‘Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, for General Application AASHTO DESIGNATION: M 103/M 103M-89 1. SCOPE 1.1 This specification covers carbon steel castings for general applications that require up to 70 xsi [485 MPa] minimum tensile strength. NOTE—Toe grades covered by this spcifi- cation represent materials that are suitable for assembly with other steel castings of wrought steel parts by fusion welling. Iti not intended ‘o imply that all these grades possess the same Aegre of weldability of thatthe same welding techniques cam be used on all casting. It ie the responsibilty of the purchaser to establish for himsef a suitable welding technique. 1.2. Several grades and two classes of steel castings are covered, as indicated below. The grade and class desired shall be specified by the purchaser. 1.2.1 Grade N-1—Chemical analysis aly. 1.2.2 Grade N-2—Heat-treated but ‘ot mechanically tested 1.2.3. Grade U-60-30 [415-205] — ‘Mechanically tested but not heat-treated. 1.2.4 Grades 60-30 (415-205), 65-35 (450-240), 70-36 (485-250), and 70-40 [485-275]—Heat-treated and mechani- cally tested. 1.2.5 Class 1 and Class 2 steel cast- ings shall be specified in accordance with 9.2. 1.3. The values stated in either inch- ‘pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the ST units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently ofthe other. Com- ‘ining values from the two systems may result in nooconformance with the specifi- cation. Inch-pound units are applicable for ‘material ordered to M 103 and SI units for ‘material ordered to M 103M. 100 2. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS 2.1 AASHTO Standards: 7244 Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products 2.2 ASTM Standards: A370. Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of ‘Steel Products AT3UA 732M. Castings, Invest- ‘meat, Carbon and Low- Alloy Steel, for General “Application and Cobalt Alloy for High Strength ‘at Elevated Temperatures ATSI/A 781M Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for Gen- ‘eral Industrial Use 3. GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR DELIVERY 3.1. Material furnished to this specifi- cation shall conform to the applicable requirements of Specification A 781, A7BIM, including the supplementary requirements that are indicated on the pur- chase order. 4, ORDERING INFORMATION 4.1. Orders for material under this specification should include the following information in proper sequence. 4.1.1 Quantity, 4.1.2 . Specification, grade (1.2), and class (9.2), 4.1.3 Description ofthe casting by pattem oumber or drawing, 4.1.4 Options in the specification, and (ASTM DESIGNATION: A 27/A 27M-87) 4.1.5. Supplementary requirements desired, including standards of accept- 5, HEAT TREATMENT S.1_Allcastings of Grades N-2, 60-30 {415.205}, 65-35 [450-240], 70-36 {485.250}, and 70-40 [485-725] shall be heat-treated by full annealing, normsliz~ ing, normalizing and tempering, or quenching and tempering. Unless other- wise specified in the inquiry, contract, of ‘order, the castings may be heat-treated by ‘any one or combination of these heat- treatments atthe option of the manufac- turer, S.1.1 Heat-treatment shall be per- formed after castings have been allowed to cool from the pouring temperature to below the transformation range. ‘5.2 Fumace temperatures for beat- ‘treating shall be regulated by the use of yrometers. 6. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION 6.1. The stee! shall conform to the requirements as to chemical composition prescribed in Table 1. Product analysis tolerances shall conform to the Product, ‘Analysis Tolerances shown in ASTM A TBI/A 781M. When residual element chemical content is of interest tothe pur- chaser, $54 may be considered, 7. TENSILE PROPERTIES 7A Except for Grades N-1 and N-2, fone tension test shall be performed on each heat and the mechanical properties thus determined shall conform to theM103, requirements specified in Table 2. The teasion test shall be performed in accord ance with ASTM A 370. 7.2 Test bars shall be poured in spe- cial blocks similar to those shown in Fig- ure 1 of ASTM A 781/A 781M ard from the same heat as the casting represented 7.3 Test coupons may be cut from the heat-treated (if required) castings or cast integrally withthe castings at the produc ers option. 7.4, The test bas for heat-treated castings shall be heat-treated in produc- tion furnaces tothe same procedure as the castings they represent. When specified by the purchaser, the test bars shall be heat- treated withthe castings. 7.S. Test specimens shall be machined to the form and dimeasioas shown in Fig- ure 6 of ASTM A 370. 7.6 Many specimen is machined improperly or if flaws ae revealed by machining or during testing, the specimen may be discarded and anotber substituted from the same heat. SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS 7.7 When this specification is applied to investment castings, test coupons and {ensioa test specimens shall be obtained and prepared as directed in $3.2 of ASTM ‘A T32/A 732M. Test coupons shall be heat Uueated as prescribed in 7.4. 