ASTM A756-94 - 1.1.2001
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers the requirements for chromium-carbon bearing quality stainless steel to be used in the manufacture of anti-friction bearings.

1.2 Supplementary Requirements of an optional nature are provided and when desired shall be so stated in the order.

1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.

 
2. Referenced Documents

A751-25

Standard Test Methods and Practices for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products

E381-22

Standard Method of Macroetch Testing Steel Bars, Billets, Blooms, and Forgings

ISO 683 Part 17

Ball and Roller Bearing Steels Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse, CP 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://www.iso.org.

A484/A484M-24b

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, Shapes, and Forgings (Includes all amendments and changes 9/5/2024).

E45-25

Standard Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel

E1077-14(2021)

Standard Test Methods for Estimating the Depth of Decarburization of Steel Specimens

E1019-24

Standard Test Methods for Determination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel, Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys by Combustion and Inert Gas Fusion Techniques

SAE J418a