ICS 77.140.

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H 48

NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA

GB 5310- 2008
Replace: GB 5310- 1995

Seamless Steel Tubes and Pipes for High

Pressure Boiler

Issued on October 24, 2008 Implemented on October 1, 2009

Issued by General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and

Quarantine of the People's Republic of China
Standardization Administration of China
 Foreword
This standard is revised in accordance with EN 10216-2:2002 "Seamless steel tubes for
pressure purposes-Technical delivery conditions-Part 2: Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes with
specified elevated temperature properties", EN 10216-5:2004 "Seamless steel tubes for
pressure purposes-Technical delivery conditions-Part 5: Stainless steel tubes" and SA-106
"Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service" in the
2004 edition of "ASME boiler and pressure vessel Code Chapter A Volume II-Ferrous
Casting", SA-192M "Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for
High-Temperature Service", SA-209M "Standard Specification for Seamless
Carbon-Molybdenum Alloy-Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes", SA-210M "Standard
Specification for Seamless Medium-Carbon Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes", SA-213M
"Standard Specification for Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel Boiler, Superheater,
and Heat-Exchanger Tubes" and SA-335M "Standard Specification for Seamless Ferritic
Alloy-Steel for hight pressure".
From the implementation date of this standard, GB 5310-1995" Seamless Steel Tubes
and Pipes for High Pressure Boiler" shall be abolished simultaneously. There have been some
significant changes in this national standard over GB5310-1995 in the following aspects:
Classification and code name are added;
Dimensions table is cancelled;
Service type on delivery according to the dimension of minimum wall thickness or
nominal inside diameter;
Allowable deviation of steel tube dimension is modified;
Mark illustration is deleted;
10 steel grades are added; one steel grade is deleted; and steel chemical composition
is modified;
Steel smelting process is modified;
Heat treatment system of steel tube dimension is modified;
Mechanical properties of steel tube are modified;
Method and requirements of flattening test of steel tube are modified;
Requirements and test methods of bending test are added;
Requirements of expansion test for steel tube are modified;
The requirements of non-metallic inclusion, grain size, microscopic structure and
decarburized layer of steel tube are modified;
Intergranular corrosion test requirements of steel tube are added;
Inspection and acceptance grades of non-destructive inspection of steel tube are
modified;
Specimen requirements of tension test and impact test of steel tube are modified;
Mechanical property under high temperature of steel tube is modified.
Appendix A, Appendix C and Appendix D in this standard are informative while
Appendix B is normative.
Article 5.1, Article 5.2, Article 5.3, Article 5.4, Article 5.6, Article 6.4.4, Article 6.4.5,
Article 6.4.6, Article 6.6.3, Article 6.12, Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C and
Appendix D are voluntary; and the rests are mandatory.
 This national standard is proposed by China Iron & Steel Association.
This national standard is under jurisdiction of China Steel Standardization Technical
Committee.
Drafting organizations: Panzhihua Steel and Chengdu Steel Co., Ltd. China
Metallurgical Information Standardization Research Institute, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.,
Hengyang Steel Co. Ltd., Shanghai Power Equipment Research Institute, Xian Thermal
Power Research Institute Co. Ltd., Suzhou Nuclear Research Institute Co. Ltd..
Chief drafting staffs: LI Qi, CHENG Haitao, YAN Ru, HUANG Ying, XU Qing, CHEN
Shaolin, Wu Zhiying, LIU Shutao, ZHAO Yanfen, GUO Yuanrong and LI Zhi.
This national standard replaces the previous versions:
GB 5310-1985, GB 5310-1995.
 Contents
Foreword ...........................................................................................................................................2
1 Scope..............................................................................................................................................1
2 Normative References....................................................................................................................1
3. Classification and Code Name ......................................................................................................4
4. Order Content................................................................................................................................4
5. Size, Shape and Weight ................................................................................................................4
5.1 Outside Diameter and Wall Thickness................................................................................4
5.2 Specified Lengths and Multiple Lengths ............................................................................6
5.3 Tortuosity Factor.................................................................................................................6
5.4 Noncircularity and Wall Unevenness..................................................................................6
5.5 End Shape ...........................................................................................................................6
5.6 Weight.................................................................................................................................6
6. Technical Requirements................................................................................................................7
6.1 Grade and Chemical Composition of Steel .........................................................................7
6.2 Manufacturing Method......................................................................................................10
6.3 Delivery Condition............................................................................................................11
6.4 Mechanical Properties.......................................................................................................14
6.5 Hydraulic Test...................................................................................................................15
6.6 Technological Properties...................................................................................................16
6.7 Macroscopic Test ..............................................................................................................17
6.8 Non-metallic Inclusion......................................................................................................17
6.9 Particle Fineness ...............................................................................................................17
6.10 Microscopic Structure .....................................................................................................17
6.11 Decarburized Layer.........................................................................................................18
6.12 Intergranular Corrosion Test ...........................................................................................18
6.13 Surface Quality ...............................................................................................................18
6.14 Non-destructive Test .......................................................................................................18
7 Specimens ....................................................................................................................................19
7.1 Specimen for Tension Test................................................................................................19
7.2 Specimen for Impact Test .................................................................................................19
7.3 Specimen for Bending Test...............................................................................................19
8 Inspection and Test Method .........................................................................................................19
9 Test Rules.....................................................................................................................................20
9.1 Check and Acceptance Inspection ....................................................................................20
9.2 Batch Rules .......................................................................................................................20
9.3 Sampling Quantity ............................................................................................................20
9.4 Recheck and Decision Rules.............................................................................................20
10 Packaging, Mark and Quality Certificate...................................................................................21
Appendix A.....................................................................................................................................22
Appendix B .....................................................................................................................................23
Appendix C .....................................................................................................................................25
Appendix D.....................................................................................................................................27
 Seamless Steel Tubes and Pipes for High Pressure Boiler

1 Scope
This national standard specifies classification, code name, dimension, shape, weight,
technical requirements, specimen, test methods, test rules, packaging, mark and quality
certificate.
This standard is applicable to seamless tubes for making steam boiler whose pressure is
high or higher and seamless tubes used as pipelines.

2 Normative References
The following provisions contained in the following standards are turned into the
provisions of this national standard by being referred in this national standard. For date
reference, the subsequent amendments to (excluding amending error in the text) or revisions
of, any of these publications do not apply. And parties to agreements based on this standard
are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the
standards indicated below. For undated references, its latest edition referred to applies.
GB/T 222 Allowable deviation of steel product analysis
GB/T 223.5 Steel: reduced silicomolybdate spectrophotometric method for the
determination of the acid soluble silicon and all silicon content
GB/T 223.10 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the cupferron
separation-chrome azurol S photometric method for the determination of aluminum content
GB/T 223.11 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the ammonium persulfate
oxidation volumetric method for the determination of chromium content
GB/T 223.12 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the sodium carbonate
separation-diphenyl carbazide photometric method for the determination of chromium
content
GB/T 223.13 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the ammonium ferrous
sulfate titration method for the determination of vanadium content
GB/T 223.14 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the
N-benzoy-N-phenylhydroxylamine extraction photometric method for the determination of
vanadium content
GB/T 223.16 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the chromotropic acid
photometric method for the determination of titanium content
GB/T 223.17 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the diantipyryl methane
photometric method for the determination of titanium content
GB/T 223.18 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: sodium thiosulfate
separation iodometric method for the determination of copper content
GB/T 223.23 Steel and alloy: the dimethylglyoxime spectrophotometric method for the
determination of nickel content
GB/T 223.25 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the dimethylglyoxime
gravimetric method for the determination of nickel content

