ASTM A484/A484M-06b

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, and Forgings

ABSTRACT
This specification covers general requirements that shall apply to wrought stainless steel bars, shapes, forgings, and billets or other semi-finished materials, except wire, for forging. The materials shall be furnished in one of the following conditions: (1) hot-worked; (2) hot-worked and annealed; (3) hot-worked, annealed and cold-worked; or (4) hot-worked, annealed, and heat-treated. Product analysis tolerances shall be performed wherein the specimens shall conform to the required chemical compositions of carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, chromium, nickel, molybdenum, titanium, cobalt, columbium, tantalum, copper, aluminum, nitrogen, tungsten, vanadium, and selenium. The materials shall be heat treated and austenitic stainless steels and austenitic-ferritic grades shall be furnished in the solution annealed condition and shall conform to the required values of temperature, permitted annealing procedure, quenching, and rapid cooling.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers general requirements that shall apply to wrought stainless steel bars, shapes, forgings, and billets or other semi-finished material (except wire) for forging, under the latest revision of each of the following ASTM specifications: A 276, A 314, A 458, A 473, A 477, A 479/A 479M, A 564/A 564M, A 565/A 565M, A 582/A 582M, A 638/A 638M, A 705/A 705M, and A 831/A 831M.
1.2 In the case of conflict between a requirement of a product specification and a requirement of this specification, the product specification shall prevail. In the case of conflict between a requirement of the product specification or a requirement of this specification and a more stringent requirement of the purchase order, the purchase order shall prevail. The purchase order requirements shall not take precedence if they, in any way, violate the requirements of the product specification or this specification; for example, by waiving a test requirement or by making a test requirement less stringent.
1.3 The requirements for introduction of new materials in specifications referencing this specification are given in .
1.4 General requirements for flat-rolled stainless steel products other than bar are covered in Specification A 480/A 480M.
1.5 General requirements for wire products in coils are covered in Specification A 555/A 555M.
1.6 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI (metric) units are to be regarded separately as the standard; within the text and tables, 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.
1.7 Unless the order specifies an "M" designation, the material shall be furnished to inch-pound units.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2006
• ICS: 77.140.20 - Stainless steels
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.17 - Flat-Rolled and Wrought Stainless Steel

