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SA-426
(Identical with ASTM Specification A 426-92 except for deletion of grade CP7 in Table 3.)
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SA-426 2007 SECTION II, PART A
4.1.8 Optional Requirements (S1 through S12) Sec- 8.2 When agreed upon between the manufacturer and
tion 13.1, the purchaser, test coupons from which test specimens are
4.1.9 Test report required (Section on Certification prepared shall be cast attached to separate blocks from the
of Specification A 530/A 530M), same heat as the casting represented. The test blocks shall
4.1.10 Service temperature if over 1000°F [540°C] be heat treated in the same manner as the casting repre-
(Note), and sented.
4.1.11 Special requirements or additions to specifi- 8.3 Tension test specimens shall be machined to the
cation. form and dimensions on the standard round 2 in. [50 mm]
gage length specimens shown in Fig. 6 of Test Methods
and Definitions A 370.
5. Materials and Manufacture
5.1 Heat-Treatment — The pipe shall be furnished in
the normalized and tempered or liquid-drenched and tem-
9. Number of Tests
pered condition (Note). The temperature for tempering
shall not be less than 1250°F [677°C] except for Grades 9.1 One tension and one hardness test shall be made
CP1, CP2, CP11, CP12, and CP15 for which the tempera- from each heat.
ture for tempering shall not be less than 1100°F [595°C]. 9.2 If a specimen is machined improperly or if flaws
5.1.1 Heat treatment shall be performed after the are revealed by machining or during testing, the specimen
pipe has been allowed to cool below the transformation may be discarded and another substituted from the same
range. Definition of heat-treatment terms shall be as given heat.
in Definitions E 44.
NOTE—It is recommended that the temperature for tempering should
be at least 100°F [56°C] above, the intended service temperature. The 10. Retests
purchaser shall advise the manufacturer of the service temperature when 10.1 If the results of the mechanical tests for any heat
it is over 1000°F [540°C].
do not conform to the requirements specified, the castings
5.2 Machining — The pipe shall be machined on the may be reheat-treated and retested, but may not be re-
inner and outer surfaces to a roughness value no greater austenitized more than twice.
than 250 in. [6.35 m] arithmetical average deviation
(AA) from the mean line unless otherwise specified as in
B46.1. 11. Hydrostatic Test
11.1 Each length of pipe shall be hydrostatically tested
6. Chemical Analysis in accordance with Specification A 530/A 530M.
6.1 Heat Analysis — An analysis of each heat shall be
11.2 When agreed to between the manufacturer and
made by the manufacturer to determine the percentages of
the purchaser and so stated in the order, the hydrostatic
elements specified in Table 1. The analysis shall be made
test may be deferred and shall be performed later by the
on a test sample taken preferably during the pouring of
purchaser. Pipe furnished without the hydrostatic test shall
the heat. The chemical composition thus determined shall
include with the mandatory marking the letters “NH”. The
conform to the requirements specified in Table 1.
manufacturer is responsible for the satisfactory perform-
6.2 Product Analysis — A product analysis may be ance of the casting when it is tested.
made by the purchaser. The sample for analysis shall be
selected so as to be representative of the pipe being ana- 11.3 When certification is required by the purchaser
lyzed. The chemical composition thus determined shall and the hydrostatic test has been omitted, the certification
conform to the requirements of Table 1. shall clearly state “not hydrostatically tested”. The specifi-
cation number and material grade shown on the certifica-
tion shall be followed by the letters “NH”.
7. Tensile and Hardness Requirements
7.1 Steel used for the castings shall conform to the
tensile and hardness requirements specified in Table 2. 12. Visual Inspection
12.1 The surface of the casting shall be free from cracks
8. Test Specimens and hot tears as determined by visual examination. Other
8.1 Test coupons from which tension test specimens surface imperfections shall be judged in accordance with
are prepared shall be removed from heat-treated casting visual acceptance criteria which may be specified in the
prolongations. order.
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TABLE 1
CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS
Composition, %
Man- Phospho-
Grade Carbon ganese rus, max Sulfur, max Silicon Chromium Molybdenum
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TABLE 2
TENSILE PROPERTIES AND HARDNESS
REQUIREMENTS
A
Elongation in 2 in. (50 mm) using a standard round specimen,
in either the transverse or longitudinal direction.
TABLE 3
RESIDUAL ELEMENTS
Total Contents
of These
Copper, Nickel, Chromium, Tungsten, Unspecified
Grade max max max max Elements, max, %
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2007 SECTION II, PART A SA-426
SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
Supplementary requirements shall be applied only when specified by the purchaser. Details
of the supplementary requirements shall be agreed upon between the manufacturer and
purchaser. The specified tests shall be performed by the manufacturer prior to shipment of
the castings.
S1. Additional Tension Tests and degrees of discontinuities considered shall be judged
S1.1 Additional tension tests shall be made at a temper- by Reference Radiographs E 186, E 280, or E 446. The
ature to be specified by the customer, and the properties extent of the examination and the basis for acceptance shall
to be met are a matter of agreement between the purchaser be subject to agreement between the manufacturer and the
and manufacturer. purchaser.
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SA-426 2007 SECTION II, PART A
The test coupons shall be taken as specified for tension S11.4 Perfect Shear Area, shall be agreed upon by the
specimens in Section 8 and tested at a test temperature manufacturer and purchaser.
agreed upon by the manufacturer and purchaser. The
acceptance requirements shall be either energy absorbed
or lateral expansion or percent shear area, and shall be
S12. Drop Weight Test
that agreed upon by the manufacturer and purchaser. Test
specimens shall be prepared as Type A and tested in accor- S12.1 Drop weight test properties shall be determined
dance with Test Methods and Definitions A 370. by preparing and testing either Type P1, P2, or P3 speci-
mens in accordance with Test Methods E 208. The test
S11.2 Absorbed Energy Value, of three specimens shall coupons shall be taken as specified for tension specimens
not be less than that agreed upon by the manufacturer and in Section 8. The crack starter weld shall be deposited on
purchaser, with no more than one value permitted below the surface of the specimen which was nearest to the casting
the minimum average specified and no value permitted surface. Each test shall consist of at least two specimens
below the minimum specified for a single specimen.
tested at a temperature agreed upon by the manufacturer
S11.3 Lateral Expansion Value, shall be agreed upon and purchaser. Each specimen shall exhibit a “no break”
by the manufacturer and purchaser. performance.
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