Which standard family do you need?
Choose the product and intended use first. Then separate the product specification, dimensions/tolerances and inspection document. A steel-family name or coating label rarely identifies all three.
The maps below point to related scopes across ASTM, EN and JIS. A shared row is not grade equivalence. Record the contract edition, type and grade before comparing acceptance requirements.
Flat products and coatings
| Product | ASTM family | EN family | JIS family | What it governs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot-rolled sheet / strip | A1011/A1011M | 10111; 10025-2 for structural products | G 3131 | Forming or structural product requirements; select the relevant scope. |
| Cold-rolled sheet | A1008/A1008M | 10130 | G 3141 | Cold-rolled sheet grades and delivery requirements. |
| Galvanized / galvannealed sheet | A653/A653M | 10346 | G 3302 | Zinc or zinc-iron coating and the specified substrate. |
| 55% Al-Zn sheet | A792/A792M | 10346, AZ coating context | G 3321 | Al-Zn-coated sheet; coating and base grade separately. |
| Zn-Al-Mg sheet | A1046/A1046M | 10346, applicable ZM designation | G 3323 | Product scope for Zn-Al-Mg coated sheet; named products retain their own data. |
| Prepainted sheet | A755/A755M for exterior building products | 10169 | G 3312; G 3322 | Organic coating over a specified metallic-coated substrate. |
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Sources: ASTM steel catalogue , JQA JIS certification scopes , and the linked coating references . EN family numbers above denote EN standards.
Pipe, tube, bar and wire
| Product | ASTM family | EN family | JIS family | What it governs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipe for the specified service | A53/A53M; other pressure products have separate scopes | 10216 for seamless pressure tubes | G 3452; G 3454 for distinct pipe services | Product type, grade, delivery and tests; design requirements remain separate. |
| Structural hollow sections | A500/A500M | 10219 | G 3466 for square/rectangular sections | Structural hollow-product requirements. |
| Mechanical tubing | A513/A513M | 10305, appropriate part | G 3445 | Mechanical/precision tubular products and processing types. |
| Engineering bar | A29/A29M; A108 for cold-finished bar | 10277 for bright products | G 4051 for machine-structural carbon steels | Grade/product and finishing requirements; choose the actual bar route. |
| Spring wire | A228/A228M for music-spring-quality wire | 10270-1 | G 3522 for piano wire | Application-specific drawn-wire requirements. |
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Use the contract edition of each standard; catalogue and history pages can include superseded editions.
Dimensions and tolerances
| Product | ASTM family | EN family | JIS family | What it governs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot-rolled sheet / strip | A568/A568M when invoked | 10051 | G 3193 for applicable hot-rolled plate/sheet/strip | Thickness, width, length and shape requirements within scope. |
| Cold-rolled uncoated sheet | A568/A568M when invoked | 10131 | Read G 3141 and its referenced requirements | Dimensional and shape acceptance. |
| Continuously metallic-coated sheet | A924/A924M when invoked | 10143 | Read the relevant coated-product standard | Coated-product dimensional/general requirements. |
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Use the actual product, thickness, width and tolerance category to locate the limits. For pipe , a size/schedule system and a product specification do different jobs. For coated flat stock, explicitly distinguish base-metal and total-coated thickness.
Inspection documents: EN 10204
EN 10204 identifies inspection-document types for metallic products. Specify the required document with the order, together with the tests and acceptance requirements it must record.
Match the delivered heat/coil identity, grade, dimensions and condition to the record. A type 3.1 document request is an inspection-document choice, not a substitute for the material specification.
A standard-reading workflow
For a galvanized forming coil, first locate the zinc-coated sheet product family. Select its forming grade and zinc designation. Next identify dimensional requirements for that coated product, including thickness basis. Finally agree inspection evidence and keep all fields in the order.
The steel coil specification decoder shows this as one example. The Steel Types hub helps separate supply form, alloy family, process and coating before choosing a standards family. This directory paraphrases public scopes; it does not reproduce paid standards or their acceptance tables.
Combine the product, dimensional and inspection requirements using the complete steel sheet and coil specification guide .
