ASTM A961/A961M-08a - 1.10.2008
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers a group of common requirements that shall apply to steel flanges, forged fittings, valves, and parts for piping applications under any of the following individual product specifications:

 
2. Referenced Documents

A1058-19

Standard Test Methods for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products´Metric

B880-24

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Chemical Check Analysis Limits for Nickel, Nickel Alloys and Cobalt Alloys

A967/A967M-25

Standard Specification for Chemical Passivation Treatments for Stainless Steel Parts

A941-26a

Standard Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys (Includes all amendments and changes 4/15/2026).

A836/A836M-26

Standard Specification for Titanium-Stabilized Carbon Steel Forgings for Glass-Lined Piping and Pressure Vessel Service

A751-25

Standard Test Methods and Practices for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products

A727-A727M-14

Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for Piping Components with Inherent Notch Toughness

A707/A707M-25

Standard Specification for Forged Carbon and Alloy Steel Flanges for Low-Temperature Service

A700-14(2019)

Standard Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment

A522/A522M-26

Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled 8 and 9% Nickel Alloy Steel Flanges, Fittings, Valves, and Parts for Low-Temperature Service

A370-26

Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products

A350/A350M-26a

Standard Specification for Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Forgings, Requiring Notch Toughness Testing for Piping Components (Includes all amendments and changes 3/17/2026).

A275/A275M-23

Standard Practice for Magnetic Particle Examination of Steel Forgings

A182/A182M-26a

Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for High-Temperature Service (Includes all amendments and changes 6/25/2026).

A181/A181M-25

Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings, for General-Purpose Piping

A105/A105M-26

Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for Piping Applications

A694/A694M-16(2022)

Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Pipe Flanges, Fittings, Valves, and Parts for High-Pressure Transmission Service

ASME

Boiler and Pressure Vessel CodeSection IX

E1916-24

Standard Guide for Identification of Mixed Lots of Metals

E709-21

Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing

E381-22

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

E165/E165M-23

Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Testing for General Industry

A991/A991M-25

Standard Test Method for Conducting Temperature Uniformity Surveys of Furnaces Used to Heat Treat Steel Products