ASME_B36.10M-2004.pdf

AN AM ERICA N N ATIO N A L STA N DA RDWelded and Seamless Wrought Steel PipeASME B36.10M-2004(Revision of ASME B36.10M-2000)Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDWELDEDANDSEAMLESSWROUGHTSTEELPIPEASMEB36.10M-2004(RevisionofASMEB36.10M-2000)Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.Date of Issuance:October 25,2004This Standard will be revised when the Society approves the issuance of a new edition.There willbe no addenda or written interpretations of the requirements of this Standard issued to this edition.ASME is the registered trademark of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American NationalStandards.The Consensus Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals fromcompetent and concerned interests have had an opportunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was madeavailable forpublic review andcomment thatprovides an opportunityfor additional publicinput from industry,academia,regulatory agencies,and the public-at-large.ASME does not approve,rate,or endorse any item,construction,proprietary device,or activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with anyitems mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability forinfringement of any applicable letters patent,nor assume any such liability.Users of a code or standard are expresslyadvised that the determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,isentirely their own responsibility.Participation by federal agency representative(s)or person(s)affiliated with industry is not to be interpreted asgovernment or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations of this document issued in accordance with the establishedASME procedures and policies,which precludes the issuance of interpretations by individuals.No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical EngineersThree Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990Copyright 2004 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll rights reservedPrinted in U.S.A.Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.CONTENTSForeword.ivCommittee Roster.vi1Scope.12Size.13Materials.14Wall Thickness.15Weights.16Permissible Variations.17Pipe Threads.18Wall Thickness Designations.19Wall Thickness Selection.2Table1Dimensions and Weights of Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe.3iiiCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.FOREWORDIn March 1927,the American Standards Association authorized the organization of a SectionalCommittee on Standardization of Dimensions and Material of Wrought Steel and Wrought IronPipe and Tubing for the purpose of unifying the standards of these commodities in force in thiscountry.The American Society for Testing and Materials and The American Society of MechanicalEngineers were designated as sponsors,and the first meeting of the Sectional Committee washeld in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,on May 18,1928.The dimensions of commercial pipe in general use in the United States at the time conformedrather generally to those recommended by the ASME Committee on Standard Pipe and PipeThreads published in 1886(ASME Transactions,Vol.VIII,p.29).On these standards an enormousindustry has been built and the satisfactory use of this product proves the soundness of theoriginal design and specification.Increasingly severe service demands at the time of the Committees organization had been metby using the nearest available pipe or tubing for heavier sections such as casing,mechanicaltubing,etc.,with resulting uneconomical multiplicity of wall thicknesses.Subsequently,the Committee,with the cooperation of the industry,made a survey of existingpractice as the logical starting point for the development of an American Standard.From thissurvey,a table was designed to provide a selection of wall thicknesses of pipe to cover the powerpiping requirements of industry where strength to resist internal pressure governs selection andwas later expanded to inc