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ASTM A529: Structural Steel with 42,000PSI (290 Mpa) Minimum Yield Point (1/2 in (12.7 mm) Maximum Thickness 24 CFR 200, Subpart S American Society for Testing and Materials

Official Incorporator: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Designation: A 520 -72 (Reapproved 1985)

Standard Specification for

SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR SEAMLESS AND ELECTRIC-RESISTANCE-WELDED CARBON STEEL TUBULAR PRODUCTS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE SERVICE CONFORMING TO ISO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOILER CONSTRUCTION 1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 520; the uumber immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year oflast revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year oflast reapproval. A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope 1.1 This specification provides the requirements which are to supplement and supersede the requirements of ASTM specifications for seamless and e1ectric-resistance-we1ded carbon steel tubular products suitable for high-temperature service, when these tubular products are to be used in applications conforming to ISO Rules. 1.2 The tubular specifications2 which may invoke this specification are:
Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service Electric-Resistance-WeldedCarbon Steel Boiler Tubes Seamles Carbon Steel Boiler Tubes for HighPressure Service Seamless Medium-Carbon Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes Electric-Resistance-WeldedCarbon Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes for High-Pressure Service
A 106 A 178 A 192 A 210

offset) at the indicated elevated temperatures shall not be less than those given in Table 1. 3.2 For information purposes, Table 2 lists the maximum allowable stresses which have been used in the creep and stress-rupture ranges for material to these specifications under ASME Boiler Code rules. These stresses were developed by applying to the basic creep and stress-rupture data, design criteria at least as conservative as those in the ISO Recommendations. 4. Number of Tests Required at Room Temperature 4.1 For lots of 400 tubes or under, one tube for each 50 tubes or 2 percent of the total number of tubes, at the option of the manufacturer, shall be submitted to a tensile test, a flattening test, and a flaring or flanging test. For lots of more than 400 tubes, one additional tube out of each 100 tubes or part thereof shall be tested. 4.2 The flaring and flanging tests apply only for tubes of outside diameter not greater than 6 in. (152.4 mm) and a wall thickness not greater than 0.350 in. (8.89 mm).
I This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A-Ion Steel, Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee AO 1.1 0 on Tubing. Current edition approved Oct. 27, 1972. Published December 1972. Originally published as A 520 - 64. Last previous edition

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1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. 2. Manufacture 2.1 If rimmed steel or other than killed steel is used in the manufacture of electric-resistance-we1ded tubes to the requirements of Specification A 178, the strip shall be rolled in single width and shall not be slit longitudinally except to trim the edges. 3. Mechanical Property Requirements 3.1 The yield strength values (0.2 percent

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4.3 A lot is defmed as a group of tubes of the same diameter and wall thickness from metal of the same specification and of the same manufacturer. 5. Hydrostatic Test 5.1 Each tube shall be submitted to a hydrostatic test. The test pressure shall be 1.5 times the design pressure (at least 1000 psi) (6.89 mPa), but the pressure shall not be greater than

that calculated in accordance with the equation: p= 28 x tiD where:

p D t

test pressure, specified outside diameter, specified nominal wall thickness, and stress = 40 percent of minimum specified tensile stength at room temperature as specified in the order.

TABLE 1 Minimum Yield Strength Values (0.2 Percent Offset) at Specified Elevated Temperatures Specified Properties at Room Temperature SpecificationNumber' Tensile Strength Min
1 Max

Yield Strength" 0.2% Set Min

Strength (0.2 percent) at Designated Temperature

480 F 1 525 F 1 570 F 1 615 F 1 660 F 1 700 F 1 750 F 1 800 F (250 C) (275 C) (300 C) (325 C) (350 C) (370 C) (400 C) (425 C) Inch-pound Uruts, PSt 19200 24000 28 000 19200 24000 19 200 24000 28 000 19 200 132 165 193 132 165 132 165 193 132 18 22 26 18 22 18 22 26 18 250 800 600 250 800 250 800 000 250 126 157 183 126 157 126 157 183 126 17 21 25 17 21 17 21 25 17 300 16 300 600 20 400 200 .23 800 300 i6 300 600 20400 300 16 300 600 20 400 200 23 800 300 16 300 119 149 174 119 149 119 149 174 119 112 141 164 112 141 112 141 164 112 15 19 23 15 19 15 19 23 15 850 800 100 850 800 850 800 100 850 15 350 19 200 22400 15 350 19 200 15 350 19 200 22 400 15 350 106 132 154 106 132 106 132 154 106 14900 18 690 21.700 14900 18 600 14900 18 600 21 700 14 900 !O3 128 150 !O3 128 103 128 150 !O3 14400 18 000 21 000 14400 18 000 14400 18 000 21 000 14400 99 124 145 99 124 99 124 145 99

