ASTM A732 A732M for Carbon Steel Castings in Steel Foundry in

China

ASTM A732 grades include 1A, 2A, 2Q, 3A, 3Q, 4A, 4Q, 5N, 6N, 7Q, 8Q, 9Q, 10Q,
11Q, 12Q, 13Q, 14Q, 15A. The following is their chemical and mechanical
requirements.

This standard is for carbon and low-alloy steel and cobalt alloy castings made by
the investment casting process.

Steel castings shall be heat treated either by full annealing, normalizing,

normalizing and tempering, or quenching and tempering to obtain the specified
properties or other properties that have been agreed upon within each grade.

All steel castings shall conform to the requirements for chemical composition
specified.

Chemical Requirements
Grade 1A 2A,2Q 3A,3Q 4A,4Q 5N 6N 7Q 8Q
Low
Type Medium Medium Medium Vanadium Manganese Chromium Chromium
Carbon
Carbon Carbon Carbon Molybdenum Molybdenum Molybdenum

IC 1020A IC 1030 IC 1040 IC 1050 IC 6120 IC 4020 IC 4130 IC 4140

0.15 to 0.25 to 0.35 to 0.45 to
Carbon 0.30 max 0.35 max 0.25 to 0.35 0.35 to 0.45
0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55
0.20 to 0.70 to 0.70 to 0.70 to 0.70 to
Manganese 1.35 to 1.75 0.40 to 0.70 0.70 to 1.00
0.60 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Phosphorus, 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
max
Sulfur, max 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045
0.20 to 0.20 to 0.20 to 0.20 to 0.20 to
Silicon 0.20 to 0.80 0.20 to 0.80 0.20 to 0.80
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.80
Nickel

Chromium 0.80 to 1.10 0.80 to 1.10

Molybdenum 0.25 to 0.55 0.15 to 0.25 0.15 to 0.25

Vanadium 0.05 to
0.15
Residual
Elements:
Copper 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Nickel 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Chromium 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35
Molybdenum
0.25 0.25
Tungsten
Tungsten 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.25 0.1 0.1
Total content
1 1 1 0.6 1 1 0.6 1
of these
residual
elements

Grade 9Q 10Q 11Q 12Q 13Q 14Q 15A

Chrome Chrome Chrome Chrome
Type Nickel Chromium Chromium
Nickel Nickel Nickel Nickel
Molybdenum Molybdenum Molybdenum Vanadium Molybdenum Molybdenum

IC 4330 IC 4340 IC 4620 IC 6150 IC 8620 IC 8630 IC 52100

Carbon 0.25 to 0.35 0.35 to 0.45 0.15 to 0.25 0.45 to 0.55 0.15 to 0.25 0.25 to 0.35 0.95 to 1.10

Manganese 0.40 to 0.70 0.70 to 1.00 0.40 to 0.70 0.65 to 0.95 0.65 to 0.95 0.65 to 0.95 0.25 to 0.55

Phosphorus, 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04

max
Sulfur, max 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045

Silicon 0.20 to 0.80 0.20 to 0.80 0.20 to 0.80 0.20 to 0.80 0.20 to 0.80 0.20 to 0.80 0.20 to 0.80

Nickel 1.65 to 2.00 1.65 to 2.00 1.65 to 2.00 0.40 to 0.70 0.40 to 0.70

Chromium 0.70 to 0.90 0.70 to 0.90 0.80 to 1.10 0.40 to 0.70 0.40 to 0.70 1.30 to 1.60

Molybdenum 0.20 to 0.30 0.20 to 0.30 0.20 to 0.30 0.15 to 0.25 0.15 to 0.25

Vanadium 0.15 min

Residual
Elements:
Copper 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Nickel 0.5 0.5

Chromium 0.35
Molybdenum
0.1
Tungsten

Tungsten 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Total content 0.6 1 1 1 1 1 0.6

of these

residual
elements

Investment Casting (IC) numbers are to be used only for

nomenclature comparison.

TABLE Chemical Requirements-Cobalt Alloys

Grade 21 31
Carbon 0.20–0.30 0.45–0.55

Manganese, max. 1 1

Silicon, max 1 1

Phosphorus, max 0.04 0.04

Sulfur, max 0.04 0.04

Chromium 25.0–29.0 24.5–26.5
Nickel 1.7–3.8 9.5–11.5
Cobalt remainder remainder

Molybdenum 5.0–6.0 ..

Tungsten .. 7.0–8.0
Iron, max. 3 2

Boron 0.007 max 0.005–0.015

Tensile Requirements
 Tensile Yield
Elongation,
Grade strength, strength, Heat
in 2-in.
min min
ksi [MPa] ksi [MPa] [50-mm] or Treatment
diameters

1A 60 [414] 40 [276] 24 AA

2A 65 [448] 45 [310] 25

2Q 85 [586] 60 [414] 10 TB

3A 75 [517] 48 [331] 25
3Q 100 [689] 90 [621] 10
4A 90 [621] 50 [345] 20
4Q 125 [862] 100 [689]

5N 85 [586] 55 [379] 22 TC

6N 90 [621] 60 [414] 20
7Q 150 [1030] 115 [793]
8Q 180 [1241] 145 [1000]

9Q 150 [1030] 115 [793]

10Q 180 [1241] 145 [1000]
11 120 [827] 100 [689] 10
12Q 190 [1310] 170 [1172]
13Q 105 [724] 85 [586] 10
14Q 150 [1030] 115 [793]
15AD .. .. .. .. ..

Annealed. Quenched and tempered. Normalized and tempered. Hardness Rockwell

B, 100 max.