ASTM A409/A409M-15 - 1.3.2015
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification2 covers straight seam or spiral seam electric-fusion-welded, light-wall, austenitic chromium-nickel alloy steel pipe for corrosive or high-temperature service. The sizes covered are NPS 14 to 30 with extra light (Schedule 5S) and light (Schedule 10S) wall thicknesses. Table X1.1 shows the wall thickness of Schedule 5S and 10S pipe. Pipe having other dimensions may be furnished provided such pipe complies with all other requirements of this specification.

1.2 Several grades of alloy steel are covered as indicated in Table 1.

(A) New designation established in accordance with ASTM E527 and SAE J1086.
(B) The titanium content shall be not less than 5 times the carbon content and not more than 0.70 %.
(C) The columbium plus tantalum content shall be not less than 10 times the carbon content and not more than 1.10 %.
(D) The columbium plus tantalum content shall be not less than 10 times the carbon content and not more than 1.10 %. The tantalum content shall be 0.10 % maximum, CO 0.20 % maximum.

1.3 Optional supplementary requirements are provided. These call for additional tests to be made, and when desired shall be stated in the order, together with the number of such tests required.

1.4 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 of this specification is specified in the order.

Note 1: The dimensionless designator NPS (nominal pipe size) has been substituted in this standard for such traditional terms as nominal diameter, size, and nominal size.

 
2. Referenced Documents

A?5.9

Corrosion-Resisting Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Steel Welding Rods and Bare Electrodes

A?5.4

Corrosion-Resisting Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Steel Covered Welding Electrodes

A?5.30

Consumable Weld Inserts for Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

A?5.22

Flux Cored Arc Welding

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.

A262-15(2021)

Standard Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels

A999/A999M-23

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe

A480/A480M-25b

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip (Includes all amendments and changes 9/10/2025).

A?5.11

Nickel and Nickel-Alloy Covered Welding Electrodes

A?5.14

Nickel and Nickel-Alloy Bare Welding Rods and Electrodes

SAE J1086

Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS) Available from Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, http://www.sae.org.

E527-23

Standard Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)