American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved March 1, 2008. Published March 2008. Originally approved in 1955. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as A148/A148M – 05. 4 p. This specification covers carbon steel, alloy steel, and martensitic stainless steel castings that are to be subjected to higher mechanical stresses than those covered in Specification A27/A27M.