ASTM_A_250_-_A_250M_-_05_2014.pdf

Designation:A250/A250M05(Reapproved 2014)Standard Specification forElectric-Resistance-Welded Ferritic Alloy-Steel Boiler andSuperheater Tubes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A250/A250M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof 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.1.Scope1.1 This specification2covers several grades,designated T1,T1a,T1b,T2,T11,T12 and T22,of minimum-wall-thickness,electric-resistance-welded,carbon-molybdenumandchromium-molybdenum alloy-steel,boiler and superheatertubes.1.2 The tubing sizes and thicknesses usually furnished tothis specification are12to 5 in.12.7 to 127 mm in outsidediameter and 0.035 to 0.320 in.0.9 to 8.1 mm,inclusive,inminimum wall thickness.Tubing having other dimensions maybe furnished,provided such tubes comply with all otherrequirements of this specification.1.3 Mechanical property requirements do not apply totubing smaller than18in.3.2 mm in inside diameter or 0.015in.0.4 mm in thickness.1.4 An optional supplementary requirement is provided fornon-destructive examination for certain ASME applications.1.5 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,eachsystem shall be used independently of the other.Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in non-conformancewith the standard.1.5.1 Within the text,the SI units are shown in brackets.1.5.2 The inch-pound units shall apply unless the“M”designation of this specification is specified in the order.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3A1016/A1016M Specification for General Requirements forFerritic Alloy Steel,Austenitic Alloy Steel,and StainlessSteel TubesE213 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe andTubingE273 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of the Weld Zone ofWelded Pipe and Tubing3.Ordering Information3.1 Orders for material under this specification shouldinclude the following,as required,to describe the desiredmaterial adequately:3.1.1 Quantity(feet,metres,or number of lengths),3.1.2 Name of material(electric-resistance-welded tubes),3.1.3 Grade(Table 1),3.1.4 Size(outside diameter or minimum wall thickness),3.1.5 Length(specific or random),3.1.6 Optional requirement(7.3.6),3.1.7 Test report required(see Certification Section ofSpecification A1016/A1016M),3.1.8 Specification designation,and3.1.9 Special requirements and any supplementary require-ments selected.4.General Requirements4.1 Product furnished under this specification shall conformto the applicable requirements of Specification A1016/A1016M,including any supplementary requirements that areindicated in the purchase order.Failure to comply with thegeneral requirements of Specification A1016/A1016M consti-tutes nonconformance with this specification.In case of con-flicts with the requirements of this specification and Specifi-cation A1016/A1016M,this specification shall prevail.5.Materials and Manufacture5.1 The steel shall be killed.5.2 The tubes shall be made by electric-resistance welding.5.3 Heat Treatment5.3.1 After welding,or when cold finished,after the finalcold-drawing pass,all tubes shall be heat treated and,except asprovided in 5.3.2,furnished in the full annealed,isothermalannealed,normalized,or normalized and tempered condition at1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.10 on Stainless and Alloy Steel Tubular Products.Current edition approved Oct.1,2014.Published October 2014.Originallyapproved in 1941.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as A250/A250M 05(2009).DOI:10.1520/A0250_A0250M-05R14.2For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-cation SA-250 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);the option of the manufacturer.If furnished in the normalizedand tempered condition,the minimum tempering temperatureshall be 1200 F 650 C,except T22 shall be tempered at1250 F 676 C minimum.5.3.2 When grades T1,T1a,T1b,and T2 are cold finished,the tubes may,at the option of the manufacturer,be heat treatedafter the final cold-drawing pass at a temperature of 1200 F orhigher,provided one of the heat treatments specified in 5.3.1was applied after welding.6.Chemical Composition6.1 The steel shall conform to the requirements given inTable 1.6.2 Product Analysis6.2.1 An analysis of