ASTM A53/A53M, 2022 Edition – Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless

ASTM A53/A53M covers seamless and welded black and hot-dipped galvanized steel pipe in NPS 1/8 to NPS 26. The steel categorized in this standard must be open-hearth, basic-oxygen or electric-furnace processed and must have the following chemical requirements: carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, copper, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium. The tubing shall undergo a seamless or welding process. Tension, bend, and flattening tests shall be performed to make sure that it must adhere to the mechanical properties of the standard. The hydrostatic test shall be applied, without leakage through the weld seam or the pipe body. Nondestructive electric test shall be made to make sure that the full volume of the pipe must be in accordance with the standard. The purchaser shall have the right to perform any of the inspections and tests set forth in this specification where deemed necessary to ensure that the pipe conforms to the specified requirements.

General Product Information:

Revision	2022 Edition, July 1, 2022
Document Type	PDF
Document Language	English
Pages	23
Publisher	ASTM International (ASTM)
Status	Current

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01.01: Steel–Piping, Tubing, Fittings

Featuring standards for steel pipe that requires high-temperature service, ordinary use, and other special applications, included are specifications on steel tubes for boiler and superheater tubes, general service tubes, still tubes in refinery service, heat exchanger and condenser tubes, mechanical tubing, and structural tubing. Steel casting specifications address standard properties for valves, flanges, fittings, and other pressure containing parts for high-temperature and low-temperature service.