Designation:A829/A829M−17StandardSpecificationforAlloyStructuralSteelPlates1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA829/A829M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversstructuralqualityalloysteelplates.1.2Theplatesareusuallyspecifiedtochemicalcompositionrequirements,buttensilepropertiesmayalsobespecified.1.2.1Whentensilepropertiesarerequired,thespecificrequirementsmustbecompatiblewiththechemicalcomposition,condition,andplatethickness.1.3Theplatesareavailableinthefollowingfiveconditions:1.3.1ConditionAR—Asrolled(hotrolled),1.3.2ConditionA—Annealed,1.3.3ConditionN—Normalized,1.3.4ConditionNT—Normalizedandtempered,and1.3.5ConditionQT—Quenchedandtempered.1.4Theplatesareavailableinthefollowingthreeforms:1.4.1FormI—Rectangular,1.4.2FormII—Circularandsemi-circular,and1.4.3FormIII—Sketch,includingrings.1.5Theplatesareavailableinthefollowingfiveedgecategories:1.5.1Edge1—Milledge,1.5.2Edge2—Universalmilledge,1.5.3Edge3—Shearededge,1.5.4Edge4—Gascutedge,and1.5.5Edge5—Specialcutedge.1.6Theplatesareavailableinthefollowingsevenfinishes:1.6.1Finish1—Asrolled(hotrolled),1.6.2Finish2—Blastcleaned,1.6.3Finish3—Blastcleanedandoiled,1.6.4Finish4—Pickled,1.6.5Finish5—Pickledandoiled,1.6.6Finish6—Painted,oneprimecoat,and1.6.7Finish7—Painted,oneprimecoatandonefinishcoat.1.6.8TheplatesareusuallyspecifiedtohaveFinish1.1.7Supplementaryrequirementsareprovidedforadditionalrequirementsthatmaybespecifiedontheorder.1.8Whenthesteelistobewelded,itispresupposedthataweldingproceduresuitableforthegradeofsteelandintendeduseorservicewillbeutilized.SeeAppendixX3ofSpecifica-tionA6/A6Mforinformationonweldability.1.9ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsa...
