ASTM_A_960_-_A_960M_-_16a.pdf

Designation:A960/A960M16aStandard Specification forCommon Requirements for Wrought Steel Piping Fittings1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A960/A960M;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.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers a group of common require-ments that shall apply to wrought steel piping fittings coveredin any of the following individual product specifications or anyother ASTM specification that invokes this specification orportions thereof:Title of SpecificationASTMDesignationSpecification for Piping Fittings of WroughtCarbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Moderate andElevated TemperaturesA234/A234MSpecification for Wrought Austenitic StainlessSteel Piping FittingsA403/A403MSpecification for Piping Fittings of Wrought CarbonSteel and Alloy Steel for Low-Temperature ServiceA420/A420MSpecification for Butt-Welding,Wrought-CarbonSteel,Piping Fittings with Improved Notch ToughnessA758/A758MSpecification for As-Welded Wrought AusteniticStainless Steel Fittings for General CorrosiveService at Low and Moderate TemperaturesA774/A774MSpecification for Wrought Ferritic,Ferritic/Austenitic,and Martensitic Stainless Steel Piping FittingsA815/A815MSpecification for Heat-Treated Carbon SteelFittings for Low-Temperature and Corrosive ServiceA858/A858MSpecification for Wrought High-StrengthLow-Alloy Steel Butt-Welded FittingsA860/A860M1.2 In case of conflict between a requirement of the indi-vidual product specification and a requirement of this generalrequirement specification,the requirements of the individualproduct specification shall prevail over those of this specifica-tion.1.3 By mutual agreement between the purchaser and thesupplier,additional requirements may be specified(See 4.1.8).The acceptance of any such additional requirements shall bedependent on negotiations with the supplier and must beincluded in the order as agreed upon by the purchaser andsupplier.1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.Within the text andthe tables,the SI units are shown in brackets.The values statedin each 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 specification.The inch-pound units shall apply unlessthe“M”designation SI of the product specification isspecified in the order.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A29/A29M Specification for General Requirements for SteelBars,Carbon and Alloy,Hot-WroughtA234/A234M Specification for Piping Fittings of WroughtCarbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Moderate and HighTemperature ServiceA262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to IntergranularAttack in Austenitic Stainless SteelsA370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingof Steel ProductsA388/A388M Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of SteelForgingsA403/A403M Specification for WroughtAustenitic StainlessSteel Piping FittingsA420/A420M Specification for Piping Fittings of WroughtCarbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Low-Temperature Ser-viceA700 Guide for Packaging,Marking,and Loading Methodsfor Steel Products for ShipmentA751 Test Methods,Practices,and Terminology for Chemi-cal Analysis of Steel ProductsA758/A758M Specification for Wrought-Carbon Steel Butt-Welding Piping Fittings with Improved Notch ToughnessA763 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to IntergranularAttack in Ferritic Stainless SteelsA774/A774M Specification for As-Welded Wrought Auste-nitic Stainless Steel Fittings for General Corrosive Serviceat Low and Moderate TemperaturesA815/A815M Specification for Wrought Ferritic,Ferritic/Austenitic,and Martensitic Stainless Steel Piping FittingsA858/A858M Specification for Heat-Treated Carbon Steel1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.22 on Steel Forgings and Wrought Fittings for Piping Applications and BoltingMaterials for Piping and Special Purpose Applications.Current edition approved Dec.1,2016.Published December 2016.Originallyapproved in 1996.Last previous edition approved in 2016 as A960/A960M 16.DOI:10.1520/A0960_A0960M-16A.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 Fittings for Low-Temperature and Corrosive ServiceA860/A860M Specification for Wrought High-Strength Fer-r