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Standard Specification for
Steel Forgings, General Requirements'
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1.3 The purchaser may spcfy addons requirements oe
423) tat do no nepate any of the provisions of either this
specication o” of te indvdoal profuetspeciiaions, The
Acceptance of ry ich sdional requirement ball be
Sependent on negations with the super and must be
Ins in he ore.
| I, by apmement. frgines ae to be saplied in 2
‘parlly completed condition, tat i all ofthe provisions of
the probe peifeaton have pot brs fled, hen the mates
Imaking (it Secon 1) end cercaton (Gee Section 10)
‘hall retec dhe suet to which the product specication
requromons have bees met.
1.5 As aod i the Cerifcation Sesion (15), the oumbee
sad year dnt oh psifcaton, a wll a that fhe product.
‘Srectcaion, ae teued fo. be Haeaded in te. prodict
Srbeation
1.6 When she ST version of » product speciation is
egies by the porcine one, Spertestion ATRRATEEM
‘hl weed in cnjnton wa Text Methods AIQS8 insead
(of Tes Methods sn Delaions A370.
1.7 The values stated in either SI nits or inc pond anit
seo be regarded epee standard Te vals sated in
‘ich sytem may no be exact equlvalenss deere, each
‘tem sil be ted independently of the ote. Combining
‘ales fom the {vo systems may fest in no-coforance
‘wth the standard
1.8 This standerd dos not purport adress al of the
sofery concerns, f any assoctated with suse Is the
respons of te wc of this standard to esblshaporo-
priate raft and seals proctces and determine the apa
bilo relator linsaons prio 0 use.
2, Referenced Dacuments
21 ASTM Santas?
‘ALSGIAZG6N Speciation for Caro Stel Forgings for
Presse Vessel Components
ADTSIAZTSN Dracsice for Magooti Parte Examination of
‘Stel Forgings
AB Speicaon fee Carton and Ally Sto Forgings fr
MagnaticResining Ring for Turbine Generators
ASSO/AZEOME Speciation for Alloy Seel Ferpngs for
Nonmagnedie Remning Rings for Generators
ADHVAZHIM Speifetion for Cater and Alley Stel
Fonpngs for Rings for Reduction Gea
[APSTIADSIM Spetcaton for Sel Fomigs, Carbon and
Ail or Pistons, Gears and Shas fr Reduction Gears
ASSOASAM Spectiction for Alloy See! Terpings for
Pressure and High-Tenpeatre Pas
AS70 Test Metin a Denon for Mechs Testing
of Sie Pract
ASTYASTIN Specification for Carbon sad Alloy Steel
Boring for Thi Walled Presue Vee
ony AST mend Mey 5149631 EDT 9
‘Ser
APRIASSSM Pratce for Ultasonic Examination of Ste
Feging
MUTIAKRIM Specification fe Wrought Ally Stet Rott
foe Cald and Hot Rection
AGIAN Specica for Vacuum Tecate Steel Fore
Taps for Generator Rates
AATLUAA7OM Spectieon for Vacuum Tented Carbon and
‘Alloy Steal Fxgings for Turbine Rotors and Sha,
AATIPAGT IM Spectcaton fr Vacoum Teale Alloy Ste
Feepings for Turbine Rotor Disks and Wheels
‘ASOUASOSM Speifcauon for Wrought Carboo Stel
‘Wheels
-ASOHASDEM SpeciDesion for Queacbed and. Tempered
‘Vacmm-Trestad Carbon ad Alloy Stel Forgings fr
Prose Vssls
ASRUASZIMSpecPcaion for Stel, Closel-Impesion
‘De Forging for Genera Indu Use
ASAHIASETMSpecifcaion for Quenched and Tempered
{Carbon an Alloy Stes! Forgings for Presa Vessel
Gompocers
ASSUASSIM Speciation or Carbon Stl Tie for Ra
ss and Rapid Trent Applications
ASTOIASTOM Specitcaion for Sapersrengih Ally Sie
