ASTM_A_265_-_12_2019.pdf

Designation:A26512(Reapproved 2019)Standard Specification forNickel and Nickel-Base Alloy-Clad Steel Plate1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A265;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.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification2covers plate of a carbon steel orlow-alloy steel base to which is integrally and continuouslybonded on one or both sides a layer of nickel or nickel-basealloy.The material is generally intended for pressure vessel usebut may be used in other structural applications where corro-sion resistance of the alloy is of prime importance.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3A6/A6M Specification for General Requirements for RolledStructural Steel Bars,Plates,Shapes,and Sheet PilingA20/A20M Specification for General Requirements for SteelPlates for Pressure VesselsA370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingof Steel ProductsA578/A578M Specification for Straight-Beam UltrasonicExamination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special Applica-tionsA751 Test Methods,Practices,and Terminology for Chemi-cal Analysis of Steel ProductsB127 Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy(UNS N04400)Plate,Sheet,and StripB162 Specification for Nickel Plate,Sheet,and StripB168 Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Aluminum Alloys(UNS N06699),Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys(UNSN06600,N06601,N06603,N06690,N06693,N06025,N06045,andN06696),Nickel-Chromium-Cobalt-MolybdenumAlloy(UNSN06617),Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Tungsten Alloy(UNS N06674),PlaB333 Specification for Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy Plate,Sheet,and StripB409 Specification for Nickel-Iron-Chromium Alloy Plate,Sheet,and StripB424 Specification for Ni-Fe-Cr-Mo-Cu Alloy(UNSN08825,UNS N08221,and UNS N06845)Plate,Sheet,and StripB443 Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloy(UNS N06625)and Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-SiliconAlloy(UNS N06219)Plate,Sheet,and StripB463 Specification for UNS N08020 Alloy Plate,Sheet,andStripB575 Specification for Low-Carbon Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum,Low-CarbonNickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Copper,Low-Carbon Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Tantalum,Low-Carbon Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Tungsten,andLow-CarbonNickel-Molybdenum-Chromium Alloy Plate,Sheet,and StripB582 SpecificationforNickel-Chromium-Iron-Molybdenum-Copper Alloy Plate,Sheet,and StripB625 Specification for UNS N08925,UNS N08031,UNSN08034,UNS N08932,UNS N08926,UNS N08354,UNS N08830,and UNS R20033 Plate,Sheet,and Strip2.2 Other Standards:ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section IX41This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.11 on Steel Plates for Boilers and Pressure Vessels.Current edition approved March 1,2019.Published April 2019.Originallyapproved in 1943.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as A265 12.DOI:10.1520/A0265-12R19.2For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-cation SA-265 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.4Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME),ASMEInternational Headquarters,Two Park Ave.,New York,NY 10016-5990,http:/www.asme.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 This material is considered as single-clad or double-clad nickel or nickel-base alloy clad steel plate,depending onwhether one or both sides are covered.3.1.2 The term plate as used in this specification applies tomaterial316in.(2.73 mm)and over in thickness,and over 10in.(254 mm)in width.3.1.3