ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials

ASTM A20- General Requirements for Delivery of Rolled Steel plates of Flange and Firebox
Qualities.
ASTM A53- Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe.
ASTM A105- Forged or Rolled Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings and Valves and parts for
High Temperature Service.
ASTM A106- Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High Temperature Service.
ASTM A107- Hot Rolled Carbon Steel Bars.
ASTM A129- Open Hearth Iron Plates of Flange Quality.
ASTM A155- Electric Fusion Welded steel Pipe for High Temperature.
ASTM A167- Specification for Corrosion Resisting Chromium-Nickel Steel Plate, Sheet or Strip.
ASTM A179- Seamless Cold Drawn Low Carbon Steel, Heat Exchanger and Condenser Tubes.
ASTM A181- Forged or Rolled Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings and Valves and Parts for
General Services.
ASTM A182- Forged or Rolled Alloy Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings and Valves and Parts for
High Temperature Service.
ASTM A201- Carbon Silicon Steel Plates of Intermediate Tensile Ranges for Fusion Welded Boilers
and other Pressure Vessels.
ASTM A203- Nickel Steel Plates for Boilers and other Pressure Vessels.
ASTM A204- Molybdenum Steel Plates for Boilers and other Pressure Vessels.
ASTM A212- High Tensile Strength Carbon Silicon Steel Plates for Boilers and other Pressure
Vessels.
ASTM A234- Factory made Wrought Carbon Steel and Ferritic Alloy Steel Welding Fittings.
ASTM A240- Corrosion Resisting Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Steel Plate Sheet and Strip for
Fusion
Welded Unfired Pressure Vessels.
ASTM A249- Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater, Heat Exchanger and Condenser Tubes.
ASTM A268- Seamless and Welded Ferritic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General
Service.
ASTM A269- Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel for General Service
ASTM A270- Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Sanitary Tubing
ASTM A271- Seamless Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Steel Still Tubes for Refinery Service.
ASTM A276- Hot Rolled and Cold Finished Corrosion Resisting Steel Bars.
ASTM A285- Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Plates of Flange and Firebox Qualities.
ASTM A300- Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels for Service at Low Temperatures.
ASTM A312- Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe
ASTM A333- Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe for Low Temperature Service.
ASTM A335- Seamless Ferritic Alloy Steel Pipe for High Temperature Service.

ASTM A350- Forged or Rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Flanged, Forged Fittings and Valves and
Parts
for Low Temperature Service.
ASTM A357- 5% Chromium, 0.5% Molybdenum Steel Plates for Boilers and other Pressure
Vessels.
ASTM A358- Electric Fusion Welded Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Alloy Steel Pipe for High
Temperature Service.
ASTM A376- Seamless Austenitic Steel Pipe for High Temperature Central Station Service.
ASTM A387- Chromium-Molybdenum Steel Plates for Boilers and other Pressure Vessels.
ASTM A403- Factory made Wrought Austenitic Steel Welding Fittings.
ASTM A404- Forged or Rolled Alloy Steel, Pipe Flanges, Flanges Fittings and Valves and Parts.
ASTM A405- Seamless Ferritic Alloy Steel Pipe Specially Heat Treated for High Temperature
Service.
ASTM A409- Welded Large Diameter Austenitic Steel Pipe for Corrosive or High Temperature
Service.
ASTM A420- Factory made Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy Steel Welding Fittings of Seamless
or Welded
Construction for Low Temperature Service.
ASTM A450- General Requirements for Carbon, Ferritic Alloy, and Austenitic Alloy Steel
Tubes.
ASTM A465- Leaded Carbon Steel Forged Pipe Flanges and Parts for Pressure and General
Service.
ASTM A511- Seamless Stainless Steel Mechanical Tubing.
ASTM A515- Carbon Steel Plates of Intermediate Tensile Strength for Intermediate and Higher
Temperature Service.
ASTM A530- General Requirements for Specialized Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe.
ASTM A554- Specification for Welded Stainless Steel Mechanical Tubing.
ASTM A632- Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing (Small
Diameter)
for General Service.
ASTM A688- Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Feed water Heater Tubes.
ASTM A778- Welded, Unannealed Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubular Products.
ASTM A789- Seamless and Welded Ferritic - Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General
Service.
ASTM A790- Seamless and Welded Ferritic - Austenitic Steel Pipe.
ASTM B161- Nickel Seamless Pipe and Tube.
ASTM B163- Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloys Condenser and Heat Exchanger Tubes.
ASTM B165- Nickel Copper Alloy (UNS N04400) Seamless Pipe and Tube.
ASTM B167- Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloy (UNS N06600 and N06690) Seamless Pipe and Tube.
ASTM B210- Aluminium Alloy Tubes.
ASTM B235- Aluminium Alloy Extruded Tubes.
ASTM B337- Seamless and Welded Titanium and Titanium Alloy Pipe.
ASTM B338- Seamless and Welded Titanium and Titanium Alloy Tubes for Condensers and
Exchangers.

