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<br /> Designation: A53/A53M-12
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<br /> Standard Specification for
<br /> Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and
<br /> Seamless'
<br /> This standard is issued under the fixed designation A53/A53M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
<br /> of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
<br /> A superscript epsilon(a)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapprovul.
<br /> This standard has been approvedfor use ky agencies of the Deparmrent of Defense.
<br /> 1. Scope` 1.3.2 If Type S or Type E is required for close coiling or
<br /> 1,1 This specification2 covers seamless and welded black cold bending, Grade A is the preferred grade; however, this is
<br /> and hot-dipped galvanized steel pipe in NPS 1/s to NPS 26[DN not intended to prohibit the cold bending of Grade B pipe.
<br /> 6 to DN 6501 (Note. 1), inclusive, with nominal wall thickness 1.3.3 Type E is furnished either nonexpanded or cold
<br /> (Note 2) as given in Table X2.2 and Table X2.3. It shall be expanded at the option of the manufacturer.
<br /> permissible to furnish pipe having other dimensions provided 1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
<br /> that such pipe complies with all other requirements of this are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
<br /> specification. Supplementary requirements of an optional na- each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
<br /> ture are provided and shall apply only when specified by the system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
<br /> purchaser. values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
<br /> NOTE 1—The dimensionless designators NPS(nominal pipe size) [DN With the standard.
<br /> (diameter nominal)] have been substituted in this specification for such 1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
<br /> traditional terns as"nominal diameter," "size,"and "nominal size." test method portion, Sections 7. 3, 9, 13, 14, and 15 of this
<br /> NOTE- 2—The term nominal wall thickness has been assigned for the specification: This standard doer not purport to address all of
<br /> purpose of convenient designation, existing in name only,and is used to
<br /> distinguish it from the actual wall thickness, which may vary over or the safety concerns, if alt), associated with its use. It is the
<br /> under the nominal wall thickness. responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
<br /> 1.2 This specification covers the following types and priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
<br /> grades: bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
<br /> 1.2.1 Type F—Furnace-butt-welded, continuous welded 1.6 The text of this specification contains notes or footnotes,
<br /> Grade A, or both, that provide explanatory material. Such notes and
<br /> 1.2.2 Type E—Electric-resistance-welded, Grades A and B, footnotes, excluding those in tables and figures,do not contain
<br /> and any mandatory requirements.
<br /> 1.2.3 Type S—Seamless, Grades A and B. 2, Referenced Documents
<br /> NOTE 3—See Appendix XI for definitions of types of pipe. 3
<br /> 2.1 ASTM Standards:
<br /> 1.3 Pipe ordered under this specification is intended for A90/A90M Test Method for Weight [Mass] of Coating on
<br /> mechanical and pressure applications and is also acceptable for Iron and Steel Articles with Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Coatings
<br /> ordinary uses in steam, water, gas, and air lines. It is suitable A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
<br /> for welding, and suitable for forming operations involving of Steel Products
<br /> coiling, bending, and flanging, subject to the following quali- A530/A030M Specification for General Requirements for
<br /> fications: Specialized Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe
<br /> 1.3.1 Type F is not intended for flanging. A700 Practices for Packaging,Marking,and Loading Meth-
<br /> ods for Steel Products for Shipment
<br /> A751 Test Methods,Practices, and Terminology for Chemi-
<br /> 'This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTII Committee A01 on Steel. Cal Analysis of Steel Products
<br /> Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
<br /> A01.09 on Carbon Steel Tubular Products.
<br /> Current edition approved March 1, 2012. Published April 2012. Originally
<br /> approved in 1915.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as A531A53M-10.DOI: 'For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,wwtv.nstm.org,or
<br /> 10.1520/AO053 A0053M-12. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org.For Annual Book of ASTM
<br /> '-For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications,see related Specifi- Standards volume information,refer to the standard's Document Summary page on
<br /> cation SA-53 in Section 11 of that code. the ASTM website.
<br /> *A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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