1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers a group of common requirements that, unless otherwise specified in the individual product specification, shall apply to steel forgings under any of the following specifications issued by ASTM:
ASTM
Designation | Title |
| A 266/A 266M | Carbon Steel Forgings for Pressure Vessel Components |
| A 288 | Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Magnetic Retaining Rings for Turbine Generators |
| A 289/A 289M | Alloy Steel Forgings for Nonmagnetic Retaining Rings for Generators |
| A 290/A 290M | Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Rings for Reduction Gears |
| A 291/A 291M | Steel Forgings, Carbon and Alloy, for Pinions, Gears, and Shafts for Reduction Gears |
| A 336/A 336M | Alloy Steel Forgings for Pressure and High-Temperature Parts |
| A 372/A 372M | Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels |
| A 427 | Wrought Alloy Steel Rolls for Cold and Hot Reduction |
| A 469/A 469M | Vacuum-Treated Steel Forgings for Generator Rotors |
| A 470/A 470M | Vacuum-Treated Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Turbine Rotors and Shafts |
| A 471 | Vacuum-Treated Alloy Steel Forgings for Turbine Rotor Disks and Wheels |
| A 508/A 508M | Quenched and Tempered Vacuum-Treated Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Pressure Vessels |
| A 521 | Steel, Closed-Impression Die Forgings for General Industrial Use |
| A 541/A 541M | Quenched and Tempered Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Pressure Vessel Components |
| A 579/A 579M | Superstrength Alloy Steel Forgings |
| A 592/A 592M | High-Strength Quenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Steel Forged Fittings and Parts for Pressure Vessels |
| A 649/A 649M | Forged Steel Rolls Used for Corrugating Paper Machinery |
| A 668/A 668M | Steel Forgings, Carbon and Alloy, for General Industrial Use |
| A 723/A 723M | Alloy Steel Forgings for High-Strength Pressure Component Application |
| A 765/A 765M | Carbon Steel and Low-Alloy Steel Pressure-Vessel-Component Forgings with Mandatory Toughness Requirements |
| A 768/A 768M | Vacuum-Treated 12 % Chromium Alloy Steel Forgings for Turbine Rotors and Shafts |
| A 837/A 837M | Steel Forgings, Alloy, for Carburizing Applications |
| A 859/A 859M | Age-Hardening Alloy Steel Forgings for Pressure Vessel Components |
| A 891 | Precipitation Hardening Iron Base Superalloy Forgings for Turbine Rotor Disks and Wheels |
| A 909 | Steel Forgings, Microalloy, for General Industrial Use |
| A 940 | Vacuum Treated Steel Forgings, Alloy, Differentially Heat Treated, for Turbine Rotors |
| A 965/A 965M | Steel Forgings, Austenitic, for Pressure and High Temperature Parts |
| A 983/A 983M | Specification for Continous Grain Flow Forged Carbon and Alloy Steel Crankshafts for Medium Speed Diesel Engines |
| A 1021/A 1021M | Martensitic Stainless Steel Forgings and Forging Stock for High-Temperature Service |
1.2 In case of conflict in requirements, the requirements of the individual product specifications shall prevail over those of this specification.
1.3 The purchaser may specify additional requirements (see 4.2.3) that do not negate any of the provisions of either this specification or of the individual product specifications. The acceptance of any such additional requirements shall be dependent on negotiations with the supplier and must be included in the order.
1.4 If, by agreement, forgings are to be supplied in a partially completed condition, that is, all of the provisions of the product specification have not been filled, then the material marking (see Section 17) and certification (see Section 16) shall reflect the extent to which the product specification requirements have been met.
1.5 As noted in the Certification Section (16), the number and year date of this specification, as well as that of the product specification, are required to be included in the product certification.
1.6 When the SI version of a product specification is required by the purchase order, Specification A 788/A 788M shall be used.
