Designation: A928/A928M − 14

Standard Specification for

Ferritic/Austenitic (Duplex) Stainless Steel Pipe Electric
Fusion Welded with Addition of Filler Metal1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A928/A928M; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope* shall be used independently of the other. Combining values

1.1 This specification covers electric-fusion-welded steel from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the
pipe suitable for corrosive service. standard. The inch-pound units shall apply unless the M
designation of the specification is specified in the order.
NOTE 1—The dimensionless designator NPS (nominal pipe size) has
been substituted in this specification for traditional terms such as nominal 2. Referenced Documents
diameter, size, and nominal size.
2.1 ASTM Standards:2
1.2 This specification covers grades of ferritic/austenitic
A240/A240M Specification for Chromium and Chromium-
steel as indicated in Table 1. The selection of the proper alloy
Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure
and requirements for heat treatment shall be at the discretion of
Vessels and for General Applications
the purchaser, dependent on the service conditions to be
A480/A480M Specification for General Requirements for
encountered.
Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate,
1.3 Five classes of pipe are covered as follows: Sheet, and Strip
1.3.1 Class 1—Pipe shall be double welded by processes A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related
using filler metal in all passes and shall be radiographed Alloys, and Ferroalloys
completely. A999/A999M Specification for General Requirements for
1.3.2 Class 2—Pipe shall be double welded by processes Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe
using filler metal in all passes. No radiograph is required. E426 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examina-
1.3.3 Class 3—Pipe shall be single welded by processes tion of Seamless and Welded Tubular Products, Titanium,
using filler metal in all passes and shall be radiographed Austenitic Stainless Steel and Similar Alloys
completely. 2.2 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code:3
1.3.4 Class 4—Same as Class 3, except that the weld pass Section III
exposed to the inside pipe surface is permitted to be made Section VIII
without the addition of filler metal (see 6.2.2.1 and 6.2.2.2). Section IX
1.3.5 Class 5—Pipe shall be double welded by processes
using filler metal in all passes and shall be spot radiographed. 2.3 AWS Specifications:4
A 5.4 Corrosion-Resisting Chromium and Chromium-
1.4 Supplementary requirements covering provisions rang- Nickel Steel Covered Welding Electrodes
ing from additional testing to formalized procedures for A 5.9 Corrosion-Resisting Chromium and Chromium-
manufacturing practice are provided. Supplementary Require- Nickel Steel Welding Rods and Bare Electrodes
ments S1 through S4 are included as options to be specified in A 5.11 Nickel and Nickel-Alloy Covered Welding Elec-
the purchase order when desired. trodes
1.5 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units A 5.14 Nickel and Nickel-Alloy Bare Welding Rods and
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the Electrodes
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system
2
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, the ASTM website.
3
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME
A01.10 on Stainless and Alloy Steel Tubular Products. International Headquarters, Two Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2014. Published October 2014. Originally www.asme.org.
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approved in 1994. Last previous edition approved in 2013 as A928/A928M–13. Available from American Welding Society (AWS), 550 NW LeJeune Rd.,
DOI: 10.1520/A0928_A0928M-14. Miami, FL 33126, http://www.aws.org.

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A 5.22 Flux Cored Corrosion-Resisting Chromium and required radiography, and the exposed weld surface shall be
Chromium-Nickel Steel Electrodes examined visually for conformance to the requirements of
A 5.30 Consumable Weld Inserts for Gas Tungsten Arc 6.2.3. Welds made by procedures using backing strips or rings
Welding that remain in place are prohibited. Welding procedures and
welding operators shall be qualified in accordance with the
3. Terminology ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX.
3.1 Definitions: 6.2.2 Except as provided in 6.2.2.1 and 6.2.2.2, welds shall
3.1.1 The definitions in Specification A999/A999M and be made in their entirety by processes involving the deposition
Terminology A941 are applicable to this specification. of filler metal.
6.2.2.1 For Class 4 pipe using multiple passes, it is permit-
4. Ordering Information ted to make the root-pass without the addition of filler metal.
4.1 It shall be the responsibility of the purchaser to specify 6.2.2.2 For Class 4 pipe, it is permitted that the weld surface
all requirements that are necessary for product under this exposed inside the pipe be the result from a single pass made
specification. Such requirements to be considered include, but from the inside of the pipe without the addition of filler metal.
are not limited to, the following: 6.2.2.3 All single-welded pipe shall be radiographed com-
4.1.1 Quantity (feet, metres, or number of lengths), pletely.
4.1.2 Name of material (electric-fusion-welded pipe), 6.2.3 The weld surface on either side of the weld may be
4.1.3 Grade (see Table 1), flush with the base plate or may have a reasonably uniform
4.1.4 Class (see 1.3), crown, not to exceed 1⁄8 in. [3 mm]. It is permitted to remove

