ASTM A216/A216M-93(1998)

Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, Suitable for Fusion Welding, for High- Temperature Service

SCOPE
1.1 This specification  covers carbon steel castings for valves, flanges, fittings, or other pressure-containing parts for high-temperature service and of quality suitable for assembly with other castings or wrought-steel parts by fusion welding.  
1.2 Three grades, WCA, WCB, and WCC, are covered in this specification. Selection will depend upon design and service conditions, mechanical properties, and the high temperature characteristics.  
1.3 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: 09-May-1998
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.18 - Castings

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM A216/A216M-93(2003) - Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, Suitable for Fusion Welding, for High- Temperature Service
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A234/A234M-23a - Standard Specification for Piping Fittings of Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Moderate and High Temperature Service
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• Referred By: ASTM A217/A217M-22 - Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Martensitic Stainless and Alloy, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for High-Temperature Service
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• Referred By: ASTM A351/A351M-18e1 - Standard Specification for Castings, Austenitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• Referred By: ASTM A985/A985M-21 - Standard Specification for Steel Investment Castings General Requirements, for Pressure-Containing Parts
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• Referred By: ASTM A703/A703M-20a - Standard Specification for Steel Castings, General Requirements, for Pressure-Containing Parts
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F1548-01(2023) - Standard Specification for Performance of Fittings for Use with Gasketed Mechanical Couplings Used in Piping Applications
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F1565-00(2019) - Standard Specification for Pressure-Reducing Valves for Steam Service
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F2798-09(2023) - Standard Specification for Sealless Lube Oil Pump with Oil Through Motor for Marine Applications
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F1508-96(2021) - Standard Specification for Angle Style, Pressure Relief Valves for Steam, Gas, and Liquid Services
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F1155-10(2019) - Standard Practice for Selection and Application of Piping System Materials
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F1007-18(2022) - Standard Specification for Pipeline Expansion Joints of the Packed Slip Type for Marine Application
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F1545-15a(2021) - Standard Specification for Plastic-Lined Ferrous Metal Pipe, Fittings, and Flanges
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• Referred By: ASTM A488/A488M-18e2 - Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
• Effective Date: 10-May-1998
• 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-May-1998

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:A 216/A216M–93 (Reapproved 1998) Endorsed by Manufacturers Standardization Society
of the Valve and Fittings Industry
Endorsed by American Foundrymen’s Society
Used in USDOE-NE Standards
An American National Standard
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
Steel Castings, Carbon, Suitable for Fusion Welding, for
High-Temperature Service
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA216/A216M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
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 3. General Conditions for Delivery
1.1 This specification covers carbon steel castings for 3.1 Material furnished to this specification shall conform to
valves, flanges, fittings, or other pressure-containing parts for the requirements of Specification A703/A703M, including
high-temperature service and of quality suitable for assembly any supplementary requirements that are indicated in the
with other castings or wrought-steel parts by fusion welding. purchase order. Failure to comply with the general require-
1.2 Three grades, WCA, WCB, and WCC, are covered in ments of Specification A703/A703M constitutes nonconfor-
this specification. Selection will depend upon design and mance with this specification. In case of conflict between the
service conditions, mechanical properties, and the high tem- requirements of this specification and Specification A703/
perature characteristics. A703M, this specification shall prevail.
1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
4. Ordering Information
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the
4.1 The inquiry and order should include or indicate the
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must following:
4.1.1 A description of the casting by pattern number or
beusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthe
two systems may result in nonconformance with the specifi- drawing (dimensional tolerances shall be included on the
casting drawing),
cation.
4.1.2 Grade of steel,
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.3 Options in the specification, and
2.1 ASTM Standards: 4.1.4 Thesupplementaryrequirementsdesiredincludingthe
A488/A488M Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Quali- standards of acceptance.
fications of Procedures and Personnel
5. Heat Treatment
A703/A703M Specification for Steel Castings, General
5.1 Allcastingsshallreceiveaheattreatmentpropertotheir
Requirements, for Pressure-Containing Parts
design and chemical composition.
E165 Test Method for Liquid Penetrant Examination
E709 Guide for Magnetic Particle Examination 5.2 Castings shall be furnished in the annealed, or normal-
ized,ornormalizedandtemperedconditionunlessSupplemen-
2.2 Manufacturers’ Standardization Society of the Valve
and Fittings Industry Standard: tary Requirement S15 is specified.
5.3 Heat treatment shall be performed after castings have
SP55 Steel Castings for Valve, Flanges, and Fittings, and
Other Components (Visual Method) been allowed to cool below the transformation range.
6. Temperature Control
6.1 Furnace temperatures for heat treating shall be effec-
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM CommitteeA-1 on Steel,
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee tively controlled by pyrometer.
A01.18 on Castings.
Current edition approved Dec. 15, 1993. Published April 1994. Originally
7. Chemical Composition
published as A216–39T. Last previous edition A216/A216M–89.
7.1 The steel shall conform to the requirements as to
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications, see related Specifi-
cation SA-216/SA-216M in Section II of that code.
chemical composition prescribed in Table 1.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.02.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03.
Available from Manufacturers’ Standardization Society of the Valve and
Fittings Industry, 127 Park St., N.E. Vienna, VA 22180.
A 216/A216M
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements TABLE 2 Tensile Requirements
Element Composition, % Grade Grade Grade
WCA WCB WCC
Grade Grade Grade
Tensile strength, ksi 60 to 85 70 to 95 70 to 95
WCA WCB WCC
[MPa] [415 to 585] [485 to 655] [485 to 655]
A B C
Carbon, max 0.25 0.30 0.25
A
Yield strength, min, 30 [205] 36 [250] 40 [275]
A B C
Manganese, max 0.70 1.00 1.20
ksi [MPa]
Phosphorus, max 0.04 0.04 0.04
Elongation in 2 in. 24 22 22
Sulfur, max 0.045 0.045 0.045
B
[50 mm], min, %
Silicon, max 0.60 0.60 0.60
Reduction o
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