Designation:A994−16StandardGuideforEditorialProceduresandFormofProductSpecificationsforSteel,StainlessSteel,andRelatedAlloys1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA994;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1ThisguidecoverstheeditorialformandstyleforproductspecificationsunderthejurisdictionofASTMCom-mitteeA01.NOTE1—Forstandardsotherthanproductspecifications,suchastestmethods,practices,andguides,seetheappropriatesectionsofFormandStyleforASTMStandards(BlueBook).21.2Subcommitteespreparingnewproductspecificationsorrevisingexistingonesshouldfollowthepracticesandproce-duresoutlinedherein,andbeguidedbythelatestspecificationcoveringsimilarcommodities.1.3ThisguidehasbeenpreparedasasupplementtothecurrenteditionoftheFormandStyleManual,andisappro-priateforusebythesubcommitteestoCommitteeA01.ThisguideistobeappliedinconjunctionwiththeFormandStyleManual.1.4IfaconflictexistsbetweenthisguideandthemandatorysectionsofthecurrenteditionoftheFormandStyleManual,theFormandStyleManualrequirementshaveprecedence.IfaconflictexistsbetweenthisguideandthenonmandatorysectionsofthecurrenteditionoftheFormandStyleManual,theguidehasprecedence.1.5Whenpatentsareinvolved,thespecificationswritershouldrefertosectionF3oftheFormandStyleManual.Also,refertopartFoftheFormandStyleManualfortrademarkinformationandthesafetyhazardscaveat.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3A370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTestingofSteelProductsA488/A488MPracticeforSteelCastings,Welding,Qualifi-cationsofProceduresandPersonnelA700GuideforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMethodsforSteelProductsforShipmentA751TestMethods,Practices,andTerminologyforChemi-calAnalysisofSteelProductsA941TerminologyRelatingtoSteel,StainlessSteel,RelatedAlloys,andFerroalloysA1058TestMethodsforMechanicalTestingofSteelP...
