1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers hot-wrought alloy steel bars. Bar applications include forging, heat treating, cold drawing, machining and many structural components (Note 0). Note 0A guide for the selection of steel bars is contained in Practice A 400.
1.2 The bars shall be furnished in the grades specified in . Sections and sizes of bar steel available are covered in Specification A 29/A 29M. Hot-wrought alloy steel bars are produced in cut lengths and coils; the manufacturer should be consulted regarding sections and sizes available in coils, produced to a chemical composition.
1.3 Some applications may require superior surface quality, or special chemical restrictions, metallurgical characteristics, heat treatment, or surface finishes which the purchaser may obtain by designating one or more of the available Supplementary Requirements.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
A29/A29M Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Hot-Wrought, General Requirements for
A304 Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Bars Subject to End-Quench Hardenability Requirements
A400 Practice for Steel Bars, Selection Guide, Composition, and Mechanical Properties
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
E381 Method of Macroetch Testing Steel Bars, Billets, Blooms, and Forgings
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
Keywords
alloy steel bars; hot-wrought steel bars; steel bars;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.140.60 (Steel bars and rods)
DOI: 10.1520/A0322-06
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