SPECIFICATION FOR PIPING FITTINGS OF

WROUGHT CARBON STEEL AND ALLOY STEEL

FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE SERVICE
SA-420 /SA-420M

01 (Identical with ASTM Specification A 420 /A 420M-99 except for editorial corrections to Tables 4 and 5.)

1. Scope A 275 Test Method for Magnetic Particle Examination

of Steel Forgings
1.1 This specification covers wrought carbon steel and
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Test-
alloy steel fittings of seamless and welded construction,
ing of Steel Products
covered by the latest revision of ANSI B16.9, ANSI
A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
B16.11, ANSI B16.28, MSS SP-79, and MSS SP-95.
Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
Fittings differing from these ANSI and MSSVF stan-
E 165 Practice for Liquid Penetrant Inspection
dards shall be furnished in accordance with Supplemen-
E 709 Practice for Magnetic Particle Examination
tary Requirement S6. These fittings are for use in
pressure piping and pressure vessel service at low 2.2 ANSI Standards:
temperatures. B16.9 Factory-Made Wrought Steel Butt-Welding Fit-
tings
1.2 Optional supplementary requirements are provided
B16.11 Forged Steel Fittings, Socket-Welding Threaded
for fittings where a greater degree of examination is
B16.28 Wrought Steel Butt-Welding Short Radius El-
desired. When desired, one or more of these supplemen-
bows and Returns
tary requirements shall be specified in the order.
2.3 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code:
1.3 This specification is expressed in both inch-
Section VIII Division 1, Pressure Vessels
pound units and SI units. However, unless the order
Section IX Welding Qualifications
specifies the applicable “M” specification designation
Section V Nondestructive Examination
(SI units), the material shall be furnished to inch-
pound units. 2.4 MSS Standards:
MSS SP-25 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fit-
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or
tings, Flanges, and Unions
SI units are to be regarded separately as standard.
MSS SP-79 Socket Welding Reducer Inserts
Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The
MSS SP-95 Swage(d) Nipples and Bull Plugs
values stated in each system are not exact equivalents;
therefore, each system must be used independently of 2.5 ASNT Standards:
the other. ASNT(1984) Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A

2. Referenced Documents 3. Ordering Information

2.1 ASTM Standards: 3.1 It is the purchaser’s responsibility to specify in
A 29/A 29M Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and the purchase order all ordering information necessary
Alloy, Hot-Wrought and Cold-Finished, General Re- to purchase the needed material. Examples of such
quirements for information include but are not limited to the following:

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3.1.1 Quantity, 5.3 The welded joints of the fittings shall be finished
in accordance with the requirements of Paragraph UW-
3.1.2 Description of fittings and nominal dimen-
35(a) of Section VIII, Division 1 of ASME Boiler and
sions (standard or special),
Pressure Vessel Code.
3.1.3 Steel composition by grade and class desig-
nation, 5.4 All butt-weld tees manufactured by cold-forming
methods shall be liquid penetrant or magnetic particle
3.1.4 Construction, seamless or welded (unless examined by one of the methods specified in Supplemen-
seamless or welded construction is specified by the tary Requirement S3 or S4. This examination shall be
purchaser, either may be furnished at the option of the performed after final heat treatment by NDE personnel
supplier), qualified under the provisions of ASNT Recommended
3.1.5 Specification number (including the year/date Practice No. SNT-TC-1A. Only the sidewall areas of
of issue), the tee need be examined. This area is defined by a
circle that covers the area from the weld bevel of the
3.1.6 Supplementary requirements, and branch outlet to the centerline of the body or run.
3.1.7 Additional requirements. Internal and external surfaces shall be examined when
size permits accessibility. After the removal of any
cracks, the tees shall be re-examined by the original
4. Material method. Acceptable tees shall be marked with the
symbol PT or MT, as applicable, to indicate compliance.
4.1 The material for fittings shall consist of forgings,
bars, plates, seamless or fusion welded tubular products 5.5 Stubends may be produced with the entire lap
with filler metal added. It shall conform to the chemical added by the welding of a ring, made from plate or
requirements in Table 1, and be made by one of bar of the same alloy grade and composition, to the
the following processes: open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or outside of a straight section of pipe, provided the weld
electric-furnace. The steels shall be made using recog- is double welded, is a full penetration joint, satisfies
nized melting practices necessary to produce steels that the requirements of 5.2 for qualifications and radiogra-
shall meet the impact requirements of this specification. phy and 6.1 for post-weld heat treatment.

