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Astm A 802 Scrata

The document defines 9 categories for classifying the surface quality of steel castings according to ASTM A 802 SCRATA standards: A) Surface Roughness, B) Surface Inclusions, C) Gas Porosity, D) Laps and Cold Shuts, E) Scabas, F) Chaplets, G) Surface Finish/Thermal Dressing, H) Surface Finish/Mechanical Dressing, and J) Welds. It also lists two additional surface features - Hot Tears and Mechanical Dressing/Chipping - as examples but notes they have not been graded for quality levels.

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Astm A 802 Scrata

The document defines 9 categories for classifying the surface quality of steel castings according to ASTM A 802 SCRATA standards: A) Surface Roughness, B) Surface Inclusions, C) Gas Porosity, D) Laps and Cold Shuts, E) Scabas, F) Chaplets, G) Surface Finish/Thermal Dressing, H) Surface Finish/Mechanical Dressing, and J) Welds. It also lists two additional surface features - Hot Tears and Mechanical Dressing/Chipping - as examples but notes they have not been graded for quality levels.

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ASTM A 802 SCRATA – COMPARATORS FOR THE DEFINITION OF SURFACE QUALITY OF STEEL CASTINGS

The nine categories are:

A. Surface Roughness – The natural surface of the casting after shot blasting.

B. Surface Inclusions – Non-metallic material trapped on the casting surface.

C. Gas Porosity – Indications of gas at the casting surface.

D. Laps and Cold Shuts – Surface irregularities giving a wrinkled appearance.

E. Scabas – Slightly raised surface irregularities.

F. Chaplets – Indications of chaplets or internal chills.

G. Surface Finish / Thermal Dressing – Surface remaining after using oxy-gas or air-carbon arc
processes for metal removal.

H. Surface Finish / Mechanical Dressing – Surface remaining after using a mechanical means of
dressing a cast surface or a previously thermally dressed surface.

J. Welds – Indidations of welds fully or partially removed by thermal or mechanical dressing.

The following are only as example and has not been graded into quality levels, hence this acceptablity
should be subject of agreement between foundry and the purchaser.

Hot Tears – Linear surface discontinuties initiated during the final stages of solidification.

Mechanical Dressing / Chipping – Chisel marks remaining after dressing large castings.

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