① For steels containing more than 0.02 % carbon, titanium is permitted to 0.025 % provided the ratio of % titanium to % nitrogen does not exceed 3.4.
* When a deoxidized steel is required for the application, the purchaser has the option to order CS to a minimum of 0.01 % total aluminum.
* Steel is permitted be furnished as a vacuum degassed or chemically stabilized steel, or both, at the producer\'s option.
* For carbon levels less than or equal to 0.02 %, vanadium, columbium, or titanium, or combinations thereof, are permitted to be used as stabilizing elements at the producer\'s option. In such cases, the applicable limit for vanadium and columbium shall be 0.10 % max. and the limit for titanium shall be 0.15 % max.