ASTM A1016/A1016M-08

ASTM A1016/A1016M-08 - 1.10.2008

1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers a group of requirements that, unless otherwise specified in an individual specification, shall apply to the ASTM product specifications noted below.

Title of Specification ASTM
Designation^A

Seamless Carbon-Molybdenum Alloy-Steel Boiler and
Superheater Tubes
A 209/A 209M

Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel Boiler, Superheater,
and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
A 213/A 213M

Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater, Heat-Exchanger,
and Condenser Tubes
A 249/A 249M

Electric-Resistance-Welded Ferritic Alloy-Steel Boiler and
Superheater Tubes
A 250/A 250M

Seamless and Welded Ferritic and Martensitic Stainless Steel
Tubing for General Service
A 268/A 268M

Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for
General Service
A 269

Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Sanitary Tubing
A 270

Seamless and Welded Carbon and Alloy-Steel Tubes for
Low-Temperature Service
A 334/A 334M

Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Feedwater Heater Tubes
A 668/A 668M

Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for Breeder Reactor Core
Components
A 771/A 771M

Seamless and Welded Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing
for General Service
A 789/A 789M

Welded Ferritic Stainless Steel Feedwater Heater Tubes
A 803/A 803M

Austenitic and Ferritic Stainless Steel Duct Tubes for Breeder
Reactor Core Components
A 826/A 826M

High-Frequency Induction Welded, Unannealed Austenitic Steel
Condenser Tubes
A 851

^A These designations refer to the latest issue of the respective specifications.

1.2 In the case of conflict between a requirement of a product specification and a requirement of this general requirements specification, the product specification shall prevail. In the case of conflict between a requirement of the product specification or a requirement of this general requirements specification and a more stringent requirement of the purchase order, the purchase order shall prevail.

1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard. The inch-pound units shall apply unless the “M” designation (SI) of the product specification is specified in the order.

2. Referenced Documents

A668/A668M-23	Standard Specification for Steel Forgings, Carbon and Alloy, for General Industrial Use
A700-14(2019)	Standard Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
A751-25	Standard Test Methods and Practices for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
A771-A771M-95(2001)	Standard Specification for Seamless Austenitic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Tubing for Liquid Metal-Cooled Reactor Core Components (Withdrawn 2004)
A789/A789M-24	Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service
A803/A803M-16(2025)	Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Ferritic Stainless Steel Feedwater Heater Tubes
A826-A826M-95(2001)	Standard Specification for Seamless Austenitic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Duct Tubes for Liquid Metal-Cooled Reactor Core Components (Withdrawn 2004)
A851-96	Standard Specification for High-Frequency Induction Welded, Unannealed, Austenitic Steel Condenser Tubes (Withdrawn 2002)
A941-26a	Standard Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys (Includes all amendments and changes 4/15/2026).
A530/A530M-18	Standard Specification for General Requirements for Specialized Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe
A370-26	Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A334/A334M-04a(2021)	Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Carbon and Alloy-Steel Tubes for Low-Temperature Service (Includes all amendments and changes 10/8/2021).
A270-03	Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Sanitary Tubing
A269-13	Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service
A268/A268M-24	Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Ferritic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service
A250-A250M-05	Standard Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Ferritic Alloy-Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes
A249/A249M-24ae1	Standard Specification for Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater, Heat-Exchanger, and Condenser Tubes (Includes all amendments and changes 4/23/2025).
A213/A213M-25	Standard Specification for Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel Boiler, Superheater, and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
A209/A209M-03(2022)	Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon-Molybdenum Alloy-Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes
AIAG	Bar Code Symbology Standard Available from Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), 26200 Lahser Rd., Suite 200, Southfield, MI 48033, http://www.aiag.org.
A1047/A1047M-05(2023)	Standard Test Method for Pneumatic Leak Testing of Tubing
SSPC-SP6	Surface Preparation Specification No. 6 Commercial Blast Cleaning Available from Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC), 40 24th St., 6th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4656, http://www.sspc.org.
MIL-STD-792	Identification Marking Requirements for Special Purpose Equipment
MIL-STD-163	Steel Mill Products Preparation for Shipment and Storage
MIL-STD-271	Nondestructive Testing Requirements for Metals
FED-STD-183	Continuous Identification Marking of Iron and Steel Products Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4 Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, Attn: NPODS.
Section IX, Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME International Headquarters, Two Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://www.asme.org.
E570-25	Standard Practice for Flux Leakage Examination of Ferromagnetic Steel Tubular Products
E426-16(2021)	Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Seamless and Welded Tubular Products, Titanium, Austenitic Stainless Steel and Similar Alloys
E309-24	Standard Practice for Eddy Current Examination of Steel Tubular Products
E273-25	Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of the Weld Zone of Welded Pipe and Tubing
E213-22	Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe and Tubing
E92-23	Standard Test Methods for Vickers Hardness and Knoop Hardness of Metallic Materials
D3951-18(2023)	Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging
A1058-19	Standard Test Methods for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products´Metric
SNT-TC-1A	Recommended Practice for Nondestructive Personnel Qualification and Certification Available from American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), P.O. Box 28518, 1711 Arlingate Ln., Columbus, OH 43228-0518, http://www.asnt.org.