1、Designation: B 829 04a (Reapproved 2009)Standard Specification forGeneral Requirements for Nickel and Nickel AlloysSeamless Pipe and Tube1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 829; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case
2、 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 specification contains various requirements that,with the exception of Sections 5 and
3、10, are mandatoryrequirements to the following ASTM nickel and nickel alloy,seamless pipe and tube specifications:Title of SpecificationASTMDesignation2Nickel Seamless Pipe and Tube B 161Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy, Condenser and Heat Ex-changer TubesB 163Nickel-Copper Alloy (UNS N04400) Seamle
4、ss Pipe and Tube B 165Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys (UNS N06600, N06601, andN06690) Seamless Pipe and TubeB 167Nickel-Iron-Chromium Alloy Seamless Pipe and Tube B 407Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Molybdenum-Copper Alloy (UNS N08825and N08221) Seamless Pipe and TubeB 423Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium Allo
5、ys (UNSN06625) Pipe and TubeB 444Nickel-Chromium-Iron-Columbium-Molybdenum-Tungsten Alloy(UNS N06102) Seamless Pipe and TubeB 445Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Silicon Alloys (UNS N08330 and UNSN08332) Seamless PipeB 535Copper-Beryllium Alloy Forgings and Extrusion B 570Seamless Nickel and Nickel-Cobalt Alloy
6、 Pipe and Tube B 622UNS N08028 Seamless Tubes B 668UNS N08904, UNS N08925 and UNS N08926 Seamless Pipeand TubeB 677Iron-Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum Alloys (UNS N08366 andUNS N08367) Seamless Pipe and TubeB 690Ni-Cr-Mo-Co-W-Fe-Si Alloy (UNS N06333) Seamless Pipe andTubeB 722Seamless UNS N08020, UNS N0
7、8026, and UNS N08024Nickel-Alloy Pipe and TubeB 7291.2 One or more of the test requirements of Section 5 applyonly if specifically stated in the product specification or in thepurchase order.1.3 In case of conflict between a requirement of the productspecification and a requirement of this general s
8、pecification,only the requirement of the product specification needs to besatisfied.1.4 The 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
9、.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest requirements portion, Section 5, 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 al
10、l hazards includingthose identified in the appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet(MSDS) for this 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 AS
11、TM Standards:2B 880 Specification for General Requirements for ChemicalCheck Analysis Limits for Nickel, Nickel Alloys andCobalt AlloysE 8/E 8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of MetallicMaterialsE18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of MetallicMaterialsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in
12、 Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE39 Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel3E76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-CopperAlloys3E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain SizeE 213 Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Metal Pipeand TubingE 426 Practice for Elec
13、tromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-nation of Seamless and Welded Tubular Products, Austen-itic Stainless Steel and Similar AlloysE 571 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-nation of Nickel and Nickel Alloy Tubular ProductsE 1473 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel,Cobalt, and Hig
14、h-Temperature Alloys1This 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 April 15, 2009. Published April 2009. Originallyapprove
15、d in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as B 829 04a.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.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 websit
16、e.3Withdrawn.1*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.2.2 ANSI Standards:4B1.20.1 Pipe ThreadsB36.10 Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel PipeB36.19 Stainless Stee
17、l Pipe3. Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 average diameter, nthe average of the maximumand minimum outside diameters, as determined at any onecross section of the pipe or tube.3.1.2 nominal wall, na specified wall thickness with aplus or minus tolerance from the specified thickness.3.1.3 seamless pi
18、pe, na round hollow produced with acontinuous periphery in all stages of manufacture, and pro-duced to the particular dimensions commercially known aspipe sizes (NPS).3.1.4 seamless tube, na tube produced with a continuousperiphery in all stages of the operation.3.1.5 thin wall tube, ntube with spec
