‘a Aarcan Nena Saad 4 Designation: A 403/A 403M -98 [AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TEATNG AND MATERALS 100 er Marr, Won! Cutan, PA Tece ered ne Ar Boo of ASTM er OPO ASTM Standard Specification for Wrought Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping Fittings’ ‘Tir sandud same under the xd esgnaton A 437A 403M; tenures nmediaely following the desigation Indicates the year of eign eoption ein he cave of revision. he yer of at revision. A number in parentse ince the ye of lat reapproval ‘A tspenerp opsilon indies an tor change since the la evison oF appv ‘Ts standard has been opproved for use by agences ofthe Deparment of Defoe - Scope 1.1 This specification covers wrought stainless stee! fittings, for pressure piping applications ? 1.2 Several grades of austenitic stainless steel alloys are included in this specification Grades are designated with a prefix, WP or CR, based on the applicable ANSI or MSS ‘dimensional and rating standards, respectively. 1,3 For each of the WP stainless grades, several classes of fitings are covered, to indicate whether seamless or welded construction was utilized. Class designations are also utilized to indicate the nondestructive test method and extent of nondestructive examination (NDE). Table 1 is a general summary of the fitting classes applicable to all WP grades of stainless steel covered by this specification. There are no classes for the CR grades. Specific requirements are covered elsewhere. 1.4 This specification is expressed in both inch-pound units and in SI units. However, unless the order specifies the applicable M"” specification designation (SI units), the mate- ial shall be furnished to inch-pound units 1.5 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 ofthe other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specifi- cation, 1.6 This specification does not apply to cast steel fittings. Austenitic stainless steel castings are covered in Specifications ‘A3SI/A 351M, A 743/A 743M, and A 744/A 744M, 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: ‘A262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranu- lar Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels? * This specication is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Commitee AI on Stl Sina Stel and Reled Alloys adi the et responsibilty of Subcommitoe ‘AOLZZ on Ste Forpngs and Wrought Figs fr Piping Applicetions wn Boling ‘Materials for Piping and Speil Purpose Appiaions, ‘Curent ein spprove Ape. 10,1958. Published Sepenber 1998, Oxgally pblibed as A 403 ~ 567 Last previous eon A 4A 030-96. 3 or ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Cole applications se reed Speci cation SA-A03 in Section I of hat Cole, "Annual Book of ASTM Standard, Vol 01.03. TABLE 1 Fitting Classes for WP Grades Cane ‘Generation Tondenrucive Branialon 3 ‘Seariess Tone w Wikies Radlocraphy or Utrasonic a Wilsed Radiography wu Wied Utasorie A3S1/A 351M Specification for Castings, Austenitic, ‘Austenitic-Ferritic (Duplex), for Pressure Containing Parts ‘A310 ‘Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing Of Steel Products? ‘A38H/A 388M Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Heavy Steel Forgings® ‘A-4B0/A 480M Specification for General Requirements for Flat Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip? ‘A43/A 743M. Specification for Castings, Iro0-Chromium, Tron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for General Application® A744/A 744M. Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium- Nickel, Corrosion Resistant for Severe Service* A7SI Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products? E112 Test Methods for Determining the Average Grain Size E 165 Test Method for Liquid Penetrant Examination” 22 ANSI Standards:* ANSI BI6.9 Factory-Made Wrought Steel Butt-Welding Fittings ‘ANSI BI6.11 Forged Steel Fi ‘Threaded ANSI B16.28 Wrought Steel Butt-Welding Short Radius Elbows and Retums 23. MSS Standards? MSS SP-25 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fitings, Flanges, and Unions 188, Socket- Welding and ‘Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vo 0.02 * pnoual Book of ASTM Standards, Vo 01.08. ‘Annual Book of ASTM Standard, VO ©. annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vo C8.8, * Avail from American National Standards Instat, 1 West And Se, 13 Flot, New York NY 10036. "Avalble fom Manufscuce’ Stndarsation Socety of the Valve and iting indus 127 uk St, Norbeas, Vienna, VA 22180@) A 403/A 403M MSS SP-43 Standard Practice for Light Weight Stainless ‘Steel Butt-Welding Fittings MSS SP-79 Socket-Welding Reducer Inserts MSS SP-95 Swaged(@) Nipples and Bull Plugs 2.4 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code: Section VIII Division I, Pressure Vessels!