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    Aly Designation: AS40/A540M — 11 Alloy-Steel Bolting for Special Applications? Tas and ied under he ed dsgmtion ASKIASIOM: he umber ney olovig he eign ides be yer rg atpinn ot nese fest ear af nt evi, ‘saves epson Inka an col cue sce he an ii or Rapa 4. Scopet 1.1 This specification® covers rogular and special-quality alloy steet bolting that may be used for nuclear and other special applications. See Specification A962/A962M for the definition of bolting. 1.2 The following referenced common requirements ate indispensable for application of this specificetion: Specification A62/A962M. 1.3 Supplementary requirements of an options! natute are Provided for use atthe option of the purchaser. These supple- ‘mentary requirements only apply when specified individually by the purchaser in the purchase order or contract. 14 This specification is expressed in oth inch-pound units and in ST units; however, unless the purchase order or contract specifies the applicable “Mf” specification designation (SI ‘units, inch-pound units shall apply. 1.5 ‘The values stated in either ST units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard, Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets, 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 non-conformance with the standard, 2, Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standands:? ‘A962/A962M Specification for Common Requirements for Bolting Intended for Use at Any Temperature from Cryo- Thi pico is ue he jrcion of ASTM Commie AD on Stel ShllesStel nl Rees Alls ad the diego a Saenaes ‘A022 Stet Figs ana Wea ings Fog Apion a Baling Nc ing an Spc! Parse Appin. ‘Cre! ein aryovet Now 12011 Paid Desersber 201. Cigna sgproed in 15S peur edo spond 2010 ASOYASHON oy strani Ags "ror ASME Hor ane Peet Vel Code Applications sec elaed Spee cats SASe Seton Itt Coe Tor efetenced ASTD sand, it fe ASTM nests wyatt ata ASTI Conor Se staan To A Bok of 78 ‘Senden vlune nematode Dost Smear Pe ot AE ASTI web. genic to the Creep Range [B45 Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel 3. Ordering Information 3.1 ‘The inguiry and onders for material under this specifi ‘ation shall include the following, as required, to deseribe the desired material adequately: 3.1 Grade and Class 3.12 Condition (Section 5), 3.13 Heat treatment (Section 6), 3.14 Supplementary Requirements (SI 10 $9), 3.4.5 Reports required (Section 16), 3.1.6 Fnd use, and 3.1.7 Any special requirement, 3:2 The purchaser is refered to the listed supplementary requirements, 4. Common Requirements 4.1 Boling supplied to this specification shall conform to the requirements of Specification A962/A962M. These require ‘ments include test methods, finish, thead dimensions, macto ‘etch, marking, certification, optional supplementary require ments, and others. Failure 10 comply withthe requirenients of ‘Specification A962/A962M constitutes nonconformance with this specification. Incase of confit between this specification and Specification A962/A%62M, this specification shall pre~ vail ‘5. Manufacture 5.1 Boling material shall be supplied hot-rolled or hot- forged ot cold-fnished atthe option ofthe producer. However, if desived by the purchaser, cold finishing may be specified. 6, Heat Treatment 6.1 Boling material ordered in the annealed condition shall havea sivctue suitable for machining. Such annealed material i not intended to be used without subsequent quenching and tempering as specified in 6.2 "A Summary of Changes seta appears a he end ofthis standard ‘py AST Ween, 1B Hib DF BoC, et ann, P2828 res Se AG} asaorasaon — 11 62 Boling ordered in the liquid-quenched and tempered condition shall be uniformly reheated from a temperature ‘below the cooling transformation range to the proper austen- itizing temperature, quenched in a liquid medium under sub- stantially uniform conditions, and then uniformly reheated for tempering. The minimum tempering temperature shall be 850 °F [455 °C) 63 Material that has been straightened after quenching and tempering shall be stess relieved by reheating to a temperature not lower than 100 °F [55 °C] under the tempering tempera- ture, 7. Chemical Composition 7.1 The steel shall conform to the chemical requirements preseribed in Table | 8 Tensile Requirements 8.1 Material furnished in the annealed condition shall be capable of meeting the specified tensile properties forthe class 5 specified in Table 2 when heat treated in accordance with 6.2 and 6.3 (see Supplementary Requirement $4), 82 Bolting in the quenched and tempered or quenched, tempered and stress-relieved condition shall conform to prop centes shown in Table 2 for the specified class. 