American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2006. Published October 2006. Originally approved in 1963. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as A 484/A 484M – 06a. 13 p. This specification covers general requirements that shall apply to wrought stainless steel bars, shapes, forgings, and billets or other semi-finished material (except wire) for forging, under the latest revision of each of the following ASTM specifications: A 276, A 314, A 458, A 473, A 477, A 479/A 479M, A 564/A 564M, A 565/A 565M, A 582/A 582M, A 638/A 638M, A 705/A 705M, and A 831/A 831M.