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Designation: B 337 - 95 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR lESTlNG

1916 Race St. Philadelphia,
AND MAERIALS
Pa 19103
Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
if not listed in the current combined index, will appear in the neti edition.

Standard Specification for

Seamless and Welded Titanium and Titanium Alloy Pipe’
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 337; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision. the year of last revision, A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (c) jndicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

This specijiculion has been approved Jar use by agencies of the Deparlmennl of DeJense. Consah the DOD Index oJSpecijicu~ions and
SmndardsJiir ihe specific year oJissue which has been adopled hy the Deparlmeni of Defense.

1. Scope 4. Materials and Manufacture

1.1 This specification2 covers eight grades of seamless and 4.1 Seamless pipe may be made by any seamless method
welded titanium pipe intended for general corrosion-resisting that will yield a product meeting the requirements of this
and elevated-temperature service. specification.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be 4.2 Welded pipe shall be made from flat-rolled products
regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are by an arc-welding process that will yield a product meeting
for information only. the requirements of this specification, Filler metal, if used,
shall be the same grade as the base metal, or the next lower
strength grade for welding Grades 2 and 3. For welding
2. Referenced Documents
Grades 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12, the tiller metal, if used, shall be
2.1 ASTM Slandards. the same as the grade specified. Welded pipe may be further
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical reduced.
Testing of Steel Products” 4.3 The pipe shall be furnished annealed, except for
E 120 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Titanium Grade 9, which may be furnished in either the annealed or
and Titanium Alloys4
2.2 ANSI Standard:
iTeh Standards stress-relief annealed condition, and Grade 10, which shall
be solution treated.

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B 36.19 Stainless Steel Pipe’
5. Chemical Composition
3. Ordering Information 5.1 The titanium shall conform to the chemical require-
3.1 Orders for materials under this Document
specification shall
include the following information as required:
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ments prescribed in Table 1.

6. Product Analysis
3.1.1 Quantity,
3.1.2 Grade number (see 5.1 and 7. l), ASTM B337-95
6.1 When requested by the purchaser and stated in the
3.1.3 Nominal pipe size and schedule (Section 14 and purchase order, product analysis for any elements listed in
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Table 1 shall be made on the finished product.
Table X1.1),
3.1.4 Lengths, random or specified cut lengths (see 14.3), 6.2 The product analysis tolerances, listed in Table 2, do
3.15 Method of manufacture and finish (Section 4 and not broaden the specified heat analysis requirements, but
15.1), cover variations between different laboratories in the mea-
3.1.6 Restrictive chemistry, if desired (see 5.1, Table l), surement of chemical content. The manufacturer shall not
3.1.7 Product analysis, if desired (Section 6), ship finished product outside the limits specified in Table 1
3.1.8 Special mechanical properties, if desired (see 7.1, for the applicable grade.
Table 3),
3.1.9 Flattening tests (see 9. I), 7. Tensile Requirements
3.1.10 Finish (see 15.1), 7.1 The tensile properties of the pipe in the condition
3.1.1 1 Marking (see 19. l), specified at room temperature, shall conform to the require-
3.1.12 Packaging (see l&l), ments prescribed in Table 3. Mechanical properties for other
3.1.13 Inspection and required reports (Section 16), and conditions may be established by agreement between the
3.1.14 Disposition of rejected material (Section 17). manufacturer and the purchaser.

8. Bending Test
t This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B-10 on
Refractory Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee 8.1 Pipe 2 in. (51 mm) and under in nominal diameter,
Bl0.01 on Titanium. shall be capable of being bent cold through 90” around a
Current edition approved Feb. 15, 1995. Published April 1995. Originally cylindrical mandrel that is twelve times the nominal diam-
published as B 337 - 58 T. Last previous edition B 337 - 94.
2 For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-
eter of the pipe, without developing cracks.
cation SB-337 in Section II of that Code.
3 AWIIIQ/ Book of ASTM Slandurds, Vol 01.03. 9. Flattening Test
4 Annuul Book gf ASTM Standards. Vol 03.05.
s Available from American National Standards Institute, I I W. 42nd St., 13th 9.1 Welded or seamless pipe shall be capable of with-
Floor, New York, NY 10036. standing, without cracking, flattening under a load applied
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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements

