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ASTM A633: Standard Specification for Normalized
High-Strength Low Alloy Structural Steel
49 CFR 178.338-2(a)
American Society for Testing and Materials
AMERICAN NATIONAL ANSI/ASTM A 633 - 79a
STANDARD
Standard Specification for
NORMALIZED HIGH-STRENGTH LOW-ALLOY
STRUCTURAL STEEL
1
This ~ t a n d a r d is i.ssued under the fixed designation A 633; the'number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of orIgmal adoptIon or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers normalized
high-strength low-alloy structural steel plates,
shapes, and bars for welded, riveted, or bolted.
construction.
1.2 This material is. particularly suited for
service at low ambient tempenitures of -50F
(-45C) and higher where notch toughness
better than that expected in as-rolled material
of a comparable strength level is desired.
1.3 Four grades, designated Grades A, C, D,
and E (essentially fornier Specification A 633
without a grade designation) are covered by
this specification. Grade A provides a mini-
mum yield point of 42 ksi (290 MPa) in thick-
nesses through 4 in. (102 mm), inclusive.
Grades C and D provide .a minimum yield
point of 50 ksi (345 MPa) in thicknesses up to
2.50 in. (64 mm), inclusive and 46.0 ksi (315
MPa) in thicknesses over 2.50 in. to 4.0 in.,
inclusive. Grade E provides a minimum yield
point of 60 ksi (415 MPa) in thicknesses up td
4.0 in., inclusive and 55 ksi (380 MPa) in
thicknesses over 4 in. to 6 in; (152 mm), inclu-
sive.
1.4 Current practice normally limits plates
furnished under this specificat.ion to the max-
imum thicknesses shown in 1.3. The individual
manufacturer should be consulted on size limi-
tations for other product forms. ",
NOTE-The values stated in inch-pound units are
to be regarded as the standard. .
2. Applicable Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
A 6, Specification for General Require"'
ments for Rolled Steel Plates, Shapes,
Sheet PiIjng, and Bars for Structural
Use
2
E 112 Estimating the Average Grain Size
of Metals
3
3. General Requirements for Delivery
3.1 Material furnished under this specifica-
tion shall conform to the applicable require-
ments of the current edition of Specification A
6. These include the requirements for analysis,
test preparation, method of test, permissible
variations in dimensions and weight, quality,
repair, marking, inspection, retests, rejection,
packaging and loading, etc.
4. Ordedng Information
4.1 The inquiry and prder shall indicate the
following:
4.1.1 Quantity (weight or number of pieces),
4.1.2 N a,me of material,
4.1.3 Dimensions or size designation,
4.1.4 ASTM designation, date of issue, and
grade,
4.1.5 Condition (heat treatment require-
ments for material or test coupons, see 6.2), and
4.1.6 Supplementary requirements, if any.
5 .. Manufacture
5.1 Melting Process:
5.1. I The steel may be made by any of the
following processes: open-hearth, basic-oxygen,
or electric-furnace.
'.' 1 This. speCification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM
Committee Acl :on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys,
and is the dire"t responsibility of Subcommittee AOl.02 on
Structural Steel, .'
Current edition approved July 27 and August 31, 1979.
Published October 1979. Originally published as A 633 - 70.
Last previous edition A 633 - 78.
2 Aiinuizl Book of ASTM Standards; Pan 4 .
' .. "'1nhual Book of AST Standards, Part 1 L
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5.1.2 The steel shall be made to a fine grain
practice (see 8.1f
6. Heat Treatment
6.1 The material shall be normalized by
heating to a suitable temperature which pro-
duces an austenitic structure, but not exceeding
1700F (925q, holding a sufficient time to
attain uniform heat throughout the material
and cooling in air.
6.1.1 Grade E material over 3 in. (76 mm) in
thickness shall be double normalized.
6.2 If the purchaser elects to perform the
required heat treatment, the material shall be
accepted on the basis of mill tests made from
test coupons heat treated in accordance with the
purchase order requirements. If the test coupon
he.at-treatment requirements are not indicated
on the purchase order, the manufacturer shall
heat treat the test coupons under conditions he
considers appropriate. The manufacturer shall
inform the purchaser of the heat-treatment
procedure followed in heat treating the test
coupons at the mill.
A 633
7. Chemical Requirements
7.1 The heat analysis shall conform to the
chemical composition requirements listed in
Table 1.
7.2 The steel shall conform on product anal-
ysis to the requirements prescribed in Table 1,
su bject to the product analysis tolerances in
Specification A 6.
8. Metallurgical Structure
8.1 A ustenitic Grain Size-The steel shall
have a carburized austenitic grain size of 5 or
finer as determined on one test per heat in
accordance with Methods E 112, Plate IV,
using the McQuaid-Ehn Test.
