ASTM B163-11e2
Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes

Standard No.

ASTM B163-11e2

Release Date

2011

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM B163-11(2017)

Latest

ASTM B163-22

Scope

1.1 This specification2 covers seamless tubes of nickel and nickel alloys, as shown in Table 1, for use in condenser and heat-exchanger service.

(A) Maximum unless range or minimum is given. Where ellipses (...) appear in this table, there is no requirement and analysis for the element need not be determined or reported.

(B) Element shall be determined arithmetically by difference.

(A) Maximum unless range or minimum is given. Where ellipses (...) appear in this table, there is no requirement and analysis for the element need not be determined or reported.

(B) Element shall be determined arithmetically by difference.

(C) Alloy UNS N08811: Al8201;+8201;Ti, 0.858201;−8201;1.20.

1.2 This specification covers outside diameter and average wall, or outside diameter and minimum wall tube.

1.2.1 The sizes covered by this specification are 3 in. (76.2 mm) and under in outside diameter with minimum wall thicknesses of 0.148 in. (3.76 mm) and under, and with average wall thicknesses of 0.165 in. (4.19 mm) and under.

1.3 Tube shall be furnished in the alloys and conditions as shown in Table 2. For small diameter and light wall tube (converter sizes), see Appendix X2.

(A) Alloy UNS N08800 is normally employed in service temperatures up to and including 1100°F (593°C). Alloys UNS N08810, UNS N08811, and UNS N08120 are normally employed in service temperatures above 1100°F (539°C) where resistance to creep and rupture is required, and it is annealed to develop controlled grain size for optimum properties in this temperature range.

1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 12, of this specification. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated w......

ASTM B163-11e2 history

• 2022 ASTM B163-22 Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
• 2019 ASTM B163-19 Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
• 2018 ASTM B163-18 Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
• 2017 ASTM B163-11(2017) Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
• 2011 ASTM B163-11e2 Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
• 2011 ASTM B163-11e1 Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
• 2011 ASTM B163-11 Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy (UNS N06845) Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
• 2008 ASTM B163-08 Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
• 2004 ASTM B163-04 Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
• 2002 ASTM B163-02 Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
• 2001 ASTM B163-01 Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
• 1998 ASTM B163-98a Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes