ASTM B363-02

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Designation: B 363 – 02
Standard Specification for
Seamless and Welded Unalloyed Titanium and
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Titanium Alloy Welding Fittings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 363; 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.
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1. Scope B16.9 Wrought Steel Butt-Welding Fittings
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B36.19 Stainless Steel Pipe
1.1 This specification covers fittings intended for general
2.3 Manufacturers’ Standardization Society of the Valve
corrosion-resisting and elevated-temperature services, factory
and Fittings Industry Standards:
made from unalloyed titanium and titanium alloys. The term
SP-25 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings,
welding fittings applies to butt-welding parts such as 45° and
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Flanges and Unions
90° elbows, 180° returns, caps, tees, reducers, lap-joint stub
SP-43 Standard Practice for Light Weight Stainless Steel
ends, and other types.
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Butt-Welding Fittings
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
2.4 ASME Standard:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Sections VIII and
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3. Ordering Information
2. Referenced Documents 3.1 Orders for material to this specification shall include the
following information as required:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.1 Quantity,
B 265 Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Strip,
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3.1.2 Grade number,
Sheet, and Plate
3.1.3 Pipe size and schedule,
B 338 Specification for Seamless and Welded Titanium and
3.1.4 Method of manufacture and finish,
Titanium Alloy Tubes for Condensers and Heat Exchang-
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3.1.5 Restrictive chemistry, if desired,
ers
3.1.6 Nondestructive tests,
B 348 Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Bars
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3.1.7 Packaging, and
and Billets
3.1.8 Inspection and required reports.
B 367 Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Cast-
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ings
4. Material
B 381 Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Forg-
3 4.1 The titanium for welding fittings may consist of billets,
ings
bars, plates, seamless or welded pipe or tube that conforms to
B 600 Guide for Descaling and Cleaning Titanium and
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Titanium Alloy Surfaces
cal composition, and mechanical properties prescribed in
B 861 Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Seam-
3 Specifications B 861 and B 862 for the particular grades
less Pipe
referred to in Table 1.
B 862 Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy
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Welded Pipe
5. Manufacture
2.2 ANSI Standards:
5.1 Forging, forming, or shaping operations may be per-
formed by hammering, pressing, piercing, extruding, upsetting,
rolling, bending, fusion welding, or by a combination of two or
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B10 on
Reactive and Refractory Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of
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Subcommittee B10.01 on Titanium. Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 2002. Published December 2002. Originally 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
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published as B 363 – 61 T. Last previous edition B 363 – 00. Available from Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications, see related Specifi- Industry (MSS), 127 Park St., NE, Vienna, VA 22180-4602.
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cation SB-363 in Section II of that Code. Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.04. International Headquarters, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990.
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B363–02
TABLE 1 Permissible Raw Materials
Product and ASTM Designation
A
Grade
Pipe Tube Plate Bar and Billet Casting Forging
WPT1 B 861/B 862 Grade 1 B 338 Grade 1 B 265 Grade 1 B 348 Grade 1 B 367 Grade C1 B 381 Grade F-1
WPT2 B 861/B 862 Grade 2 B 338 Grade 2 B 265 Grade 2 B 348 Grade 2 B 367 Grade C2 B 381 Grade F-2
WPT3 B 861/B 862 Grade 3 B 338 Grade 3 B 265 Grade 3 B 348 Grade 3 B 367 Grade C3 B 381 Grade F-3
WPT7 B 861/B 862 Grade 7 B 338 Grade 7 B
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