Products and Services / Standards & Publications / Standards Products


    ASTM A179 / A179M - 90a(2012)

    Standard Specification for Seamless Cold-Drawn Low-Carbon Steel Heat-Exchanger and Condenser Tubes

    Active Standard ASTM A179 / A179M | Developed by Subcommittee: A01.09

    Book of Standards Volume: 01.01

      Format Pages Price  
    PDF 2 $40.00   ADD TO CART
    Hardcopy (shipping and handling) 2 $40.00   ADD TO CART

    Reprints and Permissions

    Rental access and permissions to reprint documents can be acquired through Copyright Clearance Center  

    Rent This Document            
    Reprints and Permissions  

    Reprints, Permissions and Rentals

    Rental access and permissions to reprint documents can be acquired through Copyright Clearance Center  

    Rent This Document            

    Reprints and Permissions  

    Historical Version(s) - view previous versions of standard

    ASTM License Agreement

    Shipping & Handling

    More A01.09 Standards Related Products Standard References

    Abstract

    This specification covers minimum-wall thickness, seamless cold-drawn low-carbon steel tubes for tubular heat exchangers, condensers, and similar heat transfer apparatus. Tubes shall be made by the seamless process and shall be cold drawn. Heat and product analysis shall be performed wherein steel materials shall conform to required chemical compositions of carbon, manganese, phosphorus, and sulfur. The steel materials shall also undergo hardness test, flattening test, flaring test, flange test, and hydrostatic test.

    This abstract is a brief summary of the referenced standard. It is informational only and not an official part of the standard; the full text of the standard itself must be referred to for its use and application. ASTM does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents of this abstract are accurate, complete or up to date.

    1. Scope

    1.1 This specification2 covers minimum-wall-thickness, seamless cold-drawn low-carbon steel tubes for tubular heat exchangers, condensers, and similar heat transfer apparatus.

    1.2 This specification covers tubes 1/8 to 3 in. [3.2 to 76.2 mm], inclusive, in outside diameter.

    Note 1—Tubing smaller in outside diameter and having a thinner wall than indicated in this specification is available. Mechanical property requirements do not apply to tubing smaller than 1/8 in. [3.2 mm] in outside diameter or with a wall thickness under 0.015 in. [0.4 mm].

    1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification. The inch-pound units shall apply unless the “M” designation of this specification is specified in the order.


    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

    A450/A450M Specification for General Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steel Tubes

    ICS Code

    ICS Number Code 23.040.10 (Iron and steel pipes)

    UNSPSC Code

    UNSPSC Code 40182300(Seamless steel tubes)

    Referencing This Standard
    Link Here
    Link to Active (This link will always route to the current Active version of the standard.)

    DOI: 10.1520/A0179_A0179M-90AR12

    Citation Format

    ASTM A179 / A179M-90a(2012), Standard Specification for Seamless Cold-Drawn Low-Carbon Steel Heat-Exchanger and Condenser Tubes, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2012, www.astm.org

    Back to Top