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STANDARDS ASTM A-213 ASTM A-249 ASTM A-269
Typical application
Heat exchangers, condensers, super heaters, specific standard for seamless tubes Heat exchangers, condensers, super heaters, specific standard for welded tubes Liquid conduction, instrumentation, general use. It can be provided in welded or seamless form, generally used on OD measurements.
Welding Seamless Automatic longitudinal welding, without metal addition Automatic longitudinal welding, without metal addition, and seamless
Thermal treatment Annealed at 1040ºCMin. Abrupt cooling Annealed at 1040ºCMin. Abrupt cooling Annealed at 1040ºCMin. Abrupt cooling
Finishing Flat surface, scoured Flat surface, scoured with fillet weld laminated internally at cold Flat surface, scoured or polished
Destructive tests Flattening, flanging, traction, hardness Flattening, flanging, traction, hardness, reverse folding Flanging, hardness, reverse flattening
Nondestructive tests Hydrostatic or Eddy Current Hydrostatic or Eddy Current Hydrostatic or Eddy Current
Diameter tolerance Ø 0 -25,4 mm(incl)±0,1mm
Ø 25,4 - 38,1mm(incl)±0,15mm
Ø 38,1 - 50,8 mm(excl)±0,2mm
Ø 50,8 - 63,5 mm(excl)±0,25mm
Ø 0 25,4 mm (excl) ± 0,1 mm
Ø 25,4 - 38,1 mm (incl) ± 0,15 mm
Ø 38,1 - 50,8 mm (excl) ± 0,2 mm
Ø 50,8 - 63,5 mm (excl) ± 0,25 mm
Ø 63,5 - 76,2 mm (excl) ± 0,3 mm
Ø 76,2 - 101,6mm(incl) ± 0,38 mm
Ø 101,6- 127,0mm(incl) + 0,38 mm
- 0,64 mm
Ø 0 - 38,1 mm(excl) ± 0,13 mm
Ø 38,1 - 88,9 mm (excl) ± 0,25mm
Ø 88,9 - 139,7 mm (excl) ± 0,38 mm
Ø 139,7 - 203,2 mm (excl) ± 0,76 mm
Thickness tolerance Ø <= 38,1mm -0% ± 10%
Ø >38,1mm -0% ± 10%
± 10% da specified thickness Ø <= 1/2" ± 15%
Ø > 1/2" ± 10%
Length tolerance Ø <= 50,8 -0 + 3 mm
Ø > 50,8 - 0 + 5 mm
Ø <= 50,8mm -0+3mm
Ø > 50,8mm -0+5mm
Ø < 38,1mm - 0 + 3,2mm
Ø 38,1 - 203,2mm - 0 + 4,8 mm
STANDARDS ASTM A-270 ASTM A-312 ASTM A-554
Typical application
Food industry, sanitary tubes Liquid conduction, stationary, chemical, petrochemical industries, general use. It can be provided in welded or seamless form, generally used on nominal schedule measurements Rounded, square, rectangular and special tubes. Structural, furniture, banister uses
Welding Automatic longitudinal welding, without metal addition Automatic longitudinal welding, without metal addition, or seamless, hot or cold wiredraw Automatic longitudinal welding, without metal addition
Thermal treatment Annealed at 1040ºCMin. Abrupt cooling Annealed at 1040ºCMin. Abrupt cooling When required
Finishing Internally and/or externally polished with fillet weld, internally cold laminated Flat surface, scoured Flat surface, polished externally or scoured
Destructive tests Reverse flattening Flattening, folding, traction Hardness and traction, if required
Nondestructive tests Hidrostático ou Eddy Current Hydrostatic or Eddy Current When required
Diameter tolerance Ø 25,40+ 0,05 - 0,20mm
Ø 38,10+0,05 - 0,20mm
Ø 50,80+0,05 - 0,28mm
Ø 63,50+0,05 - 0,28mm
Ø 76,20+0,08 - 0,30mm
Ø 101,60+0,08 - 0,38mm
Ø 10,29 - 48,26mm(incl) +0,4mm - 0,8mm
Ø 48,26 -114,00mm(incl) + 0,8mm - 0,8mm
Ø 114,30 - 219,08mm(incl) + 1,6mm - 0,8mm
Ø 219,08 - 457,20mm (incl) + 2,4mm - 0,8mm
Ø 457,20 - 660,40mm (incl) + 3,2mm - 0,8mm
Ø 660,40 - 762,00mm (incl) + 4,0mm - 0,8mm
OD         Thickness tolerance
0 - 12,7mm 0,51 - 1,24 ±0,10mm
12,7 - 25,4 0,51 - 1,65 ±0,13mm
12,7 - 25,4 1,65 - 3,40 ±0,25mm
25,4 - 38,1(incl) 0,64 - 1,65 ±0,20mm
25,4 - 38,1(incl) 1,65 - 3,40 ±0,25mm
38,1 - 50,8(incl) 0,64 - 1,24 ±0,25mm
38,1 - 50,8(incl) 1,24 - 2,11 ±0,28mm
38,1 - 50,8(incl) 2,11 - 3,78 ±0,30mm
50,8 - 63,5(incl) 0,81 - 1,65 ±0,30mm
50,8 - 63,5(incl) 1,65 - 2,77 ±0,33mm
50,8 - 63,5(incl) 2,77 - 4,19 ±0,36mm
63,5 - 88,9(incl) 0,81 - 4,19 ±0,36mm
63,5 - 88,9(incl) acima 4,19 ±0,51mm
88,9 - 127,0 (incl) 0,89 - 4,19 ±0,51mm
88,9 - 127,0 (incl) acima 4,19 ±0,64mm

Dimensional variation for squared and rectangular tubes
to 31,8 ± 0,38 mm
from 31,8 a 63,5 ± 0,51 mm
from 63,5 a 139,7 ± 0,76 mm

Thickness tolerance ± 12,5% da specified thickness Ø 1/8 " - 2 1/2" (incl) + 20% - 12,5%
Ø 3" - 18" (incl) + 22,5% - 12,5%
± 10% da specified thickness
Length tolerance - 0 + 3,2mm - 0 + 6mm - 0 + 4,8mm
   
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