Designation:A534−14StandardSpecificationforCarburizingSteelsforAnti-FrictionBearings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA534;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoverstherequirementsforcarburiz-ingbearing-qualitysteeltobeusedinthemanufactureofanti-frictionbearings.1.2Supplementaryrequirementsofanoptionalnatureareprovidedandwhendesiredshallbesostatedintheorder.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A29/A29MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforSteelBars,CarbonandAlloy,Hot-WroughtA255TestMethodsforDeterminingHardenabilityofSteelA304SpecificationforCarbonandAlloySteelBarsSubjecttoEnd-QuenchHardenabilityRequirementsA510/A510MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforWireRodsandCoarseRoundWire,CarbonSteel,andAlloySteelA519SpecificationforSeamlessCarbonandAlloySteelMechanicalTubingA751TestMethods,Practices,andTerminologyforChemi-calAnalysisofSteelProductsA752SpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforWireRodsandCoarseRoundWire,AlloySteel(Withdrawn2011)3E45TestMethodsforDeterminingtheInclusionContentofSteelE112TestMethodsforDeterminingAverageGrainSizeE381MethodofMacroetchTestingSteelBars,Billets,Blooms,andForgingsE1019TestMethodsforDeterminationofCarbon,Sulfur,Nitrogen,andOxygeninSteel,Iron,Nickel,andCobaltAlloysbyVariousCombustionandFusionTechniquesE1077TestMethodsforEstimatingtheDepthofDecarbur-izationofSteelSpecimens2.2ISOStandard:4ISO683Part17:BallandRollerBearingSteels3.OrderingInformation3.1Ordersformaterialunderthisspecificationshouldincludethefollowinginformation:3....