° Section IX Welding Qualifications? 25 AWS Standards: ‘ASA Specification for Corrosion-Resisting Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Steel Covered Welding Electrodes!? ‘AS9 Specification for Corrosion-Resisting Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Steel Welding Rods and Bare Elec- trodes!* 2.6 ASNT: SNT-TC-1A(1984) Recommended Practice for Nondestruc- tive Testing Personnel Qualification and Certification’? 3. Ordering Information 3.1 It is the purchaser's responsibility to specify in the purchase order all ordering information necessary to purchase the needed material. Examples of such information include but are not limited to the following: 3.1.1 Quantity, number of fittings of each kind, 3.1.2 Description of fitting and nominal dimension (stan- dard or special), 3.13 Steel composition by grade and Class designation, 3.1.4 For all Grades of WP fitings, construction and NDE Class in accordance with Table I (unless a Class is specified by the purchaser, any Class may be furnished at the option of the supplier). 3.1.4.1 For all Grades of WP fitings, unless Class S, W, WX, or WU is specified by the purchaser, any Class may be furnished at the option of the supplier, 3.1.4.2 Grade CR fittings shall not be substituted for fittings ordered to Grade WP, but WP fittings may be substituted for Grade CR fitings. 3.1.5 Supplementary requirements if any, and 3.1.6 Additional requirements (see 4.1, 12.2, and 14.1). 4. Matertal 4.1 The material for fittings shall consist of forgings, bars, plates, or seamless or welded tubular products that conform to the chemical requirements in Table 2. 42 The steel shall be melted by one of the following processes: 4.2.1 Electric furnace (wit optional), 42.2 Vacuum furnace, or 423 One of the former followed by vacuum or electroslag- consumable remelting. 43 If secondary melting is employed, the heat shall be defined as all ingots remelted from a primary heat. separate degassing and refining Aral frm American Society of Mechanical Bngneers 348 E. 47 St, eve York, NY 10017 avalble Grom American Welding Socey, $80 Lele Rd, P.O. Box 381040, Mam, FL 23135. "ayaa from American Society fot Nondestructive Tesing, 4153 Asington Pla, Cakinbus, OH 432280518, 5. Manufacture 5.1 Forming—Forging or shaping operations may be per- formed by hammering, pressing piercing, extruding, upseting, rolling, bending, fusion welding, machining, or by a combina- tion of two or more of these operations. The forming procedure shall be so applied that it will not produce injurious defets in the fittings. 5.2 All fitings shall be heat treated in accordance with Section 6. 5.3 Grade WP fittings ordered as Class S shall be of seamless construction and shall meet all requirements of ANSI 1B169, B16.28, or MSS SP-79. 5.4 Grade WP fittings ordered as Class W shall meet the requirements of ANSI B16.9 or B16.28 5.4.1 Shall have all pipe welds made by mill or the fiting manufacturer with the addition of filer metal radiographically ‘examined throughout the entire length in accordance with the Code requirements stated in 5.5, and, 5.42 Radiography is not required on single longitudinal seam welds made by the starting pipe manufacturer or the fiting manufacturer if made without the addition of filer metal. 5.43 In place of radiographic examination, welds made by the fitting manufacturer may be ultrasonically eximined in accordance with the Code requirements stated in 5. 