ASTM B163-11e2
(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.
SCOPE
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. (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. (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.(C) Alloy UNS N08811: Al + Ti, 0.85 − 1.20.
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. (A) Alloy UNS N08800 is normally employed in service temperatures up to and including 1100°F (593°C). Alloys UNS N08810, UNS N08811, and UNS N08120 are normally employed in service temperatures above 1100°F (539°C) where resistance to creep and rupture is required, and it is annealed to develop controlled grain size for optimum properties in this temperature range.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
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.
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Designation:B163 −11
Standard Specification 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 U.S. Department of Defense.
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ε NOTE—Title was corrected editorially in November 2012.
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ε NOTE—Yield strength heading for units in Table 3 was corrected editorially in March 2015.
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
shown in Table 2. For small diameter and light wall tube 4
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, Sclero-
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
scope Hardness, and Leeb 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
test method portion, Section 12, of this specification. This
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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
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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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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 on contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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/B0163-11E02. 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://
cation SB-163 in Section II of that Code. www.dodssp.daps.mil.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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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
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it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
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Designation: B163 − 11 B163 − 11
Standard Specification for
Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-
1
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. A number 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 U.S. Department of Defense.
1
ε NOTE—Title was corrected editorially in November 2012.
2
ε NOTE—Yield strength heading for units in Table 3 was corrected editorially in March 2015.
1. Scope*
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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 standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
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
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2.1 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
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E76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Copper Alloys (Withdrawn 2003)
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, Scleroscope Hardness, and Leeb Hardness
E1473 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel, Cobalt, and High-Temperature Alloys
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2.2 Federal Standards:
Fed. Std. No. 102 Preservation, Packaging and Packing Levels
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 on Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B02.07 on Refined
Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2011. Published October 2011. Originally approved in 1941. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as B163 – 08. DOI:
10.1520/B0163-11E01.10.1520/B0163-11E02.
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specification SB-163 in Section II of that Code.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’sstandard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on www.astm.org.
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Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http://www.dodssp.daps.mil.
*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
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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition,%
N02200 N02201 N04400 N06025 N06045 N
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