This specification covers general requirements for ferritic alloy steel, austenitic alloy steel, and stainless steel tubes. The steel shall made by any process. The material shall conform to the tensile property requirements prescribed in the individual product specification. Yield strength tests and elongation tests shall be made to conform to the requirements. Flattening test, reverse flattening test, reverse bend test, flaring test, flange test, hardness test, ultrasonic test, eddy current test, flux leakage test, and hydrostatic test shall be made to conform to the requirements specified.

1.1 This specification covers a group of requirements that, unless otherwise specified in an individual specification, shall apply to the ASTM product specifications noted below.

Title of Specification

ASTM
Designation^A

Seamless Carbon-Molybdenum Alloy-Steel Boiler and
 Superheater Tubes

A209/A209M

Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel Boiler, Superheater,
 and Heat-Exchanger Tubes

A213/A213M

Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater, Heat-Exchanger,
 and Condenser Tubes

A249/A249M

Electric-Resistance-Welded Ferritic Alloy-Steel Boiler and
 Superheater Tubes

A250/A250M

Seamless and Welded Ferritic and Martensitic Stainless Steel
 Tubing for General Service

A268/A268M

Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for
 General Service

A269

Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Sanitary Tubing

A270

Seamless and Welded Carbon and Alloy-Steel Tubes for
 Low-Temperature Service

A334/A334M

Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Feedwater Heater Tubes

A688/A688M

Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for Breeder Reactor Core
 Components

A771/A771M

Seamless and Welded Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing
 for General Service

A789/A789M

Welded Ferritic Stainless Steel Feedwater Heater Tubes

A803/A803M

Austenitic and Ferritic Stainless Steel Duct Tubes for Breeder
 Reactor Core Components

A826/A826M

High-Frequency Induction Welded, Unannealed Austenitic Steel
 Condenser Tubes

A851

1.2 In the case of conflict between a requirement of a product specification and a requirement of this general requirements specification, the product specification shall prevail. In the case of conflict between a requirement of the product specification or a requirement of this general requirements specification and a more stringent requirement of the purchase order, the purchase order shall prevail.

1.3 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 (SI) of the product specification is specified in the order.