Designation: A 950/A 950M – 99 (Reapproved 2003)
Standard Specification for
Fusion-Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural Steel H-Piles and
Sheet Piling
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This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 950/A 950M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers structural steel H-piles and
sheet piling with protective fusion-bonded epoxy coating
applied by the electrostatic spray, flocking, or fluidized bed
process.
NOTE 1—The coating applicator is identified throughout this specifica-
tion as the manufacturer.
1.2 Requirements for coatings are contained in Annex A1.
1.3 This specification is applicable for orders in either
inch-pound units (as Specification A 950) or SI units (as
Specification A 950M). The values stated in either inch-pound
or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the
text, the SI units are shown in brackets.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address any of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
A 6/A6M Specification for General Requirements for
Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet
Piling
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A 36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
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A 328/A328M Specification for Steel Sheet Piling
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A 572/A572M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy
Columbium-Vanadium Structural Steel
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A 588/A588M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy
Structural Steel with 50 ksi [345 MPa] Minimum Yield
Point to 4 in. [100 mm] Thick
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A 690/A690M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy
Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling for Use in Marine Environ-
ments
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A 857 Specification for Steel Sheet Piling, Cold-Formed,
Light Gage
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B 117 Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus
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D 2200 Pictorial Surface Preparation Standards for Painting
Steel Surfaces
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D 3451 Practices for Testing Polymeric Powders and Pow-
der Coatings
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G 8 Test Methods for Cathodic Disbonding of Pipeline
Coatings
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G 12 Test Method for Nondestructive Measurement of Film
Thickness of Pipeline Coatings on Steel
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G 14 Test Method for Impact Resistance of Pipeline Coat-
ings (Falling Weight Test)
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G 20 Test Method for Chemical Resistance of Pipeline
Coatings
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2.2 American Petroleum Institute Specification:
API RP 5L7 Recommended Practice for Internal Fusion
Bonded Epoxy Coating of Line Pipe
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2.3 National Association of Corrosion Engineers Standard:
TM0175 Visual Standard for Surfaces of New Steel Cen-
trifugally Blast Cleaned with Steel Shot or Steel Grit
(Nace No. 2)
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2.4 Steel Structures Painting Council Standards:
SSPC VIS 1 Visual Standards
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SSPC-SP 1 Surface Preparation Specification No. 1: Sol-
vent Cleaning
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SSPC-SP 10 Near-White Blast Cleaning
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3. Ordering Information
3.1 Information items to be considered, if appropriate, for
inclusion in purchase orders are as follows:
3.1.1 Specification designation and year of issue for H-pile
or sheet piling,
3.1.2 Section,
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys and is under the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee A01.02 on Structural Steel for Bridges, Buildings, Rolling Stock, and
Ships.
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2003. Published October 2003. Originally
approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as A 950/A 950M – 99.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.04.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.02.
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Available from the American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L St., Washington, DC
20005.
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Available from the National Institute of Corrosion Engineers, 1440 South
Creek, Houston, TX 77084.
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Available from the Steel Structures Painting Council, 40 24th St., Pittsburgh,
PA 15213.
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