Designation:A952/A952M−02(Reapproved2016)StandardSpecificationforForgedGrade80andGrade100SteelLiftingComponentsandWeldedAttachmentLinks1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA952/A952M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThisspecificationcoverstherequirementsforforgedalloysteelliftingcomponentsandweldedcouplingandmasterlinksforGrade80andGrade100alloychainslingsasdescribedinSpecificationA906/A906M.1.2Twogradesofcomponentsandweldedlinksarecov-ered:1.2.1Grade80.1.2.2Grade100.1.3Thisspecificationisaperformancestandard.Otherstandardsapplytouseoftheseproducts.Someofthesestandardsare:OSHA1910.184,ASMEB30.9,andASMEB30.10.1.4Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedinde-pendentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththespecification.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A29/A29MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforSteelBars,CarbonandAlloy,Hot-WroughtA391/A391MSpecificationforGrade80AlloySteelChainA751TestMethods,Practices,andTerminologyforChemi-calAnalysisofSteelProductsA906/A906MSpecificationforGrade80andGrade100AlloySteelChainSlingsforOverheadLiftingA973/A973MSpecificationforGrade100AlloySteelChainE4PracticesforForceVerificationofTestingMachinesE44DefinitionsforTermsRelatingtoHeatTreatmentofMetals(Withdrawn1993)3E165/E165MPracticeforLiquidPenetrantExaminationforGeneralIndustryE709GuideforMagneticParticleTesting2.2OtherStandards:OSHA1910.184Slings4ASMEB30.9Slings5ASMEB30.10Hooks53.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1breakingforce,minimum—theminimumforceinpoundsornewtonsatwhichthecomponenthasbeenfoundbyverificationtestin...
