ASTM A480/A480M, “Standard Specification for General Requirements for Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip,” has been updated again! This new 2016a Edition is the second revision so far this year. It cancels and replaces the previous 2016 Edition released last February. You’ll need a copy of the new edition if you use this standard.
Of course, since the ASTM A480/A480M is one of our top-selling material standards from ASTM, I’ve got a number of previous posts about the specification and what it covers. So I’ll just focus in on the areas that have been updated in both this 2016a Edition and the previous 2016 Edition. Here are the areas you’ll need to pay attention to when you get your new copy:
- Grade UNS S30616 has been added to table A1.2
- Words relating to trace elements have been removed from clause 6.2.2
- Heat treatment requirements for austenitic types have been clarified in clause 15.2.1, and the word “solution” has been removed from that clause as well.
- ASTM A167 and ASTM A176 are no longer referenced in this standard
- Table A3.13 has been modified by adding thickness greater than 8.0 mm
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