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Reproduced B,· GL AMERICAN STANDARD :836.12-1965
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ASKE BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE
SPECIFICAnON NO.: SA-83
Standard Specification for
SEAl\fLESS CARBON STEEL BOILER Tl.JBES 1
ASTM Designation: A 83 - 64
ADoPTED, AUGUST 1964; REVISED, OCTOBER 1964.2
This Standard of the American Society for Testing and Materials is issued
under the fixed designation A 83; the final number indicates the year of orig
inal adoption as standard or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.
Scope wall thickness. The inside diameter shall
not be specified.
1. (a) This specification covers seam
(a) '\Vhen these products are to be used
less carbon steel boiler tubes and boiler
in applications conforming to ISO Rec
flues, including safe ends, arch and stay
tubes, and seamless superheater and ommendations for Boiler Construction,
the requirements of AST:\1 Specifica
small boiler tubes.
tion A 520, Supplementary Require
(b) This specification covers tubes ¼
ments for Seamless and Electric-Re
to 6 in., incl, in outside diameter and
sistance-Welded Carbon Steel Tubular
0.035 to 0_.320 in., incl, in minimum wall
thickness. Products for High Temperature Service
Conforming to ISO Recommendations
(c) The purchaser shall specify in the
for Boiler Construction,3 shall supple
order the outside diameter and minimum
ment and supersede the requirements of
1 Under the standardization procedure of this specification.
the Society, this specification is under the juris
diction of the ASTM Committee A-1 on Steel, NoTE.-Tubing smaller in outside diameter
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee and having a thinner wall than indicated in this
IX on Steel Tubing and Pipe. specification is available. Mechanical property
2 Revised and adopted as standard by Society
letter ballot and by action of the Administrative requirements do not apply to tubing smaller
Committee on Standards, June 15, 1964. Latest than ¼ in. in outside diameter, or with a wall
revision accepted by Society letter ballot and by thickness under 0.015 in.
action of the Administrative Committee on
Standards, November 9, 1964. General Requirements
Prior to its present publication as standard,
this specification was publiahed as tentative from 2. Material furnished under this speci
1921 to 1924, being revised in 1922 and 1924. fication shall conform to the applicable
It was adopted and published as standard from
1924 to 1938, being revised in 1927, 1930, 1933, requirements of the current edition of the
1934, and 1936. It was published as tentative Specification for General Requirements
from 1938 to 1940, being revised in 1940. It was for Carbon, Ferritic Alloy, and Austenitic
agu.in adopted and published as standard from
1940 to 1952, being revised .in 1942, 1944, 1946, Alloy Steel Tubes (ASTM Designation:
and 1952. It was republished as tentative from A 4S0), 3 unless otherwise provided herein.
1952 to 1964, being revised in 1954, 1955, 1956,
1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, and 1963. a Appears in this publication.
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26 SPECIFICATION FOR SEAMLEss STEEL AND IRoN BoiLER TuBEs (A 83)
Basis of Purchase nealed. Cold-drawn tubes shall be proc-
3. Orders for material under this spec- ess annealed after the final cold draw
ification shall include the following, as pass at a temperature of 1200 For higher.
required, to describe the desired material Chemical Composition
adequately:
7. The steel shall conform to the re-
(1) Quantity (feet or number of
quirements as to chemical composition
lengths),
prescribed in Table I.
(2) Name of material (seamless
tubes), Ladle Analysis
(3) Manufacture (hot-finished or
8. An· analysis of each heat shall be
c.:old -drawn),
made to determine the percentages of the
TABLE I.-cHEMICAL REQUIRE.ME!\TS. elements specified. The chemical compo-
sition thus determined shall be reported
!Low-Carbon Steel
to the purchaser, or his representative,
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Carbon, per cent ............. . 0.06 to 0.18 and shall conform to the requirements
1\langanese, per cent ......... . 0.2i to 0.63 specified.
Phosphorus, max, per cent .... . 0.048
Sulfur, max, per cent ......... . 0.058 Check Analysis
Molybdenum, per cent ........ .