9. Hardness Requirements 9.1 The hardness shall be determined on the surface of the ‘material after removal of decarburization, 9.2. The hardness of material in the annealed condition shall hot be greater than 235 HBW, 9.3 The hardness of material inthe quenched and tempered (or quenched, tempered and stress-elieved condition shall be within the Tints in Table 2 for the specified class 10. Impact Requirements 10.1 Annealed material after proper heat teatment shall be capable of meeting the impact requirements in Table 2 or of ‘Supplementary Requiroment S8, if so specified (see Supple- ‘mentary Requirement $4) 10.2 Material in the quenched and tempered or queached, tempered, and stres-relieved condition shall conform to the impact requirements in Table 2, or of Supplementary Require- ment $8 if so specified. 10.3 The percent of shear (ductility oF fibrous) fracture shall be computed. The computed value shall be recorded for all impact specimens. 10.4 The amount of Isteral expansion shall be measured, "The measured value shall be recorded forall impact specimens. 10.5 The percent shear and the amount of lateral expansion shall be reported for information purposes (see 16.1) ‘TABLE 1_Chemicel Requirements amt ma we me = maw Seva 0) ra} eae aa wes) Tov vay ‘Grou rom Someries Ghose haat Gromit Nejc hoc ‘Soyocenen Mayan ‘jose \aresun Vara “Ten Pada Papo Pada fgets Pram fae, Pah roa ron sean ‘rain rt, co vei ror dar rar ast een CeSH om osro doe agro ome omdu 0m oat aaa oor Some gee EB teeta Gebaih Gt Groen) Suk Stoes Sat Prog mex Gusse”” tease” bts Goat” Sins Stes” tems Sate Gate Sten Gur ome oars =e Soese = Stes Ome | ome ome = ae Set Gieoss Soe" oigoss an’ Sts-oas on) onwoas ae’ iva?” bo Grom Gosctss Gos breiz0 os ue-tas— 0p orsous os ents Es toe Seren tos tram este z0o Sos Hayonsm asides da ondozs ce Sarom «oe Oarano our aoaeo Sos van fas O03 sorsre bai ‘ihe ison aon of BST, and Pes at ported "noes carts spectios. pars cateminatone may very rm he peaked anges, xp at carina hee mat ot vay bo above ena te sweet ange, ‘Pharos 0.04% mak whan open cath tells spested 2 Sion coe 0. % max ¥vsuinrenbon Sonor, Ay asaorasaom - 14 TABLE 2 Mechanical Property Requirements [Nore 1—Theminimom average of 3 specimens sal note les than 361 [7 J). One spesinea fom «set of aye es ha 3 6 67 1 Ra not a han 30 1 Note 2 "The minimam aecege of 3 specimens shall not be les than 30 fib [61 1]. One specimen fom set of 3 maybe ess than 30 fb Eat 3 bat not es than 25 feb (34 "Nore 3 The minimam average of 3 specimens hall net be les than 25 Fb [24 J]. One specimen ro a set of 3 may be Tes than 25 SbF [34 3 bt not ess than 20 SB (27 3 [Nate 4—No minimum values established, Tet hall bern fr information oy ome Gass Senate Tele Wo) Song: Rasuo.—Sutace apy stwrgh, siong, on tonal ‘Bir vroch me 08%" kh, Hees wore cet _ cite a 3 wana 1s - cay Seewand so Re ‘ ate! bm ba orden ne me 3 wea. Ss 2 8 8 & ; Beha i Sa ex ‘ wan mae (eieata cord Ns me tee ‘ ‘oe Be Set oertion tel ar Sa 8 ‘erin i mek as Se ovezioa tel Hm ees ‘ woven sw 0 5 128.601 ee cn ver Bio et ts st owrsmamine = ek at vera ioe et @ Ss & & & 2 in cc rr re ont tba Wee ee eswonmd = Me tS e 2 ‘oid WH a ae ovr i wh Shr owswoe mt = hg 1 ‘om mae owed toad rr rn re er Bn a rr rr eat 5 oars 19 ome on he (ho Mea vert is 3% oe a tise t omrswoeine HE 8 Bie fst ‘ 8c! is rr wine ver 3100 et i i % mF Se te | eerste ss owraaina eke cmswomd to Sa 2 ered i Me an Soe cmon tote 1 te i te tore ers wo role easy 2 tot “mew a ot wees) sree he % i f & a Nee 3 2 ‘a4. ne) a aw? erst et Ss @ oh 8 a tees Ally asaorasaom — 11 TABLE 2 Confined ‘Gass Ose Dane jes Yad Eoegs edie Sarno Gy Seengh Stang “ton oncl Bin Nac min” "02% min ngs Harrae Bird et mo eto) 7 Twahel 0 _& aa ae Nass rer thi ise Soe Not 4 wea a 5 "eso me) ese oa (Come overs0i 150i ta] Me ae rer 15010208, To BBD oe an 4 eos net mo stk sear ower teint = as tga . 