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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

A 351/A 351M Standard Specification for Castings, Austenitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts1

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

ASTM F745 Standard Specification for 18Chromium-12.5Nickel-2.5Molybdenum Stainless Steel for Cast and Solution-Annealed Surgical Implant Applications

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)

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