What is ASTM A501?

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This is a U.S. steel pipe standard, ASTM A501 is also an international standard used primarily to specify standard specifications for hot-formed welded and seamless carbon steel structural pipe.

ASTM A501 covers black and hot-dipped galvanized hot-formed welded and seamless carbon steel square, round, rectangular, or specially shaped structural tubing for welded, riveted, or bolted construction of bridges and buildings and for general structural purposes.

ASTM A501 Standard Definitions

ASTM A501 covers welded, riveted, or bolted construction of bridges and buildings, as well as black and hot-dipped galvanized hot-formed welded and seamless carbon steel square, round, rectangular, or special shaped structural tubing for general structural purposes.

ASTM A501 Coverage

Square and rectangular piping (25.4 to 254 mm) in sizes 1 to 10 inches with wall thicknesses from 0.095 to 1.000 inches (2.41 to 25.40 mm) is provided.

Round pipe from nps 1/2 to nps 24 (nominal pipe size) with nominal (average) wall thicknesses of 0.109 to 1.000 inches (2.77 to 25.40 mm) is included.

Special shapes and other sizes of pipe are permitted as long as they meet all other requirements of the code.

ASTM A501 System Of Units

Values in inch-pound units should be considered standard, and the values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions of inch-pound unit values to the International System of Units.

Astm A501 Version And Release Information:

There are several versions of ASTM A501, including A501-2001, A501-99, etc., which have been revised and updated over time.

The latest version (e.g., ASTM A501/A501M-2014) may contain improvements and additions to older versions.

ASTM A501 Application Areas

ASTM A501 steel pipe is widely used not only for structural support of bridges and buildings, but also for piping components and tubes, tires, wires and cables, chemical products, construction materials, organic chemistry and many other fields.