SPECIFICATIONFORNICKELANDNICKEL-BASEALLOY-CLADSTEELPLATESA-265(IdenticalwithASTMSpecificationA265-94a)1.ScopeB443SpecificationforNickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-1.1ThisspecificationcoversplateofacarbonsteelColumbiumAlloy(UNSN06625)Plate,Sheet,andorlow-alloysteelbasetowhichisintegrallyandStripcontinuouslybondedononeorbothsidesalayerofB463SpecificationforUNSN08020,UNSN08026,andnickelornickel-basealloy.ThematerialisgenerallyUNSN08024AlloyPlate,Sheet,andStripintendedforpressurevesseluse.B575SpecificationforLow-CarbonNickel-Molybde-num-ChromiumandLow-CarbonNickel-Chromium1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretobeMolybdenumAlloyPlate,Sheet,andStripregardedasthestandard.SIunitsareprovidedforB582SpecificationforNickel-Chromium-Iron-Molyb-informationonly.denum-CopperAlloyPlate,Sheet,andStripB625SpecificationforUNSN004,UNSN025,UNSN031,UNSN032,andUNSN026Plate,Sheet,andStrip2.ReferencedDocuments2.2ASMECode:982.1ASTMStandards:BoilerandPressureVesselCode,SectionIX,WeldingA370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTest-QualificationsingofSteelProductsA480/A480MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforFlat-RolledStainlessandHeat-ResistingSteel3.TerminologyPlate,Sheet,andStripA751TestMethods,Practices,andTerminologyfor3.1DescriptionsofTerms:ChemicalAnalysisofSteelProducts3.1.1Thismaterialisconsideredassingle-cladorB127SpecificationforNickel-CopperAlloy(UNSdouble-cladnickelornickel-basealloycladsteelplate,N04400)Plate,Sheet,andStripdependingonwhetheroneorbothsidesarecovered.B162SpecificationforNickelPlate,Sheet,andStripB168SpecificationforNickel-Chromium-IronAlloy3.1.2Thetermplateasusedinthisspecification(UNSN06600,N06601,andN06690)andNickel-appliestomaterial3/16in.(2.73mm)andoverinChromium-Cobalt-MolybdenumAlloy(UNSN06617)thickness,andover10in.(254mm)inwidth.Plate,Sheet,andStripB333SpecificationforNickel-MolybdenumAlloyPlate,Sheet,andStrip4.OrderingInformationB409SpecificationforNickel-Iron-ChromiumAlloy4.1ItistheresponsibilityofthepurchasertospecifyPlate,Sheet,andStripallrequirementsthatarenecessaryformaterialorderedB424SpecificationforNi-Fe-Cr-Mo-CuAlloy(UNSunderthisspecification.Suchrequirementsmayinclude,N08825andN08221)Plate,Sheet,andStripbutarenotlimitedtothefollowing:40998SA-2651998SECTIONII4.1.1Quantity(massornumberofpieces),4.1.2Nameofmaterial(NickelorNickel-BaseAlloy-CladSteelPlate),4.1.3Heattreatment,ifrequired,4.1.4Dimensionsincludingthethicknessofthecladdingalloy,4.1.5Claddingmetal(seeSection6),4.1.6Basemetal(seeSection6),4.1.7Productanalysis,ifrequired(seeSection8),4.1.8MechanicalProperties(seeSections7,13and14),4.1.9Restrictions,ifrequired,onrepairbywelding(seeSection12),and4.1.10Additionstothespecificationorspecialrequirements.respectivemetalinSpecificationsB127,B162,B168,B333,B409,B424,B443,B463,B575,B582,andB625.6.3BaseMetal—Thebasemetalmaybecarbonsteelorlow-alloysteelconformingtotheASTMspeci-ficationsforsteelsforpressurevessels.Thebasemetalshallconformtothechemicalrequirementsofthespecificationtowhichitisordered.7.MechanicalProperties7.1TensileRequirements:5.MaterialsandManufacture5.1Process:7.1.1Thetensilepropertiesshallbedeterminedbyatensiontestofthecompositeplateforcladplatesthatmeetallofthefollowingconditions.However,ifthecladdingisforcorrosionallowanceonly,theclad-dingmayberemovedbeforetensiletesting.Thetensilepropertiesthusdeterminedshallbenotlessthantheminimumandnotmorethan5000psi(35MPa)overthemaximumprescribedinthespecificationforthebasesteelused.Allothertensiletestrequirementsofthespecificationforthebasesteelshallbemet.to11⁄27.1.1.1Thecompositegageislessthanorequalin.5.1.1Thesteelshallbemadebytheopen-hearth,electric-furnace(withseparatedegassingandrefiningoptional),orbasic-oxygenprocesses,orbysecondaryprocesseswherebysteelmadefromtheseprimarypro-cessesisremeltedusingelectroslagremeltingorvacuumarcremeltingprocesses.5.1.2Thecladdingmetalmaybemetallurgicallybondedtothebasemetalbyanymethodthatwillproduceacladsteelthatwillconformtotherequire-mentsofthisspecification.5.2HeatTreatment—Unlessheattreatmentisre-quiredbythecladdingmaterialorbasesteelspecifica-tion,thecladplateshallbefurnishedintheas-rolledcondition.Thepurchaserandthemanufacturermayagreeonanyotherheattreatmentwithinthebasesteelspecificationthatismutuallyagreeable.7.1.1.2Thespecifiedminimumtensilestrengthofthebasesteelislessthanorequalto70,000psi(485MPa).7.1.1.3Thespecifiedminimumyieldstrengthofthebasesteelislessthanorequalto40,000psi(275MPa).7.1.2Thetensilepropertiesshallbedeterminedbyatensiontestofthebasesteelonlyforcladplatesthatmeetoneofthefollowingconditions.Thepropertiesthusdeterminedshallmeetallofthetensiletestrequire-mentsforthebasesteel.7.1.2.1Thecompositegageisgreaterthan11⁄2in.7.1.2.2Thespecifiedminimumtensilestrengthofthebasesteelisgreaterthan70,000psi(485MPa).7.1.2.3Thespecifiedminimumyieldstrengthofthebasesteelisgreaterthan40,000psi(275MPa).7.2Ductility—Twobendtestsofthecompositeplateshallbemade,onewiththecladdingmetalintensionandtheotherwiththecladdingmetalincompression,todeterminetheductilityofthematerials.Ondouble-cladplates,thebendtestsshallbemadesothatonespecimenrepresentsthecladdingmetalin4106.ChemicalComposition6.1Thecompositeplatemayconformtoanydesiredcombinationcladdingmetalandbasemetalasdescribedin6.2and6.3,andasagreeduponbetweenthepurchaserandthemanufacturer.6.2CladdingMetal—Thenickelornickel-basealloycladdingmetalspecifiedshallconformtotherequire-mentsastochemicalcompositionprescribedforthePARTA—FERROUSMATERIALSPECIFICATIONSSA-265tensionononesidewhiletheotherspecimenrepresents8.3Theresultsoftheproductanalysisshallconformthecladdingmetalintensionontheoppositeside.BendtotherequirementsofstandardsreferencedinSection2.testsshallbemadeinaccordancewiththerequirementsprescribedinthespecificationsforthebasemetal.8.4Methodsandpracticesrelatingtochemicalanaly-sisrequiredbythisspecificationshallbeinaccordance7.3BondStrength—Whenrequiredbythepurchaser,withTestMethods,Practices,andDefinitionsA751.threebendtestsshallbemadewiththecladdingmetalincompressiontodeterminethequalityofthebond.8.5ResultsoftheproductanalysisshallconformtoBendsshallbemadeinaccordancewiththespecifica-therequirementsofSection7ofSpecificationA480/Ationsforthebasemetal.Atleasttwooutofthethree480M.testsshallshownotmorethan50%separationonbothedgesofthebentportion.Greaterseparationshallbecauseforrejection.9.Dimensions,Mass,andPermissibleVariations7.4ShearStrength—Asanalternativetothebendtestprovidedin7.3andwhenrequiredbythepurchaser,9.1CompositeplatesshallconformtothethicknesstheminimumshearstrengthofthecladdingandbaseandweightrequirementsprescribedinTable1.metalsshallbe20,000psi(140MPa).Thesheartest9.2Theweightandlimittolerancesshallbeaswhenspecified,shallbemadeinthemannerindicatedprescribedinSpecificationA480/A480M.inFig.1.7.5Methodsandpracticesrelatingtomechanicaltestingrequiredbythisspecificationshallbeinaccord-10.ThicknessofCladdingMetalancewithTestMethodsandDefinitionsA370.10.1Theminimumthicknessandtolerancesonthethicknessofthecladdingmetalshallbeagreeduponbetweenthepurchaserandthemanufacturer.8.ProductAnalysis8.1Productanalysismayberequiredonfinished11.Workmanship,Finish,andAppearanceproduct.Chemicalanalysismaybeaccomplishedbywetchemicalorinstrumentalprocedures.Ifwetchemical11.1Thematerialshallbefreeofinjuriousdefectsproceduresareused,millingsmaybetakenonlywhenandshallhaveaworkmanlikeappearance.thecompositeplatethicknessissufficienttopermit11.2Cladplatesshallbefurnishedintheas-rolledobtainingmillingswithoutdangerofcontaminationcondition,unlessotherwisespecified.fromtheadjacentlayer.Ifspectrometricproceduresareused,thesampleshallbeexposedonthecenter11.3Thecladsurfacemaybesuppliedas-rolled,orlineofthecladdingwhenthereissufficientcladdingas-rolledandsandblastedasspecified.thicknessavailablesothatthereisnocontaminationfromtheadjacentbasemetal.12.RepairofCladdingbyWelding8.2Ifproductanalysisisspecifiedbythepurchaser,itshallbemadeonasampletakenfromthefinished12.1Thematerialmanufacturermayrepairdefectsproductorabrokentestspecimen.Forwetchemicalincladdingbyweldingprovidedthefollowingrequire-analysis,inordertoavoidcontaminationbythebasementsaremet:platemetal,millingsofcladdingsamplesshallbetaken12.1.1Priorapprovalshallbeobtainedfromthefromthetestcouponbyremovalanddiscardofallpurchaseriftherepairedareaexceeds3%ofthecladdingthebasemetalplus40%ofthecladdingthicknesssurface.fromthebondedside,nottoexceed1/materialshallbecleanedand16in.(1.598mm).Thesufficient12.1.2Theweldingprocedureandtheweldersormillingstakentorepresentthefullcross-sectionoftheweldingoperatorsarequalifiedinaccordancewithremainder.IfthereisinsufficientcladdingthicknessSectionIXoftheASMECode.availabletospectrographicallyexposeonthecenter12.1.3Thedefectiveareashallberemovedandlineofthecladdingwithoutcontamination,50%ofthetheareapreparedforrepairshallbeexaminedbyacladdingshallberemovedandthesampleexposedonmagneticparticlemethodoraliquidpenetrantmethodthissurface.toensurealldefectiveareahasbeenremoved.Method41198SA-2651998SECTIONIIoftestandacceptancestandardshallbeasagreeduponbetweenthepurchaserandthemanufacturer.12.1.4Therepairweldshallbedepositedinaccord-ancewithaweldingprocedureandweldingmaterialssuitableforthecladdingmaterial.Thesurfaceconditionoftherepairedareashallberestoredtoaconditionsimilartotherestofthecladding.12.1.5Therepairedareashallbeexaminedbyaliquidpenetrantmethodinaccordancewith12.1.3.12.1.6Thelocationandextentoftheweldrepairstogetherwiththerepairprocedureandexaminationresultsshallbetransmittedasapartofthecertification.14.4Alltestsshallbemadeonspecimensinthesameconditionofheattreatmenttowhichthecompositeplateisfurnished.14.5Whenspecifiedinthepurchaseorder,additionaltestspecimensrepresentingtheas-furnishedcompositeplateshallbethermallytreatedtosimulateapost-weldheattreatment.Thetemperaturerange,time,andcoolingratesshallbespecifiedinthepurchaseorder.Mechanicalpropertiesinthesimulatedpost-weldheat-treatedcondi-tionshallmeettheminimumrequirementsoftheas-furnishedcompositeplate.14.6Forplates11⁄2in.(38.1mm)andunderinthicknesstensiontestspecimensshallbethefullthick-nessofthematerialexceptasspecifiedin7.1.1and7.1.2,andthebendtestspecimenshallbefullthicknessofthematerialandshallbemachinedtotheformanddimensionsshowninFig.2,ormaybemachinedwithbothedgesparallel.14.7Forplatesover11⁄2in.inthicknesstensiontestsshallbeoftheformshowninFig.3andshallbeofallbasesteelconformingtotherequirementsofthespecificationforthebasesteel.14.8Forplatesover11⁄2in.inthicknessthebendtestspecimensneednotbegreaterinthicknessthan11⁄2in.butshallnotbelessthan11⁄2in.SpecimensshallbeoftheformanddimensionsshowninFig.2.Inreducingthethicknessofthespecimen,boththealloycladdingandthebasesteelshallbemachinedsoastomaintainthesameratioofcladmetaltobasesteelasismaintainedintheplate,exceptthatthethicknessofthecladmetalneednotbereducedbelow1⁄in.(3.17mm).814.9Thesidesofthebendtestspecimenmayhavethecornersroundedtoaradiusnotover1/16in.