Standard Specification for Vacuum-Treated 12 % Chromium Alloy Steel Forgings for Turbine Rotors and Shafts

ABSTRACT
This specification covers vacuum-treated 12% chromium alloy steel forgings for turbine rotors and shafts. Materials shall be manufactured by specified melting processes, heat treatment (quenching, tempering, and austenitizing), rough machining, boring, and stress relieving. Product analysis shall be used to evaluate if the elemental chemical compositions of the forgings are within specified range. Specimens shall also undergo tension and impact tests to evaluate their conformance to tensile and notch toughness requirements, which include tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, and reduction of area. Nondestructive tests, such as ultrasonic and internal inspection, and stability tests shall be performed as well. Forgings may be retreated one or more times, but not exceeding three additional times, if the results of mechanical tests fail to meet required values.
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1.1 This specification covers vacuum-treated 12 % chromium steel forgings for turbine rotors and shafts.
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.3 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.

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Designation: A768/A768M – 05
Standard Specification for
Vacuum-Treated 12 % Chromium Alloy Steel Forgings for
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Turbine Rotors and Shafts
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA768/A768M; 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* A788/A788M Specification for Steel Forgings, General Re-
quirements
1.1 This specification covers vacuum-treated 12 % chro-
mium steel forgings for turbine rotors and shafts.
3. Ordering Information
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
3.1 In addition to the ordering information required by
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
Specification A788/A788M, the purchaser shall include with
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
the inquiry and order a detailed drawing, sketch, or written
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
description of the forging, including the mechanical test
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
specimen location.
with the standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4. General Requirements
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.1 Material supplied to this specification shall conform to
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
the requirements of SpecificationA788/A788M which outlines
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
additional ordering information, manufacturing requirements,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
testing and retesting methods and procedures, marking, certi-
fication,productanalysisvariations,andadditionalsupplemen-
2. Referenced Documents
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tary requirements.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.2 If the requirements of this specification are in conflict
A275/A275M Practice for Magnetic Particle Examination
with the requirements of Specification A788/A788M, the
of Steel Forgings
requirements of this specification shall prevail.
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
of Steel Products
5. Manufacture
A418/A418M Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Tur-
5.1 The melting processes of Specification A788/A788M
bine and Generator Steel Rotor Forgings
shall be applicable except that the open-hearth or basic oxygen
A472/A472M Specification for Heat Stability of Steam
methods of primary melting shall not be used, and the molten
Turbine Shafts and Rotor Forgings
steelshallbevacuumdegassedpriortoorduringpouringofthe
ingot.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, 5.1.1 If the ESR process is used, then the electrodes shall
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
have been produced from vacuum degassed primary heat(s).
A01.06 on Steel Forgings and Billets.
5.2 In addition to the requirements of Specification A788/
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2005. Published September 2005. Originally
A788M, it is important to maintain the axial center of the
approved in 1979. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as A768 – 95 (2001).
DOI: 10.1520/A0768_A0768M-05.
forging in common with the axial center of the original ingot.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
5.3 Heat Treatment:
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.3.1 The heat treatment for mechanical properties shall
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. consist of quenching and tempering.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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A768/A768M – 05
5.3.1.1 The preliminary heat treatment shall consist of 6. Chemical Composition
normalizing well above the transformation temperature range.
6.1 Thesteelshallconformtotherequirementsforchemical
This operation may be performed before preliminary machin-
composition prescribed in Table 2.
ing (see 5.4.1).
6.2 ProductAnalysis—Themanufacturershallmakeaprod-
5.3.1.2 The quenching treatment shall be from above the
uct analysis from each forging. The chemical composition thus
transformation range but below the normalizing temperature
determined shall not vary from the requirements specified in
described in 5.3.1.1. This treatment shall be performed after
Table 1 by more than the amounts prescribed in Specification
preliminary machining (see 5.4.1). A
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