ASTM_B_210_-_12.pdf

Designation:B21012Used in USNRC-NDT standardsStandard Specification forAluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B210;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 and aluminum-alloy drawn seamless tubes in straight lengths and coils forgeneral purpose and pressure applications in alloys(Note 2),tempers,and thicknesses shown in Table 2.Coiled tubes aregenerally available only as round tubes with a wall thicknessnot exceeding 0.083 in.and only in nonheat-treatable alloys.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,A91100 for aluminum designation 1100 in accor-dance with Practice E527.NOTE1See Specification B483/B483M for aluminum-alloy drawntubes for general purpose applications;Specification B234 for aluminum-alloy drawn seamless tubes for condensers and heat exchangers;andSpecification B241/B241M for aluminum-alloy seamless pipe and seam-less extruded tube.NOTE2Throughout this specification,use of the term alloy in thegeneral sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy.1.3 Acomplete metric companion to Specification B210 hasbeen developedSpecification B210M;therefore,no metricequivalents are presented in this specification.1.4 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminumand aluminum alloys in this specification,see Annex A2.1.5 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:3B234 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloyDrawn Seamless Tubes for Condensers and Heat Ex-changersB241/B241M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded TubeB483/B483M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Tube and Drawn Pipe for General PurposeApplicationsB557 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 ProductsB807/B807M Practice for Extrusion Press Solution HeatTreatment for Aluminum AlloysB881 Terminology Relating to Aluminum-and Magnesium-Alloy ProductsB918/B918M Practice for Heat Treatment of Wrought Alu-minum AlloysE29 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 ofChemical Composition by Spectrochemical AnalysisE1004 Test Method for Determining Electrical ConductivityUsing the Electromagnetic(Eddy-Current)Method1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on LightMetals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 onAluminum Alloy Wrought Products.Current edition approved May 15,2012.Published July 2012.Originallyapproved in 1946.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as B210 04.DOI:10.1520/B0210-12.2For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-cation SB-210 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 E1251 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 Military Standard:6MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage2.5 A