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AS/NZS 3678:2016

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The latest, up-to-date edition.

Structural steel - Hot-rolled plates, floorplates and slabs

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Published date

05-04-2016

£67.62
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Summarise this standard

Specifies requirements for hot-rolled plates, floorplates and slabs for general structural and engineering applications.

Committee
BD-023
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
978 1 76035 433 6
Pages
35
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Standard specifies requirements for the production and supply of hot-rolled structural steel plates and floorplates for mechanically-tested steels, analysis-only steels, and mechanically-tested weathering steels. This Standard also specifies requirements for the production and supply of wide slabs as fully-killed analysis-only steel.This Standard is intended for general structural and engineering applications. All grades specified in this Standard are suitable for—(a) welding in accordance with AS/NZS 1554, Parts 1, 2, 5 and 7; and(b) fastening as specified in AS 3990, AS 4100, AS/NZS 4600, AS 5100.6 and NZS 3404.1.This Standard does not cover the following:(i) Steel plates for pressure equipment.(ii) Hot-rolled steel flat products.(iii) Quenched and tempered plate – structural and pressure vessel steel.Requirements for product conformity to this Standard are given in Appendix B.NOTES: 1 Guidelines to purchasers on requirements that should be specified by the purchaser and those that should or may be agreed on at the time of enquiry and order are given in Appendix A.2 Guidelines on cold-bending and hot-forming of plate during fabrication are given in Appendix C.

Originated in Australia as part of AS A1-1925.
Originated in New Zealand as AS/NZS3678:1996.
Previous edition 2011.
Fourth edition 2016.
Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (December 2017).

Frequently Asked Questions

AS/NZS 3678 is Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand's standard for structural steel products, while I.S. EN 10025-6 covers structural steel products (Ireland). AS/NZS 3678 specifies material, dimensional and mechanical property requirements for structural steel products. I.S. EN 10025-6 specifies material, dimensional and mechanical property requirements for structural steel products. It supports consistent specification, verification and documented acceptance across the relevant lifecycle.

Yes — AS/NZS 3678 is a joint Australian and New Zealand standard published by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand, and applies in both countries.

AS/NZS 3678 is used by designers, purchasers, fabricators and laboratories specifying structural steel materials. It is a joint Australian and New Zealand standard published by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand.

AS/NZS 3678 specifies material, dimensional and mechanical property requirements for structural steel products. It is a joint Australian and New Zealand standard published by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand.

AS/NZS 3678 specifies material, dimensional and mechanical property requirements for structural steel products. In practice it is applied by designers, purchasers, fabricators and laboratories specifying structural steel materials.
£67.62
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