ASME SB 163-2007.pdfVIP

2007 SECTION II, PART B SB-163 SPECIFICATION FOR SEAMLESS NICKEL AND NICKEL ALLOY CONDENSER AND HEAT-EXCHANGER TUBES SB-163 (Identical with ASTM Specification B 163-04 except that certification has been made mandatory and Appendix X2 and its references in paras. 07 4.1.2, 4.1.10, and 7.1 have been deleted, and E 76 has been deleted from paras. 2.1 and 12.1.) 1. Scope B 880 Specification for General Requirements for Chemi- 1.1 This specification covers seamless tubes of nickel cal Check Analysis Limits for Nickel, Nickel Alloys and nickel alloys, as shown in Table 1, for use in condenser and Cobalt Alloys and heat-exchanger service. E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell 1.2 This specification covers outside diameter and aver- Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials age wall, or outside diameter and minimum wall tube. E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to 1.2.1 The sizes covered by this specification are 3 Determine Conformance with Specifications in. (76.2 mm) and under in outside di