TM_A_1037_
_A_1037M_
_05_2012
Designation:A1037/A1037M05(Reapproved 2012)Standard Specification forSteel Line Pipe,Black,Furnace-Butt-Welded1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A1037/A1037M;the number immediately following the designation indicates theyear of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers furnace-butt-welded,black,plain-end or threaded-end,steel pipe for use in the conveyanceof fluids under pressure.Pipe in sizes NPS12to 4,inclusive,with nominal wall thickness 0.350 in.8.9 mm or less,asgiven in ASME B36.10M is included.Pipe having otherdimensions,in this size range,may be furnished provided suchpipe complies with all other requirements of this specification.1.2 For plain-end pipe,it is intended that the pipe be capableof being circumferentially welded in the field when weldingprocedures in accordance with the requirements of the appli-cable pipeline construction code are used.1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or in SIunits are to be regarded separately as standard.Within the text,the SI units are shown in brackets.The values in each systemare not exact equivalents;therefore,each system is to be usedindependently of the other.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A450/A450M Specification for General Requirements forCarbon and Low Alloy Steel TubesA530/A530M Specification for General Requirements forSpecialized Carbon and Alloy Steel PipeA751 Test Methods,Practices,and Terminology for Chemi-cal Analysis of Steel ProductsA941 Terminology Relating to Steel,Stainless Steel,RelatedAlloys,and Ferroalloys2.2 ASME Standard:ASME B36.10M Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe32.3 API Standards:5L Specification for Line Pipe45B Specification for Threading,Gauging,and Thread In-spection of Casing,Tubing,and Line Pipe Threads43.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor terminology used in this specification,refer to Terminology A941.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 furnace-butt-welded pipe,npipe produced in mul-tiple lengths from coiled skelp and subsequently cut intoindividual lengths,having its longitudinal butt joint forgewelded by the mechanical pressure developed in rolling thehot-formed skelp through a set of round pass welding rolls.3.2.2 lot,na quantity of pipe of the same ordereddiameter,heat,wall thickness,and grade as given in Table 1.3.2.3 specified outside diameter(OD),n the outsidediameter specified in the purchase order or the outside diameterlisted inASME B36.10M for the nominal pipe size specified inthe purchase order.4.General Requirements4.1 Pipe furnished under this specification shall conform tothe applicable requirements of Specification A530/A530Munless otherwise provided herein.5.Ordering Information5.1 It is the purchasers responsibility to specify in thepurchase order all information necessary to purchase theneeded material.Examples of such information include,but arenot limited to,the following:5.1.1 Specification designation and year-date,5.1.2 Quantity(feet or metres),5.1.3 Grade(A or B),5.1.4 Size(either nominal(NPS)or outside diameter,andwall thickness),5.1.5 Length,5.1.6 End finish(plain-end,special plain-end,or threaded-end,see 15.1),5.1.7 End use of the pipe,1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloysand is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.09 on Carbon Steel Tubular Products.Current edition approved March 1,2012.Published November 2012.Originallyapproved in 2005.Last previous edition approved in 2005 as A1037/A1037M05.DOI:10.1520/A1037_A1037M-05R12.2For 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.3Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME),ASMEInternational Headquarters,Three Park Ave.,New York,NY 10016-5990.4Available from The American Petroleum Institute(API),1220 L.St.,NW,Washington,DC 20005.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);5.1.8 Special requirements,and5.1.9 Bar coding(see 18.3).6.Materials and Manufacture6.1 The steel shall be made by one or more of the followingprocesses:basic-oxygen,electric-furnace,or open-hearth.6.2 The pipe shall be made by the furnace-butt-weldingprocess.7.Chemical Composition7.1 The steel shall contain,by heat and product analyses,nomore than 0.25%carbon,1.20%manganese,0.045%sulfur,and 0.045%phosphorus.7.2 As a minimum,the required analysis shall contain thefollowing elements:carbon,manganese,phosphorus,sulfur,chromium,columbium,copper,molybdenum,nickel,silicon,and vanadium.7.3 Product analyses shall be made on at least