Composition. %
Element
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 7 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Nitrogen, max 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.03
carbon. n-lax 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.05 0.10 0.10 0.08
Hydrogen,* max 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.013 0.020 0.015 0.015
Iron, max 0.20 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.25 0.35 0.20 0.3
Oxygen, max 0.18 0.25 0.35 0.25 0.12 0.18 0.18 0.25
Palladium . . *. .. 0.12 to 0.25 . 0.12 to 0.25 .
Aluminum .., .,. ... . 2.5 to 3.5 :::
Molybdenum ... . . . 10.0t013.0 ::: il:; to 0.4
Zirconium . . . . . . 4.50 to 7.50 ..
Vanadium . . . . 2.0 to 3.0 . . .., ...
Nlel . .. ,. . * 0.6 to 0.9
Reafduafse~c(each), max b:; 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.05
Residuals~~ (total). max 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Tlanium (by diierance) remainder remainder remainder remain&r remainder remainder remainder remainder
4 Lower hydrogen values may be obtained by negotiation with the manufacturer.
e Need not be reported.
o A residual is an element present in a metal or alloy in small quantities and is inherent to the manufacturing process but not added intentionally. In titanium these
eternents include aluminum, vanadium, tin, iron, chromium, molybdenum, niobium, zirconium, hafnium, bismuth, ruthenium, palladium, yttrium, copper, silicon cobalt,
tantalum, nickel. boron, manganese, and tungsten.

gradually at room temperature until the distance between the 9.2 For welded pipe, the weld shall be placed in the
load platens is H inches. H is calculated as follows: position of maximum deformation.

H, in. = (1 10. Hydrostatic Test

e-k t/D 10.1 Each length of pipe shall withstand, without showing
where: bulges, leaks, or other defects, an internal hydrostatic pres-
H = minimum flattened height, in. (mm),
t = nominal wall thickness, in. (mm), and
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minimum specified yield strength at room temperature. This

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D = nominal pipe diameter, in. (mm) (not pipe size). pressure shall be determined by the equation:
For Grades 1, 2, 7, and 11 P = 2St/D
e = 0.06 in. for all pipe sizes
For Grades 3 and 12 Documentwhere:
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= minimum hydrostatic test pressure, psi (MPa),
S = allowable fiber stress of one-half the minimum yield
e = 0.04 through I in. pipe size
e = 0.06 over I in. pipe size strength,
ASTM B337-95
NCITE I-All calculations are rounded to two decimal places. Exam-
t = wall thickness, in. (mm), and
ination for cracking shall be by the unaided eye. D = outside diameter, in. (mm).
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10.2 The maximum hydrostatic test pressure shall not
exceed 2500 psi (17.4 MPa) for sizes 3 in. (76 mm) and
under, or 2800 psi (19.3 MPa) for sizes over 3 in. (76 mm).
Hydrostatic pressure shall be maintained for not less than 5
TABLE 2 Permissible Variations in Product Analvsis s. When requested by the purchaser and so stated in the
% order, pipe in sizes 14 in. (356 mm) in diameter and smaller,
shall be tested to one and one-half times the specified
Element Permissible
Maximum or Specified
Variation in
working pressure, provided the fiber stress corresponding to
Range those test pressures does not exceed one-half the minimum
Product Anafvsis
Nitrogen 0.05 +0.02 specified yield strength of the material, as determined by the
Carbon 0.10 +0.02 equation given in 10.1. When one and one-half times the
Hydrogen 0.015 +0.002 working pressure exceeds 2800 psi (19.3 MPa) the hydro-
Iron 0.50 +0.15
0.30 +0.03
static test pressure shall be a matter of agreement between
Oxygen
0.31 to 0.40 +0.04 the manufacturer and the purchaser.
Palladium 0.12 to 0.25 r0.02
Molybdenum 10.0 to 13.0 20.25
Zirconium 4.50 to 7.50 *0.30
Aluminum 2.50 to 3.50 io.40 11. Test Specimens and Methods of Testing
Vanadium 2.00 to 3.00 f0.15
Molybdenum 0.2 to 0.4 *0.03 11.1 The test specimens and the tests required by this
Nickel 0.8 to 0.9 *0.05 specification shall conform to those described in Test
Residuals4 (each) 0.1 +0.02 Methods and Definitions A 370.
* A residual Is an element present in a metal or alloy in small quantities and is 11.2 All routine mechanical tests shall be made at room
inherent to the manufacturing process but not added intentionally. In titanium temperature.
these elements include aluminum, vanadium, tin, iron, chromium, molybdenum,
niobium, zirconium, hafnium. bismuth, ruthenium, palladium, yttrium, copper, 11.3 For referee purposes, Test Methods E 120 shall be
&on, cobalt, tantalum, nickel, boron, manganese, and tungsten. used.