ASTM A488/A488M-12
Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel

Standard No.
ASTM A488/A488M-12
Release Date
2012
Published By
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Status
Replace By
ASTM A488/A488M-16
Latest
ASTM A488/A488M-18e2
Scope

1.1 This practice covers the qualification of procedures, welders, and operators for the fabrication and repair of steel castings by electric arc welding.

1.1.1 Qualifications of a procedure and either or both the operator or welder under Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code shall automatically qualify the procedure and either or both the operator or welder under this practice. P-number designations in the ASME grouping of base metals for qualification may be different than the category numbers listed in Table 1. Refer to Appendix X1 for a comparison of ASTM category numbers with the corresponding ASME P-Number designations.

TABLE 1 Categories of Base Materials

Category
Number

Material Description

ASTM Specification

Grades8199;8199;

8199;18199;

Carbon steel (carbon less than 0.358201;%, tensile strength less than or equal to 70 ksi [480 MPa]).

ASTM A488/A488M-12 history

  • 2018 ASTM A488/A488M-18e2 Standard Practice Welding Procedures and Personnel Qualifications for Steel Castings
  • 2018 ASTM A488/A488M-18e1 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
  • 2018 ASTM A488/A488M-18 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
  • 2017 ASTM A488/A488M-17 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
  • 2016 ASTM A488/A488M-16 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
  • 2012 ASTM A488/A488M-12 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
  • 2010 ASTM A488/A488M-10 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
  • 2009 ASTM A488/A488M-09 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
  • 2007 ASTM A488/A488M-07 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
  • 2006 ASTM A488/A488M-06 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
  • 2004 ASTM A488/A488M-04 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
  • 2001 ASTM A488/A488M-01e1 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
  • 2001 ASTM A488/A488M-01 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
  • 1999 ASTM A488/A488M-99 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel


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