Designation:A564/A564M–04StandardSpecificationforHot-RolledandCold-FinishedAge-HardeningStainlessSteelBarsandShapes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA564/A564M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision
Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval
Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval
ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense
Scope*1
1Thisspecification2coversbarsandshapesofage-hardeningstainlesssteels
Hot-finishedorcold-finishedrounds,squares,hexagons,barshapes,angles,tees,andchannelsareincluded;theseshapesmaybeproducedbyhotrolling,extruding,orforging
Billetsorbarsforreforgingmaybepurchasedtothisspecification
2Thesesteels