ASTM A601-96(2004)

Standard Specification for Electrolytic Manganese Metal

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers six grades of electrolytic manganese designated as follows: Grade Regular AIntermediate HydrogenBLow HydrogenC4.5 % Nitrogen BearingD6 % Nitrogen BearingEWeld Grade PowderF

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2004
• ICS: 77.140.20 - Stainless steels
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.18 - Castings

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A601-96(2000) - Standard Specification for Electrolytic Manganese Metal
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Replaced By: ASTM A601-05 - Standard Specification for Electrolytic Manganese Metal
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 601 – 96 (Reapproved 2004)
Standard Specification for
Electrolytic Manganese Metal
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 601; 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.
1. Scope 4.2 The manufacturer shall furnish an analysis of each
shipment showing the elements specified in the applicable
1.1 This specification covers six grades of electrolytic
table.
manganese designated as follows:
Grade
5. Size
Regular A
Intermediate Hydrogen B
5.1 The various grades are available in the sizes listed in
Low Hydrogen C
Table 3.
4.5 % Nitrogen Bearing D
5.2 The sizes listed in Table 3 are typical as shipped from
6 % Nitrogen Bearing E
Weld Grade Powder F
the manufacturer’s plant. These alloys exhibit varying degrees
of friability; therefore, some attrition may be expected in
2. Referenced Documents
transit, storage, and handling (see 5.3).
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5.3 Friability Ratings (see Appendix):
E 11 Specification for Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing
Grades A, B, C No. 6
Purposes
Grades D, E No. 5
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
6. Sampling
Determine Conformance With Specifications
E 32 PracticesforSamplingFerroalloysandSteelAdditives 6.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance with
Practices E 32.
for Determination of Chemical Composition
6.2 Other methods of sampling that have been agreed upon
3. Ordering Information
between the manufacturer and the purchaser may be used. In
3.1 Orders for material to this specification shall include the case of discrepancy, Practices E 32 shall be used for referee.
following information:
7. Chemical Analysis
3.1.1 Quality,
3.1.2 Name of material, 7.1 Chemical procedures for analysis of ferroalloy compo-
nents are not standardized. The chemical content procedures
3.1.3 ASTM designation and year of issue,
3.1.4 Grade (see 1.1), must be mutually agreed upon between the purchaser and the
manufacturer if there are differences in results.
3.1.5 Sizing, if appropriate (Section 6), and
3.1.6 Special requirements for packaging, inspection, analy- 7.2 Special Analysis Requirements—Analysis for addi-
tional elements other than those listed in Table 1 and Table 2
sis reports, etc., as appropriate.
shall be agreed upon between the purchaser and the manufac-
4. Chemical Requirements
turer. Such elements in trace quantities shall be reported as less
4.1 The various grades shall conform to the requirements as than “<” the limit of analytical equipment. This shall be
to chemical composition specified in Table 1 and Table 2. mutually agreed upon between the purchaser and the manufac-
turer.
7.3 For purposes of determining conformance with this
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
specification, the reported analysis shall be rounded to the
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
nearest unit in the last right-hand place of figures used in
A01.18 on Castings.
expressing the limiting value, in accordance with the rounding
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2004. Published October 2004. Originally
approved in 1969. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as A 601 – 96 (2000).
method of Practice E 29.
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A 601 – 96 (2004)
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition, %
Element
Regular A Intermediate Low 4.5 % Nitrogen 6 % Nitrogen Weld Grade
Hydrogen B Hydrogen C Bearing D Bearing E Powder F
A A
Manganese, total 99.5 min 99.5 min 99.5 min 94–95 93–94 99.5 min
B A A AC C
Manganese, metallic 99.9 min 99.9 min 99.9 min 99.9 min
A
Sulfur 0.030 max 0.030 max 0.030 max 0.035 max 0.035 max 0.035 max
A AC C A
Hydrogen 0.015 max 0.005 max 0.0010 max 0.0030 max
CCC A AC
Nitrogen 4.0–5.4 5.5–6.5
A
Analysis required with each lot.
B
Percentage of total as metallic manganese.
C
No requirement.
TABLE 2 Supplemental Chemical Requirements
10.2 When shipment is made in containers, each container
Composition, max, % shall be marked or a label or tag attached. The marking shall
show the material, lot number, net weight, name, and brand
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