Astm A381 1996 PDF
Astm A381 1996 PDF
Astm A381 1996 PDF
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ASTM A381: Standard Specification for
Document Name: Metal-Arc-Welded Steel Pipe for Use with
High-Pressure Transmission Systems
Official Incorporator:
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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INTERNATIONAL
Designation: A 381 - 96 (Reapproved 2001)
1.1 This specification covers straight seam, double- Class Yield Strength, Tensile Strength, Elongation in 2 in.
min, psi (MPa) min, psi (MPa) (50.8 mm),
submerged-are-welded steel pipe (Note 1) suitable for high- min, 0/0
pressure service, 16 in. (406 mm) and larger in outside Y 35 35 000 (240) 60 000(415) 26
diameter, with wall thicknesses from 5/16 to 1V2 in. (7.9 to 38 Y 42 42 000 (290) 60 000(415) 25
mm). The pipe is intended for fabrication of fittings and Y 46 46 000 (316) 63 000 (435) 23
Y 48 48 000 (330) 62 000 (430) 21
accessories for compressor or pump-station piping. Pipe or- Y 50 50 000 (345) 64 000 (440) 21
dered to this specification shall be suitable for bending, Y 52 52 000 (360) 66 000 (455) 20
flanging (vastoning), corrugating, and similar operations. Y 56 56 000 (385) 71 000 (490) 20
Y 60 60 000 (415) 75 000 (515) 20
NOTE I-A comprehensive listing of standardized pipe dimensions is Y 65 65 000 (450) 77 000 (535) 20
contained in ANSI B36.1 O.
NOTE 2-The term "double welded" is commonly used in the gas and
oil transmission industry, for which this pipe is primarily intended, to
indicate welding with at least two weld passes, of which one is on the E 30 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Steel, Cast
outside of the pipe and one on the inside. For some sizes of the pipe Iron, Open-Hearth Iron, and Wrought Iron4
covered by this specification, it becomes expedient to use manual welding, 2.2 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code:
in which case the provisions of Note 3 shall be followed. Section VIII Pressure Vessels 5
1.2 Nine classes of pipe, based on minimum yield point Section IX Welding Qualifications 5
requirements, are covered as indicated in Table 1. 2.3 ANSI Standard: 2
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded ANSI B36.1O Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe
as the standard. The metric equivalents of inch-pound units
3. Ordering Information
may be approximate.
1.4 The following hazard caveat applies to the test methods 3.1 Orders for material to this specification should include
portion, Sections 9 and 10, only. This standard does not the following, as required, to describe the desired material
purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated adequately:
with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard 3.1.1 Quantity (feet, centimetres, or number of lengths),
to establish appropriate safety and health practices and 3.1.2 Name of material (metal-arc welded pipe),
determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to 3.1.3 Class (Table 1),
use. 3.1.4 Material (carbon or alloy steel, Section 5),
3.1.5 Size (outside diameter and wall thickness),
2. Referenced Documents 3.1.6 Length (specific or random) (Section 13),
2.1 ASTM Standards: 3.1.7 Ends (Section 14),
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing 3.1.8 Heat treatment (stress-relieved or normalized) (see
of Steel Products 2 5.6),
A 530lA 530M Specification for General Requirements for 3.1.9 Optional requirements (see 5.2 (Note 3), Sections 11
Specialized Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe3 and 15),
3.1.10 Specification number, and
3.1.11 Special requirements or exceptions to this specifica-
I This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee AOI on Steel, tion.
Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys, and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.09 on Carbon Steel Tubular Products.
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 1996. Published August 1997. Originally
published as A 381 - 54 T. Last previous edition A 381 - 93. Annual Book (~rASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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4. General Requirements 6.4 For referee purposes, Test Methods E 30 shall be used.
4.1 Matedal furnished to this specification shall conform to
the applicable requirements of the current edition of Specifi- 7. Tensile Requirements
cation A 530/A 530M, unless otherwise provided herein. 7.1 The tenslIe properties of transverse body-test specimens
taken from the finished pipe shall conform to the requirements
5. Materials and Manufacture
prescribed in Table 1. The tensile strength of the transverse
5.1 The steel plate used in the manufacture of the pipe shall weld-test specimens shall conform to that specified in Table 1.
be of suitable welding quality carbon steel, or of suitable
7.2 Transverse body-test specimens shall be taken approxi-
welding quality high-strength, low-alloy steel, as agreed upon
mately opposite the weld; transverse weld-test specimens shall
between the manufacturer and purchaser.
be taken with the weld at the center of the specimen. For pipe
5.2 The longitudinal edges of the plate shall be shaped to
give the most satisfactory results by the particular welding wall thicknesses up to % in. (19 mm), incl, all transverse test
process employed. The plate shall be properly formed and may specimens shall be approximately 11fz-in. (38-mm) wide in the
be tacked preparatory to welding. The weld (except tack welds) gage length and shall represent the full wall thickness of the
shall be made preferably by the automatic submerged-arc- pipe from which the specimen was cut (see Fig. 23, Test
welding process (Note 3) and shall be of reasonably uniform Methods and Definitions A 370). For pipe with wall thick-
width and height for the entire length of the pipe. nesses over % in. (19 mm), the standard 0.505-in. (12.83 mm)
round tension test specimen with 2-in. (50.8 mm) gage length
NOTE 3-By agreement between the manufacturer and the purchaser,
shall be used (see Fig. 5, Test Methods and Definitions A 370).
