Designation: A 108 — 07 Standard Specification for Steel Bar, Carbon and Alloy, Cold-Finished* This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 108; the umber immediately following the designation indicstes the year of triginal adoption er. nthe case of revision, the year of last vision, ‘Arnumber in paentheses indicates the yer of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon () indicates an eral change since the Inst revision or reapproval This standard has been approved for ase by agencies ofthe Deparment of Defense IL Scope* LI This specification covers cold-finished carbon and alloy steel bars produced in straight length and coil to chemical compositions. Cold-finished bars are suitable for heat treat- ment, for machining into components, or for use in the asinished condition as shafting, or in constructional applica tions, or for other similar purposes (Note 1). Grades of steel are identified by grade numbers or by chemical composition. Nore 1— Ado. 1.2 Some end uses may require one or more of the available designations shown under Supplementary Requirements. Supplementary requirements shall apply only when specified individually by the purchaser. 1.3 ‘The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded 48 the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only. ie forthe selection of steel bars is contained in Practice 2, Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: ® ‘A29/A 29M Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Hot-Wrought, General Requirements for ‘A304 Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Bars Sub- ject to End-Quench Hardenability Requirements A322 Specification for Steel Bars, Alloy, Standard Grades A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products A400 Practice for Steel Bars, Selection Guide, Composi- tion, and Mechanical Properties A510 Specification for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel A576 Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon, Hot-Wrought, Special Quality "This specication is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Commies AOI on Stee, Suinless Stel and Related Alloys and isthe direct responsibility of Subcommittee [AOLIS on Bas, Creat edion approved Sept. 1, 2007. Published September 2007. Originally apprved in 1926. Last previous edition approved in 2003 ae A108 03° for referenced ASTM sandr, visit the ASTM website, worwastm.erg, of sunat ASTM Customer Service a service @astm org. Fot Annual Book of ASTM Sandan volume information, eer to the standards Document Summary page on the ASTM website 2.2. Other Documents: SAE Handbook and SAE J1086 Recommended Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)* ISS Steel Bar Product Guidelines * 3. Terminology 3.1 Definition 3.1.1 product tolerance levels—cold-finished steel bar is, produced with up to four (4) increasingly tight tolerance levels, for the individual product characteristics, dependent on the method of manufacture necessary to meet purchaser-ordered specification requirements. (Product Tolerance Level 1 is selected, unless otherwise specified by purchaser.) 4, Ordering Information 4.1 Orders for cold-finished steel bar to this specification should include the following items to adequately describe the material: 4.1.1 Name of materia, 4.1.2 ASTM specification number and date of issue, 4.1.3 Chemical composition, grade designation or limits, 4.1.4 Silicon level, if required, 4.1.5 Additional machinability-enhancing elements. (see Footnote F to Table 1 of Specification A 29/A 29M), 4.1.6 Condition (Surface Roughness tolerances listed in Table AL7), 4.1.7 Tolerance Levels (Reference tolerances listed in Table ALI through Table A1.9), 4.1.8 Shape (round, hexagon, square, flat, etc.), size, and length, 4.1.9 Report of heat analysis, if required, 4.1.10 End use, 4.1.11 Additions to the specification and special or supple- mentary requirements, if