Designation: A 860/A 860M 00

Standard Specication for

Wrought High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Butt-Welding Fittings1

This standard is issued under the xed designation A 860/A 860M; 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.

1. Scope 1.1 This specication covers wrought high-strength lowalloy steel butt-welding ttings of seamless and electric fusionwelded construction covered by the latest revisions of ANSI B16.9, ANSI 16.28, and MSS-SP-75. Butt-welding ttings differing from these ASME and MSS standards shall be furnished in accordance with Supplementary Requirement S58 of Specication A 960. These ttings are for use in highpressure gas and oil transmission and distribution systems. 1.2 Optional supplementary requirements are provided for ttings when a greater degree of examination is desired. One or more of the supplementary requirements may be specied in the order. 1.3 This specication does not cover cast-welding ttings or ttings machined from castings. 1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with this specication. Unless the order species the applicable M specication designation (SI units), the material shall be furnished to inch-pound units. 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: A 530/A 530M Specication for General Requirements for Specialized Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe2 A 960 Specication for Common Requirements for Wrought Steel Piping Fittings2 2.2 AWS Standard:

AWS 5.18 Specication for Carbon Steel Metals for Gas Shielded Arc Welding3 2.3 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code:4 Section V, Nondestructive Examination Section VIII, Division 1, Pressure Vessels 3. Ordering Information 3.1 In addition to the requirements of Specication A 960, the following ordering information applies: 3.1.1 Grade Symbol, 3.1.2 Requirements for certication of test report. 4. General Requirements 4.1 Product furnished to this specication shall conform to the requirements of Specication A 960, including any supplementary requirements that are indicated in the purchase order. Failure to comply with the general requirements of Specication A 960 constitutes nonconformance with this specication. In case of conict between the requirements of this specication and Specication A 960, this specication shall prevail. 5. Materials and Manufacture 5.1 The material for ttings shall be fully killed ne-grain material made by a melting process that is intended to produce rounded, well dispersed, ne sulphide inclusions, that promote good notch toughness, assists in the resistance to hydrogen induced cracking, and for weldability suitable for eld welding. 5.2 Starting materials shall consist of plate, sheet, forgings, forging quality bar, and seamless or fusion-welded tubular products with ller metal added. The chemical composition shall conform to Table 1. 5.3 A starting material that specically requires the addition of any element beyond those listed in Table 1 is not permitted. This does not preclude the use of deoxidizers.
3 Available from American Welding Society, 550 N. W. Lajeune Rd., Miami, FL 33135. 4 Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 E. 47th St., New York, NY 10017.

1 This specication is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel, and Related Alloysand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A01.22on Steel Forgings and Wrought Fittings for Piping Applications and Bolting Materials for Piping and Special Purpose Applications. Current edition approved Dec. 10, 2000. Published February 2001. Originally published as A 860/A 860M 86. Last previous edition A 860/A 860M 96. 2 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.

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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition % Heat Analysis Carbon Manganese Phosphorus Sulfur Silicon Nickel Chromium Molybdenum Copper Titanium Vanadium Columbium Vanadium plus Columbium Aluminum
A