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 GB/T 223.26 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the thiocyanate direct
photometric method for the determination of molybdenum content
GB/T 223.30 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the arsenazo
spectrophotometric method for the determination of zirconium content after separation by
p-bromomandelic acid
GB/T 223.36 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the neutral titration method
for the determination of nitrogen content after distillation separation
GB/T 223.37 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the indophenol blue
photometric method for the determination of nitrogen content after distillation separation;
GB/T 223.40 Steel and alloy: the chlorisulphophenol S spectrophotometric method for
the determination of niobium content
GB/T 223.43 Steel and alloy: the gravimetric method and spectrophotometric method
for the determination of tungsten content
GB/T 223.58 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: sodium arsenite-sodium
nitrite titrimetric method for the determination of manganese content
GB/T 223.59 Iron, steel and alloy: Bismuth phosphomolybdate blue spectrophotometric
method and antimony phosphomolybdate blue spectrophotometric method for the
determination of phosphorus content
GB/T 223.60 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: perchloric acid dehydration
gravimetric method for the determination of silicon content
GB/T 223.62 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the butyl acetate extraction
photometric method for the determination of phosphorus content
GB/T 223.63 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the sodium (potassium)
periodate photometric method for the determination of manganese content
GB/T 223.64 Iron, steel and alloy: the flame atomic absorption spectrometric method
for the determination of manganese content
GB/T 223.67 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the reducing
distillation-methylene blue photometric method for the determination of sulfur content
GB/T 223.68 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the potassium iodate
titration method after combustion in the pipe furnace for the determination of sulfur content
GB/T 223.69 Iron and steel and alloy: the gas-volumetric method after combustion in
the pipe furnace for the determination of carbon content
GB/T 223.71 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the gravimetric method after
combustion in the pipe furnace for the determination of carbon content
GB/T 223.72 Iron and steel and alloy: the gravimetric method for the determination of
sulfur content
GB/T 223.76 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: the flame atomic absorption
spectrometric method for the determination of vanadium content
GB/T 223.78 Chemical analysis method for steel and alloy: Curcumin direct
spectrophotometric method for the determination of boron content (GB/T223.78-2000, idt
ISO 10153:1997)
GB/T 224 Determination of depth of decarburization of steel (GB/T 224-2008, ISO
3887:2003, MOD)
GB/T 226 Etch test for macrostructure and defect of steels

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 GB/T 228 Metallic Materials - tensile testing at ambient temperature (GB/T 228-2002,
eqv ISO 6892:1998)
GB/T 229 Metallic materials-charpy pendulum impact test (GB/T229-2007,
ISO148-1:2006, MOD)
GB/T 230.1 Rockwell Hardness Testing of Metallic Materials Part 1: test methods (A, B,
C, D, E, F, G, H, K, N, Srulers) (GB/T 230.1-2004, ISO 6508-1:1999, MOD)
GB/T 231.1 Brinell test of Metallic Materials Part 1: test methods (GB/T 231.1-2002,
eqv ISO 6506-1:1999)
GB/T 232 Metal materials: bending test method (GB/T 232-1999, eqv ISO 7438:1985)
GB/T 241 Metal tubes: hydraulic test method
GB/T 242 Metal tubes: expansion test method (GB/T 241-2007, ISO 8493:1998, IDT)
GB/T 246 Metal tubes: flattening test method (GB/T 246-2007, ISO 8492:1998, IDT)
GB/T 1979 Standard diagrams for macrostructure and defect of structural steels
GB/T 2102 Acceptance inspection, packaging, mark and quality certificate of steel tube
GB/T 2975 Steel and Steel Products - Location and Preparation of Test Pieces for
Mechanical Testing (GB/T 2975-1998, eqv ISO 377:1997)
GB/T 4336 Method for Photoelectric Emission Spectroscopic Analysis of Carbon Steel
Medium and Low Alloy Steel (routine method)
GB/T 4338 Metal materials- high temperature tensile test (GB/T 4338-2006, ISO
783:1999, MOD)
GB/T 4340.1 Vickers hardness test of metallic materials part 1: test methods (GB/T
4340.1-1999, eqv ISO 6507-1:1997)
GB/T 5777-2008 Seamless steel pipe and tubing-Methods for ultrsonic testing (ISO
9303:L1989 (E), MOD)
GB/T 6394 Metal-methods for estimating the average grain size
GB/T 7735 Steel tubes--the inspection method on eddy current test (GB/T 7735-2004,
ISO 9304:1989, MOD)
GB/T 10561 Steel-Determination of Content of Non-metallic Inclusion - Micrographic
Method Using Standard Diagrams (GB/T 10561-2005, ISO 4967:1998, IDT)
GB/T 11170 Method for photoelectric emission spectroscopic analysis of stainless steel
GB/T 12606 Steel tubes-The testing method of magnetic flux leakage (GB/T 12606-1999,
eqv ISO 9402:1989, ISO 9598:1989)
GB/T 13298 Metal-Inspection method of microstructure
GB/T 17395 Dimension, shape, weight and allowable deviation of seamless tube (GB/T
17395-2008, ISO 1127:1992, ISO 4200:1991, ISO 5252:1991, MOD)
GB/T 20066 Sampling and preparations of samples for the determination of chemical
composition (GB/T 20066-2006, ISO 14284: 1996, IDT)
GB/T 20123 Steel and iron-Determination of total carbon and sulfur content-Infrared
absorption method after combustion in an induction furnace (routine method) (GB/T
20123-2006, ISO 15350:2000, IDT)
GB/T 20124 Steel and iron-determination of nitrogen content-thermal conductimetric
method after fusion in a current of inert gas (routine method) (GB/T 20124-2006, ISO
15351:1999, IDT)
YB/T4149 Continuously cast round billet for seamless steel tube rolling

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 YB/T5137 Round billet used for hot rolling and forged seamless tube under high
pressure

3. Classification and Code Name

3.1 Seamless tubes in this standard are classified into two classifications according to the
manufacturing mode. Their classification and code name are as follows:
a) The code name of hot rolling (hot extruding, expanding) steel tube: W-H;
b) The cold name of cold drawing (rolling) steel tube: W-C.
3.2 The following code names are applicable to this standard:
D is outside diameter or nominal outside diameter.
S is wall thickness.
S min is minimum wall thickness.
d is nominal inside diameter.
Dc is calculation outside diameter.

4. Order Content
As for the contract or order for purchasing steel pipes in this code, the following contents
shall be included but not limited to:
a) Standard number;
b) Product name;
c) Steel grade;
d) Order quantity (total weight or total length);
e) Dimensions;
f) Special requirement.

5. Size, Shape and Weight

5.1 Outside Diameter and Wall Thickness
5.1.1 Steel tube shall be delivered according to nominal outside diameter and nominal wall
thickness unless otherwise stated in this contract. According to the buyers' requirements and
through the negotiation by the buyer and the seller, steel tube may be delivered according to
nominal outside diameter and minimum wall thickness, nominal inside diameter and nominal
wall thickness or other dimensions.
5.1.2 Nominal outside diameter and wall thickness of steel tube shall meet the requirements
of GB/T 17395. According to the requirements of the buyer and through negotiation by the
buyer and the seller, the steel tubes with other nominal outside diameter and wall thickness
beyond GB/T 17395 may be supplied.
If the steel tubes are delivered according to nominal inside diameter and nominal wall
thickness, their dimensions shall be determined by the buyer and the seller.
Note: if there is no specific explanation, the said wall thickness ( S ) in this standard contains nominal wall thickness and

minimum wall thickness; while the said outside diameter ( D ) contains nominal outside diameter and calculation outside
diameter.

5.1.3 If the steel tubes are delivered according to nominal outside diameter and nominal wall

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thickness, allowable deviation of their nominal outside diameter and nominal wall thickness
shall meet the requirements of Table 1.
If the steel tubes are delivered according to nominal outside diameter and minimum wall
thickness, the allowable deviation of their nominal outside diameter shall meet the
requirements of Table 1; while the allowable deviation of wall thickness shall meet the
requirements of Table 2.
If the steel tubes are delivered according to nominal inside diameter and nominal wall
thickness, allowable deviation of their nominal inside diameter is 1.0% d ; and the allowable
deviation of nominal wall thickness shall meet the requirements of Table 1.
5.1.4 If allowable deviation grade of steel tube dimension is not indicated by the buyer in the
contract, the allowable deviation of outside diameter and wall thickness of steel tube shall
meet the requirements of ordinary grade.
According to the requirements of the buyer and through negotiation by the buyer and the
seller, other steel tubes within the allowable deviation may be supplied beyond those
specified in Table 1 and Table 2. Or steel tubes with other inside diameter allowable deviation
may also be supplied. All these shall be indicated in the contract.

