ASTM A790.pdf

Designation: A 790/A 790M – 05b

Standard Specification for

Seamless and Welded Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless Steel

Pipe

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This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 790/A 790M; 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.

1. Scope*

1.2 Optional supplementary requirements are provided for

pipe when a greater degree of testing is desired. These

supplementary requirements call for additional tests to be made

and, when desired, one or more of these may be specified in the

order.

1.3

Appendix X1 of this specification lists the dimensions

of welded and seamless stainless steel pipe as shown in ANSI

B36.19. Pipe having other dimensions may be furnished

provided such pipe complies with all other requirements of this

two systems may result in nonconformance with the specifi-

cation. The inch-pound units shall apply unless the M desig-

nation of this specification is specified in the order.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards:

A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing

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Nondestructive Testing

Nickel Steel Welding Rods and Electrodes

3. Terminology

fication refer to Terminology

This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,

Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee

A01.10 on Stainless and Alloy Steel Tubular Products.

Current edition approved September 15, 2005. Published October 2005. Origi-

nally approved in 1981. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as A 790/

A 790M – 05a.

For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-

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