1、Designation: B234 10B234 17 Used in USNRC-RDT standardsStandard Specification forAluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes forCondensers Surface Condensers, Evaporators, and HeatExchangers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B234; the number immediately following the designati
2、on indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, 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.1. Scope*1.1 This specification2 covers aluminu
3、m-alloy (Note 1) drawn seamless round tube in straight lengths designated as shown inTable 2, for use in surface condensers, evaporators, and heat exchangers.NOTE 1Throughout this specification use of the term alloy in the general sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy.NOTE 2For drawn sea
4、mless tubes used in general applications, see Specifications B210 and B210M; for extruded tubes see Specifications B221 andB221M; for seamless pipe and seamless extruded tube used in pressure applications see Specification B241/B241M; and for structural pipe and tube seeSpecification B429/B429M.1.2
5、Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with ANSI H35.1/H35.1(M). The equivalent Unified Numbering Systemalloy designations are those of Table 1 preceded by A9, for example, A91060 for aluminum 1060, in accordance with PracticeE527.1.3 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum an
6、d aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A2.1.4 This specification is the inch-pound companion to Specification B234M; therefore, no SI equivalents are presented in thespecification.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. I
7、t is the responsibilityof the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatorylimitations prior to use.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsi
8、bilityof the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability ofregulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardizationestab
9、lished in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issuedby the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.2. Referenced Documents2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date of material purchase for
10、m a part of this specification to the extentreferenced herein:2.2 ASTM Standards:3B210 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless TubesB210M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes (Metric)B221 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars,
11、Rods, Wire, Profiles, and TubesB221M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes (Metric)B241/B241M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded TubeB429/B429M Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Structural P
12、ipe and Tube1 This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on Light Metals and Alloysand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 on AluminumAlloy Wrought Products.Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2010Oct. 1, 2017. Published December 2010October 2017. Originally appr
13、oved in 1948. Last previous edition approved in 20042010as B234 04.B234 10. DOI: 10.1520/B0234-10.10.1520/B0234-17.2 For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specification SB-234 in Section II of that Code.3 For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org,
14、or contactASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standardsvolume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page on the ASTM website.This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes h
15、ave been made to the previous version. Becauseit may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current versionof the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official d
16、ocument.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States1B557 Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy ProductsB660 Practices for P
17、ackaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium ProductsB666/B666M Practice for Identification Marking of Aluminum and Magnesium ProductsB881 Terminology Relating to Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy ProductsB918 Practice for Heat Treatment of Wrought Aluminum AlloysB985 Practice for SamplingAluminum Ingots,
18、 Billets, Castings and Finished or Semi-Finished WroughtAluminum Products forCompositional AnalysisE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with SpecificationsE34 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum-Base Alloys (Withdrawn 2017)4E215 Prac
19、tice for Standardizing Equipment and Electromagnetic Examination of Seamless Aluminum-Alloy TubeE527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)E607 Test Method for Atomic Emission Spectrometric Analysis Aluminum Alloys by the Point to Plane Technique NitrogenAtmos
