ASTM A513-00

NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
Contact ASTM International (www.astm.org) for the latest information
Designation: A 513 – 00
Standard Specification for
Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon and Alloy Steel
1
Mechanical Tubing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 513; 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.
4
1. Scope netic Steel Tubular Products
2.2 ANSI Standard:
1.1 This specification covers electric-resistance-welded car-
5
B 46.1 Surface Texture
bon and alloy steel tubing for use as mechanical tubing.
2.3 Military Standards:
1.2 This specification covers mechanical tubing made from
6
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
hot- or cold-rolled steel.
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products Preparation for Ship-
1.3 This specification covers round, square, rectangular, and
6
ment and Storage
special shape tubing.
2.4 Federal Standard:
Size Range
6
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipments (CivilAgencies)
Type (Round Tubing)
1
Electric-Resistance-Welded Tubing outside diameter from ⁄2
from Hot-Rolled Steel to 15 in. (19.0 to 381.0 mm)
3. Ordering Information
wall from 0.065 to 0.650 in.
3.1 Orders for material under this specification should
(1.65 to 16.50 mm)
3
Electric-Resistance-Welded Tubing outside diameter from ⁄8 to 12 in.
include the following as required to adequately describe the
from Cold-Rolled Steel (9.92 to 304.8 mm)
desired material:
wall from 0.022 to 0.134 in. (0.71
3.1.1 Quantity (feet or number of lengths),
to 3.40 mm)
3.1.2 Name of material (electric resistance-welded carbon
1.4 Optional supplementary requirements are provided and
or alloy steel mechanical tubing),
when desired, shall be so stated in the order.
3.1.3 Type, description and code letters, (Section 1 and
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
12.1),
as the standard.
3.1.4 Thermal condition, (12.2),
3.1.5 Flash condition, (12.3),
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.6 Grade designation, if required, (Section 5),
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.7 Report chemical analysis and product analysis, if
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
required (Sections 6 and 7),
2
of Steel Products
3.1.8 Individual supplementary requirements, if required
E 1806 Practice for Sampling Steel and Iron for Determi-
(S1 to S10, inclusive),
3
nation of Chemical Composition
3.1.9 Cross section (round, square, rectangular and special
E 213 Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Metal Pipe
shapes),
4
and Tubing
3.1.10 Dimensions, round, outside and inside and wall
E 273 Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Longitudinal
thickness (see 8.1 and 8.2) or square and rectangular, outside
4
Welded Pipe and Tubing
dimension and wall thickness and corner radii, if required (see
E 309 Practice for Eddy-Current Examination of Steel Tu-
9.1 and 9.2),
4
bular Products Using Magnetic Saturation
3.1.11 Surface finish (see 11.2),
E 570 Practice for Flux Leakage Examination of Ferromag-
3.1.12 Length, round, mill lengths or definite cut length (see
8.3), square and rectangular, specified length (see 9.4),
3.1.13 Squareness of cut, round tubing, if required, (see
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
8.4),
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.09 on Carbon Steel Tubular Products.
Current edition approved March 10, 2000. Published May 2000. Originally
5
published as A 513 – 64. Last previous edition A 513 – 98. Available from American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd St., 13th
2
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03. Floor, New York, NY 10036.
3 6
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.06. AvailablefromStandardizationDocumentsOrderDesk,Bldg.4SectionD,700
4
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03. Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
1

---------------------- Page: 1 ----------------------
A 513–00
3.1.14 Burrs removed, if required (see 11.3), 6. Heat Analysis
3.1.15 Protective coating (see 14.1),
6.1 An analysis of each heat of steel shall be made by the
3.1.16 Special packaging (see 17.1),
steel manufacturer to determine the percentages of the ele-
3.1.17 Specification designation, ments specified; if secondary melting processes are employed,
the heat analysis shall be obtained from one remelted ingot or
3.1.18 End use,
the product of one remelted ingot of each primary melt. The
3.1.19 Special requirements,
heat analysis shall comform to the requirements specified,
3.1.20 Special marking (Section 16), and
except th
...