ASTM A488/A488M-01

Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel

SCOPE
1.1 This practice establishes the qualification of procedures, welders, and operators for the fabrication and repair of steel castings by electric arc welding.
1.1.1 Qualifications of a procedure and either or both the operator or welder under Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code shall automatically qualify the procedure and either or both the operator or welder under this practice. P-number designations in the ASME grouping of base metals for qualification may be different than the category numbers listed inTable 1. Refer to Appendix X1 for a comparison of ASTM category numbers with the corresponding ASME P-Number designations.
1.2 Each manufacturer or contractor is responsible for the welding done by his organization and shall conduct the tests required to qualify his welding procedures, welders, and operators.
1.3 Each manufacturer or contractor shall maintain a record of welding procedure qualification tests (Fig. 1), welder or operator performance qualification tests (Fig. 2), and welding procedure specification (Fig. 3), which shall be made available to the purchaser's representative on request.
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 this practice.
1.5 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Mar-2001
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.18 - Castings

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A488/A488M-99 - Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Replaced By: ASTM A488/A488M-01e1 - Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM A356/A356M-21 - Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, Low Alloy, and Stainless Steel, Heavy-Walled for Steam Turbines
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM A958/A958M-17 - Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon and Alloy, with Tensile Requirements, Chemical Requirements Similar to Standard Wrought Grades
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM A494/A494M-22 - Standard Specification for Castings, Nickel and Nickel Alloy
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM A994-23a - Standard Guide for Editorial Procedures and Form of Product Specifications for Steel, Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM A990/A990M-21 - Standard Specification for Castings, Iron-Nickel-Chromium and Nickel Alloys, Specially Controlled for Pressure-Retaining Parts for Corrosive Service
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM A389/A389M-13(2018) - Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Alloy, Specially Heat Treated, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for High-Temperature Service
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM A872/A872M-21 - Standard Specification for Centrifugally Cast Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe for Corrosive Environments
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM A995/A995M-20 - Standard Specification for Castings, Austenitic-Ferritic (Duplex) Stainless Steel, for Pressure-Containing Parts
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B1015-20 - Standard Practice for Form and Style of Standards Relating to Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM A703/A703M-20a - Standard Specification for Steel Castings, General Requirements, for Pressure-Containing Parts
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM A985/A985M-21 - Standard Specification for Steel Investment Castings General Requirements, for Pressure-Containing Parts
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM A608/A608M-20 - Standard Specification for Centrifugally Cast Iron-Chromium-Nickel High-Alloy Tubing for Pressure Application at High Temperatures
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM A352/A352M-21 - Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Ferritic and Martensitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for Low-Temperature Service
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 488/A 488M – 01 An American National Standard
Standard Practice for
Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and
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Personnel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 488/A 488M; 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.
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1. Scope General Application
A 148/A 148M Specification for Steel Castings, High
1.1 This practice establishes the qualification of procedures,
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Strength, for Structural Purposes
welders, and operators for the fabrication and repair of steel
A 216/A 216M Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon,
castings by electric arc welding.
Suitable for Fusion Welding, for High-Temperature Ser-
1.1.1 Qualifications of a procedure and either or both the
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vice
operator or welder under Section IX of the ASME Boiler and
A 217/A 217M Specification for Steel Castings, Martensi-
Pressure Vessel Code shall automatically qualify the procedure
tic Stainless and Alloy, for Pressure-Containing Parts,
and either or both the operator or welder under this practice.
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Suitable for High-Temperature Service
P-number designations in the ASME grouping of base metals
A 351/A 351M Specification for Castings, Austenitic, Aus-
for qualification may be different than the category numbers
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tenitic–Ferritic (Duplex), for Pressure–Containing Parts
listed in Table 1. Refer to Appendix X1 for a comparison of
A 352/A 352M Specification for Steel Castings, Ferritic
ASTM category numbers with the corresponding ASME
and Martensitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable
P-Number designations.
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for Low-Temperature Service
1.2 Each manufacturer or contractor is responsible for the
A 356/A 356M Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon,
welding done by his organization and shall conduct the tests
Low Alloy, and Stainless Steel, Heavy-Walled for Steam
required to qualify his welding procedures, welders, and
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Turbines
operators.
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
1.3 Each manufacturer or contractor shall maintain a record
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of Steel Products
of welding procedure qualification tests (Fig. 1), welder or
A 389/A 389M Specification for Steel Castings, Alloy,
operator performance qualification tests (Fig. 2), and welding
Specially Heat-Treated, for Pressure-Containing Parts,
procedure specification (Fig. 3), which shall be made available
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Suitable for High-Temperature Service
to the purchaser’s representative on request.
A 447/A 447M Specification for Steel Castings,
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
Chromium-Nickel-Iron Alloy (25-12 Class), for High-
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the
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Temperature Service
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each
A 487/A 487M Specification for Steel Castings Suitable
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must
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for Pressure Service
be used independently of the other. Combining values from the
A 494/A 494M Specification for Castings, Nickel and
two systems may result in nonconformance with this practice.
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Nickel Alloy
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
A 732/A 732M Specification for Castings, Investment,
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Carbon and Low Alloy Steel for General Application, and
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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Cobalt Alloy for High Strength at Elevated Temperatures
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
A 743/A 743M Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion-Resistant, for General
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2. Referenced Documents
Application
A 744/A 744M Specification for Castings, Iron-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion-Resistant, for Severe Ser-
A 27/A 27M Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, for
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vice
A 747/A 747M Specification for Steel Castings, Stainless,
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Precipitation Hardening
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.18 on Castings.
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Current edition approved Mar. 10, 2001. Published May 2001. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.02.
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published as A 488 – 63 T. Last previous edition A 488/A 488M – 99. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03.
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