ASTM A199
ASTM A199 - seamless steel tube
ASME SA210C / ASTM A210 Grade C seamless medium-carbon steel boiler and superheater tubes are designed for high-pressure service.
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ASME SA210C / ASTM A210 Grade C is a specification for seamless medium-carbon steel boiler and superheater tubes suitable for high-pressure service. These tubes are designed to handle the demands of steam generation and heat exchange in various industrial applications.
ASME SA210C carbon steel seamless boiler tubes are essential for applications requiring high-pressure and high-temperature performance. They are manufactured to strict standards, ensuring consistency and reliability. These tubes are used in critical components of boilers and superheaters, where failure is not an option. The material is carefully selected and processed to ensure it can withstand the rigors of high-pressure steam service.
These tubes are used in high-pressure boilers, superheaters, heat exchangers, and other applications where reliability and durability are critical. They are also used in coal, thermal, and oil power generation plants.
ASME SA210C tubes are made from carbon steel with a seamless construction, ensuring no weld seam, which can be a point of failure in lower-quality tubes. The manufacturing process can be either hot-finished or cold-finished, with the latter requiring heat treatment after the final cold-finishing process.
1.1 This specification2 covers minimum-wall-thickness, seamless medium-carbon steel, boiler tubes and boiler flues, including safe ends (see Note 1), arch and stay tubes, and superheater tubes.
NOTE 1: This type is not suitable for safe ending by forge welding.
1.2 The tubing sizes and thicknesses usually furnished to this specification are 1/2 in. to 5 in. [12.7 to 127 mm] in outside diameter and 0.035 to 0.500 in. [0.9 to 12.7 mm], inclusive, in minimum wall thickness. Tubing having other dimensions may be furnished, provided such tubes comply with all other requirements of this specification.
1.3 Mechanical property requirements do not apply to tubing smaller than 1/8 in. [3.2 mm] in inside diameter or 0.015 in. [0.4 mm] in thickness.
1.4 This specification covers grades A-1 and C of Seamless Medium-Carbon Boiler and Superheater Tubes with different chemical and tensile requirements. (Table 1, Table 3, and Section 11.)
1.5 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification. The inch-pound units shall apply unless the "M" designation of this specification is specified in the order.
1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
| Steel Grade | C | Si | Mn | S | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A210 A1/ SA-210A1 | ≤0.27 | ≥0.10 | ≤0.93 | 0.020 | 0.025 |
| A210C/ SA-210C | ≤0.35 | ≥0.10 | 0.29-1.06 | 0.020 | 0.025 |
| Grade | Tensile strength (Mpa) |
Yield point(Mpa) not less than |
Elongation(%) not less than |
Impact(J) not less than |
Hardness not less than |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A210 A1/ SA-210A1 | ≥415 | 255 | " | 79HRB | |
| A210C/ SA-210C | ≥485 | 275 | " | 89HRB |
| Hot rolled | Outside Diameter, mm | Tolerance, mm |
|---|---|---|
| OD≤101.6 | +0.4/-0.8 | |
| 101.6＜OD≤127 | +0.4/-1.2 | |
| Cold Drawn | Outside Diameter, mm | Tolerance, mm |
| OD＜25.4 | ±0.10 | |
| 25.4≤OD≤38.1 | ±0.15 | |
| 38.1＜OD＜50.8 | ±0.20 | |
| 50.8≤OD＜63.5 | ±0.25 | |
| 63.5≤OD＜76.2 | ±0.30 | |
| 76.2≤OD≤101.6 | ±0.38 | |
| 101.6＜OD≤127 | +0.38/-0.64 |
| Hot rolled | Outside Diameter, mm | Tolerance, % |
|---|---|---|
| OD≤101.6, WT≤2.4 | +40/-0 | |
| OD≤101.6, 2.4＜WT≤3.8 | +35/-0 | |
| OD≤101.6, 3.8＜WT≤4.6 | +33/-0 | |
| OD≤101.6, WT>4.6 | +28/-0 | |
| OD>101.6, 2.4＜WT≤3.8 | +35/-0 | |
| OD>101.6, 3.8＜WT≤4.6 | +33/-0 | |
| OD>101.6, WT>4.6 | +28/-0 | |
| Cold Drawn | Outside Diameter , mm | Tolerance, % |
| OD≤38.1 | +20/-0 | |
| OD>38.1 | +22/-0 |
| Method of Manufacture |
Outside Diameter, in. [mm] |
Cut Length,in. [mm] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over | Under | ||
| Seamless, hot-finished | All sizes | 3 ⁄ 16 [5] | 0 [0] |
| Seamless, cold-finished | Under 2 [50.8] | 1 ⁄ 8 [3] | 0 [0] |
| 2 [50.8] and over | 3 ⁄ 16 [5] | 0 [0] | |
| 2 [50.8] and over | 3 ⁄ 16 [5] | 0 [0] | |
Both ends of each crate will indicate the order no., heat no., dimensions, weight and bundles or as requested.
(1)Tension Test—One tension test shall be made on a specimen for lots of not more than 50 tubes. Tension tests shall be made on specimens from two tubes for lots of more than 50 tubes.
(2)Flattening Test—One flattening test shall be made on specimens from each end of one finished tube from each lot.
(3)Flaring Test—One flaring test shall be made on speci- mens from each end of the one finished tube from each lot.
(4)Hardness Test—Brinell or Rockwell hardness tests shall be made on specimens from two tubes from each lot.
(5)Hydrostatic or Nondestructive Electric Test—Each tube shall be subjected to the hydrostatic.
