1. Scope^*

1.1 This speciﬁcation² 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 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 SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. 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 necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.

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.

1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM A480/A480M - 20a

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip

Published:

1 Jul 2020

Withdrawn:

12 May 2022