# ISO 643:1983 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 643:1983, item title is Steels — Micrographic determination of the ferritic or austenitic grain size; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 643:2003; withdrawn / published date is 1983-09-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 643:1983 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Steels — Micrographic determination of the ferritic or austenitic grain size _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 643:2003 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1983-09-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 4773,IS,,ISO 643:1983,Steels — Micrographic determination of the ferritic or austenitic grain size,Aciers — Détermination micrographique de la grosseur du grain ferritique ou austénitique des aciers,1983-09-01,1,['77.040.99'],ISO/TC 17/SC 7,9599,,[30694],"['en','fr']",27,"

Specifies the methods for revealing the grain and for estimating the mean size of the grain revealed. Includes a counting method (annex A) and determination of grain size by using of standard charts (annnexes B and C) taken from an AFNOR Standard and an ASTM document, respectively.

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