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4. Ordering Information 8.1 The surface of the casting shall be examined visually
and shall be free of adhering sand, scale, cracks, and hot tears.
4.1 The inquiry and order should include or indicate the Other surface discontinuities shall meet the visual acceptance
following: standards specified in the order. Visual Method SP-55 or other
4.1.1 A description of the casting by pattern number or visual standards may be used to define acceptable surface
drawing (dimensional tolerances shall be included on the discontinuities and finish. Unacceptable visual surface discon-
casting drawing), tinuities shall be removed and their removal verified by visual
4.1.2 Grade of steel, examination of the resultant cavities. When methods involving
4.1.3 Options in the specification, and high temperature are used in the removal of discontinuities,
4.1.4 The supplementary requirements desired, including castings shall be preheated to at least the minimum tempera-
the standards of acceptance. tures in Table 3.
5. Heat Treatment 8.2 When additional inspection is desired, Supplementary
5.1 All castings shall receive a heat treatment proper to their Requirements S4, S5, and S10 may be ordered.
design and chemical composition. It should be recognized that
8.3 The castings shall not be peened, plugged, or impreg-
liquid quenching of the ferritic grades is normally required to
nated to stop leaks.
meet the mechanical properties of heavier sections and will
greatly enhance the low-temperature properties of thinner
9. Repair by Welding
sections.
5.2 Ferritic castings shall be furnished in the normalized and 9.1 Repairs shall be made using procedures and welders in
tempered or liquid quenched and tempered condition, except accordance with Practice A488/A488M.
for Grade LC9, which shall be liquid quenched and tempered. 9.2 Welding of Grade LC9 shall be accomplished using
Castings shall be tempered at a minimum of 1100 °F [590 °C], nonmagnetic filler material of AWS classification ENiCrFe-2,
except Grade LC4, which shall be 1050 °F [565 °C], and Grade and shall require liquid penetrant inspection of the weld
LC9, which shall be tempered in the range of 1050 to 1175 °F (Supplementary Requirement S6) when magnetic particle in-
[565 to 635 °C], followed by cooling in air or liquid. spection (Supplementary Requirement S4) is specified for the
5.3 CA6NM castings shall be heat treated by heating to casting.
1850 °F [1010 °C] minimum, and air cooling to 200 °F [95 °C] 9.3 Weld repairs shall be inspected to the same quality
maximum before any optional intermediate temper, but shall standards that are used to inspect the castings. When castings
cool to 100 °F [40 °C] maximum before the final temper, are produced with Supplementary Requirement S4 specified,
which shall be between 1050 and 1150 °F [565 and 620 °C]. weld repairs shall be inspected by magnetic particle examina-
5.4 Castings shall be allowed to cool below the transforma- tion to the same standards that are used to inspect the castings.
tion range directly after pouring and solidification before they When castings are produced with Supplementary Requirement
are reheated for normalizing or liquid quenching. S5 specified, weld repairs on castings that have leaked on
5.5 Temperature Control—Furnace temperature for heat hydrostatic tests, or on castings in which the depth of any
treating shall be controlled by use of pyrometers. cavity prepared for repair welding exceeds 20 % of the wall
thickness or 1 in. [25 mm], whichever is smaller, or on castings
6. Chemical Composition in which any cavity prepared for welding is greater than
6.1 The steel shall conform to the chemical composition approximately 10 in.2 [65 cm2] shall be radiographed to the
requirements for the grade ordered, as specified in Table 1. same standards that are used to inspect the castings.
7. Mechanical Requirements 9.4 Castings containing any repair weld that exceeds 20 %
of the wall thickness, or 1 in. [25 mm], whichever is smaller,
7.1 Tension Test: or that exceeds approximately 10 in.2 [65 cm2] in area, or that
7.1.1 Tensile properties of steel used for the castings shall was made to correct hydrostatic test defects shall be stress
conform to the requirements specified in Table 2. relieved or heat treated after welding. This mandatory stress
7.2 Impact Test: relief or heat treatment shall be in accordance with the
7.2.1 The notched bar impact properties of the material shall procedure qualification used. When stress relief is required for
be determined by testing a set of three Charpy V-notch impact Grade LC9, cooling shall be in still air.
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TABLE 1 Chemical RequirementsA,B
Material Grade Composition, %
UNS Carbon Manganese Phosphorus Sulfur Silicon Nickel Chromium Molybdenum Copper Vanadium
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Type
LCAC
J02504 0.25 0.70 0.04 0.045 0.60 0.50D 0.50D 0.20 0.30 0.03D
Carbon Steel
LCBC
J03003 0.30 1.00 0.04 0.045 0.60 0.50D 0.50D 0.20D 0.30D 0.03D
Carbon Steel
LCCC
J02505 0.25 1.20 0.04 0.045 0.60 0.50D 0.50D 0.20D 0.30D 0.03D
C-Mn Steel
LC1
J12522 0.25 0.50 – 0.80 0.04 0.045 0.60 ... ... 0.45 – 0.65 ... ...
C-Mo Steel
LC2
J22500 0.25 0.50 – 0.80 0.04 0.045 0.60 2.00 – 3.00 ... ... ... ...