ASTM B361- Factory Made Wrought Aluminium And Aluminium Alloy Welding Fittings.
ASTM B407- Nickel-Iron-Chromium Alloy Seamless Pipe and Tube.
ASTM B423- Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Molybdenum-Copper Alloys (UNS N08825 and N08221)
Seamless Pipe and Tube.
ASTM B523- Seamless and Welded Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Tubes for Condensers and Heat
Exchangers
ASTM B668- UNS N08028 Seamless Tubes.
ASTM B677- UNS N08904 and N08925 Seamless Pipe and Tube.

ASME- American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME Sect. I- Power Boilers.
ASME Sect. II- Material Specifications.
ASME Sect. III- General Requirements
ASME Sect. VIII- Pressure Vessels.
ASME Sect. IX- Welding and Brazing Qualifications.

ANSI- American National Standard Institute

ANSI B10.1- Standard for Pipe Threads.

ANSI B16.5- Steel Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings.
ANSI B16.9- Wrought Steel butt Welding Fittings.
ANSI B16.11- Forged Steel Fittings, Socket Welding and Threaded.
ANSI B16.25- Butt Welding Ends for Pipe, Valves, Flanges and Fittings.
ANSI B16.28- Wrought Steel Butt Welding Short Radius Elbows and Returns.
ANSI B31.1- Code for Pressure Piping.
ANSI B31.3- Code for Pressure Piping Petroleum Refinery Piping.
ANSI B31.8- Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems.
ANSI B36.10- Standard for Wrought Steel and Wrought Iron Pipe.
ANSI B36.19- Standard for Stainless Steel Pipe.

MSS- Manufactures Standardization Society of the Valves and Fittings

MSS SP.6- Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges.

MSS SP.25- Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions.
MSS SP.43- Wrought Stainless Steel Butt Welding Fittings.
MSS SP.48- Steel Butt Welding Fittings (26" and larger).
MSS SP.59- Steel Butt Welding Short Radius Elbows and Returns.

API- American Petroleum Institute

API STD 5A- API Specification for Casing, Tubing and Drill Pipe.
API STD 5L- API Specification for Line Pipe.
API STD 5LX- API Specification for High Test Line Pipe.

