ASTM_A_333_-_A_333M_-_16.pdf

Designation:A333/A333M16Standard Specification forSeamless and Welded Steel Pipe for Low-TemperatureService and Other Applications with Required NotchToughness1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A333/A333M;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.Scope*1.1 This specification2covers nominal(average)wall seam-less and welded carbon and alloy steel pipe intended for use atlow temperatures and in other applications requiring notchtoughness.Several grades of ferritic steel are included as listedin Table 1.Some product sizes may not be available under thisspecification because heavier wall thicknesses have an adverseeffect on impact properties.1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.Within the text,theSI units are shown in brackets.The values stated in eachsystem may not be exact equivalents;therefore,each systemshall be used independently of the other.Combining valuesfrom the two systems may result in non-conformance with thestandard.The inch-pound units shall apply unless the“M”designation of this specification is specified in the order.NOTE1The dimensionless designator NPS(nominal pipe size)hasbeen substituted in this standard for such traditional terms as“nominaldiameter,”“size,”and“nominal size.”2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingof Steel ProductsA999/A999M Specification for General Requirements forAlloy and Stainless Steel PipeA671 Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Steel Pipefor Atmospheric and Lower TemperaturesE23 Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Me-tallic MaterialsE165 Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for GeneralIndustryE709 Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing2.2 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code:4Section VIIISection IX3.Ordering Information3.1 Orders for material under this specification shouldinclude the following,as required,to describe the materialadequately:3.1.1 Quantity(feet,centimetres,or number of lengths),3.1.2 Name of material(seamless or welded pipe),3.1.3 Grade(Table 1),3.1.4 Size(NPS or outside diameter and schedule number ofaverage wall thickness),3.1.5 Lengths(specific or random)(Section 9),(see thePermissible Variations in Length section of SpecificationA999/A999M),3.1.6 End finish(see the Ends section of SpecificationA999/A999M),3.1.7 Optional requirements,(see the HeatAnalysis require-ment in the Chemical Composition section of A999/A999M,the Repair by Welding section,and the section on Nondestruc-tive Test Requirements),3.1.8 Test report required,(see the Certification section ofSpecification A999/A999M),3.1.9 Specification designation,and3.1.10 Special requirements or exceptions to this specifica-tion.3.1.11 Supplementary requirements,if any(subsize impactspecimens,pipe for hydrofluoric acid alkylation service).4.Materials and Manufacture4.1 ManufactureExcept as provided in paragraph 4.2,thepipe shall be made by the seamless or welding process with the1This 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 March 1,2016.Published March 2016.Originallyapproved in 1950.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as A333/A333M 15.DOI:10.1520/A0333_A0333M-16.2For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-cation SA-333 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.*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 addition of no filler metal in the welding operation.Grade 4shall be made by the seamless process.NOTE2For electric-fusion-welded pipe,with filler metal added,fabricated of pressure vessel quality plates,see Specification A671.4.2 Grade 11 pipe may be produced by welding with orwithout the addition of filler metal.The following requirementsshall apply for Grade 11 welded with the addition of fillermetal.4.2.1 The joints shall be full-penetration,full fusion double-welded or single-welded butt joints employing fusion weldingprocesses as defined in“Definitions,”ASME Boiler andPressure Vessel Code,Section IX.This specification makes noprovision for any difference in weld quality r