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H13 Steel Acceptance and Heat Treat Criteria — 2005 ? i  i ? H13 Steel Acceptance and Heat Treat Criteria — 2005 Special Premium and Superior Quality Die H13 Steel and Heat Treatment Acceptance Criteria for Pressure Die Casting Dies NADCA #207-200X3 (Premium and Superior) Contents Page Abstract 1 Statement of Purpose 1 I. Material Quality Requirements 2 II. Material Quality Certification of Conformance 5 III. Heat Treatment Quality Requirements 6 IV. Heat Treatment Quality Testing Requirements 8 V. Heat Treatment Quality Certification of Conformance 10 Acknowledgements 12 Appendix 1: Guide to Sample Preparation Techniques 13 Appendix 2: Practical Guide to Steel and Heat 16 Treatment Quality Appendix 3: Welding Die Casting Die Materials 28 by: NADCA DIE MATERIALS COMMITTEE ASTM Standards referred to in this document may be obtained from: ASTM Sales Department ? 100 Barr Harbor Drive ? West Conshohocken, PA 19428Phone: 610.832.9500 North America Die Casting Association 9701 West Higgins Road Suite 880 Rosemont, IL 60018-4733 Phone: 847.292.3600 Fax: 847.292.3620 E-mail: publications@diecasting.org Copyright ? 200x 3 North American Die Casting Association Wheeling Rosemont, Illinois 60018-4733 Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. Inquiries should be addressed to the North American Die Casting Association, 9701 West Higgins Road, Suite 880 Rosemont, Illinois, 60018-4733 Neither the North American Die Casting Association, nor the authors of this work: ? Makes any warranty or representation, express or implied, with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or usefulnes