5. Manufacture
5.1 Forging or forming operations shall be performed 6. Heat Treatment
by hammering, pressing, piercing, extruding, upsetting,
working, bending, fusion-welding, or machining, or by 6.1 All fittings shall be furnished in the normalized,
a combination of two or more of these operations. The normalized and tempered, annealed, or quenched and
forming procedure shall be so applied that it will tempered condition. All welding shall be completed
not produce injurious defects in the fittings. Fittings prior to the austenitizing heat treatment.
machined from bar shall be restricted to NPS 4 or
smaller. Elbows, return bends, tees, and header tees 6.2 The full thickness of the material from which
shall not be machined directly from bar stock. impact test specimens are to be obtained shall be heat
treated with a furnace charge as specified in 9.4.2
5.2 All welds, including welds in tubular products or 9.4.3.
from which fittings are made, shall be (1) made by
welders, welding operators and welding procedures 6.3 After forming, the fittings shall be allowed to
qualified under the provisions of ASME Section IX, cool below the lower critical before applying one of
(2) heat treated in accordance with Section 6 of this the heat treatments listed in 6.1.
specification, and (3) nondestructively examined
throughout the entire length of each weld in accordance 6.4 When the fittings are to be post-weld heat treated
with Section 13 of this specification. The radiography after being welded by the purchaser and when so
of welds shall be done either prior to or after forming specified in the order, the test specimens shall be
at option of manufacturer. Personnel performing NDE subjected to the same post-weld heat treatment. The
examinations shall be qualified in accordance with SNT- purchaser shall use the post-weld heat treatment shown
TC-1A. in Table 2, unless otherwise specified in the order.

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7. Chemical Composition ments of Table 4 or 5 for the applicable grade of

material.
7.1 The steel shall conform to requirements of chemi-
cal composition for the respective material prescribed 9.1.2. Retest — When the average value of the
in Table 1. Methods, Practices, and Terminology A three specimens equals or exceeds the minimum value
751 shall apply. permitted for a single specimen and the value for more
than one specimen is below the required average value,
7.2 The steel shall not contain any unspecified ele-
or when the value for one specimen is below the
ments for the ordered grade to the extent that it then
minimum value permitted for a single specimen, a
conforms to the requirements of another grade for
retest of three additional specimens shall be made. The
which that element is a specified element having a
value for each of these retest specimens shall equal or
required minimum content.
exceed the required average value. When an erratic
7.3 The chemical composition of weld metal is not result is caused by a defective specimen, or there is
required to meet the same limits of the base materials; uncertainty in test procedure, a retest shall be allowed.
however, the composition of the weld deposit shall be
9.2 Procedures:
such that it meets the minimum mechanical and impact
requirements of this specification. In general, the alloy 9.2.1 All material furnished under this specification
content shall be similar to that of the base metal but shall be tested for impact resistance at the temperature
shall exceed 6% except in the case of fittings of 9% for the respective grade in Table 6. Exceptions to these
nickel steel. requirements are permissible when agreed upon between
7.4 A product analysis is optional. If a product the purchaser and producer and specified in the order,
analysis is made, the product analysis tolerances in in that the impact test is acceptable when made at
accordance with Specification A 29/A 29M are appli- temperatures different from those shown in Table 6,
cable. provided the test temperature is at least as low as the
intended service temperature, and fittings are suitably
marked in accordance with Section 17 to identify the
reported test temperature.
8. Tensile Properties
9.2.2 The notched-bar impact test shall be made
8.1 The tensile properties of the fittings material
in accordance with the procedure for the simple-beam,
shall conform to the requirements for the applicable
Charpy-type test of Methods and Definitions A 370.
grade of material as listed in Table 3. The testing shall
Each impact test shall consist of breaking three spec-
be performed in accordance with Test Methods and
imens.
Definitions A 370.
9.3 Specimens:
8.2 At least one tension test shall be made on each
heat of material and in the same condition of heat 9.3.1 Notched-bar impact specimens shall be sim-
treatment as the finished fittings it represents provided ple-beam, Charpy-type A with a V-notch in accordance
that the wall thickness of the fitting and the representa- with Test Methods and Definitions A 370. Standard
tive sample thickness do not vary more than 1⁄4 in. [6 specimens 10 by 10 mm in cross section shall be
mm]. At least one tension test per heat of weld metal used unless the material to be tested is of insufficient
shall be made after heat treatment in the same manner thickness, in which case the largest obtainable standard
as the base metal. Results need not be reported unless subsize impact specimens shall be used. When the size
Supplementary Requirement S2 is specified. or shape of the finished fittings is insufficient to permit
8.3 Records of the tension tests shall be certification obtaining the smallest standard subsize impact speci-
that the material of the fitting meets the tensile require- mens, an impact test by the fitting manufacturer will
ments of this specification. not be required. The material from which the specimens
are taken shall be heat treated with a furnace charge
in accordance with 9.4.2 or 9.4.3. Impact tests shall
be made from either the raw material from which the
9. Impact Test Properties
fittings are made or from a finished fitting at the option
9.1 Properties: of the manufacturer.
9.1.1 The notched-bar impact properties of the 9.3.2 Test specimens shall be obtained so that the
base metal and weld metal shall conform to the require- longitudinal axis of the specimen is parallel to the

