Designation

This standard is issued under the fixed designation F899; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon (ε) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.

1. Scope*

1.1

This specification covers the chemistry requirements for wrought stainless steels used for the manufacture of surgical instruments. The data contained in Tables 1-4 of this specification, including typical hardness values, common heat treating cycles, and examples of selected stainless steels that have been used for surgical instruments, is provided for reference only. Mechanical property requirements, heat treating requirements, hardness requirements, and all other requirements except chemistry are governed by the appropriate material standards as referenced below or as agreed upon between the purchaser and supplier.

1.2

The SI units in this standard are the primary units. The values stated in either primary SI units or secondary inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of each other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.

1.3

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1

2.2

3. Classification and Type

3.1

3.2

4. Ordering Information

4.1

5. Manufacture

5.1

5.2

5.3

6. General Requirements for Delivery

6.1

6.2

7. Chemical Requirements

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

8. Mechanical Requirements

8.1

8.2

9. Heat Treatment

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

10. Special Information

10.1

11. Quality Program Requirements

11.1

11.2

12. Keywords

12.1

ASTM F899 - 23

Standard Specification for Wrought Stainless Steels for Surgical Instruments

Current

Published:

1 Nov 2023