Copper, per cent ............. . " 9. (a) When requested on the pur-
" When tubes are specified with copper con· chase order~ a check analysis shall be
tent, the copper range shall be 0.20 to 0.35 per made by the supplier from one tube per
cent on ladle analysis and 0.18 to 0.35 per cent 100 pieces for sizes over 3 in., and one
on cheek analysis.
tube per 250 pieces for sizes 3 in. and
(4) Size (outside diameter and mini- under; or when tubes are identified by
mum wall thickness), heat, one tube per heat shall be ana-
(5) Length (specific or random), lyzed. The chemical composition thus
(6) Optional requirements (check determined shall conform to the re-
analysis, Section 9; flange, crush, Section quirements specified.
11), (b) If the original test for check anal-
(7) Test report required (Section ysis fails, retests of two additional billets
22(b) of Specification A 450), or tubes shall be made. Both retests. for
(8) ASTl\II designation, and the elements in question shall meet the
(9) Special requirements or excep- requirements of the specification; other-
tions to speci.fica tion. wise all remaining material in the heat
or lot shall be rejected or, at the option of
Process the producer, each billet, or tube may be
4. The steel shall be made by one or individually tested for acceptance. Bil-
more of the following processes: open- lets or tubes which do not meet the re-
hearth, basic-o:>.:ygen, or electric-furnace. quirements of the specification shall be
rejected.
Manufacture
5. Tubes shall be made by the seam-
Crush Test
less process and shall be either hot-fin- 10. \Vhen required by the purchaser,
ished or cold-drawn, as specified. crushing tests shall be made on sections
of tube 2~ in. in length which shall stand
Heat Treatment
crushing longitudinally, without cracking
6. Hot-finished tubes need not be an- or splitting, as shown in the following
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SPECIFICATION FOR SEAMLESS STEEL Al\"D lR0!'-1 BOILER TUBES (A 83) 2i
table. For tubing less than 1 in. in out- of safe-end material. For tubes othe1
side diameter, the length of the specimen than specified in Section 1(b), the flange
shall be 2! times the outside diameter of test shall not be required.
the tube. SEght suriace checks shall not (d) Cr-ush Test.-When required by
be cause for rejection. the purchaser, one crush test shall be
made on specimens from each of two
H~ight tubes from each lot' or fraction thereof,
Wall Thickness of
Tubes, in.
I of Cr:w;hed Section,
lD.
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and from each 2000 ft or fraction thereof
of safe-end material.
0. 135 and under. . . . . 3--:!, or until outside folds
are in contact (e) Hydrostatic Test.-Each tube shall
OYer 0.135.......... 1~ be subjected to the hydrostatic test, or
in lieu of this test, a nondestructive
Mechanical Tests Required electric test may be used when specified
by the purchaser.
11. (a) Flattening Test.-Dne flatten-
ing test shall be made on specimens froJil For.ating Operations
each of two tubes from each lot' or frac- 12. Tubes when inserted in the boiler
tion thereof, and from each 2000 ft or shall stand expanding and beading with-
fraction thereof of safe-end material. out showing cracks or flaws. Superheater
(b) Flare Test.-0ne test shall be made tubes when properly manipulated shall
on specim~ns from each of two tubes stand all forging, welding, and bending
from each lot4 or fraction thereof, and operations nece:;sary for application
from each 2000 ft or fraction thereof of a without developing defects.
safe-end material.
(c) Flange Test.-\Vhen specified as an Finish
alternative to the flare test. For tubes 13. Finished tubes shall be reasonably
having a wall thickness (actual mean straight and have smooth ends free from
wall) les5 than 10 per cent of the outside burrs. They shall be free from injurious
diameter, and provided the thickness defects and shall have a. workmanlike
does not exceed 0.200 in., one test shaH finish.
be made on specimens from each of two
Marking
tubes from each lot4 or fraction thereof,
and from each 2000 ft or fraction thereof 14. In addition to the marking pre-
scribed in Specification A 450 the mark-
'A lot consists of 250 tubes for sizes 3 in.
and under and of 100 tubes for sizes over 3 in., ing shall include whether the tube is
prior to cutting to lenKth. hot-finished or cold-drawn.
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