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milindjoghari
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ASTM Designations

03/06/2009 1:46 AM

WHAT IS A IN A53,A106?

WHAT IS B IN B21,B26?
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03/06/2009 8:15 PM

The 'A' and the 'B' do not translate into any meaningful abbreviation/acronym, they are just prefixes to identify ferrous steels ('A'), and non-ferrous metals/alloys ('B')

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