8. RETESTS 8.1 Ifthe results ofthe mechanical tests for any eat, lt, oF casting do not conform to the requirements specified, retests are permitted as outlined in ASTM ‘4.370. At the manufacturer's option, cast- ings may be rebeat-treated and retested. ‘When castings are reheat-treated, they may not be reaustenitized more than 3 times without the approval ofthe pur- chaser. Testing after reheat treatment shall consist of the full number of specimens taken from locations complying withthe specification or order TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements Composition, % Carton? Manganese”? Silicon, Sulfur, Phosphor Grade* Max Max Max’ Max Max Grade NI 025 0.5 080 (0050S Gade N-2 035 0.0) 080 005 0S Grade U-60-30 [615-205] 0.25 0.15 080 0.05 0.05 Grade 60-30 {415-205} 030 0 08 © 005 os Grade 65.35 [480.240] 030 0.70 08 0.06 = s Grade 70-36 [485-250] 0.35 0.70 030 © 0.06 s Grade 70-40 [485.275] 025 120 030 006 00s * Specify Class 1 or Class? in addition to grade designation (ee 9.2) * For each reduction of 0.01% carbon below the maximum specified, an increase of 0.04% man- anes above the maximum specified will be permitted to a maximum of 1.40% for Grade 70-40 [485-275] and 1.00% for the other grade. TABLE? Tensile Requirements “Tensile Sueagih, Yield Point, Elongation in Reduction of Min,iksi Min, ksi’ 2in. (30mm), Area, Grade (MPa) (MP3) Min, Min, % Grade U-60.30 (415.205) 60 [415] 30 (205) 2 30 Grade 60.30 (415-205) 60 (413) 30 [205] m4 35 Grade 65-35 [450-240] 65 (450) 35 [20] 4 35 Grade 70-35 [485-250] 70 (485) 36 (250) 2 30 ade 70-40 [485.275}° 7o1s8s) 40275), 2 30 4 Specify Clas 1 or Cass 2 in addition to grade designation see 9.2) # When ICI test bars are used in tensile testing as provided for ia this specification, the gage length to reduced section iameter ratio shall be 4401 © Grade 70-40 (485-275) may be used to meet the requitement of Grade 70-36 (485-250), when agreed upon between the manufacturer andthe purchaser. lor 9. REWORK AND RETREATMENT 9.1 All welds shall be inspected to the same quality standards as were used to inspect the casting 9.2 Ipostweld heat-treatment is required, Class | must be specified along withthe grade, and the welds to be heat- treated must be defined. If postweld heat- {reatmeat is not required, Class 2 must be specified along with the grade. SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS A list of standardized supplementary requirements for use at the option of the purchaser is described in ASTM A TBI/A T8LM. Those which are consid- ered suitable for use with this specification are listed below by title only. Additional supplementary requirements suitable for use with this specification a the option of the purchaser are described below. One or ‘more of the supplementary requirements indicated below may be included in the purchaser's order or contract. When so included, a supplementary requirement shall have the same force as if it were in the body of the specification. Supplemen: tary requirements details not fully described shall be agreed upon between the purchaser and the supplier, but shall not negate aay of the requirements in the body of the specification, SI. MAGNETIC PARTICLE EXAMINATION $2. RADIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION $3. LIQUID PENETRANT EXAMINATION $4. ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION S6, CERTIFICATION 8. MARKING 89, CHARPY IMPACT TEST S10. HARDNESS TESTM103 102 SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS S51. PERMISSIBLE S52. GATE AND RISER TABLES Allowable Deviation fem VARIATIONS IN PROJECTIONS FOR ‘Average Casting Wei DIMENSIONAL CASTINGS MADE FROM ose Negative TOLERANCES FOR MOUNTED PATTERNS Deviation, Devin, CASTINGS MADE FROM ® MOUNTED PATTERNS ‘$52.1 Castings shall have gates and p00 (45) in one risers removed in such a manner that m0 Over 0010500 (45 9230), 6S «50, S51.1 Tolerances for commercial steel riseror gate stub projects or a depression in castings (S51.1.1) made from mounted _is made beyond or below the casting Over S000 0000[230 $030 4.5) oct patterns and the surfaces that are not to be machined shall be in accordance with Table 3. Metal match plate paterns and precise molding methods can produce closer tolerances than the valves shown ‘Table 3. Complex casting designs may require different permissible variations than those listed in Table 3. 51.11. The term “commercial cast- ings” does not cover castings requiring special fixtures for gaging, or finishing castings by grinding to special tolerance sages beyond the normal requirements as listed in Table 3. TABLE 3 _Nocmally Expected Deviation of Linear Casting Dimensions from Design Dimensions Bhepriat ineason, in om] Toleranes, in. eu) Upt03 (15nd +0) —¥%I2) Over3 07 (1510175) ik +424) —¥2(3) Over 710 20(17510 00), +¥2(5]~¥ [4] ined Over 2910 100{500 +46) ~¥a(5} 2,500, oct design contour in an amount that would exceed the values given in Table 4, S53. WEIGHT DEVIATION FOR CASTINGS MADE FROM MOUNTED PATTERNS 853.1 The allowable deviations from the average casting weight are shown in Table 5. TABLE4 Gate and Riser Projection ‘Tolerances Matigum Masioos Rise orGate Maxinum — Prjction, Dees, Diners, in fom) ia fmm) in. fon) Upto 4 {00}, int 4B) MB) Over 4t0$ (10010200), inet ¥ 6) KB) Over 8102020010500), % (10) DB] ict Over 2019305001075), (13) KLE) ine Over 301750) mul I Over 10,00 (4,590) 302s * Deviations do-not apply 10 mass as calcu lated from a desig drawing. S54. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS FOR RESIDUAL ELEMENTS SS4.1. The manufacturer shall determine the percentage of elements specified as follows, using procedures specified in ASTM A 781/A 781M, The chemical analysis thus determined shall coaform to the following requirements: Copper, max, % 00 Nickel, max, % 0.50 Molybdeaum, max, % 025 Chromium, max, % 0.50 ‘$54.2 Total content of these residual elements, maximum perceat 1,00.