ASTM A 582/A 582M - 05 Standard Specification for Free-Machining Stainless Steel Bars

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved March 1, 2005. Published March 2005. 3 р. This specification covers hot-finished or cold-finished bars, except bars for forging, suitable for machining processes. It includes rounds, squares, and hexagons in the more commonly used types of stainless free-machining steels designed especially for optimum machinability and for general corrosion and high-temperature service. Stainless steel bars other than the free-machining types are covered in a separate specification