ASTM_B_234_-_10.pdf

Designation:B23410Used in USNRC-RDT standardsStandard Specification forAluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes forCondensers and Heat Exchangers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B234;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This specification2covers aluminum-alloy(Note 1)drawn seamless round tube in straight lengths designated asshown in Table 2,for use in surface condensers,evaporators,and heat exchangers.NOTE1Throughout this specification use of the term alloy in thegeneral sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy.NOTE2For drawn seamless tubes used in general applications,seeSpecifications B210 and B210M;for extruded tubes see SpecificationsB221 and B221M;for seamless pipe and seamless extruded tube used inpressure applications see Specification B241/B241M;and for structuralpipe and tube see Specification B429/B429M.1.2 Alloy and temper designations are in accordance withANSI H35.1/H35.1(M).The equivalent Unified NumberingSystem alloy designations are those of Table 1 preceded byA9,for example,A91060 for aluminum 1060,in accordance withPractice E527.1.3 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminumand aluminum alloys in this specification,see Annex A2.1.4 This specification is the inch-pound companion toSpecification B234M;therefore,no SI equivalents are pre-sented in the specification.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on dateof material purchase form a part of this specification to theextent referenced herein:2.2 ASTM Standards:3B210 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloyDrawn Seamless TubesB210M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloyDrawn Seamless Tubes(Metric)B221 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Ex-truded Bars,Rods,Wire,Profiles,and TubesB221M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloyExtruded Bars,Rods,Wire,Profiles,and Tubes(Metric)B241/B241M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded TubeB429/B429M Specification for Aluminum-Alloy ExtrudedStructural Pipe and TubeB557 Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and CastAluminum-and Magnesium-Alloy ProductsB660 Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum andMagnesium ProductsB666/B666M Practice for Identification Marking of Alumi-num and Magnesium ProductsB881 Terminology Relating to Aluminum-and Magnesium-Alloy ProductsB918 Practice for Heat Treatment of Wrought AluminumAlloysE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE34 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum andAluminum-Base AlloysE215 Practice for Standardizing Equipment for Electromag-netic Testing of Seamless Aluminum-Alloy TubeE527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in theUnified Numbering System(UNS)E607 Test Method for Atomic Emission SpectrometricAnalysis Aluminum Alloys by the Point to Plane Tech-nique Nitrogen Atmosphere(Withdrawn 2011)4E716 Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation ofAluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination of1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on LightMetals and Alloysand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 onAluminum Alloy Wrought Products.Current edition approved Nov.1,2010.Published December 2010.Originallyapproved in 1948.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as B234 04.DOI:10.1520/B0234-10.2For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-cation SB-234 in Section II of that Code.3For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.4The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 Chemical Composition by Spectrochemical AnalysisE1251 Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Alumi-num Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry2.3 ANSI Standards:5H35.1/H35.1(M)Alloy and Temper Designation Systems forAluminumH35.2 Dimensional Tolerances forAluminum Mill Products2.4 Federal Standard:6Fed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipment(Civil Agencies)2.5 Military Standard:6MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage5Available from Aluminum Association,Inc.,1525 Wilson