Abstract
This specification covers stainless steel billets and bars for forging. The steel materials shall be annealed and conditioned by chipping or grinding. The steel specimens shall conform to the required chemical compositions of carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, chromium, nickel, molybdenum, nitrogen, and other elements.
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1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers stainless steel billets and bars intended only for forging.
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
A484/A484M Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, and Forgings
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
Other Document
SAEJ1086 Recommended Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys
Keywords
austenitic stainless steel; austenitic-ferritic duplex stainless steel; ferritic stainless steel; martensitic stainless steel; stainless steel bars; stainless steel billets; Stainless steel forgings--specifications; Steel bars and billets--specifications; Steel billets--specifications; Steel forgings--specifications;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.140.20 (Steels of high quality); 77.140.60 (Steel bars and rods)
DOI: 10.1520/A0314-08
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