5.44 After final heat treatment, the grain size of “H-Grade” steels shall be 7 or coarser in accordance with Test Methods E12 5.5 Grade WP fittings ordered as Class WX shall meet the requirements of ANSI B16.9 or B16.28 and shall have all ‘welds, whether made by the fiting manufacturer or the starting material manufacturer, radiographically examined throughout their entire Jength in accordance with Paragraph UW-51 of Section VII, Division I, of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. 5.6 Grade WP fitings ordered as Class WU shall meet the requirements of ANSI BI6.9 or B16.28 and shall have all welds, whether made by the fitting manufacturer or the stating material manufacturer, ultrasonicelly examined throughout their entire length in accordance with Appendix 12 of Section ‘VIII, Division 1 of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. 5.7 The radiography or ultrasonic examination of welds for this class of fittings may be done at the option of the ‘manufacturer, ether prior to or after forming. ‘5.8 Personnel performing NDE examinations shall be quali- fied in accordance with SNT-TC-1A, ‘5.9 Grade CR fittings shall mect the requirements of MSS. SP-43 and do not require nondestructive examination. 5.10 All fittings shall have the welders, welding operators, and welding procedures qualified under the provisions of Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code except that starting pipe welds made without the addition of filler metal do not require such qualification. S.LL All joints welded with filler metal shall be finished in accordance with the requirements of Paragraph UW-35 (a) of, Section VIII, Division I, of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. ‘5.12 Fittings machined from bar shall be restricted to NPS 4Gb A 403/A 403M TABLE 2 Chemical Requirements [Nowe 1—Where an ellipsis (.) appears inthis Table, there ino requirement Gace Conpoation © GreseWe GaieCR OP @ Gites WPam ORS04 008 200 04S 0080 100 80-0 180-200 a WraoH CASO ObH010 200 © 00H 80K 190 AOD 10-200 z Wr sod — GRSOL_ 005200 bMS OSE 10D BONED = two . WP ann CRBOAN 0090 © 200 bMS ON O7s ADIOS © 180-200 = Wra0N CASON 0082.00 0MS 0080 O75 BOO = 180-200 Wea GRam 1s 20) as ODN 400 Waoteo | aD = Wes R310. 200 Me ODN t50 100225 © BO RRO : Weare onaie. «obs aobKE RN H0D 1140 tao-taD Wr Sten CRSIBH OD4H010 200 045 0NND 190 100 — 180-18 WPSIELN CASIGN 0000. 200 © 0.450080 O75 10140 180-180 Weare. cRaieL Oa? =D ObMG DRO 400 OCT 1AO-1ED WP SiN CRSIBN 008,200 ODN OTS NOK — 80-180 317 OSI 200 MS 0.090 1.00 THOt6D © 180200 Wear — cRaIL og 20) bMS OND 40D OSD 1a weaat Ghazi be 200 ods DBD 100 BOD = 170-200 Wesok — CRSZIH 4-010 200 0.045 0080 1.90 BOD ©— 170-200 Weaq CRS? 8200 .0MS OND 100 BONED = ozo 0 a Wraa7h = GR3eTH LOND 200 bMS OUND F.0D BO1E9 70-200 = ' Wrade CRIS 000200 .OME 008 100 BOD © 70200 7 Te = 080 WPOMGH CRIB 0.04010 200 00450000 100 90-120 179-200 w= 010 WPXM-I9 GRAMS 0.000 40-80 0040 00% 100 1519S masTS 15080 .. ozD040 / We sorzse GRSSI254 000 «1.000.080 O01 O80 I7S1S © wSMnS ODES 046-02 cyoso-100 We soi72s CRSGI7I5 0.000 200«.0AS 008 OFS GETS ROOD ADD... OID mex CuDTS mae We ssi CRS01726 0090 200.045 000 O75 135-175 170-200 4050 |. ONDA CuOTE max Wo ssuses CRsases 003 S70 908 O00 100 j8o1a «ROBES © OED aoe Somat max wrasse. © CRSIG228 OOt-O08 10 Oo OOS Os) 30900 20-280 a" G2 006-00 ‘Nowe Cooeto ring pants rere, a oabon masa of 0.040% reoeasary grades TP 204. and TP.216. Sra ‘ui laeter tubes are deine as oes ees than 0.50 in [12.7 mn cutede ameter and ight wal ubes as those loss than C.OAD (124 rar average wal ‘hidewss, “On pled tubing, he nick may bo 1.0-16.00 ‘The anu corto shall be not ee han ve tes the carbon corto’ are not mare than 0.70%, ‘2 The tanlum contort shal bo ot las than our firs he carbon contort ard ot more than C7056. ‘The court pl taralim cote sal be Pt es han on tines the cron oor and nt rare than 1.10%, ‘he celumtiurn plus tartalum contr shall be ot oe han eit tne the carbon contort and ot mor han 1.00%. ~Catuelu ps tartan, 010-0. :vanaum, 010-030. ‘or smaller. Elbows, return bends, tees, and header tees shall not bbe machined directly from bar stock. 5.12.1 All caps machined from bar shall be examined by liguid penetrant in accordance with Supplementary Require- ‘ment 7 5.13. Weld buildup is permitted to dimensionally correct unfilled areas produced during cold forming of stub ends. Radiographic examination of the weld buildup shall not be required provided that all the following steps are adhered to: 5.13.1 The weld procedure and welders or welding opera- tors meet the requirements of 5.10. 