ASTM_A_597_-_A_597M_-_14.pdf

Designation:A597/A597M14Standard Specification forCast Tool Steel1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A597/A597M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof 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()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers tool steel castings havingchemical compositions similar to those of the standard wroughtgrades.1.2 Several grades are covered and are designated bychemical composition shown in Table 1.1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.Within the text,theSI units are shown in brackets.The values stated in eachsystem may not be exact equivalents;therefore,each systemshall be used independently of the other.Combining valuesfrom the two systems may result in nonconformance with thestandard.Inch-pound units are applicable to material ordered toSpecification A597 and SI units for material ordered toA597M.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A781/A781M Specification for Castings,Steel and Alloy,Common Requirements,for General Industrial UseA957/A957M Specification for Investment Castings,Steeland Alloy,Common Requirements,for General IndustrialUse3.General Conditions for Delivery3.1 Except for investment castings,material furnished tothis specification shall conform to the requirements of Speci-fication A781/A781M,including any supplementary require-ments that are indicated in the purchase order.Failure tocomply with the general requirements of Specification A781/A781M constitutes nonconformance with this specification.Incase of conflict between the requirements of this specificationand Specification A781/A781M,this specification shall pre-vail.3.2 Investment castings furnished to this specification shallconform to the requirements of Specification A957/A957M,including any supplementary requirements that are indicated inthe purchase order.Failure to comply with the general require-ments of Specification A957/A957M constitutes nonconfor-mance with this specification.In the case of conflict betweenthe requirements of this specification and Specification A957/A957M,Specification A957/A957M shall prevail.4.Ordering Information4.1 Orders for material under this specification shouldinclude the following information:4.1.1 Quantity,4.1.2 Specification,including year date,4.1.3 Grade of steel,4.1.4 Description of the casting by pattern number ordrawing.Dimensional tolerances should be included on thedrawing.4.1.5 Options in the specification,and.4.1.6 Supplementary requirements desired,including stan-dards of acceptance.5.Materials and Manufacture5.1 Heat treatment,if any,shall be as agreed between theproducer and the purchaser.5.2 Welding shall not be performed on these grades exceptby approval of the purchaser.6.Chemical Composition6.1 Alloys shall conform to the requirements prescribed inTable 1.7.Keywords7.1 cast tool steel1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.29 on Tool Steels.Current edition approved Oct.1,2014.Published October 2014.Originallyapproved in 1969.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as A597 87(2010).DOI:10.1520/A0597_A0597M-14.2For 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.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 SUMMARY OF CHANGESCommittee A01 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue(A59787(2010)that may impact the use of this standard.(Approved Oct.1,2014.)(1)Section 6,7,and 8 deleted.Sections 1,4,5,6,and Table 1revised.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 responsibility.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every five years andif not revised,either reapproved or withdrawn.Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standardsand should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters.Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of theresponsible technical committee,which you may attend.If you feel that your comments have not rece