ASTM Standard List: Coated Steels

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Introduction to ASTM Steel Coating Standards

ASTM International's standardization system provides crucial specifications for coated steel products. These standards represent a consensus among producers, specifiers, fabricators, and end users of steel mill products. The designation system consists of a letter 'A' (denoting ferrous materials) followed by a sequentially assigned number, creating unique identifiers for each specification.

Understanding ASTM Designations

ASTM designations are systematically organized to facilitate easy reference. For example:

• A653/A653M covers zinc-coated steel sheet
• A755/A755M addresses prepainted, metallic-coated steel
• A780 details repair procedures for damaged galvanized coatings

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

Table 1. A comprehensive listing of ASTM standards for coated steels, including current and historical specifications

Standard Number	Last version	Description	Status
A 53/A 53M	2007	Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless	/5/
A 93		Zinc-Coated Galvanized Iron or Steel Sheets, Boils, and Butt Lengths	Replaced by A 525 /no materials/
A 111	2004	Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) "Iron" Telephone and Telegraph Line Wire	/no materials/
A 112		Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Tie wires	Withdrawn 1990 /no materials/
A 116	2005	Metallic-Coated, Steel Woven Wire Fence Fabric	/no materials/
A 117	1956	Zinc-Coated Iron or Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric Galvanized After Wearing	Replaced by A392 /no materials/
A 118		Zinc-Coated Iron or Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric Galvanized Before Wearing	Withdrawn 1933 /no materials/
A 120	1984	Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Welded and Seamless for Ordinary Uses	Withdrawn 1987 /no materials/
A 121	2007	Metallic-Coated Carbon Steel Barbed Wire	/no materials/
A 122		Zinc-Coated Steel Wire Strand (Galvanized) and Class A Extra Galvanized	Withdrawn 1963 /no materials/
A 123/A 123M	2009	Zinc (Hot-Dip Galvanized) Coatings on Iron and Steel Products	/no materials/
A 143/A 143M	2007	Standard Practice for Safeguarding Against Embrittlement of Hot-Dip Galvanized Structural Steel Products and Procedure for Detecting Embrittlement	/no materials/
A 153/A 153M	2009	Zinc Coating (Hot-Dip) on Iron and Steel Hardware	/no materials/
A 163		Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Wrought Iron Sheets	Withdrawn 1972 /no materials/
A 164		Electrodeposited Coatings of Zinc on Steel	Replaced by B 633 /no materials/
A 165		Electrodeposited Coatings of Cadmium on Steel	Replaced by B 766 /no materials/
A 166		Electrodeposited Coatings of Nickel and Chromium on Steel	Replaced by B 456 /no materials/
A 218		Zinc-Coated Steel Wire Strand (Class B and Class C Coatings)	Replaced by A 475 /no materials/
A 239	2009	Standard Practice for Locating the Thinnest Spot in a Zinc (Galvanized) Coating on Iron or Steel Articles	/no materials/
A 267		Lead Coating (Hot-Dip) on Iron or Steel Hardware	Withdrawn 1954 /no materials/
A 308/A 308M	2006	Steel Sheet, Terne (Lead-Tin Alloy) Coated by the Hot-Dip Process	/22/
A 326		Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) High Tensile Steel Telephone and Telegraph Line Wire	Withdrawn 1990 /no materials/
A 337		Zinc-Coated Iron or Steel Chain-link Fence Fabric Galvanized before Weaving	Replaced by A 392 /no materials/
A 361/A 361M	1994	Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip Process for Roofing and Siding	Withdrawn 1995 /no materials/
A 363	2003	Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Overhead Ground Wire Strand	/no materials/
A 384/A 384M	2007	Standard Practice for Safeguarding Against Warpage and Distortion During Hot-Dip Galvanizing of Steel Assemblies	/no materials/