manual welding by qualified welders using a qualified procedure may be
used as an equal alternate to this specification. 7.3 If the tension test specimen from any lot of pipe fails to
5.3 Both longitudinal and circumferential (if any) joints conform to the requirements for the particular grade of pipe
shall be double welded, full penetration welds being made in ordered, the manufacturer may elect to make retests on two
accordance with procedures and by welders or welding opera- additional lengths of pipe from the same lot, each of which
tors qualified in accordance with the ASME Boiler and shall conform to the requirements prescribed in Table 2. If one
Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX. . or both of the retests fail to conform to. the requirements, the
5.4 The contour of the reinforcement shall be smooth, with manufacturer may elect to test each of the remaining lengths of
no valley or groove along the edge or in the center of the weld, pipe in the lot. Retests are required only for the particular test
and the deposited metal shall be fused smoothly and uniformly with which the pipe specimen did not comply originally.
into the plate surface. The finish of the welded joint shall be 7.4 All test specimens which are flattened cold may· be
reasonably smooth and free from irregulalities, grooves, or reheat treated before machining.
depressions.
5.5 All pipe, after welding, shall be heat treated at a 8. Transverse Guided·Bend Tests Weld
temperature of 1l00°F (593°C) or higher.
8.1 Transverse weld test specimens shall be subject to face
5.6 When specified in the purchase order, all pipe after
and root guided-bend tests. The specimens shall be approxi-
welding shall be heated at 1650 to 1750°F (899 to 954°C) and
air cooled.
mately 11/2 in. (38.1 mm) wide, at least 6 in. (152 mm) in
length with the weld at the center, and shall be machined in
6. Chemical Composition accordance with Fig. 1. One specimen shall be bent with the
inside surface of the pipe against the plunger, and the other
6.1 The carbon steels shall conform to the requirements as
specimen with the outside smiace against the plunger. The
to chemical composition specified in Table 2.
dimensions of the plunger for the bending jig shall be in
6.2 The high-strength low-alloy steels shall be of specified
chemical composition in order to ensure weldability and accordance with Fig. 2 and the other dimensions shall be
specified minimum tensile properties including elongation. substantially as shown in Fig. 2.
6.3 Mill test reports, as provided by the manufacturer of the 8.2 The bend test shall be acceptable if no cracks or other
plate, shall be furnished representing the chemical analysis of defects exceeding I/S in. (3.17 mm) in any direction are present
each heat of steel from which the plates are rolled. This in the weld metal or between the weld and pipe metal after
chemical analysis shall conform to the requirements of 5.1, 6.1, bending. Cracks which originate along the edges of the
or 6.2. specimen during testing, and that are less than V4 in. (6.35
mm), measured in any direction, shall not be considered.
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Metric Equivalents
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Pipe Wall Thickness (t). in. (mm) Test Specimen Thickness. in. (mm)
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1;\6 1.6 1'1;\6 42.9 3% 79.4
V. 3.2 1% 44.4 3% 85.7
'14 6.4 1% 47.6 3% 88.9
3/. 9.5 1'5/'6 49.2 3% 95.2
% 12.7 2 50.8 37/. 98.4
% 19.0 2% 54.0 4'14 108.0
'5/'6 23.8 2'14 57.2 4% 117.4
1% 28.6 20/'6 58.7 5% 139.7
15/'6 33.3 2% 66.6 6% 171.4
1% 34.9 2% 69.8 7% 190.5
1% 38.1 3 76.2 9 228.6
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Class of Steel Y35 Y42 Y46 Y48, Y50, and Y52 Y56 and Y60 Y65
Thickness of
Specimen, in. 3fa 3/. % 3fa % %
"A" dimension F/. 5t 2'14 6t 2% 7t 3 8t 3% 9t 3% 10t
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15 (ttl2) 1% 3t 15/'6 (7t12) 1% 4t 1'V'6 (9t12) 17/. 5t
"COO dimension 2% 7t+ V. 3% 8t + % 3% 9t+ V. 37/. 10t+% 4'14 11t + % 4% 12t+ %
"D" dimension 1% (7t12) + V'6 19/'6 4t+ 1;\6 1% (9t12) + 1f16 1'5/'6 5t+ '/'6 2% 5% + 1;\6 25/16 6t+ V'6
Class Ratio
Y35 5
Y42 6
Y46 7
Y48, Y50, and Y52 8
Y56 and Y60 9
Y65 10
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Defects must be thoroughly removed and the welding per- inspection shall be made at the place of manufacture prior to
formed by a welder qualified in accordance with the require- shipment unless otherwise specified, and shall be so conducted
ments of Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel as not to interfere unnecessarily with the operation of the
Code. Such repair welding shall be ground or machined flush works.
with the surface of the pipe. All repair welding shall be done
before final heat treatment. 18. Product Marking
18.1 In addition to the marking prescribed in Specification
16. Coating A 530/A 530M, the marking shall include the hydrostatic test
16.1 Unless otherwise specified in the purchase order, the pressure. Marking shall be by stenciling along the welded
pipe shall be furnished uncoated. seam.
18.2 Bar Coding-In addition to the requirements in 18.1,
17. Inspection bar coding is acceptable as a supplementary identification
17.1 The inspector representing the purchaser shall have method. Bar coding should be consistent with the Automotive
entry, at all times while work on. the contract of the purchaser Industry Action Group (AIAG) standard prepared by the
is being performed, to all parts of the manufacturer's works Primary Metals Subcommittee of the AIAG Bar Code Project
that concern the manufacture of the material ordered. All Team.
reasonable facilities shall be afforded the inspector, to satisfy
him that the material is being furnished in accordance with this 19. Keywords
specification. All tests called for by this specification and 19.1 arc welded steel pipe; steel pipe
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