Table 1 Allowable Deviation of Nominal Outside Diameter and Nominal Wall Thickness of Steel Tube
(mm)
Allowable deviation
Classification Manufacture
Steel tube dimension Advanced
code mode Ordinary grade
grade
54 0.40 0.30
Nominal S 35 0.75% D 0.5% D
outside 54- 325
diameter( D ) S 35 1% D 0.75% D
325 1% D 0.75% D
Hot rolling 4.0 0.45 0.35
W-H (extruding)
steel tube +12.5% S
4.0- 20 10% S
Nominal wall -10% S
thickness( S ) D 219 10% S 7.5% S
20 +12.5% S
D 219 10% S
-10% S
Nominal
outside Whole 1% D 0.75% D
Heat
W-H expanding steel diameter( D )
tube Nominal wall +20% S +15% S
Whole
thickness( S ) -10% S -10% S
25.4 0.15 -
Nominal 25.4- 40 0.20 -
outside 40- 50 0.25 -
Cold drawing
W-C (rolling) steel diameter( D ) 50- 60 0.30 -
tube 60 0.5% D -
Nominal wall 3.0 0.3 0.2
thickness( S ) 3.0 10% S 7.5% S

Table 2 Allowable Deviation of Minimum Wall Thickness for Steel Tube (mm)
Allowable deviation
Classification code Manufacture mode Wall thickness range
Ordinary grade Advanced grade

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 +0.90 +0.70
S min 4.0 0 0
Hot rolling (extruding)
W-H +25% S min
steel tube +22% S min
S min 4.0 0
0
+0.6 +0.4
S min 3.0 0 0
Cold drawing (rolling)
W-C
steel tube +20% S min +15% S min
S min 3.0
0 0
5.2 Length
5.2.1 Usual length
Usual length of steel tube is 4000mm-12000mm.
If it is agreed by the buyer and the seller, the steel tube whose length is lager than
12000mm or shorter than 4000mm but not shorter than 3000mm may be delivered; as for the
steel tube whose length is shorter than 4000mm but not shorter than 3000mm, its amount
shall not exceed 5% of the total delivery amount of the batch, which shall be indicated in the
contract.
5.2 Specified Lengths and Multiple Lengths
According to the requirements of the buyer and through negotiation by the buyer and the
seller, the steel pipes may be delivered according to specified lengths or multiple lengths, and
all these shall be indicated in the contract. Allowable deviation of specified length for steel

pipe is +150 mm. Each multiple length shall be set aside kerf surplus according to the following

requirements:
a) If it is D 159mm, kerf surplus is 5mm-10mm;
b) If it is D 159mm, kerf surplus is 5mm-15mm.
5.3 Tortuosity Factor
5.3.1 The tortuosity factor for per meter of steel tube shall meet the following requirements:
a) If S 15mm, the tortuosity factor is not larger than 1.5mm/m;
b) If S 15mm-30mm, the tortuosity factor is not larger than 2.0mm/m;
c) If S 30mm, the tortuosity factor is not larger than 3.0mm/m.
5.3.2 If the outside diameter ( D ) of the tube is larger than or equal to 127mm, the tortuosity
factor of overall length shall be not larger than 0.10% of the tube length.
5.3.3 According to the buyer's requirements and through negotiation by the buyer and the
seller, tortuosity factor for per meter of steel tube and the tortuosity factor for the overall
length may meet the other requirements. All these shall be indicated in the contract.
5.4 Noncircularity and Wall Unevenness
According to the requirements of the buyer and through negotiation by the buyer and the
seller, the noncircularity and wall unevenness of steel tube shall not exceed 80% of tolerance
of outside diameter and wall thickness respectively. All these shall be indicated in the
contract.
5.5 End Shape
The both ends of steel tube shall be perpendicular with the axle of steel tube; all the kerf
burrs shall be removed. 5.6 Weight
5.6.1 Delivered Weight
If the steel tubes are delivered according to nominal outside diameter and nominal wall
thickness or nominal inside diameter and nominal wall thickness, the steel tube shall be

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delivered according to the actual weight or the theoretical weight.
If the steel tube is delivered according to nominal outside diameter and minimum wall
thickness, the steel tube shall be delivered according to the actual weight; if it is agreed by the
buyer and the seller and it has been indicated in the contract, the steel tube may also be
delivered according to the theoretical weight.
5.6.2 Theoretical weight calculation
Theoretical weight of steel tube shall be calculated according to the requirements of
GB/T 17395 (steel density is 7.85kg/dm3). The theoretical weight of stainless (heat resistant)
steel shall be 1.015 times of the theoretical weight specified in GB/T 17395.
If the steel tubes are delivered according to nominal outside diameter and minimum wall
thickness, average wall thickness shall be adopted to calculating the theoretical weight. The
average wall thickness is the average value of maximum value and minimum value of wall
thickness calculated according to wall thickness and its allowable deviation; if the steel tube
is delivered according to nominal inside diameter and nominal wall thickness, calculated
outside diameter shall be adopted to the calculated theoretical weight. The calculated outside
diameter is the outside diameter value which is calculated according to nominal inside
diameter and nominal wall thickness.
5.6.3 Weight Allowable Deviation
According to the buyer's requirements and through negotiation by the buyer and the
seller, then the deviation of actual weight and theoretical weight of steel tube to be delivered
shall meet the following requirements:
a) A steel tube: 10%;
b) The steel tubes whose minimum amount of per batch is 10t:7.5%.

6. Technical Requirements
6.1 Grade and Chemical Composition of Steel
6.1.1 Steel grade and chemical composition (heat composition) shall meet the requirements of
Table 3.
The comparison table between the specified steel grades in Table 3 and other similar
steel grades is listed in Appendix A for reference.
6.1.2 Residual element content of steel shall meet the requirements of Table 4.
Table 3: Grade and Chemical Composition

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Chemical composition (mass fraction)/% %

Steel type No. Grade P S

C Si Mn Cr Mo V Ti B Ni Alt Cu Nb N W
No larger than

0.17- 0.17- 0.35-

1 20G - - - - - - b - - - - 0.025 0.015
0.23 0.37 0.65
Carbon
0.17- 0.17- 0.70-
constructional 2 20MnG - - - - - - - - - - - 0.025 0.015
0.23 0.37 1.00
quality steel
0.22- 0.17- 0.70-
3 25MnG - - - - - - - - - - - 0.025 0.015
0.27 0.37 1.00
0.12- 0.17- 0.40- 0.25-
4 15MoG - - - - - - - - - - 0.025 0.015
0.20 0.37 0.80 0.35
0.15- 0.17- 0.40- 0.44-
5 20MoG - - - - - - - - - - 0.025 0.015
0.25 0.37 0.80 0.65
0.08- 0.17- 0.40- 0.40-
6 12CrMoG 0.40-0.70 - - - - - - - - - 0.025 0.015
0.15 0.37 0.70 0.55
0.12- 0.17- 0.40- 0.40-
7 15CrMoG 0.80-1.10 - - - - - - - - - 0.025 0.015
0.18 0.37 0.70 0.55
0.08- 0.40- 0.90-
8 12Cr2MoG 0.50 2.00-2.50 - - - - - - - - - 0.025 0.015
0.15 0.60 1.13
0.08- 0.17- 0.40- 0.25- 0.15-
Alloy 9 12Cr1MoVG 0.90-1.20 - - - - - - - - 0.025 0.010
0.15 0.37 0.70 0.35 0.30
constructional
steel 0.08- 0.45- 0.45-. 0.50- 0.28- 0.08- 0.0020- 0.30-
10 12Cr2MoWVTiB 1.60-2.10 - - - - - 0.025 0.015
0.15 0.75 0.65 0.65 0.42 0.18 0.0080 0.55
0.04- 0.10- 0.05- 0.20- 0.0005- 1.45-
11 07Cr2MoW2VNbB 0.050 1.90-2.60 - - 0.030 - - 0.030 0.025 0.010
0.10 0.60 0.30 0.30 0.0060 1.75
0.09- 0.60- 0.50- 1.00- 0.25- 0.22- 0.0050-
12 12Cr3MoVSiTiB 2.50-3.00 - - - - - - 0.025 0.015
0.15 0.90 0.80 1.20 0.35 0.38 0.0110
0.10- 0.25- 0.80- 0.25- 0.50- 0.015-
13 15Ni1MnMoNbCu - - - - 1.00- 1.30 0.050 0.020 - 0.025 0.015
0.17 0.50 1.20 0.50 0.80 0.045
0.08- 0.20- 0.30- 0.85- 0.18- 0.06- 0.030-
14 10Cr9MolVNbN 8.00-9.50 - - 0.40 0.020 - - 0.020 0.010
0.12 0.50 0.60 1.05 0.25 0.10 0.070
0.07- 0.30- 0.30- 0.15- 0.0010- 0.40- 0.030- 1.50-
15 10Cr9MoW2VNbBN 0.50 8.50-9.50 - 0.40 0.020 - 0.020 0.010
0.13 0.60 0.60 0.25 0.0060 0.09 0.070 2.00
0.07- 0.25- 0.15- 0.0005- 0.3- 0.04- 0.040- 1.50-
16 10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BN 0.50 0.70 10.00-11.50 - 0.50 0.020 0.020 0.010
0.14 0.60 0.30 0.0050 1.70 0.10 0.100 2.50
0.09- 0.10- 0.30- 0.90- 0.18- 0.0003- 0.06- 0.040- 0.90-
17 11Cr9MolVNbBN 8.50- 9.50 - 0.40 0.020 - 0.020 0.010
0.13 0.50 0.60 1.10 0.25 0.0060 0.10 0.090 1.10
18 07Cr19Ni10 0.04- 0.75 2.00 18.00-20.00 - - - - 8.00- 11.00 - - - - - 0.030 0.015

