ASTM B163-11e1
(Specification)Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
ABSTRACT
This specification covers seamless tubes of nickel and nickel alloy for use in condenser and heat-exchanger service. This covers outside diameter and average wall, or outside diameter and minimum wall tube. Tube shall be furnished in the alloys and conditions defined by this specification. The material shall conform to the composition limits of nickel, copper, molybdenum, iron, manganese, carbon, silicon, chromium, aluminium, titanium, phosphorus, cerium, zirconium, yttrium, born, cobalt, columblum, tungsten, and nitrogen specified. Tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, and Rockwell hardness of the material shall conform to the required mechanical properties set by this specification. Test methods such as chemical analysis, tension, rounding procedure, Rockwell hardness, grain size and hardness conversion shall be performed.
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1.1 This specification2 covers seamless tubes of nickel and nickel alloys, as shown in Table 1, for use in condenser and heat-exchanger service.TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements A
Composition,%
N02200
N02201
N04400
N06025
N06045
N06600
N06601
N06603
N06686
N06690
Nickel
99.0 minB
99.0 minB
63.0 minB
remainderB
45.0 minB
72.0 minB
58.0–63.0
remainderB
remainderB
58.0 minB
Copper
0.25
0.25
28.0–34.0
0.1
0.3
0.5
1.0
0.5
...
0.5
Molybdenum
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
15.0–17.0
...
Iron
0.40
0.40
2.5
8.0–11.0
21.0–25.0
6.0–10.0
remainderB
8.0–11.0
5.0
7.0–11.0
Manganese
0.35
0.35
2.0
0.15
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.15
0.75
0.5
Carbon
0.15
0.02
0.3
0.15–0.25
0.05–0.12
0.15
0.10
0.20–0.40
0.010
0.05
Silicon
0.35
0.35
0.5
0.5
2.5–3.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.08
0.5
Sulfur
0.01
0.01
0.024
0.010
0.010
0.015
0.015
0.010
0.02
0.015
Chromium
...
...
...
24.0–26.0
26.0–29.0
14.0–17.0
21.0–25.0
24.0–26.0
19.0–23.0
27.0–31.0
Aluminum
...
...
...
1.8–2.4
...
...
1.0–1.7
2.4–3.0
...
...
Titanium
...
...
...
0.1–0.2
...
...
...
0.01–0.25
0.02–0.25
...
Phosphorus
...
...
...
0.020
0.020
...
...
0.02
0.04
...
Cerium
...
...
...
...
0.03–0.09
...
...
...
...
...
Zirconium
...
...
...
0.01–0.10
...
...
...
0.01–0.10
...
...
Yttrium
...
...
...
0.05–0.12
...
...
...
0.01–0.15
...
...
Boron
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cobalt
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Columbium
(Nb)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Tungsten
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3.0–4.4
...
Nitrogen
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... A Maximum unless range or minimum is given. Where ellipses (...) appear in this table, there is no requirement and analysis for the element need not be determined or reported.B Element shall be determined arithmetically by difference.TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements A (continued)
N06696
N06845
N08120
N08800
N08801
N08810
N08811
N08825
Nickel
remainderB
44.0–50.0
35.0–39.0
30.0–35.0
30.0–34.0
30.0–35.0
30.0–35.0
38.0–46.0
Copper
1.5–3.0
2.0–4.0
0.50
0.75
0.50
0.75
0.75
1.5–3.0
Molybdenum
1.0–3.0
5.0–7.0
2.50
...
...
...
...
2.5–3.5
Iron
2.0–6.0
remainderB
remainderB
39.5 minB
39.5 minB
39.5 minB
39.5 minB
22.0 minB
Manganese
1.0
0.5
1.5
1.5
1.50
1.5
1.5
1.0
Carbon
0.15
0.05
0.02–0.10
0.10
0.1...
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Designation:B163 −11
StandardSpecification for
Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-
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Exchanger Tubes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B163; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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ε NOTE—Title was corrected editorially in November 2012.
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This specification covers seamless tubes of nickel and
B829SpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforNickeland
nickel alloys, as shown in Table 1, for use in condenser and
Nickel Alloys Seamless Pipe and Tube
heat-exchanger service.
B880Specification for General Requirements for Chemical
1.2 This specification covers outside diameter and average
Check Analysis Limits for Nickel, Nickel Alloys and
wall, or outside diameter and minimum wall tube.
Cobalt Alloys
1.2.1 The sizes covered by this specification are 3 in. (76.2
E8Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
mm) and under in outside diameter with minimum wall E18Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-
terials
thicknessesof0.148in.(3.76mm)andunder,andwithaverage
E29Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
wall thicknesses of 0.165 in. (4.19 mm) and under.
Determine Conformance with Specifications
1.3 Tube shall be furnished in the alloys and conditions as
E76Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Copper
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shown in Table 2. For small diameter and light wall tube
Alloys (Withdrawn 2003)
(converter sizes), see Appendix X2.
E112Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
E140Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals Relationship
1.4 Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegarded
Among Brinell Hardness, Vickers Hardness, Rockwell
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
Hardness, Superficial Hardness, Knoop Hardness, and
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
Scleroscope Hardness
and are not considered standard.
E1473Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel,
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the Cobalt, and High-Temperature Alloys
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test method portion, Section 12, of this specification. This
2.2 Federal Standards:
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
Fed. Std. No. 102Preservation, Packaging and Packing
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
Levels
of this standard to become familiar with all hazards including
Fed. Std. No. 123Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
those identified in the appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet
Fed. Std. No. 182 Continuous Identification Marking of
(MSDS) for this product/material as provided by the
Nickel and Nickel-Base Alloys
manufacturer, to establish appropriate safety and health 5
2.3 Military Standard:
practices, and determine the applicability of regulatory limi-
MIL-STD-129Marking for Shipment and Storage
tations prior to use.
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Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
B02.07 on Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2011. Published October 2011. Originally The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
approved in 1941. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as B163–08. DOI: www.astm.org.
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10.1520/B0163-11E01. Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4,
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi- Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http://
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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition,%
N02200 N02201 N04400 N06025 N06045 N06600 N06601 N06603 N06686 N06690
B B B B B B B B B
Nickel 99.0 min 99.0 min 63.0 min remainder 45.0 min 72.0 min 58.0–63.0 remainder remainder 58.0 min
Copper 0.25 0.25 28.0–34.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.5 . 0.5
Molybdenum . . . . . . . . 15.0–17.0 .
B
Iron 0.40 0.40 2.5 8.0–11.0 21.0–25.0 6.0–10.0 remainde
...
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