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    The document discusses the ASTM material numbering system. It begins by explaining that ASTM specifications represent a consensus among steel producers, specifiers, fabricators, and users. It then states that the ASTM designation system uses a letter to indicate the material type (A for ferrous materials) followed by an arbitrarily assigned sequential number. As an example, it provides that A548 applies to cold-heading quality carbon steel wire. The summary concludes by noting that the document provides additional examples and explanations of the ASTM designation system and how it describes chemical composition, deoxidation practices, strength levels and other characteristics for various steel types and products.

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    The document discusses the ASTM material numbering system. It begins by explaining that ASTM specifications represent a consensus among steel producers, specifiers, fabricators, and users. It then states that the ASTM designation system uses a letter to indicate the material type (A for ferrous materials) followed by an arbitrarily assigned sequential number. As an example, it provides that A548 applies to cold-heading quality carbon steel wire. The summary concludes by noting that the document provides additional examples and explanations of the ASTM designation system and how it describes chemical composition, deoxidation practices, strength levels and other characteristics for various steel types and products.

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    ASTM Material

    Numbering System
    Interpretation

    Presented By Eng. Mohamed Amro Torab


    Welding , NDT and Quality Management Consultant and Instructor
    ASNT NDT Level III, CWIP 3.2 , CWI

    ASTM Material Numbering System Interpretation

    ASTM specifications represent a consensus among producers, specifiers,


    fabricators, and users of steel mill products. ASTM’s designation system for
    metals consists of a letter (A for ferrous materials) followed by an arbitrary
    sequentially assigned number. These designations often apply to specific
    products, for example A548 is applicable to cold-heading quality carbon steel
    wire for tapping or sheet metal screws.

    Steel standards are instrumental in classifying, evaluating, and specifying the


    material, chemical, mechanical, and metallurgical properties of the different
    types of steels, which are primarily used in the production of mechanical
    components, industrial parts, and construction elements. The most widely
    used standard specifications for steel products in the United States are those
    published by ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials).
    ASTM Material Numbering System Interpretation

    ASTM specifications represent a consensus among producers, specifiers,


    fabricators, and users of steel mill products. In many cases, the
    dimensions, tolerances, limits, and restrictions in the ASTM specifications
    are similar to or the same as the corresponding items in the standard
    practices contained in the AISI Steel Products Manuals.
    Many of the ASTM specifications have been adopted by the American
    Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) with little or no modification;
    ASME uses the prefix S and the ASTM designation for these
    specifications. For example, ASME-SA213 and ASTM A 213 are identical.
    ASTM’s designation system for metals consists of a letter (A for ferrous
    materials) followed by an arbitrary sequentially assigned number. These
    designations often apply to specific products, for example A548 is
    applicable to cold-heading quality carbon steel wire for tapping or sheet
    metal screws. Metric ASTM standards have a suffix letter M.

    ASTM Material Numbering System Interpretation

    Examples of the ASTM ferrous metal designation system, describing its use of
    specification numbers and letters, are shown below:
    Example - ASTM A 582/A 582M-95b (2000), Grade 303Se-Free-Machining
    Stainless Steel Bars:
    ‘A’ describes a ferrous metal, but does not sub classify it as cast iron, carbon steel,
    alloy steel, tool steel, or stainless steel;
    582 is a sequential number without any relationship to the metal’s properties;
    M indicates that the standard A582M is written in rationalized SI units (the M
    comes from the word Metric), hence together 582/A582M includes both inch-
    pound and SI units;
    95 indicates the year of adoption or last revision and a letter b following the year
    indicates the third revision of the standard in1995;
    (2000), a number in parentheses, indicates the year of last re-approval;
    Grade 300Se indicates the grade of the steel, and in this case, it has a Se
    (selenium) addition.
    ASTM Material Numbering System Interpretation

    Within the steel industry, the terms Grade, Type, and Class are generally defined
    as follows: Grade is used to describe chemical composition; Type is used to define
    the deoxidation practice; and Class is used to indicate other characteristics such as
    strength level or surface finish. However, within the ASTM standards, these terms
    were adopted and used to identify a particular metal within a metal standard and
    used without any strict definition. Although there are differences between the
    ASTM and traditional definitions of these terms ASTM have applied some loose
    rules to the use of this terminology in their designation system :

    Example 1 - ASTM A 106-02a Grade A, Grade B, Grade C - Seamless Carbon


    Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service:
    Typically an increase in alphabet (such as letters A, B, C) results in higher tensile
    or yield strength steels, and if it’s an unalloyed carbon steel, an increase in carbon
    content;
    In this case: Grade A:0.25%C (max), 48 ksi tensile strength (min); Grade B:
    0.30%C (max), 60 ksi tensile strength (min); Grade C 0.35%C (max), 70 ksi tensile
    strength (min).

    ASTM Material Numbering System Interpretation

    Example 2 - ASTM A 276-03, Type 304, 316, 410 – Stainless and Heat Resisting
    Steel Bars and Shapes:
    Types 304, 316, 410 and others are based on the SAE designation system for
    stainless steels (see SAE and former AISI description that follows).
    Another use of ASTM grade designators is found in pipe, tube, and forging
    products, where the first letter P refers to pipe, T refers to tube, TP may refer to
    tube or pipe, and F refers to forging.
    Examples are found in the following ASTM specifications:
    ASTM A 335/A335-03, Grade P22; Seamless Ferritic Alloy-Steel Pipe for High
    Temperature Service;
    ASTM A 213/A213M-03a, Grade T22; Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy
    Steel Boiler, Superheater and Heat-Exchanger Tubes;
    ASTM A 312/A312M-03, Grade TP304; Seamless and Welded Austenitic
    Stainless Steel Pipe;
    ASTM A 336/A336M-03a, Class F22-Steel Forgings, Alloy, for Pressure and
    High-Temperature Parts.
    ASTM Material Numbering System Interpretation

    Click on the links


    li below to view groups of ASTM standards:
    Iron, Nickel Alloy/Heat Resistant Nickel Alloys and High Silicon Steel
    Structural and Constructional Steels: Part One
    Structural and Constructional Steels: Part Two
    Structural and Constructional Steels: Part Three
    Structural and Constructional Steels: Part Four
    Structural and Constructional Steels: Part Five
    Stainless Steels
    Castings
    Forgings, Welding and Filler Materials, Powder Metallurgy
    Coated Steels
    Ferro Alloys, Others and Terms/Definitions
    Testing / Determination

    ASTM Material Numbering System Interpretation

    Thank You
    Mohamed Amro Torab

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