Boiler tubes are used in heat exchange appliances in which the energy is transferred from one medium to the other. The pipes are manufactured from carbon and low-alloy steel grades which are resistant to loads under high pressure and temperatures. They are used for the construction of power engineering appliances such as: boilers, heating coils, stoves, heaters, heat exchangers.
The pipes are manufactured with the diameters between 21,3 – 660 mm and with the wall thickness of up to 100 mm in the case of hot rolling, and with the diameters between 10,2 – 108 and with the wall thickness of up to 12,5 mm in the case of cold drawing. The pipes are manufactured with TC1 tests (I requirement level) and TC2 (III requirement level) according to PN-EN10216-2.
Steel grades used | Details: Table 1 |
Dimensions and tolerances | Details: Table 2 |
Pipe lengths | Pipes with precise lengths are manufactured with the following tolerance values:
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Tightness | Pipes should be subject to water testing (7Mpa) or electromagnetic testing. |
Straightness | < 0,0015 of pipe length (below 3mm per every meter of pipe length) |
Tests | Details: Table 3 |
Mechanical properties | |||||||||||||
Pipe types | Steel grades | Mechanical properties during tensile testing in room temperature | Resilience | ||||||||||
Boiler P195GH, P235GG P265GH 16Mo3 14MoV6-3 13CrMo4-5 10CrMo9-10 Wg PN-EN 10216-2 |
Upper yield limit or yield strength Re or R0,2 for wall thickness of t min | Tensile strength Rm | Elongation A min% |
Minimum energy average absorbed KVJ at the temperature of 0°C | |||||||||
T<\=16 | 16<T<\=40 | 40<t<\=60 | 60<T<\=60 | I | T | ||||||||
MPa | MPa | MPa | MPa | MPa | I | t | 20 | 0 | -10 | 20 | 0 | ||
P195GH | 195 | - | - | - | 320- 440 | 27 | 25 | - | 40 | 28 | - | 27 | |
P235GH | 235 | 225 | 215 | - | 360- 500 | 25 | 23 | - | 40 | 28 | - | 27 | |
P265GH | 265 | 255 | 245 | - | 410- 570 | 23 | 21 | - | 40 | 28 | - | 27 | |
16Mo3 | 280 | 270 | 260 | - | 450- 600 | 22 | 20 | 40 | - | - | 27 | - | |
14MoV6-3 | 320 | 320 | 310 | - | 460- 610 | 20 | 18 | 40 | - | - | 27 | - | |
13CrMo4-5 | 290 | 290 | 280 | - | 440- 590 | 22 | 20 | 40 | - | - | 27 | - | |
10CrMo9-10 | 280 | 280 | 270 | - | 480- 630 | 22 | 20 | 40 | - | - | 27 | - |
Steel grades | CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (LADLE ANALYSIS) | |||||||||||||
C% max | Si% max | Mn% max | P% max | S% max | Cr% max | Mo% max | Ni% max | Al.cał% min | Cu% max | Nb% max | Ti% max | V% max | Cr+ Cu+ Mo+ Ni% MAX | |
P195GH | 0,13 | 0,35 | 0,70 | 0,025 | 0,020 | 0,30 | 0,08 | 0,30 | >\= 0,020 | 0,30 | 0,010 | 0,040 | 0,02 | 0,70 |
P235GH | 0,16 | 0,35 | 1,20 | 0,025 | 0,020 | 0,30 | 0,08 | 0,30 | >\= 0,020 | 0,30 | 0,010 | 0,040 | 0,02 | 0,70 |
P265GH | 0,20 | 0,40 | 1,40 | 0,025 | 0,020 | 0,30 | 0,08 | 0,30 | >\= 0,020 | 0,30 | 0,010 | 0,040 | 0,02 | 0,70 |
16Mo3 | 0,12- 0,20 | 0,35 | 0,40- 0,70 | 0,025 | 0,020 | 0,30 | 0,25- 0,35 | 0,30 | >\= 0,020 | 0,30 | - | - | - | - |
14MoV6-3 | 0,10- 0,15 | 0,15- 0,35 | 0,40- 0,70 | 0,025 | 0,020 | 0,30- 0,60 | 0,50- 0,70 | 0,30 | >\= 0,020 | 0,30 | - | 0,22-0,28 | - | - |
13CrMo4-5 | 0,15 | 0,50- 1,00 | 0,30- 0,60 | 0,025 | 0,020 | 1,00- 1,50 | 0,45- 0,65 | 0,30 | >\= 0,020 | 0,30 | - | - | - | - |
10CrMo9-10 | 0,10- 0,17 | 0,35 | 0,40- 0,70 | 0,025 | 0,020 | 0,70- 1,15 | 0,40- 0,60 | 0,30 | >\= 0,020 | 0,30 | - | - | - | - |
Outside diameter and wall thickness tolerances | |||||
Outside diameter D mm | Permissible deviations of outside diameter D | Permissible deviations of wall thickness t depending on the T/D ratio | |||
<\=0,025 | >0,025 <\=0,050 |
>0,050 <\=0,10 |
>0,10 | ||
D<\=219,1 | +\- 1% or =\- 0,5mm depending on which is greater |
+\- 12,5% or 0,4 mm depending on which is greater | |||
D>219,1 | =\- 20% | =\- 15% | =\- 12,5% | =\- 10% | |
For the outside diameter of D>\=355,6 mm, local deviation outside of the upper deviation limit by further 5% of the wall thickness T is permitted |
Inside diameter and wall thickness tolerances | |||||
Permissible deviations of inside diameter | Permissible T deviations depending on the T/d ratio | ||||
d | dmin | <\-0,03 | >0,03 <\=0,06 |
>0,06 <\=0,12 |
>0,12 |
+\- 1% or +\- 2mm depending on which is greater | +2% +4mm depending on which is greater |
+\-20% | +\-15% | +\-12,5% | +\-10% |
For the outside diameter of D>\=355,6 mm, local deviation outside of the upper deviation limit by further 5% of the wall thickness T is permitted |