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0.07- 0.0010- 0.003- 2.50- 0.30- 0.050-
19 10Cr18Ni9NbCu3BN 0.30 1.00 17.00-19.00 - - - 7.50- 10.50 - 0.030 0.010
0.13 0.0100 0.030 3.50 0.60 0.120
0.04- 0.20- 0.150-
20 N 0.75 2.00 24.00-26.00 - - - 19.00-22.00 - - - 0.030 0.015
0.10 0.60 0.350
Stainless (heat 0.04- 4C-
21 I 0.75 2.00 17.00-20.00 - - 9.00-13.00 - - - - - 0.030 0.015
resistant) steel 0.10 0.60
0.04-
22 07Cr18Ni11Nb 0.75 2.00 17.00-19.00 - - - - 9.00-13.00 - - 8C-1.10 - - 0.030 0.015
0.10
0.06-
23 08Cr18Ni11NbFG 0.75 2.00 17.00-19.00 - - - - 9.00-12.00 - - 8C-1.10 - - 0.030 0.015
0.10
Note 1: Alt is the total aluminum content.
Note 2: the "FG" in the grade 08Cr18Ni11NbFG refers to fine grain.
Without the buyer's permission, the elements not mentioned in the table must not be added into steel unless they are required by smelting. All proper measures shall be adopted by manufacturer to prevent the
elements which can impair mechanical properties and applicability of steel being brung into steel by the steel scrap and other materials used in the production process.
As for 20G steel whose Alt content is not larger than 0.015%, delivery requirements is not made, yet quality certificate shall be filled.

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 Table 4: Residual Element Content of Steel
Residual element (mass fraction)/%
Steel type Cu Cr Ni Mo Va Ti Zr
No larger than
Carbon constructional
0.20 0.25 0.25 0.15 0.08 - -
quality steel
Alloy constructional steel 0.20 0.30 0.30 - 0.08 b b
Stainless (heat resistant)
0.25 - - - - - -
steel
a Residual V content of 15Ni1MnMoNbCu shall not exceed 0.02%.
b Residual Ti content of 10Cr9Mo1VNbN, 10Cr9MoW2VNbBN, 10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BN and 11Cr9Mo1WBbBN shall not
exceed 0.01% and residual Zr content shall not exceed 0.01%.
6.1.3 The allowable deviation of chemical composition of finished steel tubes shall meet the
requirements of Table 5. Relevant terms, definitions and decision methods of product analysis
shall meet the requirements of GB/T 222.
Table 5 Allowable Deviation of Product Analysis
Specified upper value of Allowable deviation /%
Element chemical composition
melting Upper deviation Lower deviation
C 0.27 0.01 0.01
0.37 0.02 0.02
Si
0.37-1.00 0.04 0.04
1.00 0.03 0.03
Mn
1.00-2.00 0.04 0.04
P 0.030 0.005 -
S 0.015 0.005 -
1.00 0.05 0.05
1.00-10.00 0.10 0.10
Cr
10.00-15.00 0.15 0.15
15.00-26.00 0.20 0.20
0.35 0.30 0.30
Mo
0.35- 1.20 0.40 0.40
0.10 0.10 -
V
0.10-0.42 0.30 0.30
0.10 0 -
Ti
0.01- 0.38 0.01 0.01
1.00 0.03 0.03
1.00-1.30 0.05 0.05
Ni
1.30-10.00 0.10 0.10
10.00-22.00 0.15 0.15
0.10 0.005 0.005
Nb
0.10-1.10 0.05 0.05
1.00 0.04 0.04
W
1.00-2.50 0.08 0.08
1.00 0.05 0.05
Cu
1.00-3.50 0.10 0.10
Al 0.050 0.0005 0.005
0.0050 0.0005 0.0001
B
0.0050-0.0110 0.0010 0.0003
0.100 0.005 0.005
N
0.100-0.350 0.010 0.010
Zr 0.01 0 -
6.2 Manufacturing Method
6.2.1 Smelting Process of Steel
The smelting methods of steel are as follows: electric arc furnace plus out-of-furnace
refining and vacuum refining treatment, oxygen converter plus out-of-furnace refining and
vacuum refining treatment and electroslag remelting process.
Through negotiation by the buyer and the seller as well as indication in the contract, the

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other smelting process with higher requirements may be adopted. In case certain smelting
process has been specified by the buyer, the requirements shall be clearly indicated in the
contract.
6.2.2 Manufacturing Methods and Requirements of Tubular Billet
Such methods as continuous casting, molded casting or hot rolling (forging) may be
adopted for making the tubular billet.
Tubular billet made through the continuous casting method shall meet the requirements
of YB/T4149. And the grade of center crack, intermediate crack, subsurface crack and
subsurface bubble of macrostructure defects shall be not larger than grade 1 respectively. The
other higher requirements for quality may be adopted in case it is agreed by the relevant
parties; tubular billet made through the hot rolling (forging) method shall meet the
requirements of YB/T5137; the tubular billet (steel ingot) made through molded casting
method may be conducted in accordance with the requirements of tubular billet made through
hot rolling (forging) method.
6.2.3 Manufacturing Method of Steel Tube
The following such seamless method as hot rolling (extruding, expanding) or cold
drawing (rolling) shall be adopted to make steel tube. As for the steel tube whose grade is
08Cr18Ni11NbFG, cold drawing (rolling) seamless method shall be adopted. Heat expanding
steel tube shall be the steel tube with larger calibre which is formed through that ingot steel
tube is expanded to deform under the integral heat.
6.3 Delivery Condition
Steel tube shall be delivered according to heat treatment condition. The heat treatment
system of steel tube shall meet the requirements of Table 6.
Table 6 Heat Treatment System of Steel Tube