5.13.2 Annealing is performed after welding and prior to ‘machining. 5.13.3 All weld surfaces are Liquid penetrant examined in ‘sccordance with Appendix 8 of Section VIII, Division 1 of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. 5.13.4 Repair of areas in the weld is permitted, but 5.13.1, 5.13.2, and 5,13.3 must be repeated. 5.13.5 Fittings shall be marked with the symbol WBU following the alloy designation and classification marking (for ‘example: WP 304/304 L-S/WBU, WP 316-W/WBU, etc.) ‘5.14 Stub ends may be produced withthe entire lap added as weld metal to a straight pipe section provided the welding satisfies the requirements of 5.10 for qualifications and 6.4 post weld beat treatment. 5.14.1 Grade WP Class W—Radiographic inspection of the weld is required. See 5.4. 5.14.2 Grade WP Class WX—Radiographic inspection of all welds is required, See 5.5. 5.143 Grade WP Class WU—Ultrasonic inspection of all welds is required. See 5.6. 5.14.4 Grade CR—Nondestructive examination is not re- quired, See 5.12.1. 5.15 Stub ends may be produced with the entire lap added by the welding of a ring, made from plate or bar of the same alloy grade and composition, tothe outside of a striaght section ‘of pipe, provided the weld is double welded, is a full penetration joint, satisfies the requirements of 5.10 for quali- fications and 6.3 for post weld heat treatment. 5.15.1 Class WP-W—Radiographic inspection ofthe welds, made with the addition of filler metal, is required (see 5.4). 5.15.2 Class WP-WX—Radiographic inspection of allGp A 403/A 403M welds, made with or without the addition of filler metal, is required (see 5.5). 5.15.3 Class WP-WU—Uitrasonic inspection of all welds, ‘made with or without the addition of filler metal, is required (see 5.6). 5.15.4 Clas CR nondestructive examination is not required (see 5.9). 6. Heat Treatment 61_All fittings shall be furnished in the heat-treated condi- tion. The heat-treat procedure, except for those grades listed in 62, shall consist of solution annealing the fitings at a ‘minimum temperature of 1900°F [1040°C] until the chromium carbides go into solution, and then cooling ata suficient rate to prevent reprecipitation, 6.2 Grades 321H, 347H, and 3481 shall be solution an- nealed at 1925°F [1050°C] minimum. $31254 shall be solution annealed at 2100°F (150°C) minimum, $3328 shall be solution annealed at 2050°F (1120°C], minimum. $34565 shall ‘be solution annealed in the range 2050°F [120°C] to 2140°F [1170°C]. The maximum temperature for solution annealing grades 321, 321H, 347, and 347H under 6.1 and 6.2 shall be 2100°F (1150°C}. 6.3 A solution annealing temperature above 1950°F [1065°C} may impair the resistance to intergranular corrosion afer subsequent exposure to sensitizing conditions in 321, 321H, 347, 347H, 348, and 348H. When specified by the purchaser, a lower temperature stabilization or resolution ‘anneal shall be used subsequent to the initial high temperature solution anneal (see Supplemental Requirement $10). 6.4 All welding shall be done prior to heat treatment. 65 Fittings machined directly from solution-annealed forg- ings and bar stock need not be resolution annealed. 7. Chemical Composition 7.1 ‘The chemical composition of each cast or heat used shall be determined and shall conform to the requirements of the chemical composition for the respective grades of materials listed in Table 2. The ranges as shown have been expanded to {include variations of the chemical analysis requirements that ave listed in the various specifications for stating materials (pipe, tube, plate, bar, and forgings) normally used in the manufacturing of fittings to this specification. Methods and practices relating to chemical analyses required by this spec fication shall be in accordance with Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology A 751. Product analysis tolerances in accor- dance with Specification A 480/A 480M are applicable. 7.2 The steel shall not contain any unspecified elements for the ordered grade to the extent that it conforms to the requirements of another grade for which that element is @ specified element having a required minimum content. 