ASTM_A_703_-_A_703M_-_17.pdf

Designation:A703/A703M17Standard Specification forSteel Castings,General Requirements,for Pressure-Containing Parts1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A703/A703M;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 specification2covers a group of common require-ments that,unless otherwise specified in an individualspecification,shall apply to steel castings for pressure-containing parts under each of the following ASTM specifica-tions:Title of SpecificationASTM DesignationSteel Castings,Carbon,Suitable for Fusion Welding,A216/A216Mfor High-Temperature ServiceSteel Castings,Martensitic Stainless and Alloy,forA217/A217MPressure-Containing Parts,Suitable for High-Temperature ServiceCastings,Austenitic,Austenitic-Ferritic(Duplex),A351/A351MPressure-Containing PartsSteel Castings,Ferritic and Martensitic,for Pressure-A352/A352MContaining Parts,Suitable for Low-TemperatureServiceSteel Castings,Alloy,Specially Heat-Treated,forA389/A389MPressure-Containing Parts,Suitable for High-Temperature ServiceSteel Castings Suitable for Pressure ServiceA487/A487MCastings,Iron-Nickel-Chromium and NickelA990/A990MAlloys,Specially Controlled for Pressure RetainingParts for Corrosive ServiceCastings,Austenitic-Ferritic(Duplex)A995/A995MStainless Steel,for Pressure-Containing Parts1.2 This specification also covers a group of supplementaryrequirements which may be applied to the above specificationsas indicated therein.These are provided for use when addi-tional testing or inspection is desired and apply only whenspecified individually by the purchaser in the order.1.3 In case of conflict between the requirements of theindividual specification and this general specification,theformer shall prevail.1.4 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 nonconformancewith the standard.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3A216/A216M Specification for Steel Castings,Carbon,Suit-able for Fusion Welding,for High-Temperature ServiceA217/A217M Specification for Steel Castings,MartensiticStainless and Alloy,for Pressure-Containing Parts,Suit-able for High-Temperature ServiceA351/A351M Specification for Castings,Austenitic,forPressure-Containing PartsA352/A352M Specification for Steel Castings,Ferritic andMartensitic,for Pressure-Containing Parts,Suitable forLow-Temperature ServiceA370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingof Steel ProductsA380/A380M Practice for Cleaning,Descaling,and Passi-vation of Stainless Steel Parts,Equipment,and SystemsA389/A389M Specification for Steel Castings,Alloy,Spe-cially Heat-Treated,for Pressure-Containing Parts,Suit-able for High-Temperature ServiceA487/A487M Specification for Steel Castings Suitable forPressure ServiceA488/A488M Practice for Steel Castings,Welding,Qualifi-cations of Procedures and PersonnelA609/A609M Practice for Castings,Carbon,Low-Alloy,and Martensitic Stainless Steel,Ultrasonic ExaminationThereof1This 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 May 1,2017.Published May 2017.Originallyapproved in 1974.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as A703/A703M 151.DOI:10.1520/A0703_A0703M-17.2For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-cation SA-703/SA-703M in Section II of that Code.3For 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 StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 A751 Test Methods,P