Designation:A601/A601M−10(Reapproved2015)StandardSpecificationforElectrolyticManganeseMetal1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA601/A601M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversseveralgradesofelectrolyticmanganesedesignatedasfollows:GradeRegularAIntermediateHydrogenBLowHydrogenC4.5%NitrogenBearingD6%NitrogenBearingEWeldGradePowderF1.2Units—ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.2.1Thisspecificationisexpressedinbothinch-poundunitsandinSIunits(withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets);however,unlessthepurchaseorderorcontractspecifiestheapplicableMspecificationdesignation(SIunits),theinch-poundunitsshallapply.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A1025SpecificationforFerroalloysandOtherAlloyingMaterials,GeneralRequirementsE11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSieves3.GeneralConditionsforDelivery3.1MaterialsfurnishedtothisspecificationshallconformtotherequirementsofSpecificationA1025,includinganysupple-mentaryrequirementsthatareindicatedinthepurchaseorder.FailuretocomplywiththegeneralrequirementsofSpecifica-tionA1025constitutesnonconformancewiththisspecification.Incaseofconflictbetweentherequirementsofthisspecifica-tionandSpecificationA1025,thisspecificationshallprevail.4.ChemicalRequirements4.1ThevariousgradesshallconformtotherequirementsastochemicalcompositionspecifiedinTable1andTable2.4.2Themanufacturershallfurnishananalysisofeachshipmentshowingthepercentageofeachelementspecifiedintheapplicabletable.5.Size5.1ThevariousgradesareavailableinthesizeslistedinTable3.5.2Thesiz...
