ASTM-A700 › Standard Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
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Scope
1.1 These practices cover the packaging, marking, and loading of steel products for domestic shipment. Assuming proper handling in transit, the practices are intended to deliver the products to their destination in good condition. It is also intended that these recommendations be used as guides for attaining uniformity, simplicity, adequacy, and economy in the domestic shipment of steel products.
1.2 These practices cover semi-finished steel products, bars, bar-size shapes and sheet piling, rods, wire and wire products, tubular products, plates, sheets, and strips, tin mill products, and castings. A glossary of packaging, marking, and loading terms is also included.
1.3 The practices are presented in the following sequence:
| Section | |
| General Provisions | 4 |
| General | 4.1 |
| Railcar Loading | 4.2 |
| Truck Loading | 4.3 |
| Barge Loading | 4.4 |
| Air Shipment | 4.5 |
| Packaging Materials | 4.6 |
| Package Identification | 4.7 |
| Weight and Count | 4.8 |
| Packaging Lists or Tally | 4.9 |
| Loss or Damage | 4.10 |
| Semifinished Steel Products | 5 |
| Hot-Rolled Bars and Bar-Size Shapes | 6 |
| Cold-Finished Bars | 7 |
| Structural Shapes and Steel Sheet Piling | 8 |
| Rods, Wire, and Wire Products | 9 |
| Tubular Products | 10 |
| Plates | 11 |
| Sheets and Strip | 12 |
| Tin Mill Products | 13 |
| Castings | 14 |
Keywords
loading; marking; packaging; shipment; steel products; ICS Number Code 23.040.10 (Iron and steel pipes)
To find similar documents by ASTM Volume:
01.05 (Steel--Bars, Forgings, Bearing, Chain, Tool)
To find similar documents by classification:
55.180.40 (Complete, filled transport packages Including reusable packages and unit loads)
To find similar documents by Federal Supply Class Code:
FSC 95GP (Metal Bars, Sheets, and Shapes -- General)
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Document Number
ASTM-A0700-14R19
Revision Level
2014 R19 EDITION
Status
Current
Modification Type
Editorially changed
Publication Date
Nov. 1, 2019
Document Type
Practice
Page Count
5 pages
Committee Number
A01.94