Free-Machining Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip1 This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 895; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope TABLE 1 Condition
1.1 This specification covers hot-finished or cold-finished Condition A Condition T Condition H (Hard plate, sheet, and strip in the more commonly used types of Type (Annealed) (Intermediate Temper) stainless free machining steels designed especially for opti- Temper) mum machinability and for general corrosion and high tem- 303 A ... ... 303Se A ... ... perature service. Stainless and heat-resisting plate, sheet, and 416 A T H strip, other than free-machining types, are covered in separate 416Se A T H specifications. 420F A ... ... 420FSe A T ... 1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded 430F A ... ... as the standard. 430FSe A ... ...
2. Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: 2 A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing 4.2 Plate, sheet, and strip may be furnished in one of the of Steel Products conditions listed in Table 1. A 480/A 480M Specification for General Requirements for Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, 5. Ordering Information Sheet, and Strip 5.1 Orders for material under this specification should A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for include the following information: Chemical Analysis of Steel Products 5.1.1 Quantity (weight or number of pieces), E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS) 5.1.2 Type or UNS designation (Table 2), 5.1.3 Form (plate, sheet, or strip), 3. Terminology 5.1.4 Condition (Table 2), 3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard: 5.1.5 Finish (9.2), 3.1.1 plate—material 3⁄16 in. (4.8 mm) and over in thickness 5.1.6 Dimensions (thickness, width, and length), and over 10 in. (250 mm) in width. 5.1.7 Edge, strip only (see Specification A 480/A 480M), 3.1.2 sheet—material under 3⁄16 in. (5.0 mm) in thickness 5.1.8 ASTM designation and date of issue, and 24 in. (600 mm) and over in width. 5.1.9 Additions to specification or special requirements, 3.1.3 strip—material under 3⁄16 in. (5.0 mm) in thickness 5.1.10 Preparation for delivery, and and under 24 in. (600 mm) in width. 5.1.11 Marking requirements. 4. Process 6. Chemical Composition 4.1 The steel shall be made by one or more of the following 6.1 The chemical composition shall conform to the require- processes: electric-arc, electric-induction, or other suitable ments specified in Table 2. commercial processes. 6.2 Methods and practices relating to chemical analysis required by this specification shall be in accordance with Test 1 Methods, Practices, and Terminology A 751. This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee 7. Hardness Requirement A01.17 on Flat-Rolled and Wrought Stainless Steel. Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2004. Published September 2004. Originally 7.1 The material shall conform to the hardness requirements approved in 1989. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as A 895 - 89 (2000). as specified in Table 3. 2 For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM 7.2 The hardness test shall be determined in accordance Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on with Test Methods and Definitions A 370. the ASTM website.
Chemical Composition, % UNS DesignationA Manganese, Phosphorus, Type CarbonB SulfurB Silicon, max Chromium Nickel Other Elements max max S30300 303 0.15 2.00 0.20 0.15 min 1.00 17.00–19.00 8.00–10.00 ... S30323 303Se 0.15 2.00 0.20 0.06 1.00 17.00–19.00 8.00–10.00 Se 0.15 min S41600 416 0.15 1.25 0.06 0.15 min 1.00 12.00–14.00 ... ... S41623 416Se 0.15 1.25 0.06 0.06 1.00 12.00–14.00 ... Se 0.15 min S42020 420F 0.30–0.40 1.25 0.06 0.15 min 1.00 12.00–14.00 0.50C Cu 0.60 maxC S42023 420FSe 0.20–0.40 1.25 0.06 0.06 1.00 12.00–14.00 0.50C Cu 0.60 maxC Se 0.15 min S43020 430F 0.12 1.25 0.06 0.15 min 1.00 16.00–18.00 ... ... S43023 430FSe 0.12 1.25 0.06 0.06 1.00 16.00–18.00 ... Se 0.15 min A New designation established in accordance with Practice E 527 and SAE J 1086, Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS). B Maximum unless otherwise noted. C At manufacturer’s option, reported only when intentionally added.
TABLE 3 Mechanical Test Requirements grinding and shall be operated at a speed ample to ensure that defective areas are cleanly cut out. Types Condition Hardness (HBN) 303, 303Se A 202 max 10. Product Marking All (except 303, 303Se) A 262 max 10.1 Each sheet, strip, or plate shall be marked on one face, 416, 416Se and 420FSe T 248 to 302 416 and 416Se H 293 to 352 in the locations indicated below with the designation number and its suffix, type, heat number, and the name or mark of the manufacturer. The characters shall be of such size as to be clearly legible. The marking shall be sufficiently stable to 8. General Requirements for Delivery withstand normal handling. Unless otherwise specified by the 8.1 Material furnished under this specification shall con- purchaser, the marking, at the producer’s option, may be done form to the applicable requirements of the current edition of with: (1) marking fluid, (2) low-stress blunt-nosed-continuous Specification A 480/A 480M. In case of conflict, the require- or low-stress blunt-nosed-interrupted-dot die stamp, (3) a ments of this specification shall prevail. vibratory tool with a minimum tip radius of 0.005 in. (0.01 mm), or (4) electrochemical etching. 9. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance 10.1.1 Flat sheet, strip in cut lengths, and plate shall be marked in two places near the ends or may be continuously line 9.1 The material shall be of uniform quality consistent with marked along one edge. good manufacturing and inspection practices. The steel quality 10.1.2 Sheet and strip in coils shall be marked near the shall be satisfactory for the production or fabrication of outside end of the coil. The inside of the coil shall also be finished parts. marked or shall have a tag or label attached and marked with NOTE 1—Free-machining stainless steels may not equal the quality of the information in 10.1. Alternatively, the coils may be non-free-machining stainless steels because of the inclusions present to continuously line marked. impart free-machining. 10.1.3 Material less than 1⁄4 in. (6.4 mm) in thickness shall 9.2 Plates and sheets may be ground to remove surface not be marked with die stamps. defects, provided such grinding does not reduce the thickness 10.2 Marking for identification for U.S. Government pro- or width at any point beyond the allowable dimensional curement shall be in accordance with Specification tolerances. An iron-free abrasive wheel shall be used for such A 480/A 480M.
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