ASTM A106/A106M-06a

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Designation: A 106/A 106M – 06a
Standard Specification for
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Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA 106/A 106M; 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. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This specification covers seamless carbon steel pipe for 2.1 ASTM Standards:
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high-temperature service (Note 1)inNPS ⁄8 to NPS 48 [DN 6 A 530/A 530M Specification for General Requirements for
to DN 1200] (Note 2) inclusive, with nominal (average) wall Specialized Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe
thickness as given inASME B 36.10M. It shall be permissible E 213 Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Metal Pipe
to furnish pipe having other dimensions provided such pipe and Tubing
complies with all other requirements of this specification. Pipe E 309 Practice for Eddy-Current Examination of Steel Tu-
ordered under this specification shall be suitable for bending, bular Products Using Magnetic Saturation
flanging, and similar forming operations, and for welding. E 381 Method of Macroetch Testing Steel Bars, Billets,
Whenthesteelistobewelded,itispresupposedthatawelding Blooms, and Forgings
procedure suitable to the grade of steel and intended use or E 570 Practice for Flux Leakage Examination of Ferromag-
service will be utilized. netic Steel Tubular Products
2.2 ASME Standard:
NOTE 1—It is suggested, consideration be given to possible graphitiza-
ASME B 36.10M Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel
tion.
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Pipe
NOTE 2—The dimensionless designator NPS (nominal pipe size) [DN
2.3 Military Standards:
(diameter nominal)] has been substituted in this standard for such
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traditional terms as “nominal diameter,” “size,” and “nominal size.”
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Ship-
1.2 Supplementary requirements of an optional nature are
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ment and Storage
provided for seamless pipe intended for use in applications
2.4 Federal Standard:
where a superior grade of pipe is required. These supplemen-
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Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipments (CivilAgencies)
tary requirements call for additional tests to be made and when
Fed.Std.No.183 ContinuousIdentificationMarkingofIron
desired shall be so stated in the order.
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and Steel Products
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
2.5 Other Standards:
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
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SSPC-SP 6 Surface Preparation Specification No. 6
each system may not be exact equivalents. Therefore, each
system is to be used independently of the other.
3. Ordering Information
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
3.1 The inclusion of the following, as required will describe
test method portion, Sections 11, 12, and 13 of this specifica-
the desired material adequately, when ordered under this
tion:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafety
specification:
concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
3.1.1 Quantity (feet, metres, or number of lengths),
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
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limitations prior to use.
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of Committee A01 on Steel, the ASTM website.
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Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME
A01.09 on Carbon Steel Tubular Products. International Headquarters, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990.
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Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2006. Published October 2006. Originally Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4,
approved in 1926. Last previous edition in 2006 as A 106/A 106M – 06. Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098.
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi- Available from Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC), 40 24th St., 6th
cations SA-106 in Section II of that Code. Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4656.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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