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Products A106 Pipe Specifications

Products Overview
A/SA106 NPS 1/4"- 30" Schedules 10 through 160, STD, XH and XXH
Seamless Carbon Pipe
>> S/A 106 Scope Covers seamless carbon steel nominal wall pipe for high-temperature service, suitable for bending
>> S/A 106 Spec Sheet flanging and similar forming operations.
>> S/A 53 NPS 1-1/2" and under may be either hot finished or cold drawn. NPS 2" and larger shall be hot finished
>> S/A 53 Spec Sheet
unless otherwise specified.
>> Manufacturers

Chrome Moly Pipe

>> Manufacturers
>> S/A 335 Spec Sheet
Process Killed steel, with primary melting process being open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-furnace, possible
Low Temp Pipe
combined with separate degassing or refining.
>> Manufacturers
>> S/A 333 Spec Sheet Steel cast in ingots or strand cast is permissible.
Hot-finished pipe need not be heat treated.
Welded Pipe
Cold-drawn pipe shall be heat treated after the final cold draw pass.
Stainless Steel Pipe
>> Manufacturers

Boiler & Mechanical

Duplex, Nickel, & Specialty Chemical Grade A Grade B Grade C
>> Manufacturers Requirements
Carbon max. % 0.25 0.30 0.35

Manganese % 0.27 to 0.93 0.29 to 1.06 0.29 to 1.06

Phosphorous, max. % 0.035 0.035 0.035

Sulfur, max. % 0.035 0.035 0.035

Total of Cr, Cu, Mo,
Silicon, min.% 0.10 0.10 0.10 Ni, and V shall not
exceed 1%
Chrome, max. % 0.40 0.40 0.40

Copper, max. % 0.40 0.40 0.40

Molybdenum, max. % 0.15 0.15 0.15

Nickel, max. % 0.40 0.40 0.40

Vanadium, min.% 0.08 0.08 0.08

Permissible The minimum wall thickness at any point shall not be more than 12.5% under the nominal wall thickness
Variations in specified.
Wall
Thickness

Permissible Weight of any length shall not vary more than 10% over and 3.5% under that specified.
Variations in
Weights per NOTE -- NPS 4 and smaller -- weighed in lots. Larger sizes shall be weighed separately by length.
Foot

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Permissible Outside Diameter at any point shall not vary from standard specified more than:
Variations in
Over Under
Outside NPS [DN Designator]
Diameter in. mm in. mm

1/8 to 1-1/2 [6 to 40], incl 1/64 (0.015) 0.4 1/64 (0.015) 0.4

Over 1-1/2 to 4 [40 to 100], incl 1/32 (0.031) 0.8 1/32 (0.031) 0.8

Over 4 to 8 [100 to 200], incl 1/16 (0.062) 1.6 1/32 (0.031) 0.8

Over 8 to 18 [200 to 450], incl 3/32 (0.093) 2.4 1/32 (0.031) 0.8

Over 18 to 26 [450 to 650], incl 1/8 (0.125) 3.2 1/32 (0.031) 0.8

Over 26 to 34 [650 to 859], incl 5/32 (0.156) 4.0 1/32 (0.031) 0.8

Over 34 to 48 [850 to 1200], incl 3/16 (0.187) 4.8 1/32 (0.031) 0.8

Tensile Seamless
Requirements
Grade A Grade B Grade C

Tensile Strength, min., psi 48,000 60,000 70,000

Yield Strength, min., psi 30,000 35,000 40,000

Number of On One Length

Tests NPS
from Each Lot of
Required
Tensile 5 and smaller 400 or less

6 and larger 200 or less

Bending 2 and smaller 400 or less

Flattening 2 through 5 400 or less

6 and over 200 or less

Hydrostatic Inspection test pressures produce a stress in the pipe wall equal to 60% of specified minimum yield
Testing strength (SMYS) at room temperature. Maximum Pressures are not to exceed 2500 psi for NPS3 and
under 2800 psi for the larger sizes. Pressure is maintained for not less than 5 seconds.

Mechanical Tensile Test -- NPS 8 and larger -- either transverse or longitudinal acceptable
Tests Smaller than NPS 8 -- weighed in lots. Larger sizes -- by length.
Specified Flattening Test -- NPS 2-1/2 and larger.
Bending Test (Cold) -- NPS 2 and under.

Degree of Bend Diameter of Mandrel

For Normal A106 Uses 90 12 x nom dia. of pipe

For Close Coiling 180 8 x nom dia. of pipe

Lengths Lengths required shall be specified on order. No "jointers" permitted unless otherwise specified.
If no definite lengths required, following practice applies:
Single Random -- 17' ~ 24' lengths
Double Random -- 36' ~ 44' lengths

Required Rolled, Stamped, or Stenciled (Mfrs. Option)

Markings on
Manufacturer's name or brand. Length of pipe.
Each Length
(On Tags A106 A, A 106 B, A 106 C. ANSI schedule number.
attached to each
Hydrostatic test pressures and/or NDE; Weight per foot (NPS 4 and larger)
Bundle in case of
or NH if neither is specified. Additional "S" if tested supplementary requirements.
Bundled Pipe)

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Referenced ASTM A 530/A 530M Specification for General Requirements for Specialized Carbon and Alloy Steel
Documents Pipe
ASTM E 213 Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Metal Pipe and Tubing
ASTM E 309 Practice for Eddy-Current Examination of Steel Tubular Products Using Magnetic
Saturation
ASTM E 381 Method of Macroetch testing Steel Bars, Billets, Blooms, and Forgings
ASTM E 570 Practice for Flux Leakage Examination of Ferromagnetic Steel Tubular Products
ASME B26.10M Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe

General Orders for material under this specification should include the following, as required, to describe the
Information desired material adequately:

Quantity Feet, centimeters, or number of lengths

Name of material Seamless or Welded Pipe
Grade Grade A, Grade B, or Grade C
Manufacture Hot-finished or cold-drawn
NPS or Outside Diameter and Schedule Number
Size
of Average Wall Thickness
Special outside diameter tolerance pipe
Inside diameter tolerance pipe, over 10 in ID
Length Specific or random
Supplementary requirements
Test Report Required
Specification designation
Hydrostatic test
Special requirements

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