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4.1.5 Size (outside diameter and nominal wall thickness), any weld reinforcement, at the option of the manufacturer or by
4.1.6 Length (specific or random), agreement between the manufacturer and purchaser. The con-
4.1.7 End finish (section on ends of Specification A999/ tour of the reinforcement shall be reasonably smooth and free
A999M), of irregularities. The deposited metal shall be fused uniformly
4.1.8 Authorization for repair of plate defects by welding into the plate surface. No concavity of contour is permitted
and subsequent heat treatment without prior approval, if such is unless the resulting thickness of weld metal is equal to or
intended (see 13.3), greater than the minimum thickness of the adjacent base metal.
4.1.9 Specification designation, 6.2.4 Weld defects shall be repaired by removal to sound
4.1.10 Special requirements, metal and rewelding. Subsequent heat treatment and examina-
4.1.11 Statement invoking requirements of 13.4, if such is tion (that is, visual, radiographic, and dye penetrant) shall be as
intended, required on the original welds.
4.1.12 Circumferential weld permissibility (see Section 17),
6.3 Heat Treatment:
4.1.13 Supplementary Requirements (S1 through S4),
4.1.14 Applicable ASME Code, if known, 6.3.1 Unless otherwise stated in the order, heat treatment
4.1.15 For ASME Code Section III applications, the service shall be performed after welding and in accordance with the
classification intended, and requirements of Table 2.
4.1.16 Certification requirements (see section on certifica- 6.3.2 If the purchaser desires pipe without heat treatment
tion of Specification A999/A999M). subsequent to welding, the purchase order shall specify the
following condition:
5. General Requirements 6.3.2.1 No final heat treatment of pipe fabricated of plate
5.1 Material furnished to this specification shall conform to that has been heat treated as required by Table 2 for the
the applicable requirements of the current edition of Specifi- particular grade. Each pipe supplied under this requirement
cation A999/A999M unless otherwise provided herein. shall be stenciled with the suffix “HT-O.”

6. Materials and Manufacture 7. Chemical Composition

6.1 Materials—The steel plate material shall conform to the 7.1 The chemical composition of the plate shall conform to
requirements of one of the grades of Specification A240/ the requirements of the applicable specification and grade
A240M, listed in Table 1. listed in Table 1.
6.2 Welding: 7.2 Unless otherwise specified in the purchase order, the
6.2.1 The joints shall be full penetration double-welded or chemical composition of the welding material shall conform to
single-welded butt joints using fusion welding processes as the requirements of the applicable AWS specification for the
defined under Definitions, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel corresponding grade given in Table 1 or shall conform to the
Code, Section IX. This specification makes no provision for chemical composition specified for the plate, or shall, subject
any difference in weld quality requirements, regardless of the to purchaser approval, be a filler metal more highly alloyed
weld joint type used (single or double) in making the weld. than the base metal when needed for corrosion resistance or
Where backing rings or strips are used, the ring or strip other properties. Use of a filler metal other than that listed in
material shall be of the same P-Number (Table QW-422 of Table 1 or conforming to the chemical composition specified
Section IX) as the plate being joined. Backing rings or strips for the plate shall be reported and the filler metal identified on
shall be removed completely after welding, prior to any the certificate of tests. When nitrogen is a specified element for

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the ordered grade, the method of analysis shall be a matter of test. One specimen shall be bent with the inside surface of the
agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer. pipe against the plunger, and the other with the outside surface
against the plunger.
8. Heat Analysis 12.2 For specified wall thicknesses over 3⁄8 in. [9.5 mm] but
8.1 The chemical analysis of the steel shall be determined less than 3⁄4 in. [19 mm], side-bend tests may be made instead
by the plate manufacturer and shall conform to the require- of the face and root-bend tests. For specified wall thicknesses
ments for the particular grade as prescribed in Specification 3⁄4 in. [19 mm] and over, both specimens shall be subjected to

