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

---

Introduction to ASTM Steel Standards

ASTM specifications represent a consensus among producers, specifiers, fabricators, and users of steel mill products. ASTM's 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
• Specialist carbon steel pressure vessel plates
• Steels used in rail and rapid transit industries

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

Structural and Constructional Steels: Part Three

Key Standards for Construction Applications

Many of the standards in this section address critical components for structural applications, including bolts, plates, and reinforcement materials for concrete structures.

Pressure Vessel Steel Standards

This section includes various specifications for pressure vessel plates designed for different temperature ranges and performance requirements, including specialized alloys.

Rail and Transport Steel Specifications

Several standards specifically address steel applications in railway and rapid transit systems, covering components such as wheels and tires.

Table 1. ASTM Standards for Structural and Constructional Steels Part 3

Standard Number	Last version	Description	Status
A 489	2004	Carbon Steel Lifting Eyes	/1/
A 490	2009	Structural Bolts, Alloy Steel, Heat Treated, 150 ksi Minimum Tensile Strength	/3/
A 490M	2009	High-Strength Steel Bolts, Classes 10.9 and 10.9.3, for Structural Steel Joints [Metric]	/3/
A 496/A 496M	2007	Steel Wire, Deformed, for Concrete Reinforcement	/no materials/
A 497/A 497M	2007	Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement, Deformed, for Concrete	/no materials/
A 498	2006	Seamless and Welded Carbon Steel Heat-Exchanger Tubes with Integral Fins	/no materials/
A 499	2008	Steel Bars and Shapes, Carbon Rolled from "T" Rails	/2/
A 500/A 500M	2007	Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing in Rounds and Shapes	/4/
A 501	2007	Hot-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing	/1/
A 502	2003	Steel Structural Rivets	/4/
A 504/A 504M	2008	Wrought Carbon Steel Wheels	/5/
A 505	2005	Steel, Sheet and Strip, Alloy, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled	/no materials/
A 506	2005	Alloy and Structural Alloy Steel, Sheet and Strip, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled	/96/
A 507	2006	Drawing Alloy Steel, Sheet and Strip, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled	/96/
A 510	2008	General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel	/89/
A 512	2006	Cold-Drawn Buttweld Carbon Steel Mechanical Tubing	/25/
A 513	2008	Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon and Alloy Steel Mechanical Tubing	/36/
A 514/A 514M	2009	High-Yield-Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Plate, Suitable for Welding	/15/
A 515/A 515M	2007	Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Intermediate- and Higher-Temperature Service	/4/
A 516/A 516M	2006	Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Moderate- and Lower-Temperature Service	/4/
A 517/A 517M	2006	Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, High-Strength, Quenched and Tempered	/13/
A 519	2006	Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Mechanical Tubing	/135/
A 520	1997	Supplementary Requirements for Seamless and Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon Steel Tubular Products for High-Temperature Service Conforming to ISO Recommendations for Boiler Construction	Withdrawn 2000 /9/
A 523	2005	Plain End Seamless and Electric-Resistance-Welded Steel Pipe for High-Pressure Pipe-Type Cable Circuits	/2/
A 524	2005	Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for Atmospheric and Lower Temperatures	/2/
A 529/A 529M	2009	High-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Quality	/5/
A 530/A 530M	2004	General Requirements for Specialized Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe	/no materials/
A 533/A 533M	2009	Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered, Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-Nickel	/no materials/
A 534	2009	Carburizing Steels for Anti-Friction Bearings	/no materials/
A 535	1985	Special-Quality Ball and Roller Bearing Steel	Withdrawn 1998 /no materials/
A 537/A 537M	2008	Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Manganese-Silicon Steel	/3/
A 538/A 538M		Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Precipitation Hardening (Maraging), 18 Percent Nickel	Withdrawn 1989 /2/
A 539	1999	Electric-Resistance-Welded Coiled Steel Tubing for Gas and Fuel Oil Lines	Withdrawn 2004 /1/
A 540/A 540M	2006	Alloy-Steel Bolting Materials for Special Applications	/46/
A 542/A 542M	2009	Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched-and-Tempered, Chromium-Molybdenum, and Chromium-Molybdenum-Vanadium	/22/
