5.11 Archive Samples—Archive samples shall be supplied
as specified in the order.
6. Chemical Composition
6.1 The material shall conform to the applicable chemical
requirements specified in Table 1, unless otherwise specified in
the order.
6.2 An analysis of each heat of steel shall be made by the
steel manufacturer in accordance with Methods, Practices, and
Definitions A 751 to determine the percentages of the elements
specified. If the secondary melting processes are employed, the
heat analysis shall be obtained from one remelted ingot or the
product of one remelted ingot of each primary melt. The
chemical composition thus determined, or that determined
from a product analysis made by the tubular product manufac-
turer, shall be reported to the purchaser or the purchaser’s
representative and shall conform to the requirements specified
in 6.1.
6.3 An analysis shall be made on one finished duct tube
fabricated from each heat of steel. The chemical composition
thus determined, shall conform to the requirements specified in
6.1.
7. Mechanical Properties
7.1 Tensile Properties—Room temperature tensile proper-
ties of 20 % cold-worked Type 316 stainless steel duct tubes
shall be determined in accordance with Specification A 450.
Unless otherwise specified in the order, the requirements of
Table 2 are for information only. Tensile properties of other
grades and conditions and number of tests shall be specified in
the order as required by the purchaser.
7.2 Hardness—The Vickers hardness shall be determined
on samples of finished duct tubes in accordance with Test
Method E 384 using a 500-g load. The acceptance criteria,
number of samples, and measurement locations shall be as
specified in the order.
8. Dimensions
8.1 Dimensional requirements shall be as specified in the
order. The rounding-off method defined in Practice E 29 shall
be used for determining conformance with these requirements.
8.2 Equipment/Technique Accuracy — Dimensional mea-
surements shall be made with a device measuring in units no
greater than 10 % of the specified tolerance range. For limits
specified as minimum or maximum, use a device measuring in
units to one decimal place beyond the character specified.
Alternative measuring equipment shall require approval by the
purchaser.
9. Surface Requirements
9.1 Surface Condition—The finished duct tubes shall be
free of visible oxide, scale, splits, laps, cracks, seams, and
inclusions.
9.2 Surface Roughness—All surfaces of finished duct tubes
shall meet the limits specified in the order. Surfaces shall be
examined visually and compared with roughness comparison
specimens, or alternatively, measured with surface roughness
measuring instruments. Roughness comparison specimens and
roughness measurement instruments shall meet the require-
ments of ANSI B 46.1.
9.3 Surface Marring—Rejection criteria for surface imper-
fections, such as scratches, handling marks, light mandrel, and
die or roll marks, shall be as specified in the order. The bottom
of surface defects shall be visible, rounded, and well faired-in
as confirmed by visual inspection. Removal of surface defects
by grinding, buffing, or polishing is considered a repair subject
to the requirements of 5.10.
9.4 Cleaning—All cleaning operations shall be conducted
in accordance with the procedures meeting the requirements of
Recommended Practice A 380 and shall be approved by the
purchaser. Cleaned surfaces shall be inspected visually and by
instrumental methods in accordance with Section 7 on Inspec-
tion After Cleaning of Recommended Practice A 380, as
specified in the order. Measures to prevent the recontamination
of cleaned surfaces shall be taken as soon as final cleaning is
completed, and shall be maintained during all subsequent
fabrication, inspection, storage, and shipping operations.
10. Metallographic Test Requirements
10.1 Grain Size—The recrystallized average grain size of
austenitic grade duct materials from any lot following final
anneal and prior to cold working shall be 4 to 7, as determined
in accordance with Methods E 112, Reference Plate II, and
shall exhibit no evidence of a duplex structure. The grain size
of martensitic grade duct materials shall be as specified in the
order.
10.2 Inclusions—The inclusion rating of the austenitic
grade starting bar, when determined in accordance with Mi-
croscopical Method D of Practice E 45, shall be limited to one
for each of the following four types of inclusions: (A) Sulfide
Type, (B) Alumina Type, (C) Silicate Type, and (D) Globular
Oxide Type. The field of the samples shall be rated by
comparison with Plate III of Practice E 45. A maximum of
10 % of the fields may show inclusions at the next higher
density to that specified, and a maximum of 1 % of the fields
may show inclusions at the second higher density. Complex
carbide and carbonitride inclusion ratings shall be as specified
in the order. The inclusion rating of martensitic grade starting
bars shall be as specified in the order.
10.3 Intergranular Attack—Specimens from finished duct
tubes shall be prepared in accordance with Methods E 3 and
shall be metallographically examined at 1003to verify free-
dom from intergranular attack.
10.4 Carbide Precipitation—Specimens from finished aus-
tenitic grade duct tubes shall be mounted as transverse sec-
tions, polished, etched, and examined at 5003. Specimen
preparation shall be as described in Methods E 3 using etching
TABLE 2 Room Temperature Tensile Requirements for Duct
Tubes
Alloy Tensile Strength,
min, ksi [MPa]
Yield Strength,
min, ksi [MPa]
Minimum Total
Elongation, %
TP 316 100 [689] 85 [586] 15
S38660
A
100 [689] 85 [586] 15
S42100
B
100 [689] 70 [483] 15
A
20 % cold-worked
B
Tempered
A 826/A 826M – 95 (2001)
3