19、ified wall thickness3 % or less of the specified outside diameter.4. Chemical Composition4.1 In case of disagreement, the chemical composition shallbe determined in accordance with the following methods.UNS No. Prefixes ASTM MethodN02 E39N04 E76N06, N08 E 14734.2 The ladle analysis of the material s
20、hall conform to thechemical requirements prescribed by the individual productspecification.4.3 The product (check) analysis of the material shall meetthe requirements for the ladle analysis within the tolerancelimits prescribed in Specification B 880.5. Test Requirments5.1 Flare TestThe flare test s
21、hall consist of flaring a testspecimen with an expanding tool having an included angle of60 until the specified outside diameter has been increased by30 %. The flared specimen shall not exhibit cracking throughthe wall.5.2 Hydrostatic TestEach pipe or tube shall be tested bythe manufacturer to an in
22、ternal hydrostatic pressure of 1000 psi(6.9 MPa) provided that the fiber stress, calculated from thefollowing equation, does not exceed the allowable fiber stressfor the material:P 5 2St/D (1)where:P = hydrostatic test pressure, psi (MPa),S = allowable fiber stress, for material in the condition(tem
23、per) furnished as specified in the product specifi-cation (S is calculated as the lower of23 of thespecified minimum 0.2 % offset yield strength or14 ofthe specified minimum ultimate strength for the mate-rial),t = minimum wall thickness permitted, in. (mm), includ-ing minus tolerance, if any, andD
24、= nominal outside diameter of the pipe or tube, in. (mm).5.2.1 The test pressure must be held for a minimum of 5 s.NOTE 1Testing at a pressure greater than 1000 psi may be performedupon agreement between purchaser and manufacturer provided that theallowable fiber stress is not exceeded.5.2.2 If any
25、pipe or tube shows leaks during hydrostatictesting, it shall be rejected.5.3 Nondestructive Electric Test:5.3.1 Eddy Current TestingTesting shall be conducted inaccordance with Practices E 426 or E 571. The eddy currentexamination reference in this specification has the capability ofdetecting signif
26、icant discontinuities, especially of the short,abrupt type.5.3.1.1 Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, thecalibration standard shall contain, at the option of the manu-facturer, any one of the following discontinuities to establish aminimum sensitivity level for rejection.5.3.1.2 Drill Hole
27、A hole not larger than 0.031 in. (0.79mm) diameter shall be drilled radially and completely throughthe wall, care being taken to avoid distortion of the materialwhile drilling.5.3.1.3 Transverse Tangential NotchUsing a round file ortool with a14 in. (6 mm) diameter, a notch shall be filed ormilled o
28、n the tube or pipe outside diameter tangential to thesurface and transverse to the longitudinal axis of the material.Said notch shall have a depth not exceeding 12.5 % of thespecified wall thickness of the material, or 0.004 in. (0.10 mm),whichever is greater.5.3.2 Ultrasonic TestingTesting shall be
29、 conducted inaccordance with Practice E 213. The ultrasonic examinationreferred to in this specification is intended to detect longitudi-nal discontinuities having a reflective area similar to or largerthan the calibration reference notches specified in 5.3.2.1. Theexamination may not detect circumf
30、erentially oriented imper-fections or short, deep defects.5.3.2.1 For ultrasonic testing, longitudinal calibrationnotches shall be machined on the outside and inside diametersurfaces. The depth of the notches shall not exceed 12.5 % ofthe specified wall thickness or 0.004 in. (0.10 mm), whicheveris
31、greater.5.3.3 Calibration FrequencyThe frequency of calibrationchecks shall be as follows:5.3.3.1 At the beginning of each production run or lot.5.3.3.2 At least every four hours during testing.5.3.3.3 At the end of each production run or lot.5.3.3.4 After any suspected equipment malfunction or work
32、stoppage.4Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http:/www.ansi.org.B 829 04a (2009)25.3.3.5 If, during any check, the equipment fails to detectthe calibration defects, the instrument must be recalibrated andall material tested sinc
33、e the last satisfactory check shall beretested.5.3.4 Acceptance and RejectionMaterial producing a sig-nal equal to or greater than the calibration defect shall besubject to rejection.5.3.4.1 Test signals produced by imperfections that cannotbe identified or produced by cracks or crack-like imperfect
34、ionsshall result in rejection of the pipe or tube, subject to reworkand retest.5.3.4.2 If the imperfection is judged as not fit for use, thetube shall be rejected, but may be reconditioned and retestedproviding the wall thickness requirements are met. To beaccepted, retested material shall meet the
