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What is NYC AC § 27-615?

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This section mandates that structural steel with a minimum yield point greater than thirty-six thousand psi be marked and identified during fabrication and shipment. The statute requires that separate alloys and tempers be positively identified, affecting fabricators and suppliers of structural steel components.

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§ 27-615 Identification.

AC § 27-615

Structural steel that is required to have a minimum yield point greater than thirty-six thousand psi shall at all times in the fabricator's plant, be marked, segregated, or otherwise handled so that the separate alloys and tempers are positively identified, and after completion of fabrication, shall be marked to identify the alloy and temper. Such markings shall be affixed to completed members and assemblies or to boxed or bundled shipments of multiple units prior to shipment from the fabricator's plant. Open web steel joists shall have identification affixed to each bundle or lift showing size and type.

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