20、phere (Withdrawn 2011)4E716 Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination of ChemicalComposition by Spark Atomic Emission SpectrometryE1251 Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission SpectrometryE3061 Test Metho
21、d for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic EmissionSpectrometry (Performance Based Method)4 The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on www.astm.org.TABLE 1 Chemical Composition LimitsA,B,C,IAlloy Silicon Iron Copper Manganese Magne
22、sium Chromium Zinc Titanium Other ElementsDAluminumEach TotalEAlloy Silicon Iron Copper Manganese Magnesium Chromium Zinc Titanium Other ElementsDAluminumEach TotalE1060 0.25 0.35 0.05 0.03 0.03 . 0.05 0.03 0.03F . 99.60minG1060 0.25 0.35 0.05 0.03 0.03 . . . 0.05 0.03 F,G 0.03 . . . 99.60 min3003 0
23、.6 0.7 0.050.20 1.01.5 . . 0.10 . 0.05 0.15 remainder3003 0.6 0.7 0.050.20 1.01.5 . . . . . . 0.10 . . . 0.05 0.15 remainderAlclad3003 3003 alloy clad with 7072 alloyAlclad3003 3003 alloy clad with 7072 alloy5052 0.25 0.40 0.10 0.10 2.22.8 0.150.35 0.10 . . . 0.05 0.15 remainder505254540.250.250.400
24、.400.100.100.100.501.02.22.82.43.00.150.350.050.200.100.25.0.200.050.050.150.15remainderremainder5454 0.25 0.40 0.10 0.501.0 2.43.0 0.050.20 0.25 0.20 0.05 0.15 remainder6061 0.400.8 0.7 0.150.40 0.15 0.81.2 0.040.35 0.25 0.15 0.05 0.15 remainder7072H 0.7 Si + Fe 0.10 0.10 0.10 . 0.81.3 . 0.05 0.15
25、remainder7072 0.7 Si + Fe 0.10 0.10 0.10 . . . 0.81.3 . . . H 0.05 0.15 remainderA Limits are in percent maximum unless shown as a range or otherwise stated.B Analysis shall be made for the elements for which limits are shown in this table.C For purposes of determining conformance to these limits, a
26、n observed value or a calculated value attained from analysis shall be rounded to the nearest unit in the lastright-hand place of figures used in expressing the specified limit, in accordance with the rounding-off method of Practice E29.DOthers includes listed elements for which no specific limit is
27、 shown as well as unlisted metallic elements. The producer may analyze samples for trace elements notspecified in this specification. However, such analysis is not required and may not cover all metallic Others elements. Should any analysis by the producer or the purchaserestablish that an Others el
28、ement exceeds the limit of Each or that the aggregate of several Others elements exceeds the limit of Total, the material shall be considerednonconforming.EOther ElementsTotal shall be the sum of unspecified metallic elements 0.010 % or more, rounded to the second decimal before determining the sum.
29、F Vanadium 0.05 max.G The aluminum content shall be calculated by subtracting from 100.00 % the sum of all the metallic elements present in amounts of 0.010 % or more, rounded to thesecond decimal before determining the sum.H Composition of cladding alloy as applied during the course of manufacture.
30、 The sample from finished tube shall not be required to conform to these limits.I In case there is a discrepancy in the values listed in Table 1 with those listed in the “International Alloy Designations and Chemical Composition Limits for WroughtAluminum and WroughtAluminumAlloys” (known as the “Te
31、al Sheets”), the composition limits registered with theAluminumAssociation and published in the “Teal Sheets”shall be considered the controlling composition. The “Teal Sheets” are available at http:/www.aluminum.org/tealsheets.B234 1722.3 ANSI Standards:5H35.1/H35.1(M) Alloy and Temper Designation S
32、ystems for AluminumH35.2 Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Products2.4 Federal Standard:6Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)5 Available from Aluminum Association, Inc., 1525 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600,1400 Crystal Dr., Suite 430, Arlington, VA 22209,22202, http:/www.aluminum.
33、org.6 Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4 Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098.TABLE 2 Tensile Property LimitsA,BAlloy Temper Wall Thickness, in. Tensile Strength,min, ksiYield Strength,(0.2 % offset),min, ksiElongation in 2 in., or4 Dia,C min, %Full-Sect
34、ionSpecimen Cut-Out SpecimenAlloy Temper Wall Thickness, in. Tensile Strength,min, ksiYield Strength,(0.2 % offset), min,ksiElongation in 2 in., or 4 Dia,C min, %Full-SectionSpecimen Cut-out Specimen1060 H14 0.0100.200 12.0 10.0 . .1060 H14 0.0100.200 12.0 10.0 . . . . . .3003 H14 0.0100.024 20.0 17