0.20A 1.001.45 0.030 0.010 0.150.40B 0.50C 0.30C 0.25C 0.35C 0.05 0.10 0.04 0.12 0.06

All values are maximum unless a range is stated

method. Acceptable tees shall be marked with the symbol PT or MT, as applicable, to indicate compliance. NDE personnel shall be qualied in accordance with SNT-TC-1A. 5.9 All caps machined from bar stock shall be examined by liquid penetrant or magnetic particle in accordance with Supplementary Requirements S69 or S70 of Specication A 960, and with personnel qualications, acceptance criteria, and marking as in 5.8. 6. Heat Treatment 6.1 All ttings shall be furnished in the heat-treated condition. Fittings formed above the transformation temperature or upon which welding is performed, shall be cooled to below the lower critical temperature prior to heat treatment. Fittings shall subsequently be heat treated by normalizing, quenching, and tempering or stress relieving in accordance with Specication A 960. 7. Chemical Composition 7.1 The chemical composition of the steel shall conform to the requirements prescribed in Table 1. 7.2 The steel shall not contain any unspecied elements for the ordered grade to the extent that it conforms to the requirements of another grade for which that element is a specied element having a required minimum content. 7.3 Analysis of each heat of steel shall be made from a sample taken preferably during the pouring of the heat. The results shall conform to Table 1 for either heat or Specication A 960 for product analysis limits as applicable. 7.4 The ttings manufacturer shall make a product analysis per heat from either the starting material or from a tting. The chemical composition thus determined shall conform to Table 1. The product analysis shall be the basis for rejection. For referee purposes, Methods, Practices, and Terminology A 751 shall apply. 7.5 The carbon equivalent of the base metal, as determined by the following formula, shall not exceed 0.42 % for the product analysis:
CE 5 C 1 Mn Cr 1 Mo 1 V Ni 1 Cu 1 1 6 5 15

The carbon equivalent, as calculated by the following formula, shall not exceed 0.42 %: Mn Cr 1 Mo 1 V Ni 1 Cu 1 1 CE 5 C 1 6 5 15 B If vacuum carbon deoxidation is used, silicon shall not exceed 0.10 % by heat analysis and 0.12 % by product analysis. C The sum of Ni + Cr + Mo + Cu shall not exceed 1.0 %.

5.4 Starting material shall not require a preheat for eld welding provided that the restrictions of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Paragraph UW-30 are complied with. 5.5 Forging or shaping operations may be performed by hammering, pressing, piercing, extruding, upsetting, rolling, bending, fusion, welding, machining, or by a combination of these operations. 5.6 All welds including welds in tubular products from which the ttings are made shall be: 5.6.1 Made by welders, welding operators, and welding procedures qualied under the provisions of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX, 5.6.2 Heat treated in accordance with Section 6 of this specication, and 5.6.3 Radiographically examined throughout the entire length of each weld in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section V with acceptance limits in accordance with Paragraph UW-51 of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII. 5.7 The welded joints of the ttings shall be furnished in accordance with the requirements of Paragraph UW-35(a) of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII. 5.8 All butt-weld tees manufactured by cold-forming methods shall be liquid penetrant or magnetic particle examined by one of the methods specied in Supplementary Requirements S69 or S70 of Specication A 960. This examination shall be performed in accordance with a written procedure and shall be performed after nal heat treatment. Only the side wall area of the tees need be examined. This area is dened by a circle that covers the area from the weld bevel of the branch outlet to the center line of the body or run. Internal and external surfaces shall be examined when size permits accessibility. No cracks shall be permitted. Other imperfections shall be treated in accordance with Section 12.1 on nish. After the removal of any cracks, the tees shall be re-examined by the original
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7.6 Weld metal used in the construction of the ttings shall conform to the tensile and impact requirements of 9.4 and 8.1 after heat treatment in accordance with Section 6. A chemical analysis shall be performed on deposited weld metal for each heat of ller metal or, for submerged arc welding, each heat of ller metal and batch of ux. The weld metal shall be deposited in accordance with the qualied weld procedure. 7.7 Only the carbon content of the deposited weld-metal composition need comply with the requirements of Table 1. The nickel content of the deposited weld metal shall not exceed 1.0 %. 8. Notch Toughness Properties 8.1 The notch toughness properties of the ttings shall conform to the requirements listed in Table 2. The testing shall be performed in accordance with Test Methods and Denitions A 370. Full size Charpy, V-notch specimens shall be used whenever possible. Small size specimens shall be used only

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TABLE 2 Mechanical Requirements
Property WPHY 42 Yield strength, minA 0.2 % offset, ksi [MPa] Tensile strength, ksi [MPa] 42 [290] 60 [415] 85 [585] WPHY 46 46 [315] 63 [435] 88 [605] 25 32 WPHY 52 52 [360] 66 [455] 91 [625] 25 32 Grade WPHY 60 60 [415] 75 [515] 100 [690] 20 28 WPHY 65 65 [450] 77 [530] 102 [705] 20 28 WPHY 70 70 [485] 80 [550] 105 [725] 20 28

