1、Designation: B163 11Standard Specification forSeamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy (UNS N06845) Condenserand Heat-Exchanger Tubes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B163; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision,
2、 the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1. Scope*1.1 This specification2cove
3、rs seamless tubes of nickel andnickel alloys, as shown in Table 1, for use in condenser andheat-exchanger service.1.2 This specification covers outside diameter and averagewall, or outside diameter and minimum wall tube.1.2.1 The sizes covered by this specification are 3 in. (76.2mm) and under in ou
4、tside diameter with minimum wallthicknesses of 0.148 in. (3.76 mm) and under, and with averagewall thicknesses of 0.165 in. (4.19 mm) and under.1.3 Tube shall be furnished in the alloys and conditions asshown in Table 2. For small diameter and light wall tube(converter sizes), see Appendix X2.1.4 Th
5、e values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest method portion, Section 12
6、, of this specification. Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to become familiar with all hazards includingthose identified in the appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet(MSDS) for thi
7、s product/material as provided by the manufac-turer, to establish appropriate safety and health practices, anddetermine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior touse.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3B829 Specification for General Requirements for Nickeland Nickel Alloys Seamless
8、Pipe and TubeB880 Specification for General Requirements for ChemicalCheck Analysis Limits for Nickel, Nickel Alloys andCobalt AlloysE8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic MaterialsE18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-terialsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test
9、 Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-CopperAlloys4E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain SizeE140 Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals RelationshipAmong Brinell Hardness, Vickers Hardness, RockwellHardness, Superficial Hardness,
10、Knoop Hardness, andScleroscope HardnessE1473 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel,Cobalt, and High-Temperature Alloys2.2 Federal Standards:5Fed. Std. No. 102 Preservation, Packaging and PackingLevelsFed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)Fed. Std. No. 182 Continuous Identific
11、ation Marking ofNickel and Nickel-Base Alloys2.3 Military Standard:5MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage3. Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 average diameter, naverage of the maximum andminimum outside diameters, as determined at any one crosssection of the tube.3.1.2 tube, nhollow product of
12、 round or any other crosssection having a continuous periphery.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 onNonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeB02.07 on Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys.Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2011
13、. Published October 2011. Originallyapproved in 1941. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as B163 08. DOI:10.1520/B0163-11.2For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-cation SB-163 in Section II of that Code.3For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, ww
14、w.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.4Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referencedon www.astm.org.5Available from Standard
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16、ted States.TABLE 1 Chemical RequirementsAComposition,%N02200 N02201 N04400 N06025 N06045 N06600 N06601 N06603 N06686 N06690Nickel 99.0 minB99.0 minB63.0 minBremainderB45.0 minB72.0 minB58.063.0 remainderBremainderB58.0 minBCopper 0.25 0.25 28.034.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.5 . 0.5Molybdenum . . . . . . . .
17、 15.017.0 .Iron 0.40 0.40 2.5 8.011.0 21.025.0 6.010.0 remainderB8.011.0 5.0 7.011.0Manganese 0.35 0.35 2.0 0.15 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.15 0.75 0.5Carbon 0.15 0.02 0.3 0.150.25 0.050.12 0.15 0.10 0.200.40 0.010 0.05Silicon 0.35 0.35 0.5 0.5 2.53.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.08 0.5Sulfur 0.01 0.01 0.024 0.010 0.010 0.015
18、0.015 0.010 0.02 0.015Chromium . . . 24.026.0 26.029.0 14.017.0 21.025.0 24.026.0 19.023.0 27.031.0Aluminum . . . 1.82.4 . . 1.01.7 2.43.0 . .Titanium . . . 0.10.2 . . . 0.010.25 0.020.25 .Phosphorus . . . 0.020 0.020 . . 0.02 0.04 .Cerium . . . . 0.030.09 . . . . .Zirconium . . . 0.010.10 . . . 0.0
19、10.10 . .Yttrium . . . 0.050.12 . . . 0.010.15 . .Boron . . . . . . . . . .Cobalt . . . . . . . . . .Columbium(Nb). . . . . . . . . .Tungsten . . . . . . . . 3.04.4 .Nitrogen . . . . . . . . . .AMaximum unless range or minimum is given. Where ellipses (.) appear in this table, there is no requiremen
20、t and analysis for the element need not be determined or reported.BElement shall be determined arithmetically by difference.B163112TABLE 1 Chemical RequirementsA(continued)N06696 N06845 N08120 N08800 N08801 N08810 N08811 N08825Nickel remainderB44.050.0 35.039.0 30.035.0 30.034.0 30.035.0 30.035.0 38
21、.046.0Copper 1.53.0 2.04.0 0.50 0.75 0.50 0.75 0.75 1.53.0Molybdenum 1.03.0 5.07.0 2.50 . . . . 2.53.5Iron 2.06.0 remainderBremainderB39.5 minB39.5 minB39.5 minB39.5 minB22.0 minBManganese 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.5 1.50 1.5 1.5 1.0Carbon 0.15 0.05 0.020.10 0.10 0.10 0.050.10 0.060.10 0.05Silicon 1.02.5 0.5 1.
