ASTM A453/A453M-04

Standard Specification for High-Temperature Bolting Materials, with Expansion Coefficients Comparable to Austenitic Stainless Steels

ABSTRACT
This specification covers standards for Grade 660 (Class A, B, C, and D) , Grade 651 (Class A and B), Grade 662 (Class A and B), and Grade 665 (Class A and B) of bolting materials for use in high-temperature service such as fasteners, for pressure vessels and valve flanges. Bolting materials in this specification covers rolled, forged, or hot-extruded bars, and also bolts, nuts, screws, washers, studs, and stud bolts. Materials shall adhere to specified contents of carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, columbium, aluminum, vanadium, boron, and copper. Materials shall be subjected to tension, stress-rupture, and hardness tests. Materials shall conform to yield strength, tensile strength, elongation, reduction of area, Brinell hardness, and Rockwell hardness requirements. Hardening and solution treatment requirements for each material class are also given.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers four grades of bolting materials with ten classes of yield strength ranging from 50 to 120 ksi [345 to 827 MPa] for use in high-temperature service such as fasteners for pressure vessel and valve flanges. The material requires special processing and is not intended for general purpose applications. The term "bolting material," as used in this specification, covers rolled, forged, or hot-extruded bars; bolts, nuts, screws, washers, studs, and stud bolts. Headed bolts and rolled threads may be supplied.
Note 1—Other bolting materials are covered by Specification A 193/A 193M and Specification A 437/A 437M.
1.2 Supplementary Requirement S 1 of an optional nature is provided. This shall apply only when specified by the purchaser in the order.
1.3 This specification is expressed in both inch-pound units and in SI units. However, unless the order specifies the applicable "M" specification designation (SI units), the material shall be furnished to inch-pound units.
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2004
• ICS: 21.060.01 - Fasteners in general
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.22 - Steel Forgings and Wrought Fittings for Piping Applications and Bolting Materials for Piping and Special Purpose Applications

