ASTM A781/A781M-03a
Historical Standard: ASTM A781/A781M-03a Standard Specification for Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
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ASTM A781 / A781M
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers a group of requirements that are mandatory requirements of the following steel casting specifications issued by ASTM. If the product specification specifies different requirements, the product specification shall prevail.
| ASTM Designation | Title of Specification |
| A 27/A 27M | Steel Castings, Carbon, for General Application |
| A 128/A 128M | Steel Castings, Austenitic Manganese |
| A 148/A 148M | Steel Castings, High-Strength, for Structural Purposes |
| A 297/A 297M | Steel Castings, Iron Chromium and Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Heat Resistant for General Application |
| A 447/A 447M | Steel Castings, Chromium-Nickel-Iron Alloy (25-12 Class), for High-Temperature Service |
| A 486/A 486M | Steel Castings, for Highway Bridges |
| A 494/A 494M | Castings, Nickel and Nickel Alloy |
| A 560/A 560M | Castings, Chromium-Nickel Alloy |
| A 743/A 743M | Castings, Iron-Chromium, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for General Application |
| A 744/A 744M | Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for Severe Service |
| A 747/A 747M | Steel Castings, Stainless, Precipitation Hardening |
| A 890/A 890M | Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel-Molybdenum Corrosion-Resistant, Duplex (Austenitic/Ferritic) for General Application |
| A 915/A 915M | Steel Castings, Carbon and Alloy, Chemical Requirements Similar to Standard Wrought Grades |
| A 958 | Steel Castings, Carbon and Alloy, with Tensile Requirements, Chemical Requirements Similiar to Standard Wrought Grades |
| A 1002 | Castings, Nickel-Aluminum Ordered Alloy |
1.2 This specification also covers a group of supplementary requirements that may be applied to the above specifications as indicated therein. These are provided for use when additional testing or inspection is desired and apply only when specified individually by the purchaser in the order.
1.3 The requirements of the individual material specification, and this general specification shall prevail in the sequence named.
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification. Inch-pound units are applicable for material ordered to Specification A 781 and SI units for material ordered to Specification A 781M.
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
A27/A27M Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, for General Application
A128/A128M Specification for Steel Castings, Austenitic Manganese
A148/A148M Specification for Steel Castings, High Strength, for Structural Purposes
A297/A297M Specification for Steel Castings, Iron-Chromium and Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Heat Resistant, for General Application
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A380 Practice for Cleaning, Descaling, and Passivation of Stainless Steel Parts, Equipment, and Systems
A447/A447M Specification for Steel Castings, Chromium-Nickel-Iron Alloy (25-12 Class), for High-Temperature Service
A488/A488M Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
A494/A494M Specification for Castings, Nickel and Nickel Alloy
A560/A560M Specification for Castings, Chromium-Nickel Alloy
A609/A609M Practice for Castings, Carbon, Low-Alloy, and Martensitic Stainless Steel, Ultrasonic Examination Thereof
A743/A743M Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for General Application
A744/A744M Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for Severe Service
A747/A747M Specification for Steel Castings, Stainless, Precipitation Hardening
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
A800/A800M Practice for Steel Casting, Austenitic Alloy, Estimating Ferrite Content Thereof
A802/A802M Practice for Steel Castings, Surface Acceptance Standards, Visual Examination
A890/A890M Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel-Molybdenum Corrosion-Resistant, Duplex (Austenitic/Ferritic) for General Application
A915/A915M Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, and Alloy, Chemical Requirements Similar to Standard Wrought Grades
A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
A958 Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon and Alloy, with Tensile Requirements, Chemical Requirements Similar to Standard Wrought Grades
A967 Specification for Chemical Passivation Treatments for Stainless Steel Parts
A991/A991M Test Method for Conducting Temperature Uniformity Surveys of Furnaces Used to Heat Treat Steel Products
A1002 Specification for Castings, Nickel-Aluminum Ordered Alloy
A1058 Test Methods for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products--Metric
E94 Guide for Radiographic Examination
E125 Reference Photographs for Magnetic Particle Indications on Ferrous Castings
E165 Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for General Industry
E186 Reference Radiographs for Heavy-Walled (2 to 412-in. (50.8 to 114-mm)) Steel Castings
E280 Reference Radiographs for Heavy-Walled (412 to 12-in. (114 to 305-mm)) Steel Castings
E340 Test Method for Macroetching Metals and Alloys
E353 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Stainless, Heat-Resisting, Maraging, and Other Similar Chromium-Nickel-Iron Alloys
E354 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of High-Temperature, Electrical, Magnetic, and Other Similar Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys
E446 Reference Radiographs for Steel Castings Up to 2 in. (50.8 mm) in Thickness
E709 Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing
Keywords
castings; common requirements; steel and alloy;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.140.80 (Iron and steel castings)
DOI: 10.1520/A0781_A0781M-03A
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