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A484/A484M-06a - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, and Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Replaced By: ASTM A484/A484M-08 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, and Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2008
• Referred By: ASTM A565/A565M-10(2017)e1 - Standard Specification for Martensitic Stainless Steel Bars for High-Temperature Service
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A705/A705M-23 - Standard Specification for Age-Hardening Stainless Steel Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A182/A182M-23 - Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for High-Temperature Service
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM F1376-92(2020) - Standard Guide for Metallurgical Analysis for Gas Distribution System Components (Withdrawn 2023)
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A314-19 - Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Billets and Bars for Forging
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A955/A955M-20c - Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Stainless Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM F593-22 - Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bolts, Hex Cap Screws, and Studs
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A555/A555M-23 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A756-17(2022) - Standard Specification for Stainless Anti-Friction Bearing Steel
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A666-23 - Standard Specification for Annealed or Cold-Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Flat Bar
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM B649-21 - Standard Specification for Ni-Fe-Cr-Mo-Cu-N Low-Carbon Alloy and Cr-Ni-Fe-N <brk/>Low-Carbon Alloy Bar and Wire, Ni-Cr-Fe-Mo-N Alloy Wire, and Ni-Fe-Cr-Mo-N Alloy Bar
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM F2229-21 - Standard Specification for Wrought, Nitrogen Strengthened 23Manganese-21Chromium-1Molybdenum Low-Nickel Stainless Steel Alloy Bar and Wire for Surgical Implants (UNS S29108)
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A564/A564M-19a - Standard Specification for Hot-Rolled and Cold-Finished Age-Hardening Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 484/A 484M – 06b
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, and
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Forgings
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA 484/A 484M; 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.
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This specification covers general requirements that 2.1 ASTM Standards:
shall apply to wrought stainless steel bars, shapes, forgings, A 262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranu-
and billets or other semi-finished material (except wire) for lar Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels
forging, under the latest revision of each of the following A 276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
ASTM specifications: A 276, A 314, A 458, A 473, A 477, A 314 Specification for Stainless Steel Billets and Bars for
A 479/A 479M, A 564/A 564M, A 565/A 565M, A 582/ Forging
A 582M, A 638/A 638M, A 705/A 705M, and A 831/A 831M. A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
1.2 In the case of conflict between a requirement of a of Steel Products
product specification and a requirement of this specification, A 458 Specification for Hot-Worked, Hot-Cold-Worked,
the product specification shall prevail. In the case of conflict and Cold-Worked Alloy Steel Bars for High Strength at
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between a requirement of the product specification or a Elevated Temperatures
requirement of this specification and a more stringent require- A 473 Specification for Stainless Steel Forgings
ment of the purchase order, the purchase order shall prevail. A 477 Specification for Hot-Worked, Hot-Cold Worked and
The purchase order requirements shall not take precedence if Cold-WorkedAlloy Steel Forgings and Forging Billets for
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they, in any way, violate the requirements of the product High Strength at Elevated Temperatures
specification or this specification; for example, by waiving a A 479/A 479M Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and
test requirement or by making a test requirement less stringent. Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels
1.3 The requirements for introduction of new materials in A 480/A 480M Specification for General Requirements for
specifications referencing this specification are given inAnnex Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate,
A1. Sheet, and Strip
1.4 General requirements for flat-rolled stainless steel prod- A 555/A 555M Specification for General Requirements for
uctsotherthanbararecoveredinSpecificationA 480/A 480M. Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods
1.5 General requirements for wire products in coils are A 564/A 564M Specification for Hot-Rolled and Cold-
covered in Specification A 555/A 555M. Finished Age-Hardening Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
1.6 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI A 565/A 565M Specification for Martensitic Stainless Steel
(metric) units are to be regarded separately as the standard; Bars for High-Temperature Service
within the text and tables, the SI units are shown in [brackets]. A 582/A 582M Specification for Free-Machining Stainless
The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; Steel Bars
therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother. A 638/A 638M Specification for Precipitation Hardening
Combining values from the two systems may result in noncon- Iron Base Superalloy Bars, Forgings, and Forging Stock
formance with the specification. for High-Temperature Service
1.7 Unless the order specifies an “M” designation, the A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
material shall be furnished to inch-pound units. Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
A 705/A 705M Specification for Age-Hardening Stainless
Steel Forgings
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
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A01.17 on Flat-Rolled and Wrought Stainless Steel.
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approved in 1963. Last previous edition approved in 2006 asA 484/A 484M – 06a.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Applications, see related Specifi-
the ASTM website.
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cation SA-484/SA-484M in Section II of that code.
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Designation:A484/A484M–06a Designation: A 484/A 484M – 06b
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, and
1
Forgings
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA 484/A 484M; 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 (´) 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*
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1.1 This specification covers general requirements that shall apply to wrought stainless steel bars, shapes, forgings, and billets
or other semi-finished material (except wire) for forging, under the latest revision of each of the following ASTM specifications:
A 276, A 314, A 458, A 473, A 477, A 479/A 479M, A 564/A 564M, A 565/A 565M, A 582/A 582M, A 638/A 638M, A 705/
A 705M, and A 831/A 831M.
1.2 In the case of conflict between a requirement of a product specification and a requirement of this specification, the product
specification shall prevail. In the case of conflict between a requirement of the product specification or a requirement of this
specification and a more stringent requirement of the purchase order, the purchase order shall prevail. The purchase order
requirements shall not take precedence if they, in any way, violate the requirements of the product specification or this
specification; for example, by waiving a test requirement or by making a test requirement less stringent.
1.3 The requirements for introduction of new materials in specifications referencing this specification are given in Annex A1.
1.4 General requirements for flat-rolled stainless steel products other than bar are covered in Specification A 480/A 480M.
1.5 General requirements for wire products in coils are covered in Specification A 555/A 555M.
1.6 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI (metric) units are to be regarded separately as the standard; within the
text and tables, 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.
1.7 Unless the order specifies an “M” designation, the material shall be furnished to inch-pound units.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
A 262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels
A 276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
A 314 Specification for Stainless Steel Billets and Bars for Forging
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A 458 Specification for Hot-Worked, Hot-Cold-Worked, and Cold-Worked Alloy Steel Bars for High Strength at Elevated
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Temperatures
A 473 Specification for Stainless Steel Forgings
A 477 Specification for Hot-Worked, Hot-Cold Worked and Cold-Worked Alloy Steel Forgings and Forging Billets for High
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Strength at Elevated Temperatures
A 479/A 479M Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels
A 480/A 480M Specification for General Requirements for Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and
Strip
A 555/A 555M Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods
A 564/A 564M Specification for Hot-Rolled and Cold-Finished Age-Hardening Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
A 565/A 565M Specification for Martensitic Stainless Steel Bars for High-Temperature Service
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM CommitteeA01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.17
on Flat-Rolled and Wrought Stainless Steel.
Current edition approved JulyOct. 1, 2006. Published JulyOctober 2006. Originally approved in 1963. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as A 484/A 484M – 06a.
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Applications, see related Specification SA-484/SA-484M in Section II of that code.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Withdrawn.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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