2.5Ni Steel
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J42215 0.22 0.55 – 0.75 0.04 0.045 0.50 2.50 – 3.50 1.35 – 1.85 0.30 – 0.60 ... ...
Ni-Cr-Mo Steel
LC3
J31550 0.15 0.50 – 0.80 0.04 0.045 0.60 3.00 – 4.00 ... ... ... ...
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LC4
J41500 0.15 0.50 – 0.80 0.04 0.045 0.60 4.00 – 5.00 ... ... ... ...
4.5Ni Steel
LC9
J31300 0.13 0.90 0.04 0.045 0.45 8.50 – 10.0 0.50 0.20 0.30 0.03
9Ni Steel
CA6NM
J91540 0.06 1.00 0.04 0.03 1.00 3.5 – 4.5 11.5 – 14.0 0.4 – 1.0 ... ...
12.5Cr-Ni-Mo Steel
A
All values are maximums unless a range is provided.
B
Where “. . .” appears in this table, there is no requirement, and the element need not be analyzed for or reported.
C
For each reduction of 0.01 % below the specified maximum carbon content, an increase of 0.04 % manganese above the specified maximum will be permitted up to a maximum of 1.10 % for LCA, 1.28 % for LCB,
and 1.40 % for LCC.
D
Specified Residual Elements—The total content of these elements is 1.00 % maximum.
TABLE 2 Mechanical Property Requirements
Tensile RequirementsA,B Impact Requirements Charpy V-NotchB,E
Minimum energy value for two
Minimum energy value
Tensile Strength, Yield Strength,C Elongation in 2 in. Reduction of specimens and minimum average Testing Temperature,
Material Grade ksi [MPa] for single specimen,
ksi [MPa] [50 mm], %D Area, % of three specimens, °F [°C]
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ft·lbf [J]
LCA
60.0 – 85.0
J02504 30.0 [205] 24 35 13 [18] 10 [14] –25 [–32]
[415 – 585]
Carbon Steel
LCB
65.0 – 90.0
J03003 35.0 [240] 24 35 13 [18] 10 [14] –50 [–46]
[450 – 620]
Carbon Steel
LCC
70.0 – 95.0
J02505 40.0 [275] 22 35 15 [20] 12 [16] –50 [–46]
[485 – 655]
C-Mn Steel
LC1
65.0 – 90.0
J12522 35.0 [240] 24 35 13 [18] 10 [14] –75 [–59]
[450 – 620]
C-Mo Steel
LC2
70.0 – 95.0
J22500 40.0 [275] 24 35 15 [20] 12 [16] –100 [–73]
[485 – 655]
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LC2-1
105.0 – 130.0
J42215 80.0 [550] 18 30 30 [41] 25 [34] –100 [–73]
[725 – 895]
Ni-Cr-Mo Steel
LC3
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70.0 – 95.0
J31550 40.0 [275] 24 35 15 [20] 12 [16] –150 [–101]
[485 – 655]
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3.5Ni Steel
LC4
70.0 – 95.0
J41500 40.0 [275] 24 35 15 [20] 12 [16] –175 [–115]
[485 – 655]
4.5Ni Steel
LC9
J31300 85.0 [585] 75.0 [515] 20 30 20 [27] 15 [20] –320 [–196]
9Ni Steel
CA6NM
110.0 – 135.0
J91540 80.0 [550] 15 35 20 [27] 15 [20] –100 [–73]
[760 – 930]
12.5Cr-Ni-Mo Steel
A
All values are minimums unless a range is provided.
B
See 1.2.
C
Determine by either 0.2 % offset method or 0.5 % extension-under-load method.
D
When ICI test bars are used in tensile testing as provided for in Specification A703/A703M, the gage length to reduced section diameter ratio shall be 4 to 1.
E
See Appendix X1.
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TABLE 3 Minimum Preheat Temperatures 10. Product Marking
Minimum Preheat
Grade Thickness, in. [mm]
Temperature, °F [°C]
10.1 All marking shall be on a raised pad using low-stress
LCA all 50 [10]
stamps.
LCB all 50 [10]
LCC all 50 [10]
10.2 In addition to the marking required by Specification
LC1 over 5⁄8 [15.9] 250 [120] A703/A703M, castings that have been liquid quenched and
5⁄8 and under 50 [10] tempered shall be marked with the letters “QT.”
LC2 all 300 [150]
LC2-1 all 300 [150]
LC3 all 300 [150] 11. Keywords
LC4 all 300 [150]
CA6NM all 50 [10] 11.1 alloy steel; carbon steel; ferritic steel; low-temperature
applications; martensitic stainless steel; pressure-containing
parts; stainless steel; steel castings
SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
The following supplementary requirements shall not apply unless specified in the purchase order. A
list of standardized supplementary requirements for use at the option of the purchaser is included in
Specification A703/A703M. Those which are ordinarily considered suitable for use with this
specification are given below together with additional supplementary requirements that are applicable
only to this specification. Other supplementary requirements enumerated in A703/A703M may be
used with this specification upon agreement between the manufacturer and purchaser.
