GSO ASTM A988/A988M:2026

ASTM A988/A988M:26
Gulf Standard   Current Edition · Approved on 17 September 2026

Standard Specification for Hot Isostatically-Pressed Stainless Steel Flanges, Fittings, Valves, and Parts for High Temperature Service

GSO ASTM A988/A988M:2026 Files

GSO ASTM A988/A988M:2026 Scope

This specification covers hot isostatically-pressed, powder metallurgy, stainless steel piping components such as flanges, fittings, valves, and similar parts, for use in pressure systems and temperature service applications. The specification includes several grades of martensitic, austenitic, age hardening, and austenitic-ferritic stainless steels. Compacts shall be manufactured by placing a single powder blend into a can, evacuating the can, and sealing it. The powder shall be prealloyed and made by a melting method (such as but not limited to air or vacuum induction melting, followed by gas atomization) to produce the specified chemical composition for carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, columbium, tantalum, copper, tungsten, and nitrogen. Other manufacturing requirements including compact homogeneity, microstructure, and can material removal are given. Heat treatment requirements, such as austenitizing or solutioning, cooling, quenching, tempering, and ageing, and structural integrity requirements, such as density, hydrostatic tests, and ultrasonic tests are detailed as well. Mechanical properties include tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, and hardness. Product analysis shall conform to the chemical requirements.

Best Sellers From Mechanical Sector

OS GSO 42:2015
GSO 42:2015 
Omani Standard
MOTOR VEHICLES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
GSO 42:2015
 
Gulf Technical Regulation
MOTOR VEHICLES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
GSO 159:1993
 
Gulf Technical Regulation
MOTOR VEHICLES – DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS
OS GSO 159:1993
GSO 159:1993 
Omani Standard
MOTOR VEHICLES – DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS

Recently Published from Mechanical Sector

GSO ASTM D8002:2026
ASTM D8002:24 
Gulf Standard
Standard Test Method for Modified Fouling Index (MFI-0.45) of Water
GSO EN 1514-8:2026
EN 1514-8:2004 
Gulf Standard
Flanges and their joints - Dimensions of gaskets for PN-designated flanges - Part 8: Polymeric O-Ring gaskets for grooved flanges
GSO ASTM D7285:2026
ASTM D7285:25 
Gulf Standard
Standard Guide for Recordkeeping Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Systems
GSO ISO 7141:2026
ISO 7141:2022 
Gulf Standard
Road vehicles — Light alloy wheels — Lateral impact test