EN 10216-2:2002
Inspection and test type | Test frequency | Test category | ||
Mandatory tests | Ladle analysis | One per ladle | 1 | 2 |
Tensile testing in room temperature | One per every test pipe | X | X | |
Flattening test for D<600mm and the ratio of D<\=0,15 but T<\=40mm or ring testing for D>150mm and T <\=40mm | X | X | ||
Rolling test on a mandrel bar for D<\=150mm and T<\=10mm or ring testing for D<\=114,3mm and T <\=12,5mm | X | X | ||
Resilience testing at the temperature of 20 ºC | X | X | ||
Tightness testing | Every pipe | X | X | |
Dimensional testing | X | X | ||
Visual inspection | X | X | ||
NDT in order to identify longitudinal discontinuity | Every pipe | X | X | |
Material identification for alloy steel | X | X | ||
Optional tests | Final product analysis | One per ladle | X | X |
Tensile testing at elevated temperature | One per ladle and for the same thermal processing conditions | X | X | |
Resilience testing | One per every test pipe | X | X | |
Resilience testing in the machine direction at the temperature of -10ºC for non-alloy steel grades | X | X | ||
Wall thickness measurement at a distance from pipe ends | X | X | ||
NDT in order to identify transverse discontinuity | Every pipe |
X | X | |
NDT in order to identify delamination | X | X |
Grades: St 35.8, St 45.8, 15Mo3, 13CrMo44, 10CrMo910, 14MoV63
Mechanical properties of seamless steel pipes for elevated temperatures tested in room temperature | ||||||||
Pipe types | Steel grades | Tensile strength Rm | Yield limit for walls in mm max | Elongation at break (Lo=5do) max | Resilience work of the transverse DVM sample J max | |||
Seamless steel pipes for elevated temperatures St 35.8, St 45.8, 15Mo3, 13CrMo44, 10CrMo910, 14MoV63 according to DIN 17175 | <\=16 | >16-<\=40 | >40-<\=60 | |||||
MPa | MPa | MPa | MPa | 1 | t | |||
St35.8 | 360-480 | 235 | 225 | 215 | 25 | 23 | 34 | |
St45.8 | 410-530 | 255 | 245 | 235 | 21 | 19 | 27 | |
15Mo3 | 450-600 | 270 | 270 | 260 | 22 | 20 | 34 | |
13CrMo44 | 440-590 | 290 | 280 | 280 | 22 | 20 | 34 | |
10CrMo910 | 450-600 | 280 | 280 | 270 | 20 | 18 | 34 | |
14MoV63 | 460-610 | 310 | 320 | 310 | 20 | 18 | 41 |
Steel grades | CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (LADLE ANALYSIS) | |||||||||
C% max | Si% max | Mn% max | P% max | S% max | Cr% max | Mo% max | Ni% max | V% max | Color code | |
St35.8 | 0,17 | 0,10-0,35 | 0,40-0,80 | 0,040 | 0,040 | - | - | - | - | White |
St45.8 | 0,21 | 0,10-0,35 | 0,40-1,20 | 0,040 | 0,040 | - | - | - | - | Yellow |
15Mo3 | 0,12-0,20 | 0,10-0,35 | 0,40-0,80 | 0,035 | 0,035 | - | 0,25- 0,35 | - | - | Yellow and carmine red |
13CrMo44 | 0,10-0,18 | 0,10-0,35 | 0,40-0,70 | 0,035 | 0,035 | 0,70- 1,10 | 0,45- 0,65 | - | - | Yellow and silver |
10CrMo910 | 0,08-0,15 | 0,50 | 0,40-0,70 | 0,035 | 0,035 | 2,00- 2,50 | 0,90- 1,20 | Red and green | ||
14MoV63 | 0,10-0,18 | 0,10-0,35 | 0,40-0,70 | 0,035 | 0,035 | 0,30- 0,60 | 0,50- 0,70 | - | 0,22- 0,32 | Red and silver |
Test scope for seamless pipes in both quality stages and the responsibility for test execution
No | Tests |
Stage I | Stage III | Responsible for test execution |
1 | Tensile testing | On two pipes per batch in two first batches, on one pipe per every subsequent batch | On two pipes per batch in two first batches, on one pipe per every subsequent batch | Manufacturer |
2 | Vibration bending test | On pipes according to no 1 | On pipes according to no 1 | To be negotiated |
3 | Ring testing | At one of the pipe ends according to no 1 | Depending on the diameter, for 20% of cylindrical length or partial length, on one side or for 100% of cylindrical length or partial length on both sides, potentially also on one side | To be negotiated |
4 | Non-destructive testing | All pipes | To be negotiated | |
5 | Surface inspection | All pipes | All pipes | Manufacturer |
6 | Dimensional testing | All pipes | All pipes | To be negotiated |
7 | Tightness testing | All pipes | All pipes | Manufacturer |
8 | Room inspection | All alloy pipes | Manufacturer | |
9 | Detailed testing no 9, no10 Check analysis | To be negotiated | To be negotiated | Manufacturer |
10 | Tensile testing at elevated temperatures | If not agreed otherwise, 1 sample per one ladle and in one size or 1 sample per one ladle and annealing (without thermal processing) | If not agreed otherwise, 1 sample per one ladle and in one size or 1 sample per one ladle and annealing (without thermal processing) | To be negotiated |