1.1This specification covers a group of requirements that are mandatory for castings produced by the investment casting process to meet the metallurgical requirements of the following steel casting specifications issued by ASTM.
| ASTM Designation | Title of Specification |
| A27/A27M | Steel Castings, Carbon, for General Application |
| A128/A128M | Steel Castings, Austenitic Manganese |
| A148/A148M | Steel Castings, High-Strength, for Structural Purposes |
| A297/A297M | Steel Castings, Iron-Chromium and Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Heat-Resistant, for General Application |
| A447/A447M | Steel Castings, Chromium-Nickel-Iron Alloy (25-12 Class), for High-Temperature Service |
| A494/A494M | Castings, Nickel and Nickel Alloy |
| A560/A560M | Castings, Chromium-Nickel Alloy |
| A732/A732M | Castings, Investment, Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel for General Application, and Cobalt Alloy for High Strength at Elevated Temperatures |
| A743/A743M | Castings, Iron-Chromium, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion-Resistant, for General Application |
| A744/A744M | Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for Severe Service |
| A747/A747M | Steel Castings, Stainless, Precipitation Hardening |
| A890/A890M | Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel-Molybdenum Corrosion-Resistant, Duplex (Austenitic/Ferritic) for General Application |
| A915/A915M | Steel Castings, Carbon and Alloy, Chemical Requirements Similar to Standard Wrought Grades |
| A958/A958M | Steel Castings, Carbon and Alloy, with Tensile Requirements, Chemical Requirements Similar to Standard Wrought Grades |
| A1002 | Castings, Nickel-Aluminum Ordered Alloy |
1.2This specification also covers a group of supplementary requirements that may be applied to the above specifications as indicated therein. These are provided for use when additional testing or inspection is desired, and apply only when specified individually by the purchaser in the order.
1.3When investment castings are ordered, the requirements stated in this specification form an integral part of the material specification. In cases of conflict, the requirements of this specification shall take precedence over the individual material specification requirements.
1.4The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.
1.5This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.