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A576 - 90b(2006)

This specification covers hot-wrought special quality carbon steel bars. Special quality bar applications include forging, heat treating, cold drawing, machining, and many structural uses. The steel shall be made by one or more of the following primary processes: open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric furnace. The heat analysis shall conform to the requirements for chemical composition specified.

This abstract is a brief summary of the referenced standard. It is informational only and not an official part of the standard; the full text of the Standard itself must be referred to for its use and application. ASTM does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents of this abstract are accurate, complete or up to date.

1. Scope
 

 

1.1 This specification covers hot-wrought special quality carbon steel bars. Special quality bar applications include forging, heat treating, cold drawing, machining, and many structural uses. A guide for the selection of steel bars is contained in Practice A 400.

1.2 The bars shall be furnished in the grades specified in . Sections and sizes of bar steel available are covered in Specification A 29/A 29M. Hot-wrought special quality carbon steel bars are produced in cut lengths and coils; the manufacturer should be consulted regarding sections and sizes available in coils, produced to a chemical composition.

1.3 Merchant quality hot-wrought carbon steel bars are covered in Specification A 575.

1.4 Some end uses may require superior surface quality, or special chemical restrictions, metallurgical characteristics, heat treatment, or surface finishes which the purchaser may obtain by designating one or more of the available Supplementary Requirements.

1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as Standard.


2. Referenced Documents
 

ASTM Standards
A29/A29M Specification for steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Hot-Wrought, General Requirements for
A400 Practice for Steel Bars, Selection Guide, Composition, and Mechanical Properties
A575 Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon, Merchant Quality, M-Grades
E45 Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
SAE Standard
SAEJ1086 Recommended Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)

 


Index Terms

 

carbon steel bars; hot-wrought steel bars; steel bars; ICS Number Code 77.140.60 (Steel bars and rods)


DOI: 10.1520/A0576-90BR06




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