Focrngs
ASHD/ASSOM Specification for High-Strength Quencbod
snd Tempsed Low-loy Steel Frged Pas for Presse
Nessln
AG'G/AGH6 Speciation fr Premium Quality Ally Stel
"Blom an lls for Aref and Acre Frgings
AGISIAGI=M Specitieston for Forged Sts! Rolls Used er
Cotragating Paper Michinery
AGGATAWDEM Speciation for Steel Forgings, Caron und
Ally for Genea Inui Use
ADIVASIIN Speciicaon for Stee! Forging Stock
“ApaUAL2SM Specification for Alloy Steel Forgings for
ish Seog Pressre Component Application
ATA Specteaton for Alloy Sts] Axles, Heat
“Tene, for Mass Teast an Elevtic Rulvay Serve
ASI Test Metis, Prati, and Terminology fe Chi
‘al Analy of Sicel reduce
ATESIA62M Specifcaon for Carbon Stel and Low-Alloy
‘Stel Presare Verse! Compoaca! Fossings wh Man
ton Toughnes Reqrements
ATOQATEIN Speciation for Vacuum Tread 12 Ceo
tis Aly Sel Forgings for Turbine Retr Shas
ASI Pris for Indentation Hard of Metalic Mate
is by Compuion Hardness Testers
ARST/ALS7M Speciation for Stet orgngs, Alloy foe
‘Currie Aplications
ARSBVALIM Speticson for Age Hardening Alloy Stel
Forgings for Pesure Vessel Csmponents
AMOL/AEDIM Spetiston for Precipitation Hardening ran
ase Soprally Forgings for Tine Rotor Disks nd
Wels
ASRBTASOM Speciation fr Stel Forgings, Mirolloy,
fer Genel Instr Use
ASSIAVIM Practice for Uasonc Examination from
Bored Surfaces of Cylindrical Forgings
‘hme epee oe) ets em Agen fing aed@y nreunre0u 13
AS4O/A940M Specification for Vacuum Treated. Stes!
Forags, Alloy, Diflercaally Heat Treated, for Totine
our
A881 “eminology Relating Stl Staines Stal, Related
Alloy, and Ferolioys
ASKSIDGSM Speciation for Stst Forgings, Aus,
for Pesore and igh Tempertre Pars
ASSA/ASGAM Paice for Magn: Paice Examination of
‘Ste Forgings Using Aerating Coen
/ASIZ/A9EIM Speciation for Se! Forgings, Stinks, for
Compress a Taine Airis
ASHSTAOR3M Spectiition for Continuous Grain Flow
Forged Carbon and Alloy Stel Cranks for Mem
Speci Diss! Engines
ASSGIAOREM Speco far Magnetic Parle Examine
‘on of Coninvous Gran Flow Cras Forgings
ASBIIAOVIM Test Method for Condactng.Temperstre
‘Uniformity Surveys of Farices Used o Hest Treat Stel
Produce
AIO2UAICZIM Specifatin for Marenstc Stiles Sze
Forpngs and Fogg Soo for High-Temperature Service
ALOMUNTOAEM Spesfnton for Presi Ves! Forging,
‘Alloy Stel, phar Strngih Chromium Molina
‘Tungten for BlevnedTompertare Service
ALOIB/AIOISM Specification fee Stiles Stel Forgings,
Reni/Aastenitc. (Duple), for Pressure Vesels and
Relaed Componens
‘AlOS# Test Methods for Mechanical Testing of Steel
Prodact—Metre
E23 Tet Methods for Notched ar Impact Teng of Me-
allie Materials
[112 Test Methnds for Determining Average Gein Sine
SIELGSM Prater Laid Peoetnt Esaintion for
(Genel Indy
80 Pct fr Use ofthe Antenatal Syst of Unig
(SI) he Modenized Mette Systm) (Withdrawn 1397)*
11309 Tet Method for Linea Else Plane Stain tre
‘Tovginess Ky, of Metalic Matias
[W028 Practice for Farcation tnd Cont of Metal, Okie
‘hn Aluminum, Reference Blocks Used in Ultrasonic
Tess
1290 Test Method fr CesckTip Opening Displacoment
(CTOD) Fracture Tooginess Measuezmest (Withdrawn
2013"
E1820 Tet Method for Mesuremen of Fractre Tough
[BI916 Geie for Ldenticaton of Mixed Lot of Metals
2.2 Other Stdande:
ANSUASME BAG Surice Texte (Surface Roughness,
‘Wavines and Lay?
