Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement'

1. Scope 1.1 This spenficatlon covers deformed and plan bllletsted bars for concrete reinforcement in cut lengths and c o b The standard mes and &mensions of deformed bars and theu number deslgnanons shall be those listed m Table 1. The text of tius spedicatlon references notes and footnotes wluch pronde explanatory matenal These notes and footnotes (excludmg those m tables and figures) shall not be consdered as reqlurements of the spenficanon 1 2 Bars are of three mnimum yeld levels namely, 40 000 [300 MPa], 60 000 [420 MPa], and 75 000 psi [520 MPa], designated as Grade 40 [300], Grade 60 [420], and Grade 75 [520], respecnvely. 1 3 Hot-rolled plan rounds, in slzes up to and includmg 2 m [50.8 mm] in dmmeter ~n coils or cut lengths, when specified for dowels, spuds and structural ties or supports shall be fumshed under tius speclficanon in Grade 40 13001, Grade 60 [420], and Grade 75 [520]. For ducthty properties (elongation and bend&, test pronssons of the nearest smaller nom~naldiameter deformed bar s m shall apply Requuements prov~dmg for deformabons and marlung shall not be apphcable.

two systems may result in nonconformance wth the specificanon.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards A 6/A 6M SpecIficanon for General Requmments for Rolled Structural Steel Bars. Plates. Sha~es. . . and Sheet Wng2 A370 Test Methods and Defiutlons for Mechan~cal Test~ng of Steel Products3 A 510 Specificanon for General Requuements for W~re Rods and Coarse Round Wue, Carbon Steel3 A 5 10M Specificanon for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wue, Carbon Steel ( M e t n ~ ) ~ A700 Pract~cesfor Packaging, Marlang, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Domesnc Slupment4 A 706/A 706M Spec~ficanonfor Low-AUoy Steel Deformed and Plain Bars for Concrete Remforcementz E 29 Pract~ce for U m g Significant Digts in Test Data to Determine Conformance w t h Spec~ficat~ons' 2.2 A WS Standard ANSIIAWS D1.4 Structural Welane Code-Reinforcinz 2 3 U S Mduary Standards MILSTD-129 Marlang for Slupment and Storage7 MILSTD-163 Steel Mtll Products Reoaranon for Slup ment and Storage7 2 4 U S Federal Standard Fed. Std No 123 Marlang for Shrpment (Cinl Agenc~es)' 3. Terminology 3 1 Defnrtrons o f Terms Specgficto Thls Standard 3 1 1 deformed bar-steel bar wth protruslons, a bar that IS ~ntendedfor use as reinforcement in remforced concrete constmcnon 3 1 1.1 D~snu's~on-The surface of the bar IS prov~ded wth lugs or protruslons that inhib~t longtudinal movement
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NOTEI-Weld~ng of the matcnal ln tlus spcnficauon should bc approached wth cauuon sma no s p d c pmnslons have been lncludcd to enhance m weldabhty When steel IS to bc welded, a weldng procedure sutablc for the chermcal compouuon and procedure su~tablc e be for thc cherntcal composltlon and mtcnded usc or s c ~ c should used The use of the latest ed~uon of ANSIIAWS Dl 4 is rammended Tlus document descnbg the proper sclccuon of the fder metals, prehcatlmtcrpaw temperatures, as well as, perfomance and procedure quahficauon reqwrements
1 4 Th~s specificanon IS appl~cablefor orders in e~ther mch-pound units (as Specificat~on A 615) or in SI unlts (as Spec~fication A 615M) 1 5 The values stated m e~thermch-pound unrts or SI unlts are to be regarded as standard W ~ t h ~ the n text, the SI unlts are shown m brackets The values stated in each system are not exact equ~valents,therefore, each system must be used mdependently of the other Comblnrng values from the
I Tbu spafiauon IS under t h e ~ ~ m of a ASTM n Commlrup A-1 on Stal, Slmlar Steel, and Rclatsd AUoys and s the dmcI respomb~I~ry of Subcammmec A01 05 on Steel Rc~nfareernent Current cdmon appmvcd July 10, 1996 Published Ssptcmber 1996 Ongtnatly pubbrhcd ar A 615 68 L a prewous cdsuon A 615/61SM 96

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13 2 Tens~on test specimens shall be the full semen of the bar as rolled The unlt stress detemnatlon shall be based on the nominal bar area. 13 3 The bend-test spenmens shall be the full sectlon of the bar as rolled.
14. Number of Tests 14.1 For bar szes No. 3 to 11 [I0 to 361, incluave, one tenslon test and one bend test shall be made of the largest sue rolled from each heat If, however, matenal from one heat lffers by three or more deslgnatlon numbers, one tension and one bend test shall be made from both the hlghest and lowest deslgnatlon number of the deformed bars rolled 14 2 For bar sizes Nos. 14 and 18 [43 and 571, one tenslon test and one bend test shall be made of each sue rolled from each heat. 15. Retests 15 1 If any tenule property of any tenslon test speamen IS less than that speclfred, and any pan of the fracture 1s outslde the m~ddle .hrd of the gage length, as mdxated by scnbe scratches marked on the spenmen before testlng, a retest shall be allowed. 15 2 If the results of an ongnal tension specxmen fad to meet the spec~tiedm~ntmumrequxrements and are wthm 2000 p a [14 MPa] of the requmd tensde strength, wthm 1000 p s ~ [7 MPa] of the reqwed veld potnt, or w h n two percentage umts of the requued elongat~on, a retest shall be permmed on two random speamens for each ongnal tenslon speclmen fadure from the lot Both retest speclmens shall meet the requlrements of Uus spec~ficaeon. 15 3 If a bend test f& for reasons other than mechamcal reasons or flaws m the speclmen as descnbed In 15 5 and 15 6, a retest shall be perm~ttedon two random speamens from the same lot Both retest specimens shall meet the reqrunments of t h ~ s speuficat~on.The retest shall be performed on test speamens that are at am temperature but not less than 60'F [ 1VC]. 15 4 If a we~ght[mass] test fads for reasons other than flaws in the speclmen as descnbed In 15 6, a retest shall be pernutted on two random speclmens from the same lot Both retest speclmens shall meet the requlrements of t h ~ speclfis catlon 15.5 If any test speclmen fads because of mechanical reasons such as fadure of testmg equipment or Improper spenmen preparation, it may be dncarded and another speclmen taken 15.6 If any test speamen develops flaws, it may be lscarded and another speclmen of the same w e bar from the same heat substituted

