ASTM A213 ASME SA213 T23 Alloy-Steel Boiler Tubes
ASME SA213 T23 Alloy-Steel Boiler Tubes
1.ASME SA213 t23
(1)ASME SA213 t23: “SA” is a mark of ASME steel material. "213" refers to the specification sequence number, "T23" refers to the steel grade classification, "T" refers to small diameter steel tube, equivalent to 07cr2mow2vnbb small diameter steel tube in China.
SA213 T23 steel is based on the chemical composition of 2.25Cr-1Mo (SA213 T22) steel, adding w (about 1.6%), reducing mo (about 0.30%), and adding a small amount of V, Nb, Ni, B and other components. The allowable stress of T23 Steel is twice that of T22 steel, and the endurance strength at 580 ℃ is 1.4 times that of 12Cr1MoV steel. SA213 T23 steel has the same endurance strength as 12Cr2MoWVTiB (G102) steel, and has high impact toughness and good weldability.
(2)Allowable operating temperature:
ASME SA213 T23 Seamless Steel Tubes are mainly suitable for manufacturing superheater, reheater and water wall of large-scale utility boiler, and SA213 T23 Seamless Steel Tubes are better choice material for the main steam temperature below 620 ℃.
3.Chemical constituents of SA213 T23
Grade | C | Mn | S | P | Si | Cr | Nb |
SA213 T23 | 0.04-0.10 | 0.10-0.60 | ≤0.01 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.50 | 1.9-2.6 | 0.02-0.08 |
Mo | V | Al | N | W | B | ||
0.05-0.30 | 0.20-0.30 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.40 | 1.45-1.75 | 0.0005-0.0060 |
4.Mechanical properties of SA213 T23
Grade | Tensile strength Ksi (MPa) | Yield strength Ksi (MPa) | Elongation (%) | Hardness (HB) |
SA213 T23 | ≥74(510) | ≥58(400) | ≥20 | ≥220 |
5.Heat treatment of SA213 T23 boiler tube
Grade |
UNS Number |
Heat Treat Type |
Austenitizing/ Solutioning Temperature, min or range ºF [ºC] |
Subcritical Annealing or Tempering Temperature, min or range ºF [ºC] |
T23 | K40712 | normalize and temper | 1900–1975[1040–1080] | 1350–1470 [730–800] |
6.SA213 T23 Steel metallographic structure
The microstructure of SA213 T23 steel is tempered bainite after normalizing and tempering.
7.Properties of SA213 T23 steel tubes welded joint
(1)The welding method of sa213t23 steel tubes are hot wire automatic TIG welding, and the welding material is t-hcm2s with a diameter of 1mm
(2)It is not easy to preheat the small and medium diameter steel pipe before welding, so post welding heat treatment should be carried out in the actual production. Considering the safety and stability of the welded joint, the welded joint of SA213 T23 steel tubes should also be subject to post weld heat treatment.
9.Application of sa213t23 steel pipe in Utility Boiler
Sa213t23 high pressure boiler tube has been widely used in the construction of power station boilers in China. According to statistics, sa213t23 steel pipe accounts for 11.16% of the steel used in a 1000MW power generation
Mark of ASME SA213 T23 Seamless Steel Tubes