Practice for Detection of Susceptibility to Intergranular Corrosion in Severely Sensitized Austenitic Stainless Steel (Withdrawn 1988)

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ASTM A708-79 - Practice for Detection of Susceptibility to Intergranular Corrosion in Severely Sensitized Austenitic Stainless Steel (Withdrawn 1988)
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9009276 0003753 665
Designation: A 708 - 79
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
1918 Race Si. Philadelphia. Pa. 19103
Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyriglit ASTM
if not listed in the current combined Index will appear in the next edition.
Standard Recommended Practice for
DETECTION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY TO
INTERGRANULAR CORROSION IN SEVERELY
SENSITIZED AUSTEN ITCC STAP NESS STEEL'
îhis Standard is issued under the fixed designation A 708; the number immediately following the designation indicata 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.
1. Scope Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Steel
Covered Welding Electrodes'
1.1 This recommended practice covers the
..
procedure for conducting the acidified copper
3. Apparatus
sulfate test for detection of susceptibility to
3.1 Container-A suitable glass or other
intergranular corrosion of severely sensitized
inert container for the acidified copper sulfate
austenitic stainless steel (Note i). The presence
solution, fitted with a condenser capable of
or absence of attack in this test is not necessarily
avoiding loss of acid by evaporation. If a reflux
a measure of the performance of the material
condenser (see Fig. 8 in Recommended Practice
in other corrosive environments.
A262) is used, its connection to the flask
NOTE 1-This method is less sensitive than those
should be made through a ground-glass joint.
described in Recommended Practice A 262 and will
Rubber or cork stopper; are not suitable,
detect only severe sensitization. This method shall not
NOTE 2-Some samples, such as from castings or
be used in place of Recommended Practices A262
heavy bar stock, may require the use of a larger
where A 262 is specified in the basic material specifi-
cation. Erlenmeyer flask.
3.2 Specimen Supports-Glass hooks, stir-
1.2 The test is to be used to detect severe
I-. .ii . ' .' j:. -. . .
rups, or cradles may be used for supporting the
sensitization resulting from the fabrication,
specimens in the flask. Their design should
welding, heat treatment, or combination of
prevent specimens from coming in contact with
those applied to austenitic stainless steel.
each other when tested in the same container.
1.3 This recommended practice may be ap-
3.3 Heater-A means for heating the test
plied to wrought products (including tubes),
solution and of keeping it boiling throughout
castings, and weldments of austenitic stainless
the test period. A gas or electrically-heated hot
steel.
plate is satisfactory for this purposc6
2. Applicable Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
I This recommended practice is under the jurisdiction oï
A 2 13, Specification for Seamless Ferritic
ASTM Committee A- I on Steel. Stainless Steel and Related
.Uoys. and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
and Austenitic Alloy-Steel Boiler, Super-
A01.14 on Methods of Corrosion Testing.
heater, and Heat Exchanger Tubes2
Current edition approved July 27. 1979. Published Ocio-
A 262, Recommended Practices for Detect- ber 1979. Originally published as A 708 - 74. Lasi previous
ing Susceptibility to intergranular Attack
edii.iAnn~~~~~;,7,4,;,,, S,undurd,s. Part i.
in Stainless Steels'
'I Annud Book oJ'ASTM Siandard.s. Paris 3 and 10.
Can he obtained from the American Welding Society.
2'2 American We'ding Society
2501 North West 7th Si., Miami. FIa, 33125.
A5.4, Specification for Corrosion-Resisting
" A Glascnl heater with a Variac has ken found suitable.

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4. Reagent
or by agreement between the
specifications
purchaser and seller as stated in the purchase
4.1 Acidified Copper Suifuie Soluiion-Dis-
contract.
solve 100 g of copper sulfate (CuS0,.5H20) in
700 ml of distilled water, add i00 ml of sulfuric
6. Test Conditions
acid (H,SO,. cp, sp gr l.ü4). and make up to
6.1 Volume of Solulion-A sufficient quan-
1000 ml with distilled water.
tity of the acidified copper sulfate test solution
NOTE 3-This solution will contain approximately
to cover the specimens and to provide a volume
6 % of anhydrous CuS04 and 16 % of H,S04 (by
weight).
of at least 50 ml/h2 (8 ml/cm2) of specimen
surface area shall be used.
5. Test Specimens
6.2 Number of Specimens per Flask-The
5.1 Size:
best practice is to use a separate container for
5.1.1 The size of the test specimen and
each specimen. However, it is acceptable to
method of selection shall be that specified in the
treat as many as three specimens in the same
or by agreement between
product specification
container, provided they are ali the same
the purchaser and seller as stated in the pur-
grade and that the specimen supports prevent
chase contract. Consideration should be given
the specimens from contacting each other, and
to the volume of solution to be used, whether
provided the soluti
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