Crane rails to ASTM A759 - Testing requirements

[acrmnsm]

I have been asked to approve a materials cert for crane rails that states ASTM A759-10 high strength rails.
The cert supplied only lists chemistry and hardness.
As detailed in thread507-437086, whilst ASTM A759 only lists hardness, it does refer to ASTM-A1, which in turn refers to A29/A29M which then refers to A499 which lists the required mech properties (to be tested under A370) for various rails.

Our supplier says the product meets A759 because it has the correct hardness, but my reading of A759 is that some tensile should have been done.
Even the mill that supplied the material does not have any tensiles.

Note our spec requires ASTM A759 and specifically mentions that tensiles should be provided under ASTM A370
What am I going to do?

 

[MintJulep]

There is a distinction between "referenced" and "incorporated by reference".

Layout the full chain of referenced specs.

Read them very carefully.

Look for things like "if required by the purchase order...."

Typically ASTM specs have a section that describes exactly what information to include in the purchase order.

Read the purchase order.

Read your spec.

Write down every requirement that you need to check, and why you need to check it.

Write down what documentation you need to have to confirm compliance with each.

Write down what document you have that confirms compliance to each requirement.

Circle the empty spaces with red crayon.

Take that to your QA or purchasing department and say "I can't approve this because I don't have these..."

But if your spec requires tensile tests per ASTM A370 then you are entitled to them. Unless the PO contradicts the spec, and the order or precedence is ambiguous.