Designation: A 539 99 An American National Standard

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Standard Specification for

Electric-Resistance-Welded
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Coiled Steel Tubing for Gas and
Fuel Oil Lines
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 539; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. Scope 5. General Requirements for Delivery

1.1 This specification covers one grade of electric- resistance- 5.1 Material furnished to this specification shall conform to the
welded coiled steel tubing 238 in. (60.3 mm) and under in applicable requirements of Specification A 450/A 450M,
outside diameter and 0.035 to 0.125 in. (0.9 to 3.2 mm), unless otherwise provided herein.
inclusive, in nominal wall thickness. The tubing is intended for
conveyance of gas and fuel oil. 6. Chemical Composition
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the6.1 The steel shall conform to the requirements prescribed in Table
standard. The SI values given are for information only. 1. Methods and practices relating to chemical analysis shall be
2. Referenced Documents in accordance with Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology
A 751.
2.1 ASTM Standards: 6.2 Supplying an alloy grade of steel that specifically requires the
A 450/A 450M Specification for General Requirements for addition of any element other than those listed in Table 1 is not
Carbon, Ferritic Alloy, and Austenitic Alloy Steel Tubes 2 A permitted.
751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
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Chemical Analysis of Steel Products 7. Product Analysis
A 941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Re- 7.1 When specified in the purchase order, the manufacturer shall
lated Alloys, and Ferroalloys2 determine the product analysis using a test specimen taken
3. Terminology from one coil in each lot of 250 coils or fraction thereof of the
same size of tubing produced from the same heat of steel.
3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in this speci- Such product analyses shall conform to the requirements
fication, refer to Terminology A 941. prescribed in Table 1.
4. Ordering Information 7.2 If the original product analysis representing a lot fails to
conform to the specified requirements, product analyses for
4.1 Orders for material to this specification should include the
the elements that failed to conform shall be made using test
following, as required, to describe the desired material
specimens taken from two additional coils in the lot. If either
adequately:
retest fails to conform to the specified requirements, the lot
4.1.1 Quantity (number of feet),
shall be rejected or the remaining coils in the lot shall be
4.1.2 Name of material (electric-resistance-welded tubing),
tested individually, with any nonconforming coils being
4.1.3 Tubing size (outside diameter and nominal wall thick- ness),
rejected.
4.1.4 Product analysis (see 7.1),
4.1.5 Specification designation and year of issue, 8. Tensile Requirements
4.1.6 End use of material, 8.1 The tubing shall conform to the requirements as to tensile
4.1.7 Test pressure, if higher than minimum specified (see 12.4), and properties prescribed in Table 2.
4.1.8 Bar coding (see 13.2).
9. Height of Flash
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A-1 on Steel,9.1 The inside welding flash need not be removed. The height of
Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee flash shall not exceed the specified wall thickness or 332 in.
A01.09 on Carbon Steel Tubular Products.
Current edition approved Mar. 10, 1999. Published May 1999. Originally (2.4 mm), whichever is smaller.
published as A 539 65 T. Last previous edition A 539 96.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01. 10.Dimensions and Permissible Variations
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03. 10.1 The outside diameter shall not vary more than 60.007 in. (60.2
mm) from the specified outside diameter.
10.2 The minimum wall thickness at any point shall be not more than
10 % under the specified wall thickness.

TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements

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 Element Composition, %, max
A 539
Carbon 0.15
Manganese 0.63
Phosphorus 0.035 specimen taken from one coil in each lot of 250 coils or
Sulfur 0.035 fraction thereof of the same size of tubing.
12.2 A flattening test shall be made on both crop ends cut from
TABLE 2 Tensile Requirements each coil of tubing, with the weld located alternately at 0 and
90 from the line of direction of force.
Tensile strength, min, ksi (MPa) 45 (310)
12.3 Each tube shall be tested by the nondestructive electric
Yield strength, min, ksi (MPa) 35
A method.
(241) Elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm, min, %
A
12.4 Each coil of tubing shall be pressure tested at the mill ata a
The minimum elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm shall be that determined by the
gage pressure level of at least 150 psi (1000 kPa) for a
following equation:
E 5 48t 1 15 minimum of 10 S.

where: 13.Product Marking

E 5 minimum elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm, %, rounded to the nearest
percent, and 13.1 In addition to the marking specified in Specification A 450/A
t 5 specified wall thickness, in. 450M, the marking shall include the test pressure, when that
pressure is higher than the minimum specified in
12.4. The marking shall be legibly stenciled on a tag securely
attached to each coil.
11.Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance 13.2 In addition to the requirements in 13.1, bar coding is
acceptable as a supplemental identification method. The pur-
11.1 Tubing shall be free of imperfections in excess of 10 % of the chaser may specify in the order a specific bar coding system to
specified wall thickness and shall have a workmanlike finish. be used.
12.Number of Tests
12.1 One longitudinal tension test shall be made using a test 14.Keywords
14.1 resistance welded steel tube; steel tube; carbon; welded steel
tube

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