ASTM A589-96(2001)

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Designation: A 589 – 96 (Reapproved 2001)
Standard Specification for
Seamless and Welded Carbon Steel Water-Well Pipe
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A589; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 5L Specification for Line Pipe
1.1 Thisspecificationcoversfourspecifictypesofplainend
3. Terminology
or threaded and coupled carbon steel pipe for use in water
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
wells.
3.1.1 defect—an imperfection of sufficient size or magni-
1.2 Each type of water well pipe shall conform to the
tude to be cause for rejection.
following methods of manufacture and grade as specified on
3.1.2 imperfection—any discontinuity or irregularity found
the purchase order:
in the pipe.
1.2.1 Type I, Drive Pipe—Seamless or electric-resistance-
welded, Grades A and B.
4. Ordering Information
1.2.2 Type II, Water-Well Reamed and Drifted Pipe—
4.1 Orders for material to this specification should include
Seamless or electric-resistance-welded, Grades A and B, or
the following, as required to describe the desired material
furnace-butt welded.
adequately:
1.2.3 Type III, Driven Well Pipe—Seamless or electric-
4.1.1 Quantity (feet or number of lengths),
resistance-welded, Grades A and B, or furnace-butt welded.
4.1.2 Name of material or type number (see 1.2),
1.2.4 Type IV, Water-Well Casing Pipe—Seamless or
4.1.3 Method of manufacture (furnace-butt welded, seam-
electric-resistance-welded, Grades A and B, or furnace-butt
less, or electric-resistance-welded),
welded.
4.1.4 Grade (A or B for seamless or electric-resistance
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
welded),
as the standard.
4.1.5 Finish (black or galvanized),
NOTE 1—The dimensionless designator NPS (nominal pipe size) has
4.1.6 Dimensions (NPS or outside diameter and wall thick-
been substituted in this standard for such traditional terms as “nominal
ness,orboth,forTypesI,II,andIII.Outsidediameterandwall
diameter,” “size,” and “nominal size.”
thickness for Type IV),
4.1.7 End finish (plain end or threaded and coupled),
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.8 Coupling class for Type III (standard pipe, line pipe,
2.1 ASTM Standards:
or reamed and drifted pipe coupling),
A53/A53M Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-
4.1.9 Coupling make-up (hand tight or power tight),
Dipped, Zinc-Coated Welded and Seamless
4.1.10 Length (required random range length or special
A370 TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTesting
lengths),
of Steel Products
4.1.11 Specification designation, and
A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
4.1.12 Special requirements.
Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
A865 Specification for Threaded Couplings, Steel, Black
5. Materials and Manufacture
orZincCoated(Galvanized),WeldedorSeamless,forUse
5.1 The steel for both seamless and welded pipe shall be
in Steel Pipe Joints
made by one of the following processes: open-hearth, electric-
2.2 API Standard:
furnace, or basic-oxygen.
5.2 Steel may be cast in ingots or may be strand cast.When
steels of different grades are sequentially strand cast, identifi-
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM CommitteeA01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
cation of the resultant transition material is required. The
A01.09 on Carbon Steel Tubular Products.
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 1996. Published October 1997. Originally
published as A589–68. Last previous edition A589–95a.
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A 589 – 96 (2001)
producer shall remove the transition material by any estab- Samples for chemical analysis and the methods of analysis
lished procedure that positively separates the grades. shall conform to the requirements of Test Methods, Practices,
andTerminologyA751.The chemical composition thus deter-
6. Chemical Composition
mined shall conform to the requirements specified in 6.1.
6.1 Thesteelshallconformtothefollowingrequirementsas
8.2 If the analysis of either pipe does not conform to the
to chemical composition:
requirements of 6.1, analysis shall be made on additional
Phosphorus, max, % 0.050
lengths of pipe of double the original number from the same
Sulfur, max, % 0.060
lot, each of which shall conform to the requirements specified.
7. Heat Analysis
7.1 An analysis of each heat of steel shall be made by the
9. Tensile Requirements Tensile Requirements
manufacturer to determine the percentage of the elements
9.1 The material shall conform to the requirements as to
specifiedin6.1.Whenrequestedbythepurchaser,thechemical
tensile properties specified in Table 1. See Table 2 for mini-
compositionthusdeterminedshallbereportedtothepurchaser,
mum elongation values.
and shall conform to the requirements specified in 6.1.
9.2 The test specimen taken across the weld shall show a
8. Product Analysis
tensile strength not less than the minimum tensile strength
specifiedforthegradeofpipeordered.Thistestisnotrequired
8.1 An analysis may be made by the purchaser on two
lengthsofpipefromeachlotof500lengths,orfractionthereof. for pipe under 8 in. in outside diameter.
