ASTM A3:19 pdf download

ASTM A3:2019 pdf download.Standard Specification for Steel Joint Bars, Low,Medium, and High Carbon (Non-Heat-Treated).
7.2 The joint bars shall be either sheared or sawed to length. punched to the dimensions specified by the purchaser and alignment adjusted. all subject to the permissible variations prescribed in 7.3, 7.4. and Table 4.
7.3 Any variation from a straight line in a vertical plane shall be such as will make the bars high in the center.
7.4 For girder rail applications only. any variation from a straight line in a horizontal plane shall be such as will make the bars convex towards the web of the rail.
8. Vwrkmanship. Finish, and Appearance
8.1 The joint bars shall be straight. subject to the variations prescribed in 7.3, 7.4. and Table 4.
8.2 The general appearance with respect to soundness and surface finish shall be consistent with good commercial practice as determined by visual inspection.
9. Inspection
9.1 The manufacturer shall afford the purchaser’s inspector all reasonable facilities necessary to satisfy that the material is being produced and furnished in accordance with this specification. Mill inspection by the purchaser shall not interfre unnecessarily with the manufacturer’s operations. All tests and inspections shall be made at the place of manufacture, unless otherwise agreed upon.
10. Rejection and Rehearing
10.1 Material that fails to conform to the requirements of this specification may be rejected. Rejections shall be reported to the manufacturer or supplier promptly and in writing. In case of dissatisfaction with the test results, the manufacturer or supplier may make claim for a rehearing.
11. Certification and Test Report
11.1 When specified in the purchase order or contract, a manufacturer’s certification shall be furnished to the purchaser that the material was produced and tested in accordance with this specification and has been found to meet the requirements.
11.2 When specified in the purchase order or contract, a report of the chemical and mechanical test results shall be furnished.
11.3 A Material Test Report. Certificate of Inspection. or similar document primed from or used in electronic form from an electronic data interchange (liDi) transmission shall be regarded as having the same validity as a counterpart printed in the certifier’s facility. The content of the ED! transmitted document must meet the requirements of the invoked ASTM standard(s) and conform to any existing EDI agreement between the purchaser and the supplier.
11.4 Notwithstanding the absence of a signature. the orgrnzation submitting either a printed document (Material Test Report, Certificate of Inspection or similar document) or an El)! transmission is responsible for the content of the report.