ASTM A507-05

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Designation: A 507 – 05
Standard Specification for
Drawing Alloy Steel, Sheet and Strip, Hot-Rolled and Cold-
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Rolled
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 507; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* 3.1.4 steels other than standard—steel chemical composi-
tions other than those defined as “standard,” and furnished to
1.1 This specification covers hot-rolled and cold-rolled
the composition limits shown in Table 2.
drawing alloy-steel sheet and strip. Material of this quality is
produced principally for applications involving severe cold
4. General Requirements and Ordering Information
plastic deformation such as deep drawn or severely formed
4.1 Material supplied to this specification shall conform to
parts. This steel is produced by a closely controlled steel-
Specification A 505, which includes the general requirements
making practice designed to assure internal soundness, relative
and establishes the rules for the ordering information that
uniformity of chemical composition, and freedom from injuri-
should be complied with when purchasing material to this
ous imperfections.
specification.
1.2 The material covered by this specification may be
4.2 In addition to the Ordering Information required by
furnished in several conditions, heat treatments, surface fin-
Specification A 505, the following shall also be included:
ishes, and edges, as specified herein, in coils or cut lengths.
4.2.1 Mechanical properties, if required (show properties
2. Referenced Documents desired, which must be consistent with the grade and heat
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treatment),
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.2.2 Surface finish, if other than that normally furnished
A 505 Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip, Alloy, Hot-
(see Section 10), and
Rolled and Cold-Rolled, General Requirements for
4.2.3 Application, or end use (identification of the part to be
A 941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Re-
made).
lated Alloys, and Ferroalloys
5. Manufacture
3. Terminology
5.1 Rolling—The material shall be furnished either hot-
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
rolled or cold-rolled, as specified on the order.
3.1.1 capable of—as used in this specification, means that
5.2 Heat Treatment—Unless otherwise specified on the
tests need not be performed. However, if application by the
order, the material shall be furnished spheroidize-annealed.
purchaser establishes that the material does not meet the
(See Terminology A 941 for heat treatment terms.)
requirements, the material shall be subject to rejection.
5.2.1 If the material is to be heat treated by other than the
3.1.2 drawing alloy steel—alloy-steel sheet and strip in-
producer, the order shall so state. The material may be ordered
tended for applications involving severe cold plastic deforma-
in the as-rolled condition, in such cases.
tion such as deep drawn or severely formed parts.
3.1.3 standard steels—steel chemical compositions defined
6. Chemical Requirements Chemical Requirements
as “standard” by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
6.1 The heat (cast) analysis shall conform to the require-
See Table 1.
ments for the grade specified on the order.
6.1.1 Standard steels listed in Table 1 are those commonly
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, produced for drawing alloy-steel sheet and strip.
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
6.1.2 Nonstandard steel grades may be specified, using the
A01.19 on Steel Sheet and Strip.
ranges and limits shown in Table 2.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2005. Published December 2005. Originally
approved in 1964. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as A 507 – 04.
2 7. Metallurgical Structure
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7.1 Microstructure:
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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A507–05
TABLE 1 Standard Steels Commonly Produced for Drawing Alloy-Steel Sheet and Strip
A
Chemical Composition Ranges and Limits, % (Heat Analysis)
UNS
SAE No.
Designation A
CMn P S Si Ni Cr Mo V
. . . E3310 0.08–0.13 0.45–0.60 0.025 0.025 0.15–0.30 3.25–3.75 1.40–
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