ASTM_A_771_-_A_771M_-_95_2001.pdf

Designation:A 771/A 771M 95(Reapproved 2001)Standard Specification forSeamless Austenitic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Tubingfor Liquid Metal-Cooled Reactor Core Components1This standard is issued under the fixed designationA 771/A 771M;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(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers seamless annealed or cold-worked,austenitic or martensitic stainless steel tubing of 0.100to 1.0 in.2.5 to 25 mm outside diameter with wall thicknessof 0.050 in.1.3 mm or less for use at high temperature inliquid metal-cooled reactor plants.1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.Within the text,theSI units are shown in brackets.The values stated in eachsystem are not exact equivalents;therefore,each system mustbe used independently of the other.Combining values from thetwo systems may result in nonconformance with the specifi-cation.1.3 This specification and the applicable material specifica-tions are expressed in both inch-pound and SI units.However,unless the order specifies the applicable“M”specificationdesignation(SI units),the material shall be furnished ininch-pound units.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingof Steel Products2,3A 380 Practice for Cleaning,Descaling and Passivation ofStainless Steel Parts,Equipment,and Systems2A 450/A 450M Specification for General Requirements forCarbon,Ferritic Alloy,and Austenitic Alloy Steel Tubes3D 129 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products(Gen-eral Bomb Method)4D 808 Test Method for Chlorine in New and Used Petro-leum Products(Bomb Method)4E 3 Methods of Preparation of Metallographic Specimens5E 21 Test Methods for Elevated Temperature Tension Testsof Metallic Materials5E 45 Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Contentof Steel5E 165 Test Method for Liquid Penetrant Examination6E 213 Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Metal Pipeand Tubing6E 384 Test Method for Microhardness of Materials5E 407 Practice for Microetching Metals and Alloys52.2ANSI Standard:B46.1 Surface Texture72.3ASNT Standard:SNT-TC-1A Recommended Practice for NondestructiveTesting Personnel Qualification and Certification82.4ASME Standard:NQA-1 Quality Assurance Program Requirements forNuclear Facilities93.Ordering Information3.1 It is the responsibility of the purchaser to specify allrequirements that are necessary for the safe and satisfactoryperformance of material ordered under this specification.Examples of such requirements include but are not limited tothe following:3.1.1 Quantity(feet,metres,or number of lengths),3.1.2 Name of material(seamless tubes),3.1.3 Grade(Table 1),3.1.4 Annealing and tempering requirements for martensiticgrades,3.1.5 Condition(cold-worked,annealed,or thermomechani-cal condition),3.1.6 Dimensions:3.1.6.1 Diameter and length(tubing dimensions or appli-cable drawings),3.1.6.2 Ovality(tolerances on roundness),3.1.6.3 Wall thickness and eccentricity,3.1.6.4 Straightness,3.1.7 Tubing end configuration,1This 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 Nov.10,1995.Published January 1996.Originallypublished as A 771 80.Last previous edition A 771 88.2Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 01.03.3Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 01.01.4Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 05.01.5Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 03.01.6Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 03.03.7Available from American National Standards Institute,11 West 42nd St.,13thFloor,New York,NY 10036.8Available from American Society for Nondestructive Testing,914 ChicagoAve.,Evanston,IL 60202.9Available from ASME International,Three Park Avenue,New York,NY100165990.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.3.1.8 Percent of cold work,3.1.9 Number of tension tests and tensile properties at othercold-work levels,3.1.10 Packaging,3.1.11 Surface roughness,3.1.12 Grain size,3.1.13 Identification,3.1.14 Surface condition,and3.1.15 Sampling levels.4.General Requirements for Delivery4.1 Material supplied under this specification shall conformto the applicable requirements of Specification A 450/A 450Munless otherwise specified herein.5.Manufacture5.1 MeltingThe steel shall be made by a double-vacuummelting process.Unless an alternative melting process hasbeen approved in writing by the purchaser,the process shallconsist of a vacuum induction melt followed by a consumableelectrode vacuum-arc remelt.Additions of rare earths duringmelting are prohibited unless approved by the purchaser.5.2