ASTM_A_102_-_04_2014.pdf

Designation:A10204(Reapproved 2014)Standard Specification forFerrovanadium1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A102;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers one grade of ferrovanadium.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A1025 Specification for Ferroalloys and Other AlloyingMaterials,General RequirementsE365 Test Method for the Determination of Vanadium inFerrovanadium and Vanadium Alloying Additives(With-drawn 2005)33.General Conditions for Delivery3.1 Materials furnished to this specification shall conform tothe requirements of Specification A1025,including any supple-mentary requirements that are indicated in the purchase order.Failure to comply with the general requirements of Specifica-tion A1025 constitutes nonconformance with this specification.In case of conflict between the requirements of this specifica-tion and Specification A1025,this specification shall prevail.3.2 Although ferrovanadium is ordered by total net weight,the customary basis of payment is per pound of containedvanadium.4.Chemical Composition4.1 The material shall conform to the requirements as tochemical composition specified in Table 1.4.2 The manufacturer shall furnish an analysis of eachshipment showing the percentage of each element specified.5.Size5.1 The grade is available in sizes as listed in Table 2.NOTE1The sizes listed in Table 2 are typical as shipped from themanufacturers plant.Ferrovanadium has a friability code number of“1”.It is a tough material,susceptible to little,if any,breakage during shipmentor handling.6.Chemical Analysis6.1 The chemical analysis of the material shall be made inaccordance with the procedure for ferrovanadium as describedin Test Methods E365 or alternative methods which will yieldequivalent results.For elements other than vanadium thechemical analysis shall be agreed upon by the purchaser andsupplier.6.2 If alternative methods of analysis are used,in case ofdiscrepancy,Test Methods E365 shall be used for referee.6.3 Where no method is given for the analysis for aparticular element,the analysis shall be made in accordancewith a procedure agreed upon by the manufacturer and thepurchaser.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.18 on Castings.Current edition approved Oct.1,2014.Published October 2014.Originallyapproved in 1925.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as A102 04(2009).DOI:10.1520/A0102-04R14.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTSThe composition shall be further limited to the requirements of Table S1.1 in addition to those inTable 1.An analysis of each lot is not required.The manufacturer shall supply,upon request,theresults of an analysis for these elements on a cumulative basis over a period mutually agreed upon bythe manufacturer and the purchaser.TABLE 1 Chemical RequirementsAElementComposition,%Vanadium,B75-85Carbon,max0.75Silicon,max1.5Aluminum,max2.0Sulfur,max0.08Phosphorus,max0.08AFor the purposes of determining conformance with this specification,the reportedanalysis shall be rounded to the nearest unit in the last right-hand place of figuresused in expressing the limiting value,in accordance with the rounding method ofPractice A1025.BFor the purposes of determining the vanadium content of any shipment,vanadium shall be reported to the nearest 0.1%,applying the same roundingprocedure as prescribed in Footnote A.TABLE 2 Sizing RequirementsSize Requirements2 in.(50 mm)by down1 in.(25 mm)by down12in.(12.5 mm)by downNo.8(2.36 mm)by downTABLE S1.1 Supplementary Chemical RequirementsElementMaximum LimitsAllowable,%Chromium0.50Copper0.15Nickel0.10Lead0.020Tin0.050Zinc0.020Molybdenum0.75Titanium0.15Nitrogen0.20A102 04(2014)2 ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard.Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the riskof infringement of such rights,are entirely their own res