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Standard Specification for

Steel Castings, Martensitic Stainless and Alloy, for
Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for High-Temperature
Service1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 217/A 217M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. Scope two systems may result in nonconformance with the specifi-

1.1 This specification2 covers martensitic stainless steel and cation. Inch-pound units are applicable for material ordered to
alloy steel castings for valves, flanges, fittings, and other Specification A 217 and SI units for materials ordered to
pressure-containing parts (Note 1) intended primarily for Specification A 217M.
high-temperature and corrosive service (Note 2). 2. Referenced Documents
1.2 One grade of martensitic stainless steel and nine grades
of ferritic alloy steel are covered. Selection will depend on 2.1 ASTM Standards:
design and service conditions, mechanical properties, and the A 216/A 216M Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon,
high-temperature and corrosion-resistant characteristics (Note Suitable for Fusion Welding, for High-Temperature Ser-
3). vice3
A 352/A 352M Specification for Steel Castings, Ferritic
NOTE 1—Carbon steel castings for pressure-containing parts are cov- and Martensitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable
ered by Specification A 216/A 216M. Low alloy quench-and-tempered
for Low-Temperature Service3
grades equivalent to Specification A 217/A 217M grades may be found in
both Specifications A 352/A 352M and A 487/A 487M. A 487/A 487M Specification for Steel Castings Suitable
NOTE 2—The grades covered by this specification represent materials for Pressure Service3
that are generally suitable for assembly with other castings or wrought A 488/A 488M Practice for Steel Castings, Welding, Quali-
steel parts by fusion welding. It is not intended to imply that these grades fications of Procedures and Personnel3
possess equal degrees of weldability; therefore, it is the responsibility of A 703/A 703M Specification for Steel Castings, General
the purchaser to establish for himself a suitable welding technique. Since Requirements, for Pressure-Containing Parts3
these grades possess varying degrees of suitability for high-temperature
A 802/A 802M Practice for Steel Castings, Surface Accep-
and corrosion-resistant service, it is also the responsibility of the purchaser
to determine which grade shall be furnished, due consideration being tance Standards, Visual Examination3
given to the requirements of the applicable construction codes. E 165 Test Method for Liquid Penetrant Examination4
NOTE 3—The committee formulating this specification has included E 709 Guide for Magnetic Particle Examination4
nine grades of materials that are considered to represent basic types of
ferritic alloy steels suitable for valves, flanges, fittings, and other pressure- 3. General Conditions for Delivery
containing parts. Additional alloy steels that may better fulfill certain types 3.1 Material furnished to this specification shall conform to
of service will be considered for inclusion in this specification by the
the requirements of Specification A 703/A 703M including any
committee as the need becomes apparent.
supplementary requirements that are indicated in the purchase
1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units order. Failure to comply with the general requirements of
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the Specification A 703/A 703M constitutes nonconformance with
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each this specification. In case of conflict between the requirements
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must of this specification and Specification A 703/A 703M, this
be used independently of the other. Combining values from the specification shall prevail.
4. Ordering Information
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
4.1 The inquiry and order should include or indicate the
A01.18 on Castings. following:
Current edition approved Mar. 10, 2002. Published May 2002. Originally
published as A 217 – 39 T. Last previous edition A 217/A 217M – 01.
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications, see related Specifi- Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.02.
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4.1.1 A description of the casting by pattern number or those with a stronger affinity for nitrogen than Cb and V, as deoxidation
drawing (dimensional tolerances shall be included on the agents, interferes with these high-temperature strengthening mechanisms.5
casting drawing), 7. Tensile Requirements
4.1.2 Grade of steel,
7.1 Steel used for the castings shall conform to the require-
4.1.3 Options in the specification, and ments as to tensile properties prescribed in Table 2.
4.1.4 The supplementary requirements desired including the
standards of acceptance. 8. Quality
8.1 The surface of the casting shall be examined visually
5. Heat Treatment and shall be free of adhering sand, scale, cracks, and hot tears.
5.1 All castings shall receive a heat treatment proper to their Other surface discontinuities shall meet the visual acceptance
design and chemical composition. standards specified in the order. Practice A 802/A 802M or
other visual standards may be used to define acceptable surface
5.2 Castings shall be furnished in the normalized and
discontinuities and finish. Unacceptable visual surface discon-
tempered conditions; Grades WC1, WC4, WC5, WC6, and
tinuities shall be removed and their removal verified by visual
CA15 shall be tempered at 1100°F [595°C] min; Grades WC9,
examination of the resultant cavities. When methods involving
C5, C12, and WC11 shall be tempered at 1250°F [675°C] min;
high temperature are used in the removal of discontinuities,
Grade C12A shall be tempered at 1350°F [730°C] min.
castings shall be preheated to at least the minimum tempera-
5.3 Heat treatment shall be performed after castings have tures in Table 3.
been allowed to cool below the transformation range. 8.2 When additional inspection is desired, Supplementary
Requirements S4, S5, and S10 may be ordered.
6. Chemical Composition 8.3 The castings shall not be peened, plugged, or impreg-
6.1 The steel shall conform to the requirements as to nated to stop leaks.
chemical composition prescribed in Table 1 (Note 4).
9. Repair by Welding
NOTE 4—The role of alloying elements in the development of Grade 9.1 Repairs shall be made using procedures and welders
C12A has been extensively investigated. V and Cb contribute to precipi- qualified under Practice A 488/A 488M.
tation strengthening by forming fine and coherent precipitation of
M(C,N)X carbo-nitrides in the ferrite matrix. V also precipitates as VN
during tempering or during creep. The two elements are more effective in 5
Viswanathan, R. and Bakker, W. T., Materials for Ultra Supercritical Fossil
combination. Therefore, the addition of strong nitride forming elements, Power Plants, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA: 2000. TR-114750.

TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements

NOTE—All values are maximum unless otherwise indicated.

Composition, %
Nickel Nickel
Carbon Chromium Chromium Chromium Chromium Chromium Chromium
Chromium Chromium
Molybde- Molybde- Molybde- Molybde- Molybde- Molybde- Molybdenum Chromium
Molybde- Molybde-
num num num num num num Vanadium
num num

Grade Identifica-
C12A
tion Symbol WC1 WC4 WC5 WC6 WC9 WC11 C5 C12 CA15
(J84090)

Carbon 0.25 0.05–0.20 0.05–0.20 0.05–0.20 0.05–0.18 0.15–0.21 0.20 0.20 0.08-0.12 0.15
Manganese 0.50–0.80 0.50–0.80 0.40–0.70 0.50–0.80 0.40–0.70 0.50–0.80 0.40–0.70 0.35–0.65 0.30–0.60 1.00
Phosphorus 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.020 0.04 0.04 0.030 0.040
Sulfur 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.015 0.045 0.045 0.010 0.040
Silicon 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.30–0.60 0.75 1.00 0.20–0.50 1.50
Nickel ... 0.70–1.10 0.60–1.00 ... ... ... ... ... 0.40 1.00
Chromium ... 0.50–0.80 0.50–0.90 1.00–1.50 2.00–2.75 1.00–1.50 4.00–6.50 8.00–10.00 8.0–9.5 11.5–14.0
Molybdenum 0.45–0.65 0.45–0.65 0.90–1.20 0.45–0.65 0.90–1.20 0.45–0.65 0.45–0.65 0.90–1.20 0.85–1.05 0.50
Columbium ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.060–0.10 ...
Nitrogen ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.030–0.070 ...
Specified Residual Elements
Aluminum ... ... ... ... ... 0.01 ... ... 0.040 ...
Copper 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.35 0.50 0.50 ... ...
Nickel 0.50 ... ... 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 ... ...
Chromium 0.35 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Tungsten 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 ... 0.10 0.10 ... ...
Vanadium ... ... ... ... ... 0.03 ... ... 0.18–0.25 ...
Total content of 1.00 0.60 0.60 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
these
residual elements