required, and 4.1.12. For coiled product, the coil weights, inside diameter, outside diameter, and coil height limitations, when required Now: 2—A typical onlering description is as follows: Steel Bar, ASTM A108, dated SAE 1117; Course Grain; Cold Drawn; 1.500+in » valiabe from Society of Automotive Engineers (SAB), 400 Commonwealth De, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001 4 Available fom ISS Cust PA, 15086, Service, 410 Commonwealth Deve, Warrendale, A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard. Copia © AST natn, 19 Be Harbor Dive, PO ok C700, Mast Consnncken A 1428-2969, United Ses, vAlp a 108-07 8.10 mm) diameter round; 12 ft (3657.61 mm) long; Heat Analysis Required; Precision Machined Parts. Note 3A more complex ordering description is as follows: Stee! Bar: ASTM A 108, dated __; SAE 1045; Fine Grain; Cold Drawn, Turned, Ground and Polished; chamfer both ends; Mechanical Property Test Results; Hardness test; 2.000-in. (50.80 mm) diameter round: 12 ft (3657.61 mm) long: Heat Analysis Required: Precision Machined Parts. Product codes allow you to abbreviate, yet identify a complex ordering description in the following simplified description: Steel Bar: ASTM ‘A 108, dated ___; SAE 1045; Fine Grain; 2.000-in, (50.80 mm) diameter round: 12 ft (657.61 mm) long; Heat Analysis Required; Precision Machined Pants 5. General Requirements 5.1 Material furnished under this specification shall con- form to the applicable requirements of the current edition of Specification A 29/A 29M. 6. Materials and Manufacture 6.1 Feedstock—Cold-finished steel bar shall. be produced | from hot-wrought carbon or alloy steel bar (Specification ‘A291 29M), or from hot-wrought rod designated for cold- finished bar (Specification A 510). 6.2. Condition—The product shall be furnished in one of the following conditions as specified by the purchaser. | 6.2.1 Rounds: | 62.1.1 Cold drawn, 6.2.1.2 Cold drawn, turned, and polished, 6.2.13 Cold drawn, ground, and polished, 62.1.4 Cold drawn, turned, ground, and polished, 62.1.5 Cold drawn, turned, and ground, 62.1.6 Hot wrought, turned, and polished, 62.1.7 Hot wrought, tured, ground and polished, 6.2.1.8 Hot wrought, tured, and ground, and 62.1.9 Hot wrought, rough tumed. 6.2.2 Squares, Hexagons: 62.2.1 Cold drawn, and 6.2.2.2 Cold rolled. 623 Flats: 6.2.3.1 Cold drawn, and 62.32 Cold rolled. 624 Special Bar Sections: 62.4.1 Cold drawn, and 62.4.2 Cold rolled. 63 Heat Treatment: 6.3.1 Unless otherwise specified, the bars shall be furnished as cold-finished. Plain Carbon Steels with a maximum carbon over 0.55.% and Alloy Steels with a maximum carbon over 0.38 % shall be annealed prior to cold finishing. 63.2 The following heat-treatment processes may be per- formed singularly or in combination: 63.2.1 Annealed, 6.3.2.2 Normalized, 63.23 Stress relieved, and 63.24 Quenched and tempered. 7. Chemical Composition 7.1 Chemical Composition: t=. 7.1.1 The chemical analysis of the steel shall conform t that specified in Specification A 29/A 29M for the steel grade ordered, or to such other limits as may be specified using th standard ranges in Specification A 29/A 29M. 7.1.2 Steels may be selected from: Specifications A 29 ‘A29M, A304, A 322, A 510, and A 576; the SAE Handbook] or the ISS Steel Bar Product Guideline for Bar Steel. 7.1.3 When a steel’s composition cannot be identified by standard grade number in accordance with 7.1.1 and 7.1.2, limits for each required element may be specified using chemical ranges shown in the table (Heat Analysis Chemi Ranges and Limits of Carbon Steel Bars) of Speciticati ‘A 29/A 29M. 8, Tolerance Levels 8.1 Cold-Finished Bars—The permissible dimensional variations for cold-finished carbon and alloy steel bar shall n exceed the applicable tolerance levels or limits stated in A AL for inch-pound values. 