Designation: A213/A213M −25 Used in USDOE-NE standards
Standard Specification for
Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel Boiler,
Superheater, and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
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This standard is issued under the fixed designation A213/A213M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification
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covers seamless ferritic and auste-
nitic steel boiler, superheater, and heat-exchanger tubes, des-
ignated Grades T5, TP304, etc. These steels are listed in Tables
1 and 2.
1.2 Grades containing the letter, H, in their designation,
have requirements different from those of similar grades not
containing the letter, H. These different requirements provide
higher creep-rupture strength than normally achievable in
similar grades without these different requirements.
1.3 The tubing sizes and thicknesses usually furnished to
this specification are
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⁄
8
in. [3.2 mm] in inside diameter to 5 in.
[127 mm] in outside diameter and 0.015 to 0.500 in. [0.4 to
12.7 mm], inclusive, in minimum wall thickness or, if specified
in the order, average wall thickness. Tubing having other
diameters may be furnished, provided such tubes comply with
all other requirements of this specification.
1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system
shall be used independently of the other. Combining values
from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the
standard. The inch-pound units shall apply unless the “M”
designation of this specification is specified in the order.
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
A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related
Alloys, and Ferroalloys
A1016/A1016M Specification for General Requirements for
Ferritic Alloy Steel, Austenitic Alloy Steel, and Stainless
Steel Tubes
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
2.2 AWS Specifications
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A5.5/A5.5M Specification for Low-Alloy Steel Electrodes
for Shielded Metal Arc Welding
A5.23/A5.23M Specification for Low-Alloy Steel Elec-
trodes and Fluxes for Submerged Arc Welding
A5.28/A5.28M Specification for Low-Alloy Steel Elec-
trodes for Gas Shielded Arc Welding
A5.29/A5.29M Low-Alloy Steel Electrodes for Flux Cored
Arc Welding
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this
specification, refer to Terminology A941.
4. Ordering Information
4.1 It shall be the responsibility of the purchaser to specify
all requirements that are necessary for products under this
specification. Such requirements to be considered include, but
are not limited to, the following:
4.1.1 Quantity (feet, metres, or number of lengths),
4.1.2 Name of material (seamless tubes),
4.1.3 Grade (Tables 1 and 2),
4.1.4 Condition (hot finished or cold finished),
4.1.5 Heat treatment type (Table 3).
4.1.6 Controlled structural characteristics (see 6.3),
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.10 on Stainless and Alloy Steel Tubular Products.
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2025. Published October 2025. Originally
approved in 1939. Last previous edition approved in 2024 as A213/A213M – 24.
DOI: 10.1520/A0213_A0213M-25.
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-
cation SA-213 in Section II of that Code.
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ASTM Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary
page on the ASTM website.
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Available from American Welding Society (AWS), 550 NW LeJeune Rd.,
Miami, FL 33126, http://www.aws.org.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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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.
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