ASTM A324-73(2000)

Standard Specification for Ferrotitanium

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers four grades of ferrotitanium, designated A, B, C, and D.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Mar-2000
• ICS: 77.100 - Ferroalloys
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.18 - Castings

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM A324-73(2004) - Standard Specification for Ferrotitanium
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM A1025/A1025M-10(2020) - Standard Specification for Ferroalloys and Other Alloying Materials, General Requirements
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2000

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 324 – 73 (Reapproved 2000)
Standard Specification for
Ferrotitanium
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 324; 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 (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.
A
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
1. Scope
Composition, %
1.1 This specification covers four grades of ferrotitanium,
Grade
B
Titanium Carbon, max Silicon, max Aluminum, max
designated A, B, C, and D.
A 65.0–75.0 0.15 0.25 0.50
2. Referenced Documents
B 65.0–75.0 0.20 0.25 5.0
C 35.0–45.0 0.15 5.0 8.0
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 15.0–25.0 5.0 5.0 8.0
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
A
For purposes of determining conformance with these specifications, the
Determine Conformance with Specifications
reported analysis shall be rounded to the nearest unit in the last right-hand place
of figures used in expressing the limiting value, in accordance with the rounding
E 32 Practices for Sampling Ferroalloys and Steel Additives
method of Recommended Practice E 29.
for Determination of Chemical Composition
B
For purposes of determining the titanium content of any shipment, titanium
shall be reported to the nearest 0.01 %, applying the same rounding procedure as
3. Ordering Information
prescribed in Footnote A.
3.1 The material furnished under this specification shall be
crushed to the specified size, and mixed before packaging, so
that the quality in each package is uniform with the lot. 7. Inspection
3.2 The reported percentage of titanium as obtained by
7.1 The inspector representing the purchaser shall have free
chemical analysis shall be used to determine the billing of the
entry, at all times while work on the contract of the purchaser
material to the purchaser.
is being performed, to all parts of the manufacturer’s works
that concern the sampling, packaging, and shipping of material
4. Chemical Composition
ordered. The manufacturer shall afford the inspector all rea-
4.1 The various grades shall conform to the requirements as
sonable facilities, without charge, to satisfy him that the
to chemical composition prescribed in Table 1, Table 2, Table
material is being furnished in accordance with this specifica-
3, and Table 4.
tion.
7.2 If the purchaser so elects, the material may be sampled
5. Chemical Analysis
by him at the destination, in which case at least 10 % of the
5.1 The chemical analysis of the material shall be made in
shipment shall be sampled.
accordance with a procedure agreed upon between the manu-
facturer and the purchaser.
8. Rejection
8.1 Any claims or rejections based on check analysis shall
6. Sampling
be made to the manufacturer within 45 days from receipt of
6.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance with
material by the purchaser.
Practices E 32.
9. Packaging
9.1 Ferrotitanium shall be packaged in sound containers in
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A-1
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