ASTM A1010/A1010M-24

Standard Specification for Higher-Strength Martensitic Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip

ABSTRACT
This specification covers the standard for martensitic stainless steel for various structural, architectural, pressure vessel, and heat-resisting applications. The material shall undergo heat-treatment by tempering. The steel shall conform to the requirements as to chemical composition specified for carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, chromium, nickel, molybdenum, and nitrogen. Mechanical testing shall be performed on the steel and shall conform to the specified values in mechanical properties such as yield strength, tensile strength, elongation, and Brinell hardness.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers martensitic stainless steels for various structural, architectural, pressure vessel, and heat-resisting applications. The mechanical properties of these steels are customarily, but not necessarily, developed by a suitable heat treatment generally referred to as tempering.  
1.2 Steel products under this specification are available in two grades:
Grade  
Yield Strength, min, ksi [MPa]  
40 [275]  
40 [275]  
50 [345]  
50 [345]  
1.3 The maximum thickness of plates is limited only by the capacity of the composition to meet the specified mechanical property requirements; however, current practice normally limits the maximum thickness of plates furnished under this specification to 2 in. [50 mm].  
1.4 This specification is expressed in both inch-pound units and in SI units; however, unless the purchase order or contract specifies the applicable M specification designation (SI units), the inch-pound units shall apply. The values stated in either SI 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.  
1.5 Supplementary requirements are provided for use at the option of the purchaser. The supplementary requirements shall apply only when specified individually by the purchaser in the purchase order or contract.  
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-Feb-2024
• ICS: 77.140.01 - Iron and steel products in general
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.17 - Flat-Rolled and Wrought Stainless Steel

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A1010/A1010M-13(2018) - Standard Specification for Higher-Strength Martensitic Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2024
• Refers: ASTM A941-24 - Standard Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2024
• Refers: ASTM A941-23 - Standard Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
• Effective Date: 01-May-2023
• Referred By: ASTM A709/A709M-21 - Standard Specification for Structural Steel for Bridges
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2024
• Referred By: ASTM A1053/A1053M-12(2022) - Standard Specification for Welded Ferritic-Martensitic Stainless Steel Pipe
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2024

Overview

ASTM A1010/A1010M-24 is the standard specification developed by ASTM International for higher-strength martensitic stainless steel plate, sheet, and strip. This standard is widely utilized in structural, architectural, pressure vessel, and heat-resisting applications where superior mechanical properties and corrosion resistance are required. The specification outlines requirements for chemical composition, heat treatment, and mechanical properties to ensure product performance and suitability for demanding environments.

Key Topics

• Material Scope: Covers martensitic stainless steel products, including plate, sheet, and strip, intended for a range of industrial and architectural uses.
• Grades and Strengths:
  • Two available grades specified by yield strength:
    • Grade 40: Minimum yield strength 40 ksi [275 MPa]
    • Grade 50: Minimum yield strength 50 ksi [345 MPa]
• Thickness Limitations: Although the maximum thickness is dictated by the material’s ability to meet specified mechanical requirements, standard practice generally limits plate thickness to 2 inches [50 mm].
• Chemical Composition: Steel must conform to stringent specifications for elements such as carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, chromium, nickel, and nitrogen to ensure uniformity and targeted properties.
• Heat Treatment: Material must undergo tempering (not exceeding 1400°F [760°C]) after being as-rolled, normalized, or quenched to develop the required mechanical properties.
• Mechanical Testing: Includes tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, and other specific requirements based on grade, ensuring the steel’s capability in load-bearing and high-stress applications.
• Measurement Units: The standard is presented in both inch-pound and SI units. Purchasers must specify the preferred unit system in their orders.

Applications

ASTM A1010/A1010M-24 martensitic stainless steel plate, sheet, and strip are engineered for a variety of high-performance applications:

• Structural Components: Beams, columns, and support structures in buildings, bridges, and industrial facilities where higher strength and durability are crucial.
• Architectural Elements: Facades, roofing, cladding, and other exposed elements requiring corrosion resistance along with aesthetic appeal.
• Pressure Vessels: Critical in the fabrication of tanks and pressure-containing equipment needing both strength and heat resistance.
• Heat-Resistant Applications: Suitable for environments subject to high temperatures due to the steel’s ability to retain mechanical properties after heat treatment.
• Supplementary Testing: Options for Charpy V-notch impact tests and ultrasonic examination are available for applications with specific safety, performance, or inspection requirements.

Related Standards

Reference to related ASTM and industry standards facilitates material selection and integration into broader design and manufacturing practices:

• ASTM A480/A480M: General requirements for flat-rolled stainless and heat-resisting steel plate, sheet, and strip.
• ASTM A673/A673M: Sampling procedures for impact testing of structural steel.
• ASTM A941: Terminology relating to steel, stainless steel, and related alloys.
• ASTM E527: Unified Numbering System (UNS) for metals and alloys.
• SAE J1086: Numbering system for metals and alloys.

Practical Value

By adhering to ASTM A1010/A1010M-24, manufacturers and designers ensure that higher-strength martensitic stainless steel products meet stringent safety, mechanical, and corrosion-resistance requirements. This standard supports compliance across international markets-benefiting construction, manufacturing, and maintenance operations-and helps specify reliable, high-performance stainless steel for challenging environments.