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longitudinal axis of the fitting while the axis of the 10. Hydrostatic Tests
“V” shall be perpendicular to the surface. On wall
10.1 Hydrostatic testing of fittings is not required
thickness over 1 in. [25 mm] the specimens shall be
by this specification.
obtained with their longitudinal axis located 1⁄2 in. [13
mm] from the outer surface. 10.2 All fittings shall be capable of withstanding
without failure, leakage, or impairment of their service-
9.3.3 When testing welds, the notch of the specimen ability, a hydrostatic test pressure equal to that pre-
shall be in the welded joint and, where the diameter scribed for the specified matching pipe of equivalent
and wall thickness permit, the longitudinal axis of the material.
specimen shall be transverse to the longitudinal axis
of the weld. The axis of the notch shall be perpendicular
to the surface.
11. Dimensions
9.4 Number of Tests:
11.1 Butt-welding fittings and butt-welding short-
9.4.1 A notched-bar impact test, consisting of radius elbows and returns purchased in accordance with
breaking three specimens shall be made. Each test shall this specification shall conform to the dimensions and
represent only such fittings from a heat that do not tolerances given in the latest revision of ANSI B16.9
vary from the thickness of the material from which and ANSI B16.28, respectively. Steel socket-welding
the test specimens are taken by more than 1⁄4 in. [6 mm]. and threaded fittings purchased in accordance with
this specification shall conform to the sizes, shapes,
9.4.2 When heat treatment is performed in furnaces dimensions, and tolerances specified in the latest revision
not equipped with calibrated recording pyrometers, one of ANSI B16.11.
impact test shall be made for each heat in each heat-
treatment load. Test specimens shall be included with 11.2 Fittings of size or shape differing from these
each furnace charge. If this heat treatment is conducted standards, but meeting all other requirements of the
in continuous-type furnaces not equipped with calibrated specification, shall be furnished in accordance with
recording pyrometers, then one test per heat shall be Supplementary Requirement S6 only by agreement with
conducted for each 5000 lb or 2550 kg (or less) of the purchaser.
product.

9.4.3 When heat treatment is performed in furnaces

controlled within a 50°F [28°C] range and equipped 12. Surface Quality
with calibrated recording pyrometers so that records of 12.1 Fittings supplied under this specification shall
heat treatment are available, then one impact test from be examined visually. Selected typical surface disconti-
each heat is required, provided that all other heat nuities shall be explored for depth. The fittings shall
treatments are conducted at the same temperatures and be free from surface discontinuities that penetrate more
within the same 50°F [28°C] range as the furnace than 5% of the specified nominal wall thickness, except
charge that contained the test specimens. as defined in 12.3 and 12.4, and shall have a workman-
like finish.
9.4.4 On fittings of welded construction, additional
impact tests of the same number as required in 9.4.1 12.2 Surface discontinuities deeper than 5% of the
or 9.4.2 shall be made to test the weld metal. specified nominal wall thickness, except as defined in
12.3 and 12.4, shall be removed by the manufacturer
9.4.5 Specimens showing defects while being ma- by machining or grinding to sound metal, and the
chined or prior to testing shall be discarded, and repaired areas shall be well faired. The wall thickness
replacements shall be considered as original specimens. at all points shall be at least 871⁄2% of the specified
nominal wall thickness, and the diameters at all points
9.5 Retreatment:
shall be within the specified limits.
9.5.1 If the results of impact tests conducted in 12.3 Surface checks (fish scale) deeper than 1⁄64 in.
accordance with 9.4.2 and 9.4.3 fail to conform to the [0.4 mm] shall be removed.
test requirements specified in 9.1, that group of fittings
shall be retreated and submitted for test. No group of 12.4 Mechanical marks deeper than 1⁄16 in. [1.6 mm]
fittings shall be retreated more than twice. shall be removed.