TABLE 1 Tensile Requirements
Butt Welded Grade A Grade B
Tensile strength, min, 48 000 (330) 48 000 (330) 60 000 (415)
psi (MPa)
Yield strength, min, psi 30 000 (205) 30 000 (205) 35 000 (240)
(MPa)
A,BA,BA,B
Elongation in 2 in.
A
The minimum elongation in 2 in. (50.8 mm) shall be that determined by the
following equation:
0.2 0.9
e 5 625 000 A / U
where:
e = minimum elongation in 2 in. (50.8 mm) in percent rounded to the nearest
0.5 %.
A = cross-sectional area of the tension test specimen in square inches,
based on specified outside diameter or nominal specimen width and
specified wall thickness rounded to the nearest 0.01 in.2 If the area thus
calculated is greater than 0.75 in.2, then the value 0.75 shall be used.
U = specified tensile strength, psi.
B
See Table 2 for minimum elongation values for various size tension speci-
mens and grades.
A
TABLE 2 Elongation Values
B
Area, A in. Tension Test Specimen Elongation in 2 in. min %
C
Specified Wall Thickness, in. Specified Tensile Strength, psi
3 1
⁄4-in. 1-in. 1 ⁄2-in. Specimen 45 000 48 000 60 000
Specimen Specimen
0.75 and greater 0.944 and greater 0.746 and greater 0.497 and greater 38.5 36.0 29.5
0.74 0.980–0.993 0.735–0.745 0.490–0.496 38.0 36.0 29.5
0.73 0.967–0.979 0.726–0.734 0.484–0.489 38.0 36.0 29.5
0.72 0.954–0.966 0.715–0.725 0.477–0.483 38.0 36.0 29.5
0.71 0.941–0.953 0.706–0.714 0.471–0.476 38.0 35.5 29.0
0.70 0.927–0.940 0.695–0.705 0.464–0.470 38.0 35.5 29.0
0.69 0.914–0.926 0.686–0.694 0.457–0.463 37.5 35.5 29.0
0.68 0.900–0.913 0.675–0.685 0.450–0.456 37.5 35.5 29.0
0.67 0.887–0.899 0.666–0.674 0.444–0.449 37.5 35.5 29.0
0.66 0.874–0.886 0.655–0.665 0.437–0.443 37.5 35.0 29.0
0.65 0.861–0.873 0.646–0.654 0.431–0.436 37.0 35.0 28.5
0.64 0.847–0.860 0.635–0.645 0.424–0.430 37.0 35.0 28.5
0.63 0.834–0.846 0.626–0.634 0.417–0.423 37.0 35.0 28.5
0.62 0.820–0.833 0.615–0.625 0.410–0.416 37.0 35.0 28.5
0.61 0.807–0.819 0.606–0.614 0.404–0.409 36.5 34.5 28.5
0.60 0.794–0.806 0.595–0.605 0.397–0.403 36.5 34.5 28.5
0.59 0.781–0.793 0.586–0.594 0.391–0.396 36.5 34.5 28.0
0.58 0.767–0.780 0.575–0.585 0.384–0.390 36.5 34.5 28.0
0.57 0.754–0.766 0.566–0.574 0.377–0.383 36.0 34.0 28.0
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TABLE 2 Continued
B
Area, A in. Tension Test Specimen Elongation in 2 in. min %
C
Specified Wall Thickness, in. Specified Tensile Strength, psi
3 1
⁄4-in. 1-in. 1 ⁄2-in. Specimen 45 000 48 000 60 000
Specimen Specimen
0.56 0.740–0.753 0.555–0.565 0.370–0.376 36.0 34.0 28.0
0.55 0.727–0.739 0.546–0.554 0.364–0.369 36.0 34.0 28.0
0.54 0.714–0.726 0.535–0.545 0.357–0.363 36.0 34.0 27.5
0.53 0.701–0.713 0.526–0.534 0.351–0.356 35.5 33.5 27.5
0.52 0.687–0.700 0.515–0.525 0.344–0.350 35.5 33.5 27.5
0.51 0.674–0.686 0.506–0.514 0.337–0.343 35.5 33.5 27.5
0.50 0.660–0.673 0.495–0.505 0.330–0.336 35.5 33.5 27.0
