Designation:A314−15StandardSpecificationforStainlessSteelBilletsandBarsforForging1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA314;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversstainlesssteelbilletsandbarsintendedonlyforforging.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A484/A484MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforStainlessSteelBars,Billets,andForgingsA751TestMethods,Practices,andTerminologyforChemi-calAnalysisofSteelProductsE527PracticeforNumberingMetalsandAlloysintheUnifiedNumberingSystem(UNS)2.2OtherDocument:SAEJ1086RecommendedPracticeforNumberingMetalsandAlloys33.OrderingInformation3.1Itistheresponsibilityofthepurchasertospecifyallrequirementsthatarenecessaryformaterialorderedunderthisspecification.Suchrequirementsmayincludebutarenotlimitedtothefollowing:3.1.1Quantity(weightornumberofpieces),3.1.2Nameofmaterial:typeorUNSdesignation(Table1),3.1.3Condition,3.1.4Crosssection(round,round-corneredsquare,andsoforth),3.1.5Form:barorforgingbillet,3.1.6Applicabledimensions,includingsize,thickness,width,andlength,3.1.7ASTMdesignationanddateofissue,3.1.8Preparationfordelivery(seeSpecificationA484/A484M),3.1.9Marking(seeSpecificationA484/A484M),and3.1.10Exceptionstothespecificationorspecialrequire-ments.3.2Ifpossible,theintendeduseoftheitemshouldbegivenonthepurchaseorderespeciallywhentheitemisorderedforaspecificenduseoruses.NOTE1—Atypicalorderingdescriptionisasfollows:10000lb,Type420,annealed,round-corneredsquarebillets,ASTMA314datedforvalveparts.4.Manufacture4.1Annealing—Bloomsandbilletsofthe400seriesofstainlesssteeltypeswhicharehighlyhardenable,suchasTypes414,420,431,440A,440B,and440C,arecommonlyannealedpriortoshipmentandsospecifiedinordertoavoidthepossibi...
