New ASTM A29 / A29M 2011 Edition on Carbon and Alloy Steel Bars

Document Center Inc. announces the availability of the new 2011 edition for ASTM A29/A29M, “Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Hot-Wrought, General Requirements for.”   This specification covers a group of requirements for carbon and alloy steel bars under each of the following specifications: hot-rolled carbon steel bars, cold-finished carbon steel bars, hot-rolled alloy steel bars, and cold-finished alloy steel bars.

Requirements include heat and product analysis for several grades of carbon steel bars, to confirm the material conforms to the required chemical composition for carbon, manganese, phosphorus, and sulfur. Similar requirements are provided for several grades of alloy steel bars to meet the required chemical composition for carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, nickel, chromium, and molybdenum.

When compositions other than those indicated in the specified chemical components are required, ranges and limits for carbon steel and alloy steel are given. An additional grain size test and mechanical tests are specified for the steel test specimens.

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