ASTM A53 Grade A/B Pipes, Tubes

This specification covers seamless and welded black and hot-dipped galvanized steel pipe in NPS 1/8 to NPS 26. The steel categorized in this standard must be open-hearth, basic-oxygen or electric-furnace processed and must have the following chemical requirements: carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, copper, nickel, chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium. The tubing shall undergo a seamless or welding process. Tension, bend, and flattening tests shall be performed to make sure that it must adhere to the mechanical properties of the standard. The hydrostatic test shall be applied, without leakage through the weld seam or the pipe body. Nondestructive electric test shall be made to make sure that the full volume of the pipe must be in accordance with the standard. The purchaser shall have the right to perform any of the inspections and tests set forth in this specification where deemed necessary to ensure that the pipe conforms to the specified requirements.

ASTM A53 Grade B carbon steel pipes are widely available and relatively affordable, making it a popular choice for very large projects such as pipelines. Silver Tubes stocks and supplies full range of ASTM A53 Grade B pipes and tubes. ASTM/ASME A53/SA53 grade seamless pipes is one of our most widely used grade of carbon steel and is readily available ex-stock for all standard thicknesses up to SCH160. Silver Tubes is a reputed distributor of ASTM A53 Grade B pipes manufactured by manufacturers in India such as MSL, ISMT and JINDAL SAW.

ASTM/ASME A53/SA53 carbon steel seamless pipes are used in industrial applications involving high heat, including process piping, boiling plants, compression stations and refineries.