Keywords: ASTM A1010, martensitic stainless steel, high-strength stainless steel plate, stainless steel sheet, stainless steel strip, structural steel, pressure vessel steel, heat-resistant stainless steel, material standards, mechanical properties, chemical composition.

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: A1010/A1010M − 24
Standard Specification for
Higher-Strength Martensitic Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and
Strip
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A1010/A1010M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* 1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
1.1 This specification covers martensitic stainless steels for
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
various structural, architectural, pressure vessel, and heat-
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
resisting applications. The mechanical properties of these
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
steels are customarily, but not necessarily, developed by a
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
suitable heat treatment generally referred to as tempering.
1.2 Steel products under this specification are available in
2. Referenced Documents
two grades:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Grade Yield Strength, min, ksi [MPa]
A480/A480M Specification for General Requirements for
40 [275] 40 [275]
Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate,
50 [345] 50 [345]
Sheet, and Strip
1.3 The maximum thickness of plates is limited only by the
A673/A673M Specification for Sampling Procedure for Im-
capacity of the composition to meet the specified mechanical
pact Testing of Structural Steel
property requirements; however, current practice normally
A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related
limits the maximum thickness of plates furnished under this
Alloys, and Ferroalloys
specification to 2 in. [50 mm].
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
1.4 This specification is expressed in both inch-pound units
Unified Numbering System (UNS)
and in SI units; however, unless the purchase order or contract
2.2 Other Document:
specifies the applicable M specification designation (SI units),
SAE J1086 Recommended Practice for Numbering Metals
the inch-pound units shall apply. The values stated in either SI
and Alloys
units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as
standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets.
3. Terminology
The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents;
3.1 Definitions:
therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other.
3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this standard, refer to
Combining values from the two systems may result in non-
Terminology A941.
conformance with the standard.
3.1.2 For definitions of terms pertaining to plate, sheet, and
1.5 Supplementary requirements are provided for use at the strip, refer to Specification A480/A480M.
option of the purchaser. The supplementary requirements shall
4. General Requirements
apply only when specified individually by the purchaser in the
purchase order or contract.
4.1 The following requirements for orders for material
furnished under this specification shall conform to the appli-
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
cable requirements of the current edition of Specification
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
A480/A480M.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4.1.1 Ordering Information,
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
4.1.2 Process,
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1 2
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
A01.17 on Flat-Rolled and Wrought Stainless Steel. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Current edition approved March 1, 2024. Published March 2024. Originally the ASTM website.
approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2018 as A1010/A1010M – 13 Available from Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth
(2018). DOI: 10.1520/A1010_A1010M-24. Dr., Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, http://www.sae.org.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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Designation: A1010/A1010M − 13 (Reapproved 2018) A1010/A1010M − 24
Standard Specification for
Higher-Strength Martensitic Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and
Strip
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A1010/A1010M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers martensitic stainless steels for various structural, architectural, pressure vessel, and heat-resisting
applications. The mechanical properties of these steels are customarily, but not necessarily, developed by a suitable heat treatment
generally referred to as tempering.
1.2 Steel products under this specification are available in two grades:
Grade Yield Strength, min, ksi [MPa]
40 [275] 40 [275]
50 [345] 50 [345]
1.3 The maximum thickness of plates is limited only by the capacity of the composition to meet the specified mechanical property
requirements; however, current practice normally limits the maximum thickness of plates furnished under this specification to 2
in. [50 mm].
1.4 This specification is expressed in both inch-pound units and in SI units; however, unless the purchase order or contract
specifies the applicable M specification designation (SI units), the inch-pound units shall apply. The values stated in either SI 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.
1.5 Supplementary requirements are provided for use at the option of the purchaser. The supplementary requirements shall apply
only when specified individually by the purchaser in the purchase order or contract.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A01.17
on Flat-Rolled and Wrought Stainless Steel.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2018March 1, 2024. Published November 2018March 2024. Originally approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 20132018
as A1010/A1010M – 13.A1010/A1010M – 13 (2018). DOI: 10.1520/A1010_A1010M-18.10.1520/A1010_A1010M-24.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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A1010/A1010M − 24
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
A480/A480M Specification for General Requirements for Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
A673/A673M Specification for Sampling Procedure for Impact Testing of Structural Steel
A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
2.2 Other Document:
SAE J1086 Recommended Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this standard, refer to Terminology A941.
3.1.2 For definitions of terms pertaining to plate, sheet, and strip, refer to Specification A480/A480M.
4. General Requirements
4.1 The following requirements for orders for material furnished under this specification shall conform to the applicable
requirements of the current edition of Specification A480/A480M.
3.1.1 Terminology,
4.1.1 Ordering Information,
4.1.2 Process,
4.1.3 Heat Analysis,
4.1.4 Product Analysis,
4.1.5 Finish for Sheet,
4.1.6 Finish for Strip,
4.1.7 Finish for Plates,
4.1.8 Test Specimens,
4.1.9 Number of Tests,
4.1.10 Test Methods,
4.1.11 Retests and Retreatment,
4.1.12 Dimensions and Permissible Variations,
4.1.13 Workmanship,
4.1.14 Packaging, Marking, and Loading,
4.1.15 Inspection,
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Stand
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