1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers seamless tubes of nickel and nickel alloys, as shown in Table 1, for use in condenser and heat-exchanger service.

1.2 This specification covers outside diameter and average wall, or outside diameter and minimum wall tube.

1.2.1 The sizes covered by this specification are 3 in. (76.2 mm) and under in outside diameter with minimum wall thicknesses of 0.148 in. (3.76 mm) and under, and with average wall thicknesses of 0.165 in. (4.19 mm) and under.

1.3 Tube shall be furnished in the alloys and conditions as shown in Table 2. For small diameter and light wall tube (converter sizes), see Appendix X2.

1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 12, of this specification. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to become familiar with all hazards including those identified in the appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for this product/material as provided by the manufacturer, to establish appropriate safety and health practices, and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

B829 Specification for General Requirements for Nickel and Nickel Alloys Seamless Pipe and Tube

B880 Specification for General Requirements for Chemical Check Analysis Limits for Nickel, Nickel Alloys and Cobalt Alloys

E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials

E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Copper Alloys

E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size

E140 Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals Relationship Among Brinell Hardness, Vickers Hardness, Rockwell Hardness, Superficial Hardness, Knoop Hardness, and Scleroscope Hardness

E1473 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel, Cobalt, and High-Temperature Alloys

Military Standard

Federal Standards

Keywords

seamless tube; UNS N02200; UNS N02201; UNS N04400; UNS N06025; UNS N06045; UNS N06600; UNS N06601; UNS N06603; UNS N06686; UNS N06690; UNS N06696; UNS N06845; UNS N08120; UNS N08800; UNS N08801; UNS N08810; UNS N08811; UNS N08825; ICS Number Code 8825; 23.040.15 (Non-ferrous metal pipes); 77.150.40 (Nickel and chromium products)

DOI: 10.1520/B0163-08

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