This SAE Recommended Practice is intended to supply a uniform means of designating cast ferrous materials reported in SAE Standards and Recommended Practices. The system outlined in this report is intended to facilitate the addition of new, widely used casting materials and also the deletion of now obsolete grades.
SAE J859-1992 history
2000SAE J859-2000 Numbering System for Designating Grades of Cast Ferrous Materials
1992SAE J859-1992 NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR DESIGNATING GRADES OF CAST FERROUS MATERIALS
1963SAE J859-1963 NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR DESIGNATING GRADES OF CAST FERROUS MATERIALS