{age.aspeiD-HomeBin-) ‘The world’s most comprehensive materials database fits What's Inside Resource Center About us Introduction to the ASTM Designation System Abstract: ASTM specications represent a consensus among producers, specifiers, fabricators, and users of steel mill products, ASTM’ designation system for metals consists of aletter (A for ferrous materials) followed by an arbitrary sequentially assigned number. These designations often apply to specific products, for example ASAB is applicable to cold-heading quality carbon steel wire for tapping ar 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 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 samme as the corresponding items in the standard practices contained in the AISI Steel Products Manual, Many of the ASTM specifications have been adopted by the American Saciety of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) with ttle ar na 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 ofa letter (A for ferrous materials) followed by an arbitrary sequentially assigned number. These designations often apply to specific products, for example AS48 is applicable to cold-heading quality carton steel wire for tapping or sheet metal screws. Metric ASTM standards have a suffix letter M, Examples of the ASTM ferrous metal designation system, describing Its use of specification numbers and letters, are shown below: Example - ASTM A S82/A S82M-9Sb (2000), Grade 303Se-Free-Machining Stainless Steel Bars: 1X dascbes a ferrous meta, but does not su dass as easton, carbon see alley steel tool steel or stailss stect 382s 2 sequential umber without ay relationship tothe meals propertis; indicates hat the standard ASB2M is ween in ratioatized Suns (he M comes from he word Metre) hence together S82/ASE2M Includes both inet-pound and SI 95 indicates the year of adoption or last evson anda eter b llwing the year Indeates the third reveton of the standard in 995; (200, number in parentheses indicates the yer of as reapproval Grade 300Se indicates the grade ofthe steel andin ths case, thas aS (selerium) assion, Language ID=Login&LN=* ‘Order Now (Page.Aspx7ID=OrderNowALN=EN) Contact (Page.Aspx?ID=ContactUSBLN=EN) ‘TRY FOR FREE (pie Asee” IODRBOTE TERE LIAL) Finding ASTM materials and standards from specific designation systems in the Total Materia (page.aspx21D=Homeah database Wh Total Materia (page.aspe210-Homesih ‘ning information abouta metal standard speciation is current status andthe materi it defines sone eli aay N) Wiehin seconds itis also posible fr yout find Felared detailed material property dita or search euivalent materials starting ‘fom the Total Matera (pageaspxD=HemetiN=EN) standard Ist To getstared, clk on the standards buton inthe menabsr, a (omesereens/6%02°0%.pne) 2y simply selecting a Standard Development Organization (590) neler ping he standard amber, you receive Immediate results from the rmuksingual database containing over 30,000, standards, For example, you canreviewall metal standards ‘om ASTM by selecting hs S00 from the popup. gi 3 3 (omgsereensiG102?02.prg) “he results consists of ver 3000 ASTM metal Standards, Infrmation includes: standard serpin, year oflastlseue, currentstatus va replaced, etc) anda het irkto the materials defined byt standar imelsereens/6%02703.0ne)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 's used to indica ‘other characteristics such as strength level or surface finish. However, within the ASTM standards, these terms were adopted and used to identity 2 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 8, Grade C - Seamiess Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service Typical an increase in alphabet (such 2 letters A, 8, ©) resus in higher erst or yield strength steels, and fits an uraeyed carbon steel, an increase in carbon content hth cose: Grade A0.25H¢ (mia, 48k terse strength (min: Grage B: 0.30% {rman 60 ksitensie strength in; Grade C 0:35 (mae, 70s tensile sen ih. ‘Example 2- ASTM A276.03, Type 304, 316, 410 - Stainless and Heat Resisting Steel Bars and Shapes: Types 304, 316, 410 and athers 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 fllowing ASTM specifications: emperature Servic: Grade P22; Seamless Fert Ally Stee ipe for High |ASTMA213/4213M-030, Grade T22; Seamless Ferrie and Austerite Ally Stee Bale, Superestr and Heat-Excnanger Tubes /ASTM A33600336M03, Class F22Stee Forgings Ally, for Pressure ans High ermperature Pants. Click on the links below to view groups of ASTM standards: Iron, Nickel Allay/Heat Resistant Nickel Alloys and High Silicon Steel (page.aspxtiD=CheckArticledsite=kts8L N=EN&NM=307) Structural and Constructional Steels: Part One (page.2spx? ID=CheckArticle&site=Kts8LN=EN&NM=308) Structural and Constructional Steels: Part Two (page.2spx? IDsCheckArticle@site=ktsBLN=EN&NM=309) ‘Structural and Constructional Steels: Part Three (page.aspx? ID=CheckAricleasite=Kts8iN=EN&NM=310) Structural and Constructional Steels: Part Four (page.aspx? ID=CheckArticle&site=ktsBLN-EN&NM=311) Structural and Constructional Steels: Part Five (nage.aspx? 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