4.1.1 Designation or specification number, date of issue, and
grade,
4.1.2 Copper bearing steel, when required,
4.1.3 Special requirements, if required,
4.1.3.1 Charpy impact properties may be specified for
Grade H at the time of order,
4.1.3.2 Strength levels at other than room temperature may
be specified for Grade H at the time of order,
4.1.4 Condition—pickled (or blast cleaned), if required
(material so ordered will be oiled unless ordered dry),
4.1.5 Dimensions, including type of edges, and
4.1.5.1 When the purchaser requires thickness tolerances for
3
⁄
8
in. [10 mm] minimum edge distance (see Supplementary
Requirement in Specifications A568/A568M or A635/A635M,
as applicable), this requirement shall be specified in the
purchase order or contract.
NOTE 1—Not all producers are capable of meeting all of the limitations
of the thickness tolerance tables in Specification A568/A568M or Speci-
fication A635/A635M. The purchaser should contact the producer regard-
ing possible limitations prior to placing an order.
4.1.6 Cast or heat analysis, or test report request, or both, if
required.
NOTE 2—A typical ordering description is as follows: “ASTM A414,
Grade A, Hot-Rolled Sheet, 0.100 in. [2.54 mm] by 36 in. [914.4 mm] by
96 in. [2438 mm], cut edges.”
5. Chemical Requirements
5.1 Cast or Heat Analysis—The analysis of the steel shall
conform to the requirements prescribed in Table 1.
5.1.1 Each of the elements listed in Table 2 shall be included
in the report of the heat analysis. When the amount of an
element present is less than 0.02 %, the analysis may be
reported as “<0.02 %.”
5.2 Product, Check, or Verification Analysis—Analyses may
be made by the purchaser from finished material representing
each heat.
5.3 Deoxidation—For all grades, killed steel is required. See
Table 1 and footnote B.
6. Mechanical Property Requirements
6.1 Tensile Strength:
6.1.1 Requirements—Material as represented by the test
specimen shall conform to the tensile requirements specified in
Table 3. All master coils produced from slabs shall have test
specimens taken from locations representing the front end,
middle, and back end of the coil. If, during decoiling, the
amount of material decoiled is less than that required to reach
the next standard test location, a test for qualification of that
portion of the coil shall be made from a test coupon taken from
a location adjacent to the innermost portion decoiled.
6.1.1.1 All material between any two test locations that
meet the requirements is acceptable.
6.1.1.2 All material between a test location that fails to meet
the requirements and an adjacent test location that meets the
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
% Heat Analysis, Element Maximum Unless Otherwise Shown
Grade C Mn
A
P S Al
B
Si
B
Cu
C,D
Ni
D
Cr
D,E
Mo
D,E
V Nb
F
Ti N B
A 0.15 0.90 0.035 0.035 0.02–0.08 0.30 0.40 0.40 0.30 0.12 0.03 0.02 0.025 . . . . . .
B 0.22 0.90 0.035 0.035 0.02–0.08 0.30 0.40 0.40 0.30 0.12 0.03 0.02 0.025 . . . . . .
C 0.25 0.90 0.035 0.035 0.02–0.08 0.30 0.40 0.40 0.30 0.12 0.03 0.02 0.025 . . . . . .
D 0.25 1.20 0.035 0.035 0.02–0.08 0.30 0.40 0.40 0.30 0.12 0.03 0.02 0.025 . . . . . .
E 0.27 1.20 0.035 0.035 0.02–0.08 0.30 0.40 0.40 0.30 0.12 0.03 0.02 0.025 . . . . . .
F 0.31 1.20 0.035 0.035 0.02–0.08 0.30 0.40 0.40 0.30 0.12 0.03 0.02 0.025 . . . . . .
G 0.31 1.35 0.035 0.035 0.02–0.08 0.30 0.40 0.40 0.30 0.12 0.03 0.02 0.025 . . . . . .
H
A,G
0.14 1.25 0.020 0.015 0.02–0.08 0.30 0.20 0.20 0.15 0.06 0.005 min 0.005/0.05 0.005 min 0.012 . . .
A
For each reduction of 0.01 % below the specified carbon maximum, an increase of 0.06 % manganese above the specified maximum wll be permitted up to a maximum
of 1.50 %.
B
The steel shall be considered aluminum-silicon killed when the silicon is between 0.15 % and 0.30 %, otherwise it shall be considered aluminum killed.
C
When copper is specified, a minimum of 0.20 % is required. When copper is not specified, the copper limit is a maximum requirement.
D
The sum of copper, nickel, chromium, and molybdenum shall not exceed 1.00 % on heat analysis. When one or more of these elements are specified, the sum does
not apply, in which case, only the individual limits on the remaining unspecified elements will apply.
E
The sum of chromium and molybdenum shall not exceed 0.32 % on heat analysis. When one or more of these elements are specified, the sum does not apply, in which
case, only the individual limits on the remaining unspecified elements will apply.
F
Columbium (Cb) is a legacy alternate name for niobium (Nb) and both names refer to element 41 in the periodic table of elements.
G
Grade H contains the strengthening elements niobium, vanadium, titanium and molybdenum added singly or in combination. The minimum requirements only apply to
the microalloy elements selected for strengthening of the steel.
TABLE 2 Limits on Unspecified Elements (See 5.1.1)
Copper, max %
A
Heat analysis 0.40
Product analysis 0.43
Nickel, max %
A
Heat analysis 0.40
Product analysis 0.43
Chromium, max %
A,B
Heat analysis 0.30
Product analysis 0.34
Molybdenum, max %
A,B
Heat analysis 0.12
Product analysis 0.13
Vanadium, max %
C
Heat analysis 0.03
Product analysis 0.04
Niobium, max %
C, D
Heat analysis 0.02
Product analysis 0.03
A
The sum of copper, nickel, chromium, and molybdenum shall not exceed 1.00 %
on heat analysis. When one or more of these elements are specified, the sum does
not apply, in which case, only the individual limits on the remaining unspecified
elements will apply.
B
The sum of chromium and molybdenum shall not exceed 0.32 % on heat
analysis. When one or more of these elements are specified, the sum does not
apply, in which case, only the individual limits on the remaining unspecified
elements will apply.
C
By agreement, the heat analysis limits for vanadium or niobium, or both, may be
increased up to 0.10 % and 0.05 %, respectively.
D
Columbium (Cb) is a legacy alternate name for niobium (Nb) and both names
refer to element 41 in the periodic table of elements.
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