1、Designation: A601 05 (Reapproved 2010)Standard Specification forElectrolytic Manganese Metal1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A601; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A num
2、ber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This specification covers several grades of electrolyticmanganese designated as follows:GradeRegular AIntermediate Hydrogen BLow Hydrogen
3、C4.5 % Nitrogen Bearing D6 % Nitrogen Bearing EWeld Grade Powder F2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A1025 Specification for Ferroalloys and Other AlloyingMaterials, General RequirementsE11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and TestSieves3. General Conditions for Delivery3.1 Mate
4、rials furnished to this specification shall conform tothe requirements of SpecificationA1025, including any supple-mentary requirements that are indicated in the purchase order.Failure to comply with the general requirements of Specifica-tion A1025 constitutes nonconformance with this specification.
5、In case of conflict between the requirements of this specifica-tion and Specification A1025, this specification shall prevail.4. Chemical Requirements4.1 The various grades shall conform to the requirements asto chemical composition specified in Table 1 and Table 2.4.2 The manufacturer shall furnish
6、 an analysis of eachshipment showing the percentage of each element specified inthe applicable table.5. Size5.1 The various grades are available in the sizes listed inTable 3.5.2 The sizes listed in Table 3 are typical as shipped fromthe manufacturers plant. These alloys exhibit varying degreesof fr
7、iability; therefore, some attrition may be expected intransit, storage, and handling (see 5.3 and SpecificationA1025).5.3 Friability Ratings:Grades A, B, CGrades D, ENo. 6No. 56. Chemical Analysis6.1 Chemical analysis methods are subject to agreementbetween the purchaser and the supplier.7. Packagin
8、g7.1 Color coding shall be used when shipment is made incontainers. The color coding may be used in lieu of gradedesignation, if agreed upon between the purchaser and themanufacturer. The following colors shall be used to designatethe grades:Color Designation GradeBlue Regular APurple Intermediate H
9、ydrogen BWhite Low Hydrogen CRed 4.5 % Nitrogen Bearing DYellow 6 % Nitrogen Bearing ENo color Weld Grade Powder F8. Keywords8.1 electrolytic manganese; electrolytic manganese powder;intermediate hydrogen electrolytic manganese; low hydrogenelectrolytic manganese; manganese metal; nitrogen bearingma
10、nganese; weld grade electrolytic manganese powder; weldgrade powdered electrolytic manganese1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.18 on Castings.Current edition approved Apri
11、l 1, 2010. Published May 2010. Originallyapproved in 1969. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as A601 05. DOI:10.1520/A0601-05R10.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume info
12、rmation, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.TABLE 3 Standard Sizes and TolerancesGrade Standard Sizes TolerancesARegular 15 % max retained on 2-in. 50.8-mm
13、sieveIntermediate HydrogenLow HydrogenPlate 2 in. 51 mm by down 10 % max passing No. 8 2.36-mm sieve4.5 % Nitrogen Bearing Plate 2 in. 51 mm by down 10 % max retained on 2-in. 50.8-mm sieve6 % Nitrogen Bearing 10 % max passing No. 10 2.00-mm sieveASpecification of sieve sizes used to define toleranc
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17、ouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards, at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959,United States. Individual reprints (single or multiple copies) of this standard may be obt
18、ained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585 (phone), 610-832-9555 (fax), or serviceastm.org (e-mail); or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org). Permission rights to photocopy the standard may also be secured from the ASTM website (www.astm.org/COPYRIGHT/).TABLE 1 Chemical Requir
19、ementsElementComposition, %Regular A IntermediateHydrogen BLowHydrogen C4.5 % NitrogenBearing D6 % NitrogenBearing EWeld GradePowder FManganese, total 99.5 min 99.5 min 99.5 min 94-95A93-94A99.5 minManganese,Bmetallic 99.9 minA99.9 minA99.9 minAC C99.9 minSulfur 0.030 maxA0.030 max 0.030 max 0.035 m
20、ax 0.035 max 0.035 maxHydrogen 0.015 max 0.005 maxA0.0010 max 0.0030 maxANitrogenCC C4.0-5.4A5.5-6.5ACAAnalysis required with each lot.BPercentage of total as metallic manganese.CNo requirement.TABLE 2 Specified Residual ElementsElement,maxComposition %RegularAIntermediateHydrogenBLowHydrogenC4.5 %NitrogenBearingD6%NitrogenBearingEWeldGradePowderFIron 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.08Carbon 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.040 0.040 0.010Phosphorus 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001Silicon 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001Aluminum 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001A601 05 (2010)2