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No. Grade Heat treatment system
1 20Ga Normalizing: normalizing temperature880-940
2 20MnGa Normalizing: normalizing temperature 880-940
3 25MnGa Normalizing: normalizing temperature 880-940
4 15MoGb Normalizing: normalizing temperature 890-950
5 20MoGb Normalizing: normalizing temperature 890-950
6 12CrMoGb Normalizing plus tempering: normalizing temperature is900 -960; Tempering temperature is670-730.
7 15CrMoGb Normalizing plus tempering: normalizing temperature is 900-960; tempering temperature is 680-730
If wall thickness (s) of steel pipe is less than or equal to 30mm, normalizing plus tempering is adopted: normalizing temperature is 900-960; Tempering temperature is
700-750.
8 12Cr2MoGb
If wall thickness (s) of steel pipe is larger than 30mm, quenching plus tempering or normalizing plus tempering are adopted. Quenching temperature is not under900. Tempering
temperature is 700-750normalizing temperature is 900-960; tempering temperature is 700- 750,but after normalizing, rapid cooling shall be adopted.
Normalizing plus tempering of steel pipe (S30mm): normalizing temperature is 980-1020tempering temperature is 720-760. Quenching plus tempering or normalizing
9 12Cr1MoVGb plus tempering of steel pipe (S30mm): quenching temperature is 950-990,tempering temperature is 720-760normalizing temperature is 980-1020,tempering
temperature is 720-760, but after normalizing, rapid cooling shall be adopted.
10 12Cr2MoWVTiB Normalizing plus tempering: normalizing temperature is 1020-1060,tempering temperature is 760-790
11 07Cr2MoW2VNbB Normalizing plus tempering: normalizing temperature is 1040-1080; tempering temperature is 750-780.
12 12Cr3MoVSiTiB Normalizing plus tempering: normalizing temperature is 1040-1090,tempering temperature is 720-770
Normalizing plus tempering of steel pipe (S30mm): normalizing temperature is 880-980tempering temperature is 610-680.Quenching plus tempering or normalizing
13 15Ni1MnMoNbCu plus tempering of steel pipe (S30mm): quenching temperature is not under 900,tempering temperature is 610-680; normalizing temperature is 880-980,tempering
temperature is 610-680,but after normalizing, rapid cooling shall be adopted.
Normalizing plus tempering: normalizing temperature is 1040-1080tempering temperature is 750-780. Quenching plus tempering of steel pipe (S70mm),quenching
14 10Cr9Mo1VNbN
temperature is not under 1040,tempering temperature is 750-780
Normalizing plus tempering: normalizing temperature is 1040-1080tempering temperature is 760-790.Quenching plus tempering of steel pipe (S70mm): quenching
15 10Cr9MoW2VNbBN
temperature is not under 1040,tempering temperature is 760-790
Normalizing plus tempering: normalizing temperature is 1040-1080tempering temperature is 760-790.Quenching plus tempering of steel pipe (S70mm): quenching
16 10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BN
temperature is not under 1040,tempering temperature is 760-790
Normalizing plus tempering: normalizing temperature is 1040-1080tempering temperature is 750-780.Quenching plus tempering of steel pipe (S70mm): quenching
17 11Cr9Mo1W1VNbBN
temperature is not under 1040,tempering temperature is 750-780
18 07Cr19Ni10 Solution heat treatment: solution heat treatment temperature being larger or equal to 1040; sharp quenching.
19 10Cr18Ni9NbCu3BN Solution heat treatment: solution heat treatment temperature being larger or equal to 1100; sharp quenching.
20 07Cr25Ni21NbNc Solution heat treatment: solution heat treatment temperature being larger or equal to 1100; sharp quenching.
c Solution heat treatment: Solution heat treatment temperature of hot rolling (extrusion, expand) steel tube being larger than or equal to 1050.
21 07Cr19Ni11Ti
Solution heat treatment temperature of cold drawing (rolling) being larger or equal to 1100; sharp quenching.
Solution heat treatment: Solution heat treatment temperature of hot rolling (extrusion, expand) steel tube being larger than or equal to 1050; Solution heat treatment temperature
22 07Cr18Ni11Nbc
of cold drawing (rolling) being larger or equal to 1100; sharp quenching.

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 Soften heat treatment before cold processing: soften heat treatment temperature shall be at least higher 50 than solution heat treatment temperature; solution heat treatment is
23 08Cr18Ni11NbFG
carried out after the ultimate cold processing: solution heat treatment temperature being larger or equal to 1180; sharp quenching.
a If hot rolling (extruding, expanding) steel tubes are judged for being dealt with normalizing, the following requirements shall be met: the finishing temperature of steel tube is within phase transformation critical
temperature ( Ar 3 ) and specified upper temperature in the table; and the steel tubes are dealt with air-cooled.
b D If the heat expanding steel tubes ( D 457mm) are judged for being dealt with normalizing, the following requirements shall be met: the finishing temperature of steel tubes within critical temperature
( Ar 3 ) and specified upper temperature in the table and they are dealt with air-cooled; as for the rest steel tubes, if it is agreed by the buyer, the online normalizing meeting the aforesaid requirements may be adopted.
All these shall be indicated in the contract.
c According to the buyer's requirements, such grade steel tube as 07Cr25Ni21NbN, 07Cr19Ni11Ti and 07Cr18Ni11Nb, stabilizing treatment of steel tube may be carried out subsequently after solution treatment.
Stabilizing treatment temperature is lower than initial solution treatment temperature; the temperature of stabilizing treatment shall be determined by the buyer and the seller.

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6.4 Mechanical Properties
6.4.1 The room temperature mechanical properties of steel tube at delivery state shall meet the requirements of Table 7. For steel tubes whose D76mm and
S14mm, impact test shall be carried out.
Table 7 Mechanical Properties of Steel Tube
Impact absorbtion
Tensile property Hardness
energy( KV 2 /J)

No. Grade Tensile Lower yield strength or specified non-proportion Post-breaking extensibility A /% Lengthwise Transverse HRC or
HBW HV
strength Rm /MPa extension intensity ReL or R p 0.2 /MPa Lengthwise Transverse direction direction HRB
direction direction
Not less than Not more than
1 20G 410- 550 245 24 22 40 27 - - -
2 20MnG 415- 560 240 22 20 40 27 - - -
3 25MnG 485- 640 275 20 18 40 27 - - -
4 15MoG 450- 600 270 22 20 40 27 - - -
5 20MoG 415- 665 220 22 20 40 27 - - -
6 12CrMoG 410- 560 205 21 19 40 27 - - -
7 15CrMoG 440- 640 295 21 19 40 27 - - -
8 12Cr2MoG 450- 600 280 22 20 40 27 - - -
9 12Cr1MoVG 470- 640 255 21 19 40 27 - - -
10 12Cr2MoWVTiB 540- 735 345 18 - 40 - - - -
11 07Cr2MoW2VNbB 510 400 22 18 40 27 220 230 97HRB
12 12Cr3MoVSiTiB 610- 805 440 16 - 40 - - - -
13 15Ni1MnMoNbCu 620- 780 440 19 17 40 27 - - -
14 10Cr9Mo1VNbN 585 415 20 16 40 27 250 265 25HRC
15 10Cr9MoW2VNbBN 620 440 20 16 40 27 250 265 25HRC
16 10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BN 620 400 20 16 40 27 250 265 25HRC
17 11Cr9Mo1W1VNbBN 620 440 20 16 40 27 250 265 23HRC
18 07Cr19Ni10 515 205 35 - - - 192 200 90HRB
19 10Cr18Ni9NbCu3BN 590 235 35 - - - 219 230 95HRB
20 07Cr25Ni21NbN 655 295 30 - - - 256 - 100HRB
21 07Cr19Ni11Ti 515 205 35 - 192 200 90HRB
22 07Cr18Ni11Nb 520 205 35 - 192 200 90HRB
23 08Cr18Ni11NbFG 550 205 35 - 192 200 90HRB

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6.4.2 The impact absorbtion energy specified in Table 7 is the required value of Charpy V
notch impact absorbtion energy of full-sized specimen. In case mini-sized impact specimen is
adopted, its minimum required value of Charpy V notch impact absorbtion energy shall be the
value acquired through multiplying the required value of impact absorbtion energy of
full-sized specimen by the decreasing coefficient specified in Table 8.
Table 8 Decreasing Coefficient of Impact Absorbtion Energy for Mini-sized Specimen
Specimen size (height width) (mm
Specimen specification Decreasing coefficient
mm)
Standard specimen 1010 1.00
Mini-sized specimen 107.5 0.75
Mini-sized specimen 105 0.50
6.4.3 The hardness value of steel tube is specified in Table 7; its hardness test shall meet the
following requirements:
a) For tube whose S 5.0mm, Brinell test or Rockwell hardness test shall be carried out;
b) For tube whose S 5.0mm,Rockwell hardness test shall be carried out;
c) According to the requirements of the buyer and through the negotiation of both buyer
and seller, Vickers hardness test may be conducted for the steel tube in replace of Brinell test
or Rockwell hardness test, which shall be indicated in the contract. In case Vickers hardness
test of steel tube is specified in the contract, its test value shall meet the requirements of Table
7.
6.4.4 According to the requirements of the buyer and through the negotiation of both buyer
and seller, hardness test may be adopted for steel tube without hardness requirement; its test
value shall be determined by both sides through negotiation.
6.4.5 According to the requirements of the buyer and through the negotiation of both buyer
and seller, high-temperature specified non-proportion extension intensity ( R p 0.2 ) test of steel

