ASME SB 163:2007 pdf download SPECIFICATION FOR SEAMLESS NICKEL AND NICKEL ALLOY CONDENSER AND HEAT-EXCHANGER TUBES
1. Scope
1.1This specification covers seamless tubes of nickeland nickel alloys, as shown in Table 1, for use in condenserand heat-exchanger service.
1.2 This specification covers outside diameter and aver-age wall, or outside diameter and minimum wall tube.
1.2.1The sizes covered by this specification are 3in. (76.2 mm) and under in outside diameter with minimumwall thicknesses of 0.148 in. (3.76 mm) and under, andwith average wall thicknesses of 0.165 in.(4.19 mm) andunder.
1.3Tube shall be furnished in the alloys and conditionsas shown in Table 2.
1.4The values stated in inch-pound units are to beregarded as the standard.The values given in parenthesesare for information only.
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains onlyto the test method portion, Section 12, of this specification.This standard does not purport to address all of the safetyconcerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsi-bility of the user of this standard to become familiar withall hazards including those identified in the appropriateMaterial Safety Data Sheet for this product/material asprovided by the manufacturer,to establish appropriatesafety and health practices, and determine the applicabilityof regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
B 829 Specification for General Requirements for Nickeland Nickel Alloys Seamless Pipe and Tube
B 880 Specification for General Requirements for Chemi-cal Check Analysis Limits for Nickel，Nickel Alloysand Cobalt Alloys
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic MaterialsE 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and RockwellSuperficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with Specifications
E112 Test Methods for Determining the Average GrainSize
E 140 Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals
E 1473 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel,Cobalt,and High-Temperature Alloys
2.2 Federal Standards:
Fed.Std. No. 102 Preservation，Packaging and PackingLevels
Fed.Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)Fed. Std.No. 182 Continuous ldentification Marking ofNickel and Nickel-Base Alloys
2.3 Military Standard:
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 average diameter, n——average of the maximumand minimum outside diameters, as determined at any onecross section of the tube.
3.1.2 tube, n——hollow product of round or any othercross section having a continuous periphery.
4.Ordering Information
4.1 It is the responsibility of the purchaser to specify allrequirements that are necessary for the safe and satisfactory
ASME SB 163:2007 pdf download