ASM Rae an Pre Vessel Cr
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3. Terminology
32.1 Terminology AM ie applicable to this speciation,
Adttoal terms and wording mor splice to forgings
32 Forging Defions:
321 tel forging, the product of a substnialy com
resive plastic working operation that consis the mat
fl and proces the sr shape. The plate working ay
be performed by a hammer, press, forging machine, o Hck
rolling machine, and must deform the ati prac 2
‘Ssentaly wrought seuss.
‘32141 Ditcasion—Hotrlig operations may be wed 9
produce blooms e iets fr refocging
33 Forging Geomenes:
53.1 tarsorgng forging tac as no bore up ving
tia egth gre han tr rain crest seta der
33.11 Discusion Moe than oe eros sectional bape ce
sae may be included, Somesines fered 8 od eging
332 dik fring, mfering, sometimes steed to 8
‘pancake forging tts) aan length appeal Tes
than is diameter, ( mary be dsbed on one or bth face,
(ch final forging inclodes wpeting operations to redoce te
hgh ofthe stck and increas i ameter
33.21 DiseusionSince much of the ot working is done
In anally compressing the stock, the cena are ay act
‘eceive scien coalition, To cote t fos, con
ran i usally given tothe ini saddening (ie 33.6) of
{he ingot orbit.
3.3 hollow forting. m—frging (ako known ab a shel
forging o a mandel forging in which (a) he ail tng
gu too reter dan he dametr and (2) the forging ng
nd wal hiekaess are produced by hot wording ove ane
(uszlly water cooled) soch tha the tore ameter fetal:
sen the same as tof the mane
‘3.3. DiscusionUnles «bolo ingot has bec ose
sestaing aug is ho tepared or punched ater opting a
the bore dire adused to su the forging tundel The
‘outside amcer may be contoured f ogi The workpiece
‘is foged between We upper ie and lower dies wile the
‘mandrel is soppy canes er maniacs to Fite
roaton,
3.34 rng forging, nips of low forging in which (a!
‘he ail length ses than the dame, () te wal hikes:
is reduced. and (c} te ouside diameter ie increased by bor
‘working beeen the top de and x made sepporta oe
temporary sais
ng bercen the top de and the
ving. dameter to be ipreied wile
reducing the wall thickness, ithoot increasing Te 3x)
lena
435 singling, involves the eo seized eqip-
iment whereby a hot punched, epaaied, or bored disk (0)
hot worked between & powered terol and an ing net
‘ole, soch tht the wall iknes ie radoed andthe othe
‘Gamer i inrease, an) the xl lng of he ing i ot
‘ieee pom ie pet eer ernQi nrownreom 13
‘tended to Sncreate and may be conised by a sally
336 saddening, m—torm wsed ia the open die fering
ink to dence te intl ot working ofan Inge for
‘Srfce compaction and fe working sufae pio to fll
‘working of he ingot cos set.
13361 Discustion~The te also exeoded to inal bt
‘woking intended 9 give ctsoldaton of ingot cea ares
Porto upeeting when makg products soch as tube and
ebro ots and ube see.
