ASTM A36
Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
Published by ASTM International (ASTM)
The CFR incorporates ASTM A36 by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.
The 2 editions the CFR requires
Different parts name different editions; each applies where its part says so. Newest first.
ASTM A36/A36M-14, approved December 1, 2014
As the CFR lists it: “ASTM A36/A36M-14, Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel, approved December 1, 2014 (“ASTM A36/A36M”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 56.01-2(c)(1); required by46 CFR 56.30-10 ↗
ASTM A36/A36M-08, approved May 15, 2008
As the CFR lists it: “ASTM A 36/A 36M-08, Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel, (approved May 15, 2008)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 160.132-5(b)(1); required by46 CFR 160.132-7 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 160.170-5(b)(1); required by46 CFR 160.170-7 ↗
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