To "A" or to "SA", that is the question You are correct 100%.

Pipe can be marked ASTM A 106; API 5L and ASME SA 106. As long as the spec calls for 1 of the 3 it can be used for any of the 3. The MTR'S for the pipe will reflect the same marking and also tell you which spec. it was ordered to. Later, Skip ASME/API 510/NBIC

> This issue came up recently when a pipe vendor I use argued that there is no difference between A106 and SA-106 material. > > Below is what I sent back to him. Hopefully this helps someone. > > > > The A designator is for ASTM materials, the SA for ASME materials. > > When the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code was formed, a materials subcommittee was established to review other materials standards/specifications like ASTM and either adopt them in whole or in part, with exceptions or editorial revisions. > > To assure identity, the ASME Code committee elected to use a prefix S to denote that the material specification was reviewed and approved for ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel use. > > In some cases, material can meet both ASTM and ASME specifications. In other cases, ASTM materials are not acceptable for use in boiler or pressure vessel applications.