22、0 1.0 1.00 1.0 1.0 0.5Sulfur 0.010 0.010 0.03 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.03Chromium 28.032.0 20.025.0 23.027.0 19.023.0 19.022.0 19.023.0 19.023.0 19.523.5Aluminum . . 0.40 0.150.60 . 0.150.60 0.150.60C0.2Titanium 1.0 . 0.20 0.150.60 0.751.5 0.150.60 0.150.60C0.61.2Phosphorus . . 0.04 . . . . .Cerium
23、 . . . . . . . .Zirconium . . . . . . . .Yttrium . . . . . . . .Boron . . 0.010 . . . . .Cobalt . . 3.0 . . . . .Columbium(Nb). . 0.40.9 . . . . .Tungsten . 2.05.0 2.50 . . . . .Nitrogen . . 0.130.30 . . . . .AMaximum unless range or minimum is given. Where ellipses (.) appear in this table, there i
24、s no requirement and analysis for the element need not be determined or reported.BElement shall be determined arithmetically by difference.CAlloy UNS N08811: Al + Ti, 0.85 1.20.B1631134. Ordering Information4.1 It is the responsibility of the purchaser to specify allrequirements that are necessary f
25、or the safe and satisfactoryperformance of material ordered under this specification.Examples of such requirements include, but are not limited to,the following:4.1.1 Alloy (Table 1).4.1.2 Condition (Temper) Table 3 and Appendix X1 andAppendix X2.4.1.2.1 If annealed ends for stress relieved tubing a
26、redesired, state length of end to be annealed and whether or notone end or both ends are to be annealed.4.1.3 Finish.4.1.4 DimensionsOutside diameter, minimum or averagewall thickness (in inches, not gage number), and length.4.1.5 Fabrication Operations:4.1.5.1 Cold Bending or Coiling.4.1.5.2 Packin
27、g.4.1.5.3 Rolling or Expanding into Tube Sheets.4.1.5.4 Welding or BrazingProcess to be employed.4.1.5.5 Hydrostatic Test or Nondestructive Electric TestSpecify type of test (6.5).4.1.5.6 Pressure RequirementsIf other than required by6.5.4.1.5.7 EndsPlain ends cut and deburred will be fur-nished.4.1
28、.6 Supplementary RequirementsState nature and de-tails.4.1.7 CertificationState if certification is required (15).4.1.8 Samples for Product (Check) AnalysisWhethersamples for product (check) analysis shall be furnished.4.1.9 Purchaser InspectionIf purchaser wishes to witnesstests or inspection of ma
29、terial at place of manufacture, thepurchase order must so state indicating which tests or inspec-tions are to be witnessed (Section 13).4.1.10 Small-Diameter and Light-Wall Tube (ConverterSizes)See Appendix X2.5. Chemical Composition5.1 The material shall conform to the composition limitsspecified i
30、n Table 1.5.2 If a product (check) analysis is performed by thepurchaser, the material shall conform to the product (check)analysis per Specification B880.6. Mechanical Properties and Other Requirements6.1 Mechanical PropertiesThe material shall conform tothe mechanical properties specified in Table
31、 3.6.2 HardnessWhen annealed ends are specified for tubingin the stress-relieved condition (see Table 3), the hardness ofthe ends after annealing shall not exceed the values specified inTable 3.6.3 FlareA flare test shall be made on one end of 1 % ofthe number of finished tube lengths from each lot.
