Structural steel shall not include other steel, iron, or metal items that are not generally described in Section 2.1, even where such items are shown in the structural design documents or are attached to the structural steel frame. Other steel, iron, or metal items include, but are not limited to, the following:
Base plates, if not part of the structural steel frame
Bearing plates, if not part of the structural steel frame
Bearings, if nonsteel
Cables for permanent bracing or suspension systems
Casting
Catwalks
Chutes
Cold-formed steel products
Cold-rolled steel products, except those that are specifically covered in ANSI/AISC 360
Corner guards
Crane rails, splices, bolts, and clamps
Crane stops, if not made from standard structural shapes or plates
Door guards
Embedded steel parts, other than bearing plates, that do not receive structural steel or that are embedded in precast concrete Expansion joints, if not attached to the structural steel frame Flagpole support steel Floor plates (checkered or plain), if not attached to the structural steel frame Forgings Gage-metal products Grating Handrail Hangers, if not made from standard structural shapes, plates, and/or rods, or not framing structural steel to structural steel Hoppers Items that are required for the assembly or erection of materials that are furnished by trades other than the fabricator or erector Ladders Lintels, if not attached to the structural steel frame Masonry anchors Ornamental metal framing Other miscellaneous metal not already listed Pressure vessels Reinforcing steel for concrete or masonry Relieving angles, if not attached to the structural steel frame Roof screen support frames, if not made from standard structural shapes Safety cages Shear stud connectors, if specified to be field installed Stacks Stairs Steel deck Steel (open-web) joists Steel joist girders Steel used as piling or piling accessories Tanks Toe plates Trench or pit covers
Commentary
Section 2.2 includes many items that may be furnished by the fabricator if contracted to do so by specific notation and detail in the contract documents. When such items are contracted to be provided by the fabricator, coordination will normally be required between the fabricator and other material suppliers and trades. The provisions in this Code are not intended to apply to items in Section 2.2.
In previous editions of this Code, provisions regarding who should normally furnish field-installed shear stud connectors and cold-formed steel deck support angles were included in Section 7.8. These provisions have been eliminated since field-installed shear stud connectors and steel deck support angles are not defined as structural steel in this Code.
Stainless steel is not covered in this Code. AISC 370, AISC 313, and Design Guide 27, Structural Stainless Steel, are sources of useful information regarding the practical fabrication and installation issues associated with structural stainless steel components.