tube may be carried out by the seller and the test temperature shall be indicated in the contract.
In case high-temperature specified non-proportion extension intensity test of steel tube is
specified in the contract, its test value shall meet the requirements of Appendix B.
6.4.6 Recommended data of 100,000h creep rupture strength of finished steel tube is given in
Appendix C.
6.5 Hydraulic Test
The hydraulic test of steel tube shall be carried out one by one. Hydraulic test pressure is
calculated according to Formula (1) and the maximum test pressure is 20MPa. Under the test
pressure, the voltage-stabilizing time shall not be less than 10s, and there shall be no leakage
to the steel tube.
P = 2 SR / D (1)
Where,
P is the test pressure, in: MPa; when P7MPa, round it off to 0.5MPa, when
P7MPa, round it off to 1MPa;
S is the wall thickness of steel tube, in: mm;
D is the nominal outside diameter or calculated outside diameter of steel tube, in:
mm;
R is the allowable stress. The allowable stress for carbon constructional quality steel
and alloy constructional steel equals to 80% of the yield strength specified in Table 7, while
for stainless steel and refractory steel, it equals to 70% of the yield strength specified in Table

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7, in: MPa.
Hydraulic test may be replaced by the seller with eddy current inspection or flux leakage
test. In case eddy current inspection is adopted, the artificial defects of the reference tube shall
meet the requirements of acceptance level B of GB/T 7735; if flux leakage test is adopted, the
longitudinal artificial defects on the external surface of reference tube shall meet the
requirements of acceptance level L2 of GB/T 12606.
6.6 Technological Properties
6.6.1 Flattening Test
6.6.1.1 For steel tube whose D22mm-400mm, S40mm, the flattening test shall be carried
out.
6.6.1.2 The flattening test shall be carried out according to the following two steps:
a) The first step is ductility test, press the specimen till the inter-plane distance is H. H
shall be calculated according to Formula (2).
(1 + ) S
H= (2)
+S/D
Where,
H is the inter-plane distance, in: mm;
S is the wall thickness of steel tube, in: mm;
D is the nominal outside diameter or calculated outside diameter of steel tube, in:
mm;
is the deformation coefficient of unit length. The deformation coefficient for
carbon constructional quality steel, alloy constructional steel and stainless steel (refractory
steel) is 0.09; when S/D0.1, the deformation coefficient for carbon constructional quality
steel may be decreased by 0.01.
When the inter-plane distance of the specimen is pressed to H, there shall be no cracks or
ruptures on the specimen.
b) The second step is integrity test (closed flattening). The flattening shall not be stopped
until the specimen gets ruptured or the opposite two walls of the specimen collide with each
other. During the whole process of flattening test, the specimen shall be free from visible
lamination, white flake and inclusion.
6.6.1.3 The following conditions shall not be regarded as judgment basis for the measurement
of whether the flattening test is qualified or not.
a) Metallic luster-without-cracks or ruptures caused by defects on the specimen surface;
B) When S/D0.1, there is crack or rupture at the bottom and top position of the internal
surface of specimen.
6.6.2 Bending Test
Bending test shall be carried out for steel tube whose D400mm or S40mm. Bending
test can be divided into forward bending (specimen surface near the outside surface of steel
tube is stretched and deformed) and reversed bending (specimen surface near the inside
surface of steel tube is stretched and deformed).
Bending core diameter of the bending test is 25mm and the specimen shall be bent 180at
room temperature.
After the bending test, the surface and side face of the bent specimen shall be free from
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6.6.3 Expansion Test
According to the requirement of the buyer and with indication in the contract, expansion
test may be carried out for steel tube whose D76mm and S8mm.
Expansion test shall be carried out at room temperature. The taper of top core is 60.
Outside diameter of the expanded specimen shall meet the requirements of Table 9. There
shall be no crack or rupture on the specimen after expansion.
Table 9 Expanding Rate of Outside Diameter for Steel Tube
Expanding rate of outside diameter for steel tube/%
Steel type Inside diametera /Outside diameter,
0.6 0.6- 0.8 0.8
Carbon constructional quality
10 12 17
steel
Alloy constructional steel 8 10 15
Stainless steel (heat-resistant
12 15 20
steel)
a Inside diameter is the calculated inside diameter of specimen. Calculated inside diameter is the inside diameter value
calculated according to the nominal outside diameter and nominal wall thickness (mean wall thickness when steel tube is
delivered according to minimum wall thickness).
6.7 Macroscopic Test
Macroscopic test shall be carried out for steel tube directly rolled with ingot. The cross
section of acid dipping test piece for macroscopic test shall be free from visible white flake,
inclusion, air traps below the surface, skull patch and lamination.
6.8 Non-metallic Inclusion
Non-metallic inclusion test shall be carried out for steel tubes rolled directly with ingot
and continuous casting round billet. Non-metallic inclusions of steel tube shall be graded
according to method A of GB/T 10561, among which the fine grade level and coarse grade
level of A/B/C/D impurity shall be no bigger than level 2.5 respectively, while DS category of
impurity shall be no bigger than level 2.5; the total fine grade level and coarse grade level of
A/B/C/D impurity shall be no bigger than level 6.5 respectively.
According to the requirements of the buyer and through the negotiation of both buyer
and seller, stricter grading may be adopted for non-metallic inclusions of finished steel tube,
which shall be indicated in the contract.
6.9 Particle Fineness
6.3.1 The grain fineness of single rolled steel plate shall meet the requirements of Table
10.
Table 10 Grain Fineness of Finished Steel Tube
Grade of grain Difference of the maximum grade and minimum
No. Steel type (steel grade)
fineness grade of grain fineness on the test piece
Carbon constructional quality steel and alloy constructional steel of
1 Not exceeding 3 grades
grade beyond those specified in No.2
10Cr9Mo1VNbN10Cr9MoW2VNbBN10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BN
2 Not exceeding 3 grades
and 11Cr9MolW1VNbBN
07Cr19Ni1007Cr25Ni21NbN07Cr19Ni11Ti
3 Grade 4- 7 -
07Cr18Ni11Nb
4 10Cr18Ni9NbCu3BN08Cr18Ni11NbFG Grade 7- 10 -

6.10 Microscopic Structure

Microscopic structure of finished steel tubes made by carbon constructional quality steel
and alloy constructional steel shall meet the following requirements:
a) Carbon constructional quality steel shall be made of ferrite and pearlite;
b) 15MoG, 20MoG, 12CrMoG and 15CrMoG shall be made of ferrite and pearlite.
Granular bainite is allowed to exist, while incomplete transformation product (such as yellow

