ASTM opens WK86336 work item to revise A193/A193M-23 (remove duplicate/conflicting Grade B8 row in Table 2)

ASTM has an active work item (WK86336) proposing a revision to ASTM A193/A193M-23 to correct an identified inconsistency in Table 2 (austenitic steels). The work item indicates Grade B8 should be removed from a duplicate/conflicting “Class 1 and 1D” row because the two rows have different elongation requirements, creating ambiguity. Compliance/procurement/specification teams that rely on A193/A193M-23 (including for Grade B8 bolting acceptance criteria) should monitor this work item and be prepared to update internal specifications, purchase orders, and inspection/test criteria once the revision is balloted and published as a new edition or correction.