A240/A240M. the side-bend tests. Side-bend specimens shall be bent so that

one of the side surfaces becomes the convex surface of the
9. Product Analysis bend specimen.
9.1 At the request of the purchaser’s inspector, an analysis 12.3 The bend test shall be acceptable if no cracks or other
of one length of flat-rolled stock from each heat, or from base defects exceeding 1⁄8 in. [3 mm] in any direction are present in
metal and weld deposit from two pipes from each lot, shall be the weld metal or between the weld and the pipe metal after
made by the manufacturer. A lot of pipe shall consist of the bending. Cracks that originate along edges of the specimen
following number of lengths of the same size and wall during testing, and that are less than 1⁄4 in. [6.5 mm] measured
thickness from any one heat of steel: in any direction, shall not be considered.
NPS Designator Lengths of Pipe in Lot
Under 2 400 or fraction thereof 13. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
2 to 5, incl 200 or fraction thereof
6 and over 100 or fraction thereof 13.1 The finished pipe shall have a workmanlike finish.
9.2 The results of these analyses shall be reported to the
13.2 Repair of Plate Defects by Machining or Grinding—
purchaser or the purchaser’s representative and shall conform
Pipe showing slivers may be machined or ground inside or
to the requirements specified in Section 7, subject to the
outside to a depth that shall ensure the removal of all included
product analysis tolerances of Table 1 in Specification A480/
scale and slivers, providing the wall thickness is not reduced
A480M.
below the specified minimum wall thickness. Machining or
9.3 If the analysis of one of the tests specified in 8.1 or 9.1 grinding shall follow inspection of the pipe as rolled, and it
does not conform to the requirements specified in Section 7, it shall be followed by supplementary visual inspection.
is permitted to obtain an analysis of the base metal and weld
13.3 Repair of Plate Defects by Welding—Defects that
deposit of each pipe from the same heat or lot, and all pipe
violate minimum wall thickness may be repaired by welding,
conforming to the requirements shall be accepted.
but only with the approval of the purchaser. Areas shall be
prepared suitably for welding with tightly closed defects
10. Tensile Requirements
removed by grinding. Open, clean defects, such as pits or
10.1 The plate used in making the pipe shall conform to the impressions, may require no preparation. All welders, welding
requirements as to tensile properties of the applicable specifi- operators, and weld procedures shall be qualified to the ASME
cations listed in Table 1. Tension tests made by the plate Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX. Unless the
manufacturer shall qualify the plate material. purchaser specifies otherwise, pipe required to be heat treated
10.2 The transverse tension test taken across the welded under the provisions of 6.3 shall be heat treated or reheat
joint specimen shall have a tensile strength not less than the treated following repair welding. Repaired lengths, where
specified minimum tensile strength of the plate. repair depth is greater than 1⁄4 of the thickness, shall be pressure
tested or repressure tested after repair and heat treatment (if
11. Permissible Variations of Dimensions for Thin-Wall any). Repair welds shall also be examined by suitable nonde-
Pipe structive examination techniques, including any techniques
required specifically of the primary weld.
11.1 For thin-wall pipe, defined as pipe having a wall
thickness of 3 % or less of the specified outside diameter, the 13.4 The pipe shall be free of scale and contaminating iron
diameter tolerance, as listed in Specification A999/A999M, particles. Pickling, blasting, or surface finishing is not manda-
shall apply only to the mean of the extreme (maximum and tory when pipe is bright annealed. The purchaser is permitted
minimum) outside diameter readings in any one cross section. to require in the purchase order that a passivating treatment be
applied.
11.2 For thin-wall pipe, the difference in extreme outside
readings (called the ovality) in any one section shall not exceed
14. Test Specimens and Methods of Testing
twice the permissible variations in outside diameter for the
specified diameter as listed in Specification A999/A999M. 14.1 Transverse tension and bend test specimens shall be
taken from the end of the finished pipe; the transverse tension
12. Transverse Guided-Bend Weld Tests and bend test specimens shall be flattened cold before final
machining to size.
12.1 Two bend test specimens shall be taken transversely
from the pipe. Except as provided in 12.2, one shall be subject 14.2 As an alternative to the requirements of 14.1, the
to a face guided-bend test and the second to a root guided-bend manufacturer is permitted to take the test specimens from a test
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 TABLE 1 Pipe and Filler Metal Specifications
ASTM Plate A5.4 A5.9 A5.11 A5.14 A5.22 A5.30
UNS
GradeA Specification
Designation Class UNS Class UNS Class UNS Class UNS Class UNS Class UNS
No. and Grade
B B B B B B B B B B B B
S31200 ... A240 S31200
B B B B B B B B B B B B
S31260 ... A240 S31260
B B B B B B B B B B B B
S31500 ... A240 S31500
B B B B B B
S31803 ... A240 S31803 E2209... W39209... ER2209... S39209... E2209TOX... W39239...
B B B B B B B B B B B B
S32003 ... A240 S32003
B B B B B B
S32101 ... A240 S32101 E2307-XX S82371 ER2307 S82371 E2307TX-X
B B B B B B B B B B B B
S32202 A240 S32202
B B B B B B
S32205 2205 A240 S32205 E2209... W39209... ER2209... S39209... E2209TOX... W39239...
B B B B B B B B B B B B
S32304 2304 A240 S32304

