ASTM B163-02

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Designation: B 163 – 02
Standard Specification for
Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-
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Exchanger Tubes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 163; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
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2 Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
1.1 This specification covers seamless tubes of nickel and
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
nickel alloys, as shown in Table 1, for use in condenser and
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
heat-exchanger service.
E 76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Copper
1.2 This specification covers outside diameter and average
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Alloys
wall, or outside diameter and minimum wall tube.
E 112 Test Methods for Determining the Average Grain
1.2.1 The sizes covered by this specification are 3 in. (76.2
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Size
mm) and under in outside diameter with minimum wall
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E 140 Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals
thicknesses of 0.148 in. (3.76 mm) and under, and with average
E 1473 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel,
wall thicknesses of 0.165 in. (4.19 mm) and under.
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Cobalt, and High-Temperature Alloys
1.3 Tube shall be furnished in the alloys and conditions as
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2.2 Federal Standards:
shown in Table 2. For small diameter and light wall tube
Fed. Std. No. 102 Preservation, Packaging and Packing
(converter sizes), see Appendix X2.
Levels
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
Fed. Std. No. 182 Continuous Identification Marking of
information only.
Nickel and Nickel-Base Alloys
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
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2.3 Military Standard:
test method portion, Section 12, of this specification. This
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
3. Terminology
of this standard to become familiar with all hazards including
3.1 Definitions:
those identified in the appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet
3.1.1 average diameter, n—average of the maximum and
for this product/material as provided by the manufacturer, to
minimum outside diameters, as determined at any one cross
establish appropriate safety and health practices, and deter-
section of the tube.
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1.2 tube, n—hollow product of round or any other cross
2. Referenced Documents section having a continuous periphery.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Ordering Information
B 880 Specification for General Requirements for Chemical
4.1 It is the responsibility of the purchaser to specify all
Check Analysis Limits for Nickel, Nickel Alloys and
3 requirements that are necessary for the safe and satisfactory
Cobalt Alloys
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performance of material ordered under this specification.
E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
Examples of such requirements include, but are not limited to,
the following:
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 on 4.1.1 Alloy (Table 1).
Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
B02.07 on Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys.
Current edition approved May 10, 2002. Published July 2002. Originally
published as B 163 – 41 T. Last previous edition B 163 – 01.
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi- Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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cation SB-163 in Section II of that Code. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition,%
Manga- Colum-
Alloy
Molyb- Sulfur, Chro- Alum- Titan- Phos- Zircon- Tung- Nitro-
A A
Nickel Copper Iron nese, Carbon Silicon Cerium Yttrium Boron Cobalt bium
denum max mium inum ium phorus ium sten gen
max (Nb)
B
Nickel UNS N02200 99.0 min 0.25 max . 0.40 max 0.35 0.15 max 0.35 0.01 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Low-carbon Nickel
B
UNS N02201 99.0 min 0.25 max . 0
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