ASTM A 487 Grade 4Q Cast steels

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

Data updates

Latest Update: 2019-05
Total number of updates: 2
Update History
2014-09

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ASTM A 487 Grade 4Q Chemical Composition

CRITERIA
VALUE
UNIT
CAS NUMBER
CRITERIA
C
VALUE
≤ 0.30
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-44-0
CRITERIA
Cr
VALUE
0.40 – 0.80
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-47-3
CRITERIA
Cu
VALUE
≤ 0.50
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-50-8
CRITERIA
Mn
VALUE
val1
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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
val1
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%
CAS NUMBER
CRITERIA
P
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
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 4Q Heat Treatments


  • Austenitizing temperature: 870°C (1600°F) minimum; Liquid quenching to below 260°C (500°F); Tempering temperature: 595°C (1100°F) minimum.

ASTM A 487 Grade 4Q Mechanical Properties


Temperature

PROPERTY / VALUE
Tensile Strength
725 — 895 MPa
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Elongation, A
≥ 17 %
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Reduction of Area
val1
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%
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Yield Strength, Rp0.2
≥ 585 MPa
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ASTM A 487 Grade 4Q International Equivalent Materials


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STANDARD
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
STANDARD
ASTM
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Identical
STANDARD
ASME
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Official
MATERIAL
STANDARD
UNS
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Official
MATERIAL
STANDARD
ASME
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit
STANDARD
ASTM
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Composition 100%
STANDARD
ASTM
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Composition 100%
STANDARD
ASTM
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Composition 100%
MATERIAL
STANDARD
MIL
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Official
MATERIAL
STANDARD
NMX
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
Mexico
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Official
STANDARD
ASTM
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Composition 100%
MATERIAL
STANDARD
ASTM
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Composition 100%
MATERIAL
STANDARD
ASTM
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
United States
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Composition 100%
MATERIAL
STANDARD
PROPRIETARY
COUNTRY / PRODUCER
EQUIVALENCE CATEGORY
Implicit

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  • 12Composition
  • 5Mechanical Properties
  • -Physical Properties
  • 1Heat Treatment
  • -Metallography
  • -Machinability

  • -Stress-Strain
  • -Formability
  • -Fatigue
  • -Fracture
  • -Creep

  • 2Joints
  • -Coatings
  • -Dimensions
  • -Tribology

  • -Corrosion
  • -Ageing
  • -Weatherability
  • -Irradiation

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