1.7 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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
A266/A266M Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for Pressure Vessel Components
A275/A275M Practice for Magnetic Particle Examination of Steel Forgings
A288 Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Magnetic Retaining Rings for Turbine Generators
A289/A289M Specification for Alloy Steel Forgings for Nonmagnetic Retaining Rings for Generators
A290/A290M Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Rings for Reduction Gears
A291/A291M Specification for Steel Forgings, Carbon and Alloy, for Pinions, Gears and Shafts for Reduction Gears
A336/A336M Specification for Alloy Steel Forgings for Pressure and High-Temperature Parts
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A372/A372M Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels
A388/A388M Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Steel Forgings
A427/A427M Specification for Wrought Alloy Steel Rolls for Cold and Hot Reduction
A469/A469M Specification for Vacuum-Treated Steel Forgings for Generator Rotors
A470/A470M Specification for Vacuum-Treated Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Turbine Rotors and Shafts
A471/A471M Specification for Vacuum-Treated Alloy Steel Forgings for Turbine Rotor Disks and Wheels
A504/A504M Specification for Wrought Carbon Steel Wheels
A508/A508M Specification for Quenched and Tempered Vacuum-Treated Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Pressure Vessels
A521/A521M Specification for Steel, Closed-Impression Die Forgings for General Industrial Use
A541/A541M Specification for Quenched and Tempered Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Pressure Vessel Components
A551/A551M Specification for Carbon Steel Tires for Railway and Rapid Transit Applications
A579/A579M Specification for Superstrength Alloy Steel Forgings
A592/A592M Specification for High-Strength Quenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Steel Forged Parts for Pressure Vessels
A646/A646M Specification for Premium Quality Alloy Steel Blooms and Billets for Aircraft and Aerospace Forgings
A649/A649M Specification for Forged Steel Rolls Used for Corrugating Paper Machinery
A668/A668M Specification for Steel Forgings, Carbon and Alloy, for General Industrial Use
A711/A711M Specification for Steel Forging Stock
A723/A723M Specification for Alloy Steel Forgings for High-Strength Pressure Component Application
A729/A729M Specification for Alloy Steel Axles, Heat-Treated, for Mass Transit and Electric Railway Service
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
A765/A765M Specification for Carbon Steel and Low-Alloy Steel Pressure-Vessel-Component Forgings with Mandatory Toughness Requirements
A768/A768M Specification for Vacuum-Treated 12 % Chromium Alloy Steel Forgings for Turbine Rotors and Shafts
A833 Practice for Indentation Hardness of Metallic Materials by Comparison Hardness Testers
A837/A837M Specification for Steel Forgings, Alloy, for Carburizing Applications
A859/A859M Specification for Age-Hardening Alloy Steel Forgings for Pressure Vessel Components
A891/A891M Specification for Precipitation Hardening Iron Base Superalloy Forgings for Turbine Rotor Disks and Wheels
A909/A909M Specification for Steel Forgings, Microalloy, for General Industrial Use
A939 Practice for Ultrasonic Examination from Bored Surfaces of Cylindrical Forgings
A940/A940M Specification for Vacuum Treated Steel Forgings, Alloy, Differentially Heat Treated, for Turbine Rotors
A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
A965/A965M Specification for Steel Forgings, Austenitic, for Pressure and High Temperature Parts
A966/A966M Practice for Magnetic Particle Examination of Steel Forgings Using Alternating Current
A982/A982M Specification for Steel Forgings, Stainless, for Compressor and Turbine Airfoils
A983/A983M Specification for Continuous Grain Flow Forged Carbon and Alloy Steel Crankshafts for Medium Speed Diesel Engines
A986/A986M Specification for Magnetic Particle Examination of Continuous Grain Flow Crankshaft Forgings
A991/A991M Test Method for Conducting Temperature Uniformity Surveys of Furnaces Used to Heat Treat Steel Products
A1021/A1021M Specification for Martensitic Stainless Steel Forgings and Forging Stock for High-Temperature Service
A1048/A1048M Specification for Pressure Vessel Forgings, Alloy Steel, Higher Strength Chromium-Molybdenum-Tungsten for Elevated Temperature Service
A1049/A1049M Specification for Stainless Steel Forgings, Ferritic/Austenitic (Duplex), for Pressure Vessels and Related Components
A1058 Test Methods for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products--Metric
E23 Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
E165 Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for General Industry
E399 Test Method for Linear-Elastic Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness K Ic of Metallic Materials
E428 Practice for Fabrication and Control of Metal, Other than Aluminum, Reference Blocks Used in Ultrasonic Testing
E1290 Test Method for Crack-Tip Opening Displacement (CTOD) Fracture Toughness Measurement
E1820 Test Method for Measurement of Fracture Toughness
E1916 Guide for Identification of Mixed Lots of Metals
Other Standards
ANSI/ASMEB46.1 Surface Texture (Surface Roughness, Waviness and Lay) Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
Keywords
general delivery requirements; steel forgingsalloy; steel forgingscarbon; Alloy steel sheet/strip--specifications; Aluminum-coated steel sheet--specifications; Aluminum-zinc alloy-coated steel--specifications; General delivery requirements--steel; Hot-dip processed coatings--specifications; Metallic-coated steel materials--specifications; Steel forgings--specifications; Zinc-coated steel sheet--specifications;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.140.85 (Iron and steel forgings)
DOI: 10.1520/A0788_A0788M-08A
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