ASTM A53/A53M-05

Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless

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1.1 This specification covers seamless and welded black and hot-dipped galvanized steel pipe in NPS 1/8 to NPS 26 [DN 6 to DN 650] (Note 1), inclusive, with nominal wall thickness (Note 2) as given in and Table X2.2 and Table X2.3. It shall be permissible to furnish pipe having other dimensions (Note 2) provided such pipe complies with all other requirements of this specification.
Note 1—The dimensionless designators NPS (nominal pipe size) [DN (diameter nominal)] have been substituted in this specification for such traditional terms as "nominal diameter," "size," and "nominal size."
Note 2—The term nominal wall thickness has been assigned for the purpose of convenient designation, existing in name only, and is used to distinguish it from the actual wall thickness, which may vary over or under the nominal wall thickness.
1.2 This specification covers the following types and grades:
1.2.1 Type F—Furnace-butt welded, continuous welded Grade A,
1.2.2 Type E—Electric-resistance welded, Grades A and B, and
1.2.3 Type S--Seamless, Grades A and B.
Note 3—See Appendix X1 for definitions of types of pipe.
1.3 Pipe ordered under this specification is intended for mechanical and pressure applications and is also acceptable for ordinary uses in steam, water, gas, and air lines. It is suitable for welding, and suitable for forming operations involving coiling, bending, and flanging, subject to the following qualifications:
1.3.1 Type F is not intended for flanging.
1.3.2 When Types S and E are required for close coiling or cold bending, Grade A is the preferred grade. This provision is not intended to prohibit the cold bending of Grade B pipe.
1.3.3 Type E is furnished either nonexpanded or cold expanded at the option of the manufacturer.
1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Sections 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, and 17 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 establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.6 The text of this specification contains notes or footnotes, or both, that provide explanatory material. Such notes and footnotes, excluding those in tables and figures, do not contain any mandatory requirements.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2005
• ICS: 23.040.10 - Iron and steel pipes
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.09 - Carbon Steel Tubular Products

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A53/A53M-04a - Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Replaced By: ASTM A53/A53M-06 - Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless
• Effective Date: 01-May-2006
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• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
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• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
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• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM A733-16(2022) - Standard Specification for Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel and Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe Nipples
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F1155-10(2019) - Standard Practice for Selection and Application of Piping System Materials
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
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• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F1548-01(2023) - Standard Specification for Performance of Fittings for Use with Gasketed Mechanical Couplings Used in Piping Applications
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
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• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
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• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F1007-18(2022) - Standard Specification for Pipeline Expansion Joints of the Packed Slip Type for Marine Application
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM A589/A589M-06(2018) - Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Carbon Steel Water-Well Pipe
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
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• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
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• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 53/A 53M – 05
Standard Specification for
Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and
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Seamless
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 53/A 53M; 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* 1.3.3 Type E is furnished either nonexpanded or cold
2 expanded at the option of the manufacturer.
1.1 This specification covers seamless and welded black
1 1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
and hot-dipped galvanized steel pipe in NPS ⁄8 to NPS 26 [DN
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
6 to DN 650] (Note 1), inclusive, with nominal wall thickness
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
(Note 2) as given in Table X2.2 and Table X2.3. It shall be
system is to be used independently of the other.
permissible to furnish pipe having other dimensions provided
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
that such pipe complies with all other requirements of this
test method portion, Sections 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, and 15 of this
specification.
specification: This standard does not purport to address all of
NOTE 1—The dimensionless designators NPS (nominal pipe size) [DN
the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
(diameter nominal)] have been substituted in this specification for such
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
traditional terms as “nominal diameter,” “size,” and “nominal size.”
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
NOTE 2—The term nominal wall thickness has been assigned for the
bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
purpose of convenient designation, existing in name only, and is used to
1.6 Thetextofthisspecificationcontainsnotesorfootnotes,
distinguish it from the actual wall thickness, which may vary over or
under the nominal wall thickness.
or both, that provide explanatory material. Such notes and
footnotes, excluding those in tables and figures, do not contain
1.2 This specification covers the following types and
any mandatory requirements.
grades:
1.2.1 Type F—Furnace-butt-welded, continuous welded
2. Referenced Documents
Grade A,
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.2.2 Type E—Electric-resistance-welded, Grades A and B,
A 90/A 90M Test Method for Weight [Mass] of Coating on
and
Iron and Steel Articles with Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Coatings
1.2.3 Type S—Seamless, Grades A and B.
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
NOTE 3—See Appendix X1 for definitions of types of pipe.
of Steel Products
1.3 Pipe ordered under this specification is intended for A 530/A 530M Specification for General Requirements for
mechanical and pressure applications and is also acceptable for Specialized Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe
ordinary uses in steam, water, gas, and air lines. It is suitable A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
for welding, and suitable for forming operations involving Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
coiling, bending, and flanging, subject to the following quali- A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
fications: Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
1.3.1 Type F is not intended for flanging. A 865 Specification for Threaded Couplings, Steel, Black
1.3.2 If Type S or Type E is required for close coiling or or Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Welded or Seamless, for Use
cold bending, Grade A is the preferred grade; however, this is in Steel Pipe Joints
not intended to prohibit the cold bending of Grade B pipe. B6 Specification for Zinc
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
Determine Conformance with Specifications
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.09 on Carbon Steel Tubular Products.
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