4. Ordering Information
4.1 See Specification A960/A960M.
5. General Requirements
5.1 Product furnished to this specification shall conform to
the requirements of Specification A960/A960M, including any
supplementary requirements that are indicated in the purchase
order. Failure to comply with the general requirements of
Specification A960/A960M constitutes nonconformance with
this specification. In case of conflict between the requirements
of this specification and Specification A960/A960M, this
specification shall prevail.
6. Materials and Manufacture
6.1 The steel for fittings shall be killed steel melted in
accordance with a fine grain practice. The steel shall be made
by the electric arc furnace, induction melt furnace or basic
oxygen furnace melting processes. These melting processes
may be followed by additional refining in a ladle metallurgy
furnace (LMF). Secondary melting by vacuum-arc remelting
(VAR) or electroslag remelting (ESR) may be used.
6.1.1 The melting practice used is intended to produce
rounded, well dispersed, fine sulphide inclusions. This practice
promotes good notch toughness, assists in the resistance to
hydrogen induced cracking, and results in weldability suitable
for field welding.
6.2 Starting materials shall consist of plate, sheet, forgings,
forging quality bar, and seamless or fusion-welded tubular
products with filler metal added. The chemical composition
shall conform to Table 1.
6.3 A starting material that specifically requires the addition
of any element beyond those listed in Table 1 is not permitted.
This does not preclude the use of deoxidizers.
6.4 Starting material shall not require a preheat for field
welding provided that the restrictions of ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Paragraph UW-30 are
complied with.
6.5 Forging or shaping operations may be performed by
hammering, pressing, piercing, extruding, upsetting, rolling,
bending, fusion, welding, machining, or by a combination of
these operations.
6.6 All welds including welds in tubular products from
which the fittings are made shall be:
6.6.1 Made by welders, welding operators, and welding
procedures qualified under the provisions of ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX.
6.6.2 Heat treated in accordance with Section 7of this
specification, and
6.6.3 Radiographically examined throughout the entire
length of each weld in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section V with
acceptance limits in accordance with Paragraph UW-51 of
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII.
6.7 The welded joints of the fittings shall be furnished in
accordance with the requirements of Paragraph UW-35(a) of
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII.
6.8 All butt-weld tees manufactured by cold-forming meth-
ods shall be liquid penetrant or magnetic particle examined by
one of the methods specified in Supplementary Requirements
S69 or S70 of Specification A960/A960M. This examination
shall be performed in accordance with a written procedure and
shall be performed after final heat treatment. Only the side wall
area of the tees need be examined. This area is defined by a
circle that covers the area from the weld bevel of the branch
outlet to the center line of the body or run. Internal and external
surfaces shall be examined when size permits accessibility. No
cracks shall be permitted. Other imperfections shall be treated
in accordance with 13.1 on finish. After the removal of any
cracks, the tees shall be re-examined by the original method.
Acceptable tees shall be marked with the symbol PT or MT, as
applicable, to indicate compliance. NDE personnel shall be
qualified in accordance with SNT-TC-1A.
6.9 All caps machined from bar stock shall be examined by
liquid penetrant or magnetic particle in accordance with
Supplementary Requirements S69 or S70 of Specification
A960/A960M, and with personnel qualifications, acceptance
criteria, and marking as in 6.8.
7. Heat Treatment
7.1 All fittings shall be furnished in the heat-treated condi-
tion. Fittings formed above the transformation temperature or
upon which welding is performed, shall be cooled to below the
lower critical temperature prior to heat treatment. Fittings shall
subsequently be heat treated by normalizing, quenching, and
tempering or stress relieving in accordance with Specification
A960/A960M.
8. Chemical Composition
8.1 The chemical composition of the steel shall conform to
the requirements prescribed in Table 1.
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition %
Heat
Analysis
Carbon 0.20
A
Manganese 1.00–1.45 All values are
Phosphorus 0.030 maximum unless
Sulfur 0.010 a range is stated
Silicon 0.15–0.40
B
Nickel 0.50
C
Chromium 0.30
C
Molybdenum 0.25
C
Copper 0.35
C
Titanium 0.05
Vanadium 0.10
Niobium
D
0.04
Vanadium plus
Niobium
0.12
Aluminum 0.06
A
The carbon equivalent, as calculated by the following formula, shall not exceed
0.42 %:
CE 5C1Mn
61Cr1Mo1V
51Ni1Cu
15
B
If vacuum carbon deoxidation is used, silicon shall not exceed 0.10 % by heat
analysis and 0.12 % by product analysis.
C
The sum of Ni + Cr + Mo + Cu shall not exceed 1.0 %.
D
Niobium and columbium are interchangeable names for the same element and
both names are acceptable for use in A01.22 specifications.
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