1.1 本指南涵盖了ASTM委员会A01管辖的产品规范的编辑形式和风格。 注1: 对于产品规范以外的标准，如测试方法、实践和指南，请参阅 ASTM标准的形式和风格 （蓝皮书）。 2. 1.2 制定新产品规范或修订现有规范的小组委员会应遵循本文所述的做法和程序，并以涵盖类似商品的最新规范为指导。 1.3 本指南是对当前版本的《表格和样式手册》的补充，适用于A01委员会的小组委员会。本指南应与《表格和样式手册》一起使用。 1.4 如果本指南与当前版本的《表格和样式手册》的强制性章节之间存在冲突，则以《表格和风格手册》的要求为准。 如果本指南与当前版本的《表单和样式手册》的非强制性部分之间存在冲突，则以本指南为准。 1.5 当涉及专利时，规范编写者应参考《格式和样式手册》第F3节。此外，请参阅《表格和样式手册》的F部分，了解商标信息和安全隐患警告。 1.6 本国际标准是根据世界贸易组织技术性贸易壁垒委员会发布的《关于制定国际标准、指南和建议的原则的决定》中确立的国际公认的标准化原则制定的。 =====意义和用途====== 4.1 《格式和样式手册》为ASTM规范的编制和内容提供了强制性要求和推荐做法。为了促进其管辖范围内产品规范的风格和内容的一致性，委员会A01认识到需要提供一份关于这些规范所涵盖的产品和材料类型的补充文件。 4.2 本指南包含一份考虑纳入钢、不锈钢和相关合金产品规范的章节清单，以及这些章节的指导或推荐措辞，或两者兼而有之。 4.3 A01委员会管辖下起草新产品规范或修改现有规范的人员应遵循本指南和《形式和样式手册》的要求，以确保一致性。

1.1 This guide covers the editorial form and style for product specifications under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01. Note 1: For standards other than product specifications, such as test methods, practices, and guides, see the appropriate sections of Form and Style for ASTM Standards (Blue Book). 2 1.2 Subcommittees preparing new product specifications or revising existing ones should follow the practices and procedures outlined herein, and be guided by the latest specification covering similar commodities. 1.3 This guide has been prepared as a supplement to the current edition of the Form and Style Manual, and is appropriate for use by the subcommittees to Committee A01. This guide is to be applied in conjunction with the Form and Style Manual. 1.4 If a conflict exists between this guide and the mandatory sections of the current edition of the Form and Style Manual, the Form and Style Manual requirements have precedence. If a conflict exists between this guide and the nonmandatory sections of the current edition of the Form and Style Manual, the guide has precedence. 1.5 When patents are involved, the specifications writer should refer to section F3 of the Form and Style Manual. Also, refer to part F of the Form and Style Manual for trademark information and the safety hazards caveat. 1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. ====== Significance And Use ====== 4.1 The Form and Style Manual provides mandatory requirements and recommended practices for the preparation and content of ASTM specifications. In order to promote consistency in the style and content of product specifications under its jurisdiction, Committee A01 recognizes the need to provide a supplementary document pertaining to the types of products and materials covered by those specifications. 4.2 This guide contains a list of sections to be considered for inclusion in a specification for steel, stainless steel, and related alloy products, and guidance or recommended wording, or both, for such sections. 4.3 Persons drafting new product specifications, or modifying existing ones, under the jurisdiction of Committee A01, should follow this guide and the requirements of the Form and Style Manual to ensure consistency.