ASTM A556 standard specification

ASTM A556 is a brief summary of the referenced standard. It is informational only and not an official part of the standard; the full text of the standard itself must be referred to for its use and application. ASTM does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents of this abstract are accurate, complete or up to date.

Optional supplementary requirements are provided, and hen desired, shall be stated in the order. The values stared in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as the standard. within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets.

The values sated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification. The inch-pound units shall apply unless the “M” designation of this specification is specified in the order.

Scope

1.1 This specification2 covers minimum-wall-thickness, seamless cold-drawn carbon steel tubes including bending into the form of U-tubes, if specified, for use in tubular feedwater heaters.

1.2 The tubing sizes covered shall be 5/8 to 11/4-in. [15.9 to 31.8-mm] outside diameter, inclusive, with minimum wall thicknesses equal to or greater than 0.045 in. [1.1 mm].

1.3 Optional supplementary requirements are provided, and when desired, shall be stated in the order.

1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as the standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.

Related Standard: ASTM A556, ASME SA556
Related Material: SA556Gr.B2, SA556Gr.C2

ASTM A556 superheater steel tube chemistry composition(%)

Grade	C %	Si %	Mn %	P %	S %
B2	0.27 max	0.10 min	0.29-0.93	0.030 max	0.030 max
C2	0.30 max	0.10 min	0.29-1.06	0.030 max	0.030 max

ASTM A556 superheater steel tube mechanical properties

Grade	Tensile Strength MPa	Yield Strength MPa	Hardness HRB
B2	410 min	260 min	79 min
C2	480 min	280 min	89 min

ASTM A556 superheater steel tube tolerances

Tolerances according to specification or according to agreement. Standard tolerances are:

Hot finished	OD +/- 1%	WT +/-12.5%
Cold finished	OD +/-0.75%	WT +/-10%

JIS Number and Corrensponding Foreign Standards

JIS			ASTM			BS			DIN			NF			ISO			Index Number
Standard Number	Grade	Tupe	Standard Number	Grade	Tupe	Standard Number	Grade	Tupe	Standard Number	Grade	Tupe	Standard Number	Grade	Tupe	Standard Number	Grade	Tupe
G3461	STB340	C	A161	LC	C	3059	HFS320	C				A49-245	TS34e	C				C010
	(STB35)		A192	-	C	"	CFS320	C				"	TS34c	C
			A226	-	C	"	ERW320	C
			A556	GrA2	C	"	CEW320	C
			A557	GrA2	C	"	S1 360	C
						"	S2 360	C
						"	ERW 360	C
						"	CEW360	C
						3606	ERW320	C
						"	CEW320	C
						"	CFS320	C
	STB410	C	A179	GrC	C	3059	S1 440	C	17175	St45.8	C	A49-213	TU42c	C	2604-02-01 00:00:00	TS9H	C
	(STB42)		A210	GrA1	C	"	S2 440	C	17177	St42.8	C	A49-215	TU42c	C	"	TW9H	C
			A556	GrB2	C	"	ERW 440	C				A49-243	TS42c
			A557	GrB2	C	"	CEW 440	C				A49-245	TS42c
						3602	HFS 410	C				"	TS42c
						"	CFS 410	C
						"	ERW 410	C
						"	CEW 410	C
						3606	ERW 440	C
						"	CEW 440	C
						"	CFS 440	C
STB510	C							C	17175	19Mn5	C	A49-213	TU52C	C	2604-02-01 00:00:00	TS18	C
(STB52)								C				A49-248	TU52C	C