BS- British Standard Institute

BS 10- Flanges and Bolts for Pipes, Valves and Fittings.
BS 21- Pipe Threads for Tubes and Fittings where Pressure High Joints are made on Threads.
BS 806- Ferrous Pipes and Piping Installations for Connection with Lead Boilers.
BS 970 Pt.1- Stainless Heat Resisting Steels in the Form of Blooms, Billets, Bars and Forgings.
BS 1449 Pt.2- Stainless and Heat Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet and Strip.
BS 1500- Fusion Welded Pressure Vessels for use in the Chemical Petroleum and Allied Industries.
BS 1501-1506- Steels for Use in the Chemical Petroleum and Allied Industries.
BS 1502- Steels for Fired and Unfired Pressure Vessels Sections and Bars.
BS 1503- Steel Forgings for Pressure Purposes.
BS 1510- Low Temperature Supplementary Requirements to BS 1501-1506.
BS 1560- Steel Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings for the Petroleum Industry
BS 1600- Dimension of Steel Pipe for the Petroleum Industry.
 BS 1640- Steel Butt Welding Pipe Fittings for the Petroleum Industry.
BS 1640 PT.1- Wrought and Cast Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Steel Fitting.
BS 1640 Pt.2- Wrought and Cast Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Steel Fittings.
BS 1740- Wrought Steel Pipe Fitting Screwed BSP Thread.
BS 1965 Pt.1- Carbon Steel Butt Welding Pipe Fitting for Pressure Purposes.
BS 1965 Pt.2- Austenitic Stainless Steel Butt Welding Pipe Fitting for Pressure Purposes.
BS 2041- Tubular Heat Exchanges for Use in the Petroleum Industry.
BS 3014- As welded and Cold Drawn Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubes for Mechanical
Structural and General Engineering Purposes.
BS 3059- Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes.
BS 3274- Tubular Heat Exchangers for General Purposes
BS3293- Carbon Steel Pipe Flanges over 24" for the Petroleum Industry.
BS 3351- Piping Systems for the Petroleum Industry.
ASTM STANDARDS USED FOR PIPING
ASTM GRADE Chemical requirements percent (%) Mechanical requirements

C Mn. P S Si Ni Cr Mo Cu Others Tensile Yeild Elong Impact test

max. max. max. max. max. strength strength mini at
mini- mini- % C-- F
Mpa/Psi Mpa/Psi

A 53 Types 0.25 0.95 0.05 0.06 ----- 0.40 0.40 max 0.15 0.40 0.08 330- 205- 36 -----
A 0.30 1.20 0.05 0.06 max 0.40 max max max max 48000 30000 29.5
B 0.40 0.15 0.40 0.08 415- 240-
max max max max 60000 35000

A 106 A 0.25 0.27- 0.035 0.025 0.10 0.40 0.40 max 0.15 0.40 0.08 330- 205- L35- --
B 0.30 0.93 0.035 0.025 mini max 0.40 max max max max 48000 30000 T25
C 0.35 0.29- 0.035 0.025 0.10 0.40 0.40 max 0.15 0.40 0.08 415- 240- L30-
1.06 mini max max max max 60000 35000 T16.5
0.29- 0.10 0.40 0.15 0.40 0.08 485- 275- L30-
1.06 mini max max max max 70000 40000 T16.5

A 312 TP 304 0.08 2.00 0.040 0.030 0.75 8.00- 18.0-20.0 0.75 - 5C<Ti0. 515- 205- L35- -
TP 304L 0.035 2.00 0.040 0.030 0.75 11.0 18.0-20.0 max. 70% 75000 30000 T25
TP 310S 0.08 2.00 0.040 0.030 0.75 8.00- 24.0-26.0 2.00- 10C<Cb 485- 170- L35-
TP 316 0.08 2.00 0.040 0.030 0.75 13.0 16.0-18.0 3.00 + 70000 25000 T25
TP 316L 0.035 2.00 0.040 0.030 0.75 19.0- 16.0-18.0 2.00- Ta<1.00 515- 205- L35-
TP317 L 0.035 2.00 0.040 0.030 0.75 22.0 18.0-20.0 3.00 % 75000 30000 T25
TP 321 0.08 2.00 0.040 0.030" 0.75 11.0- 17.0-20.0 3.00- 515- 205- L35-
TP 347 0.08 2.00 0.040 0.030 0.75 14.0 17.0-20.0 4.00 75000 30000 T25
10.0- 485- 170- L35-
15.0 70000 25000 T25
11.0- 515- 205- L35-
15.0 75000 30000 T25
9.00- 515- 205- L35-
 13.0 75000 30000 T25
9.00- 515- 205- L35-
13.0 75000 30000 T25

