Engineered Casting Standards
RapidProtoCasting® metal prototypes can be specified and inspected in accordance with industry standards for high-strength medical and aerospace alloy vacuum-melt investment castings.
SUPERALLOY CASTING ALLOY SELECTION
Comprehensive material property, selection and use information can be found in:
- ASM Handbook, Volume 1, Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels, and High Performance Alloys
- ASM Handbook, Volume 2, Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials
- ASM Handbook, Volume 20, Materials Selection and Design
- MIL-HDBK-5H, Department of Defense Handbook, Metallic Materials and Elements for Aerospace Vehicle Structures, 1 December 1998
STAINLESS STEEL CASTINGS
- AMS 2700 Passivation of Corrosion Resistant Steels
- AMS 2759 Heat Treatment Precipitation-Hardening Corrosion-Resistant and Maraging Steel Parts
- AMS 5342 Steel, Corrosion-Resistant, Investment Castings, 16Cr – 4.1Ni – 0.28Cb (Nb) – 3.2Cu, Homogenization, Solution, and Precipitation Heat Treated (H1100), 130 ksi (896 MPa) Tensile Strength (17-4 stainless steel castings)
- AMS 5343 Steel, Corrosion-Resistant, Investment Castings, 16Cr – 4.1Ni – 0.28Cb (Nb) – 3.2Cu, Homogenization, Solution, and Precipitation Heat Treated (H1000), 150 ksi (1034 MPa) Tensile Strength (17-4 stainless steel castings)
- AMS 5344 Steel, Corrosion-Resistant, Investment Castings, 16Cr – 4.1Ni – 0.28Cb – 3.2Cu, Homogenization, Solution, and Precipitation Heat Treated (H900), 180 ksi (1241 MPa) Tensile Strength (17-4 stainless steel castings)
- AMS 5347 Steel, Corrosion-Resistant, Investment Castings, 15Cr – 4.6Ni – 0.22Cb (Nb) – 2.8Cu, Solution and Precipitation Heat Treated (H1000) 150 ksi (1034 MPa) Tensile Strength (15-5 stainless steel castings)
- AMS 5355 Steel, Corrosion Resistant, Investment Castings, 16Cr – 4.1Ni – 0.28Cb – 3.2Cu, Homogenization and Solution Heat Treated or Homogenization, Solution, and Precipitation Heat Treated (17-4 stainless steel castings)
- AMS 5356 Steel, Corrosion Resistant, Investment Castings, 15Cr – 4.6Ni – 0.22Cb – 2.8Cu, Solution and Precipitation Heat Treated (H1100), 130 Ksi (896 MPa) Tensile Strength (15-5 stainless steel castings)
- AMS 5357 Steel, Corrosion Resistant, Investment Castings, 15Cr – 4.6Ni – 0.22Cb – 2.8Cu, Solution Heat Treated, Precipitation Hardenable (15-5 stainless steel castings)
- AMS 5360 Steel, Corrosion and Heat-Resistant, Investment Castings, 17Cr – 13Ni – 1.9Mo, Solution Heat Treated (Type 316)
- AMS 5370 Steel, Corrosion and Heat Resistant, Investment Casting 19Cr – 9.5Ni (CF-3), Solution Heat Treated (Type 304L)
- AMS 5412 Steel Castings, Vacuum Melted, Vacuum Cast, Investment, Corrosion Resistant, 13Cr – 8.0Ni – 2.2Mo – 1.1Al, 195,000 psi (1344 MPa) Tensile Strength (Condition H1000), Homogenized, Solution, and Precipitation Heat Treated (13-8 stainless steel castings)
- ASTM A148/A148M Specification for Steel Castings, High Strength, for Structural Purposes
- ASTM A27/A27M Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, for General Application
- ASTM A297/A297M Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Iron-Chromium and Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Heat Resistant, for General Application
- ASTM A447/A447M Specification for Steel Castings, Chromium-Nickel-Iron Alloy (25-12 Class), for High-Temperature Service
- ASTM A351/A351M Standard Specification for Castings, Austenitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts
- ASTM A743/A743M Standard Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for General Application (Types 304, 304L, 316 and 316L)
- ASTM A744/A744M Standard Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for Severe Service (Types 304, 304L, 316 and 316L)
- ASTM A747/A747M Specification for Steel Castings, Stainless, Precipitation Hardening
- ASTM A890/A890M Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel-Molybdenum Corrosion-Resistant, Duplex (Austenitic/Ferritic) for General Application
- ASTM A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
- ASTM A957/A957M-06 Standard Specification for Investment Castings, Steel and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
NICKEL AND INCONEL CASTINGS
- AMS2773 Heat Treatment Cast Nickel Alloy and Cobalt Alloy Parts
