ASTM A587

Abstract

This specification covers electric-resistance-welded low-carbon steel pipe for use as process lines in chemical industries. The steel shall be aluminum killed steel made by one or more of the following processes: open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-furnace. The steel may be cast in ingots or strand cast and the pipe shall be made by electric resistance welding. Pipe furnished in the as-welded condition shall be normalized at a temperature above the upper critical temperature. Cold-drawn pipe shall be normalized after the final cold-draw pass. The pipes shall undergo the following tests: tensile test, flattening test, reverse flattening test, flange test and nondestructive tests. The nondestructive tests shall include eddy-current test, ultrasonic test, and flux leakage test.

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1. Scope

1.1 This specification² covers electric-resistance-welded low-carbon steel pipe intended for use as process lines.

1.2 Pipe ordered under this specification shall be suitable for severe forming operations involving flanging in all sizes and bending to close radii up to and including NPS 4.

1.3 This specification covers NPS ¹/₂ through 10, plus additional sizes. The corresponding outside diameters and wall thicknesses for NPS ¹/₂ through 10 are listed in Table 1, as are the dimensions for the additional sizes.

Note 1—The dimensionless designator NPS (nominal pipe size) has been substituted in this standard for such traditional terms as “nominal diameter,” “size,” and “nominal size.”

TABLE 1 Tolerance for Outside Diameter and Wall Thickness

NPS Designator	Outside Diameter	Wall Thickness
NPS Designator	Outside Diameter	Min	Nom	Max	Min	Nom	Max
	Inches
—	0.8125 ± 0.004	0.095	0.103	0.111	0.129	0.140	0.151
¹/₂	0.840 ± 0.006	0.095	0.103	0.111	0.125	0.140	0.151
³/₄	1.050 ±0.006	0.099	0.108	0.117	0.135	0.147	0.159
—	1.0625 ± 0.006	0.099	0.108	0.117	0.135	0.147	0.159
—	1.3125 ± 0.006	0.116	0.126	0.136	0.157	0.171	0.185
1	1.315 ± 0.006	0.116	0.126	0.136	0.157	0.171	0.185
1¹/₄	1.660 ± 0.007	0.121	0.132	0.143	0.167	0.182	0.197
—	1.875 ± 0.008	0.127	0.138	0.149	0.175	0.190	0.205
1¹/₂	1.900 ± 0.008	0.127	0.158	0.149	0.175	0.190	0.205
2	2.375 ± 0.010	0.135	0.147	0.159	0.191	0.208	0.225
3	3.500 ± 0.015	0.189	0.206	0.223	0.262	0.286	0.310
4	4.500 ± 0.017	0.207	0.226	0.245	0.295	0.322	0.349
6	6.625 ± .030	0.245	0.267	0.289	0.378	0.412	0.446
8	8.625 ± .040	0.282	0.308	0.334	0.438	0.478	0.518
10	10.750 ± .050	0.319	0.348	0.377	0.520	0.567	0.614
	Millimetres
—	20.64 ± 0.10	2.41	2.62	2.82	3.28	3.56	3.84
¹/₂	21.30 ± 0.15	2.41	2.62	2.82	3.28	3.56	3.84
³/₄	26.70 ± 0.15	2.51	2.74	2.97	3.43	3.73	4.04
—	26.99 ± 0.15	2.51	2.74	2.97	3.43	3.73	4.04
—	33.34 ± 0.15	2.95	3.20	3.45	3.99	4.34	4.70
1	33.40 ± 0.15	2.95	3.20	3.45	3.99	4.34	4.70
1¹/₄	42.16 ± 0.18	3.07	3.35	3.63	4.24	4.62	5.00
—	47.63 ± 0.20	3.22	3.51	3.78	4.45	4.83	5.21
1¹/₂	48.30 ± 0.020	3.22	3.51	3.78	4.45	4.83	5.21
2	60.33 ± 0.25	3.43	3.73	4.04	4.85	5.28	5.72
3	88.90 ± 0.38	4.80	5.23	5.66	6.66	7.26	7.87
4	114.30 ± 0.43	5.26	5.74	6.22	7.49	8.18	8.87
6	168.28 ± 0.76	6.22	9.32	7.34	9.60	10.47	11.33
8	219.08 ± 1.02	7.16	7.82	8.48	11.13	12.14	13.16
10	273.05 ± 1.27	8.10	8.84	9.58	2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard. ASTM Standards A53/A53M Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products A530/A530M Specification for General Requirements for Specialized Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products E213 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe and Tubing E273 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of the Weld Zone of Welded Pipe and Tubing E309 Practice for Eddy-Current Examination of Steel Tubular Products Using Magnetic Saturation E570 Practice for Flux Leakage Examination of Ferromagnetic Steel Tubular Products Keywords ICS Code ICS Number Code 23.040.10 (Iron and steel pipes) DOI: 10.1520/A0587-96R12 ASTM International is a member of CrossRef. ASTM A587 (Steel Standards) Citing ASTM Standards [Back to Top]

ASTM A587 - 96(2012)

ASTM A587 - 96(2012) Standard Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Low-Carbon Steel Pipe for the Chemical Industry

ASTM A587 (Steel Standards)