1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers the chemical, mechanical, and metallurgical requirements for wrought 18chromium-14nickel-2.5molybdenum stainless steel bar and wire used for the manufacture of surgical implants.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
2. Referenced Documents
A262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels
A484/A484M Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, and Forgings
A555/A555M Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
E10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E354 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of High-Temperature, Electrical, Magnetic, and Other Similar Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys
E407 Practice for Microetching Metals and Alloys
E45 Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials [Metric]
F1350 Specification for Wrought 18Chromium-14Nickel-2.5Molybdenum Stainless Steel Surgical Fixation Wire (UNS S31673)
F981 Practice for Assessment of Compatibility of Biomaterials for Surgical Implants with Respect to Effect of Materials on Muscle and Bone
ASQC1 Specification of General Requirements for a Quality Program
ISO 5832-1 Implants for Surgery-Metallic Materials-Part 1:Wrought Stainless Steel
ISO 6892 Metallic Materials-Tensile Testing
ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems-Requirements
Index Terms
metals (for surgical implants); stainless steel; surgical applications wire; surgical implants; Chromium surgical implant applications--specifications; Orthopaedic medical devices--specifications; Stainless steel surgical applications--specifications; Surgical implants--specifications; UNS S31673 (Cr-Ni-Mo stainless steel (Surgical implant 316L)); Wire--surgical implants; Wrought chromium surgical implant alloys; ICS Number Code 11.040.40
Citing ASTM Standards
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