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ASTM A887: Standard Specification for Borated Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Nuclear Application

Publication Date: Nov 20, 1989
SDO: ASTM: ASTM International
 DOD Adopted   ANSI Approved Approved

This specification covers chromium-nickel stainless steel plate, sheet, and strip, modified by the addition of natural or enriched boron, for nuclear application.

Borated stainless steels covered by this specification, because of their particular alloy content and specialized properties, may require special care in their fabrication and welding. Specific procedures are of fundamental importance, and it is presupposed that all parameters will be in accordance with approved methods capable of producing the desired properties in the finished fabrication.

The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

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