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ASTM A668 Untreated and heat-treated carbon and alloy steel forging for general industrial use.

Summary
ASTM A668 covers untreated and heat treated carbon and alloy steel forgings for general industrial use. A668 cover carbon
forgings in six classes, and alloy steel forgings in seven classes. Other forging specifications are available for specific
applications. A common item Portland Bolt supplies that is made to ASTM A668 are clevis as used in tie rod assemblies. The
standard class is class A, although other classes can be quoted upon request.

A668 Chemical Requirements

Element Classes A to F and AH to FH Classes G to N and GH to NH
Manganese % max 1.35 -
Phosphorous % max 0.050 0.040
Sulfur % max 0.050 0.040
A668 Mechanical Requirements
Class Size, inches Tensile, min ksi Yield, min ksi Elong, % min in RA, % min Hardness, HBN
2”
A Up to 20 47 - - - 183max
B Up to 20 60 30 24 36 120-174
Up to 12 66 33 23 36 137-183
C 12 to 20 66 33 22 34 137-183
Up to 8 75 37.5 24 40 149-207
8 to 12 75 37.5 22 35 149-207
D 12 to 20 75 37.5 20 19 149-207
Over 20 75 37.5 19 30 149-207
Up to 8 85 44 25 40 174-217
E 8 to 12 85 44 23 37 174-217
12 to 20 83 43 22 35 174-217
Up to 4 90 55 20 39 187-235
4 to 7 85 50 20 39 174-217
F 7 to 10 85 50 19 37 174-217
10 to 20 82 48 19 36 174-217
Up to 12 80 50 24 40 163-207
G 12 to 20 80 50 22 38 163-207
Up to 7 90 60 22 44 187-235
H 7 to 10 90 58 21 42 187-235
10 to 20 90 58 18 40 187-235
Up to 7 95 70 20 50 197-255
J 7 to 10 90 65 20 50 187-235
10 to 20 90 65 18 48 207-255
Up to 7 105 80 20 50 212-269
K 7 to 10 100 75 19 50 207-269
10 to 20 100 75 18 48 207-269
Up to 4 125 105 16 50 255-321
 L 4 to 7 115 95 16 45 235-302
7 to 10 110 85 16 45 223-293
10 to 20 110 85 14 40 223-293
Up to 4 145 120 15 45 293-352
M 4 to 7 140 115 14 40 285-341
7 to 10 135 110 13 40 269-331
10 to 20 135 110 12 38 269-341
Up to 4 170 140 13 40 331-401
4 to 7 165 135 12 35 331-401
N 7 to 10 160 130 11 35 321-388
10 to 20 160 130 11 35 321-402
Classes with an added ‘H’ are supplied on the basis of hardness values only. For example, AH. Classes A-F are carbon steel,
classes G-N are alloy steel
A668 Heat Treatment
Class Heat Treatment
A Untreated
B Annealed, or normalized, or normalized and tempered
C Annealed, or normalized, or normalized and tempered
D Annealed, or normalized, or normalized and tempered
E Normalized and tempered or double normalized and tempered
F Quenched and tempered, or normalized, quenched and tempered
G Annealed, or normalized, or normalized and tempered
H Normalized and tempered
J Normalized and tempered, or normalized, quenched and tempered
K Normalized, quenched and tempered
L Normalized, quenched and tempered
M Normalized, quenched and tempered
N Normalized, quenched and tempered
Classes with an added ‘H’ are supplied on the basis of hardness values only. For example, AH.