American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved March 1, 2006. Published April 2006. Originally approved in 1956. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as A 400 – 69 (2000). 9 p. This practice covers the selection of steel bars according to section and to the mechanical properties desired in the part to be produced. This is not a specification for the procurement of steel. Applicable procurement specifications are listed in Section 5.