9, Workmanship, Finish, and Product Presentation 9.1 Workmanship: 9.1.1 Within the limits of good manufacturing and inspee tion practices, the bars shall be free of injurious imperfectio which, due to their nature, degree, or extent, will interfere wit the use of the material in machining or fabrication of suitab ars, ap 2 Table A1.8 contains the recommended ninimuin st removal to ensure removal of surface discontinuities in co finished bars. 9.2 Finish: 9.2.1 Unless otherwise specified, the bars’ shall have, commercial bright smooth surface finish, obtained by con tional cold-finishing operations such as cold drawing or co rolling. 9.2.2 When a superior bar surface finish is required, ‘may be obtained as: turned and polished, ground and poli or turned, ground, and polished. (Reference Table A1.7) 9.2.3. Bars that are thermally treated after cold finishing mi exhibit a discolored or oxidized surface. 9.3. Product Presentation: 9.3.1. The bars shall be given a surface coating of oil or oth rust inhibitor to protect against corrosion during shipment. 9.3.2 The bar bundles shall be identified, packaged loaded to preserve the physical appearance, product toler and identity of the cold-finished product, as agreed. upon between the purchaser and supplier. 10. Certification 10.1. Upon request of the purchaser in the contract or a manufacturer's certification that the material was manufae tured and tested in accordance with this specification toget ith a report of the test results shall be furnished at the timed ipment. 1. Keywords 11.1 alloy steel; carbon steel; cold-finished; steel barAly a 108 - 07 SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS ‘One or more of the following supplementary requirements shall be applied only when specified by the pur er in the inquiry, contract, or order. Details of these supplementary requirements shall be agreed upon in writing, by the manufacturer and the purchaser. Supplementary requirements shall in no way negate any requirement of the specification itself. 81, Hot Rolling Reduction Ratio Sl.1 When required, purchaser may require the supplier to ort the reduction ratio of the initial Bloom/Billet cross sectional area to finished hot rolled cross sectional area, 82, Steel Melting Process 52.1 When required, purchaser may require the supplier to import the steel melting process (Basic Oxygen Furnace, Blxtric Are Fumace, etc.) for each initial heavlot number ‘applied to the purchaser. 53, Steel Refinement Process $3.1 When required, purchaser may require the supplier to report the steel refinement processes performed after melting and before casting (Vacuumed Degassed, etc.) on the heat/lot umber supplied to the purchaser. S4, Continuous Casting Process S4.1 When required, purchaser may require the supplier to teport the casting process (Bloom, Billet, etc.) for each heat/lot timber supplied to the purchaser. 88. Country or Countries of Origin $5.1 When required, purchaser may require the supplier to report the country of origin where the steel was melted for each Jeat/lot number supplied to the purchaser. $5.2 When required, purchaser may require the supplier to report the country of origin where the steel was hot rolled for ‘each heat/lot number supplied to the purchaser. $5.3 When required, purchaser may require the supplier to report the country of origin where the steel was cold finished for each heat/lot umber supplied to the purchaser. $6. Mechanical Properties 6.1 When required, purchaser may require the supplier to report the cold-finished steel bar mechanical properties for each heat/lot number supplied to the purchaser. Mechanical properties shall be evaluated in accordance with Test Methods and Definitions in Test Methods A 370. 'S7, Surface Inspection $7.1 When required, purchaser may require the supplier to inspect the cold finish steel bar surface within an electromag- netic surface inspection process to detect and sort surface discontinuities that exceed the maximum allowed depth toler- ances listed in Table A1.8 or other tolerances agreed upon between the purchaser and supplier. 