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massive texture) between critical temperature AC1- AC3 for phase transformation is not
allowed to exist;
c) 12Cr2MoG and 12Cr1MoVG shall be ferrite plus granular bainite, ferrite plus pearlite
or ferrite plus granular bainite and pearlite; sorbite is allowed to exist, while incomplete
transformation product (such as yellow massive texture) between critical temperature AC1-
AC3 for phase transformation is not allowed to exist; 15Ni1MnMoNbCu shall be ferrite plus
bainite;
d) 12Cr2MoWVTiB, 12Cr3MoVSiTiB and 07Cr2MoW2VNbB shall be tempered bainite;
sorbite or tempered martensite is allowed to exist while free ferrite is not allowed to exist.
e) 10Cr9MolVNbN, 10Cr9MoW2VNbBN, 10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BN and
11Cr9MolW1VNbBNshall be tempered martensite or tempered sorbite.
6.11 Decarburized Layer
Fully decarburized layer of the cold drawing (rolling) carbon constructional quality steel
and alloy constructional steel finished steel tube whose D76mm shall be inspected. The
depth of fully decarburized layer of its outside surface shall be no bigger than 0.3mm, while
that of the inside surface shall be no bigger than 0.4mm, and the sum of the two shall be no
bigger than 0.6mm.
6.12 Intergranular Corrosion Test
According to the requirements of the buyer and through the negotiation of both buyer
and seller, intergranular corrosion test may be adopted for stainless steel (heat-resistant steel)
steel tube, but the intergranular corrosion test method shall be agreed by both buyer and seller,
which shall be indicated in the contract.
6.13 Surface Quality
6.13.1 The inside and outside of steel tube shall be free from any crack, folding, scar, rolling
crease and delamination. These defects shall be totally removed, and the removal depth shall
not exceed 10% of the nominal wall thickness. In the removal parts, the actual wall thickness
shall not be less than the minimum allowable value of the wall thickness.
The allowable depth of straight course on the inside and outside surface of steel tube
shall meet the following requirements:
a) Cold drawing (rolling) steel tube: no bigger than 4% of the wall thickness, with the
maximum allowable depth of 0.2mm;
b) Hot rolling (hot extruding, hot expanding) steel tube: no bigger than 5% of the wall
thickness, with the maximum allowable depth of 0.4mm.
Other partial defects exceeding the allowable minus deviation of wall thickness are not
allowed.
6.13.2 The iron scale on the inside and outside surface of the steel tube shall be removed,
however, oxidized thin layer which will not disturb inspection is allowed to exist.
6.14 Non-destructive Test
Ultrasonic inspection shall be carried out one by one for overall length of the steel tube
according to the requirements of GB/T 5777-2008. The longitudinal notch groove depth of
reference tube for the ultrasonic inspection is L2. When the ratio of wall thickness to outside
diameter of the steel tube is more than 0.2, unless otherwise stated in the contract, the
artificial defect depth of inner wall of the steel tube shall comply to the requirements of C.1 of
Appendix C in GB/T 5777-2008. When the steel tube is delivered according to the minimum

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wall thickness, the notch groove depth of reference tube shall be calculated according to the
mean wall thickness of steel tube.
According to the requirements of the buyer and through the negotiation of both buyer
and seller, other types of non-destructive test may be added, which shall be indicated in the
contract.

7 Specimens
7.1 Specimen for Tension Test
For steel tube whose D 219mm, specimen for tension test shall be sampled
longitudinally along the steel tube.
For steel tube whose D219mm, if it is allowed by steel tube dimension, a round
cross-section specimen whose diameter is 10mm shall be sampled transversely along the steel
tube for tension test; when the dimension of steel tube is not allowed for a 10mm diameter
specimen, transverse round cross section specimen whose diameter is bigger among the 8mm
or 5mm ones shall be adopted; when the dimension of steel tube is not allowed for a 5mm
diameter round cross section specimen, specimen for tension test shall be sampled
longitudinally along the steel tube. The transverse round cross section specimen shall be
sampled from un-flattened tube end.
7.2 Specimen for Impact Test
For steel tube whose D 219mm, specimen for impact test shall be sampled
longitudinally or transversely along the steel tube; in case there is no special requirements in
the contract, arbitration specimen shall be intercepted longitudinally along the steel tube.
For steel tube whose D219mm, specimen for impact test shall be sampled transversely
along the steel tube.
No matter the specimen is sampled in longitudinal direction or transverse direction along
the steel tube, the impact specimen shall be of standard size or the specimen with bigger
dimension (width 7.5mm or width 5mm).
7.3 Specimen for Bending Test
7.3.1 Specimen Preparation
The specimen for bending test shall be sampled transversely along the steel tube and its
preparation shall meet the requirements of GB/T 232. In the process of sampling, specimen
for forward bending shall be as close to the outside surface as possible, while that for reversed
bending shall be as close to inside surface as possible. The textured surface of combined
tension and bending of specimen shall be free from obvious scar and other defects.
7.3.2 Specimen Size
The sectional dimension of processed specimen is 12.5mm 12.5mm or 25mm 12.5mm
(width thickness); the four angles on the section shall form into a round angle and its radius
shall be no bigger than 1.6mm; the length of specimen shall be no bigger than 150mm.

8 Inspection and Test Method

8.1 The dimension and shape of steel tube shall be measured one by one with measuring
device which can meet the accuracy requirement.
8.2 The inside and outside surface of steel tube shall be tested visually one by one under
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8.3 Other inspection items of the steel tube shall meet the requirements of Table 11.
Table 11 Inspection Items, Test Methods, Sampling Methods and Sampling Quantity of Steel Tube
No. Inspection item Test method Sampling method Sampling quantity
GB/T 223
GB/T 4336
1 Chemical composition GB/T 11170 GB/T 20066 Take 1 specimen from each furnace
GB/T 20123
GB/T 20124
Room-temperature Take respectively 1 specimen from the
2 GB/T 228 GB/T 29757.1
tension test two steel tubes per batch
Take respectively 3 specimens from the
3 Impact test GB/T 229 GB/T 29757.2
two steel tubes per batch
GB/T 230.1
Take respectively 1 specimen from the
4 Hardness test GB/T 231.1 GB/T 2975
two steel tubes per batch
GB/T 4340.1
Take respectively 1 specimen from the
5 Hot tension test GB/T 4338 GB/T 2975
two steel tubes per batch
6 Hydraulic test GB/T 241 - One by one
7 Eddy current inspection GB/T 7735 - One by one
8 Flux leakage test GB/T 12606 - One by one
Take respectively 1 specimen from the
9 Flattening test GB/T 246 GB/T 246
two steel tubes per batch
10 GB/T 232 GB/T 2327.3
Take respectively 1 specimen from the
11 GB/T 242 GB/T 242
two steel tubes per batch
GB/T 226 Take respectively 1 specimen from the
12 GB/T 226
GB/T 1979 two steel tubes per furnace
Take respectively 1 specimen from the
13 Non-metallic inclusion GB/T 10561 GB/T 10561
two steel tubes per furnace
Take respectively 1 specimen from the
14 Grain fineness GB/T 6394 GB/T 6394
two steel tubes per batch
Take respectively 1 specimen from the
15 Microscopic structure GB/T 13298 GB/T 13298
two steel tubes per batch
Take respectively 1 specimen from the
16 Decarburized layer GB/T 224 GB/T 224
two steel tubes per batch
Intergranular corrosion Negotiated by both Negotiated by both Take respectively 1 specimen from the
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test buyer and seller buyer and seller two steel tubes per batch
18 Ultrasonic inspection GB/T 5777-2008 - One by one

9 Test Rules
9.1 Check and Acceptance Inspection
The check and acceptance inspection of steel tube shall be carried out by the quality
supervision department of the seller.
9.2 Batch Rules
The chemical composition, macroscopic test and non-metallic inclusions test of steel
tube may be checked and accepted according to smelting furnace, while the other inspection
items shall be checked and accepted batch by batch. Each batch shall be consisted of the steel
tubes with the same grade, same furnace number, same specification and same heat treatment
system. The steel tube quantity per batch shall not exceed the following requirements:
a) D76mm and S3.0mm: 400;
b)D351mm: 50;
c) Steel tube with other dimensions: 200.
9.3 Sampling Quantity
The sampling quantity of each inspection item of per steel-tube batch shall meet the
requirements of Table 11.
9.4 Recheck and Decision Rules

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 The recheck and decision rules of steel tube shall meet the requirements of GB/T 2102.

10 Packaging, Mark and Quality Certificate

The packaging, mark and quality certificate of steel tube shall meet the relevant
requirements of GB/T 2102.

