ASTM A957/A957M-21
Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use

Standard No.

ASTM A957/A957M-21

Release Date

2021

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM A957/A957M-21

Scope

1.1?This specification covers a group of requirements that are mandatory for castings produced by the investment casting process to meet the metallurgical requirements of the following steel casting specifications issued by ASTM. ASTM Designation Title of Specification

ASTM A957/A957M-21 Referenced Document

• ASTM A1002 Standard Specification for Castings, Nickel-Aluminum Ordered Alloy
• ASTM A1058 Standard Test Methods for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products—Metric
• ASTM A1067/A1067M Standard Specification for Test Coupons for Steel Castings
• ASTM A1080/A1080M Standard Practice for Hot Isostatic Pressing of Steel, Stainless Steel, and Related Alloy Castings
• ASTM A128/A128M Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Austenitic Manganese
• ASTM A148/A148M Standard Specification for Steel Castings, High Strength, for Structural Purposes
• ASTM A27/A27M Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, for General Application
• ASTM A297/A297M Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Iron-Chromium and Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Heat Resistant, for General Application
• ASTM A370 Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
• ASTM A380/A380M Standard Practice for Cleaning, Descaling, and Passivation of Stainless Steel Parts, Equipment, and Systems
• ASTM A447/A447M Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Chromium-Nickel-Iron Alloy (25-12 Class), for High-Temperature Service
• ASTM A488/A488M Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Qualifications of Procedures and Personnel
• ASTM A494/A494M Standard Specification for Castings, Nickel and Nickel Alloy
• ASTM A560/A560M Standard Specification for Castings, Chromium-Nickel Alloy
• ASTM A609/A609M Standard Practice for Castings, Carbon, Low-Alloy, and Martensitic Stainless Steel, Ultrasonic Examination Thereof
• ASTM A732/A732M Standard Specification for Castings, Investment, Carbon and Low Alloy Steel for General Application, and Cobalt Alloy for High Strength at Elevated Temperatures
• ASTM A743/A743M Standard Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for General Application
• ASTM A744/A744M Standard Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for Severe Service
• ASTM A747/A747M Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Stainless, Precipitation Hardening
• ASTM A751 Standard Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
• ASTM A800/A800M Standard Practice for Steel Casting, Austenitic Alloy, Estimating Ferrite Content Thereof
• ASTM A890/A890M Standard Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel-Molybdenum Corrosion-Resistant, Duplex (Austenitic/Ferritic) for General Application
• ASTM A903/A903M Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Surface Acceptance Standards, Magnetic Particle and Liquid Penetrant Inspection
• ASTM A915/A915M Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, and Alloy, Chemical Requirements Similar to Standard Wrought Grades
• ASTM A941 Standard Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
• ASTM A958/A958M Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon and Alloy, with Tensile Requirements, Chemical Requirements Similar to Standard Wrought Grades
• ASTM A967/A967M Standard Specification for Chemical Passivation Treatments for Stainless Steel Parts
• ASTM A991/A991M Standard Test Method for Conducting Temperature Uniformity Surveys of Furnaces Used to Heat Treat Steel Products
• ASTM A997 Standard Practice for Investment Castings, Surface Acceptance Standards, Visual Examination
• ASTM E125 Standard Reference Photographs for Magnetic Particle Indications on Ferrous Castings
• ASTM E165/E165M Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Testing for General Industry
• ASTM E186 Standard Reference Radiographs for Heavy-Walled (2 to 4 &189; in. [51 to 114-mm]) Steel Castings
• ASTM E192 Standard Reference Radiographs for Investment Steel Castings of Aerospace Applications
• ASTM E2660 Standard Digital Reference Images for Investment Steel Castings for Aerospace Applications
• ASTM E280 Standard Reference Radiographs for Heavy-Walled (4 &189; to 12-in. [114 to 305-mm]) Steel Castings
• ASTM E29 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
• ASTM E340 Standard Practice for Macroetching Metals and Alloys
• ASTM E353 Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Stainless, Heat-Resisting, Maraging, and Other Similar Chromium-Nickel-Iron Alloys
• ASTM E354 Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of High-Temperature, Electrical, Magnetic, and Other Similar Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys
• ASTM E446 Standard Reference Radiographs for Steel Castings Up to 2 in. [51 mm] in Thickness
• ASTM E709 Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Examination
• ASTM E94/E94M Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination Using Industrial Radiographic Film
• SAE AMS2750 PYROMETRY

ASTM A957/A957M-21 history

• 2021 ASTM A957/A957M-21 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2020 ASTM A957/A957M-20 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2018 ASTM A957/A957M-18a Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2018 ASTM A957/A957M-18 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2015 ASTM A957/A957M-15a Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2015 ASTM A957/A957M-15 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2014 ASTM A957/A957M-14 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2013 ASTM A957/A957M-13 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2012 ASTM A957/A957M-12a Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2012 ASTM A957/A957M-12 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2011 ASTM A957/A957M-11a Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2011 ASTM A957/A957M-11 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2009 ASTM A957/A957M-09a Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2009 ASTM A957/A957M-09 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2008 ASTM A957/A957M-08 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2006 ASTM A957/A957M-06 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2005 ASTM A957-05 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2003 ASTM A957-03 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2001 ASTM A957-01a Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 2001 ASTM A957-01 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
• 1996 ASTM A957-96 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use