ASTM A480/A480M-12 - 1.4.2012
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers a group of general requirements that, unless otherwise specified in the purchase order or in an individual specification, shall apply to rolled steel plate, sheet, and strip, under each of the following specifications issued by ASTM: Specifications A167, A176, A240/A240M, A263, A264, A265, A666, A693, A793, and A895.

1.2 In the case of conflict between a requirement of a product specification and a requirement of this specification, the product specification shall prevail. In the case of conflict between a requirement of the product specification or a requirement of this specification and a more stringent requirement of the purchase order, the purchase order shall prevail. The purchase order requirements shall not take precedence if they, in any way, violate the requirements of the product specification or this specification; for example, by waiving a test requirement or by making a test requirement less stringent.

1.3 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, except that when A480M is specified, Annex A3 shall apply for the dimensional tolerances and not the bracketed SI values in Annex A2. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.

1.4 This specification and the applicable material specifications are expressed in both inch-pound and SI units. However, unless the order specifies the applicable M specification designation [SI units], the material shall be furnished in inch-pound units.

 
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Standard Test Methods for Detecting Detrimental Intermetallic Phase in Duplex Austenitic/Ferritic Stainless Steels

A793-96(2001)

Standard Specification for Rolled Floor Plate, Stainless Steel

A763-15(2021)

Standard Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Ferritic Stainless Steels

A666-23

Standard Specification for Annealed or Cold-Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Flat Bar

A370-23

Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products

A342/A342M-21

Standard Test Methods for Permeability of Weakly Magnetic Materials

E140-12B(2019)e1

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Fed. Std. No. 123

Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)

MIL-STD-129

Marking for Shipment and Storage

MIL-STD-163

Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Shipment and Storage

A751-21

Standard Test Methods and Practices for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products

A693-22

Standard Specification for Precipitation-Hardening Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip

A895-89(2017)

Standard Specification for Free-Machining Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip

A700-14(2019)

Standard Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment

A240/A240M-23a

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A262-15(2021)

Standard Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels

A263-12(2019)

Standard Specification for Stainless Chromium Steel-Clad Plate

A264-12(2019)

Standard Specification for Stainless Chromium-Nickel Steel-Clad Plate

A265-12(2019)

Standard Specification for Nickel and Nickel-Base Alloy-Clad Steel Plate