A !06-A A !06-B A !06-C A 178-A' A 178-C A 192' A21OA-I A2!o-C A 226' A !06-A A !06-B A !06-C A 178-A' A l78-C A 192' A210A-I A210-C A 226'

48 60 70 48 60 48 60 70 48

000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 331 414 483 331 414 331 414 483 331

68 000 80000 90 000 68 000 80 000 68 000 80000 90 000 68 000 469 552 621 469 552 469 552 621 469

30 000 35 000 40000 30 000 37 000 30000 37 000 40000 30000 207 241 276 207 255 207 255 276 207

SI Uruts, MPa 109 136 159 109 136 109 136 159 109

" The actual value ofthe yield strength at room temperature must be reported to the purchaser for his information. , The specifications listed in this table cover material for which extensive background of successful experience is available. The minimum yield strength values at elevated temperatures have been established from yield per tensile ratios in Table M3I of the ISO Recommendations and may be accepted without further verification. , These specifications do not contain tensile requirements. However, for this specification, the indicated minimum tensile strength and yield strength values are a requirement.

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TABLE 2 Maximum AUowable Stress Values at Specified Elevated Temperatures Maximum Allowable Stress 600F (315 C) 12 15 17 11 15 11 15 17 11 000 000 500 750 000 750 000 500 750 650F (345 C) 12000 15 000 17 500 11 750 15 000 11 750 15 000 17 500 11 750 82.7 103.4 120.7 81.0 103.4 81.0 103.4 120.7 81.0 700F (370 C) 11 650 14 350 16 600 11 500 14350 11 500 14350 16 600 11 500 80.3 98.9 114.5 79.3 98.9 79.3 98.9 114.5 79.3 750F (400 C) 10700 12 950 14750 9 100 11 000 10 700 12 950 14750 9 100 73.8 89.3 101.7 62.7 75.8 73.8 89.3 101.7 62.7 SOOF (425 C) 9 000 10 800 12000 7 650 9200 9 000 10 800 12000 7 650 62.0 74.5 82.7 52.7 63.4 62.0 74.5 82.7 52.8 850F (455 C) 7 100 7 800 6 6 7 7 7 6 050 650 100 800 800 050 900F (480 C) 5 000 5 000 4250 4250 -5 000 5 000 4250 34.5 34.5 29.3 29.3 34.5 34.5 34.5 29.3 950F (510 C) 3 000 3 000 2550 2 550 3 doo 3 000 3 000 2 550 20.7 20.7 17.6 17.6 20.7 20.7 20.7 17.6 1000F (540 C) 1 500 1 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 300 300 500 500 500 300

U.S. Customary Units, psi A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 106-A" 106-B" 106-C 178_A"b.e 178_c",b.e 192" 210 A_I" 21O-C" 226"e 106-A" 106-B" 106-C 178_A"b,e 178_c",b,e 192" 210 A_I" 21O-C" 226",e

S1 Units, MPA 82.7 103.4 120.7 81.0 103.4 81.0 103.4 120.7 81.0 45.2 53.8 41.7 45.8 45.2 53.S 53.8 41.7 10.3 10.3 9.0 9.0 10.3 10.3 10.3 9.0

"Upon prolonged exposure to temperatures above 800 F (425 C), the carbide phase of carbon steel may be converted to graphite. . Only killed steel shall be used above 850 F (450 C). . e Above 700 F (370 C), these stresses include a joint efficiency factor of 0.85. When material to this specification is used for pipe, multiply the stress values up to and including 700 F by a factor of 0.85. When material to this specification is used for boilers, water wall, superheater and economizer tubes that are enclosed within a setting, the stress values above 700 up to and including 850 F (455 C) may be divided by a factor of 0.85.
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