8.2 The provisions of 8.1 need not apply
when notch toughness requirements are speci-
fied per Supplementary Requirement S 1.
9. Mechanical Requirements
9.1 Tension Tests-The material as repre-
sented by the test specimens shall conform to
the requirements listed in Table 2.
SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
S1. Notch Toughness Test
S 1.1 Notch toughness tests may be specified
in accordance with ASTM Specification A 673,
for Sampling Procedure for Impact Testing of
Structural Steel. 2
S2. Copper-Bearing Steel
S2.1 In addition to the chemical composi-
tion requirements in Table I, the steel shall
have 0.20% minimum copper on heat analysis.
Product analysis for copper shall be subject to
the tolerances of Specification A 6.
Standardized supplementary requirements for use at the option of the purcha:ser are
listed in Specification A 6. Those which are considered suitable for use with this specifi-
cation are listed below by title.
Sl4. Bend Test.
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,E;lement
Carboni,max '"
Manganese:
, I 'h in. (3K I mm) an? under in thickness
Over i Y, in.io 4 in. (ib2 mffi), inel
Over 4 in. td 6 in; (152 mm), inel
Pp,osphorus, m,ax
Suiftir, max
Silicon
Vanadium
Columbium
Nitrogen
Copper, max
Nickel, max. .'
Chromium, max'
Molybdenlurt;
A 633
TABLE; 1 I Chemic,a!
"GradeA, % GradeC, %
OJ,8 0.20
1.00-'-1.35 1.)5-1.50'
1.00-1.35 1.15_1.50"
.. ,
0.04 0.04
"
0.05
0.15-0.50
:
0.,05II\ax 0,01-0.05
too.
.. ,
,"
Graqe D, %
0.20
0.70-L3.5
Uib-1.60
0.04
0.05.
0.15:':0.50,
0.35
0.25
'0.25
0.08
; . ,
0.22
,'t
1.15-pg
1.15-1.50
1.15-1.50 ,-
'0,04
0.05 , I
0.15-0.50
0.Q4-:0.il
Q.0l-Q.03
.... }.
a Columbium may of 0.01-:0.05 %. ',., "I " " '.
, h For Grade C manganese content 'may be inereas.edto 1.60J'0 the carl)pn, sontent does not
0:18%. ' ' ',i; , '
; Ed,lemininmm total I\hqninumcontent shall be 0:018 %,' or the vanadiblh ni'ftogen ratio shall be",fj
mininmm.' ,
\rleldpoini; triiti., bi(MPa):'
2.5 in. (89 mm) and under
Over 2.5 in. to 4 in. (102 mm), inel
Over 4 in. to 6 in. (152 mm), inel
Tensile strength, ksi (MPa):
2.5 in. and under
Oyer 2.5 in. to 4 in., inel
4'ln. to 6 in., inel
Elongation in 8 in. or 200 mm, min, %'"
jn 2 in. or ,50 mm,min.
TABLE, 2 TensileRequirements
a
:" GradeA:'
42 (290)
42 (290)
i Grades C I and D
50 (345)
46 (315)
63 to 83 (430 to 570) 70 to 90 (480 to 620)
63 to 83 (430 to 570) 65 to 85 (450 to 590)
,18
23
,18
23
GradeE
:60(415)
60(415)
55 (380)
80 to 100 (550 to 690)
80 to 1,00 (550 to 690)
75 to 95 (520 tli 660)'
18
23
a For plates wider than 24 in. (610 mm), the testdpedmen is taken in the traI;1sverse direction. See 11.2 of Specific!!"
tion A 6. I.... ' ,-'.)
, 'For material under 0/,. in. (8 mm) in thickness, a deduction of 1.25 percentage points shall be maddor 'each'
in. (0.8 mm) in thickness under 0/,. in. ,
C For plates wider than 24 in. (610 mm), the elongation requirement is reduced two percentage points:
630,
A 633
APPENDIX
Xl. CHARPY V-NOTCH IMPACT TEST
Xl.I The values shown in Table Xl are included
only as information to the guarantees which are
generally available. Mandatory conformance to anY
of the values'listed is a mat.ter for agreement between
the purchaser and the manufacturer.
TABLE Xl Charpy V-Notch Impact Test Minimum Energy
Values (Average of Three Specimens)
Test
Temperature.
of (0C)
-75 (-59)
-60 (-51)
-50 (-46)
-40 (-40)
-30 (-34)
o (-IS)
32 (0)
75 (24)
Longitudinal
Specimens.
ftlbf (J) ,
15 (20)
20 (27)
25 (34)
25 (34)
30 (41)
40 (54)
45 (61)
50 (6S)
Transverse

ftlbf (J)
15 (20)
15 (20)
20 (27)
20 (27)
25 (34)
30 (41)
30 (41)
30 (41)
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