspecifica-tionwhichinvokesthisspecificationorportionsthereof):ASTMTitleofSpecificationDesignationHot-RolledCarbonSteelBars:SteelBars,Carbon,QuenchedandA321TemperedSteelBarsandShapes,CarbonRolledfromA499“T”RailsSteelBars,Carbon,MerchantQuality,M-A575GradesSteelBars,Carbon,Hot-Wrought,SpecialA576QualitySteelBars,Carbon,MerchantQuality,A663MechanicalPropertiesSteelBars,Carbon,Hot-Wrought,SpecialA675Quality,MechanicalPropertiesSteelBarsforSprings,CarbonandAlloyA689SteelBars,Carbon,Hot-Wrought,SpecialA695Quality,forFluidPowerApplicationsCold-FinishedCarbonSteelBars:SteelBars,Carbon,Cold-Finished,StandardA108QualityStress-RelievedSteelBarsSubjecttoA311/A311MMechanicalPropertyRequirements,Cold-DrawnCarbonHot-RolledAlloySteelBars:SteelBars,Alloy,StandardGradesA322SteelBars,Alloy,SubjecttoEnd-QuenchA304HardenabilityRequirementsSteelBars,Alloy,Hot-WroughtorCold-A434Finished,QuenchedandTempered127ASTMTitleofSpecificationDesignationSteelBars,Alloy,Hot-Wrought,forA739ElevatedTemperatureorPressure-ContainingParts,orBothCold-FinishedAlloySteelBars:SteelBars,Alloy,Cold-FinishedA331SteelBars,Alloy,Hot-RolledorCold-A434Finished,QuenchedandTemperedSteelBars,Carbon,Hot-WroughtorCold-A696Finished,SpecialQuality,forPressurePipingComponents1.2Incaseofanyconflictinrequirements,therequire-mentsofthepurchaseorder,theindividualmaterialspeci-fication,andthisgeneralspecificationshallprevailinthesequencenamed.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsorSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththespecification.1.4Forpurposesofdeterminingconformancetothisspecificationandthevariousmaterialspecificationsrefer-encedin1.1,dimensionalvaluesshallberoundedtothenearestunitintheright-handplaceoffiguresusedinexpressingthelimitingvaluesinaccordancewiththeroundingmethodofPracticeE29.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:A370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTest-ingofSteelProductsSA-29/SA-29M2007SECTIONII,PARTAA700PracticesforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMethodsforSteelProductsforDomesticShipmentA751TestMethods,Practices,andTerminologyforChemicalAnalysisofSteelProductsE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE112TestMethodsforDeterminingtheAverageGrainSize2.2FederalStandards:Fed.Std.No.123MarkingforShipment(CivilAgencies)Fed.Std.No.183ContinuousIdentificationMarkingofIronandSteelProducts2.3MilitaryStandard:MIL-STD-163SteelMillProducts—PreparationforShip-mentandStorage2.4OtherStandards:AIAGB-1BarCodeSymbologyStandardfor3-of-9BarCodesAIAGB-502.00PrimaryMetalsTagApplicationStandard3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecificToThisStandard:3.1.1Hot-WroughtSteelBars—Steelbarsproducedbyhotformingingots,blooms,billets,orothersemifinishedformstoyieldstraightlengths(orcoils,dependinguponsize,section,andmillequipment)insectionswhichareuniformthroughouttheirlength,andinthefollowingsec-tionsandsizes:3.1.1.1Rounds,7⁄32to10.0in.[5.5to250mm],inclusive,3.1.1.2Squares,7⁄32to6.0in.[6to160mm],inclusive,3.1.1.3Round-CorneredSquares,7⁄32to8.0in.[6to200mm],inclusive,3.1.1.4Flats,1⁄4to8in.inclusive,inwidth:13⁄64in.inminimumthicknessupto6in.inwidth;and0.230in.inminimumthicknessforover6to8in.inwidth,inclusive[over5mminthicknessupto150mminwidth;andover6mminthicknessforover150mmthrough200mminwidth].Maximumthicknessforallwidthsis4in.[100mm].3.1.1.5HexagonsandOctagons,1⁄4to41⁄16in.[6to103mm],inclusive,betweenparallelsurfaces,3.1.1.6BarSizeShapes—Angles,channels,tees,zees,whentheirgreatestcross-sectionaldimensionisunder3in.[75mm],and3.1.1.7SpecialBarSections—Half-rounds,ovals,half-ovals,otherspecialbarsizesections.3.1.2Cold-FinishedSteelBars—Steelbarspro-ducedbycoldfinishingpreviouslyhot-wroughtbarsby128meansofcolddrawing,coldforming,turning,grinding,orpolishing(singlyorincombination)toyieldstraightlengthsorcoilsinsectionswhichareuniformthroughouttheirlengthandinthefollowingsectionsandsizes:3.1.2.1Rounds,9in.[230mm]andunderindiameter,3.1.2.2Squares,6in.[150mm]andunderbetweenparallelsurfaces,3.1.2.3Hexagons,4in.[100mm]andunderbetweenparallelsurfaces,3.1.2.4Flats,1⁄8in.[3mm]andoverinthicknessandnotover12in.[300mm]inwidth,and3.1.2.5SpecialBarSections.3.1.3Lot—Unlessotherwisespecifiedinthecontractororder,alotshallconsistofallbarssubmittedforinspec-tionatthesametimeofthesameheat,condition,finish,size,orshape.Forbarsspecifiedinthequenchedandtemperedcondition,whenheattreatedinbatch-typefur-naces,alotshall