One flattening test shall be made on specimens from each end of one finished tube from each lot, but not the one used for the flaring test. Tears or breaks occurring at the 12 or 6 o’clock positions on Grade C tubing with sizes of 2.375 in. [60.3 mm] in outside diameter and smaller shall not be considered a basis for rejection.
One flaring test shall be made on specie- men from each end of the one finished tube from each lot, but not the one used for the flattening test.
Orders for ASTM A210 / A210M, ASME SA210 should include the following, as required, to describe the desired material adequately:
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Alloy steel pipes are widely used in high-temperature, high-pressure and corrosive service environments where conventional carbon steel pipes cannot provide sufficient mechanical strength or long-term reliability.
Manufactured from premium alloy steels containing chromium, molybdenum, nickel and other alloying elements, these pipes provide excellent resistance to heat, pressure, oxidation and corrosion, making them ideal for demanding industrial processes.
Alloy steel pipes offer superior performance under severe operating conditions. Their enhanced mechanical properties provide excellent resistance to elevated temperatures, internal pressure, corrosion and long-term creep deformation.
Alloy steel pipes are selected for critical applications where operating temperatures, pressures or corrosive media exceed the capabilities of carbon steel.
| Service Condition | Typical Application |
|---|---|
| High Temperature | Boilers, superheaters, steam headers |
| Low Temperature | Cryogenic processing systems |
| High Pressure | Power generation and process piping |
| Corrosive Media | Chemical and petrochemical plants |
| Long-Term Creep Service | Thermal power stations |
| Product Type | Common Standards |
|---|---|
| Seamless Pipes | ASTM A335 P1, P5, P9, P11, P22, P91 |
| Butt Weld Fittings | ASTM A234 WP1, WP5, WP9, WP11, WP22, WP91 |
| Forged Fittings & Flanges | ASTM A182 F1, F5, F9, F11, F22, F91 |
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Steel pipe delivery status(condition): cold / hard (BK), cold / soft (BKW), after cold stress relief annealing (BKS), annealing (GBK), normalized (NBK).
| Term | Symbol | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Cold-finished/hard (cold-finished as-drawn) | BK | No heat treatment after the last cold-forming process. The tubes therefore have only low deformability. |
| Cold-finished/soft (lightly cold-worked) | BKW | After the last heat treatment there is a light finishing pass (cold drawing). With proper subsequent processing, the tube can be cold-formed (e.g. bent, expanded) within certain limits. |
| Annealed | GBK | After the final cold-forming process the tubes are annealed in a controlled atmosphere or under vacuum. |
| Normalized | NBK | The tubes are annealed above the upper transformation point in a controlled atmosphere or under vacuum. |
The general cold strip mills, volume should go through continuous annealing (CAPL unit) to eliminate cold hardening and rolling stress, or batch annealing reach the mechanical properties of the corresponding standard specifies. Cold rolled steel surface quality, appearance, dimensional accuracy better than hot-rolled plate, and right-rolled thin product thickness is about 0.18mm, so the majority of users favor.
Cold rolled steel coil substrate products deep processing of high value-added products. Such as electro-galvanized, hot dip galvanized, electro-galvanized fingerprint resistant, painted steel roll damping composite steel, PVC laminating steel plates, etc., so that the excellent quality of these products has a beautiful, high resistance to corrosion, has been widely used.
Cold rolled steel coil finishing after annealing, cut the head, tail, trimming, flattening, smooth, heavy volume, or longitudinal clipboard. Cold-rolled products are widely used in automobile manufacturing, household electrical appliances, instruments, switches, buildings, office furniture and other industries. Steel plate strapping package weight of 3 to 5 tons. Flat sub-volume typically 3 to 10 tons / volume. Coil diameter 6m.
Bare packing/bundle packing/crate packing/wooden protection at the both sides of tubes and suitably protected for seaworthy delivery or as requested.
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Commonly used alloying elements and their effects are listed in the table given below.
| Alloying Elements | Effect on the Properties |
|---|---|
| Chromium | Increases Resistance to corrosion and oxidation. Increases hardenability and wear resistance. Increases high temperature strength. |
| Nickel | Increases hardenability. Improves toughness. Increases impact strength at low temperatures. |
| Molybdenum | Increases hardenability, high temperature hardness, and wear resistance. Enhances the effects of other alloying elements. Eliminate temper brittleness in steels. Increases high temperature strength. |
| Manganese | Increases hardenability. Combines with sulfur to reduce its adverse effects. |
| Vanadium | Increases hardenability, high temperature hardness, and wear resistance. Improves fatigue resistance. |
| Titanium | Strongest carbide former. Added to stainless steel to prevent precipitation of chromium carbide. |
| Silicon | Removes oxygen in steel making. Improves toughness. Increases hardness ability |
| Boron | Increases hardenability. Produces fine grain size. |
| Aluminum | Forms nitride in nitriding steels. Produces fine grain size in casting. Removes oxygen in steel melting. |
| Cobalt | Increases heat and wear resistance. |
| Tungsten | Increases hardness at elevated temperatures. Refines grain size. |
Ceramic lined pipe is made through self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) technique.
Cast basalt lined steel pipe is composed by lined with cast basalt pipe, outside steel pipe and cement mortar filling between the two layers.
Ceramic tile lined pipes have very uniform coating of specially formulated ceramic material that is affixed to the inner of the pipe.
The material of the rare earth alloy wear-resistant pipe is ZG40CrMnMoNiSiRe, which is also the grade of rare earth alloy steel.
Tubes Erosion Shields are used to protect boiler tubing from the highly erosive effects of high temperatures and pressures thereby greatly extending tube life.
The ASTM A213 T91 seamless tubes are primarily used for boiler, superheater, and heat-exchanger.
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