SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.Copyright©2007SAEInternationalAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofSAE.TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER:Tel:877-606-7323(insideUSAandCanada)Tel:724-776-4970(outsideUSA)Fax:724-776-0790Email:CustomerService@sae.orgSAEWEBADDRESS:’sfinalacceptancetestorverificationtestoperation.Useofcheckanalysislimitsisnotpermittedforladleoringotanalyses,orforotheracceptancetestingbytheproducer.2.APPLICABLEDOCUMENTSTheissueofthefollowingdocumentsineffectonthedateofthepurchaseorderformsapartofthisspecificationtotheextentspecifiedherein.Thesuppliermayworktoasubsequentrevisionofadocumentunlessaspecificdocumentissueisspecified.Whenthereferenceddocumenthasbeencancelledandnosupersedingdocumenthasbeenspecified,thelastpublishedissueofthatdocumentshallapply.2.1ASTMPublicationsAvailablefromASTMInternational,100BarrHarborDrive,P.O.BoxC700,WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959,Tel:610-832-9585,=MHI-NAGOYArelatedto3944000/3944000013NotforResale,01/23/200821:53:59MSTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,,``,``,`,,,,``,,`,,,,,```-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---SAEAMS2259E-2-3.TECHNICALREQUIREMENTS3.1AnalyticalProceduresRefereeanalysisshallbebyanymethodacceptabletopurchaserandvendor.3.2Definitions3.2.1Check(ProductorVerification)AnalysisAnalysismadebypurchaserofpartsormaterialstoverifythecompositionofaheatorlotortodeterminevariationsinthecompositionwithinaheatorlot.Acceptanceorrejectionofaheatorlotofmaterialorbatchofpartsmaybemadebyapplyingvariationlimitsasdescribedin3.2.2.Intheanalysisoffinishedparts,limitsdonotapplytoelementswhosepercentagecanbevariedbyfabricatingtechniquesemployed(forexamplecarboninsteel)unlessthesampleistakeninsuchamannerastoexcludesuchvariations.3.2.2VariationLimit,UnderMinimumorOverMaximumGivenin3.3istheamountanindividualdeterminationforaspecifiedelementmayvaryunderoroverthespecifiedcompositionlimit.Innocaseshallthereporteddeterminationsofanyelement(exceptlead)inaheat,usingthesameanalyticalprocedure,varybothaboveandbelowthespecifiedrange.Leadmayvarybothaboveandbelowthespecifiedrange.Dimensionalsizesshowninparagraphtitlesortextorincolumnheadingsrefertothecross-sectionalareaoftheproductbeinganalyzed.3.2.3RemainderShowsthebasiselementfromwhichthealloyismadeandisassumedtobepresentinanamountapproximatelyequaltothedifferencebetween100%andthesumpercentageofthealloyingelementsandlistedimpurities.Analysisforandreportingofthebasiselementarenotrequired.3.2.4ResidualElements,Each,MaximumThemaximumamountofanindividualelementnotmentionedspecificallyinthespecifiedcompositionthatmaybepresent.Producernormallywillanalyzeonlyforelementswhicharepossibletobepresentbecauseofrawmaterialsormanufacturingprocessesandwhichmayaffecttheproductsignificantly.Otherswillanalyzeforimpuritiesastheydeemnecessary.3.2.5ResidualElements,Total,MaximumThesumpercentageoftheresidualelements(See3.2.4)found.Itisnotinferredbythisstatementthatananalysisneedbemadeforeachelementoftheperiodictablenotmentionedspecificallyinthecompositionsection.3.3CheckAnalysisVariationLimits3.3.1CarbonSteelsVariationsforcarbon,phosphorus,andsulfurdonotapplytorimmedorcappedsteels.Variationsforphosphorousandsulfurdonotapplytorephosphorizedorresulfurizedsteels.Boronisnotsubjecttocheckanalysisvariationlimits.CopyrightSAEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithSAELicensee=MHI-NAGOYArelatedto3944000/3944000013NotforResale,01/23/200821:53:59MSTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,,``,``,`,,,,``,,`,,,,,```-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---SAEAMS2259E-3-3.3.1.1Bars,Forgings,Wire,SeamlessTubing,andStockforFo