ASTM-A564-2004-Standard-Specification-for-Hot-Rolled-and-Cold-Finished-Age-Hardening-Stainless-Steel-Bars-and-Shapes

Designation:A 564/A 564M-04 (Reapproved 2009)NTERNATIONALStandard Specification forHot-Rolled and Cold-Finished Age-Hardening Stainless SteelBars and ShapesThis standard is issued under the fixed designation A 564/A 564M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof 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.Scope2.Referenced Documents1.1 This specification2 covers bars and shapes of age-2.1 ASTM Standards:3hardening stainless steels.Hot-finished or cold-finished rounds,A 314 Specification for Stainless Steel Billets and Bars forsquares,hexagons,bar shapes,angles,tees,and channels areForgingincluded;these shapes may be produced by hot rolling,A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingextruding,or forging.Billets or bars for reforging may beof Steel Productspurchased to this specification.A 484/A 484M Specification for General Requirements for1.2 These steels are generally used for parts requiringStainless Steel Bars,Billets,and Forgingscorrosion resistance and high strength at room temperature,orA 705/A 705M Specification for Age-Hardening Stainlessat temperatures up to 600F [315C]:700F [370C]for TypeSteel Forgings632;840F [450C]for Type UNS S46910.They are suitableA 751 Test Methods,Practices,and Terminology forfor machining in the solution-annealed condition after whichChemical Analysis of Steel Productsthey may be age-hardened to the mechanical properties speci-E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in thefied in Section 7 without danger of cracking or distortion.TypeUnified Numbering System (UNS)XM-25 is machinable in the as-received fully heat treated2.2 Other Documents:condition.Type UNS S46910 is suitable for machining in theSAE J1086 Recommended Practice for Numbering Metalssolution-annealed,cold-worked,and aged-hardened condition.and Alloys (UNS)1.3 Types 631 and 632 contain a large amount of ferrite inthe microstructure and can have low ductility in forgings and3.Ordering Informationlarger diameter bars.Applications should be limited to small3.1 It is the responsibility of the purchaser to specify alldiameter bar.requirements that are necessary for material ordered under this1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SIspecification.Such requirements may include but are not(metric)units are to be regarded separately as standards:withinlimited to the following:the text and tables,the SI units are shown in [brackets.The3.1.1 Quantity (weight or number of pieces),values stated in each system are not exact equivalents;there-3.1.2 Type or UNS designation (Table 1),fore,each system must be used independent of the other.3.1.3 Specific melt type when required,Combining values from the two systems may result in noncon-3.1.4 Heat