Designation: A 6/A 6M – 06
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars,
 Plates, Shapes, and Sheet Piling1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 6/A 6M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. Scope*
1.1 This general requirements specification2 covers a group
of common requirements that, unless otherwise specified in the
applicable product specification, apply to rolled structural steel
bars, plates, shapes, and sheet piling covered by each of the
following product specifications issued by ASTM:

A 36/A 36M Carbon Structural Steel
A 131/A 131M Structural Steel for Ships
A 242/A 242M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
A 283/A 283M Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates
A 328/A 328M Steel Sheet Piling
A 514/A 514M High-Yield Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel
Plate Suitable for Welding

A 36/A 36M Carbon Structural Steel
A 131/A 131M Structural Steel for Ships
A 242/A 242M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
A 283/A 283M Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates
A 328/A 328M Steel Sheet Piling
A 514/A 514M High-Yield Strength, Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel
Plate Suitable for Welding
A 529/A 529M High-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Quality
A 572/A 572M High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Steel
A 573/A 573M Structural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved Toughness
A 588/A 588M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345
MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick
A 633/A 633M Normalized High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 656/A 656M Hot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate
with Improved Formability
A 678/A 678M Quenched-and-Tempered Carbon and High-Strength Low-
Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 690/A 690M High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for
Use in Marine Environments
A 709/A 709M Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Shapes, Plates, and Bars and Quenched-and-Tempered
Alloy Structural Steel Plates for Bridges
A 710/A 710M Age-Hardening Low-Carbon Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Molybdenum-
Columbium Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 769/A 769M Carbon and High-Strength Electric Resistance Welded Steel
Structural Shapes
A 786/A 786M Rolled Steel Floor Plates
A 808/A 808M High-Strength Low-Alloy Carbon, Manganese, Columbium,
Vanadium Steel of Structural Quality with Improved Notch
Toughness
A 827/A 827M Plates, Carbon Steel, for Forging and Similar Applications

A 829/A 829M Plates, Alloy Steel, Structural Quality
A 830/A 830M Plates, Carbon Steel, Structural Quality, Furnished to
Chemical Composition Requirements
A 852/A 852M Quenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate
with 70 ksi [485 Mpa] Minimum Yield Strength to 4 in.
[100 mm] Thick
A 857/A 857M Steel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage
A 871/A 871M High-Strength Low Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Atmospheric
Corrosion Resistance
A 913/A 913M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of
Structural Quality, Produced by Quenching and Self-
Tempering Process (QST)
A 945/A 945M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Plate with Low Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved
Weldability, Formability, and Toughness
A 950/A 950M Specification for Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural
Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling
A 992/A 992M Specification for Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in
Building Framing
A 1026 Specification for Alloy Steel Structural Shapes for Use in
Building Framing
A 1043/A 1043M Specification for Structural Steel with Low Yield to Tensile
Ratio for Use in Buildings

A 529/A 529M High-Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel of Structural Quality
A 572/A 572M High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Steel
A 573/A 573M Structural Carbon Steel Plates of Improved Toughness
A 588/A 588M High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345
MPa) Minimum Yield Point to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick
A 633/A 633M Normalized High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 656/A 656M Hot-Rolled Structural Steel, High-Strength Low-Alloy Plate
with Improved Formability
A 678/A 678M Quenched-and-Tempered Carbon and High-Strength Low-
Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 690/A 690M High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for
Use in Marine Environments
A 709/A 709M Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Shapes, Plates, and Bars and Quenched-and-Tempered
Alloy Structural Steel Plates for Bridges
A 710/A 710M Age-Hardening Low-Carbon Nickel-Copper-Chromium-Molybdenum-
Columbium Alloy Structural Steel Plates
A 769/A 769M Carbon and High-Strength Electric Resistance Welded Steel
Structural Shapes
A 786/A 786M Rolled Steel Floor Plates
A 808/A 808M High-Strength Low-Alloy Carbon, Manganese, Columbium,
Vanadium Steel of Structural Quality with Improved Notch
Toughness
A 827/A 827M Plates, Carbon Steel, for Forging and Similar Applications

A 829/A 829M Plates, Alloy Steel, Structural Quality
A 830/A 830M Plates, Carbon Steel, Structural Quality, Furnished to
Chemical Composition Requirements
A 852/A 852M Quenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Structural Steel Plate
with 70 ksi [485 Mpa] Minimum Yield Strength to 4 in.
[100 mm] Thick
A 857/A 857M Steel Sheet Piling, Cold Formed, Light Gage
A 871/A 871M High-Strength Low Alloy Structural Steel Plate with Atmospheric
Corrosion Resistance
A 913/A 913M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Shapes of
Structural Quality, Produced by Quenching and Self-
Tempering Process (QST)
A 945/A 945M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Steel
Plate with Low Carbon and Restricted Sulfur for Improved
Weldability, Formability, and Toughness
A 950/A 950M Specification for Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural
Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling
A 992/A 992M Specification for Steel for Structural Shapes for Use in
Building Framing
A 1026 Specification for Alloy Steel Structural Shapes for Use in
Building Framing
A 1043/A 1043M Specification for Structural Steel with Low Yield to Tensile
Ratio for Use in Buildings