Standard Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-11-2019

Publisher

American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1This guide covers the packaging, marking, and loading of steel products for shipment. Assuming proper handling in transit, this guide is intended to assist shippers in packaging and loading steel products to arrive at their destination safely and in good condition. It is also intended that this guide may be used for attaining uniformity, simplicity, sufficiency, and economy in the shipment of steel products.

1.2This guide applies to semi-finished steel products, bars, structural shapes and sheet piling, rods, wire and wire products, tubular products, plates, sheets, and strips, tin mill products, and castings.

1.3The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

1.4This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.5This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Committee	A 01
DocumentType	Guide
Pages	5
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM A 700 : 2014

ASTM D 4169 : 2016	Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems
ASTM D 996 : 2023	Standard Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environments
ASTM D 3953 : 2015	Standard Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals
ASTM D 996 : 2016	Standard Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environments
ASTM D 4675 : 2014 : REV A : R2022	Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Flat Strapping Materials<sup>1</sup>
ASTM D 4169 : 2022	Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems
ASTM D 4169 : 2023 : EDT 1	Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems
ASTM D 4675 : 2000	Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Flat Strapping Materials
ASTM D 3950 : 2017	Standard Specification for Strapping, Nonmetallic (and Joining Methods)
ASTM D 3950 : 2023	Standard Specification for Strapping, Nonmetallic (and Joining Methods)
ASTM D 996 : 2010	Standard Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environments
ASTM D 4169 : 2023	Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems
ASTM D 3953 : 1997	Standard Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals
ASTM D 4675 : 2014 : REV A	Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Flat Strapping Materials<sup>1</sup>
ASTM D 3953 : 2015 : R2022	Standard Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals