ASTM A278/A278M-01(2024)

Detail information

Designation: ASTM A278/A278M-01(2024)

Publication date: 01/10/2024

Pages: 5

Country: American technical standard

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This specification covers gray iron for castings suitable for pressure-containing parts at elevated temperatures. Castings shall be stress-relieved by placing them in a suitable furnace and heating them uniformly to the temperatures and for the times specified. Castings to be used at a particular temperature range shall undergo heat treatment and cooling. Chemical analysis shall be performed on each class of castings and shall meet the maximum requirement for carbon, phosphorus and sulfur. Iron used in supplying castings shall conform to the required tensile strength. Separately cast test bars having the required dimensions shall be poured from the same lot as the castings represented. The test bars shall be cast in dried siliceous sand molds maintained at approximately room temperature. Tension test shall be performed on each lot and materials shall conform to the tensile requirements specified.


Keywords:
elevated-temperature service, gray iron castings, pressure-containing parts,, ICS Number Code 77.140.80 (Iron and steel castings)