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TABLE 2 Tensile Requirements TABLE 3 Minimum Preheat Temperatures
Minimum
Preheat
Elonga- Grade Thickness, in. [mm]
Tensile Yield Reduc- Temperature,
tion in
Strength, Strength,A tion of °F [°C]
Grade 2 in.
ksi min, ksi Area,
[50 mm] WC1 5⁄8 and under 50 [10]
[MPa] [MPa] min, %
min, %B Over 5⁄8 [15.9] 250 [120]
WC4 All 300 [150]
WC1 65 [450] to 90 35 [240] 24 35
WC5 All 300 [150]
[620]
WC6 All 300 [150]
WC4, WC5, WC6, 70 [485] to 95 40 [275] 20 35
WC9 All 400 [200]
WC9 [655]
WC11 All 300 [150]
WC11 80 [550] to 105 50 [345] 18 45
C5 All 400 [200]
[725]
C12 All 400 [200]
C5, C12 90 [620] to 115 60 [415] 18 35
C12A (J84090) All 400 [200]
[795]
CA15 All 400 [200]
C12A (J84090) 85 [585] to 110 60 [415] 18 45
[760]
CA15 90 [620] to 115 65 [450] 18 30
[795]
A
Determine by either 0.2 % offset method or 0.5 % extension-under-load 10 in.2 [65 cm2], shall be radiographed to the same standards
method. that are used to inspect the castings.
B
When ICI test bars are used in tensile testing as provided for in Specification
A 703/A 703M, the gage length to reduced section diameter ratio shall be 4 to 1. 9.3 Weld repairs shall be considered major in the case of a
casting that has leaked on hydrostatic test, or when the depth of
the cavity prepared for welding exceeds 20 % of the wall
9.2 Weld repairs shall be inspected to the same quality thickness or 1 in. [25 mm], whichever is smaller, or when the
standards that are used to inspect the castings. When castings extent of the cavity exceeds approximately 10 in.2 [65 cm2].
are produced with Supplementary Requirement S4 specified, All castings with major repair welds shall be thermally stress
weld repairs shall be inspected by magnetic particle examina- relieved or completely reheat-treated. This mandatory stress
tion to the same standards that are used to inspect the castings. relief or reheat-treatment shall be in accordance with the
When castings are produced with Supplementary Requirement qualified procedure used. Major repairs shall be inspected to
S5 specified, weld repairs on castings that have leaked on the same quality standards that are used to inspect the castings.
hydrostatic test, or on castings in which the depth of any cavity
prepared for repair welding exceeds 20 % of the wall thickness 10. Keywords
or 1 in. [25 mm], whichever is smaller, or on castings in which 10.1 alloy steel; high-temperature; martensitic stainless
any cavity prepared for welding is greater than approximately steel; pressure-containing; steel castings

SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

The following supplementary requirements shall not apply unless specified in the purchase order. A
list of standardized supplementary requirements for use at the option of the purchaser is included in
Specification A 703/A 703M. Those which are ordinarily considered suitable for use with this
specification are given below. Others enumerated in Specification A 703/A 703M may be used with
this specification upon agreement between the manufacturer and purchaser.

S1. Unspecified Elements S13. Hardness Test

S2. Destruction Tests S21. Heat Treatment Furnace Record
S3. Bend Tests S22. Heat Treatment
S4. Magnetic Particle Inspection
S5. Radiographic Inspection S51. Mandatory Postweld Heat Treatment
S10. Examination of Weld Preparation S51.1 All castings with repair welds shall receive a manda-
S10.1 The method of performing the magnetic particle or tory thermal stress relief or complete reheat treatment in
liquid penetrant test shall be in accordance with Test Method accordance with the qualified procedure after all weld repairs.
E 165 or Guide E 709.

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