723 In fittings of welded construction, the alloy content (carbon, chromium, nickel, molybdenum, columbium, and tantalum) of the deposited weld metal shall conform to that required ofthe base metal or for equivalent weld metal as given in the AWS filler metal specification ASA or AS.9 (Type 348 wold metal is listed in AWS AS. but not in AWS AS.4). Exceptions are when welding on Types 304L and 304 base metals, the deposited weld metal shall correspond, respec- tively, to AWS E308L(ER308L) and E308 (ER308), when welding on Type 321 base metal, the weld metal shall ‘correspond to AWS Type E347 (ER347 or ER321); and, when welding on $31725, $31726, $31254 or $3328 osited weld metal shall correspond either to the alloy content of the base metal or to AWS AS.IL E NiCrMo-3 (UNS W86112) (AWS ‘5.14 Ni Cr Mo-3 (UNS NO6625)). 7.3.1 Supplementary Requirement S8 may be specified where 16-8-2 filler metal is required for joining thick sections of Types 316, 321, or 347 and has adequate corrosion resis- tance for the intended service. 8, ‘Tensile Properties 8.1 The tensile properties of the fitting material shall con- form to the requirements of Table 3. The testing and reporting shall be performed in accordance with Methods and Definitions A370. 8.1.1 Specimens cut cither longitudinally or transversely shall be acceptable for the tensile test. 8.1.2 While Table 3 specifies elongation requirements for both longitudinal and transverse specimens, itis not the intent that both requirements apply simultaneously. Instead, it is intended that only the elongation requirement that is appropri- ate for the specimen used be applicable. 8.2 Records of the tension test made on the starting material shall be certification that the material of the fitting meets the requirements of this specification provided that heat treatments are the same. 8.3 If the raw material was not tested, or if the heat treatment of the raw material was different than the heat treatment of the fitting, the fiting manufacturer shall perform at least one tension test per heat on material representative of the fitting, and in the same condition of heat treatment as the fitting it represents. Qualification of welding procedures shall be in accordance with 5.8. 8.4 Ifa tension test through the weld is desired, Supplemen- tary Requirement $2 should be specified. 9, Hydrostatic Tests 9.1 Hydrostatic testing is not required by this specification. TABLE 3 Tensile Requirements Vild Srengh min, Tonsia Suergih min, al (Mal tal ‘30 ea 75 518) [ALWP and CR Grades ‘204, 344, 04H, 20, ‘310, 316, SN, gre, 807,317, 321, 1K, 247, sere 943, 48H sires aL $16, 25170) 70 488) ‘oe, 36h, 591728, 35 Bao} ‘2 e0) ae ‘5 Be] 100 (90, Sorat 4 200) (9 8502011029) ‘550228 aries} 73 (900 sce 20 415) 18705) logon Requrerents Longnuénal ——Tanwvaree Standard ound specimen, oF sak 2 2 {ype epeclnen,misirum 9 a5) A 403/A 403M 9.2 All Grade WP fitings shall be capable of withstanding ‘without failure, leakage, or impairment of serviceability, a test pressure equal to that prescribed for the specified matching pipe or equivalent material 9.3 All Grade CR fittings, except tees covered in 9.3.1, shall be capable of withstanding without failure, leakage, or impair- ment of serviceability, a test pressure based on the ratings in MSS SP-43, 9.3.1 Grade CR tees fabricated using intersection welds shall be capable of passing a hydrostatic test based on 70 % of the ratings in MSS SP-43, 10, Surface Quality 10.1 Fittings supplied under this specification shall be examined visually. Selected typical surface discontinuities shall be explored for depth. The fittings shall be free from surface discontinuities that penetrate more than 5% of the specified nominal wall thickness, except as defined in 10.3 and 10.4, and shall have a workmanlike finish. 10.2 Surface discontinuities deeper than 5 % of the speci- fied nominal wal thickness, except as defined in 10.3 and 10.4, shall be removed by the manufacturer by machining or grinding to sound metal, and the repaired areas shall be well, faired. The wall thickness at all points shall beat least 8714 % ‘ofthe specified nominal wall thickness, and the diameters at all points shall be within the specified limits 10.3 Surface checks (sh scale) deeper than Ys in, {0.4 mm] shall be removed. 