Designation:A1082/A1082M−16StandardSpecificationforHighStrengthPrecipitationHardeningandDuplexStainlessSteelBoltingforSpecialPurposeApplications1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA1082/A1082M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcovershighstrengthstainlesssteelboltingmaterialsandboltingcomponentsforspecialpurposeapplicationssuchaspressurevessels.Severalgradesofprecipitation-hardenedandduplex(ferritic-austenitic)stainlesssteelsarecovered.Selectionwilldependupondesign,serviceconditions,mechanicalpropertiesandcharacteristicsrelatedtotheapplication.1.2Thefollowingreferencedgeneralrequirementsarein-dispensableforapplicationofthisspecification:SpecificationA962/A962M.1.3SupplementaryRequirementsareprovidedforuseattheoptionofthepurchaser.TheSupplementaryRequirementsshallonlyapplywhenspecifiedindividuallybythepurchaserinthepurchaseorderorcontract.1.4Thisspecificationisexpressedinbothinch-poundunitsandinSIunits;however,unlessthepurchaseorderorcontractspecifiestheapplicable“M”specificationdesignation(SIunits),theinch-poundunitsshallapply.1.5ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A276/A276MSpecificationforStainlessSteelBarsandShapesA370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTestin...