Elongation: Standard round specimen, or small-size proportional specimen, min, % in 4D Rectangular specimen, for section thickness 516in. [7.94 mm] and over, and for all small sizes tested in full section; min, % in 2 in. [50 mm]. Rectangular specimen for thickness less than 516in. [7.94 mm]; min, % 2 in. [50 mm]. Width of specimen 112in. [40 mm]. Toughness: Cvenergy absorptionC; measured at 50F [46C].
Size, mm 103 10 103 7.5 103 5
A B

25 32

Average/min, ftlbs[J] 30/25 [40/34] 25/21 [34/28] 20/17 [27/23]

Lateral Expansion min, MLS[mm] 25 [0.64] 21 [0.53] 13 [0.33]

Actual yield strength shall not exceed specied minimum by more than 15 ksi [105 MPa]. For each 132-in. [0.79 mm] decrease in section thickness below 516in. [7.94 mm], a deduction of 1.5 % from the elongation value of specimens above 516 in. [7.94 mm] is permitted. When the section thickness lies between two values dened above, the minimum elongation value is determined by the following equation: E 5 48t 1 15.00 where: E = elongation % in 2 in. [50 mm], and t = actual thickness of specimen.
C

These requirements are intended to minimize fracture initiation. The requirements are not intended to give assurance against fracture propagation.

when the material thickness does not permit full size specimens. The impact specimens shall not be attened after heat treatment. All base metal specimens shall be removed with the axis of the specimens longitudinal to the direction of primary metal ow. Weld-metal specimens shall be specimens with the axis transverse to the weld seam. 8.2 One set of impact tests (three specimens) shall be made to represent the base metal and one set (three specimens) to represent the weld metal on the same frequency as the tension tests. 8.3 The test temperature shall be 50F [46C]. 9. Tensile Requirements 9.1 The tensile properties of the tting material shall conform to the requirements listed in Table 2. 9.2 Tension test specimens shall be taken from a tting after nal heat treatment or from a test piece of the same heat and nominal thickness that was heat treated in a furnace charge with the ttings they represent. 9.3 One tensile test is required for each heat of ttings of the same section thickness, and heat treated in either a continuous or batch-type furnace, controlled within a range of 50F [28C] and equipped with recording pyrometers. 9.4 In addition, ttings containing welds shall have one center-weld tension test made with the axis transverse to the weld seam for each heat of ller metal, or each heat of ller metal and batch of ux for submerged arc welds, for ttings of the same section thickness and heat treated in either a continuous or batch-type furnace controlled within a range of 50F
3

[28C] and equipped with recording pyrometers. Only the ultimate tensile strength need meet the minimum requirement of Table 2. 10. Hardness Requirements 10.1 Fittings shall have a maximum hardness of 22 HRC (235 HB). 11. Dimensions 11.1 Dimensional requirements for NPS 14 and smaller butt-welding ttings are provided in ANSI B16.9 and B16.28. 11.2 Dimensional requirements for butt-welding ttings larger than NPS 14 through NPS 48 are provided by MSS-SP75. 11.3 Fittings of a size or shape differing from the standards in 11.1 and 11.2, but meeting all the other requirements of this specication, may be furnished in accordance with Supplementary Requirement S58 of Specication A 960. 11.4 Fittings that do not have a thickness or yield strength, or both, that are equal to the mating pipe, are acceptable provided the welding end preparations comply with MSS-SP75, Figs. 3(a), (b), and (c) and the tting welding-end thickness is at least equal to the pipe wall thickness times the ratio of the specied minimum yield strength of the pipe and the minimum tested yield strength of the tting. 12. Workmanship, Finish and Appearance 12.1 The requirements of Specication A 960 apply except as modied as follows: The wall thickness at all points shall be