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12.5 When the removal of a surface discontinuity 12.6.10 Tension and impact testing of representa-
reduces the wall thickness below 871⁄2% of the specified tive deposited weld metal for each heat shall meet the
nominal wall thickness at any point, the fitting shall requirements of 8.2 and 9.1.
be subject to rejection or to repair as provided in 12.6.

12.6 Repair by Welding (Base Metal):

12.6.1 Repair welding, by the manufacturer, is 13. Radiographic Examination

permissible for parts made to dimensional standards 13.1 All fusion-welded butt joints shall be radiograph-
such as those of ANSI or equivalent standards. ically examined throughout the entire length in accord-
12.6.2 Prior approval of the purchaser shall be ance with Paragraph UW-51 of Section VIII, Division
required to weld repair special parts made to the 1, of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
purchaser’s dimensional requirements. Instead of radiographic examination, welds made by
the manufacturer may be ultrasonically examined in
12.6.3 The welding procedures, welders, and weld- accordance with Appendix 12 of Section VIII, Division
ing operators shall be qualified in accordance with 1, of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. In
Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel general, radiography or ultrasonic examination shall
Code. be performed after all forming operations have been
completed. Fittings made from fusion-welded pipe need
12.6.4 The composition of the weld deposits shall not be radiographed if the pipe has been radiographed,
be in accordance with 7.2 and in accordance with provided the fitting forming process does not materially
the procedure qualification for the applicable material. affect the weld.
Welding shall be accomplished with a weld procedure
designed to produce low hydrogen in the weldment.
Short circuit gas metal arc welding is permissible only
with the approval of the purchaser.
14. Inspection
12.6.5 Unacceptable imperfections shall be re- 14.1 The manufacturer shall afford the purchaser’s
moved by mechanical means or thermal cutting or inspector all reasonable facilities necessary to satisfy
gouging methods. Cavities prepared for welding shall him that the material is being furnished in accordance
be examined by one of the following methods to verify with this specification. Mill inspection by the purchaser
removal of the imperfections: shall not interfere unnecessarily with the manufacturer’s
operations. All tests and inspections shall be made at
12.6.5.1 Magnetic particle examination in ac-
the place of manufacture, unless otherwise agreed to.
cordance with Test Method A 275 or Practice E 709.
14.2 Other tests, when required by agreement shall
12.6.5.2 Liquid penetrant examination in accord-
be made from materials of the lots (4) covered in
ance with Practice E 165.
the order.
12.6.6 The weld repair shall be permanently identi-
fied with the welder’s stamp or symbol in accordance
with Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Code. 15. Rejection and Rehearing

12.6.7 Weld repair area(s) shall be blended uni- 15.1 Material that fails to conform to the requirements
formly to the base metal and shall be examined by of this specification shall be rejected. Rejection should
the same method used in 12.6.5. be reported to the producer or supplier promptly and
in writing. In case of dissatisfaction with the results
12.6.8 Repair welding shall exceed neither 10% of the test, the producer or supplier shall make claim
of the surface area of the part nor 331⁄2% of the wall for a rehearing.
thickness of the finished product at the location of the
repair, without prior approval of the purchaser. 15.2 Fittings that develop defects in shop working
or application operations shall be rejected. Upon rejec-
12.6.9 After weld repair, material shall be heat tion, the manufacturer shall be notified promptly in
treated in accordance with 6.1. writing.

