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49 CFR - CHAPTER I - PART 178


Appendix A to Part 178 -- Specifications for Steel


                                                     Table 1
 [Open-hearth, basic oxygen, or electric steel of uniform quality. The following chemical composition limits are
                                            based on ladle analysis:]
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                                                      Chemical composition, percent-ladle analysis
             Designation              --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Grade 1\1\             Grade 2\1\\2\           Grade 3\2\\4\\5\
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Carbon...............................  0.10/0.20..............  0.24 maximum...........  0.22 maximum.
Manganese............................  1.10/1.60..............  0.50/1.00..............  1.25 maximum.
Phosphorus, maximum..................  0.04...................  0.04...................  0.045.\6\
Sulfur, maximum......................  0.05...................  0.05...................  0.05.
Silicon..............................  0.15/0.30..............  0.30 maximum...........  .......................
Copper, maximum......................  0.40...................  .......................  .......................
Columbium............................  .......................  0.01/0.04..............  .......................
Heat treatment authorized............  (\3\)..................  (\3\)..................  (\3\).
Maximum stress (p.s.i.)..............  35,000.................  35,000.................  35,000.
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\1\Addition of other elements to obtain alloying effect is not authorized.
\2\Ferritic grain size 6 or finer according to ASTM E112-63.
\3\Any suitable heat treatment in excess of 1,100  deg.F., except that liquid quenching is not permitted.
\4\Other alloying elements may be added and shall be reported.
\5\For compositions with a maximum carbon content of 0.15 percent of ladle analysis, the maximum limit for
  manganese on ladle analysis may be 1.40 percent.
\6\Rephosphorized Grade 3 steels containing no more than 0.15 percent phosphorus are permitted if carbon content
  does not exceed 0.15 percent and manganese does not exceed 1 percent.

                                            Check Analysis Tolerances
     [A heat of steel made under any of the above grades, the ladle analysis of which is slightly out of the
            specified range is acceptable if the check analysis is within the following variations:]
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                                                                                           Tolerance (percent)
                                                                                          over the maximum limit
                                                                                           or under the minimum
                                                                                                  limit
                    Element                       Limit or maximum specified (percent)  ------------------------
                                                                                            Under        Over
                                                                                           minimum      maximum
                                                                                            limit        limit
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Carbon.........................................  To 0.15 inclusive.....................        0.02         0.03
                                                 Over 0.15 to 0.40 inclusive...........        0.03         0.04
Manganese......................................  To 0.60 inclusive.....................        0.03         0.03
                                                 Over 0.60 to 1.15 inclusive...........        0.04         0.04
                                                 Over 1.15 to 2.50 inclusive...........        0.05         0.05
Phosphorus\7\..................................  All ranges............................  ...........        0.01
Sulfur.........................................  All ranges............................  ...........        0.01
Silicon........................................  To 0.30 inclusive.....................        0.02         0.03
                                                 Over 0.30 to 1.00 inclusive...........        0.05         0.05
Copper.........................................  To 1.00 inclusive.....................        0.03         0.03
                                                 Over 1.00 to 2.00 inclusive...........        0.05         0.05
Nickel.........................................  To 1.00 inclusive.....................        0.03         0.03
                                                 Over 1.00 to 2.00 inclusive...........        0.05         0.05
Chromium.......................................  To 0.90 inclusive.....................        0.03         0.03
                                                 Over 0.90 to 2.10 inclusive...........        0.05         0.05
Molybdenum.....................................  To 0.20 inclusive.....................        0.01         0.01
                                                 Over 0.20 to 0.40 inclusive...........        0.02         0.02
Zirconium......................................  All ranges............................        0.01         0.05
Columbium......................................  To 0.04 inclusive.....................        0.005        0.01
Aluminum.......................................  Over 0.10 to 0.20 inclusive...........        0.04         0.04
                                                 Over 0.20 to 0.30 inclusive...........        0.05         0.05
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\7\Rephosphorized steels not subject to check analysis for phosphorus.

[Amdt. 178-3, 34 FR 12283, July 25, 1969; 34 FR 12593, Aug. 1, 1969, as amended by Amdt. 178-64, 45 FR 81573, Dec. 11, 1980; Amdt. 178-97, 55 FR 52728, Dec. 21, 1990]