ASTM A554-03

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Designation: A 554 – 03
Standard Specification for
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Welded Stainless Steel Mechanical Tubing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 554; 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* 2.3 Federal Standard:
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Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipments (CivilAgencies)
1.1 This specification covers welded stainless steel tubing
for mechanical applications where appearance, mechanical
3. Ordering Information
properties, or corrosion resistance is needed. The grades
3.1 Orders for material under this specification should
covered are listed in Table 1.
include the following, as required, to describe the desired
1.2 This specification covers as-welded or cold-reduced
material adequately:
mechanical tubing in sizes to 16 in. (406.4 mm) outside
3.1.1 Quantity (feet, mass, or number of pieces),
dimension, and in wall thicknesses 0.020 in. (0.51 mm) and
3.1.2 Name of material (welded stainless steel mechanical
over.
tubing),
1.3 Tubes shall be furnished in one of the following shapes
3.1.3 Form (round, square, rectangular, special, see 1.3),
as specified by the purchaser: round, square, rectangular, or
3.1.4 Dimensions:
special.
3.1.4.1 Round-outside diameter and wall thickness for all
1.4 Supplementary requirements of an optional nature are
conditions (Section 8). Alternatively, for cold-reduced condi-
provided and when desired shall be so stated in the order.
tion, outside diameter and inside diameter or inside diameter
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
and wall dimensions may be specified,
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
3.1.4.2 Square and rectangular outside dimensions and wall
information only.
thickness (see 9.1),
2. Referenced Documents 3.1.4.3 Special (to be specified),
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3.1.5 Length (mill lengths, cut lengths, or multiple lengths
2.1 ASTM Standards:
(see 8.3)),
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
3.1.6 Grade (Table 1),
of Steel Products
3.1.7 Condition (see 6.1),
E 30 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Steel, Cast
3 3.1.8 Inside diameter bead condition (see 6.2),
Iron, Open-Hearth Iron, and Wrought Iron
3.1.9 Surface finish (see Section 11),
E 59 PracticeforSamplingSteelandIronforDetermination
3 3.1.10 Report of chemical analysis, if required (Section 7),
of Chemical Composition
3.1.11 Individual supplementary requirements, if required,
2.2 Military Standards:
4 3.1.12 End use,
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
3.1.13 Specification designation,
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products Preparation for Ship-
4 3.1.14 Special requirements,
ment and Storage
3.1.15 Special marking (Section 14), and
3.1.16 Special packing (Section 15).
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
4. Process
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.10 on Tubing. 4.1 The steel may be made by any process.
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2003. Published October 2003. Originally
4.2 If a specific type of melting is required by the purchaser,
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approved in 1965. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as A 554 – 98 .
it shall be stated on the purchase order.
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4.3 The primary melting may incorporate separate degas-
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
sing or refining and may be followed by secondary melting,
the ASTM website.
such as electroslag remelting or vacuum-arc remelting. If
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secondary melting is employed, the heat shall be defined as all
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A 554–03
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition, %
Carbon, Manga- Phos- Sulfur, Silicon, Nickel Chromium Molybdenum Titanium Columbium
Grade
max nese, phorus, max max + Tantalum
max max
Austenitic
MT-301 0.15 2.00 0.040 0.030 1.00 6.0–8.0 16.0–18.0 . . .
MT-302 0.15 2.00 0.040 0.030 1.00 8.0–10.0 17.0–19.0 . . .
MT-304 0.08 2.00 0.040 0.030 1.00 8.0–11.0 18.0–20.0 . . .
A
MT-304L 0.035 2.00 0.040 0.030 1.00
...