Designation: A 666-03 iS Standard Specification for Annealed or Cold-Worked Austeni Strip, Plato, and Flat Bar’ pocUMENTO EXTZRNO ic Stainless Steel Sheet, ‘This snd isd ue e ued digntion Ate maker nmi flowing he esaton inks he eof rg dope re ee eine oo hs eon A morn tes er yr ft opal ‘peer eptn (does m stoi change Sc he at van aera. hi ha ben prod fr yes oth Dar ten of fe 1. Scope® 1.1 Is specication covers austenitic stainless tel in the anneeled and normally required cold-worked conditions for verious structural, architectural, pressure voseel, magnstic, eyogenic, and heatesisting applications. (This vevisio of Specification A 666 replaces prior Specifications A 412 and AIT!) 1 The applivation of thie epeifcaion, or the nse of smatarial covered by thin apcification docs not automatic sliow usage in pressure vessel appliations Only smnened ‘conditions of grades spectclly approved by the ASME code ae pemnitted for pressure vessel use 1.3 Tho values stated in inch-pound unite ar tobe regarded 3 the standard. The values given in paseuthescs aie fox informacion only. 2, Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Stondavde: ? ‘A2HO/A 240M Spevifewion for Chromium and ‘Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steet Pate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications 4.390 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Stoo! Products ‘A-480/A 480M Specification for General Requlrements for latRolled Stainless and Heat Resisting. Stee! Plate, Sheet, and Sin ‘AASA/A 484M Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bass, Billets, aud Forgings 3. Material Test Report ad Certieation 311 In addition to the requtements of Speeifeation A 480) ‘A-420M, the cold worked condition (onceled, iH, !H, and ‘0 Fn) bal be aed "This pcan un be lion of AST Connie A Sn, Suis Se salou Al and te det ene Sioa AOL on Fi Role od Wig Ss Se ‘Care eon approve Ox 1 200 Pied aber 20. Or sero in 1972 La prvi sin goed in 29 68. "For elem ASIM sans ASTM webu wasn ce {guts ASTI Catone Servet ranma Fox Al Book of STB Suda lane niteinn eee sands Dose Suny pa Ot ibe ASTH wee 4. Chemical Compos 4.1 The steel shall confonm to the requirements as to chemical enmposition pected in Table 1 and shall conform to applicable requirements zpecitied in the euent dition of Specification A 480/A 480M, 5. Mechanical Properties S11 The moter chal conform t dhe machaniealpropertee speciiod in Tale 2 and Table 3, of Table 2 and Table 4 6. General Requirements 641 The following requirements for orders for material furnished under this speeiSeaton shall conform tothe sppl cable requirements of the curent edition of Speuifeaion ‘A-ARQ/A 480M of A 4B4/A 484M 4 Defoe, 517 Gonsral enivemente for daivery, 613 Ondeing information, 6.18 Process, 6.13 Speci tests, 6.16 Heat reament, 5.17 Dimensions and permissible variations, 6.1.8 Workmanship, nish and appearance, 6.1.9 Number of teststest methods, 6.110 Specimen preparation, BIL Retrestment, 6.112 Inepection, GA.13 Rejection wad rehearing, 6.14 Matera test report, 6.1.15 Certification, and 6.116 Packaging, marking, and loading. 7. Sampling 711 Tension and bend-est specimens of sheet. stip. and plate pete call he ealartod from finshed material and ball, be lected in the tronaverse dreetion, execpt in the case of strip under 9 in. (229 mm) in with in whieh case tension test specimens shal be selected inthe longitudinal direction. 72 Flat har tension snd hend-test specimens shall be e8- Iected from the finished material and shall be inthe longitodi- nal aieedon, “a summary of Changes eon appears at ef samc yt AST ran Bint De, 0Bo. eomeocey PR A se POcUMENTO EXTERNOBy #056 -03 73 Comosion samples, if required, shall be taken from material afr final annealing and descaling sad price to cold workin. 8. Number of Tests 8.1 For coldmorsnd prodet prvtneed in onl form, ne teusion test shall be made fom cach end of cach cil. One bend test shall be made from one end ofeach col 82 For cold-worked fat bar and plate products, two tension teat and one bend test hal be made on each sizeof fat bar and cach thickness of plate From each heat in a Tot annaeted in 2 Single clange or uuet the sane eons it @ couiauous furnace ‘83 Annesled material produced to Table 2 requirements hall be tested in aovordance with Spesifestion & 40! 80%, 9, Test Methats 91 Tension Tost 9.1.1 The yield strength shall be determined by the ofc met a described in Tet Mets snl Deisiiuis A 370. ‘An altematve method of determmnng field strength may be used based on the following total extension under load: son orn ‘39009 ores ioun* Bates 9.1.2 The requlrement ofthis specification for yield strength will be considered a5 having been fulfilled ifthe extension tinder lad fr the specified yield strength does no exceed the specified values. The velucs obtained in this manner sheuld not, however, De teen asthe actual yield strength for 0.2% In case of dispute, the offet method of determining yield stength Shall he wee 9.2 Bond Text 9.2.1 Ben-est specimens sll withstand cull beading ‘without cracking when subjected 10 etther the tree-bend rothnd or the contelled-bend (V-block) method at the candi tion epecifid by Table 3 oF Table 4, respatively. Specimens il be Deas dianeir eyeal wy te rot of de bend factor tumes te specined thickness of the fst specimen. 1he choice of test method for materials in conditions other than anacaled shall be atthe option ofthe seller 19.22 Free-bend tet specimens shall be bent cold, citer by pressure or by blows. However, In te case of dispute, tests Shall be made by pressure 107% Cantllohend (V:hlne¥) tect sparimens chal he bent cold by means of Vbloee of « mating punch tnd die having an included angle uf 45° and with proper curvature of surface atthe bend areas to ampart the desied shape and Aiameter of bend tothe specimen, {TABLE 1_ Chemical Composition Requirements" Paver rao came a a a a oo mi Sou rd sors “Sas “Com ors teonte0 min Se a3 2m Sos = baja teats oa ie Saso ass io. tos bm Hrowa — oa a Snecma nao a Sen caso 300 Sos “bis toma za bn Saat ‘os 200 Sos = boy toma as Types RNC an 38 ha opened pen 61, al aper M-1D eo ng mand a 0-1 ford Spt AAG wou! 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