ASTM A 615-06 - Standard Specification For Deformed or Plain Billet Steel For Concrete Reinforcement
ASTM A 615-06 - Standard Specification For Deformed or Plain Billet Steel For Concrete Reinforcement
ASTM A 615-06 - Standard Specification For Deformed or Plain Billet Steel For Concrete Reinforcement
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ments of the specification.
1.2 Bars are of three minimum yield strength levels: namely, A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
40 000 [280 MPa], 60 000 [420 MPa], and 75 000 psi [520 of Steel Products
MPa], designated as Grade 40 [280], Grade 60 [420], and A 510 Specification for General Requirements for Wire
Grade 75 [520], respectively. Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel
1.3 Hot-rolled plain rounds, in sizes up to and including 2 1⁄2 A 510M Specification for General Requirements for Wire
in. [63.5 mm] in diameter in coils or cut lengths, when Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel [Metric]
specified for dowels, spirals and structural ties or supports shall A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
be furnished under this specification in Grade 40 [280], Grade Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
60 [420], and Grade 75 [520]. For ductility properties (elon- A 706/A 706M Specification for Low-Alloy Steel De-
gation and bending), test provisions of the nearest smaller formed and Plain Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
nominal diameter deformed bar size shall apply. Requirements E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
providing for deformations and marking shall not be appli- Determine Conformance with Specifications
cable. 2.2 AWS Standard:
ANSI/AWS D 1.4 Structural Welding Code—Reinforcing
NOTE 1—Welding of the material in this specification should be Steel3
approached with caution since no specific provisions have been included
2.3 U.S. Military Standard:
to enhance its weldability. When steel is to be welded, a welding
procedure suitable for the chemical composition and intended use or MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage4
service should be used. The use of the latest edition of ANSI/AWS D 1.4 2.4 U.S. Federal Standard:
is recommended. This document describes the proper selection of the filler Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)4
metals, preheat/interpass temperatures, as well as, performance and
procedure qualification requirements.
1.4 This specification is applicable for orders in either
inch-pound units (as Specification A 615) or in SI units (as 2
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Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee 351040, Miami, FL 33135.
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A01.05 on Steel Reinforcement. Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4 Section D, 700
Current edition approved May 1, 2006. Published May 2006. Originally Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS. Or visit: http://
approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as A 615/A 615M – 06. assist.daps.dla.mil/online.
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made on the basis of measurements if fewer than ten adjacent rotate.
deformations on each side of the bar are measured. 10.2.3 Close wrapping of the specimen around the pin
NOTE 2—As used within the intent of 8.3, the term “lot” shall mean all during the bending operation.
the bars of one bar size and pattern of deformations contained in an 10.3 It is permissible to use more severe methods of bend
individual shipping release or shipping order. testing, such as placing a specimen across two pins free to
rotate and applying the bending force with a fixed pin. When
9. Tensile Requirements
failures occur under more severe methods, retests shall be
9.1 The material, as represented by the test specimens, shall permitted under the bend-test method prescribed in 10.2.
conform to the requirements for tensile properties prescribed in
Table 2. 11. Permissible Variation in Weight [Mass]
9.2 The yield point or yield strength shall be determined by 11.1 Deformed reinforcing bars shall be evaluated on the
one of the following methods: basis of nominal weight [mass]. The weight [mass] determined
9.2.1 The yield point shall be determined by drop of the using the measured weight [mass] of the test specimen and
beam or halt in the gage of the testing machine. rounding in accordance with Practice E 29, shall be at least 94
9.2.2 Where the steel tested does not have a well-defined % of the applicable weight [mass] per unit length prescribed in
yield point, the yield strength shall be determined by reading Table 1. In no case shall overweight [excess mass] of any
the stress corresponding to the prescribed strain using an deformed bar be the cause for rejection. Weight [mass]
autographic diagram method or an extensometer as described variation for plain rounds shall be computed on the basis of
in Test Methods and Definitions A 370. The strain shall be permissible variation in diameter. For plain bars smaller than 3⁄8
0.5 % of gage length for Grade 40 [280] and Grade 60 [420] in. [9.5 mm], use Specification A 510 [Specification A 510M].
and shall be 0.35 % of gage length for Grade 75 [520]. When For larger bars up to and including 2 1⁄2 in. [63.5 mm], use
material is furnished in coils, the test sample shall be straight- Specification A 6/A 6M.
ened prior to placing it in the jaws of the tensile machine.
Straightening shall be done carefully to avoid formation of 12. Finish
local sharp bends and to minimize cold work. Insufficient
12.1 The bars shall be free of detrimental surface imperfec-
straightening prior to attaching the extensometer can result in
tions.
lower-than-actual yield strength readings.
12.2 Rust, seams, surface irregularities, or mill scale shall
9.3 The percentage of elongation shall be as prescribed in
not be cause for rejection, provided the weight, dimensions,
Table 2.
cross-sectional area, and tensile properties of a hand wire
10. Bending Requirements brushed test specimen are not less than the requirements of this
10.1 The bend-test specimen shall withstand being bent specification.
around a pin without cracking on the outside radius of the bent 12.3 Surface imperfections or flaws other than those speci-
fied in 12.2 shall be considered detrimental when specimens
TABLE 2 Tensile Requirements containing such imperfections fail to conform to either tensile
Grade 40 Grade 60 Grade 75 or bending requirements. Examples include, but are not limited
[280]A [420] [520]B to, laps, seams, scabs, slivers, cooling or casting cracks, and
Tensile strength, min, psi 60 000 [420] 90 000 [620] 100 000 [690] mill or guide marks.