32、 For less than100 tubes in a lot, a flare test shall be made on one end of onetube length in the lot. In the case of stress relieved tubing withannealed ends, the test shall be made prior to, or subsequent to,annealing of the ends at the option of the manufacturer.6.3.1 The flare test shall consist
33、of flaring a test specimenwith an expanding tool having an included angle of 60 untilthe specified outside diameter has been increased by 30 %. Theflared specimen shall not exhibit cracking through the wall.6.4 Grain SizeA transverse sample representing full-wallthickness of annealed alloys UNS N081
34、20, UNS N08810 andUNS N08811 shall conform to an average grain size of ASTMNo. 5 or coarser.6.5 Hydrostatic or Nondestructive Electric TestEach tubeshall be subjected to either the hydrostatic test or the nonde-structive electric test. The type of test to be used shall be at theoption of the manufac
35、turer, unless otherwise specified in thepurchase order.6.5.1 Hydrostatic Test:6.5.1.1 Each tube with an outside diameter18 in. (3.2 mm)and larger and tubes with wall thickness of 0.015 in. (0.38 mm)and over shall be tested by the manufacturer to an internalhydrostatic pressure of 1000 psi (6.9 MPa)
36、provided that thefiber stress calculated in accordance with the following equa-tion does not exceed the allowable fiber stress, S, indicatedbelow. The tube shall show no evidence of leakage.TABLE 2 Alloy and ConditionsAlloy ConditionNickel UNS N02200 andlow-carbon nickel UNS N02201 annealed or stres
37、s-relievedNickel-copper alloy UNS N04400 annealed or stress-relievedNickel-chromium-iron-aluminumalloy UNS N06603 annealedNickel-chromium-iron-copper alloyUNS N06696 annealedNickel-chromium-iron-aluminumalloy UNS N06601 annealedNickel-chromium-iron alloyUNS N06600 annealedLow-carbon nickel-chromium-
38、molybdenum-tungsten alloyUNS N06686 annealedNickel-chromium-iron alloyUNS N06690 annealedNickel-chromium-iron alloyUNS N06045 annealedNickel-iron-chromium alloyUNS N08120Aannealed or cold-workedNickel-iron-chromium alloyUNS N08800Aannealed or cold-workedNickel-iron-chromium alloyUNS N08810AannealedN
39、ickel-iron-chromium alloyUNS N08811AannealedNickel-iron-chromium alloyUNS N08801 annealedNickel-iron-chromium-molybdenum-copper alloy UNS N08825 annealedNickel-chromium-iron alloyUNS N06025 annealedNickel-iron-chromium-molybdenum-copper alloyUNS N06845 annealedAAlloy UNS N08800 is normally employed
40、in service temperatures up to andincluding 1100F (593C). Alloys UNS N08810, UNS N08811, and UNS N08120are normally employed in service temperatures above 1100F (539C) whereresistance to creep and rupture is required, and it is annealed to develop controlledgrain size for optimum properties in this t
41、emperature range.B163 114TABLE 3 Mechanical Properties of TubesMaterial and ConditionTensile Strength,min, ksi (MPa)Yield Strength(0.2 % Offset),min, psi (MPa)Elongation in 2 in.or 50 mm (or 4 D)min, %Rockwell Hardness(or equivalent) forannealed endsANickel UNS N02200:Annealed 55 (379) 15 (103) 40 .
42、Stress-relieved 65 (448) 40 (276) 15 B65 maxLow-carbon nickel UNS N02201:Annealed 50 (345) 12 (83) 40 .Stress-relieved 60 (414) 30 (207) 15 B62 maxNickel-copper alloy UNS N04400:Annealed 70 (483) 28 (193) 35 .Stress-relieved 85 (586) 55 (379) 15 B75 maxNickel-chromium-iron alloys:Annealed alloy UNS
43、N06600 80 (552) 35 (241) 30 .Annealed alloy UNS N06601 80 (552) 30 (207) 30 .Annealed alloy UNS N06690 85 (586) 35 (241) 30 .Annealed alloy UNS N06045 90 (620) 35 (240) 35 .Annealed alloy UNS N06025 98 (680) 39 (270) 30 .Annealed alloy UNS N06603 94 (650) 43 (300) 25 .Annealed alloy UNS N06696 85 (5
44、86) 35 (240) 30 .Low-carbon nickel-chromium-molybdenum-tungsten alloy:Annealed UNS N06686 100 (690) 45 (310) 45 .Nickel-iron-chromium alloys:Annealed alloy UNS N08120 90 (620) 40 (276) 30 .Annealed alloy UNS N08800 75 (517) 30 (207) 30 .Annealed alloy UNS N08801 65 (448) 25 (172) 30 .Cold-worked all
45、oy UNS N08800 83 (572) 47 (324) 30 .Annealed alloy UNS N08810 65 (448) 25 (172) 30 .Annealed alloy UNS N08811 65 (448) 25 (172) 30 .Nickel-iron-chromium-molybdenum-copper-alloys:Annealed UNS N08825 85 (586) 35 (241) 30 .Annealed UNS N06845 100 (690) 40 (276) 30 .ARockwell or equivalent hardness valu
46、es apply only to the annealed ends of stress-relieved tubing. Caution should be observed in using the Rockwell test on thinmaterial, as the results may be affected by the thickness of specimen. For thickness under 0.050 in. (1.27 mm) the use of the Rockwell superficial or the Vickers hardnesstest is
47、 suggested. For hardness conversions for nickel and high-nickel alloys see Hardness Conversion Tables E140.TABLE 4 Permissible Variations in Outside Diameter and Wall Thickness of Condenser and Heat Exchanger TubesNOTE 1The tolerances in the table apply to individual measurements of outside diameter
48、 and include out-of-roundness (ovality), and apply to allmaterials and all conditions, except that for thin wall tubes having a nominal wall of 3 % or less of the outside diameter, the mean outside diameter shallcomply with the permissible variations of the above table and individual measurements (i
49、ncluding ovality) shall conform to the plus and minus valuesof the table with the values increased by12 % of the nominal outside diameter.NOTE 2EccentricityThe variation in wall thickness in any one cross section of any one tube shall not exceed plus or minus 10 % of the actual(measured) average wall of that section. The actual average wall is defined as the average of the thickest and thinnest wall of that section.NOTE 3For tolerances of small diameter and light wall tube (converter