3.3. sla forging, forging, sometimes refered 0 a8 &
foigd pl that ly wane ce rosangla in shape, With
fs thiknee pprecaby amar thn the oe enon. Tae
fo working may ined spcting
3.4 billets and blooms, n—inerchangable ems eres
ing bo-worked sensed proc intended 2 Saring
Stok forming logins
"34.1 Discusion “No ste linitaons are sumed fore
ther ten. Cast shapes profiad by a continuous easing
‘proces, wthou subsoqucnt work, a consiered Tobe go
{or the purposes of this speticaon, and supplied as bes
or bloome must ary the desepioe Cas Billet or Cast Bloor,
35 Definitions of Terme Specie to This Standard:
33.1 botom pouring Sea fom a singe heat fom =
‘mule bear upped in a ormoo ladle (e 8.1.1 and 8.1.2),
Inedused ino ingot mol) sch tha hy ac led rom
Sita up. One or mare mols crn be st up om an iid
Ble and mae tan one plate sy be poured in sequence fom
352 igor, nthe prot obiuned when maten sel,
pon being canto 8 ok sequen capable of Bing
‘srovph in conformance wi 3.1. Open-ended molds, which
Ire veal coed and und, for example inthe sontimoas
‘sting ots, are considered 0 be inched in this eiiton
1153 intra heat teament, nase of & mlstage
test resent procedure in which the material i frst ante
ized a « wmperae shore the woe ciel temperate
(c3)fllomed by cooling low the lower cial temperstre
(Ae), Th material stem chested o 4 temperature i he
Intec! ng Between the Act andthe AeS abd again
‘cooled iow the Ay llowed by suberticalemperag ite
re speci Inthe er poifcation
3531 Dicusion—This rocedar is generally applicable
to low hudenbly carton sod ow allay secs thet would
‘ally have a microns of ere and pear ithe eat
‘ated secon sae of the companet beng hat eae.
"354 precipitation deoidton, n—stesaking proces
‘wich primary deoniation fs ucleved by the sdion of
‘trong Seosiling agen, sch as aluminum, early in the
proces, and boldng the slate mole sae frsofcent
tne fo the produce of deo fo spare rom he elt
tote sag
3.55 sequential or comtnons strand cating, nse! from
several teats poured censecatvly into cooked open ended
‘noi to form a connaoes et pod with change fom
Bett heat lag is leng oe 5)
ey Ar a My 30 B04
4.56 strand costing. mst rm one heat poured ito a
cooled operenced mold 1 fon 2 coatnous Stan’ oF
‘unis
135.7 yeaum carbon deosdason (VCD), n—sicelmking
ote which primary deoidionsccure during vacua
‘Neaent ay esa of the crbon-ryge ecto, Ie oe
‘mary deowdation to oscurdariag vacuum weaunent, des!
(king gents sch alin or silion remot to be ed
tothe mel inary signer amaunt pier to the vacaim
‘resent operation
4. Ordering information
4.1 Irshl be the espnstiiy of the prchaser to specify
ail requiremests that are nocessy fr frgags under the
fopliable product speiseaton. Such requirements to be
‘onisered nelude, bat ae not retited othe folng
‘414 Quai.
412 Dimensions, inclading tances and mirc rises
4413 Specfeaton namber wit ype, clase, nd grade as
applicable Gnclning year i), nd sould ncude:
414 Number of copies of be materi test report
14.13 Chose of esting track fom the options ltd in Test
Metis AIUS8 when forgings we ordre to ast
oduct tard Ifthe cole of tack not made in he
‘ring information then de dtu ASTM tak shal be Wed
{toed in Text Metods AT036
42 Aaton information ncding the flowing may be
tad by agreement with he sper
“421 Type of best treatment Wen aXemative method ae
allowed by the product spectiatin,
422 Supplementary requirements, if any and
423 Additonal quzement (ee | 4, 61 5.and 161.6)
424 Repair weling NOT pexnitd.
43 For dual format specications, unless otherwise
pci, the inch-pound uni shal be ted
5. Melting Process
1 Une therwite specie in the prac specication,
be ste sal Be produced by a ofthe folowing primary
fwoceses!clecicumace, base ong, vactumnduton
(VIM, oc openseath. Te priary melting may incerprate
Sparse degusing reining and maybe flowed by second
fy meking using cleeto sag reaeting (ESR) or vacuum wc
reining (VAM.