0.49 0.647–0.659 0.486–0.494 0.324–0.329 35.0 33.0 27.0
0.48 0.634–0.646 0.475–0.485 0.317–0.323 35.0 33.0 27.0
0.47 0.621–0.633 0.466–0.474 0.311–0.316 35.0 33.0 27.0
0.46 0.607–0.620 0.455–0.465 0.304–0.310 34.5 33.0 27.0
0.45 0.594–0.606 0.446–0.454 0.297–0.303 34.5 32.5 26.5
0.44 0.580–0.593 0.435–0.445 0.290–0.296 34.5 32.5 26.5
0.43 0.567–0.579 0.426–0.434 0.284–0.289 34.5 32.5 26.5
0.42 0.554–0.566 0.415–0.425 0.277–0.283 34.0 32.0 26.5
0.41 0.541–0.553 0.406–0.414 0.271–0.276 34.0 32.0 26.0
0.40 0.527–0.540 0.395–0.405 0.264–0.270 34.0 32.0 26.0
0.39 0.514–0.526 0.386–0.394 0.257–0.263 33.5 31.5 26.0
0.38 0.500–0.513 0.375–0.385 0.250–0.256 33.5 31.5 26.0
0.37 0.487–0.499 0.366–0.374 0.244–0.249 33.0 31.5 25.5
0.36 0.474–0.486 0.355–0.365 0.237–0.243 33.0 31.0 25.5
0.35 0.461–0.473 0.346–0.354 0.231–0.236 33.0 31.0 25.5
0.34 0.477–0.460 0.335–0.345 0.224–0.230 32.5 31.0 25.0
0.33 0.434–0.446 0.326–0.334 0.217–0.233 32.5 30.5 25.0
0.32 0.420–0.433 0.315–0.325 0.210–0.216 32.5 30.5 25.0
0.31 0.407–0.419 0.306–0.314 0.204–0.209 32.0 30.5 25.0
0.30 0.394–0.406 0.295–0.305 0.197–0.203 32.0 30.0 24.5
0.29 0.381–0.393 0.286–0.294 0.191–0.196 31.5 30.0 24.5
0.28 0.367–0.380 0.275–0.285 0.184–0.190 31.5 29.5 24.5
0.27 0.354–0.366 0.266–0.274 0.177–0.183 31.0 29.5 24.0
0.26 0.340–0.353 0.255–0.265 0.170–0.176 31.0 29.0 24.0
0.25 0.327–0.339 0.246–0.254 0.164–0.169 30.5 29.0 23.5
0.24 0.314–0.326 0.235–0.245 0.157–0.163 30.5 29.0 23.5
0.23 0.301–0.313 0.226–0.234 0.151–0.156 30.0 28.5 23.5
0.22 0.287–0.300 0.251–0.225 0.144–0.150 30.0 28.5 23.0
0.21 0.274–0.286 0.206–0.214 0.137–0.143 29.5 28.0 23.0
0.20 0.260–0.273 0.195–0.205 0.130–0.136 29.5 27.5 22.5
0.19 0.247–0.269 0.186–0.194 0.124–0.129 29.0 27.5 22.5
0.18 0.234–0.246 0.175–0.185 0.117–0.123 29.0 27.0 22.0
0.17 0.221–0.233 0.166–0.174 0.111–0.116 28.5 27.0 22.0
0.16 0.207–0.220 0.155–0.165 0.104–0.110 28.0 26.5 21.5
0.15 0.194–0.206 0.146–0.154 0.097–0.103 27.5 26.0 21.5
0.14 0.180–0.193 0.135–0.145 0.091–0.096 27.5 26.0 21.0
0.13 0.167–0.179 0.126–0.134 0.084–0.090 27.0 25.5 21.0
0.12 0.154–0.166 0.115–0.125 0.077–0.083 26.5 25.0 20.5
0.11 0.141–0.153 0.106–0.114 0.071–0.076 26.0 24.5 20.0
0.10 0.127–0.140 0.095–0.105 0.064–0.070 25.5 24.0 19.5
0.09 0.114–0.126 0.086–0.094 0.057–0.063 25.0 23.5 19.5
0.08 0.100–0.113 0.075–0.085 0.050–0.056 24.5 23.0 19.0
0.07 0.087–0.099 0.066–0.074 0.044–0.049 24.0 22.5 18.5
0.06 0.074–0.086 0.055–0.065 0.037–0.043 23.0 22.0 18.0
0.05 0.061–0.073 0.046–0.054 0.031–0.036 22.5 21.0 17.0
0.04 0.047–0.060 0.035–0.045 0.024–0.030 21.5 20.0 16.5
0.03 0.034–0.046 0.026–0.034 0.017–0.023 20.0 19.0 15.5
0.02 0.020–0.033 0.015–0.025 0.010–0.016 18.5 17.5 14.5
0.01 and less 0.019 and less 0.014 and less 0.009 and less 16.0 15.0 12.5
A
Tabulated in this table are the minimum elongation values calculated by the equation given in Table 1.