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16. Certification on a metal or plastic tag which shall be securely

attached to the fitting.
16.1 When requested by the purchaser, the manufac-
turer shall provide a certificate of compliance to this 17.2 The prescribed information for butt-welding
specification. In addition, if requested to provide test fittings shall be: the manufacturer’s name or trademark
reports, the manufacturer shall also provide the follow- (see Note 1), material designation or grade, schedule
ing where applicable: number or nominal wall thickness designation, and
the heat number or manufacturer’s heat identification.
16.1.1 Chemical analysis results, Section 7 (Ta-
Fittings containing welds that have been ultrasonically
ble 1),
examined instead of radiography shall be marked U
16.1.2 Tensile property results, Section 8 (Table after heat identity.
3) report yield strength and ultimate strength in ksi
NOTE 1 — For purposes of identification marking, the manufacturer
[MPa] and elongation in percent, is considered the organization that certifies the piping component
complies with this specification.
16.1.3 Impact test results, Section 9 (Tables 4
and 5), 17.3 The prescribed information for threaded or
socket welding fittings shall be: the manufacturer’s
16.1.4 Type heat treatment, Section 6,
name or trademark, material designation or grade, pres-
16.1.5 Radiographic examination statement, Sec- sure class or schedule number, and size.
tion 13, and
17.4 When size does not permit complete marking,
16.1.6 Any supplemental testing required by the identification marks shall be omitted in the reverse
purchase order. order of those listed above and in accordance with
MSS SP-25.
16.2 Certification shall state whether welds have been
examined radiographically or ultrasonically. 17.5 The impact test temperature shall also be shown
if it is different from the standard test temperature
16.3 Letters of compliance and test results shall state
specified in Table 6, for example: WPL-6-60 or
the specification number, year of issue, revision letter
WPL3-176.
(if any), grade and class of the fittings.
17.6 Bar Coding — In addition to the requirements
in 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, and 17.5, bar coding is
17. Product Marking acceptable as a supplemental identification method. The
purchaser may specify in the order a specific bar coding
17.1 All fittings shall have the prescribed information
system to be used. The bar coding system, if applied
marked on each fitting in accordance with MSS SP-
at the discretion of the supplier, should be consistent
25, latest revision.
with one of the published industry standards for bar
17.1.1 Fittings shall be marked by any method coding. If used on small fittings, the bar code may be
which will permanently identify the fittings and not applied to the box or a substantially applied tag.
result in sharp discontinuities. Stamping, when used,
shall be done with blunt-nosed continuous or blunt-
nosed interrupted dot stamps. 18. Keywords
17.1.2 When agreed upon between the purchaser 18.1 pipe fittings; piping applications; pressure con-
and producer, and specified in the order, the markings taining parts; pressure vessel service; temperature ser-
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TABLE 1
CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS
NOTE 1—All requirements are maximum unless otherwise indicated.
NOTE 2—Where an ellipsis (. . .) appears in this table, there is no requirement.

Composition, %

GradeA C Mn P S Si Ni Cr Mo Cu Cb V
B,C
WPL6 0.30 0.60–1.35 0.035 0.040 0.15–0.30 0.40 0.30 0.12 0.40 0.02 0.05
WPL9 0.20 0.40–1.06 0.030 0.030 ... 1.60–2.24 ... ... 0.75–1.25 ... ...
WPL3D 0.20 0.31–0.64 0.05 0.05 0.13–0.37 3.2–3.8 ... ... ... ... ...
WPL8E 0.13 0.90 0.030 0.030 0.13–0.37 8.4–9.6 ... ... ... ... ...
A
When fittings are of welded construction, the symbols above shall be supplemented by the letter “W.”
B
For each reduction of 0.01% carbon below 0.30%, an increase of 0.05% manganese above 1.06% will be permitted to a maximum of 1.35%
manganese.
C
Fittings made from forgings may have 1.35% max manganese.
D
Fittings made from plate or forgings may have 0.90% max manganese.
E
Fittings made from plate may have 0.98% max manganese.

TABLE 2
POST-WELD HEAT TREATMENT
Metal Temperature
Grade °F °C Minimum Holding Time
WPL6 1100–1200 595–650 1 h/in. [25 mm] 3⁄4 h min
1
WPL3 1100–1150 540–620 ⁄4 h/in. [25 mm] 1 h min
1
WPL8 1050–1100 565–595 ⁄2 h/in. [25 mm] 1 h min
WPL9A 1025–1085 550–585 1 h/in. [25 mm] 2 h min
A
2 in. [51 mm] thickness and over. The cooling rate shall not be less than 300°F [150°C] per hour down to a temperature of 600°F [315°C].