A 385	2009	Standard Practice for Providing High-Quality Zinc Coatings (Hot-Dip)	/no materials/
A 386		Zinc Coating (Hot-Dip) on Assembled Steel Products	Replaced by A 123/A123M /no materials/
A 387/A 387M	2006	Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum	/18/
A 390	2006	Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Poultry Fence Fabric (Hexagonal and Straight Line)	/no materials/
A 392	2007	Zinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric	/no materials/
A 394	2008	Steel Transmission Tower Bolts, Zinc-Coated and Bare	/1/
A 411	2008	Standard Specification for Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Low-Carbon Steel Armor Wire	/no materials/
A 444/A 444M	1989	Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip Process for Storm Sewer and Drainage Pipe	Replaced by A 929/A 929M /no materials/
A 446/A 446M	1993	Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip Process, Structural (Physical) Quality	Replaced by A 653/A 653M /7/
A 459	2008	Zinc-Coated Flat Steel Armoring Tape	/1/
A 463/A 463M	2009	Steel Sheet, Aluminum-Coated, by the Hot-Dip Process	/27/
A 464		Recommended Practice for Use of Magnetic Type Instruments for Measurement of Thickness of Hot-Dip Zinc Coatings on Iron and Steel	Replaced by A 376/A 376M /no materials/
A 474	2008	Aluminum-Coated Steel Wire Strand	/no materials/
A 475	2003	Zinc-Coated Steel Wire Strand	/no materials/
A 491	2007	Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric	/no materials/
A 525	1993	General Requirements for Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip Process	Replaced by A 653/A 653M /no materials/
A 525M	1991	General Requirements for Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip Process (Metric)	Replaced by A 653/A 924 /no materials/
A 526/A 526M	1990	Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip Process, Commercial Quality	Replaced by A 653/A 653M /1/
A 527/A 527M	2001	Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip Process, Lock-Forming Quality	Replaced by A 653/A 653M
A 528/A 528M	1990	Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip Process Drawing Quality	Replaced by A 653/A 653M /1/
A 562/A 562M	2006	Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Manganese-Titanium for Glass or Diffused Metallic Coatings	/1/
A 584	1997	Aluminum-Coated Steel Woven Wire Fence Fabric	Replaced by A 116 /no materials/
A 585	2002	Aluminum-Coated Steel Barbed Wire	/no materials/
A 586	2009	Zinc-Coated Parallel and Helical Steel Wire Structural Strand	/3/
A 591/A 591M	1998	Steel Sheet, Electrolytic Zinc-Coated, for Light Coating Weight [Mass] Applications	Replaced by A 879 /60/
A 599/A 599M	2007	Tin Mill Products, Electrolytic Tin-Coated, Cold-Rolled Sheet	/no materials/
A 603	2009	Zinc-Coated Steel Structural Wire Rope	/3/
A 623	2008	Tin Mill Products, General Requirements	/no materials/
A 623M	2009	Tin Mill Products, General Requirements [Metric]	/3/
A 624/A 624M	2008	Tin Mill Products, Electrolytic Tin Plate, Single Reduced	/no materials/
A 625/A 625M	2008	Tin Mill Products, Black Plate, Single Reduced	/no materials/
A 625M	1985	Tin Mill Products, Black Plate, Single Reduced. (Metric)	Replaced by A 625/A 625M /no materials/
A 626/A 626M	2008	Tin Mill Products, Electrolytic Tin Plate, Double Reduced	/no materials/
A 640	2009	Zinc-Coated Steel Strand for Messenger Support of Figure 8 Cable	/no materials/
A 641/A 641M	2009	Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Carbon Steel Wire	/3/
A 642/A 642M		Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot Dip Process, Drawing Quality, Special Killed	Replaced by A 653/A 653M /no materials/
A 650/A 650M	2008	Tin Mill Products, Black Plate, Double Reduced	/no materials/
A 653/A 653M	2009	Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) or Zinc-Iron Alloy-Coated (Galvannealed) by the Hot-Dip Process	/72/
A 657/A 657M	2008	Tin Mill Products, Black Plate Electrolytic Chromium-Coated, Single and Double Reduced	/no materials/