4
B B B B B B B B B B B B
S32506 ... A240 S32506
B B B B B B
S32550 255 A240 S32550 E2553... W39553... ER2553... S39553... E2553TOX... W39533...
B B B B B B B B
S32750 2507 A240 S32750 E2594... W39594... ER2594... S32750...
B B B B B B B B B B B B
S32900 329C A240 type 329
B B B B B B B B B B B B
S32950 ... A240 S32950
B B B B B B B B B B B B
S32760 ... A240 S32760
B B B B B B B B B B B B
S32520 ... A240 S32520
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B B B B B B
S81921 ... A240 S81921 E2209... W39209... ER2209... S39209... E2209TOX... W39239...
B B B B B B
S82121 ... A240 S82121 E2209... W39209... ER2209... S39209... E2209TOX... W39239...
B B B B B B B B B B B B
S82441 ... A240 S82441
A
Except as indicated, common name, not a trademark, widely used, not associated with any one producer.

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B
An AWS standard filler metal is not yet available for inclusion in this table.
C
A grade designation originally assigned by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
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TABLE 2 Heat Treatment
UNS
GradeA Temperature, °F [°C] Quench
Designation
S31200 . . . 1920–2010 [1050–1100] rapid cooling in water
S31260 . . . 1870–2010 [1020–1100] rapid cooling in water
S31500 . . . 1800–1900 [980–1040] rapid cooling in air or water
S31803 . . . 1870–2010 [1020–1100] rapid cooling in air or water
S32003 . . . 1850–2010 [1010–1100] rapid cooling in air or water
S32101 . . . 1870 [1020] min rapid cooling in air or water
S32202 1870–1975 [1020–1080] rapid cooling in air or water
S32205 2205 1870–2010 [1020–1100] rapid cooling in air or water
S32304 2304 1700–1920 [925–1050] rapid cooling in air or water
S32506 ... 1870–2050 [1020–1120] rapid cooling in air or water
S32550 255 1900 [1040], min rapid cooling in air or water
S32750 2507 1880–2060 [1025–1125] rapid cooling in air or water
S32900 329B 1700–1750 [925–955] rapid cooling in air or water
S32950 ... 1820–1880 [990–1025] rapid cooling in air or water
S32760 ... 2010–2085 [1100–1140] rapid cooling in air or water
S32520 ... 1975–2050 [1080–1120] rapid cooling in air or water
S81921 ... 1760–2010 [960–1100] rapid cooling in air or water
S82121 ... 1830–2010 [1000–1100] rapid cooling in air or water
S82441 ... 1870 [1020] min rapid cooling in air or water
A
Except as indicated, common name, not a trademark, widely used, not associated with any one producer.
B
A grade designation originally assigned by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

plate of the same material as the pipe, which is attached to the thickness up through 0.165 in. (4.2 mm) shall be subjected to
end of the cylinder and welded as a prolongation of the pipe a nondestructive electric test as defined in 15.3.2.
longitudinal seam. 15.3.1 Hydrostatic Test—Each length of pipe shall be sub-
14.3 Tension test specimens shall be made in accordance jected to a hydrostatic test in accordance with Specification
with Section IX, Part QW-150 of the ASME Boiler and A999/A999M, unless specifically exempted under the provi-
Pressure Vessel Code and shall be one of the types shown in sion of 15.3.1.1. Pressure shall be held for a sufficient time to
QW-462.1 of that code. permit the inspector to examine the entire length of the welded
14.3.1 Reduced-section specimens conforming to the re- seam.
quirements given in QW-462.1(b) are permitted to be used for 15.3.1.1 With the agreement of the manufacturer, the pur-
tension tests on all thicknesses of pipe having outside diam- chaser is permitted to complete the hydrostatic test requirement
eters greater than 3 in. [76 mm]. with the system pressure test, which may be lower or higher
14.3.2 Turned specimens conforming to the requirements of than the specification test pressure, but in no case shall the test
QW-462.1(d) are permitted to be used for tension tests. pressure be lower than the system design pressure. Each length
14.3.2.1 If turned specimens are used as given in 14.3.2.2 of pipe furnished without the completed manufacturer’s hydro-
and 14.4, one complete set shall be made for each required static test shall include with the mandatory marking the letters
tension test. NH.
14.3.2.2 For thicknesses over 11⁄4 in. [32 mm], multiple 15.3.2 Nondestructive Electric Test—Each length of pipe
specimens shall be cut through the full thickness of the weld shall be subjected to a nondestructive electric test in accor-
with their centers parallel to the material surface and not over dance with Practice E426.
1 in. [25 mm] apart. The centers of the specimens adjacent to 15.3.2.1 For pipe up through NPS 4, the eddy-current test
material surfaces shall not exceed 5⁄8 in. [16 mm] from the shall be applied to the total pipe area. For pipe larger than NPS
surface. 4, the eddy-current test is permitted, at the option of the
14.4 The test specimens shall not be cut from the pipe or test producer, to be applied to the weld area only rather than the
plate until after final heat treatment. total pipe area.