'S8. Bar Marking $8.1 When required, bar marking specification require ‘ments shall be agreed upon between the purchaser and supplier.Aly a 108 - 07 ANNEX (Mandatory Information) AL, PERMISSIBLE VARIATIONS IN QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS—INCH-POUND AND METRIC UNITS TABLE A1.1 Size Tolerances for Level One Cold-Finished Carbon Stee! Bars, Cold Drawn or Turned and Polished Maximum of Cavoon Range ‘ove 0.55% of Al Grades ‘Maximum of Cordon Range Maximum of Catbon Range Maxinum of Caton Range os tina, wrt O58 % or Al Grade conan Gze aries” “oper oz2% e056 % el Stes Reloved or Anode Tenbe Si, (amy ss Beloved females ‘Nomad an Tonpeed ‘before Cold Finishing ‘ioloanoes are Inches. (rm) and are minus” Founds-—Cold Drawn o 6 (752.4 mi) oF Turned and Polished To 116 (98:1) itn ols or eut ents 0.002 (051) 1.009 076) D008 (109), ‘0.006 (127) vor 1% (98.10) to 2% (63.50) ine! 0.005 (076) 0.004 (102 0.005 (127), ‘0.006 (152) (Over 24 (63.50) to (10,60) int 0.008 (102) 0.005 (127) 0.06 (152) 0.07 (178) (ror 4 (101.60) 0 6 (152.40) inc 0.005 (127) 0.006 (152) 0.007 178) 0.008 (203) (Over 6 (182.40) 10 8 (208.20) nc 0.006 (152) 0.007 £178) 0.008 (203) 0.009 (228) (Gvor 8 (208.20) o 9 (228 60) no 0.007 (178) 0.008 (203) 0.009 (229) 0.010 (254) Hexagons 7) (19505) nel ‘0.002 (053) ‘0.003 (076) (0.008 (100) ‘0.008 (752) ‘Ovor% (19.05) to 1¥ (98.1) Inch 0.003 (078) (1004 (102) 0.005 (327) (0.007 (178) ‘Over 136 (86.10) to 2 (63.50) net (0.004 (102) (0.005 (127) 8.008 (152) 2.008 (203) ‘Over 236 (65.50) t0 3% (78.88) net 0.005 (127) 0.008 (152) 0.007 (178) ‘0.009 (228) (Ovor8¥6 (79.3) t0 4 (101.60) inl 0.005 (127) 0.006 (152) ‘Squares To % (18.05 nel ‘0.002 (051) ‘0.004 (108) 10.005 (127) ‘0.007 (78) Over % (18.05) f0 1 (88.10) nc! 0.003 (078) ‘0.008 (127) 0.008 (152) 0.008 (208) ‘Over 1¥e 88.10) to 2 (63.50) incl 0.006 (102) ‘0.006 152) 0.007 (178) 0.008 (228) (Over 22 (63.50) 104 (101.60) Inch, (0.008 (152) ‘0.008 (208) 0.009 (229) ont (273) ‘Over 4 (101-60) to § (127.00) nel 0.010 (254) " ‘Over 5 127.00} 6 (152.4) Incl 0.014 (356) Fate? With: “To % (19.08) net 0.008 076) ‘0.004 (102) 0.008 152) ‘0.008 (203) ver % (19.05) to 1 (88.10) nad 1.004 (102) 0.005 (127) 0.008 (203) 10 (258) Over 134 (38.10) o 3 (78.2) ino 2.005 (27) 0.005 (152) 0.010 (254) ‘.0t2 (208) (ver 3.762) 1 4 (101-60) nat 0.006 (152) 0.008 (208) m1 (278) 0.016 (410) (Over & (10% 80) 1 (182.40) ne 2.008 (203) 0.010 (254) 0.012 (305), (0.020 (508) ver 6 (162.40) 2.013 (330) 0.015 (381) 7 Standard manufacturing pracice & shear aut fr cold drain bare (sie iit vary by produce) which ean eause end distortion resuling in those portions ofthe Bar boing outside the applicable size tolrance. When this and condition Is undesrabo, a saw cul end fo remove end distortion should be considered, Whi siz tolerancos are usualy spenied as minus, toleranees may be ordered al pus, or cstbutod pus and minus, wih ho ¢um boing equivalent to the flerances iste, ‘Maximum allowable deviation in roundness around the crourarence ofthe same cross-section ofa round cold drawn bars % the size tolerance range. wie governs he telerances for bath with and thickness of fas, For example, when the maximum of carbon range is 028 % ors, frat 2 i. (0.80 mm) wide ‘andi, (2540 mm) ties, the wath tolerance is 0.05 in. (127 mr ané tho thickness tolerance i tho same, namely, 0005 i. (127 mn).Aly a 108 - 07 TABLE A1.2 Size Tolerances for Level One Gold-Finished Alloy Stee! Bars, Cold Drawn or Turned and Polished Maximurn of Carbon Penge ‘9v0r 0.55 % wih or without Maximum of Carbon Range Sess Relieving 0” Annealing Maximum of Carbon Range Maximum of Carbon Range %9 0.55% nc, ‘tor Cold Fishing caper! (028% or lass ‘over 0.28 % 10 0.86 % inel_Stess Relieved or Annealed Algo, all Cartons, Quenched ‘ater Cold Finishing snd tempered (heat