ASTM A511-04
(Specification)Standard Specification for Seamless Stainless Steel Mechanical Tubing
Standard Specification for Seamless Stainless Steel Mechanical Tubing
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1.1 This specification covers seamless stainless tubing for use in mechanical applications where corrosion-resistant or high-temperature strength is needed. The grades covered are listed in Tables 1 and 2.
1.2 This specification covers seamless cold-finished mechanical tubing and seamless hot-finished mechanical tubing in sizes up to 12 3/4 in. (313.8 mm) in outside diameter (for round tubing) with wall thicknesses as required.
1.3 Tubes shall be furnished in one of the following shapes, as specified by the purchaser: round, square, rectangular, or special.
1.4 Optional supplementary requirements are provided and when desired, shall be stated in the order.
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.
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Designation: A 511 – 04
Standard Specification for
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Seamless Stainless Steel Mechanical Tubing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 511; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) 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* MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products Preparation for Ship-
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ment and Storage
1.1 This specification covers seamless stainless tubing for
2.3 Federal Standard:
use in mechanical applications where corrosion-resistant or
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Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipments (CivilAgencies)
high-temperature strength is needed. The grades covered are
listed in Table 1 and Table 2.
3. Ordering Information
1.2 This specification covers seamless cold-finished me-
3.1 Orders for material under this specification should
chanicaltubingandseamlesshot-finishedmechanicaltubingin
include the following as required to describe the desired
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sizes up to 12 ⁄4 in. (313.8 mm) in outside diameter (for round
material adequately:
tubing) with wall thicknesses as required.
3.1.1 Quantity (feet, mass, or number of pieces),
1.3 Tubes shall be furnished in one of the following shapes,
3.1.2 Name of material (seamless stainless steel mechanical
as specified by the purchaser: round, square, rectangular, or
tubing),
special.
3.1.3 Form (round, square, rectangular, special, see Section
1.4 Optional supplementary requirements are provided and
1),
when desired, shall be stated in the order.
3.1.4 Dimensions (round, outside diameter and wall thick-
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
ness, see Section 9; square and rectangular, outside dimensions
as the standard.
and wall thickness, see Section 10; other, specify),
2. Referenced Documents 3.1.5 Length (specific or random, see 9.3),
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3.1.6 Manufacture (cold- or hot-finished, see 4.5),
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.7 Grade (Section 6),
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
3.1.8 Condition (annealed, as cold worked, or with special
of Steel Products
heat treatment, controlled microstructural characteristics, or
A 1016/A 1016M Specification for General Requirements
other condition as required, see Section 5),
for Ferritic Alloy Steel, Austenitic Alloy Steel, and Stain-
3.1.9 Surface finish (special pickling, shot blasting, or
less Steel Tubes
polishing, as required, see Supplementary Requirement S5),
E59 PracticeforSamplingSteelandIronforDetermination
3.1.10 Specification designation,
of Chemical Composition
3.1.11 Report of ChemicalAnalysis, if required (Sections 7
2.2 Military Standards:
3 and 8),
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
3.1.12 Individual supplementary requirements, if required,
3.1.13 End use,
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3.1.14 Packaging,
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys, and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
3.1.15 Special marking (see 15.2),
A01.10 on Tubing.
3.1.16 Special packing (see 16.2), and
Current edition approved March 1, 2004. Published April 2004. Originally
3.1.17 Special requirements.
approved in 1964. Last previous edition approved in 1996 as A 511 – 96.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
4. Materials and Manufacture
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
4.1 The steel may be made by any process.
the ASTM website.
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4.2 If a specific type of melting is required by the purchaser,
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*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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A 511–04
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements of Austenitic Stainless Steels
Composition, %
Phos- Sul- Columbium
Grade
Manga- pho- fur, Silicon, plus
Carbon Nickel Chromium Molybdenum
Titanium Selenium
nese, max rus, max max Tantalum
max
MT 302 0.08 to 0.20 2.00 0.040 0.030 1.00 8.0–10.0 17.0–19.0 . . . .
MT 303Se 0.15 max 2.00 0.040 0.040 1.00 8.0–11.0 17.0–19.0 . . . 0.12–0.2
MT 304 0.08 max 2.00 0.040 0.030 1.00 8.0–11.0 18.0–20.0 . . . .
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MT 304L 0.035 max 2.00 0.040 0.030 1.00 8.0–13.0 18.0–20.0 . . . .
MT 305 0.12 2.00 0.040 0.030 1.00 10.0–13.0 17.0–19.0 . . . .
MT 309S 0.08 max 2.00 0.040 0.030 1.00 12.0–15.0 22.0–24.0 . . . .
MT 310S 0.08 max 2.00 0.040 0.030 1.00 19.0–22.0 24.0–26.0 . . . .
MT 316 0.08 max 2.00 0.040 0.030 1.00 11.0–14.0 16.0–18.0 2.0–3.0 .
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