Designation: B468 −10 (Reapproved 2020)
Standard Specification for
Welded UNS N08020 Alloy Tubes
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This standard is issued under the fixed designation B468; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification
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covers welded UNS N08020 alloy
boiler, heat exchanger, and condenser tubes for general
corrosion-resisting and low- or high-temperature service.
1.2 This specification covers tubes
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⁄
8
to 5 in. (3.18 to 127
mm), inclusive, in outside diameter and 0.015 to 0.500 in. (0.38
to 12.70 mm), inclusive, in wall thickness. Table 2 of Specifi-
cation B751 lists the dimensional requirements of these sizes.
Tubes having other dimensions may be furnished provided
such tubing complies with all other requirements of this
specification.
1.3 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.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to become familiar
with all hazards including those identified in the appropriate
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for this product/material as provided
by the manufacturer, to establish appropriate safety, health,
and environmental practices, and determine the applicability
of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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A262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular
Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels
B751 Specification for General Requirements for Nickel and
Nickel Alloy Welded Tube
B899 Terminology Relating to Non-ferrous Metals and Al-
loys
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—Definitions for terms defined in Terminol-
ogy B899 shall apply unless otherwise defined by the require-
ments of this document.
4. General Requirements
4.1 Material furnished in accordance with this specification
shall conform to the applicable requirements of the current
edition of Specification B751 unless otherwise provided
herein.
5. Ordering Information
5.1 It is the responsibility of the purchaser to specify all
requirements that are necessary for material ordered under this
specification. Examples of such requirements include, but are
not limited to, the following:
5.1.1 Quantity (feet or number of lengths),
5.1.2 UNS number,
5.1.3 Size (outside diameter and minimum or average wall
thickness),
5.1.4 Length (random or specific),
5.1.5 ASTM designation,
5.1.6 Product Analysis—State if required,
5.1.7 Certification—State if a certification or a report of test
results is required,
5.1.8 Purchaser Inspection—State which tests or inspec-
tions are to be witnessed, if any, and
5.1.9 Supplementary requirements, if any.
6. Materials and Manufacture
6.1 The tubing shall be made from flat-rolled stock by an
automatic welding process with no addition of filler metal.
Subsequent to welding and prior to final heat treatment, the
material shall be cold-worked in either the weld metal only, or
in both the weld and base metal.
6.2 Heat Treatment—Tubing of UNS N08020 alloy shall be
furnished in the stabilized-annealed condition.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 on
Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
B02.07 on Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2020. Published October 2020. Originally
approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 2016 as B468 – 10 (2016).
DOI: 10.1520/B0468-10R20.
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications, see related Specifi-
cation SB-468 in Section II of that code.
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.