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 Appendix A
(Informative Appendix)
Comparison Table of Similar Steel Grades
In Table A.1, the comparison between the grade of steel in this standard and other similar
grade is listed out for reference.
Table A.1 Comparison Table of Steel Grades Specified in this Standard and other Similar Steel Grades
Other similar steel grade
No. Steel grade in this standard
ISO EN ASME/ASTM JIS
1 20G PH26 P235GH A-1B STB410
2 20MnG PH26 P235GH A-1B STB410
3 25MnG PH29 P265GH C STB510
4 15MoG 16Mo3 16Mo3 - STBA12
5 20MoG - - Tla STBA13
6 12CrMoG - - T2/P2 STBA20
7 15CrMoG 13CrMo4-5 10CrMo5-513CrMo4-5 T12/P12 STBA22
8 12Cr2MoG 10CrMo9-10 10CrMo9-10 T22/P22 STBA24
9 12Cr1MoVG - - - -
10 12Cr2MoWVTiB - - - -
11 07Cr2MoW2VNbB - - T23/P23 -
12 12Cr3MoVSiTiB - - - -
13 15Ni1MnMoNbCu 9NiMnMoNb5-4-4 15NiCuMoNb5-6-4 T36/P36 -
14 10Cr9Mo1VNbN X10CrMoBNb9-1 X10CrMoBNb9-1 T91/P91 STBA26
15 10Cr9MoW2VNbBN - - T92/P92 -
16 10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BN - - T122/P122 -
17 11Cr9Mo1W1VNbBN - E911 T911/P911 -
SUS304H
18 07Cr19Ni10 X7CrNi18-9 X6CrNi18-10 TP304H
TB
19 10Cr18Ni9NbCu3BN - - (S30432) -
20 07Cr25Ni21NbN - - TP310HNbN -
SUS321H
21 07Cr19Ni11Ti X7CrNiTi18-10 X6CrNiTi18-10 TP321H
TB
SUS347H
22 07Cr18Ni11Nb X7CrNiNb18-10 X7CrNiNb18-10 TP347H
TB
23 08Cr18Ni11NbFG - - TP347HFG -

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 Appendix B
(Normative Appendix)
High-temperature Specified Non-proportion Extension Intensity
In Table B.1, the high-temperature specified non-proportion extension intensity ( R p 0.2 ) of steel tube is listed out, but it is applicable only when there is

provision in the contract.

Table B.1 High-temperature Specified Non-proportion Extension Intensity
High-temperature specified non-proportion extension intensity R p 0.2 /MPa

No. Grade Not less than

Temperature/
100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600
1 20G - - 215 196 177 157 137 98 49 - -
2 20MnG 219 214 208 197 183 175 168 156 151 - -
3 25MnG 252 245 237 226 210 201 192 179 172 - -
4 15MoG - - 225 205 180 170 160 155 150 - -
5 20MoG 207 202 199 187 182 177 169 160 150 - -
6 12CrMoG 193 187 181 175 170 165 159 150 140 - -
7 15CrMoG - - 269 256 242 228 216 205 198 - -
8 12Cr2MoG 192 188 186 185 185 185 185 181 173 159 -
9 12Cr1MoVG - - - - 230 225 219 211 201 187 -
10 12Cr2MoWVTiB - - - - 360 357 352 343 328 305 274
11 07Cr2MoW2VNbB 379 371 363 361 359 352 345 338 330 299 266
12 12Cr3MoVSiTiB - - - - 403 397 390 379 364 342 -
13 15Ni1MnMoNbCu 422 412 402 392 382 373 343 304 - - -
14 10Cr9Mo1VNbN 384 378 377 377 376 371 358 337 306 260 198
15 10Cr9MoW2VNbBNa 619 610 593 577 564 548 528 504 471 428 367
16 10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BNa 618 603 586 574 562 550 533 511 478 433 371
17 11Cr9Mo1W1VNbBN 413 396 384 377 373 368 362 348 326 295 256
18 07Cr19Ni10 170 154 144 135 129 123 119 114 110 105 101
19 10Cr18Ni9NbCu3BN 203 189 179 170 164 159 155 150 146 142 138
20 07Cr25Ni21NbN 573 523 490 468 451 440 429 421 410 397 374
21 07Cr19Ni11Ti 184 171 160 150 142 136 132 128 126 123 122

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22 07Cr18Ni11Nb 189 177 166 158 150 145 141 139 139 133 130
23 08Cr18Ni11NbFG 185 174 166 159 153 148 144 141 138 135 132
a The data of grade 10Cr9MoW2VNbBN, 10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BN and 07Cr25Ni21NbN listed in the table is the tensile strength when material is under such temperature.

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 Appendix C
(Informative Appendix)
Recommended Data of 100,000h Creep Rupture Strength
In table C.1, the recommended data of 100,000h creep rupture strength is listed out.
Table C.1 Recommended Data of 100,000h Creep Rupture Strength
Recommended data of 100,000h creep rupture strength/MPa
Not less than
No. Grade
Temperature/
400 410 420 430 440 450 460 470 480 490 500 510 520 530 540 550 560 570 580 590 600 610 620 630 640 650 660 670 680 690 700
1 20G 128 116 104 93 83 74 65 58 51 45 39 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 20MnG - - - 110 100 87 75 64 55 46 39 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3 25MnG - - - 120 103 88 75 64 55 46 39 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 15MoG - - - - - 245 209 174 143 117 93 74 59 47 38 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 - - - - - - - - 145 124 105 85 71 59 50 40 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 - - - - - - - - 144 130 113 95 83 71 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 - - - - - - - - - 168 145 124 106 91 75 61 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 - - - - - 172 165 154 143 133 122 112 101 91 81 72 64 56 49 42 36 31 25 22 18 - - - - - -
9 12Cr1MoVG - - - - - - - - - - 184 169 153 138 124 110 98 85 75 64 55 - - - - - - - - - -
10 12Cr2MoWVTiB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 176 162 147 132 118 105 92 80 69 59 50 - - - - - -
11 07Cr2MoW2VNbB - - - - - - - - - - - 184 171 158 145 134 122 111 101 90 80 69 58 43 28 14 - - - - -
12 12Cr3MoVSiTiB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 148 135 122 110 98 88 78 69 61 54 47 - - - - - -
13 15Ni1MnMoNbCu 373 349 325 300 273 245 210 175 139 104 69 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 10Cr9Mo1VNbN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 166 153 140 128 116 103 93 83 73 63 53 44 - - - - -
15 10Cr9MoW2VNbBN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 171 160 146 132 119 106 93 82 71 61 - - - - -

Table C.1 (Continued)

Recommended data of 100,000h creep rupture strength/MPa
Not less than
No. Grade
Temperature/
500 510 520 530 540 550 560 570 580 590 600 610 620 630 640 650 660 670 680 690 700 710 720 730 740 750
16 10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BN - - - - - - 157 143 128 114 101 89 76 66 55 47 - - - - - - - - - -
17 11Cr9Mo1W1VNbBN - - - 187 181 170 160 148 135 122 106 89 71 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 07Cr19Ni10 - - - - - - - - - - 96 88 81 74 68 63 57 52 47 44 40 37 34 31 28 26

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19 10Cr18Ni9NbCu3BN - - - - - - - - - - - - 137 131 124 117 107 97 87 79 71 64 57 50 45 39
20 07Cr25Ni21NbN 160 151 142 129 116 103 94 85 76 69 62 56 51 46 - -
21 07Cr19Ni11Ti - - - - - - 123 118 108 98 89 80 72 66 61 55 50 46 41 38 35 32 29 26 24 22
22 07Cr18Ni11Nb - - - - - - - - - - 132 121 110 100 91 82 74 66 60 54 48 43 38 34 31 28
23 08Cr18Ni11NbFG - - - - - - - - - - - - 132 122 111 99 90 81 73 66 59 53 48 43 - -

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 Appendix D
(Informative Appendix)
Comparison Table of Grade in this Standard and GB 5310-1995
Table D.1 Comparison Table of Grade in this Standard and GB 5310-1995
No. This standard GB 5310-1995
1 20G 20G
2 20MnG 20MnG
3 25MnG 25MnG
4 15MoG 15MoG
5 20MoG 20MoG
6 12CrMoG 12CrMoG
7 15CrMoG 15CrMoG
8 12Cr2MoG 12Cr2MoG
9 12Cr1MoVG 12Cr1MoVG
10 12Cr2MoWVTiB 12Cr2MoWVTiB
11 07Cr2MoW2VNbB -
12 12Cr3MoVSiTiB 12Cr3MoVSiTiB
13 15Ni1MnMoNbCu -
14 10Cr9Mo1VNbN 10Cr9Mo1VNb
15 10Cr9MoW2VNbBNa -
16 10Cr11MoW2VNbCu1BNa -
17 11Cr9Mo1W1VNbBN -
18 07Cr19Ni10 -
19 10Cr18Ni9NbCu3BN -
20 07Cr25Ni21NbN -
21 07Cr19Ni11Ti -

22 07Cr18Ni11Nb 1Cr19Ni11Nb

23 08Cr18Ni11NbFG -

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