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TABLE 3
TENSILE REQUIREMENTS
Note 1 — Where an ellipsis (. . .) appears in this table, there is no requirement.
Grade

Requirement WPL6 WPL9 WPL3 WPL8

Tensile strength, min ksi [MPa] 60 [415]–85 [585] 63 [435]–88 [610] 65 [450]–90 [620] 100 [690]–125 [865]
Yield strength, min ksi [MPa] 35 [240] 46 [315] 35 [240] 75 [515]

Grades
WPL6 WPL9 WPL3 WPL8
Longi- Trans- Longi- Trans- Longi- Trans- Longi- Trans-
Elongation Requirements tudinal verse tudinal verse tudinal verse tudinal verse
Standard round specimen, or small proportional speci- 22 12 20 ... 22 14 16 ...
men, min % in 4 D
Rectangular specimen for wall thickness 5⁄16 in. [7.94 30 16.5 28 18 30 20 22 ...
mm] and over, and for all small sizes tested in full
section; min % in 2 in. or 50 mm
A A A A A A A
Rectangular specimen for wall thickness less than 5⁄16 ...
in [7.94 mm]; min % in 2 in. or 50 mm (1⁄2-in.
[12.7-mm] wide specimen)
A
For each 1⁄32 in. [0.79 mm] decrease in wall thickness below 5⁄16 in. [7.94 mm], a deduction of 1.5% (grades WPL6, WPL9, and WPL3) or
1.25% (WPL8) for longitudinal and 1.0% (grades WPL6, WPL9, and WPL3) for transverse from the values shown above is permitted. The
following table gives the minimum value for various wall thicknesses:
Wall Thickness Grades
WPL6 WPL9 WPL3 WPL8
Longi- Trans- Longi- Trans- Longi- Trans- Longi- Trans-
in. [mm] tudinal verse tudinal verse tudinal verse tudinal verse
5
⁄16 (0.312) [7.94] 30.0 16.5 28.0 18.0 30.0 20.0 22.0 . . .
9
⁄32 (0.281) [7.14] 28.5 15.5 26.5 17.0 28.5 19.0 20.75 . . .
1
⁄4 (0.250) [6.35] 27.0 14.5 25.0 16.0 27.0 18.0 19.5 . . .
7
⁄32 (0.219) [5.56] 25.5 ... 23.5 ... 25.5 ... 18.25 . . .
3
⁄16 (0.188) [4.76] 24.0 ... 22.0 ... 24.0 ... 17.0 . . .
5
⁄32 (0.156) [3.97] 22.5 ... 20.5 ... 22.5 ... 15.75 . . .
1
⁄8 (0.125) [3.17] 21.0 ... 19.0 ... 21.0 ... 14.5 . . .
3
⁄32 (0.094) [2.38] 19.5 ... 17.5 ... 19.5 ... 13.25 . . .
1
⁄16 (0.062) [1.59] 18.0 ... 16.0 ... 18.0 ... 12.0 . . .
NOTE — The preceding table gives the computed minimum elongation value for each 1⁄32 in. [0.79 mm] decrease in wall thickness. Where the
wall thickness lies between two values above, the minimum elongation value is determined by the following equations:
Direction of Test Equations
WPL6 WPL9 WPL3 WPL8
Longitudinal E p 48t + 15.00 48t + 13.00 E p 48t + 15.00 40t + 9.50
Transverse t p 32t + 6.50 32t + 8.00 E p 32t + 10.00 ...

where:
E p elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm, %, and
t p actual thickness of specimen, in.

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TABLE 4
CHARPY IMPACT REQUIREMENTS FOR WPL6,
WPL9, AND WPL3A
Minimum Charpy
Charpy V-Notch V-Notch
Impact Impact Value Without
Value Required for Requiring Retest
Acceptance (Average (One Specimen Only
of Three Specimens) of a Set)
Size of Specimen,
mm ft · lbf J ft · lbf J
10 by 10.0 13 17.6 10 13.6
10 by 7.5 10 13.6 8 10.8
10 by 5.0 7 9.5 5 7.0
10 by 2.5 4 5.4 3 4.1
A
Straight-line interpolation for intermediate values is permitted.