B 2 2
1in. = 645.16 mm .
C
1 in. = 25.4 mm.
10. Dimensions, Weights, and Permissible Variations
10.1 The dimensions and weights of all types of pipe
included in this specification are listed in Tables 3-10:
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TABLE 3 Dimensions, Weights, and Test Pressures for Drive Pipe
A B C
NPS Weight per Foot, lb/ft Wall Diameters, in. No. of Couplings Test Pressures, psi
Desig- Thick- Threads
Nominal Calculated Outside Inside Length, Outside Calculated Grade A Grade B
nator ness, per Inch
B
Threads Plain in. Diameter, Weight,
B
in.
B D
and Coup- Ends in. lb
lings
6 19.45 18.97 0.280 6.625 6.065 8 5 ⁄8 7.290 13.35 1200 1300
8 25.55 24.70 0.277 8.625 8.071 8 6 ⁄8 9.625 26.89 1200 1300
8 29.35 28.55 0.322 8.625 7.981 8 6 ⁄8 9.625 26.89 1300 1600
8 32.40 31.27 0.354 8.625 7.917 8 6 ⁄8 9.625 26.89 1300 1600
10 32.75 31.20 0.279 10.750 10.192 8 6 ⁄8 11.750 36.05 940 1100
10 35.75 34.24 0.307 10.750 10.136 8 6 ⁄8 11.750 36.05 1000 1200
10 41.85 40.48 0.365 10.750 10.020 8 6 ⁄8 11.750 36.05 1200 1400
12 45.45 43.77 0.330 12.750 12.090 8 6 ⁄8 14.000 52.72 950 1100
12 51.15 49.56 0.375 12.750 12.000 8 6 ⁄8 14.000 52.72 1100 1200
14 D 57.00 54.57 0.375 14.000 13.250 8 7 ⁄8 15.000 50.22 950 1100
16 D 65.30 62.58 0.375 16.000 15.250 8 7 ⁄8 17.000 57.17 850 1000
A
1 lb/ft = 1.488 kg/m.
B
1 in. = 25.4 mm.
C
1 psi = 6.895 MPa.
D
1 lb = 0.454 kg.
TABLE 4 Basic Threading Data for Drive Pipe
NOTE—All dimensions are in inches (1 in. = 25.4 mm).
1 2 3 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14
A
Pipe Threads Coupling
NPS Out- Num- Length, Effec- Total Pitch Outside Di- Length Diameter Depth Length, Width of Hand-
Desig- side ber End of tive Length, Diameter ameter of Recess of Face of Bearing tight
nator Diam- per Pipe to Length End of at Hand- Recess Coupling Face Standoff,
eter Inch Hand-tight Pipe to tight to Hand- Threads
Plane Vanish Plane tight
Point Plane
B B B B B B B B B B B B
D L L L E W N Q q M b A
1 2 4 1 L
1 3 1
6 6.625 8 1.093 1.973 2.438 6.51375 7.390 5 ⁄8 6.719 ⁄8 0.595 ⁄4 6
1 3 1
8 8.625 8 1.593 2.473 2.938 8.51375 9.625 6 ⁄8 8.719 ⁄8 0.595 ⁄4 6
5 3 3
10 10.750 8 1.843 2.723 3.188 10.63875 11.750 6 ⁄8 10.844 ⁄8 0.595 ⁄8 6
5 3 3
12 12.750 8 1.843 2.723 3.188 12.63875 14.000 6 ⁄8 12.844 ⁄8 0.595 ⁄8 6
1 3 3
14 D 14.000 8 2.093 2.973 3.438 13.88875 15.000 7 ⁄8 14.094 ⁄8 0.595 ⁄8 6
1 3 3
16 D 16.000 8 2.093 2.973 3.438 15.88875 17.000 7 ⁄8 16.094 ⁄8 0.595 ⁄8 6
A
Taper of threads is ⁄16 in./ft on diameter for all sizes.
B
See Fig. 1.
10.2.3 Inside Diameter—For Type II pipe, the inside diam-
Type Tables
eter at any point, shall permit passage of a drift pin having a
I, Drive Pipe 3, 4
length and diameter as indicated in Table 5 and Table 11.
II, Reamed and Drifted Pipe 5, 6
III, Driven Well Pipe 7, 8 10.2.4 Thickness—The minimum wall thickness shall be
IV, Water-Well Casing Pipe 9, 10
not more than 12.5% under the nominal wall thick
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