eaten, or Normalized and Tempered, belore Cond Finishing ‘Alltoleances are nines (rn) and are minus FRounde Gold Drawn 6h (152.40 rie) of Turned and Polished Tot P54) incl, n cols (0.002 (951) 0.008 (076), (0.008 (702) 0.005 (127) GuLengns 1 8.10) oat 0.003 (076) 0.008 (102), 0.005 (127) 0.008 182) “hs (38.10) 2% (6850) nel 0.004 102) 0.05 (127), 0.008 (152) 0.007 (17) ‘ne 2¥ (63.50) 04 (101.6) ne! 0.005 (127) 0.008 (152), 0.007 (178) 0.008 (203) One (101.60) to 6 (152.40) nel 0.008 (152) 0.007 (178) 6,008 (208) 0.008 (229) (rr € (15240) fo 8 208.20) incl 0.007 (178) 0.008 (293) 0.009 (229) 0.010 (254) Gir (208.20) to 8 (228.60) incl 0.008 (208) 0.009 (229) 0.010 (254) 0.011 (278), Hexagens We (1905) na ‘0.003 (076) 0.008 (100) (0.005 (127) 0.007 (778) (ver (19.05) 1 194 38.10) nat 0.004 (102) 0.005 (127) 0.008 (152) 0.008 (203) (ver 1 (98.10) to 272 (63.50) rel 0.005 127) 0.005 (352) 0.007 (178) 9.000 (29) (her 2% (62.50) to 974 79.98) be! 0.008 152) 0.007 (178) 1.008 (208) 0.010 (264) One 9% (79.98) 1 4 101.60) ne 0.008 152) Squares 6 (1905) ne 0.003 (076) 0.005 (127) (0.008 (152) 10.008 (203) Over (1.05) to 1% (88.10) ne 0.004 (102) 0.008 (152) 9.007 (178) 0.009 (229) Over 12 (98.10) 10 2s (6350) wet 0.005 (127) 0.007 (178) ‘6.008 (208) 0.010 (254) Over 2 (68.50) 10 4 (101.60) md 9.007 (178) 0.008 (228) 0.010 (254) 0.012 (305) (ve 4 (101 60) 0 5 (127.00) ne att (27) Flat 7% (1905) re ‘0.004 | 102) 0.005 (127) 0.007 (178) 10.009 (229) por (19.05) 0 1% (98.10) inl (9.005 127) 0.008 (152) (0.008 (228) Don (279), (rar 1 (8.10) to 8 (76.2) inch, 9.006 (152) 0.007 (178) ot: (278) 0.019 (300) rar 3 (76.2) 4 (901.60) ne 9.007 (178) 0.009 (229) 0.012 (305) 0.017 (492) (rar 4 (10,60) to 6 (152.40) inc ‘9.008 (228) ont (279), 0.013 (330) 0.021 (593) var 8 (152-40) 9.014 (356) 7 Sandard manalacturng practice shear ei or ood drawn bars (ze Is vary by preducse which can cause ord dstoron resulting a those porions of the bar wig ouside the apleable size tclerance,\ihan tis end conciton ls undasrabe. a saw ext end Yo remove en cistoron suis be exnsidered "hia ie oleranoes are usualy spectted ae mins, tolerances may be ordered al plus, or dstriouted pls and minus, with the sum being equivalent fo he tolerances 1 heximurn allowable deviation inrouncness around the cicumferance of he same erage section of round oo drawn bar is the sie tolerance range. 2 With governs the tolerances for both wes and ekness of fats. For example, when the mapimum of carbon ranges 0.28 % or less, fora fal Zn. (50.80 mm) wide in, (25.40 rm) thik, the wh tolerance is 0.006 In. (152 mm) and he Pickness tolerance is te same, namely, 0.008 in. (152mm TABLE A1.3 Size Tolerances for Level Two and Level Three Cold Finished Round Bars Cold Drawn, Ground and Polished, or Turned, Ground and Polished Tlarancs Wom Spoctied Sie, Minus Oni (a S20 (rn) Cold Drawn, reund and Poished” Sia in. (mm) Tums, Ground and Poshed? 7 zich em Level2 Level Te.1% 8.10) el "Te 114 98.10) nal ‘0.007 (0258) ‘0.0008 (0203) (ver 18 (88.10) to 24 (63.50) onc} (Over 1% (38.10) to 216 (63:50) exc! 0.0015 (0381) (0.0013 (033) 23 (63.50) 1.3 (76.20) nl 24 (68.50) 10 3 (7620) Inet, 0.002 (0508) | (0.001 5.0381), (er 3 (76.20) 104 (101.60) ict (Over 3 (7620) 104 (101.60) inet 0.003 (0762) ‘0.0025 0835), (vor 4 (10180) to 6 (152-40) nel ‘8.004 (1076)° ‘0.003 (0782) vor 6 (152.40), 0.005 (127) 0.004 (1016) “Wasim lowable davaion ol undress or evaly fleranoss are agieed upon betwaen purchaser and euppien * For nonresultzed scl stele pacied Yo maximum sults uncer 0.08), oor steels thermally teated he tolerance Is increased by 0.001 in. (025 mm). auly a 108 - 07 TABLE A1.4 Straightness Tolerances for Level One Cold Finished Bars*? 