ASTM Standard List - Structural and Constructional Steels Standards: Part Two

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Introduction to ASTM Steel Standards

ASTM specifications represent a consensus among producers, specifiers, fabricators, and users of steel mill products. The ASTM designation system for metals consists of a letter (A for ferrous materials) followed by an arbitrary sequentially assigned number. These designations often apply to specific products, for example, A548 is applicable to cold-heading quality carbon steel wire for tapping or sheet metal screws.

This article contains a list of standards that covers among other things:

• Specific steel standards for applications in the construction industry
• Centrifugally cast steel pipes for use at elevated temperatures
• Numerous standards covering wires, chains and anti-friction bearings

For more information on the ASTM designation system see our related article:
Introduction to the ASTM Standard Designation.

Structural and Constructional Steel Standards Classification

The standards in this catalog are organized systematically to help professionals locate specifications relevant to their needs. Many standards specify properties for specialized applications such as high-temperature service, pressure vessels, and structural components.

Historical Development of Steel Standards

Many standards in this list have evolved over time, with some being replaced by newer specifications or withdrawn entirely. This progression reflects the ongoing refinement of material requirements and testing methodologies in the steel industry.

Comprehensive ASTM Standard Reference Table

The table below is a comprehensive list of ASTM standards for structural and constructional steels with their standard numbers, last versions, descriptions, and current status.

