ASTM_B_163_-_11_2017.pdf

Designation:B16311(Reapproved 2017)Standard Specification forSeamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B163;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 seamless tubes of nickel andnickel alloys,as shown in Table 1,for use in condenser andheat-exchanger service.1.2 This specification covers outside diameter and averagewall,or outside diameter and minimum wall tube.1.2.1 The sizes covered by this specification are 3 in.(76.2mm)and under in outside diameter with minimum wallthicknesses of 0.148 in.(3.76 mm)and under,and with averagewall thicknesses of 0.165 in.(4.19 mm)and under.1.3 Tube shall be furnished in the alloys and conditions asshown in Table 2.For small diameter and light wall tube(converter sizes),see Appendix X2.1.4 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.1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest method portion,Section 12,of this specification.Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to become familiar with all hazards includingthose identified in the appropriate Safety Data Sheet(SDS)forthis product/material as provided by the manufacturer,toestablish appropriate safety and health practices,and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 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:3B829 Specification for General Requirements for Nickel andNickel Alloys Seamless Pipe and TubeB880 Specification for General Requirements for ChemicalCheck Analysis Limits for Nickel,Nickel Alloys andCobalt AlloysE8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic MaterialsE18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-terialsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-CopperAlloys(Withdrawn 2003)4E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain SizeE140 Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals RelationshipAmong Brinell Hardness,Vickers Hardness,RockwellHardness,Superficial Hardness,Knoop Hardness,Sclero-scope Hardness,and Leeb HardnessE1473 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel,Co-balt and High-Temperature Alloys2.2 Federal Standards:5Fed.Std.No.102 Preservation,Packaging and PackingLevelsFed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipment(Civil Agencies)Fed.Std.No.182 Continuous Identification Marking ofNickel and Nickel-Base Alloys2.3 Military Standard:5MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 onNonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeB02.07 on Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys.Current edition approved April 1,2017.Published April 2017.Originallyapproved in 1941.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as B163 112.DOI:10.1520/B0163-11R17.2For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-cation SB-163 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.5Available from DLA Document Services,Building 4/D,700 Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,http:/quicksearch.dla.mil.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 TABLE 1 Chemical RequirementsAComposition,%N02200N02201N04400N06025N06045N06600N06601N06603N06686N06690Nickel99.0 minB99.0 minB63.0 minBremainderB45.0 minB72.0 minB58.063.0remainderBremainderB58.0 minBCopper0.250.2528.