EN ISO 13520:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2019
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Determination of ferrite content in austenitic stainless steel castings (ISO 13520:2015)
Bestimmung des Ferritgehaltes in austenitischem nichtrostenden Stahlguss (ISO
13520:2015)
Détermination du taux de ferrite des pièces moulées en acier inoxydable austénitique
(ISO 13520:2015)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 13520:2019
ICS:
77.140.20 Visokokakovostna jekla Stainless steels
77.140.80 Železni in jekleni ulitki Iron and steel castings
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 13520
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 77.140.80
English Version
Determination of ferrite content in austenitic stainless
steel castings (ISO 13520:2015)
Détermination du taux de ferrite des pièces moulées en Bestimmung des Ferritgehaltes in austenitischem
acier inoxydable austénitique (ISO 13520:2015) nichtrostenden Stahlguss (ISO 13520:2015)
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European foreword . 3

European foreword
The text of ISO 13520:2015 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 17 "Steel” of the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 13520:2019 by
Technical Committee CEN/TC 459 “Steel castings and forgings” the secretariat of which is held by
AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2019, and conflicting national standards
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Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 13520:2015 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 13520:2019 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 13520
Second edition
2015-10-01
Determination of ferrite content in
austenitic stainless steel castings
Détermination du taux de ferrite des pièces moulées en acier
inoxydable austénitique
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ISO 13520:2015(E)
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ISO 13520:2015(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Significance effects of ferrite content . 1
5 Methods of determination of ferrite content . 2
5.1 Chemical composition method. 2
5.2 Magnetic response method . 2
5.3 Metallographic examination . 2
6 Ordering information . 2
7 General caution . 2
8 Estimation of ferrite . 3
9 Acceptance standards . 3
10 Certification . 3
Annex A (normative) Determination of ferrite content by magnetic or metallographic means.4
Annex B (informative) Notes to Schoefer diagram . 5
ISO 13520:2015(E)
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 13520:2015(E)
Determination of ferrite content in austenitic stainless
steel castings
1 Scope
Procedures are covered for estimating ferrite content in certain grades of austenitic iron-chromium-
nickel alloy castings that have compositions balanced to create the formation of ferrite as a second
phase in amounts controlled within specified limits. Methods are described for estimating ferrite
content by chemical, magnetic and metallographic means.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 4990, Steel castings — General technical delivery requirements
ISO 9042, Steels — Manual point counting method for statistically estimating the volume fraction of a
constituent with a point grid
ASTM A799, Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Stainless, Instrument Calibration, for Estimating
Ferrite Content
BNIF 345, Evaluation de la teneur en ferrite dans les aciers inoxydables moulés austénitiques
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
ferrite
ferromagnetic, body-centred cubic microstructural constituent of variable chemical composition in
iron-chromium-nickel alloys
Note 1 to entry: Ferrite includes both delta and alpha species.
3.2
ferrite content
proportion of total volume of an iron-chromium-nickel alloy present as the ferrite phase
3.3
ferrite percentage
ferrite content expressed as a volume percent
4 Significance effects of ferrite content
The tensile and impact properties, the weldability, and the corrosion resistance of iron-chromium-
nickel alloy castings may be influenced beneficially or detrimentally by the ratio of the amount of ferrite
to the amount of austenite in the microstructure. The ferrite content may be limited by purchase order
requirements or by the design construction codes governing the equipment in which castings will be
used. The quantity of ferrite in the structure is fundamentally a function of the chemical composition
of the alloy and its thermal history. Because of segregation, the chemical composition and, therefore,
the ferrite content, may differ from point to point on a casting. Determination of the ferrite content by
ISO 13520:2015(E)
any of the procedures described in Clause 5 is subject to varying degrees of imprecision which shall
be recognized in setting realistic limits on the range of ferrite content specified. Sources of error are
described in 5.1 to 5.3.
5 Methods of determination of ferrite content
5.1 Chemical composition method
Deviations from the actual content of each element present in an alloy because of chemical analysis
variance, although possibly minor in each case, can result in substantial difference in the ratio of total
ferrite-promoting to total austenite-promoting elements. Therefore the precision of the ferrite content
estimated from chemical composition depends on the accuracy of the chemical analysis procedure.
The estimation of ferrite percent by means of the chemical composition offers the most useful and most
common method of ferrite control during melting of the metal.
5.2 Magnetic response method
Phases other than ferrite and austenite may be formed at ce
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