1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers the chemical, mechanical, and physical requirements for available wrought alloy tool steel products.
1.2 These products, which include hot or cold finished bar, plate, sheet, strip, rod, wire, or forgings, are normally fabricated into tools, dies, or fixtures. The selection of a material for a particular application will depend upon design, service conditions, and desired properties.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are provided for information only.
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
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A561 Practice for Macroetch Testing of Tool Steel Bars
A600 Specification for Tool Steel High Speed
A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
E3 Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
E30 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Steel, Cast Iron, Open-Hearth Iron, and Wrought Iron
E45 Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel
E59 Practice for Sampling Steel and Iron for Determination of Chemical Composition
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
Military Standard
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Shipment and Storage Available from the Standardization Documents, Order Desk, Bldg. 4, Section Robbins Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094 Attn: NPODS.
Federal Standards
Fed.Std.No.183 Continuous Identification Marking of Iron and Steel Products
Other Standards
SAEJ1086 Recommended Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS) Available from the Society of Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwelth drive, Warrendale, PA 15096.
Keywords
alloy; cold work tool steels; decarburization; hardness; hot work tool steels; macrostructure; tool steel ^INDEX TERMS: Tool steel--specifications;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.140.10 (Heat-treatable steels)
DOI: 10.1520/A0681-94R04
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