Designation:A1003/A1003M−15StandardSpecificationforSteelSheet,Carbon,Metallic-andNonmetallic-CoatedforCold-FormedFramingMembers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA1003/A1003M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoverscoatedsteelsheetusedinthemanufactureofcold-formedframingmembers,suchas,butnotlimitedto,studs,joists,purlins,girts,andtrack.1.2Thesteelsheetusedforcold-formedframingmembersincludesmetallic-coated,paintedmetallic-coated,orpaintednonmetallic-coated.1.3Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundorSIunitsshallberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,SIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedinde-pendentlyoftheother.1.4Unlesstheorderspecifiesthe“M”designation[SIunits],theproductshallbefurnishedtoinch-poundunits.1.5Thetextofthisspecificationreferencesnotesandfootnotes,whichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes,excludingthoseintablesandfigures,shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthisspecification.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A463/A463MSpecificationforSteelSheet,Aluminum-Coated,bytheHot-DipProcessA568/A568MSpecificationforSteel,Sheet,Carbon,Structural,andHigh-Strength,Low-Alloy,Hot-RolledandCold-Rolled,GeneralRequirementsforA653/A653MSpecificationforSteelSheet,Zinc-Coated(Galvanized)orZinc-IronAlloy-Coated(Galvannealed)bytheHot-DipProcessA755/A755MSpecificationforSteelSheet,MetallicCoatedbytheHot-DipProcessandPrepaintedbytheCoil-CoatingProcessforExteriorExposedBuildingProductsA792/A792MSpecificationforSteelSheet,55%Aluminum-ZincAlloy-CoatedbytheHot-DipProcessA875/A875MSpecificationforSteelSheet,Zinc-5%Alu-minumAlloy-CoatedbytheHot-DipProcessA879/A879MSpecificationforSteelSheet,ZincCoatedbytheElectrolyticProcessforApplicati...