104 Mechanical marks deeper than ¥ie in. [1.6 mm} shall be removed. 10.5 When the removal of a surface discontinuity reduces the wall thickness below 8744 % of the specified nominal wall thickness at any point, the fitting shall be subject to rejection or to repair as provided in 10.6. 10.6 Repair by Welding: 10.6.1 Repair of unacceptable imperfections in the base metal is permissible for fittings made to the dimensional standards listed in 1.1 or for other standard fitings made for stock by the memufecturer. Prior approval of the purchaser is required to repair special fittings made to the purchaser's requirements. Welding of unacceptable imperfections in no case shall be permitted when the depth of defect exceeds 33% % of the nominal wall thickness or the defect area exceeds 10 % of the surface area of the fitting. 10.6.2 The welding procedure and welders shall be qualified in accordance with Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 10.63 The composition of the weld deposits shall be in accordance with 7.3 and in accordance with the procedure ‘qualification for the applicable materi 10.64 Unacceptable imperfections shall be removed by mechanical means or by thermal cutting or gouging methods. Cavities prepared for welding shall be examined with liquid penetrant in accordance with Practice E 165. No cracks are permitted in the prepared cavities. Personnel performing NDE examinations shall be qualified in accordance with SNT-TC- 1A, 10.6.5 The weld repair shall be permanently identified with the welder’s stamp or symbol in accordance with Section VIII of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. 10.6.6 Weld repair area(s) shall be blended uniformly to the base metal and shall be examined by liquid penetrant in ‘accordance with Practice E 165, No cracks are permitted in the ‘weld or surrounding ¥ in, [12,7 mm) of base metal. Personnel performing NDE examinations shall be qualified in accordance with SNE-TC-IA, 10.6.7 After weld repair, material shall be heat treated in accordance with Section 6 . 10.7 The fittings shall be free of scale and shall be passi- vated. 11, Dimensions 11.1 For fitings covered by ANSI B16.9, ANSI BI6.L1, ANSI B16.28, MSS SP-43, or MSS SP-79, the sizes, shapes, ‘and dimensions of the fittings shall be as'specified in those standards. 11.1.1 Fittings of size or shape differing from these stan- dards, but meeting all other requirements of this specication, may be furnished in accordance with Supplementary Require- ment $9. 12, Inspection 12.1 The manufacturer shall afford the purchaser's inspector all reasonable facilities necessary to satisfy him that the material is being furnished in accordance with this specifica- tion. Inspection by the purchaser shall not interfere unneces- sarily with the manufacturer's operations. All examinations and inspections shall be made at the place of manufacture, unless otherwise agreed upon, 12.2 Other tests, when agreed upon, shall be made from ‘material of the lots covered in the order. 13, Rejection and Rehearing 13.1 Material thet fails to conform to the requirements of {his specification may be rejected. Rejection should be reported, to the producer or supplier promptly and in writing. In case of dissatisfaction with the results of the tests, the producer or supplier may make claim for 13.2 Fittings that develop defects in. shop working or application operations may be rejected. Upon rejection, the manufacturer shall be notified promptly in writing. 14, Certification 14.1 When requested by the purchaser, the manufacturer shall provide a certificate of conformance to this specification including year of issue and revision letter, if any. In addition, if requested to provide test reports, the manufacturer shall also provide the specification year of issue and revision letter, if any, and the following where applicable: 141.1 Chemical results, Seetion 7 (see Table 2), 14.1.2 Tensile results, Section 8 (see Table 3). Report yield strength and ultimate strength in ksi [MPa} and percent elongation. 