Customer Support: +353 (0)1 857 6730

Corporate Website About Us
  • Shopping Cart
    There are no items in your cart
Please enter a keyword to search
Advanced search
Home
ASTM
ASTM B 234 : 2017

ASTM B 234 : 2017

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes for Surface Condensers, Evaporators, and Heat Exchangers

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-10-2017

Publisher

American Society for Testing and Materials

€56.53
Excluding VAT
EUR
CAD
CHF
CNY
DKK
EUR
GBP
HKD
IDR
INR
JPY
KRW
MXN
NOK
NZD
SEK
SGD
USD
ZAR
Hardcopy - English
PDF - English
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10

Committee
B 07
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
7
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Current
Supersedes

1.1This specification2 covers aluminum-alloy (Note 1) drawn seamless round tube in straight lengths designated as shown in Table 2, for use in surface condensers, evaporators, and heat exchangers.

Note 1:Throughout this specification use of the term alloy in the general sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy.

Note 2:For drawn seamless tubes used in general applications, see Specifications B210 and B210M; for extruded tubes see Specifications B221 and B221M; for seamless pipe and seamless extruded tube used in pressure applications see Specification B241/B241M; and for structural pipe and tube see Specification B429/B429M.

(A)Limits are in percent maximum unless shown as a range or otherwise stated.
(B)Analysis shall be made for the elements for which limits are shown in this table.
(C)For purposes of determining conformance to these limits, an observed value or a calculated value attained from analysis shall be rounded to the nearest unit in the last right-hand place of figures used in expressing the specified limit, in accordance with the rounding-off method of Practice E29.
(D)Others includes listed elements for which no specific limit is shown as well as unlisted metallic elements. The producer may analyze samples for trace elements not specified in this specification. However, such analysis is not required and may not cover all metallic Others elements. Should any analysis by the producer or the purchaser establish that an Others element exceeds the limit of Each or that the aggregate of several Others elements exceeds the limit of Total, the material shall be considered nonconforming.
(E)Other Elements—Total shall be the sum of unspecified metallic elements 0.010 % or more, rounded to the second decimal before determining the sum.
(F)Vanadium 0.05 max.
(G)The aluminum content shall be calculated by subtracting from 100.00 % the sum of all the metallic elements present in amounts of 0.010 % or more, rounded to the second decimal before determining the sum.
(H)Composition of cladding alloy as applied during the course of manufacture. The sample from finished tube shall not be required to conform to these limits.
(I)In case there is a discrepancy in the values listed in Table 1 with those listed in the “International Alloy Designations and Chemical Composition Limits for Wrought Aluminum and Wrought Aluminum Alloys” (known as the “Teal Sheets”), the composition limits registered with the Aluminum Association and published in the “Teal Sheets” shall be considered the controlling composition. The “Teal Sheets” are available at http://www.aluminum.org/tealsheets.
(A)To determine conformance to this specification, each value for ultimate strength and for yield strength shall be rounded to the nearest 0.1 ksi and each value for elongation to the nearest 0.5 %, both in accordance with the rounding-off method of Practice E29.
(B)The basis for establishment of mechanical property limits is shown in Annex A1.
(C)Elongation of full-section and cut-out sheet-type specimens is measured in 2 in., of cut-out round specimens, in 4 × specimen diameter.

1.2Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with ANSI H35.1/H35.1(M). The equivalent Unified Numbering System alloy designations are those of Table 1 preceded by A9, for example, A91060 for aluminum 1060, in accordance with Practice E527.

1.3For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum and aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A2.

1.4This specification is the inch-pound companion to Specification B234M; therefore, no SI equivalents are presented in the specification.

1.5This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.6This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM B 985 : 2024 Standard Practice for Sampling Aluminum Ingots, Billets, Castings and Finished or Semi-Finished Wrought Aluminum Products for Compositional Analysis
ASTM E 1251 : 2007 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ASTM B 557 : 2015 : R2023 Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
ASTM E 29 : 2013 : R2019 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
ASTM E 1251 : 1994 : R1999 Standard Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the Argon Atmosphere, Point-to-Plane, Unipolar Self-Initiating Capacitor Discharge
ASTM E 716 : 2016 : R2021 : EDT 2 Standard Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ASTM E 29 : 2002 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
ASTM B 660 : 2021 Standard Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products
ASTM E 1251 : 2017 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ASTM B 241/B241M : 2016 Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded Tube
ASTM E 716 : 2016 : R2021 Standard Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ASTM B 221M : 2021 Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes (Metric)
ASTM B 221 : 2020 Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes
ASTM E 527 : 2023 Standard Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
ASTM E 716 : 2016 Standard Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ASTM B 241/B241M : 2022 Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded Tube
ASTM B 557 : 2015 Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
ASTM E 527 : 2016 Standard Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
ASTM B 660 : 2015 Standard Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products
ASTM B 221M : 2013 Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes (Metric)
ASTM E 1251 : 2004 Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ASTM E 215 : 2016 Standard Practice for Standardizing Equipment and Electromagnetic Examination of Seamless Aluminum-Alloy Tube
ASTM B 660 : 2023 Standard Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products
ASTM B 557 : 1994 Standard Test Methods of Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
ASTM E 3061 : 2024 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (Performance Based)
ASTM E 1251 : 2011 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ASTM E 716 : 2016 : R2021 : EDT 1 Standard Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ASTM B 985 : 2012 : R2016 Standard Practice for Sampling Aluminum Ingots, Billets, Castings and Finished or Semi-Finished Wrought Aluminum Products for Compositional Analysis
ASTM E 215 : 2022 Standard Practice for Standardizing Equipment and Electromagnetic Examination of Seamless Aluminum-Alloy Tube
ASTM B 221M : 2005 Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes [Metric]
ASTM B 221M : 2000 Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes [Metric]
ASTM E 1251 : 2017 : REV A Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ASTM E 3061 : 2017 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (Performance Based Method)
ASTM B 221 : 2002 Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes
ASTM E 29 : 2022 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
ASTM B 221 : 2021 Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes

Access your standards online with a subscription

Features

  • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.

  • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.

  • Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.

Get in touch with us