ASTM F899-12b
Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments

Standard No.

ASTM F899-12b

Release Date

2012

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM F899-19

Latest

ASTM F899-23

Scope

1.1 This specification covers the chemistry requirements for wrought stainless steels used for the manufacture of surgical instruments. The data contained in Tables 1-4 of this specification, including typical hardness values, common heat treating cycles, and examples of selected stainless steels that have been used for surgical instruments, is provided for reference only. Mechanical property requirements, heat treating requirements, hardness requirements and all other requirements except chemistry are governed by the appropriate material standards as referenced below or as agreed upon between the purchaser and supplier.

TABLE 1 Typical Maximum Hardness for Selected Class 4 Martensitic Stainless Steels in The Annealed Condition^A

ASTM F899-12b Referenced Document

• ASTM A276 Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
• ASTM A313/A313M Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Spring Wire
• ASTM A314 Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Billets and Bars for Forging
• ASTM A480/A480M Standard Specification for General Requirements for Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
• ASTM A484/A484M Standard Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, Shapes, and Forgings
• ASTM A555/A555M Standard Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods
• ASTM A564/A564M Standard Specification for Hot-Rolled and Cold-Finished Age-Hardening Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
• ASTM A582/A582M Standard Specification for Free-Machining Stainless Steel Bars
• ASTM A751 Standard Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
• ISO 7153-1 Surgical instruments - Materials - Part 1: Metals
• ISO 9001 Quality management systems - Requirements [Spanish version]

ASTM F899-12b history

• 2023 ASTM F899-23 Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments
• 2020 ASTM F899-20 Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments
• 2019 ASTM F899-19 Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments
• 2012 ASTM F899-12b Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments
• 2012 ASTM F899-12a Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments
• 2012 ASTM F899-12 Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments
• 2011 ASTM F899-11 Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments
• 2010 ASTM F899-10 Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments
• 2009 ASTM F899-09e1 Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments
• 2009 ASTM F899-09 Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments
• 2007 ASTM F899-07 Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments
• 2002 ASTM F899-02 Standard Specification for Stainless Steel for Surgical Instruments
• 2002 ASTM F899-95 Standard Specification for Stainless Steel for Surgical Instruments

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Type	Typical Maximum Brinell HardnessB
410	210
410X	220
416	262
416 Mod	262
420A	220
420B	235
420 Mod	255
420X	262
420C	262
420F	262
420F Mod