ASTM E1338-09(2021)e1
Standard Guide for Identification of Metals and Alloys in Computerized Material Property Databases

Standard No.

ASTM E1338-09(2021)e1

Release Date

2021

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM E1338-09(2021)e1

Scope

1.1 This guide covers the identification of metals and alloys in computerized material property databases. It establishes essential and desirable data elements that serve to uniquely identify and describe a particular metal or alloy sample as well as properties that identify a given metal or alloy in general. 1.1.1 This guide does not necessarily provide sufficient data elements to describe weld metal, metal matrix composites, or joined metals. 1.1.2 The data element identified herein are not all germane to every metal or alloy group. 1.1.3 Different sets of data elements may also be applied within a given metal or alloy group depending on conditions or applications specific to that metal or alloy group. Further, within a particular metal or alloy group, different sets of data elements may be used to identify specific material conditions. 1.1.4 Table 1 on Recommended Data Elements and Tables 2-17 on values for specific data elements appear at the end of this guide. 1.2 Some of the data elements in this guide may be useful for other purposes. However, this guide does not attempt to document the essential and desirable data element for any purpose except for the identification of metals and alloys in computerized material property databases. Other purposes, such as material production, material procurement, and material processing, each may have different material data reporting requirements distinct from those covered in this guide. A specific example is the contractually required report for a material property testing series. Such a report may not contain all the data elements considered essential for a specific computerized database; conversely, this guide may not contain all the data elements considered essential for a contracted test report. 1.3 Results from material tests conducted as part of the procurement process are often used to determine adherence to a specification. While this guide includes a number of test result data elements, such data elements are included in this guide only for the purposes of material identification. 1.4 Reporting of contracted test results, such as certification test results, shall follow the requirements described in the material specification, or as agreed upon between the purchaser and the manufacturer. 1.5 This guide contains a limited number of data elements related to material test results. These data elements are for material identification purposes and are not intended to replace the more detailed sets of data elements listed in guides such as Guide E1313 covering data recording formats for mechanical testing of metals. For material identification purposes, the data elements in this guide include typical, nominal, or summary properties normally derived from a population of individual specimen tests. If warranted by the scope of a particular database system, the system might provide links between the material identification data elements given in this guide, and the individual specimen test results recorded in accordance with other guides corresponding to particular test methods. 1.6 Material Classes—See ANSI/AWS A9.1-92 for arc welds, Guide E527 for Metal and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS), Guide E1308 for polymers, Guide E1309 for composite material, and Guide E1471 for fibers, fillers, and core materials. 1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. 1 This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic Coatings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B08.01 on Ancillary Activities. This guide was developed in cooperation with Committee B07 on Light Metals and Alloys. Current edition approved April 1, 2021. Published May 2021. Originally approved in 1990. Last previous edition approved in 2015 as E1338 – 09(2015). DOI: 10.1520/E1338-09R21E01. Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. 1 TABLE 1 Recommended Data Elements for the Identification of Metals and Alloys NumberA Data Element Descriptive Name Data Type Category Set, Value Set, or Units Primary Identifiers 1 Material class String metal 2 Family name String Category set in Table 2 3 Family subclass String Value set in Table 3 4B Common nameC String 5 Application groupC String 6 Product groupC String Material SpecificationC 7B UNS Number String Category set defined in Practice E527 8B Specification organization String 9B Specification number String 10B Specification version String 11B Designation keywordC String Category set in Table 4 12B Designation valueC String Composition RequirementsC 13 Element symbol String IUPAC symbol(s) 14 Fraction type String mass, volume, or mole 15 Composition units String % or ppm 16 Minimum specified composition Real 17 Maximum specified composition Real Mechanical Properties Requirements Tensile Test RequirementsC 18 Orientation of tensile specimen for certification String Value set in Table 5 19 Location of tensile specimen for certification String Values set in Table 6 20 Tensile test temperature for certification Real °C (°F) 21 Minimum ultimate tensile strength Real MPa (ksi) 22 Maximum ultimate tensile strength Real MPa (ksi) 23 Minimum yield strength Real MPa (ksi) 24 Maximum yield strength Real MPa (ksi) 25 Yield strength determination method String Category set in Table 7 26 Yield strength offset or extension Real % 27 Minimum elongation Real % 28 Maximum elongation Real % 29 Original gage length Real mm (in.) 30 Minimum reduction of area Real % 31 Maximum reduction of area Real % Hardness RequirementsC 32 Location of hardness measurement for certification String Value set in Table 6 33 Minimum hardness Real 34 Maximum hardness Real 35 Hardness scale String Category set in Table 8 Charpy Impact Energy to Fracture RequirementsC 36 Location of Charpy specimen for certification String Value set in Table 6 37 Temperature of Charpy test for certification Real °C (°F) 38 Minimum Charpy impact energy Real J (ft-lbf) 39 Maximum Charpy impact energy Real J (ft-lbf) Primary Material Producer 40 Original producer String 41 Country of origin String 42 Producer’s facility String 43 Production date Date 44 Primary process type String 45 Melt practice String Value set in Table 9 46 Cast practice String Value set in Table 10 47B Heat number String Material ProcessingC 48 Processor’s name String 49 Processor’s country String see ISO 3166 50 Processor’s facility name String 51 Processor’s assigned production date Date 52B Process type String 53 Process lot number String Heat TreatmentC 54 Thermal step type String 55 Time of thermal step Real h 56 Thermal step temperature Real °C (°F) 57 Heating environment String Values set in Table 11 58 Heating rate Real °C/h (°F/h) 59 Cooling environment String Value set in Table 12 60 Cooling rate Real °C/h (°F/h) Product Detail 61 Product forming method String Value set in Table 13 62 Product identifier String 63 Product shape String Value set in Table 14 E1338 − 09 (2021)´1 2 2. Referenced Documents

ASTM E1338-09(2021)e1 Referenced Document

• ASTM E1308 
• ASTM E1309 Standard Guide for Identification of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Matrix Composite Materials in Databases*， 2024-04-22 Update
• ASTM E1313 
• ASTM E1443 
• ASTM E1471 Standard Guide for Identification of Fibers, Fillers, and Core Materials in Computerized Material Property Databases
• ASTM E527 Standard Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
• ASTM E616 
• ASTM E8/E8M Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials*， 2024-01-01 Update
• IEEE/ASTM SI 10 American National Standard for Metric Practice

ASTM E1338-09(2021)e1 history

• 2021 ASTM E1338-09(2021)e1 Standard Guide for Identification of Metals and Alloys in Computerized Material Property Databases
• 2021 ASTM E1338-09(2021) Standard Guide for Identification of Metals and Alloys in Computerized Material Property Databases
• 2009 ASTM E1338-09(2015) Standard Guide for Identification of Metals and Alloys in Computerized Material Property Databases
• 2009 ASTM E1338-09 Guide for Identification of Metals and Alloys in Computerized Material Property Databases
• 1997 ASTM E1338-97(2003) Guide for Identification of Metals and Alloys in Computerized Material Property Databases
• 1997 ASTM E1338-97 Standard Guide for The Identification of Metals and Alloys in Computerized Material Property Databases