14.1.3 Type of heat weatment, Section 6 or Supplementary Requirement S10. 14.14 Starting material; plate, bar, pipe (specify welded or seamless), forging, 14.1.5 Seamless or welded construction,Qh A 403/A 403M 14.16 Any supplemental testing required by the purchase order, and 14.17 Heat identification. 142 Certification shall state whether welds have been ‘examined radiographically or ultrasonically 15, Produet Marking 15.1 All fittings shall have the prescribed information stamped or otherwise suitably marked on each fiting in accordance withthe latest edition of MSS SP-25. See Table 4 for marking cxamples of grades and classes. 15.2 Marking paint or ink shall not contain harmful amounts of chlorides, metals, or metallic salt, such as zinc or copper, ‘that cause corrosive attack on heating. On wall thicknesses, thinner than 0.083 in. (2.1 mim], no metal impression stamps. shall be used. Vibrating pencil marking is acceptable. 153 The prescribed information for butt-welding fitings shall be: the manufacturer's name or trademark (see Note 1), schedule number or nominal wall thickness designation, size, TABLE 4 Product Marking Examples for Grades and Classes ‘Shigle Grade; welded RT oF UT pp ‘wots wah lor metal and ing ‘de (see Table 2), class, and the heat number or manufactur- x's heat identification. The class S marking need not be added to the material grade for threaded or socket-welded fittings. 15.3.1 The prescribed information for cold-formed stub ‘ends with weld buildup shall be: the manufacturer's name or ‘trademark (See Note 1), schedule number or nominal wall, thickness designation, size, grade (listed in Table 2), class, 'WBU, and heat number or manufacturet’s heat identification, 15.4 The prescribed information for threaded or socket: ‘welding fittings shall be: the manufacturer's name or trademark. (Gee Note 1), pressure class or schedule number, grade (see ‘Table 2) and class, and heat number or manufacturer's heat ‘identification, [Nore 1—For purposes of identification marking, the manufacturer is considered the organization that certifies tht the piping componeat complies with tis specification. 15.5 Fittings meeting the chemical and mechanical property requirements of Table 2 and Table 3 for more than one grade designation may be marked with more than one class or grade designation, such as WP304/304H; WP304304L; WP304) 304L/304N, WP3I6/316L, ete. 15.6 Bar Coding—Iin addition to the requirements in 15.1, 15.2, 153, 15.4, and 15.5, bar coding is acceptable as. a supplemental identification method. ‘The purchaser may specify in the order 2 specific bar coding system to be used. ‘The bar coding system, if applied at the discretion of the supplier, should be consistent with one of the published industry standards for bar coding. If used on small fittings, the ‘bar code may be applied to the box or a substantially applied tag. 16. Keywords 16.1 austenitic stainless steel; comosive service applica- tions; pipe fittings; steel; piping applications, pressure contain- ing parts; stainless steel fittings SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS. One or more of the supplementary requirements described below may be included in the purchaser's {inquiry or in the order or contract. When so included, a supplementary requirement shall have the same force as if it were in the body ofthe specification. Supplementary requirement details not fully described shall be agreed upon between the purchaser and the supplier. SL. Product Analysis (Note S1.1) S1.1 A product analysis shall be made for each heat of base ‘metal and, if of welded construction, from each lot number of welding material of the fitings offered for delivery and shall conform to the requirements specified in Section 4. ‘82. Tension Test (Note $1.1) 82.1 One tension test shall be made on one fitting or representative test piece (Note $1.2) per lot (Note $1.3) of fittings. If the fittings are of welded construction, the tension specimen shall include the weld and be prepared so that the weld is at the midlength of the specimen. [Nor SI.1—if he results of any of he tests specified in Supplementary Requirements $1, $2, or $3 do not conform to requirements, retests may ‘be made atthe mansfactre's expense on additional tings ot