A 676	1972	Hot-Dipped Aluminum Coatings on Ferrous Articles	Withdrawn 1987 /no materials/
A 741	2009	Zinc-Coated Steel Wire Rope and Fittings for Highway Guardrail	/no materials/
A 742/A 742M	2008	Steel Sheet, Metallic Coated and Polymer Precoated for Corrugated Steel Pipe	/no materials/
A 755/A 755M	2008	Steel Sheet, Metallic Coated by the Hot-Dip Process and Prepainted by the Coil-Coating Process for Exterior Exposed Building Products	/no materials/
A 760/A 760M	2009	Corrugated Steel Pipe, Metallic-Coated for Sewers and Drains	/no materials/
A 761/A 761M	2009	Corrugated Steel Structural Plate, Zinc-Coated, for Field-Bolted Pipe, Pipe-Arches, and Arches	/no materials/
A 762/A 762M	2008	Corrugated Steel Pipe, Polymer Precoated for Sewers and Drains	/no materials/
A 764	2007	Metallic Coated Carbon Steel Wire, Coated at Size and Drawn to Size for Mechanical Springs	/1/
A 767/A 767M	2009	Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement	/no materials/
A 775/A 775M	2007	Epoxy-Coated Steel Reinforcing Bars	/no materials/
A 780	2009	Standard Practice for Repair of Damaged and Uncoated Areas of Hot-Dip Galvanized Coatings	/no materials/
A 783	1981	Aluminum-Zinc-Alloy-Coated Steel Chain Link Fence Fabric	Withdrawn 1986 /no materials/
A 784	1981	Aluminum-Zinc Alloy-Coated Steel Wire Rope and Fittings for Highway Guard Rail	Withdrawn 1987 /no materials/
A 785	1981	Aluminum-Zinc Alloy-Coated Wire Strand	Withdrawn 1987 /no materials/
A 787	2009	Electric-Resistance-Welded Metallic-Coated Carbon Steel Mechanical Tubing	/13/
A 791/A 791M	1994	Aluminum-Zinc Alloy-Coated Wire Strand	Replaced by A268/A268M /10/
A 792/A 792M	2009	Steel Sheet, 55 % Aluminum-Zinc Alloy-Coated by the Hot-Dip Process	/28/
A 792M	1993	Steel Sheet, 55% Aluminum-Zinc Alloy-Coated by the Hot Dip Process, General Requirements (Metric)	Replaced by A792/A792M /no materials/
A 795/A 795M	2008	Black and Hot-Dipped Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe for Fire Protection Use	/2/
A 797	1982	Aluminum-Zinc Alloy-Coated Steel Overhead Ground Wire Strand	Withdrawn 1990 /no materials/
A 809	2008	Aluminum-Coated (Aluminized) Carbon Steel Wire	/1/
A 810	2009	Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Pipe Winding Mesh	/no materials/
A 816/A 816M	1991	Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip Process, High-Strength, Low Alloy	Replaced by A653/A654M /no materials/
A 817	2007	Metallic-Coated Steel Wire for Chain-Link Fence Fabric and Marcelled Tension Wire	/no materials/
A 819	1990	Steel Sheet, Aluminum-Coated Type 2 for Storm Sewer and Drainage Pipe	Replaced by A929/A929M /no materials/
A 824	2007	Metallic-Coated Steel Marcelled Tension Wire for Use With Chain Link Fence	/no materials/
A 825	1984	Steel Sheet, Composite Coated for Corrugated Steel Sewer Pipe and Bin Type Retaining Walls	Withdrawn 1990
A 849	2005	Post-Applied Coatings, Pavings, and Linings for Corrugated Steel Sewer and Drainage Pipe	/no materials/
A 854/A 854M	2008	Metallic-Coated Steel Smooth High-Tensile Fence and Trellis Wire	/no materials/
A 855/A 855M	2009	Zinc-5% Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Wire Strand	/no materials/
A 856/A 856M	2003	Zinc-5% Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Carbon Steel Wire	/3/
A 862/A 862M	2008	Standard Practice for Application of Asphalt Coatings to Corrugated Steel Sewer and Drainage Pipe	/no materials/
A 863	1986	Corrugated Steel Pipe with Smooth PVC Liner for Seweres and Drains	Withdrawn 1990 /no materials/
A 865/A 865M	2006	Threaded Couplings, Steel, Black or Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Welded or Seamless, for Use in Steel Pipe Joints	/1/
A 875/A 875M	2009	Steel Sheet, Zinc-5 % Aluminum Alloy-Coated by the Hot-Dip Process	/22/
A 879/A 879M	2006	Steel Sheet, Zinc Coated by the Electrolytic Process for Applications Requiring Designation of the Coating Mass on Each Surface	/no materials/