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at least 9312 % of the specied nominal wall thickness, and the diameters at all points shall be within the specied limits. 12.2 When the removal of a surface discontinuity reduces the wall thickness below 9312 % of the specied nominal wall thickness at any point, the tting shall be subject to rejection or to repair as provided in Section 13. 13. Repair by Welding (Base Metal) 13.1 Repair welding by the manufacturer is permissible in accordance with Specication A 960 and the following: 13.1.1 The deposited weld metal shall conform to the requirements of 7.4 and 7.5. Electrodes for the shielded metal-arc process shall be of the low-hydrogen type. 13.1.2 After repair welding, sections thicker than 1 in. [25 mm] also shall be radiographed in accrodance with 5.6. 13.1.3 All ttings repaired by welding shall be thermally treated after repair by either complete reheat treatment or post-weld heat treatment at least 50F [28C] below the tempering temperature if tempering has been performed. 13.1.4 Indications discovered by nondestructive examination shall, after reheat treatment, be again examined by the same NDE method as used in the original determination. 14. Hydrostatic Test 14.1 Hydrostatic testing is not required by this specication. 14.2 All ttings shall be capable of withstanding, after installation, without failure, leakage, or impairment of serviceability, a hydrostatic test pressure of 100 % based on minimum yield strength of the material grade, wall thickness, and outside diameter ordered in Section 3. The hydrostatic pressure shall be calculated in accordance with Barlows equation:
t P 5 2S D

16.1.2 Tensile property results, (Section 9 and Table 2), the yield strength and ultimate strength in ksi, and elongation in percent for the base metal. Transverse-weld tensile strength shall be reported in ksi. 16.1.3 Impact test results, (Section 8 and Table 2), base metal and weld metal, specimen size, and test temperature, 16.1.4 Type heat treatment, (Section 6), 16.1.5 Radiographic examination results, and 16.1.6 Any supplemental testing required by the purchase order. 17. Product Marking 17.1 Identication marking shall consist of the Manufacturers symbol or name (Note Note 1), specication number (year date not needed), grade symbol, size and nominal wall thickness or schedule, and heat code identication. In addition, quench and tempered ttings shall be marked with the symbol QT, and cold-formed tees shall be marked as prescribed in 5.8.
NOTE 1For purposes of identication marking, the manufacturer is considered the organization that certies the piping component complies with this specication.

17.2 Fittings that have been repaired by welding shall be marked with the letter W following the designation number. 17.3 Marking shall be by low-stress die stamps or interrupted dot stamps and shall be in accordance with MSS-SP-25. 17.4 If the impact test temperature is other than 50F [46C], it shall be marked on the tting. 17.5 If extra yield strength or wall thickness is used in a compensatory manner as described in 11.4 of this specication, the tting shall be marked with both the minimum wall measured at the welding ends of the tting and the actual yield and specied yield as illustrated in the following:
Manufacturer Designation

where: P = hydrostatic pressure, S = specic yield strength, min, t = nominal wall thickness, and D = outside diameter. 15. Rejection and Rehearing 15.1 Material that fails to conform to the requirements of this specication may be rejected. Rejection shall be reported to the producer or supplier promptly in writing. In case of dissatisfaction with the results of the tests, the producer or supplier may make claim for a rehearing. 16. Certication 16.1 When requested by the purchaser, the manufacturer shall provide a certicate of compliance to this specication (including year date). In addition, if requested to provide test reports, the manufacturer shall also provide the following, when applicable: 16.1.1 Chemical analysis results, when (Section 7 and Table 1), base metal only, and

MNFR Specied wall 0.95

AXXX Actual wall 0.98

Actual YS Specified YS Z Y
Heat code QQR

Diameter 16 Heat treatment QT

where: Z = actual yield strength, and Y = specied minimum yield strength. 17.6 Bar CodingIn addition to the requirements in 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, and 17.5, bar coding is acceptable as a supplemental identication method. The purchaser may specify in the order a specic bar coding system to be used. The bar coding system, if applied at the discretion of the supplier, should be consistent with one of the published industry standards for bar coding. If used on small ttings, the bar code may be applied to the box or a substantially applied tag. 18. Keywords 18.1 high-strength low-alloy steel; pipe ttings; steel; piping applications; pressure-containing parts

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