represen tative teat pieces of double the orignal sumber from the sume heat oft 4s defined in Supplementary Requirements S1, $2, or $3, each of which shall conform fo the requirements specified. [Nome SI.2—Where the teat specimen forthe tension or intergranular ‘corrosion bend test cannot be taken from e fiting dv to size limitations, ‘representative tet piece shall be obtained. The test poce shall be from the same lot it represents and shall have approximately the etme emount ‘of working. i edition, these pieces representing ftings manafacrited ‘rom bar, plate or forgings shall havea cros section equ othe greatest ‘ross section of the fiting, and test pieces representing fitings manufie- ‘ured from pie shall have an outside diameter and wal thickness quel to those ofthe fitting. The test piece for fitings of welded construction shall ‘be prepared to the same weld procedures and from the same best of materials as te fitings it epresents.4 A 409/A 403M [Nore S1.3-—A fot shall consist of ll tings ofthe same type, size, and wal thickness, manufactured from one heat of material (an, if fabrication ‘welding is performed using one lot number of electrode or one heat of ‘weld wire), and beat treated using the same heatet cycle In either continuous of batcb-ype furnace controlling within 2 range of SOF [25°C and equiped with meotingpyromees so at compe records 5 treatment are availa $3. Intergramular Corrosion Bend Test (Note 1) $3.1. One intergranular corrosion bend test shall be made on one fing or representative txt piece (Note SI.) per lot (Note $1.2) of fittings. Ifthe fittings are of welded construction, the bend specimen shall include the weld and be prepared so that the weld is atthe midlength location of the specimen. Speci- ‘mens containing a weld shall be bent so thatthe location of weld is at the point of maximum bend. The method of testing shall be in accordance with Practice E of Practices A 262, $3.2 Types 304L, 316L, 317L, 321, 347, and 348 shall be tested after a heat treatment capable of producing sensitization. Inthe case of the other chromium-nickel steels (Series 300), the test shall be conducted on specimens representative of the ‘material in the annealed condition. 84, Ultrasonic Test S41 Each fiting ofthe raw material from which each fitting is made shall be ultrasonically tested to determine its sound- ness. The method, where applicable, shall be in accordance with Practice A 388, Acceptance limits shall be specified by the purchaser. Personnel performing the examination shall be ‘qualified in accordance with SNTE-TC-1A. 88, Photomicrographs 85.1 Photomicrographs at 100 diameters shall be made, for information only, of the actual base metal structure from one fining as furnished in each lot. The photomicrographs shall be ‘identified as to fitings size, wall thickness, lot identification, and heat. The definition of “lot” shall be as specified by the purchaser. ‘86. Surface Finish $6.1 Machined surfaces shall have a maximum roughness ‘of 250 jin. 6.4 pm} arthimetical average. All other surfaces shall be suitable for ultrasonic test. 7. Liquid Penetrant Test S7.1 All surfaces shall be liquid penetrant tested. The ‘method shall be in accordance with Practice E 165. Personnel the examination shall be qualified in accordance with SNT-TC-1A. ‘88, Special Filler Metal 8.1 Filler metal shall be AWS Type E16-8-2 or ER 16-8-2 (AWS Specifications A5.4 and AS.9, respectively). Fittings ‘welded with 16-8-2 weld metal shall be marked WP__ HRW ‘or CR __ HRW, as appropriate. ‘89, Spectal Fittings $9.1 Partial compliance fittings of size and shape not conforming to the dimensional requirements of ANSI BI6.9, B16.11B16.28 MSS SP-79, or MSS SP-95 shall meet all other requirements of this specification. In addition to the marking required in Section 15, the grade designation symbol shall be followed by the symbol “S9", S10, Stabilization Treatment 10.1 Subsequent to the solution anneal required by 6.2, Grades 321, 321H, 347, 347H, 348, and 348H shall be given a stabilization heat treatment at 1500 to 1600°F [815 to 870°C] for a minimum of 2h/in. [4.7 min/mm] of thickness and then cooling in the furnace or in air. 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