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be –51 °F [–46 °C]. The average value of the three specimens S53.2.4 When the thickness of the test block is greater than
shall not be less than specified in Table S53.1, with no more 4 in. [100 mm], test temperature and absorbed energy values
than one value permitted below the average minimum specified shall be agreed upon between the purchaser and the manufac-
and no value permitted below the minimum specified for a turer.
single specimen.
APPENDIX
(Nonmandatory Information)
X1. EXPLANATION OF THE USE OF NOTCHED BAR IMPACT TESTS IN DETERMINING THE ACCEPTABILITY OF
STEELS FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE SERVICE
X1.1 Years of experience and test work have shown that specimens were taken with the longitudinal axis of the speci-
some materials, particularly ferritic steels, change from tough men parallel to the axis of the bar. It has been well established
to brittle behavior with a decrease in temperature. The transi- that the results from impact testing of the same piece of steel
tion temperatures and the levels of notch toughness vary with may vary considerably, depending upon the orientation of the
different materials, depending on many factors. When materi- specimen to the direction of grain flow. Although it is known
als are used under conditions where brittle behavior may occur, that specimens taken with their axes transverse to the direction
there is danger that flaws, which would be considered nonhaz- of grain flow will have lower values depending on the amount
ardous if the material were tough, may propagate to disastrous of cross rolling or forging the material has received, there were
failure of the equipment. insufficient test data to permit specific mandatory requirements
on the impact properties of wrought materials determined in
X1.2 Accordingly, many varieties of tests have been devel- any direction other than parallel to the direction of grain flow.
oped in an effort to evaluate the toughness of materials and the Except in special cases, this limitation still exists.
conditions under which they will transform from tough to
brittle behavior. There are many opinions and shadings of X1.4.2 It is acknowledged that notched bar impact tests are
opinion as to which test is most suitable for evaluating the of a qualitative rather than a quantitative nature. As yet, except
suitability of materials for service at low temperatures; possibly for ship steel, no satisfactory correlation has been
however, as yet, only the Charpy impact test has received possible between tests on small standardization specimens and
sufficient general acceptance and has been used as a basis for the behavior of a structural part under any given conditions of
purchasing for sufficient time to be included in ASTM stan- loading in service. The required values as determined by the
dards. Furthermore, this test is required for low-temperature Charpy V-notch impact test are arbitrary values which can be
service vessels and piping constructed in accordance with met by carbon and low-alloy constructional steels when tested
ASME Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels and the American at temperatures above that where their behavior changes from
National Standard Code for Pressure Piping (ANSI B31), tough to brittle as judged by this test. The acceptability of this
respectively. These ASTM specifications for materials for dividing line seems to be justified by service experience on
low-temperature service are primarily used in piping and carbon and certain low-alloy steels.
pressure vessel construction that are subjected to temperatures X1.4.3 The literature shows that notched bar impact
lower than ambient; consequently, the notched bar impact test strengths in constructional steels differ widely in accordance
requirements are written to provide material that in quality and with many variables. Consequently, there is bound to be some
by its testing can be validated for use under the construction discrepancy between an individual test bar and the entire part
codes. that it represents. No system of test bar selection can guarantee
X1.3 No assurance is offered that compliance with these that every sample would meet minimum requirements. Test bar
requirements will provide a material that will resist brittle selection must be a compromise to generally represent the
failure under all possible conditions of service to as low as the product.
specified impact test temperature. It may eventually be possible X1.4.4 The committees responsible for these material speci-
that other types of tests will provide greater assurance of fications have had as an objective the selection of test speci-
material suitability for low-temperature services, but at this mens that will represent the properties of the materials in the
time there is insufficient knowledge for agreement and general form in which they will be used. However, accomplishment of
acceptance of some test other than the Charpy impact test. this objective has only partially been realized. At this time, it is
impossible to select samples for testing that will represent all
X1.4 Attention is directed to the following subjects which parts and sizes of the product involved. Particularly in ferritic
have a bearing on the value of Charpy impact tests: steels, it is impractical to remove the test bars from heavy
X1.4.1 Much of the original work in the field of notch sections over about 4 in. [100 mm] and expect them to show
toughness was done on wrought materials that had definite results as high as tests from light sections of the same material.
directional grain flow parallel to the axis of the bar, and the The practical commercial limits on the amount of testing
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possible, as well as limits to knowledge of what results may be increased knowledge, it may be possible to require more
expected from testing in non-standard locations, have been representative testing.
considered in drafting these specifications. With time and
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Committee A01 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue
(A352/A352M – 18) that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved Dec. 1, 2018.)
(1) Separated chemical and mechanical property requirements (2) Added new Supplementary Requirement S53 for LCC.
into two separate tables; renumbered Table 2 (Minimum
Preheat Temperatures) as Table 3; added a footnote to describe
ellipses (. . .) in Table 1; updated table formatting.
Committee A01 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue
(A352/A352M – 17) that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved Jun. 15, 2018.)
Committee A01 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue
(A352/A352M – 06) that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved Nov. 1, 2017.)
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