Standard scope and source index
| Standard | Scope and limitation | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| ASTM A653/A653M | Zinc or zinc-iron coated sheet by hot dipping. | Official source |
| ASTM A792/A792M | 55% Al-Zn coated sheet; distinguish Type 1 and Mg-containing Type 2 in the cited edition. | Official source |
| ASTM A924/A924M | General requirements for metallic-coated steel sheet, when invoked by the product specification. | Official source |
| ASTM A1008/A1008M | Cold-rolled steel sheet: select the actual grade and product category. | Official source |
| ASTM A568/A568M | General requirements for applicable hot-rolled and cold-rolled sheet; not a standalone grade. | Official source |
| ASTM A1011/A1011M | Hot-rolled sheet and strip: select grade and mechanical/forming requirements. | Official source |
| ASTM A755/A755M | Coil-prepainted metallic-coated sheet for exterior exposed building products. | Official source |
| ASTM A1046/A1046M | Hot-dip Zn-Al-Mg coated sheet; a brand name alone does not prove compliance. | Official source |
| ASTM A29/A29M | General requirements for applicable hot-wrought carbon and alloy steel bars. | Official source |
| ASTM A108 | Cold-finished carbon and alloy steel bars; distinguish finish from chemistry. | Official source |
| ASTM A109/A109M | Cold-rolled carbon strip; select the specified temper and requirements. | Official source |
| ASTM A228/A228M | Music-spring-quality steel wire; application-specific, not all wire. | Official source |
| ASTM A513/A513M | Electric-resistance-welded carbon and alloy mechanical tubing. | Official source |
| ASTM A600 | High-speed tool steels; grade and heat-treatment condition matter. | Official source |
| ASTM A681 | Alloy tool steels; not a universal tooling specification. | Official source |
| ASTM A686 | Carbon tool steels; distinguish from alloy and high-speed families. | Official source |
| SAE J403 | Chemical compositions of SAE carbon steels; chemistry alone does not specify delivery properties. | Official source |
| SAE J404 | Chemical compositions of SAE alloy steels; compare the complete product requirements. | Official source |
| ASME B36.10-2022 | Welded and seamless wrought steel pipe dimensions; separate the current standard from the Atlas 2021 dataset based on B36.10M-2004. | Official source |
| ASME B36.19-2022 | Stainless steel pipe dimensions and applicable S schedules; not included in the current carbon-steel lookup. | Official source |
| EN 10029 | Hot-rolled plate dimensional and shape tolerances within its scope. | — |
| EN 10163-2 | Surface-condition delivery requirements for hot-rolled plate and wide flats; dimensional tolerances remain separate. | — |
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ASTM A240/A240M
Active edition used for this page: ASTM A240/A240M-26.
Specification covering stainless steel plate, sheet and strip, including chromium, chromium-nickel and chromium-manganese-nickel stainless steels, for pressure vessels and general applications. It states chemical composition requirements and mechanical property requirements; the SI and inch-pound systems are used as separate standard systems in the standard.
Source: ASTM International .
ASTM A380/A380M
Active edition used for this page: ASTM A380/A380M-25.
Practice covering cleaning, descaling, pickling and passivation of stainless steel parts, equipment and systems, including consideration of contaminant iron and surface cleanliness.
Source: ASTM International .
ASTM A967/A967M
Active edition used for this page: ASTM A967/A967M-25.
Specification covering chemical passivation treatments for stainless steel parts and qualitative tests used to confirm treatment effectiveness, particularly removal of contaminant iron and other exogenous matter.
Source: ASTM International .
Sheet thickness and tolerance references
Editions checked on 20 September 2026. Use the edition agreed in the order; the documents below cover different product families, not one interchangeable tolerance table.
- ASTM A568/A568M-25a : General requirements for applicable hot- and cold-rolled carbon, structural and HSLA sheet. The product specification prevails in a conflict; SI and inch-pound requirements are separate systems.
- ASTM A924/A924M-26 : General requirements for continuous hot-dip metallic-coated sheet. Scope 1.8 counts base steel plus metallic coating; scope 1.10 keeps SI and inch-pound systems separate.
- BS EN 10051:2024 : Applicable continuously hot-rolled wide strip and sheet/plate cut from it.
- BS EN 10131:2006 : Applicable cold-rolled uncoated and electrolytically coated flat products.
- BS EN 10143:2006 : Applicable continuously hot-dip coated steel sheet and strip.
AS/NZS 1365:1996 (R2016)
Dimensional tolerances for flat-rolled products within its scope: thickness, width, length and shape. Classes A and B are distinguished, with B more stringent. Stainless, high-alloy and quenched-and-tempered steels are outside its scope. For coated products, thickness tolerances apply to the base metal.
Official source · MBIE CodeHub .
ISO 16162:2012
Dimensional and shape tolerances for cold-rolled steel sheet products. Confirmed in 2023; this is international reference context, not the automatic governing standard for all markets.
Read the concepts in steel sheet thickness and tolerances and the supporting technical sources .