Description / Abstract:
Scope
Supplementary to the heat or cast analysis, a product analysis may be
made on steel in the
semifinished or finished form. For definitions and methods of sampling
steel for product chemical
analysis, refer to SAE J408.
A product analysis is a chemical analysis of the semifinished or
finished steel to determine
conformance to the specification requirements. The range of the
specified chemical composition is
normally expanded to take into account deviations associated with
analytical reproducibility and
the heterogeneity of the steel. Individual determinations may vary
from the specified heat or cast
analysis ranges or limits to the extent shown in Tables 1 through 5.
The several determinations of
any element in a heat or cast may not vary both above and below the
specified range except for
lead. Tables 1 through 5 provide permissible limits for various steel
forms and composition types.
Rimmed or capped steels are not subject to product analysis limits
because they are characterized
by an inherently large variation in chemical composition. Also, for
rephosphorized and resulfurized
steels, the product analysis tolerance limits are not applicable for
phosphorus and sulfur because
of the degree to which these elements segregate.
Boron is not subject to product analysis tolerances.