Table 1. Structural and Constructional Steels

Standard Number	Last version	Description	Status
A 230/A 230M	2005	Steel Wire, Oil-Tempered Carbon Valve Spring Quality	/1/
A 231/A 231M	2004	Chromium-Vanadium Alloy Steel Spring Wire	/1/
A 232/A 232M	2005	Chromium-Vanadium Alloy Steel Valve Spring Quality Wire	/1/
A 241		Hot-Worked High-Carbon Steel Tie Plates	Replaced by A 67 /no materials/
A 242/A 242M	2009	High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel	/1/
A 244		Multiple-Wear Wrought Steel Wheels	Replaced by A 504/A 504M /no materials/
A 245		Flat-Rolled Carbon Steel Sheets of Structural Quality	Replaced by A 570/A 570M /no materials/
A 246		Light Gage Structural Quality Flat Rolled Carbon-Steel Sheets	Replaced by A 245 /no materials/
A 248		Carbon-Steel and Alloy-Steel Blooms, Billets, and Slabs for Forgings	Replaced by A 273 /no materials/
A 250/A 250M	2005	Electric-Resistance-Welded Ferritic Alloy-Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes	/7/
A 251		Iron and Steel Gas-Welding Rods	Withdrawn 1970 /no materials/
A 252		Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe Piles	/3/
A 253		Welded and Seamless Open-Hearth Iron Pipe	Withdrawn 1962 /no materials/
A 254	2007	Copper-Brazed Steel Tubing	/1/
A 261		Heat-Treated Carbon-Steel Bolting Material	Withdrawn 1966 /no materials/
A 268/A 268M	2005	Seamless and Welded Ferritic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service	/46/
A 269	2008	Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service	/46/
A 273		Carbon-Steel Blooms, Billets, and Slabs for Forgings	Replaced by A 711 /no materials/
A 274		Alloy-Steel Blooms, Billets, and Slabs for Forgings	Replaced by A 711 /no materials/
A 280		Seamless Ferritic Alloy-Steel Pipe for Service at High Temperatures	Replaced by A 335/ A 335M /no materials/
A 281		Mild to Medium Strength Carbon-Steel Castings for General Application	Replaced by A 27/ A27M /no materials/
A 283/A 283M	2007	Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates	/4/
A 284/A 284M	1990	Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon-Silicon Steel Plates for Machine Parts and General Construction	/2/
A 285/A 285M	2007	Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Low- and Intermediate-Tensile Strength	/3/
A 286		Heat-Treated Alloy-Steel Bars	Replaced by A 434 /no materials/
A 287		Rolled Carbon-Steel Locomotive Frames	Withdrawn 1955 /no materials/
A 295/A 295M	2009	High-Carbon Anti-Friction Bearing Steel	/6/
A 300		Notch Toughness Requirements for Normalized Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels	Withdrawn 1975 /no materials/
A 301		Chromium-Molybdenum Steel Plates for Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels	Replaced by A 387/ A 387M /no materials/
A 302/A 302M	2007	Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-Nickel	/4/
A 303		Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Strip of Structural Quality	Replaced by A 570/ A 570M /no materials/
A 304	2005	Carbon and Alloy Steel Bars Subject to End-Quench Hardenability Requirements	/103/
A 305		Minimum Requirements for the Deformations of Deformed Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement	Replaced by A 615/ A 615M /no materials/
A 306		Carbon Steel Bars Subject to Mechanical Property Requirements	Replaced by A 663/ A 663M /no materials/
A 307		Carbon Steel Bolts and Studs, 60 000 PSI Tensile Strength	/3/
A 310		Flat-Rolled Electrical Steel	Replaced by A 345 /no materials/
A 311/A 311M	2004	Cold-Drawn, Stress-Relieved Carbon Steel Bars Subject to Mechanical Property Requirements	/18/
A 315		Seamless Ferritic Alloy-Steel Pipe for Service at High Temperatures	Replaced by A 335/ A 335M /no materials/
A 321	2001	Steel Bars, Carbon, Quenched and Tempered	Withdrawn 2007 /1/
A 322	2007	Steel Bars, Alloy, Standard Grades	/71/
A 325	2009	Structural Bolts, Steel, Heat Treated, 120/105 ksi Minimum Tensile Strength	/11/
A 325M	2009	Structural Bolts, Steel, Heat Treated 830 MPa Minimum Tensile Strength [Metric]	/11/
A 328/A 328M	2007	Steel Sheet Piling	/1/
A 329		Heat-Treated Steel Tires	Replaced by A 551/ A 551M /no materials/
A 331	2000	Steel Bars, Alloy, Cold-Finished	Replaced by A 108 /no materials/
A 333/A 333M	2005	Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe for Low-Temperature Service	/9/
A 334/A 334M	2004	Seamless and Welded Carbon and Alloy-Steel Tubes for Low-Temperature Service	/7/
A 335/A 335M	2009	Seamless Ferritic Alloy-Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service	/18/
A 345	2009	Flat-Rolled Electrical Steels for Magnetic Applications	/no materials/
A 353/A 353M	2009	Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, 9 Percent Nickel, Double-Normalized and Tempered	/1/
A 354	2007	Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Bolts, Studs, and Other Externally Threaded Fasteners	/2/
A 355	2006	Steel Bars, Alloys, for Nitriding	/4/
A 357		Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Five Percent Chromium, 0.5 percent Molybdenum	Replaced by A 387/ A 387M /no materials/
A 364		Cold-Finished Heat-Treated Alloy-Steel Bars	Replaced by A 434
A 365		Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel, Drawing Quality, and Special Killed	Replaced by A 619/ A 619M /no materials/
