Sr. No.

: 04
TECHNICAL DELIVERY CONDITION Rev. No.: 04
Date : 01-05-2021
Material Specification SAE - 8620
Sr.
Description Required Parameters Inspection Method Remarks
No.
Process / Mfg
1 Method Of Melting may be basic oxygen Furnace or Electric Arc Furnace
Route
Chemistry Per SAE 8620
%C 0.18 - 0.23
%Mn 0.70 - 0.90
%S 0.040 Max By Spectro
%P 0.025 Max
%Al -*** 0.015 - 0.050
%Si 0.15 - 0.35
%Ni 0.40 - 0.70
%Cr 0.40 - 0.60 SOURCE
2 Chemistry
%Mo 0.15 - 0.25
%Cu 0.35 Max
%Sn 0.025 Max
By Spectro
%Ca 0.0025 Max
%Ti 0.010 Max
%B 0.0005 Max

CE : %C + %Mn/6 + %Cr/5 + %Mo/4 = 0.49 to 0.52

Gas Content (PPM)

3 N - 0.018 % Max. By Leco Meter
Max.
4 Supply Condition AS ROLLED
As Per ASTM E-381 Plate-I
5 Macro-structure By Acid Etching
C2,R2,S2 Max. Free from Porosity, Flakes & Excessive Seggregation

6 Microstructure Ferrite & Pearlite Microscope

100% Inspection by UT with deffect Echo Max. 20% of back wall Echo
Ultrasonic Testing
7 (AS PER ES-PM- -----
Bars must be free from Slivers, Pipe, Voids, Internal Cracks, Shear distortion or cracking, and any
FW0001)
deleterious defect

AS PER ES-PM-FW0001 - ASTM E45 - Plate 1

Inclussion Rating A B C D
Sulphide Aluminate Silicate Oxide
8 ( sample size per By Microscope
ES-PM- Thin Series (Max.) 4 3 2.5 2
FW0001)
Thick Series (Max.) 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.5

Uniform austenitic grain size of ASTM 5-8 as per ASTM E112 using the McQuaid - Ehn test -
9 Grain Size -------
GRAIN REFINER SHALL BE ALUMINUM

The ideal diameter (DI) is calculated from the ladle analysis on the steel mill certification using Cat
1E38.

Jominy DI : Not applicable , as CE is being controlled

10 Caterpillar 1E38
Hardenability
J3 / 16" J5 / 16" J8 / 16"

33-44 25-35 19-28

Section Size RCS 65 +1.19 / Ø70 +1.19 & Ø63 +0.79

11 Section Size Vernier Caliper
Dimension
As per ASTM A29
Tolerances:

Prepared By: Approved By:

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Description Required Parameters Inspection Method Remarks
No.
Test Bar Diameter
--------- -----
(mm)

Test Bar H/T Status --------- -----

UTS (MPA) --------- -----

Mechanical YS (MPA) --------- -----

12
Properties
% Elongation --------- -----

% RA --------- -----

Impact Strength --------- -----

As Rolled Hardness NA -----

2 Color Code Per Below: (Also See Remarks)

First Heat Second Heat NOTE:
Bottom
Color Code
Tracibility Top Color Brown Brown Visual colors will re-
13 Requirements:
Requirements occur after
each heat
Bottom Color White Black

Heat Code Sticker Visual

Bars must be free from laps, excessive seams, slivers, pipe, voids, internal
Surface Condition cracks,shear distortion or cracking, and any deleterious defect that will harm Visual
the integrity of the component part manufactured from the bar.

Seam depth should not exceed 1.6% of the bar diameter for carbon and alloy
Seam -----
Surface / Material steels
14 process / quality
Requirements: Steels with free machining additives (i.e., sulfur, lead, etc.) must comply with
Additives: Free
this specification. Other free machining additives should use the sulfide plates Spectro
Machining
and limits.

Bars will be produced using aluminum killed steels.

Bars shall be produced from ingot steel unless otherwise specified.

15 Reduction Ratio 9;1 Ratio for Alloy Steel TC

16 De-carb Level ----- -----

Acceptable level of
17 As per IS:7283 -----
Surface Defects

18 Upsettability Test No Visible Crack By Acid Etching

19 Multiple Length NA -----

As Per IS : 4075 - 1985 1. No

streak more than I mm length
20 Step down Test As Per IS : 4075 - 1985
2. Max. 3 streaks on any ofthe steps
3. Total Length of streaks not more 15 mm

Material size / Steel heat Material Reduction Grain Size as per ASTM E112 using the
Steel source,
diameter, number grade ratio McQuaid - Ehn test
Mill TC to include
Following Test
Inclusion content per ASTM E
21 Certificates Chemical analysis (including residual elements and all grain 100% Ultrasonic & MPI
45
(Required for each refiners), Analysis of, as a minimum, the following elements, Shall
Heat No.) be included in the certification: C, Mn, P, S, Si, Ni, Cr, Mo, Cu, Al, V, Actual jominy results (when required by this specification),
Nb, B, Ti, Ideal diameter per CAT 1E38

Supplied Material should be free from Conflict Materials/

22 Conflict Materials Radioactive Test
Radioactive Contamination

Tolerances on Size, Stock Size (mm) Tolerance on Size (mm) Tolerance on out of roundness(mm) Max.
23 Roundness &
Straightness ASTM A-29