Designation:A295/A295M−14StandardSpecificationforHigh-CarbonAnti-FrictionBearingSteel1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA295/A295M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcovershigh-carbonbearing-qualitysteeltobeusedinthemanufactureofanti-frictionbearings.1.2Supplementaryrequirementsofanoptionalnatureareprovidedandwhendesiredshallbesostatedintheorder.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A29/A29MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforSteelBars,CarbonandAlloy,Hot-WroughtA370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTestingofSteelProductsA751TestMethods,Practices,andTerminologyforChemi-calAnalysisofSteelProductsA892GuideforDefiningandRatingtheMicrostructureofHighCarbonBearingSteelsE45TestMethodsforDeterminingtheInclusionContentofSteelE112TestMethodsforDeterminingAverageGrainSizeE381MethodofMacroetchTestingSteelBars,Billets,Blooms,andForgingsE1019TestMethodsforDeterminationofCarbon,Sulfur,Nitrogen,andOxygeninSteel,Iron,Nickel,andCobaltAlloysbyVariousCombustionandFusionTechniquesE1077TestMethodsforEstimatingtheDepthofDecarbur-izationofSteelSpecimens2.2ISODocument:3ISO683,Part17BallandRollerBearingSteels3.OrderingInformation3.1Ordersformaterialunderthisspecificationshouldincludethefollowinginformation:3.1.1Quantity,3.1.2Gradeidentification,3.1.3Specificationdesignationandyearofissue,3.1.4Dimensions,and3.1.5Supplementaryrequirements,ifincluded.4.Process4.1Thesteelshallbemadebyaprocessthati...
