ASTM A756-09

Standard Specification for Stainless Anti-Friction Bearing Steel

ABSTRACT
This specification deals with the requirements for chromium-carbon bearing quality stainless steel to be used in the manufacture of anti-friction bearings. Chemical requirements shall conform to the required compositions of carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, chromium, nickel, copper, and molybdenum. Heat analysis and product analysis shall made. Decarburization and surface imperfection limits are specified. When annealing will be made, the steel should have a completely spheroidized microstructure and the hardness is specified.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for chromium-carbon bearing quality stainless steel to be used in the manufacture of anti-friction bearings.
1.2 Supplementary Requirements of an optional nature are provided and when desired shall be so stated in the order.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2009
• ICS: 77.140.20 - Stainless steels
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.28 - Bearing and Power Transmission Steels

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A756-94(2001) - Standard Specification for Stainless Anti-Friction Bearing Steel
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2009
• Replaced By: ASTM A756-09(2014) - Standard Specification for Stainless Anti-Friction Bearing Steel
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2014
• Referred By: ASTM F2332-06(2022) - Standard Specification for Annular Ball Bearings for Instruments and Precision Rotating Components
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A756 −09
StandardSpecification for
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Stainless Anti-Friction Bearing Steel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A756; 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.
1. Scope* 3. Ordering Information
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for 3.1 Orders for material under specification should include
chromium-carbon bearing quality stainless steel to be used in
the following information:
the manufacture of anti-friction bearings.
3.1.1 Quantity,
3.1.2 Grade identification,
1.2 Supplementary Requirements of an optional nature are
provided and when desired shall be so stated in the order. 3.1.3 Specification designation and year of issue,
3.1.4 Dimensions, shape, and
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
3.1.5 Supplementary Requirements, if desired.
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
4. Process
and are not considered standard.
4.1 The steel shall be made by a process that is capable of
2. Referenced Documents
providing a high-quality product meeting the requirements of
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2.1 ASTM Standards: this specification.
A484/A484M Specification for General Requirements for
Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, and Forgings
5. Chemical Composition
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemi-
5.1 Typical examples of chemical compositions are shown
cal Analysis of Steel Products
in Table 1. Other compositions may be specified.
E45 Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of
5.2 An analysis of each heat of steel shall be made by the
Steel
steel manufacturer in accordance withTest Methods, Practices,
E381 Method of Macroetch Testing Steel Bars, Billets,
and Terminology A751. The chemical composition thus deter-
Blooms, and Forgings
mined shall conform to the requirements specified in Table 1
E1019 Test Methods for Determination of Carbon, Sulfur,
for the ordered grade or to requirements agreed upon between
Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel, Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt
the manufacturer and the purchaser.
Alloys by Various Combustion and Fusion Techniques
E1077 Test Methods for Estimating the Depth of Decarbur-
5.3 Product analysis may be made by the purchaser in
ization of Steel Specimens
accordance with Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology
2.2 Other Standards:
A751. Permissible variations in product analysis shall be made
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ISO 683 Part 17 Ball and Roller Bearing Steels
in accordance with Specification A484/A484M.
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SAE J418a Grain Size Determination of Steel
6. Dimensions, Mass, and Permissible Variations
6.1 The size and shape of the material shall be agreed upon
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
between manufacturer and purchaser.
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.28 on Bearing Steels.
6.2 Dimensional tolerances for hot-rolled or hot-rolled and
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2009. Published November 2009. Originally
approved in 1978. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as A756 – 94 (2001). annealed bars, in straight lengths or coils, and cold-finished
DOI: 10.1520/A0756-09.
bars0.500in.(12.7mm)andlargerindiameterfurnishedunder
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
thisspecificationshallconformtotherequirementsspecifiedin
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
the latest edition of Specification A484/A484M.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
6.3 Dimensional tolerances for cold-finished coils for ball
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Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de
and roller material shall be as shown in Table 2.
la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://
www.iso.ch.
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6.4 Coil tolerances also apply to cold-finished straight
Available from Society of Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth Drive,
Warrendale, PA 15096. lengths under 0.500 in. (12.7 mm) in diameter.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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TABLE 1 Chemical Composition
Cu
C D
Number Name C Mn P (max) S (max) Si Cr Ni Mo (max) O (max) Al (max) Other
... 440C 0.95 - 1.20 1.00 max 0.040 0.030 1.00 16.00 - 0.75 0.40 - 0.050 0.0020 0.050 ...
max 18.00 max 0.65
... X30CrMoN15-1 0.25 - 0.35 1.00 max 0.030 0.025 1.00 14.00 - 0
...

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Designation:A756–94 (Reapproved 2001) Designation: A756 – 09
Standard Specification for
1
Stainless Anti-Friction Bearing Steel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A756; 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.
1. Scope*
1.1 Thisspecificationcoverstherequirementsforchromium-carbonbearingqualitystainlesssteeltobeusedinthemanufacture
of anti-friction bearings.
1.2 Supplementary Requirements of an optional nature are provided and when desired shall be so stated in the order.
1.3The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
A484/A484M Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, and Forgings
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
E45 Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel
E381 Method of Macroetch Testing Steel Bars, Billets, Blooms, and Forgings
E1019 Test Methods for Determination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel, Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys by
Various Combustion and Fusion Techniques
E1077 Test Methods for Estimating the Depth of Decarburization of Steel Specimens
2.2 Other Standard: Other Standards:
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ISO 683 Part 17 Ball and Roller Bearing Steels
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SAE J418a Grain Size Determination of Steel
3. Ordering Information
3.1 Orders for material under specification should include the following information:
3.1.1 Quantity,
3.1.2 Grade identification,
3.1.3 Specification designation and year of issue,
3.1.4 Dimensions, shape, and
3.1.5 Supplementary Requirements, if desired.
4. Process
4.1 The steel shall be made by a process that is capable of providing a high-quality product meeting the requirements of this
specification.
5. Chemical Composition
5.1 Typical examples of chemical compositions are shown in Table 1. Other compositions may be specified.
5.2 An analysis of each heat of steel shall be made by the steel manufacturer in accordance with Test Methods, Practices, and
Terminology A751. The chemical composition thus determined shall conform to the requirements specified in Table 1 for the
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM CommitteeA01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.28
on Bearing Steels.
Current edition approved March 10, 2001. Published March 2001. Originally published as A756–78. Last previous edition A756–94. DOI: 10.1520/A0756-94R01.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2009. Published November 2009. Originally approved in 1978. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as A756 – 94 (2001). DOI:
10.1520/A0756-09.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book ofASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from Society of Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096.
3
Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://www.iso.ch.
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Available from Society of Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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TABLE 1 Chemical Composition
C
EleNumbentr 440CName 440C MOD
Carbon 1.00 to
0.95 to 1.10 1.10
Carbon 1.00 to
Mn 1.10
Cu
D
Manganese,max 1.00 0.30 tSi Cr Ni Mo 1.00 (max) O (max) Al (max) Other
Manganese,P Cu
D
(max) S (max) Si Cr Ni Mo (max) O (max) Al (max) Other
Phosphorus, 0.025 0.0 1.00 max 0.040 0.030 1.00 16.00 - 0.75 0.40 - 0.050 0.0020 0.050 .
max max 18.00 max 0.65
... 440C 0.95 - 1.20 1.00 max 0.040 0.030 1.00 16.00 - 0.75 0.40 - 0.050 0.0020 0.050 ...
max 18.00 max 0.65
Sulfur, max 0.025 0.025Silicon, 1.00 max 0.030 0.025 1.00 0.20 to0 0.30 0.85 - . 0.0020 . N 0.300
-
...