- AMS 5377 Nickel Alloy, Corrosion and Heat Resistant, Investment Castings 73ni 12cr 4.5mo 2.0cb 0.70ti 0.05c 6.0al 0.010b 0.10zr, Vacuum Cast, as Cast (Inconel 713LC castings)
- AMS 5383A Nickel Alloy, Corrosion and Heat-Resistant, Investment Castings, 52.5Ni – 19Cr – 3.0Mo – 5.1Cb(Nb) – 0.90Ti – 0.60Al – 18Fe, Vacuum Melted Homogenization and Solution Heat Treated (Inconel 718 castings)
- AMS 5391F, Nickel Alloy, Corrosion and Heat-Resistant, Investment Castings, 73Ni-0.14C-13Cr-4.5Mo-2.3Cb-0.75Ti-6.0Al-0.010B-0.10Zr Vacuum Cast, As-Cast (Inconel 713C)
- AMS 5401 Nickel Alloy, Corrosion and Heat Resistant, Investment Castings, 62ni 21.5cr 9.0mo 3.6cb (Nb), Vacuum Melted, Vacuum Cast, as Cast (Inconel 625 castings)
- ASTM A494/A494M Standard Specification for Castings, Nickel and Nickel Alloy
- ASTM A560/A560M Standard Specification for Castings, Chromium-Nickel Alloy
- ASTM A732/A732M Standard Specification for Castings, Investment, Carbon and Low Alloy Steel for General Application, and Cobalt Alloy for High Strength at Elevated Temperatures
- NACE MR0175/ISO15156 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries- Materials for use in H2S-Containing Environments in Oil and Gas Production
COBALT AND COBALT CHROMIUM CASTINGS
- ASTM F75 Standard Specification for Cobalt-28 Chromium-6 Molybdenum Alloy Castings and Casting Alloy for Surgical Implants (UNS R30075)
TITANIUM CASTINGS
- International Titanium Association, Specifications Book
- ASTM F1108-04 Standard Specification for Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium Alloy Castings for Surgical Implants (UNS R56406)
COPPER CASTINGS
- AMS 4890 (C82500) (Beryllium Copper Castings)
PRECISION CASTING INSPECTIONS
- ASTM A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
- ASTM A609/A609M Practice for Castings, Carbon, Low-Alloy, and Martensitic Stainless Steel, Ultrasonic Examination Thereof
- ASTM A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
- ASTM A781/A781M-06 Standard Specification for Castings, Stee and Alloy, Common Requirements, for General Industrial Use
- ASTM A802/A802M-95 Standard Practice for Steel Castings, Surface Acceptance Standards, Visual Examination
- ASTM A903/A903M Specification for Steel Castings, Surface Acceptance Standards, Magnetic Particle and Liquid Penetrant Inspection
- ASTM A997-98 Standard Practice for Investment Castings, Surface Acceptance Standards, Visual Examination
- ASTM E8-01 Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
- ASTM E165-02 Standard Test Method for Liquid Penetrant Examination
- ASTM E192 Reference Radiographs of Investment Steel Castings for Aerospace Applications
- ASTM E353 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Stainless, Heat-Resisting, Maraging, and Other Similar Chromium-Nickel-Iron Alloys
- ASTM E354 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of High-Temperature, Electrical, Magnetic, and Other Similar Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys
- ASTM E370-06 Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
- ASTM E433-71 (2003) Standard Reference Photographs for Liquid Penetrant Inspection
- ASTM E446 Reference Radiographs for Steel Castings Up to 2 in. [51 mm] in Thickness
- ASTM E94 Guide for Radiographic Examination
- ASTM F629 Standard Practice for Radiography of Cast Metallic Surgical Implants
INVESTMENT CASTING DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING
- ANSI/ASME B4.1-1967 (R1999) Preferred Limits and Fits for Cylindrical Parts
- ANSI/ASME Y14.8M-1996 (R2002) Castings and Forgings
- Investment Casting Handbook, 1997, Investment Casting Institute
- ISO 2768-1:1989(E) General Tolerances- Part 1: Tolerances for linear and angular dimensions without individual tolerance indications
- ISO 286-2:1988 ISO system of limits and fits – Part 2: Tables of standard tolerance grades and limit deviations for holes and shafts
- ISO 8062:1994 Castings — System of dimensional tolerances and machining allowances
- ISO 8062-3:2007 Geometrical product specifications (GPS) — Dimensional and geometrical tolerances for molded parts — Part 3: General dimensional and geometrical tolerances and machining allowances for castings
- MIL-STD-2175A, Military Standard, Castings, Classification and Inspection Of
- Steel Castings Handbook, Supplement 3, 2003 Dimensional Capabilities of Steel Castings, Steel Founders’ Society of America