ASTM A 487 Grade CA6NM Class B Cast steels

Material group: Ferrous Alloys / Cast steels
Country / Standard: United States / ASTM

Data updates

Latest Update: 2020-09
Total number of updates: 1
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ASTM A 487 Grade CA6NM Class B Chemical Composition

CRITERIA
VALUE
UNIT
CAS NUMBER
CRITERIA
C
VALUE
≤ 0.06
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-44-0
CRITERIA
Cr
VALUE
11.5 – 14.0
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-47-3
CRITERIA
Cu
VALUE
≤ 0.50
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-50-8
CRITERIA
Mn
VALUE
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7439-96-5
CRITERIA
Mo
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7439-98-7
CRITERIA
Ni
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-02-0
CRITERIA
Other total
VALUE
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%
CAS NUMBER
CRITERIA
P
VALUE
val1
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%
CAS NUMBER
7723-14-0
CRITERIA
S
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7704-34-9
CRITERIA
Si
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-21-3
CRITERIA
V
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-62-2
CRITERIA
W
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-33-7

A487/A487M: 2024 / Standard Specification for Steel Castings Suitable for Pressure Service

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ASTM A 487 Grade CA6NM Class B Heat Treatments

  • Austenitizing temperature: 1010°C (1850°F) minimum; Air cooling or liquid quenching to below 95°C (200°F); Intermediate Tempering temperature: 665 - 690°C (1225 - 1275°F); Air cool to below 95°C (200°F) after first temper; Final Tempering temperature at 565 - 620°C (1050 - 1150°F).

ASTM A 487 Grade CA6NM Class B Mechanical Properties

Temperature

PROPERTY / VALUE
Tensile Strength
≥ 690 MPa
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Brinell Hardness (HB)
≤ 255
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Elongation, A
≥ 17 %
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Reduction of Area
val1
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Rockwell Hardness (HR)
val1
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Yield Strength, Rp0.2
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United States
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Implicit

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  • 12Composition
  • 6Mechanical Properties
  • -Physical Properties
  • 1Heat Treatment
  • 1Metallography
  • -Machinability
  • -Stress-Strain
  • -Formability
  • -Fatigue
  • -Fracture
  • -Creep
  • 18Joints
  • -Coatings
  • -Dimensions
  • -Tribology
  • -Corrosion
  • -Ageing
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