‘SLI The te hall be uly il.
52 The molten steel may be vacuumtreted prior 1 of
uring pouring ofthe nga.
‘S21 Whca vacuum veatnent of te men sel i re
quid by the product specticatthe follwing condiont
Shall apy
‘52.11 When the vaceum scan degaing procs i sd
the vacua rater mat be of seem capcity to ect ¢
Plank off eware wench anally Tse han 1000 ja) 2
tweak up tbe normal ight, rope scam of mote meal
inc a Wideangle coil sea, 3 raivey stall ple
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The capacity ofthe system mast also be suliceny high to
reduce eine urge pressure a the sta oF he pou tow
teve within 2 in
$521.2 When te vacuum it process lie, te ml
roca shall be repeatedly dea ft the vacated eae
{ive a reiultion Tater (See Aen A) of atleast 25 to
‘noire through depasing and mixing ofthe entire het. The
‘rection system sll be capable of reducing fe pee
Surge which oocur each tine s sew portion of est it
‘mined to the vessel to increasingly lower level ei
Danko pressure (usually less than 1000 um) achieved
eying he end ofthe degssing eaent
521.3 When the ladle degassing process is used, the
vacation system shill be capable of redoing he system
‘ace prestref'2fw Teel (sally Tes than 1000)
‘The moles moa shal be sdagely sted foes saint
length of tine 1o maximize exposure Io the evacsted am
sere
52-14 Otber methods of vacuum tetmeat may teased if
the sop ean demonstrate adequate Spang and accep
thle propa inthe ish orig fo he sation of the
ureter
6, Forging
6.1 orgags sal e made in secordance with 321
52 Boomée of diercsces in manufacture, hotsoled, oF
hotrod ad cold rished bars Gemifaished or Sinise,
‘ils, or bloms are nt considered to be orgs
63 Cold worked forgings stall be made om materi
previously bot worked by forging or rolling: however 8
hoecold week Toging my be produced in coe comms
‘operation wherein he materials st hot worked and hen cd
Worked by coal ofthe ishing temperate,
7 Cooling Prior to Heat Trestmest
71 After forging and before Teesting for est teste,
‘he forgings shal bellowed fo colin such & mance 9
prevent nury and, inthe ete offer forgings o pomit
$Sstndaly complete transformation of sstenite
& Chemical Compostion
81 Heat Anapic
SLI Aa anus of cach hat of steel hl be made y the
stel produce to deemnine the percentages of thane elements
‘Specie inthe produce speciation. This analy shall be
ade rom est sample preferably taken dig he purng of
the hea and shall eonform the requirements of the product
‘pecteation
“81-2 When multiple heats we tapped into a common lade,
the ladle chemistry shall apply. The chemial composition thas
‘ermine sal confona To Un requirements fe prot
‘specicaion.
1613 For maliple-het ingos, clio ndvival ea nay
ser ora weighed average (fe Annes 2) may e ake. The
Teo f the method ured shal conform othe requirement of
the prot specication
1a With te exception of he prs fom mati hets
sequently cs in sound eating maces (so 8.13) ithe
‘tre 5
test sample ken for a heat analysis i lost or doted
inadegat fr chemical deterunaions, the eel poder may
tule aeruive sample from appropiate lostions nea he
Surface of We ingot oe forging fe nese to eth the
taal of te eatin question
8.15 For ile het sequel cat in srand casting
rmichnet te eat anys tell be determined for each
Individai hain aecaance wih 8.1 or apc
1S formule has sequently rand cast tee
sanpi i lot or ecard nadeque for chem anys