ASTM Standard List: Stainless Steels

Overview of ASTM Standards for Stainless Steels

ASTM specifications reflect a consensus among producers, specifiers, fabricators, and users of steel mill products. The ASTM designation system for metals uses a letter (A for ferrous materials) followed by an arbitrary sequential number. For instance, A548 applies to cold-heading quality carbon steel wire for tapping or sheet metal screws.

Key ASTM Standards for Stainless Steels

This section provides a list of key ASTM standards covering various stainless steel products, including austenitic steel pipes, stainless steel springs, and bars for compressor and turbine airfoils.

General Standards for Stainless Steels

Standard Number Last Version Description Status
A 167 2009 Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chromium-Nickel Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip /42/
A 176 2009 Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chromium Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip /31/
A 193/A 193M 2009 Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting Materials for High Temperature or High Pressure Service and Other Special Purpose Applications /58/
A 213/A 213M 2009 Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel Boiler, Superheater, and Heat-Exchanger Tubes /86/
A 225/A 225M 2007 Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Vanadium-Nickel /2/
A 240/A 240M 2009 Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and General Applications /208/
A 249/A 249M 2008 Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater, Heat-Exchanger, and Condenser Tubes /87/
A 263 2009 Stainless Chromium Steel-Clad Plate /1/
A 264 2009 Stainless Chromium-Nickel Steel-Clad Plate /1/

Specific Applications of Stainless Steels

Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes

Standard Number Last Version Description Status
A 270 2008 Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Sanitary Tubing /18/
A 312/A 312M 2009 Seamless, Welded, and Heavily Cold Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipes /72/
A 358/A 358M 2008 Electric-Fusion-Welded Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service and General Applications /67/
A 376/A 376M 2000 Seamless Austenitic Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Central-Station Service /19/
A 409/A 409M 2008 Welded Large Diameter Austenitic Steel Pipe for Corrosive or High-Temperature Service /38/
A 451/A 451M 2006 Centrifugally Cast Austenitic Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service /13/
A 774/A 774M 2006 As-Welded Wrought Austenitic Stainless Steel Fittings for General Corrosive Service at Low and Moderate Temperatures /5/

Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes

Standard Number Last Version Description Status
A 276 2008 Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes /79/
A 314 2008 Stainless Steel Billets and Bars for Forging /103/
A 479/A 479M 2008 Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels /80/
A 564/A 564M 2009 Hot-Rolled and Cold-Finished Age-Hardening Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes /21/
A 582/A 582M 2005 Free-Machining Stainless Steel Bars /32/

Stainless Steel Wires

Standard Number Last Version Description Status
A 313/A 313M 2008 Stainless Steel Spring Wire /20/
A 368 2009 Stainless Steel Wire Strand /12/
A 492 2009 Stainless Steel Rope Wire /12/
A 493 2009 Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods for Cold Heading and Cold Forging /34/
A 580/A 580M 2008 Stainless Steel Wire /79/
A 581/A 581M 2009 Free-Machining Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods /24/

Other Notable Standards

Standard Number Last Version Description Status
A 380 2006 Standard Practice for Cleaning, Descaling, and Passivation of Stainless Steel Parts, Equipment, and Systems /no materials/
A 480/A 480M 2009 General Requirements for Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip /no materials/
A 484/A 484M 2009 General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, and Forgings /no materials/
A 693 2006 Precipitation-Hardening Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip /25/
A 666 2003 Annealed or Cold-Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Flat Bar /34/

Special Notes on Withdrawn or Replaced Standards

Standard Number Last Version Description Status
A 177 - High-Strength Stainless and Chromium-Nickel Steel Sheet and Strip Replaced by A 666 /1/
A 271 1996 Seamless Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Steel Still Tubes for Refinery Service Replaced by A 213/A 213M /9/
A 296 - Corrosion-Resistant Iron-Chromium and Iron-Chromium Nickel and Nickel-B Alloy Castings Replaced by A 743/A 743M /no materials/
A 429 - Hot- and Cold-Finished Bars of Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chromium-Nickel-Manganese Steel Replaced by A 276 /no materials/
A 669 1983 Seamless Ferritic-Austenitic Alloy Steel Tubes Replaced by A789/A789M /no materials/
A 708 1979 Practice for Detection of Susceptibility to Intergranular Corrosion in Severely Sensitized Austenitic Stainless Steel Withdrawn 1988 /no materials/
A 731/A 731M - Seamless, Welded Ferritic, and Martensitic Stainless Steel Pipe Replaced by A268/A268M /7/
A 873/A 873M 1993 Steel Sheet and Strip, Chromium-Molybdenum Alloy, for Pressure Vessels Withdrawn 1997 /no materials/
A 953 2002 Austenitic Chromium-Nickel-Silicon Alloy Steel Seamless and Welded Tubing Withdrawn 2004 /1/
A 954 2002 Austenitic Chromium-Nickel-Silicon Alloy Steel Seamless and Welded Pipe Withdrawn 2005 /1/
A 1012 2007 Seamless and Welded Ferritic, Austenitic and Duplex Alloy Steel Condenser and Heat Exchanger Tubes With Integral Fins Withdrawn 2007 /no materials/

For more details on the ASTM designation system, refer to the related article: Introduction to the ASTM Standard Designation.

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