35、original electric testrequirements.5.3.4.3 If the imperfection is explored to the extent that itcan be identified, and the pipe or tube is determined to be fit foruse, the material may be accepted without further testing,providing the imperfection does not encroach on minimumwall thickness requireme
36、nts.5.4 When specified by the purchaser, a nondestructiveelectric test, in accordance with Practices E 213, E 426,orE 571, may be used for seamless pipe or tube, instead of thehydrostatic test.5.5 Tension TestTension testing shall be conducted inaccordance with Test Methods E 8/E 8M.5.5.1 The materi
37、al shall conform to the tensile propertiesprescribed in the individual product specification.5.6 Hardness TestHardness testing shall be conducted inaccordance with Test Methods E18.5.7 Grain SizeThe measurement of average grain sizemay be carried out by the planimetric method, the comparisonmethod,
38、or the intercept method described in Test MethodsE112. In case of dispute, the “referee” method for determiningaverage grain size shall be the intercept method.5.8 For purposes of determining compliance with the speci-fied limits for requirements of the properties listed in thefollowing table, an ob
39、served value or a calculated value shallbe rounded in accordance with the rounding method of PracticeE29:Requirements Rounded Unit for Observedor Calculated ValueChemical composition andtolerancesnearest unit in the last right-hand placeof figures of the specified limitTensile strength and yield str
40、ength nearest 1000 psi (7 MPa)Elongation nearest 1 %Grain size0.0024 in. (0.060 mm) or larger nearest multiple of 0.0002 in. (0.005 mm)Less than 0.0024 in. (0.060 mm) nearest multiple of 0.0001 in. (0.002 mm)6. Dimensions and Permissible Variations6.1 Dimensions of pipe are shown in Table 1.6.1.1 Pe
41、rmissible variations in outside diameter and wallthickness are shown in Table 2, Table 3, and Table 4.6.2 LengthWhen material is ordered as cut-to-length, thelength shall conform to the permissible variations prescribed inTable 5. When material is ordered to random lengths, thelengths and variations
42、 shall be agreed upon between themanufacturer and purchaser.TABLE 1 Dimensions of PipeNOTE 1The following table is a reprint of Table 1 of ANSI B36.19.NOTE 2The decimal thicknesses listed for the respective pipe sizes represent their nominal wall dimensions.NPSDesignatorOutside Diameter Nominal Wall
43、 Thicknessin. mmSchedule 5SASchedule 10SASchedule 40S Schedule 80Sin. mm in. mm in. mm in. mm18 0.405 10.29 . . 0.049 1.24 0.068 1.73 0.095 2.4114 0.540 13.72 . . 0.065 1.65 0.088 2.24 0.119 3.0238 0.675 17.15 . . 0.065 1.65 0.091 2.31 0.126 3.2012 0.840 21.34 0.065 1.65 0.083 2.11 0.109 2.77 0.147
44、3.7334 1.050 26.67 0.065 1.65 0.083 2.11 0.113 2.87 0.154 3.911.0 1.315 33.40 0.065 1.65 0.109 2.77 0.133 3.38 0.179 4.55114 1.660 42.16 0.065 1.65 0.109 2.77 0.140 3.56 0.191 4.85112 1.900 48.26 0.065 1.65 0.109 2.77 0.145 3.68 0.200 5.082 2.375 60.33 0.065 1.65 0.109 2.77 0.154 3.91 0.218 5.54212
45、2.875 73.03 0.083 2.11 0.120 3.05 0.203 5.16 0.276 7.013 3.500 88.90 0.083 2.11 0.120 3.05 0.216 5.49 0.300 7.62312 4.000 101.60 0.083 2.11 0.120 3.05 0.226 5.74 0.318 8.084 4.500 114.30 0.083 2.11 0.120 3.05 0.237 6.02 0.337 8.565 5.563 141.30 0.109 2.77 0.134 3.40 0.258 6.55 0.375 9.526 6.625 168.
46、28 0.109 2.77 0.134 3.40 0.280 7.11 0.432 10.978 8.625 219.08 0.109 2.77 0.148 3.76 0.322 8.18 0.500 12.7010 10.750 273.05 0.134 3.40 0.165 4.19 0.365 9.27 0.500B12.70B12 12.750 323.85 0.156 3.96 0.180 4.57 0.375B9.52B0.500B12.70B14 14.000 355.60 0.156 3.96 0.188B4.78B. . . .16 16.000 406.40 0.165 4
47、.19 0.188B4.78B. . . .18 18.000 457.20 0.165 4.19 0.188B4.78B. . . .20 20.000 508.00 0.188 4.78 0.218B5.54B. . . .22 22.000 558.80 0.188 4.78 0.218B5.54B. . . .24 24.000 609.60 0.218 5.54 0.250 6.35 . . . .30 30.000 762.00 0.250 6.35 0.312 7.92 . . . .ASchedules 5S and 10S wall thicknesses do not pe
48、rmit threading in accordance with ANSI B1.20.1.BThese do not conform to ANSI B36.10.B 829 04a (2009)36.3 StraightnessMaterial shall be reasonably straight andfree of bends and kinks.6.4 EndsEnds shall be plain cut and deburred.7. Workmanship, Finish and Appearance7.1 The material shall be uniform in
49、 quality and temper,smooth, and free from imperfections that would render it unfitfor use.8. Sampling8.1 Lot Definition:8.1.1 A lot for chemical analysis shall consist of one heat.8.1.2 A lot for all other testing shall consist of all materialfrom the same heat, nominal size (excepting length), andcondition (temper). When final heat treatment is in a batch-typefurnace, a lot shall include only those pipes or tubes of thesame size and the same heat that are heat-treated in the samefurnace charge. When heat treatment is in a continuousfurnace, a l