[MPa]
Yield strength, min, psi 40 000 [280] 60 000 [420] 75 000 [520]
[MPa]
TABLE 3 Bend Test Requirements
Elongation in 8 in. [203.2
mm], min, %: Pin Diameter for Bend TestsA
Bar Designation No. Bar Designation No.
Grade 40 [280] Grade 60 [420] Grade 75 [520]
3 [10] 11 9 ...
4, 5 [13, 16] 12 9 ... 3, 4, 5 [10, 13, 16] 31⁄2 d B 3 1⁄ 2 d ...
6 [19] 12 9 7 6 [19] 5d 5d 5d
7, 8 [22, 25] ... 8 7 7, 8 [22, 25] ... 5d 5d
9, 10, 11 [29, 32, 36] ... 7 6 9, 10, 11 [29, 32, 36] ... 7d 7d
14, 18 [43, 57] ... 7 6 14, 18 [43, 57] (90°) ... 9d 9d
A A
Grade 40 [280] bars are furnished only in sizes 3 through 6 [10 through 19]. Test bends 180° unless noted otherwise.
B B
Grade 75 [520] bars are furnished only in sizes 6 through 18 [19 through 57]. d = nominal diameter of specimen.
differs by three or more designation numbers, one tension and bar as rolled.
one bend test shall be made from both the highest and lowest
designation number of the deformed bars rolled. 16. Test Reports
13.2 For bar sizes Nos. 14 and 18 [43 and 57], one tension 16.1 When specified in the purchase order, the following
test and one bend test shall be made of each size rolled from information shall be reported on a per heat basis. Report
each heat. additonal items as requested or desired.
13.3 For all bar sizes one set of dimensional property tests 16.1.1 Chemical analysis including carbon, manganese,
including bar weight [mass] and spacing, height, and gap of phosphorus, and sulfur.
deformations shall be made of each bar size rolled from each 16.1.2 Tensile properties.
heat. 16.1.3 Bend test.
16.2 A Material Test Report, Certificate of Inspection, or
14. Retests similar document printed from or used in electronic form from
14.1 If the results of an original tension specimen fail to an electronic data interchange (EDI) transmission shall be
meet the specified minimum requirements and are within 2000 regarded as having the same validity as a counterpart printed in
psi [14 MPa] of the required tensile strength, within 1000 psi the certifier’s facility. The content of the EDI transmitted
[7 MPa] of the required yield strength, or within two percent- document must meet the requirements of the invoked ASTM
age units of the required elongation, a retest shall be permitted standard(s) and conform to any EDI agreement between the
on two random specimens for each original tension specimen purchaser and the supplier. Notwithstanding the absence of a
failure from the lot. Both retest specimens shall meet the signature, the organization submitting the EDI transmission is
requirements of this specification. responsible for the content of the report.
14.2 If a bend test fails for reasons other than mechanical NOTE 6—The industry definition invoked here is: EDI is the computer
reasons or flaws in the specimen as described in 14.4.2 and to computer exchange of business information in a standard format such
14.4.3, a retest shall be permitted on two random specimens as ANSI ASC X12.
from the same lot. Both retest specimens shall meet the
requirements of this specification. The retest shall be per- 17. Inspection
formed on test specimens that are at air temperature but not less 17.1 The inspector representing the purchaser shall have
than 60°F [16°C]. free entry, at all times while work on the contract of the
14.3 If a weight [mass] test fails for reasons other than flaws purchaser is being performed, to all parts of the manufacturer’s
in the specimen as described in 14.4.3, a retest shall be works that concern the manufacture of the material ordered.
permitted on two random specimens from the same lot. Both The manufacturer shall afford the inspector all reasonable
retest specimens shall meet the requirements of this specifica- facilities to satisfy him that the material is being furnished in
tion. accordance with this specification. All tests (except product
14.4 If the original test or any of the random retests fails analysis) and inspection, shall be made at the place of
because of any reasons listed in 14.4.1, 14.4.2, or 14.4.3, the manufacture prior to shipment, unless otherwise specified, and
test shall be considered an invalid test: shall be so conducted as not to interfere unnecessarily with the
14.4.1 The elongation property of any tension test specimen operation of the works.
is less than that specified, and any part of the fracture is outside 17.2 For Government Procurement Only— Except as oth-
the middle half of the gage length, as indicated by scribe marks erwise specified in the contract, the contractor is responsible
on the specimen before testing, for the performance of all inspection and test requirements
specified herein. The contractor shall be permitted to use his
NOTE 5—Marking specimens with multiple scribe or punch marks can own or any other suitable facilities for the performance of the
reduce the occurrence of fracture outside or near these marks and the need
inspection and test requirements specified herein, unless dis-
for declaring the test invalid.
approved by the purchaser at the time of purchase. The
14.4.2 Mechanical reasons such as failure of testing equip- purchaser shall have the right to perform any of the inspections
ment or improper specimen preparation, and tests at the same frequency as set forth in this specification,
14.4.3 Flaws are detected in a test specimen, either before or where such inspections are deemed necessary to ensure that
during the performance of the test. material conforms to prescribed requirements.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
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Committee A01 has identified the location of the following changes to this standard since the last issue (A
615/A 615M-06) that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved May 1, 2006.)
(1) Revised sections 14.4, 14.4.1, and 14.4.2. (2) Added section 14.5.
Committee A01 has identified the location of the following changes to this standard since the last issue (A 615/A 615M-05a)
that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved March 1, 2006.)
Committee A01 has identified the location of the following changes to this standard since the last issue (A 615/A 615M-04b)
that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved April 1, 2005.)
Committee A01 has identified the location of the following changes to this standard since the last issue (A 615/A 615M-04a)
that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved Oct. 1, 2004.)
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