SPECIFICATION FOR STEEL BARS, CARBON, HOT-
WROUGHT, SPECIAL QUALITY, FOR FLUID POWER
APPLICATIONS
SA-695
(Identical with ASTM Specification A 695-90b for Type B only.)
1. Scope 3.3 All grades are not available in all types and
sizes. See Section 8.
1.1 This specification covers hot-wrought, special
quality, round carbon steel bars subject to mechanical
property requirements and intended for fluid power
applications. 4. Ordering Information
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be 4.1 Orders for material under this specification should
regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses include the following information:
are for information only. 4.1.1 Quantity (weight or number of bars).
4.1.2 Name of material (carbon steel bars).
2. Referenced Documents 4.1.3 Condition (hot wrought).
2.1 ASTM Standards: 4.1.4 Finish (if descaled required, so state) (Section
A 29 /A 29M Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and 9 and S3).
Alloy, Hot-Wrought and Cold-Finished, General Re-
quirements for 4.1.5 Dimensions (diameter and length).
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Test-
4.1.6 ASTM designation and date of issue.
ing of Steel Products
4.1.7 Type and grade (Tables 1 and 2).
4.1.8 End use.
3. Classification
4.1.9 Additions to the specification and supplemen-
3.1 The bars are available only as hot-wrought rounds
tary requirements if required.
3.0 in. [76 mm] in diameter and larger. Smaller sizes are
specified and procured to a cold-finished specification. NOTE—A typical ordering description is as follows: 10,000 lb,
Carbon Steel Bars, Hot Wrought, 4.5-in. diameter by 10 ft, ASTM
3.2 The bars are furnished in the following types A 695 dated , Type A, Grade 40, End Use Accumulator Heads;
and grades: Supplementary Requirement S1 Straightness 0.125 in. in any 5 ft.
Type Composition, %
B C 0.35 max., Mn 1.10 max., Si 0.15–0.35 5. General Requirements
Grade Yield Strength, psi (MPa)
35 35,000 (240) 5.1 Material furnished under this specification shall
40 40,000 (275) conform to the applicable requirements of the current
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edition of Specification A 29 /A 29M unless otherwise 8.2 Specimens — Tension test specimens shall be
provided herein. taken longitudinally in accordance with Test Methods
and Definitions A 370.
8.3 Number of Tests — One tension test shall be
6. Materials and Manufacture made from each lot. A lot shall consist of all bars of
one size from one heat processed at one time.
6.1 Melting Practice — The steel shall be made by
one or more of the following primary processes: open- 8.4 Test Methods — Tension tests shall be made in
accordance with Test Methods and Definitions A 370.
hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-furnace. The primary
The yield strength shall be determined by an extension
melting may incorporate separate degassing or refining
under load of 0.5% of the gage length.
and may be followed by secondary melting using
electroslag remelting or vacuum arc remelting. Where
secondary melting is employed, the heat shall be defined 9. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
as all of the ingots remelted from a single primary heat.
9.1 Descaling—When descaled bars are required,
6.2 Deoxidation — Type B steels shall be silicon Supplementary Requirement S3 must be specified.
killed.
9.2 The bars shall be free of visible pipe and
6.3 Quality — The bars shall be special quality. conditioned as necessary to remove injurious surface
imperfections.
6.4 Hot Working — The bars shall be hot wrought,
as wrought.
10. Certification and Test Reports
10.1 A manufacturer’s certification that the material
7. Chemical Composition was manufactured and tested in accordance with this
specification together with a report of the heat analysis
7.1 The heat analysis shall conform to the require- and tension test results shall be furnished at the time
ments for chemical composition specified in Table 1. of shipment. The report shall include the name of the
manufacturer, ASTM designation number and year date
and revision letter, if any, type and grade, heat number,
and size.
8. Mechanical Properties
8.1 Tensile Requirements:
11. Product Marking
8.1.1 The material, as represented by the test
11.1 The heat number shall be steel stamped on one
specimens, shall conform to the tensile requirements
end of each bar.
specified in Table 2.
8.1.2 A deduction from the percentage of elonga-
12. Keywords
tion specified in Table 2 of 1.0% shall be made for
each 1.0 in. (25.4 mm) of specified diameter over 3.0 12.1 carbon steel bars; hot-wrought steel bars; pres-
in. (76 mm) or fraction thereof to a maximum of 3%. sure-containing parts; steel bars.
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SA-695 2001 SECTION II
TABLE 1
CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS (HEAT ANALYSIS), %
Type B
Carbon, max 0.35
Manganese, max 1.10
Phosphorus, max 0.040
Sulfur 0.050
Silicon 0.15–0.35
A
Lead
A
Lead shall not be added to any steel produced for Type B.
TABLE 2
TENSILE REQUIREMENTS
Tensile Strength, Yield Strength,A Elongation in 2 in. or
Grade Type ksi (MPa), min ksi (MPa), min 50 mm, min, %
35 B 60 (415) 35 (240) 21
40 B 70 (485) 40 (275) 17
A
Determined at 0.5% extension under load.
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SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
One or more of the following supplementary requirements shall be applied only
when specified by the purchaser in the inquiry, contract, or order. Details of these
supplementary requirements shall be agreed upon in writing by the manufacturer
and purchaser. Supplementary requirements shall in no way negate any requirement
of the specification itself.
S1. Special Straightness
S1.1 Bars shall be furnished to special straightness
tolerance.
S2. Stress Relief Anneal
S2.1 Bars shall be given a stress relief anneal subse-
quent to all hot and cold mechanical working operations.
S3. Descaling
S3.1 The surface of the bars shall be descaled by
pickling or shot blasting. Descaled bars shall be oiled.
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