What is the meaning of "..." in B31.3 Table A-1

[dornon13]

I have been unable to find a clear definition of the ellipsis found in Table A-1 of ASME B31.3 for many materials. Can anyone explain what it means, as well as a location this definition can be found. I have looked high and low without luck.

Thanks in advance.

 

[btrueblood]

They are place holders only, intended to make the table easier to read. I.e. treat the entry as "no data".

Whenever a word or symbol is undefined in a spec., one resorts to dictionary definitions. For "ellipses" one finds entries such as:

"(an ellipses) is a mark or series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word in the original text"

Which I think is about as close to my definition as you can get.

 

[StevenHPerry]

Deducing from the context: "not applicable" or "no information".

Looking at cast iron, no yield is given and there's no P-no given. That's a strong hint.

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[dornon13]

That is what I suspected. Thanks!