BS 3606:1992
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Specification for steel tubes for heat exchangers
Hardcopy
26-06-2002
English
01-05-1992
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Foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. Information
3. Designation
4. Manufacture of the steel
5. Manufacture of the product
6. Chemical analysis
7. Heat treatment
8. Mechanical properties
9. Visual inspection and appearance
10. Tolerances
11. Tests
12. Number, selection and preparation of samples and
test pieces
13. Test methods
14. Retests
15. Test certificate
16. Protective coating
17. Marking
Appendices
A. Preferred dimensions of welded and seamless tubes
for heat exchangers
B. Eddy current testing for the detection of
longitudinal and transverse imperfections
C. Eddy current testing for verification of leak
tightness
D. Ultrasonic testing of tubes for the detection of
longitudinal and transverse imperfections
E. Designation of steel tubes in BS 3606: 1992 and the
nearest equivalent designations in BS 3606: 1978 and
ISO 2604: Parts II, III and V
Tables
1. Method of manufacture of the tube and reference
2. Steel type and type number
3. Chemical composition, mechanical properties at room
temperature, and heat treatment
4. Permitted deviations of the product analysis from
the specified ladle analysis
5. Tolerances on diameter
6. Tolerances on thickness
7. Tests for test category 1 and test category 2
8. Preferred dimensions
9. Dimensions of reference holes
10. Dimensions of reference holes for method A
11. Notch dimensions for method B
12. Reference notch dimensions and tolerances
13. Designation of steel tubes in BS 3606: 1992 and the
nearest equivalent designations in BS 3606: 1978 and
ISO 2604: Parts II, III and V
Requirements for plain end seamless and welded tubes in carbon, alloy and stainless steel, up to 50 mm outside diameter, for use in heat exchangers.
| Committee |
ISE/107
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 3606: 1978
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
0
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| ISO 2604-5:1978 | Similar to |
| ISO 2604-3:1975 | Similar to |
| ISO 2604-2:1975 | Similar to |
| EN 10002-1 : 2001 | METALLIC MATERIALS - TENSILE TESTING - PART 1: METHOD OF TEST AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE |
| ISO 2604-3:1975 | Steel products for pressure purposes Quality requirements Part 3: Electric resistance and induction-welded tubes |
| ISO 2604-2:1975 | Steel products for pressure purposes Quality requirements Part 2: Wrought seamless tubes |
| BS 3894-1:1965 | Method for converting elongation values for steel Carbon and low alloy steels |
| ISO 5:1974 | Photography Determination of diffuse transmission density |
| BS 2871-3:1972 | Specification for copper and copper alloys. Tubes Tubes for heat exchangers |
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