15. Mechanical Tests Required 16. Radiographic Examination

15.1 Transverse Tension Test—One test shall be made to 16.1 For Classes 1, 3, and 4 pipe, all welded joints shall be
represent each lot (see Note 2) of finished pipe. examined completely by radiography.
NOTE 2—The term lot is defined in 9.1. 16.2 For Class 5 pipe, the welded joints shall be spot
15.2 Transverse Guided-Bend Test—One test (two speci- radiographed to the extent of not less than 12 in. [300 mm] of
mens) shall be made to represent each lot (see Note 2) of radiograph per 50 ft [15 m] of weld.
finished pipe. 16.3 For Classes 1, 3, and 4 pipe, radiographic examination
15.3 Nondestructive Test—Each length of pipe shall be shall be in accordance with the requirements of the ASME
subjected to a hydrostatic test as defined in 15.3.1 or, with the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, latest edition,
approval of the purchaser, each length of pipe having a wall Paragraph UW-51.
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16.4 For Class 5 pipe, radiographic examination shall be in 18. Product Marking
accordance with the requirements of the ASME Boiler and 18.1 In addition to the marking prescribed in Specification
Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1, latest edition, A999/A999M, the markings of each length of pipe shall
Paragraph UW-52. include the plate material designations as shown in Table 1, the
16.5 Radiographic examination is permitted to be per- marking requirements of 6.3 and 15.3, and Class 1, 2, 3, or 4,
formed prior to heat treatment. as appropriate (see 1.3).
17. Lengths 19. Keywords
17.1 Circumferentially welded joints of the same quality as 19.1 arc welded steel pipe; corrosive service; duplex
the longitudinal joints shall be permitted by agreement between (austenitic-ferritic) stainless steel; fusion welded steel pipe;
the manufacturer and the purchaser. steel pipe; welded steel pipe

SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

FOR PIPE REQUIRING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

One or more of the following supplementary requirements shall apply when specified in the
purchase order. The purchaser may specify a different frequency of test or analysis than is provided
in the supplementary requirement. Subject to agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer,
retest and retreatment provisions of these supplementary requirements may also be modified.

S1. Product Analysis S4. Ferrite Control in Weld Deposits

S1.1 Product analysis shall be made on each length of pipe. S4.1 The ferrite content of the deposited weld metal in any
Individual lengths failing to conform to the chemical require- length of pipe may be determined. The procedural details
ments shall be rejected. pertaining to this subject (that is, welding, plate and weld
S2. Tension and Bend Tests deposit chemistry, testing equipment and method, number and
location of test sites, and ferrite control limits) shall be a matter
S2.1 Tension tests (see Section 10) and bend tests (see for agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer.
Section 12) shall be made on specimens to represent each
length of pipe. Failure of any test specimen to meet the
requirements shall be cause for the rejection of the pipe length
represented.
S3. Penetration Oil and Powder Examination
S3.1 All welded joints shall be subjected to examination by
a penetrant oil and powder method. The details of the method
and the disposition of flaws detected shall be a matter for
agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Committee A01 has identified the location of selected changes to this specification since the last issue,
A928/A928M–13, that may impact the use of this specification. (Approved October 1, 2014)

(1) Added UNS S32101 and UNS S82441 to Table 1 and Table (2) Revised heat treat temperature for S82121 in Table 2.
2.

Committee A01 has identified the location of selected changes to this specification since the last issue,
A928/A928M–11, that may impact the use of this specification. (Approved October 1, 2013)

(1) Added UNS S82121 to Table 1 and Table 2.

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