A 882/A 882M	2004	Filled Epoxy-Coated Seven-Wire Prestressing Steel Strand	/no materials/
A 884/A 884M	2006	Epoxy-Coated Steel Wire and Welded Wire Reinforcement	/no materials/
A 885/A 885M	2002	Steel Sheet, Zinc and Aramid Fiber Composite Coated for Corrugated Steel Sewer, Culvert, and Underdrain Pipe	Withdrawn 2005 /no materials/
A 899	2007	Steel Wire, Epoxy-Coated	/no materials/
A 916	1993	Steel Sheet, Zinc-5% Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated by Hot-Dip Process for Storm Sewer and Drainage Pipe	Replaced by A929/A929M /no materials/
A 917	2008	Steel Sheet, Coated by the Electrolytic Process for Applications Requiring Designation of the Coating Mass on Each Surface (General Requirements)	/no materials/
A 918	2006	Steel Sheet, Zinc-Nickel Alloy Coated by the Electrolytic Process for Applications Requiring Designation of the Coating Mass on Each Surface	/no materials/
A 924/A 924M	2009	General Requirements for Steel Sheet, Metallic-Coated by the Hot-Dip Process	/no materials/
A 925	2009	Zinc-5% Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Overhead Ground Wire Strand	/no materials/
A 929/A 929M	2007	Steel Sheet, Metallic-Coated by the Hot-Dip Process for Corrugated Steel Pipe	/1/
A 933/A 933M	2007	Vinyl (PVC) Coated Steel Wire and Welded Wire Fabric for Reinforcement	/no materials/
A 934/A 934M	2007	Epoxy-Coated Prefabricated Steel Reinforcing Bars	/no materials/
A 950/A 950M	2007	Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling	/no materials/
A 972/A 972M	2004	Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Pipe Piles	/no materials/
A 974	2003	Welded Wire Fabric Gabions and Gabion Mattresses (Metallic Coated or Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Coated)	/no materials/
A 975	2003	Double-Twisted Hexagonal Mesh Gabions and Revet Mattresses (Metallic-Coated Steel Wire or Metallic-Coated Steel Wire With Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Coating)	/no materials/
A 976	2008	Standard Classification of Insulating Coatings by Composition, Relative Insulating Ability and Application	/no materials/
A 978/A 978M	2008	Composite Ribbed Steel Pipe, Precoated and Polyethylene Lined for Gravity Flow Sanitary Sewers, Storm Sewers, and Other Special Applications	/no materials/
A 1003/A 1003M	2009	Steel Sheet, Carbon, Metallic- and Nonmetallic-Coated for Cold-Formed Framing Members	/3/
A 1004/A 1004M	2004	Standard Practice for Establishing Conformance to the Minimum Expected Corrosion Characteristics of Metallic, Painted-Metallic, and Nonmetallic-Coated Steel Sheet Intended for Use as Cold Formed Framing Members	/no materials/
A 1019/A 1019M	2007	Closed Rib Steel Pipe with Diameter of 36 in. [900 mm] or Less, Polymer Precoated for Sewers and Drains	/1/
A 1045	2008	Flexible Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Gaskets used in Connection of Water Closets to Sanitary Drainage System	/no materials/
A 1046/A 1046M	2006	Steel Sheet, Zinc-Aluminum-Magnesium Alloy-Coated by the Hot-Dip Process	/25/
A 1055	2008	Standard Specification for Zinc and Epoxy Dual-Coated Steel Reinforcing Bars	/no materials/
A 1057/A 1057M	2008	Standard Specification for Steel, Structural Tubing, Cold Formed, Welded, Carbon, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip Process	/no materials/
A 1059/A 1059M	2008	Standard Specification for Zinc Alloy Thermo-Diffusion Coatings (TDC) on Steel Fasteners, Hardware, and Other Products	/no materials/
B 606	2008	Standard Specification for High-Strength Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Core Wire for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Conductors, Steel Reinforced
B 802/B 802M	2008	Standard Specification for Zinc–5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Core Wire for Aluminum Conductors, Steel Reinforced (ACSR)
B 803	2008	Standard Specification for High-Strength Zinc–5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Core Wire for Use in Overhead Electrical Conductors