place of manufacture prior to shipment, unless othennse specified, and shall be so conducted as not to mterfere unnecessarily with the operation of the works. 16.2 For Government Procurement OnlpExcept as othe m s e specified m the contract, the contractor is responnble for the performance of all inspectlon and test requlrements spenfied herem and may use h s own or any other surtable facihfies for the performance of the ~ n s ~ e c t ~and o n test reqrunments spenfied herem, unless dmpproved by the purchaser at the Ume of purchase The purchaser shall have the nght to perform any of the inspections and tests at the same frequency as set forth m t h ~ specficaQon, s where such I n s m o n s are deemed necessary to ensure that matenal conforms to prescnbed requmments.

17. Rejection 17 1 Unless othenvlse speafied, any reje&on based on tests made In accordance w t h 6.2, shall be reported to the manufacturer wthm five worldng days from the recelpt of samples by the purchaser. 17 2 Matenal that shows tnjunous defects subsequent to ~ t acceptance s at the manufacturer's works unll be rejected, and the manufacturer shall be noafied 18. Rehearing 18.1 Samples tested m accordance wth 6 2 that represent rejected matenal shall be preserved for two weeks from the date rejmon 1s reported to the manufacturer In case of dmabsfaction wth the results of the tests, the manufacturer may make c h m for a rehearing w t h ~ n that tlme
19. Test Reports 19.1 When specfied In the purchase order, report the followng mnformation, on a per heat bas~sAdd~bonal Items may be reported as requested or desired. 19.1 1 Chemcal analysls mclulng carbon, manganese, phosphoms, and sulfur. 19.1.2 Tenslle propemes 19.1.3 Bend test 20. Marking 20 1 When loaded for mdl sbpment, bars shall be prop erly separated and tagged wth the manufacturer's heat or test idenhficat~on number 20.2 Each producer shall ]dent& the symbols of h s marlung system. s except plan 20.3 All bars produced to t h ~ speaficatlon, round bars wh~ch shall be tagged for grade, shall be ~dentlfied by a l s h g u l s h n g set of marks leg~blyrolled onto the surface of one ade of the bar to denote m the following order 20 3 1 Poznt o f Orrgzn-Letter or symbol estabhshed as the producer's mdl des~gnat~on 20.3 2 Stre Desrgnatron-Arab~c number correspondmg to bar deslgnaoon number of Table 1 20.3 3 Type oJSteel-letter S m&catmg that the bar was produced to thls speaficatlon, or for Grade 60 [420] bars only, letters Sand Wlnd~catlng that the bar was produced to meet both SpeaficatxonsA 6151A 615M and A 7061706 M 20 3 4 M~nrmumYield Deszgnat~on-For Grade 60 [420] bars, elther the number 60 [4] or a s~ngle contmuous longtu-

16. Inspection 16 1 The Inspector representmg the purchaser shall have free entry, at all umes wble work on the contract of the purchaser 1s bemg performed, to all parts of the manufacturer's works that concern the manufacture of the matenal ordered The manufacturer shall afford the mspector all reasonable facll~tm to sat@ kum that the matenal 1s bemg furn~shedin accordance wth thls speclficat~on All tests (except product analys~s) and inspectlon, shall be made at the

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&al tine through at least five spaces offset from the center of the bar s~de. For Grade 75 [520] bars, either the number 75 [j] or two continuous l o n p t u h a l llnes through at least five spaces offset each &-on from the center of the bar. (No marlang des~gnahon for Grade 40 [300] bars.) 20.3 5 It shall be p e m b l e to substitute. a metnc sue bar of Grade 300 for the comspondmg mch-pound size bar of Grade 40, a metnc size bar of Grade 420 for the correspondmg mch-pound m e bar of Grade 60, and a metnc size bar of Grade 520 for the correspondmg inch-pound w e bar of Grade 75
21. Packaging 21 1 When specified in the purchase order, packaging

shall be in accordance with the orocedures in Pracuces A 700. 21 2 For Government Procurement On(JLWhen specified in the contract or order, and for h a procurement by or d m shpment to the U S government, matenal shall be preserved, packaged, and packed m accordance wth the reqmrements of MILSTD-163. The appl~cablelevels shall be as specified in the contract. Marlung for sh~pment of such matenal shall be In accordance wth Fed. Std No. 123 for cinl agennes and MIL-STD-129 for military agencies.
22. Keywords 22 1 concrete reinforcement, deformations (protrusions), steel ban

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