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A453/A453M-03 - Standard Specification for High-Temperature Bolting Materials, with Expansion Coefficients Comparable to Austenitic Stainless Steels
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Replaced By: ASTM A453/A453M-08 - Standard Specification for High-Temperature Bolting Materials, with Expansion Coefficients Comparable to Austenitic Stainless Steels
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A962/A962M-23a - Standard Specification for Common Requirements for Bolting Intended for Use at Any Temperature from Cryogenic to the Creep Range
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM C1725-17(2022) - Standard Guide for Hot Cell Specialized Support Equipment and Tools
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E292-18 - Standard Test Methods for Conducting Time-for-Rupture Notch Tension Tests of Materials
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 453/A 453M – 04
Standard Specification for
High-Temperature Bolting Materials, with Expansion
1
Coefficients Comparable to Austenitic Stainless Steels
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA453/A453M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyear
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* A193/A193M Specification for Alloy-Steel and Stainless
2 Steel Bolting Materials for High-Temperature Service
1.1 This specification covers four grades of bolting mate-
A437/A437M Specification for Alloy-Steel Turbine-Type
rials with ten classes of yield strength ranging from 50 to 120
Bolting Material Specially Heat Treated for High-
ksi [345 to 827 MPa] for use in high-temperature service such
Temperature Service
as fasteners for pressure vessel and valve flanges.The material
A962/A962M Specification for Common Requirements
requires special processing and is not intended for general
forSteelFastenersorFastenerMaterials,orBoth,Intended
purpose applications. The term “bolting material,” as used in
for Use at Any Temperature from Cryogenic to the Creep
this specification, covers rolled, forged, or hot-extruded bars;
Range
bolts,nuts,screws,washers,studs,andstudbolts.Headedbolts
E139 Test Method for Conducting Creep, Creep-Rupture,
and rolled threads may be supplied.
and Stress-Rupture Tests of Metallic Materials
NOTE 1—Other bolting materials are covered by Specification A193/
F1470 GuideforFastenerSamplingforSpecifiedMechani-
A193M and Specification A437/A437M.
cal Properties and Performance Inspection
1.2 SupplementaryRequirementS1ofanoptionalnatureis
3. Terminology
provided. This shall apply only when specified by the pur-
chaser in the order.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.3 This specification is expressed in both inch-pound units
3.1.1 bolting material—this covers rolled, forged, or hot-
and in SI units. However, unless the order specifies the
extruded bars; bolts, nuts, screws, washers, studs, and stud
applicable “M” specification designation (SI units), the mate-
bolts; and also includes those manufactured by upset heading
rial shall be furnished to inch-pound units.
or roll threading techniques.
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
3.1.2 heat-treatment charge—one heat of material heat
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the
treated in one batch. If a continuous operation is used, the
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each
weight processed as a heat-treatment charge shall not exceed
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must
the weights in Table 1.
beusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthe
3.1.3 lot—alotshallconsistofthequantitiesshowninTable
two systems may result in nonconformance with the specifi-
2.
cation.
4. Ordering Information
2. Referenced Documents
4.1 The inquiry and order shall indicate the following:
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1.1 Quantity (weight or number of pieces),
4.1.2 Description of material (bars, bolts, nuts, etc.),
4.1.3 Grade and class (see Table 3),
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM CommitteeA01 on Steel,
4.1.4 Method of finishing (see 6.1),
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.22onSteelForgingsandWroughtFittingsforPipingApplicationsandBolting 4.1.5 Type of thread desired (see 6.1.1),
Materials for Piping and Special Purpose Applications.
4.1.6 Alternative test method option (see 7.2.4.3),
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2004. Published October 2004. Originally
4.1.7 Bolt shape option, if any,
approved in 1961. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as A453/A453M–03.
2
4.1.8 Thread option, if any,
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Applications see related Specifi-
cation SA-453 in Section II of that Code.
4.1.9 Test method for surface quality, if any,
3
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
4.1.10 Test location option, if any,
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
4.1.11 Rejection option, if any, and
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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A 453/A 453M – 04
TABLE 1 Continuous Heat-Treatment Charge Sizes
consists of parts of more than one nominal diameter, one
Diameter, in. [mm] Weight, l
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Designation:A453/A453M–03 Designation: A 453/A 453M – 04
Standard Specification for
High-Temperature Bolting Materials, with Expansion
1
Coefficients Comparable to Austenitic Stainless Steels
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA453/A453M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyear
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
2
1.1 Thisspecification coversfourgradesofboltingmaterialswithtenclassesofyieldstrengthrangingfrom50to120ksi[345
to 827 MPa] for use in high-temperature service such as fasteners for pressure vessel and valve flanges. The material requires
special processing and is not intended for general purpose applications. The term “bolting material,” as used in this specification,
coversrolled,forged,orhot-extrudedbars;bolts,nuts,screws,washers,studs,andstudbolts.Headedboltsandrolledthreadsmay
be supplied.
NOTE 1—Other bolting materials are covered by Specification A193/A193M/A193M and Specification A437/A437M/A437M. .
1.2 Supplementary RequirementS1ofan optional nature is provided. This shall apply only when specified by the purchaser
in the order.
1.3 This specification is expressed in both inch-pound units and in SI units. However, unless the order specifies the applicable
“M” specification designation (SI units), the material shall be furnished to inch-pound units.
1.4 Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundunitsorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunits
are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used
independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
A193/A193M Specification for Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting Materials for High-Temperature Service
A437/A437M Specification for Alloy-Steel Turbine-Type Bolting Material Specially Heat Treated for High-Temperature
Service
A962/A962M Specification for Common Requirements for Steel Fasteners or Fastener Materials, or Both, Intended for Use
at Any Temperature from Cryogenic to the Creep Range
E139 Test Method for Conducting Creep, Creep-Rupture, and Stress-Rupture Tests of Metallic Materials Test Method for
Conducting Creep, Creep-Rupture, and Stress-Rupture Tests of Metallic Materials
F1470 Guide for Fastener Sampling for Specified Mechanical Properties and Performance Inspection
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 bolting material—this covers rolled, forged, or hot-extruded bars; bolts, nuts, screws, washers, studs, and stud bolts; and
also includes those manufactured by upset heading or roll threading techniques.
3.1.2 heat-treatment charge—one heat of material heat treated in one batch. If a continuous operation is used, the weight
processed as a heat-treatment charge shall not exceed the weights in Table 1.
3.1.3 lot—a lot shall consist of the quantities shown in Table 2.
4. Ordering Information
4.1 The inquiry and order shall indicate the following:
1
ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeA01onSteel,StainlessSteel,andRelatedAlloysandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeA01.22
on Steel Forgings and Wrought Fittings for Piping Applications and Bolting Materials for Piping and Special Purpose Applications.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2003.2004. Published November 2003.October 2004. Originally approved in 1961. Last previous edition approved in 20022003 as
A453/A453M–023.
2
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Applications see related Specification SA-453 in Section II of that Code.
3
ForreferencedASTMstandards,visittheASTMwebsite,www.astm.org,[e-mail] Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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TABLE 1 Continuous Heat-Treatment Charge Sizes
Diameter, in. [mm] Weight, lb [kg]
3
To 1 ⁄4 [44] 3000 [1400]
3 1
Over 1 ⁄4 [44] to 2 ⁄2 [63] 6000 [2700]
1
Over 2 ⁄2 [63] 12000 [5400]
TABLE 2 Lot Sizes
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