35、.0 3 . . .0.0250.049 20.0 17.0 5 33003 H140.0100.0240.0250.0490.0500.20020.020.020.017.017.017.0358.340.0500.200 20.0 17.0 8 4H25 0.0100.200 22.0 19.0 . .H25 0.0100.200 22.0 19.0 . . . . . .Alclad 3003 H14 0.0100.024 19.0 16.0 . . . . . .0.0250.049 19.0 16.0 5 3Alclad 3003 H140.0100.0240.0250.0490.0
36、500.20019.019.019.016.016.016.0.58.340.0500.200 19.0 16.0 8 4H25 0.0100.200 21.0 18.0 . .H25 0.0100.200 21.0 18.0 . . . . . .5052 H32 0.0100.200 31.0 23.0 . . . . . .5052 H32H34 0.0100.2000.0100.200 31.034.0 23.026.0 H34 0.0100.200 34.0 26.0 . .5454 H32 0.0100.050 36.0 26.0 . . . 50.0510.200 36.0 26
37、.0 . . . 85454 H32H340.0100.0500.0510.2000.0100.0500.0510.20036.036.039.039.026.026.029.029.0.5846H34 0.0100.050 39.0 29.0.40.0510.200 39.0 29.0 . . . 66061 T4 0.0250.049 30.0 16.0 16 140.0500.200 30.0 16.0 18 166061 T4T60.0250.0490.0500.2000.0250.0490.0500.20030.030.042.042.016.016.035.035.01618101
38、21416810T6 0.0250.049 42.0 35.0 10 80.0500.200 42.0 35.0 12 10A To determine conformance to this specification, each value for ultimate strength and for yield strength shall be rounded to the nearest 0.1 ksi and each value for elongationto the nearest 0.5 %, both in accordance with the rounding-off
39、method of Practice E29.B The basis for establishment of mechanical property limits is shown in Annex A1.C Elongation of full-section and cut-out sheet-type specimens is measured in 2 in., of cut-out round specimens, in 4 specimen diameter.B234 1732.5 Military Standard:6MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipme
40、nt and Storage2.6 AMS Specification:7AMS 2772 Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloy Raw Materials2.7 EN Standard:8CEN EN 14242 Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, Chemical Analysis, Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission SpectralAnalysis3. Terminology3.1 Refer to Terminology B881 for definitions of produc
41、t terms used in this specification.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 capable ofthe term capable of as used in this specification means that the test need not be performed by the producerof the material. However, should testing by the purchaser establish that the material does
42、not meet these requirements, the materialshall be subject to rejection.4. Ordering Information4.1 Orders for material to this specification shall include the following information:4.1.1 This specification designation (which includes the number, the year, and the revision letter, if applicable),4.1.2
43、 Quantity in pieces or pounds,4.1.3 Alloy (Section 7),4.1.4 Temper (Section 8),4.1.5 Outside or inside diameter, wall thickness, and length,4.1.6 For alloy Alclad 3003, state clad inside or outside (12.1).4.2 Additionally, orders for material to this specification shall include the following informa
44、tion when required by thepurchaser:4.2.1 Whether heat treatment in accordance with Practice B918 is required (9.2),4.2.2 Whether cut ends of tube are to be deburred (Section 14),4.2.3 Whether inspection or witness of inspection and tests by the purchasers representative is required prior to material
45、shipment (Section 15),4.2.4 Whether certification of the material is required (Section 17),4.2.5 Whether marking for identification is required (Section 18), and4.2.6 Whether Practices B660 applies and, if so, the level of preservation, packaging, and packing required (19.3).5. Manufacture5.1 The tu
46、be shall be produced by drawing an extruded tube made from hollow extrusion ingot (cast in hollow form or pierced)and extruded by use of the die and mandrel method.6. Responsibility for Quality Assurance6.1 Responsibility for Inspection and TestsUnless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase
47、 order, the producer isresponsible for the performance of all inspection and test requirements specified herein.The producer may use his own or any othersuitable facilities for the performance of the inspection and test requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the purchaserin the order o
48、r at the time of contract signing. The purchaser shall have the right to perform any of the inspections and tests setforth in this specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure that material conforms to prescribed requirements.6.2 Lot DefinitionAn inspection lot shall be define
49、d as follows:6.2.1 For heat-treated tempers, an inspection lot shall consist of an identifiable quantity of material of the same mill form, alloy,temper, and thickness traceable to a heat-treat lot or lots, and subjected to inspection at one time.6.2.2 For nonheat-treated tempers, an inspection lot shall consist of an identifiable quantity of material of the same mill form,alloy, temper, and thickness subjected to inspection at one time.7. Chemical Composition7.1 LimitsThe tube shall conform to the
