This Standard specifies requirements for hot-rolled carbon, carbon-chromium, nickel-chromium-molybdenum and silicon-manganese spring steels which are in either the as-rolled, annealed or normalized condition. It specifies chemical composition and manufacturing tolerance requirements for all grades and end-quench hardenability requirements for hardenability grades. This Standard permits the addition of boron and micro-alloying elements for the achievement of special properties. NOTES; 1 Advice and recommendations on information to be supplied by the purchaser at the time of enquiry and order are contained in the purchasing guidelines in Appendix A. 2 For a guide to a means of complying with the Standard refer to Appendix B.