A 543/A 543M	2009	Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum	/6/
A 544		Steel Wire, Carbon, Scrapless Nut Quality	Withdrawn 1991 /11/
A 545		Steel Wire, Carbon, Cold-Heading Quality, for Machine Screws	Withdrawn 1991 /16/
A 546		Steel Wire, Medium-High-Carbon, Cold-Heading Quality, for Hexagon-Head Bolts	Withdrawn 1991 /8/
A 547		Steel Wire, Alloy, Cold-Heading Quality, for Hexagon-Head Bolts	Withdrawn 1991 /no materials/
A 548		Steel Wire, Carbon, Cold-Heading Quality, for Tapping or Sheet Metal Screws	Withdrawn 1991 /no materials/
A 549		Steel Wire, Carbon, Cold-Heading Quality, for Wood Screws	/no materials/
A 551/A 551M	2008	Carbon Steel Tires for Railway and Rapid Transit Applications	/7/
A 552		Alloy Steel Bars for Springs	Withdrawn 1974 /no materials/
A 553/A 553M	2006	Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered 8 and 9 Percent Nickel	/2/
A 556/A 556M	2005	Seamless Cold-Drawn Carbon Steel Feedwater Heater Tubes	/3/
A 563M	2007	Carbon and Alloy Steel Nuts	/28/
A 568/A 568M	2009	Steel, Sheet, Carbon, Structural, and High-Strength, Low-Alloy, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled, General Requirements for	/55/
A 568M	2009	General Requirement for Steel, Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Hot-Rolled Sheet and Cold-Rolled Sheet [Metric]	/55/
A 569/A 569M	1998	Steel, Carbon (0.15 Maximum, Percent), Hot-Rolled Sheet and Strip Commercial	/1/
A 570/A 570M	1998	Steel, Sheet and Strip, Carbon, Hot-Rolled	Replaced by A1011/A1011M /6/
A 572/A 572M	2007	High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Structural Steel	/5/
A 573/A 573M	2005	Structural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved Toughness	/3/
A 574M	2008	Alloy Steel Socket-Head Cap Screws [Metric]	/10/
A 575	2007	Steel Bars, Carbon, Merchant Quality, M-Grades	/10/
A 576	2006	Steel Bars, Carbon, Hot-Wrought, Special Quality	/72/
A 583	1999	Cast Steel Wheels for Railway Service	Withdrawn 2004 /5/
A 587	2005	Electric-Resistance-Welded Low-Carbon Steel Pipe for the Chemical Industry	/1/
A 588/A 588M	2005	High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi [345 MPa] Minimum Yield Point to 4-in. [100-mm] Thick	/4/
A 589/A 589M	2006	Seamless and Welded Carbon Steel Water-Well Pipe	/11/
A 590		Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Precipitation Hardening (Maraging) 12 Percent Nickel	Withdrawn 2004 /no materials/
A 595/A 595M	2006	Steel Tubes, Low-Carbon or High-Strength Low-Alloy, Tapered for Structural Use	/13/
A 600	2004	Tool Steel High Speed	/41/
A 601	2005	Electrolytic Manganese Metal	/no materials/
A 605/A 605M		Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched-and-Tempered Nickel-Cobalt-Molybdenum-Chromium	Withdrawn 1989 /no materials/
A 606/A 606M	2009	Steel, Sheet and Strip, High-Strength, Low-Alloy, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled, with Improved Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance	/1/
A 607	1998	Steel, Sheet and Strip, High-Strength, Low-Alloy, Columbium or Vanadium, or Both, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled	Replaced by A1008/A1008M and A1011/A1011M /6/
A 611	1997	Structural Steel (SS), Sheet, Carbon, Cold-Rolled	Replaced by A1008/A1008M /6/
A 612/A 612M	2007	Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, High Strength, for Moderate and Lower Temperature Service	/1/
A 614		Special Requirements for Bolting Material for Nuclear and Other Special Applications	Withdrawn 1986 /no materials/
A 615/A 615M	2009	Deformed and Plain Carbon-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement	/6/
A 615M	1992	Deformed and Plain Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement (Metric)	Replaced by A615/A615M /no materials/
A 616/A 616M	1996	Rail-Steel Deformed and Plain Bars for Concrete Reinforcement	Replaced by A 996/A 996M /no materials/
A 617/A 617M	1996	Axle-Steel Deformed and Plain Bars for Concrete Reinforcement	Replaced by A 996/A 996M /no materials/
A 618/A 618M	2004	Hot-Formed Welded and Seamless High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Tubing	/4/
A 619/A 619M	1997	Non-Killed Forming Steel (NKFS) Sheet, Carbon Cold-Rolled	Withdrawn 1998 /2/
A 620/A 620M	1997	Drawing Steel (DS), Sheet, Carbon, Cold-Rolled	Replaced by A 1008/A 1008M /1/

Conclusion

This comprehensive listing of ASTM standards provides essential reference information for professionals working with structural and constructional steels. Understanding these standards is crucial for ensuring compliance with industry requirements and achieving optimal performance in steel applications across construction, pressure vessel manufacturing, and transportation industries.

For additional information on steel standards, refer to Parts One and Two of this series, which cover complementary ASTM designations for structural and constructional steels.