1675. oo eB o me omc75 e180 tuo oe ae 2 ‘eo joes Peer ez 5 50,901 meas (area yr Sat 10, so es Bae 4 1025, meat re 2510, ee Sm oe a 0, mt oe 2 m8 vero 10, oe he as 2 78 no os 2 oh we : 1038 na 1088 3 fee iy 5 10 180 et Bmw 0 mao ony overtsot0 200d = Fas bs at er200'6 20, tnt JOS so ee et oor Tetetsiims OSS Sm me cero 2ood psa 3 teri woo 0s ® i oe owrrew teat toon a fe ae ctor teote 28nd Nao Pee 2 re wet moe an Bee owrTetsond tae fe ooh ar 1 Soe mo os vsTote 100 tie) task Sa ex 5 21! ms soe (520 ea) over t6010200iri ToS & Be ror200'0 20; wel aS me ‘ B75 os ca corr 7510150, ee 3 oa rer 601026, a BS (re 200 20 ee =m 2 1075 Pf oe rar 200102, oe oH 2 10, a PH oan er 1901020, os oom 1 105, ss om vor 60020, foo Pes) exw ° 1210, at oe om (2407 tony er 100 250, me he (e200 20, el ote oon 2 03 oso fom ver 020, ost aH ‘re 200 260, ost oo 1 "00, ws a cms 001030, ws St re 2001620 jas) Ay asaorasaom — 11 11, Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance 1.1 ‘The material shall be uniform in quality and free of efects that would be detrimental to the intended service. I ‘magnetic particle inspection for such defects is desired, ‘Supplementary Requirement $6 should be specified. 11.2 Surface Quality—Materal shall be free of seams, laps, cracks, or other defects that are not removable within the ‘machining cleanup allowance specified in Table 3. ‘TABLE 3 Rolled Bars"Permiseble Grinding Depth for Femoval of urtace Detects Da a ‘Moana Bask Fara Persie Tee Bem el rs ry eer ao 14 (29 8, et Pd on er Hato 18 (2 38 ret ae B36 Ser sto et a ean oat Sher ate 2 Bom sos eae tor er 20 25 010 6 one ‘2 (er 2 10S nt oom ra ter Sto 0 ot om Over fe ose isto 10) wet ome er St toe f40 oY nak ous re 5 8 165 0210) ek oss vr 8 9M (100 240 nt 6205, Aosrsi the manta on 9rd ba Sls nahed ban, bred Da can ies, a forged hoe 12, Surface Condition 12.1 Matetial shall be cleaned and furnished in the seale- free condition, 13, Number of Tests 13.1 Mechanical Tesis on Quenched and Tempered Mate rat 13.1.1 One test coupon shall be removed from each end of ‘one bar, one seamfess tube, oF one bored bar or from each of two forged hollows from each size of each heat in each tempering charge, or each 10 00 Ib (4540 kel, whichever is less. One tension test and one impact test consisting of three CChaepy V-notch specimens shall be taken from each test coupon. For testing in accordance with 15.1.1, two tests shall bbe obtained from two representative production pieces from cach sizeof each heat in exch tempering charge or each 10 000 1 [4540 kg, whichever is less. 131.2 Hardness Test: 13.1.2. Bars 2 in, {50 mm] and over and all seamless tubes or bored bars shall be tested near each end of each mil-teated length, Each forged hollow with thickness 2 in, (50 mim] or ‘over shall be tested on the surface, 3.1.2.2 Bars under 2 in, (50 mn) shall be tested nese each end of not less than 10 % of the bars. Forged hollows less than 2 in, {50 mm] thick shall be tested on the surface of not less than 10% of the forgings. 13.2 Hardness Tests of Annealed Materiat 13.2.1 Hardness tests shall be made on the annealed bars to assure compliance with 10.2 133. Fasteners 133.1 The number of fasteners tested shall be as specified in Specification A962/A962M. 14, Retests 14.1 IF the results of the mechanical tests of any test lot do not conform to the specified requicements, the manfacturer shall reject the lot or he may retreat such a Jot not more than twice. After the lot is retested, all of the tests specified in 13 shall be repeated, and all shall conform to the specified requirements 15, Test Specimens and Methods of Testing 15.1 A discard equivalent to the diameter of the bar when heat treated as a solid or a discard equivalent to the wall thickness when heat treated as a seamless tube, bored ber, or ‘hollow forging shall be taken prior 10 removal of test coupons 15.1.1. When production pieces are not of sufficient length to permit removal of test coupons in accordance with 15.1, the rmig-length of the specimens shall be at the mi-length of the produetion pieces selected for destruction to provide test ‘coupon material. The production pieces selected for test shall bbe identical with respect to the quenched contour and size except for length which shall equal or exceed the length of the represented production pieces. 