TABLE 5
CHARPY IMPACT REQUIREMENTS FOR WPL8
Minimum Charpy
Charpy V-Notch V-Notch
Impact Impact Value Without
Value Required for Requiring Retest
Acceptance (Average (One Specimen Only
of Three Specimens) of a Set)
Size of Specimen,
mm ft · lbf J ft · lbf J
10 by 10.0 25.0 33.9 20.0 27.1
10 by 7.5 21.0 28.5 17.0 23.1
10 by 5.0 17.0 23.1 14.0 19.0
10 by 2.5 8.0 10.8 6.0 8.1

TABLE 6
IMPACT TEST TEMPERATURE
Impact Test Temperature,
Grade °F [°C]
WPL6 −50 [−45]
WPL9 −100 [−75]
WPL3 −150 [−100]
WPL8 −320 [−195]

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SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
FOR WELDING FITTINGS REQUIRING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

These requirements shall not be considered unless specified in the order, in which
event any of the supplementary requirements specified in following sections shall
be made at the place of manufacture, unless otherwise agreed upon, at the purchaser’s
expense. The tests specified shall be witnessed by the purchaser’s inspector before
shipment of material, if so specified in the order.

S1. Product Analysis be made on additional fittings or representative test

pieces of double the original number from the same
S1.1 A product analysis shall be made from each
lots, each of which shall conform to the requirements
heat of base metal and, if of welded construction, from
specified.
each lot number of welding material of the fittings
offered for delivery. The analysis shall conform to the
requirements specified in Table 2 (Note S1.1).
NOTE S1.1 — If the results of any of the tests specified in S3. Liquid Penetrant Test
Supplementary Requirements S1 or S2 do not conform to require-
ments, retests shall be made at the manufacturer’s expense on S3.1 All surfaces shall be liquid penetrant tested.
additional fittings or representative test pieces of double the original
number from the same heat or lot as defined in Supplementary
The method shall be in accordance with Practice E 165.
Requirement S1 or S2, each of which shall conform to the require- Acceptance limits shall be specified by the purchaser.
ments specified. Personnel performing the examination shall be qualified
in accordance with SNT-TC-1A.

S2. Tension Test

S2.1 One tension test shall be made on one fitting
S4. Magnetic Particle Test
or representative test piece (Note S2.1) per lot (Note
S3.1) of fittings. If the fittings are welded construction, S4.1 All accessible surfaces shall be magnetic particle
the tension specimen shall include the weld and shall inspected. The method shall be in accordance with
be prepared so that the weld is at the midlength location Practice E 709. Acceptance limits shall be specified
of the specimen. by the purchaser. Personnel performing the examination
shall be qualified in accordance with SNT-TC-1A.
NOTE S2.1 — Where the test specimen for the tension test cannot
be taken from a fitting due to size limitations, a representative test
piece shall be obtained. The test piece shall be from the same heat
and heat treated in the same batch or charge as the fittings it
represents and shall have approximately the same amount of working.
In addition, test pieces representing fittings manufactured from bars, S5. Hydrostatic Test
plate, or forgings shall have a cross-section equal to the greatest
cross-section of the fitting, and test pieces representing fittings S5.1 A hydrostatic test shall be applied as agreed
manufactured from pipe shall have an outside diameter and wall upon between the manufacturer and the purchaser.
thickness equal to those of the fittings. The test piece for fittings
of welded construction shall be prepared to the same weld procedures
and from the same heats of materials as the fittings it represents.

NOTE S3.1 — Lot — A “lot” shall consist of all fittings of the

same type, size, and wall thickness, manufactured from one heat of S6. Nonstandard Fittings
material (and, if welding is performed using one lot number of
electrode or one heat of weld wire, and one lot number of flux), S6.1 Fittings of size or shape not conforming to
heat treated in either a continuous or batch-type furnace controlled design requirements of ANSI B16.9, B16.11, B16.28,
within a range of 50°F [28°C] and equipped with recording pyrometers MSS SP-79, and MSS SP-95 shall meet all other
so that complete records of heat treatment are available.
requirements of this specification. In addition to the
S2.2 If the results of any of the tension tests of marking required by Section 17, the grade designation
any lot do not conform to requirements, retests shall symbol shall be followed by the symbol “S6.”

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S7. Repair Welding

S7.1 No weld repair shall be permitted without prior
approval of the purchaser.

S8. Marking Small Fittings

S8.1 For small products where the space for marking
is less than 1 in. [25 mm] in any direction, test reports
are mandatory and marking may be restricted to only
such symbols or codes as are necessary to identify the
parts with test reports.
S8.2 When the configuration or size does not permit
marking directly on the fitting, marking method shall
be a matter of agreement between the manufacturer
and the purchaser.

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