This specification covers a group of requirements that are mandatory for castings produced by the investment casting process to meet the metallurgical requirements of the following steel casting specifications. Chemical, heat, and product analyses shall be performed wherein the material shall meet the specified composition limits for carbon, manganese, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, tungsten, copper, and aluminum. The specified design and dimensions of the ICI test bar shall be employed only for austenitic alloy castings. The material shall conform to mechanical properties including tension test requirements.

1.1 This specification covers a group of requirements that are mandatory for castings produced by the investment casting process to meet the metallurgical requirements of the following steel casting specifications issued by ASTM.

ASTM Designation

Title of Specification

A27/A27M

Steel Castings, Carbon, for General Application

A128/A128M

Steel Castings, Austenitic Manganese

A148/A148M

Steel Castings, High-Strength, for Structural Purposes

A297/A297M

Steel Castings, Iron-Chromium and Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Heat-Resistant, for General Application

A447/A447M

Steel Castings, Chromium-Nickel-Iron Alloy (25-12 Class), for High-Temperature Service

A494/A494M

Castings, Nickel and Nickel Alloy

A560/A560M

Castings, Chromium-Nickel Alloy

A732/A732M

Castings, Investment, Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel for General Application, and Cobalt Alloy for High Strength at Elevated Temperatures

A743/A743M

Castings, Iron-Chromium, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion-Resistant, for General Application

A744/A744M

Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for Severe Service

A747/A747M

Steel Castings, Stainless, Precipitation Hardening

A890/A890M

Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel-Molybdenum Corrosion-Resistant, Duplex (Austenitic/Ferritic) for General Application

A915/A915M

Steel Castings, Carbon and Alloy, Chemical Requirements Similar to Standard Wrought Grades

A958/A958M

Steel Castings, Carbon and Alloy, with Tensile Requirements, Chemical Requirements Similar to Standard Wrought Grades

A1002

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 When investment castings are ordered, the requirements stated in this specification form an integral part of the material specification. In cases of conflict, the requirements of this specification shall take precedence over the individual material specification requirements.

1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.

1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.