6 Nore—All grades quenched and tempered or normalized and tempered to Brinell 302 max before cold finishing: and all grades annealed after cold finishing. Straighiness tolerances are not applicable to bars having Brinell hardness exceeding 302. “Srlghtness Tolerances in. (rm) (Maximum Deviation rom Swaighiness 10.8 Porton of he Bar Siz, in. (mm) Leng, (rm) Toss than We (1588) Toss tan 1514572) ET ess than % (16.88) 15 (4872) and over win 5 (15.88) and over Lee than 15 (4572) Yo (1.59) 54 (15.88) and over 15 4572) and over %*@I7) 0470) “The foregoing tolerances are based on the following method of measuring sraighiness: Departure rom straighiness is moaswo by plaGhg| soa he ar or departure from straighinessis horizontal, and the depth ofthe arc is measured with afeclr gage and a straightedge it shoul be recognized that straigitness Isa perishable qualiy and may be alewed by mishandling, Tho preservation of staighnessin cok ‘most cae in subsequent handing. Specie staghtnessIolrances are samelimes requied for carbon and alloy steels in which cas he pur manulacturer ofthe siaighiness tolerances and the metnods lo be sed in checking the taighiness, TABLE A1.5 Length Tolerances for Cold Finished Steel Bar Product Tolerances, inches (mm) Pas t Tolerance Alowable Deviation above Specified Unilorm Length Level evel Level 2 Level 3 TABLE A1.6 Across-Comer Tolerances for Hexagon and Square Cold Drawn Stee! Bar* Prose “oierance Range Applied o Across Comer Calaatons Tolerance Hexagon, war, ‘Love Inches rm), Minus ‘ches (rm), Kins Level (0.025 (64) 0090 (76) Level 2 0.020 (51), oes (es) Level 3 0.015 (38) 0.020 (51) ‘Sharp Comer Hexagon Calculation = (1.1547 x D) SSarp Comer Square Cacti ‘Round Comer Hexagon Gakeulation = [1.1547 > (D- 20] + 2r Found Comer Square Calculation = “Viton required, type of comer must be speciod atte of order Ina. TABLE A1.7 Surface Roughness Average’ (Ra) Tolerances for Cold-Finished Stee! Bar _ Product — aoe “Turned and Polished ‘Lovet Maru, (i.) ‘evel Not Required Level 2° C7 2 Level 3” 40 20 “IMS ((oot mean square calculator sno longer appled lo measure surface roughness, Roughness averago (Ra ls curent technology ' Special surface Ra restrictions must be agreed upon al time of order inquiry, between purchaser and suppber Lower Ra values are andor special processing conions.iy a 108 - 07 TABLE A1.8 Surface Discontinuity Tolerances tor Cold-Finished Stee! Bar* Maximum Allowable Surface Dacontaly Depth Gabon a Ay Caron ee Aly Cain any Tomeaunuze east (O00 O%0% Sut) ‘Resid (020 OH % Su) om tx Dap von ‘acum Debacle Mastun Doh Mariman Donn Perouse oon ST Sreaey Maran Dao rm ‘thru % (15.88 mm) ‘over 84 (15:88 mm) tney 99 (15.88 mm) FTA (ISEB TM) 54 (45,86 men) bt redid ein Eetaesonn un GanD Rretuemem §— RuAGSeem euetarsdrm) (nt prego) ima Prone) int, pretng) 7 e008 30 1ex coro (aH) 20% 2072 30 2a 2 Gosek 13% Soe (20 13% oro (39 tax $ Gooets ons one 9) tax foe (20) 138 7 ia wr nt ri wt we rioraton nthe chat isthe expected maximum surface dscontnuity depth win he lis of good manufacturing practice. Oocasional bars na shipment may sure ciscontinuies that exceed tne limits. For crtical applications, the purchaser may requir te cold fish steel bar supplier fo eddy current test ne bars prior Nye 4 requires metal removal by tung or multiple gincing passes fr smal bars. TABLE A1.9 Surface Decarburization Tolerances for Cold-Finished Steel Bar ‘aximan Affected Depth [Al Carbon or Alay Soe! Grades ‘Maximum Percentage of Decarburization per Sie Masa iso ncaa ot ar barton pr Se ‘easy bt Ga oe Sen A San Beant on Poceige of Se oe (08 rn re 8 (88.40 ‘Max. inches (ni) mee coma) ex caren) ioe Tint 3 requires metal removal by turing or multple grinding for emall ars. SUMMARY OF CHANGES Committee AOI has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue (A 108 - 03") that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved Sept. 1, 2007.) () Changes made to 9.1.1. (2) Added 9.1.2. ASTM Intemational takes no position respecting the vay of any patent rights asserted in connection with any tem mentioned in tis standard. 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