A 333 3 0.19 0.31- 0.25 0.25 0.18- 3.18- 0.44.1.01 - Ai:0.40- 450- 240- L30- -100 oooo-
4 0.12 0.64 0.25 0.25 0.37 3.82 0.40- 0.30% 65000 35000 T20 150
6 0.30 0.50- 0.25 0.25 0.18- 0.47- 0.75 415- 240- L30- -100 oooo-
7 0.19 1.05 0.25 0.25 0.37 0.98 60000 35000 T20 150
8 0.13 0.29- 0.25 0.25 0.10 415- 240- L30- -45 kkkkk-
9 0.20 1.06 0.25 0.25 mini 2.03- 60000 35000 T16.5 50
0.90 0.13- 2.57 0.75- 450- 240- L30- -75
0.90 0.32 8.40- 1.25 65000 35000 T16.5 pppppp-
0.40- 0.13- 9.60 690- 515- L30- 100
1.06 0.32 1.60- 100000 75000 T22 -195
p 2.24 435- 315- L22 ccccccc-
63000 46000 L28 320
-75
kkkkkk-
100

A 335 P1 0.10- 0.30- 0.025 0.025

0.10- 0.50-0.81 0.44- 0.18- 380- 205- L30- -
P2 0.20 0.80 0.025 0.025
0.05 0.40 4.00-6.00 0.65 0.25 55000 30000 T20
P5 0.10- 0.30- 0.025 0.025
0.10- max. 8.00-10.0 0.44- 380- 205- L30-
P9 0.20 0.61 0.025 0.025
0.30 1.00-1.50 0.65 55000 30000 T20
P11 0.15 0.30- 0.025 0.025
0.50 0.80-1.25 0.45- 415- 205- L30-
P12 0.15 0.60 0.025 0.025
0.25- 0.65 60000 30000 T20
P15 0.15 0.30- 1.00 2.65-3.35 0.90- 415- 205- L30-
P21 0.15 0.60 0.025 0.025 0.50- 1.90-2.60 1.10 60000 30000 T20
P22 0.05- 0.30- 0.025 0.025 1.00 8.00-9.50 0.44- 415- 205- L30-
P91 0.15 0.60 0.025 0.010 0.50 0.65 60000 30000 T20
0.15 0.30- 1.15- 0.44- 415- 205- L30-
0.15 0.61 1.65 0.65 60000 30000 T20
0.08- 0.30- 0.50 0.44- 415- 205- L30-
0.12 0.60 0.50 0.65 60000 30000 T20
0.30- 0.20- 0.80- 415- 205- L30-
0.60 0.50 1.06 60000 30000 T20
0.30- 0.87- 415- 205- L30-
0.60 1.13 60000 30000 T20
0.30- 0.85- 585- 415- L30-
0.60 1.05 85000 65000 T20

A 358 TP 304 0.08 2.00 0.045 0.030 0.75 8.0- 18.0-20.0 2.0- No - - - - -
TP 310S 0.08 2.00 0.045 0.030 0.75 10.650 24.0-26.0 3.0 10
TP 316 0.08 2.00 0.045 0.030 0.75 19.0- 16.0- 2.0- max.
TP 0.30 2.00 0.045 0.030 0.75 22.0 18.00 3.0 Cb+T
316LTP 0.035 2.00 0.045 0.030 0.75 10.0- 18.00- 3.0-4 ^A10
317L 0.08 2.00 0.045 0.030 0.75 14.0 20.- 0 xC
TP 321 0.08 2.00 0.045 0.030 0.75 10.4- 17,0-19.0 190
TP 347 14.0 17.9-19.1
11.0-
15.0
9.0-
12.0
9.0-
13.0