ASTM A53 Steel Pipe
ASTM A53 steel pipes are widely used for various industrial applications due to their strength and durability.
ASME SA556 B2 seamless feedwater heater tubes are carbon steel tubes that are designed according to the ASME/ASTM A556/A556M specification.
ASME SA556 B2 is a specification for minimum wall thickness, seamless cold-drawn carbon steel tubes used in tubular feedwater heaters. This specification covers U-tubes made from seamless cold-drawn carbon steel, with the tubing sizes ranging from 5/8 inch to 1-1/4 inch (15.9mm to 31.8mm) outside diameter. The tubes covered by ASME SA556 B2 can be bent into the form of U-tubes, as specified.
The specification is similar to ASTM A556/A556M, which also covers seamless cold-drawn carbon steel tubes for use in tubular feedwater heaters, including bending into the form of U-tubes if specified.
ASME SA556 B2 Seamless Cold-Drawn Carbon Steel Feedwater Heater Tubes covers minimum-wall-thickness,seamless cold-drawn carbon steel tubes including bending into the form of U-tubes,, for use in tubular feedwater heaters.
Cold-drawn tubes shall be heat treated after the final cold-draw pass at a temperature of1200°F [640°C] or higher to ensure ductility satisfactory for rolling into tube sheets and to meet mechanical properties as specified.
If stress-relief anneal of the U-bends is specified, the anneal shall consist of heating the bent portion within a range of 1100 to 1200°F [585 to 640°C].
Grade | C | Si | Mn | P | S |
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SA-556M B2 | ≤0.27 | ≤0.10 | 0.29–0.93 | ≤0.035 | ≤0.035 |
Mechanical properties | Grade B2 |
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Tensile strength, min, ksi [MPa] | 60 [410] |
Yield strength, min, ksi [MPa] | 37 [260] |
Elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm, min, % (longitudinal) | 30 |
Hardness | HR B 79 |
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