(1.58mm)forplates11⁄2in.andunderinthickness,andnotover1⁄8in.forplatesover11⁄2in.inthickness.14.10Anytestspecimenusedforthedeterminationoftheminimumthicknessofcladdingmetalshallhavedistortedmetal,duetoburningorshearing,completelyremoved.13.NumberofTestsandRetests13.1Oneormoretensiontests,asrequiredbythespecificationsforthebasemetal,onefacebendtest(claddingmetalintension),onereversebendtest(claddingmetalincompression),and,whenspecified,onesheartestorthreebondbendtestsshallbemaderepresentingeachplateasrolled.Eachspecimenshallbeinthefinalconditionofheattreatmentrequiredfortheplate.13.2Ifanytestspecimenshowsdefectivemachiningordevelopsflaws,itmaybediscardedandanotherspecimensubstituted.13.3Ifanypartofthefracturetakesplaceoutsideofthemiddlehalfofthegagelengthorinapunchedorscribedmarkwithinthereducedsection,theelonga-tionvalueobtainedmaynotberepresentativeofthematerial.Iftheelongationsomeasuredmeetstheminimumrequirementsspecified,nofurthertestingisindicated,butiftheelongationislessthantheminimumrequirementsthetestshallbediscardedandaretestmade.14.TestSpecimens14.1Thetensiontestspecimensfromplateshallconformtotherequirementsprescribedinthespecifica-tionsforthebasemetal.14.2Bendtestspecimensshallbetakenfromthemiddleofthetopoftheplateasrolled,atrightanglestoitslongitudinalaxis.14.3Whenrequiredbythepurchaser,thesheartestspecimenshallbetakenfromatoporbottomcorneroftheplateasrolled,paralleltoitslongitudinalaxis.41215.Inspection15.1Themanufacturershallaffordtheinspector,withoutcharge,allreasonablefacilitiestosatisfyhimthatthematerialisbeingfurnishedinaccordancewiththisspecification.Alltests(exceptproductanalysis)andinspectionshallbemadeattheplaceofmanufacturePARTA—FERROUSMATERIALSPECIFICATIONSSA-265priortoshipment,unlessotherwisespecified,andshallbesoconductedasnottointerfereunnecessarilywiththeoperationoftheworks.17.Certification17.1Thechemicalanalysisofthebasemetalshallbecertifiedtothepurchaserbythemanufacturer.17.2TheresultsofthetestsinSection7,shallbereportedtothepurchaserorhisrepresentative.16.RejectionandRehearing18.ProductMarking16.1Unlessotherwisespecified,anyrejectionbasedontestsmadeinaccordancewithSection8,shallbereportedtothemanufacturerwithin5workingdaysfromthereceiptofsamplesbythepurchaser.16.2Materialwhichshowsinjuriousdefectssubse-quenttoitsacceptanceatthemanufacturer’sworkwillberejected,andthemanufacturershallbenotified.16.3SamplestestedinaccordancewithSection8,thatrepresentrejectedmaterialshallbepreservedfor3weeksfromthedateofthetestreport.Incaseofdissatisfactionwiththeresultsofthetests,themanufacturermaymakeclaimforarehearingwithinthattime.18.1Exceptasspecifiedin18.2,thenameorbrandofthemanufacturer,themanufacturer’stestidentificationnumber,theclassofthebasesteel,thedesignationofthecladdingmetal,andthespecifiedminimumtensilestrengthshallbelegiblystampedoneachfinishedsingle-cladplateintwoplacesonthebasesteelsidenotlessthan12in.(304.8mm)fromtheedges.Themanufacturer’stestidentificationnumbershallbelegiblystampedoneachtestspecimen.18.2Fordouble-cladmaterialorformaterialunder1⁄in.(6.35mm)inthickness,themarkingspecified4in18.1shallbelegiblystenciledinsteadofstamped.413SA-2651998SECTIONIIFIG.1TESTSPECIMENANDMETHODOFMAKINGSHEARTESTOFCLADPLATEFIG.2STANDARDRECTANGULARTESTSPECIMENSWITH8IN.GAGELENGTHFIG.3STANDARDROUNDTENSIONTESTSSPECIMENWITH2IN.GAGELENGTH414PARTA—FERROUSMATERIALSPECIFICATIONSSA-265))680050505eD0075702h.........tt4.2.h47510l..6520665dg156cn68i..1111niae3ot3W((,delraendirm))55555555oo827272227sN2.46.l.........s3245cx.42198654efo15173.111nke3o6et3c((ighattneehtcr))e000005055rP2800557572e0.3.l.........dn2812c.30876544nAi145x03e.11uSd3ot3)Se((msEsmNer4Kp5xCE))000500552.I200005700270H,)8.2.l.........(.29766543.Tm03c14184x7e.1niSm(2o0t3((1Es0Te.0AhcLnniaP))n000505050hi4.82555702575tF.........680.107665433eOne9313lc4x11rov4Si2o7et2mTG((yHsrhaGtdvIilEl))aWWhr..005050500sRo8lcf436057025755sE8393x.........s1o4e976654333etVeat2t2la((p1OlPoEDtNLNoo.tBAF))8oASe.46.l050505005ofTSr28c570257507Ea7283x.........eu8o31e766543332rNq1t2a((uKSqsCrerIHpetpTh))tg08hC.Nie.2.505050055gIW0478lc62702575072iw.........eoS5o2xe665433322wlebNe1t81g((oteOaltbIroaTevntAAdeI))nhRnti2.A00.s4lc050500550anVs025750720sie4162x.........sc2o5e654333222enneEx1t1(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