A 366/A 366M	1997	Commercial Steel (CS) Sheet, Carbon (0.15 Maximum Percent) Cold-Rolled	Replaced by A 1008/ A 1008M /4/
A 373		Structural Steel for Welding	Replaced by A 36/A36M /no materials/
A 374		High-Strength Low-Alloy Cold-Rolled Steel Sheets and Strip	Replaced by A 606 /no materials/
A 375		High-Strength Low-Alloy Hot-Rolled Steel Sheets and Strip	Replaced by A 606 /no materials/
A 378		Flat-Rolled Electrical Steel	Replaced by A 345 /no materials/
A 379		Flat-Rolled Electrical Steel	Replaced by A 345 /no materials/
A 381	2005	Metal-Arc-Welded Steel Pipe for Use With High-Pressure Transmission Systems	/9/
A 382		Cold-Drawn Wrought Iron Heat-Exchanger and Condenser Tubes	Withdrawn 1971 /no materials/
A 383	1987	Non heat treated axles for passenger, freight, tender and locomotive trucks	/1/
A 391/A 391M	2007	Grade 80 Alloy Steel Chain	/1/
A 397	2006	High Tensile Strength Carbon-Manganeses Steel Plates for Unfired Pressure Vessels	/no materials/
A 400	2006	Standard Practice for Steel Bars, Selection Guide, Composition, and Mechanical Properties	/no materials/
A 401/A 401M	2003	Steel Wire, Chromium-Silicon Alloy	/1/
A 405	1991	Seamless Ferritic Alloy-Steel Pipe Specially Heat Treated for High-Temperature Service	Withdrawn 1995 /1/
A 406		High-Strength Structural Alloy Rivet Steel	Withdrawn 1965 /no materials/
A 407	2007	Steel Wire, Cold-Drawn, for Coiled-Type Springs	/13/
A 407M		Steel Wire, Cold-Drawn, for Coiled-Type Springs [Metric]	Withdrawn 1989 /no materials/
A 408		Special Large Size Deformed Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement	Replaced by A 615/A 615M /no materials/
A 413/A 413M	2007	Carbon Steel Chain	/3/
A 414/A 414M	2009	Steel, Sheet, Carbon, for Pressure Vessels	/7/
A 415		Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Sheets, Commercial Quality	Replaced by A 569/A 569M /no materials/
A 416/A 416M	2006	Steel Strand, Uncoated Seven-Wire for Prestressed Concrete	/2/
A 417	1998	Steel Wire, Cold-Drawn, for Zig-Zag, Square-Formed, and Sinuous-Type Upholstery Spring Units	/4/
A 419		Electric-Fusion (Arc)- Welded Wrought Iron Plate pipe	Withdrawn 1971 /no materials/
A 420/A 420M	2007	Piping Fittings of Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Low-Temperature Service	/4/
A 421/A 421M	2005	Uncoated Stress-Relieved Steel Wire for Prestressed Concrete	/2/
A 422	1964	Butt Welds in Still Tubes for Refinery Service	Withdrawn 1994 /no materials/
A 423/A 423M	2009	Seamless and Electric-Welded Low-Alloy Steel Tubes	/2/
A 424	2009	Steel, Sheet, for Porcelain Enameling	/3/
A 425		Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Strip, Commercial Quality	Replaced by A 569/A 569M /no materials/
A 426/A 426M	2008	Centrifugally Cast Ferritic Alloy Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service	/25/
A 427	2007	Wrought Alloy Steel Rolls for Cold and Hot Reduction	/no materials/
A 431		High-Strength Deformed Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement with 75,000 psi Minimum Yield Strength	Replaced by A 615/A 615M /no materials/
A 432		Deformed Billet Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement with 60,000 psi Minimum Yield Point	Withdrawn 1968 /no materials/
A 433		Leaded, Carbon Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels	Withdrawn 1972 /no materials/
A 434	2006	Steel Bars, Alloy, Hot-Wrought or Cold-Finished, Quenched and Tempered	/3/
A 440		High-Strength Structural Steel	Withdrawn 1979 /1/
A 441/A 441M		High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Manganese Vanadium Steel	Withdrawn 1989 /1/
A 442/A 442M	1974	Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Improved Transition Properties	Withdrawn 1991
A 449	2007	Hex Cap Screws, Bolts, and Studs, Steel, Heat Treated, 120/105/90 ksi Minimum Tensile Strength, General Use	/8/
A 450/A 450M	2009	General Requirements for Carbon, Ferritic Alloy, and Austenitic Alloy Steel Tubes	/no materials/
A 451/A 451M	2006	Centrifugally Cast Austenitic Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service	/13/
A 452	1988	Centrifugally Cast Austenitic Steel Cold-Wrought Pipe for High-Temperature Service	Withdrawn 1995 /3/
A 453/A 453M	2008	High-Temperature Bolting Materials, with Expansion Coefficients Comparable to Austenitic Stainless Steels	/4/
A 454		Steel Conveyor Chain	Withdrawn 1980 /no materials/
A 455/A 455M	2007	Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, High-Strength Manganese	/1/
A 457		Hot-Worked, Hot-Cold-Worked, and Cold-Worked Alloy Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for High Strength at Elevated Temperatures	Withdrawn 1990 /1/
A 458		Hot-Worked, Hot-Cold-Worked, and Cold-Worked Alloy Steel Bars for High Strength at Elevated Temperatures	Withdrawn 1991 /no materials/
A 460	2004	Copper-Clad Steel Wire Strand	/no materials/
A 466/A 466M	2007	Weldless Chain	/no materials/
A 467/A 467M	2007	Machine and Coil Chain	/1/
A 485	2003	High Hardenability Antifriction Bearing Steel	/no materials/

Specialized Steel Applications

Many standards in this collection address specialized applications such as high-temperature service components, pressure vessels, and structural elements. Understanding the appropriate standard for each application ensures proper material selection and compliance with industry requirements.