1 Scope
This British Standard specifies requirements for high expansion heat-resisting steel bar and wire in the following forms for the manufacture of bolts, studs, set screws and nuts.
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a) Bar with a diameter over 25 mm up to and including 50 mm and wire with a maximum diameter of 50 mm for machining: softened, cold worked, solution treated and machined or ground, designation HR 650A.
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b) Bar with a diameter over 25 mm up to and including 50 mm and wire with a maximum diameter of 50 mm for machining: softened, cold worked, solution treated, precipitation treated and machined or ground, designation HR 650B.
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c) Bar with a diameter over 25 mm up to and including 50 mm and wire with a maximum diameter of 50 mm for forging: softened, cold worked and machined or ground, designation HR 650C.
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d) Bar and wire with a maximum diameter of 50 mm for forging: softened, cold worked, solution treated and machined or ground, designation HR 650D.