ASTM_A_1069_-_A_1069M_-_16.pdf

Designation:A1069/A1069M16Standard Specification forLaser-Fused Stainless Steel Bars,Plates,and Shapes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A1069/A1069M;the number immediately following the designation indicates theyear of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers laser-fused stainless steel bars,plates,and shapes of structural quality for use in bolted orwelded structural applications.1.2 Shapes covered in this specification include those clas-sified in Article 3.1.2 of Specification A6/A6M and those thatare made from two or more shapes or plates.1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,eachsystem shall be used independently of the other.Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in non-conformancewith the standard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A6/A6M Specification for General Requirements for RolledStructural Steel Bars,Plates,Shapes,and Sheet PilingA240/A240M Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip for PressureVessels and for General ApplicationsA262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to IntergranularAttack in Austenitic Stainless SteelsA276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and ShapesA370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingof Steel ProductsA479/A479M Specification for Stainless Steel Bars andShapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure VesselsA484/A484M Specification for General Requirements forStainless Steel Bars,Billets,and ForgingsA673/A673M Specification for Sampling Procedure for Im-pact Testing of Structural SteelA700 Guide for Packaging,Marking,and Loading Methodsfor Steel Products for ShipmentA751 Test Methods,Practices,and Terminology for Chemi-cal Analysis of Steel ProductsA923 Test Methods for Detecting Detrimental IntermetallicPhase in Duplex Austenitic/Ferritic Stainless SteelsA941 Terminology Relating to Steel,Stainless Steel,RelatedAlloys,and FerroalloysE190 Test Method for Guided Bend Test for Ductility ofWeldsE208 Test Method for Conducting Drop-Weight Test toDetermine Nil-Ductility Transition Temperature of Fer-ritic SteelsE290 Test Methods for Bend Testing of Material for Ductil-ity2.2 ISO Standards:ISO 13919-1 Welding and Laser-beam Welded Joints-guidance on Quality Levels for ImperfectionsPart 1:SteelISO 15609-4 Specification and Qualification of WeldingProcedures for Metallic MaterialsWelding ProcedureSpecificationISO 15614-11 Specification and Qualification of WeldingProcedures for Metallic MaterialsWelding ProcedureTestPart 11:Electron and Laser Beam Welding2.3 U.S.Military Standards:MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage2.4 Federal Standards:Federal Standard No.123 Marking for Shipment(CivilAgencies)3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 Definitions of terms pertaining to this specificationshall be those of Terminology A941,“Standard TerminologyRelating to Steel,Stainless Steel,Related Alloys,and Ferroal-loys.”3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.17 on Flat-Rolled and Wrought Stainless Steel.Current edition approved Sept.1,2016.Published September 2016.Originallyapproved in 2011.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as A1069/A1069M 11.DOI:10.1520/A1069_A1069M16.2For 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.2.1 laser fusion,na joining process that produces co-alescence of material with the heat obtained from the applica-tion of a concentrated coherent light beam impinging on thesurface of a weld joint.3.2.2 stainless steel starting materials,nstainless steels(in plate,sheet,strip,shape or bar form prior to joining bylaser-fusion)that are then further processed into the finalproduct.4.Ordering Information4.1 The purchaser has the responsibility to specify appro-priate requirements that are necessary to adequately describethe product ordered under this specification.Such requirementsto be considered include,but are not limited to,the following:4.1.1 Name of structural product(plate,shape,b