ASTM_A_132_-_04_2014.pdf

Designation:A13204(Reapproved 2014)Standard Specification forFerromolybdenum1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A132;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers two grades of ferromolybde-num.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A1025 Specification for Ferroalloys and Other AlloyingMaterials,General RequirementsE11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and TestSieves3.General Conditions for Delivery3.1 Materials furnished to this specification shall conform tothe requirements of Specification A1025,including any supple-mentary requirements that are indicated in the purchase order.Failure to comply with the general requirements of Specifica-tion A1025 constitutes nonconformance with this specification.In case of conflict between the requirements of this specifica-tion and Specification A1025,this specification shall prevail.4.Chemical Requirements4.1 The material shall conform to the requirements as tochemical composition specified in Table 1.The manufacturershall furnish an analysis of each shipment showing the per-centage of each element specified.5.Size5.1 The grades are available in sizes as listed in Table 2.5.2 The sizes listed in Table 2 are typical as shipped fromthe manufacturers plant.These alloys exhibit varying degreesof friability;therefore,some attrition may be expected intransit,storage,and handling.6.Keywords6.1 ferromolybdenum;molybdenum1This 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 Oct.1,2014.Published October 2014.Originallyapproved in 1963.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as A132 04(2009).DOI:10.1520/A0132-04R14.2For 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 SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTSThe composition shall be further limited to the requirements of Table S1.1 in addition to those inTable 1.The manufacturer shall furnish an analysis of each shipment showing the percentage of eachelement specified.TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements(maximum unless otherwiseindicated)GradeA1A2Molybdenum,min60.060.0Carbon0.100.10Phosphorous0.0500.050Sulfur0.150.15Silicon1.01.0Copper1.00.20TABLE 2 Ferromolybdenum Size RequirementsProductSizeRequirementsToleranceAFerromolyb-denum2 in.and under10%max retained on 2-in.(50-mm)sieve10%max passing14-in.(6.3-mm)sieve112in.andunder10%max retained on 112-in.(37.5-mm)sieve10%max passing14-in.(6.3-mm)sieve34in.andunder10%max retained on34-in.(19.0-mm)sieve10%max passing No.20(850-m)sieve4 mesh andunder10%max retained on No.4(4.75-mm)sieve10%max passing No.80(180-m)sieve20 mesh andunder80 mesh andunder10%max retained on No.20(850-m)sieve10%max retained on No.80(180-m)sieveASpecification of sieves sizes used to define tolerances herein are as listed inSpecification E11.TABLE S1.1 Supplementary Chemical RequirementsElementComposition,max,%FerromolybdenumLeadTin0.0100.010A132 04(2014)2 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 received a fair hearing you shouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards,at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Individual reprints(single or multiple copies)of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585(phone),610-832-9555(fax),or serviceastm.org(e-m