15.2 Tension and impact specimens from bolting with cross sections of 1% in. [38 mm] or less shall be taken So that their Jongitudinal axis is on a line representing the center of the diameter oF thickness. 15.3 Tension test specimens from bolting with cross sec- tions exceeding 1¥ in, [38 mm] shall be taken so that their Tongitudinal axis is midway between mid-thickness and su face, 154 Impact specimens from bolting with eross sections exceeding 1% in. (38 mm) shall be taken so that their longitudinal axis is midway between mid thickness and surface ‘or 1 in, (25 mm} below the surface plus the mac allowance per side, whichever is less, 16, Certification 16.1 When requested in the purchaser's order, a test report shall be furnished to the purchaser, In addition tothe require= iments of Specification A962/A952M the report shall include any other fests which may be specified in weiting by the purchaser Prodnct Marking 17.1 Bars under 2 in. (50 mm) in diameter shall be bundled ‘and tagged withthe specification, grade symbol, and mill heat ‘number: The specification number marked on the tag need not include specification year date and revision number. 17.2 Burs 2 in. (50 mm) and over in diameter and all seamless tubes and oted bars shall be die-stamped withthe ‘ill heat number and grade symbol on one surface. 173 Each hollow forging shall be die-stamped with the heat ‘umber or heat symbol code and grade symbol 17.4 See Specification A9S2/A962M for marking fasteners, Use the grade symbol shown in Table I 18, Keywords 18.1 bolts—steel; chromium-molybdenum alloy ste! cchromium-molybdenum-vanadium alloy steel; chromium- nickel-molybdenum-vanadium alloy steel; fasteners—stec! ily asaoiasaom — 11 nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy steel; nuclear applica- tions; nuts—stee; see! bars—alloy;stel bolting material ‘SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS ‘These requirements shall not apply unless spec made atthe mill a the purchaser's expense inte SI, Produet Analysis S11 Produet analysis shall be made on each bar, seamless the, bored bar, or the parent bar from which forged hollows ‘are made. Individual pieces failing to conform to Table I shall be rejected S2. Macroetch Test 2.1 The material shall be macroetch tested and shall meet the quality and cleanliness requirements as specified by the purehaser. The macroetch examination may be made on Tepresentatve billets from which the material willbe produced ‘or it may be made on samples cut from the ends of the bars, seamless tubes, bored bars, or forged hollows. The samples shall be prepared in accordance withthe procedure describe in Method 381 [ows S2.1—The quai apd cletness may be specified by the prchaseris equal or Deer an tht indicated by a designated ler nd plate suber of Military Stanlrd 430 Cates teviion 3. Ultrasonic Test 83. Each length shall be ultrasonically inspected in a ‘manner agreeable to the purchaser and supplier. 4, Denionstration of Capability S4.1 When annealed material is ordered to 6.1, « sample piece at least 3 D long of a representative bar shall be heat treated in accordance with 62 and 6.3, Mechanical test ified in the order, in which event the tests shall be 8 otherwise agreed upon, samples taken as required by Soction 15 shall meet the requirements of 8,2 and 10.2 SS. Fracture Transition Temperature 85.1 The fractore transition temperature for a 50 % fibrous (uctile shear) fracture shall be determined, The provedure for

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