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What is ASTM A268 TP446 Tube?
TP446 has higher modulus and thus lighter walls can be used without vibration issues. The ASTM A268
TP446
Tube is ferritic stainless steel alloy which is non-heat treatable. They are known for offering good
resistance to oxidation, corrosion, and high temperature. The 446 Stainless Steel Tube is easily
weldable
using traditional methods except the oxyacetylene welding.
The tube comes with increased cr content and hence are tough to bend, draw and weld. They are suitably
used within the temperature range of 1500-2100°F but their high temperature strength is quite low. They
show high steam and water droplet resistance which offers a great cushioning for extensive conditions.
How do you know if a 446 Stainless Steel Tube is Seamless or Welded?
The ASTM A268 TP446 Seamless Tubes comes without any welded seam. They are stronger and offer good leakage proofing. They are also more expensive than the welded tubes. The SA268 TP446 Welded Tubes comes with welded seams. The seams might be present longitudinally and the tubes are welded using a wide range of techniques.
Table of Contents
Specifications of ASTM A268 TP446 Tube
446 Stainless steel tubes size
SA268 TP446 welded tube thickness
SS 446 tubing dimension standard
ASTM A268 TP446 seamless tube external coating
AISI 446 cold drawn seamless tube end
446 Stainless steel tubes types
Stainless steel 446 condenser tube length
ASTM A268 TP446 tubes forms
AISI 446 cold drawn seamless tube schedule
WNR 1.4762 heat exchanger tubes Swg & Bwg
Types of 446 Stainless Steel Tube
ASTM A268 TP446 seamless tube
SA268 TP446 welded tube
446 SS coil tubing
Stainless steel 446 condenser tube
Type 446 heater tubes
WNR 1.4762 heat exchanger tubes
UNS S44600 ERW tubes
AISI 446 cold drawn seamless tubes
SS 446 annealed tube
ASTM A268 TP446 annealed tube
446 Stainless steel seamless tube
SS 446 boiler tubing
446 SS Coil Tubing Equivalent
| Grade | UNS Number | Euronorm | Old British | Swedish SS | Japanese JIS | ||
| No | Name | BS | En | ||||
| 446 | S44600 | 1.4762 / 1.4763 | – | – | – | – | – |
Chemical Composition of INOX 446 Seamless Tubes
ASTM A268 TP446
SA268 TP446 Welded Tubes Mechanical Properties
| Grade | Yield Strength 0.2% Proof min (MPa)/td> | Tensile Strength min | Elongation (% in 50 milimeter) min | Hardness | |
| Rockwell B (HR B) max | Brinell (HB) max | ||||
| 446 | 275 | 485 | 20 | 92 | 201 |
SUS 446 Tube Sizes
| WT mm | OD mm | in. | Sch | Kg/meter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.65 | 13.72 | 1/4 | 10S | 0.50 |
| 2.24 | 13.72 | 1/4 | 40S | 0.64 |
| 3.02 | 13.72 | 1/4 | 80S | 0.81 |
| 1.65 | 17.15 | 3/8 | 10S | 0.64 |
| 2.31 | 17.15 | 3/8 | 40S | 0.86 |
| 3.20 | 17.15 | 3/8 | 80S | 1.12 |
| 2.11 | 21.34 | 1/2 | 10S | 1.02 |
| 2.77 | 21.34 | 1/2 | 40S | 1.29 |
| 3.73 | 21.34 | 1/2 | 80S | 1.65 |
| 2.11 | 26.67 | 3/4 | 10S | 1.30 |
| 2.87 | 26.67 | 3/4 | 40S | 1.71 |
| 3.91 | 26.67 | 3/4 | 80S | 2.23 |
| 2.77 | 33.40 | 1 | 10S | 2.13 |
| 3.38 | 33.40 | 1 | 40S | 2.54 |
| 4.55 | 33.40 | 1 | 80S | 3.29 |
| 6.352) | 33.40 | 1 | 160 | 4.30 |
| 2.77 | 42.16 | 1¼ | 10S | 2.73 |
| 3.56 | 42.16 | 1¼ | 40S | 3.44 |
| 4.85 | 42.16 | 1¼ | 80S | 4.53 |
| 6.352) | 42.16 | 1¼ | 160 | 5.69 |
| 2.77 | 48.26 | 1½ | 10S | 3.16 |
| 3.68 | 48.26 | 1½ | 40S | 4.11 |
| 5.08 | 48.26 | 1½ | 80S | 5.49 |
| 2.77 | 60.33 | 2 | 10S | 3.99 |
| 3.91 | 60.33 | 2 | 40S | 5.52 |
| 5.54 | 60.33 | 2 | 80S | 7.60 |
| 8.742) | 60.33 | 2 | 160 | 11.29 |
| 3.05 | 73.03 | 2½ | 10S | 5.35 |
| 5.16 | 73.03 | 2½ | 40S | 8.77 |
| 7.01 | 73.03 | 2½ | 80S | 11.59 |
| 3.05 | 88.90 | 3 | 10S | 6.56 |
| 5.49 | 88.90 | 3 | 40S | 11.47 |
| 7.62 | 88.90 | 3 | 80S | 15.51 |
| 11.132) | 88.90 | 3 | 160 | 21.67 |
| 3.05 | 101.60 | 3½ | 10S | 7.53 |
| 5.74 | 101.60 | 3½ | 40S | 13.78 |
| 8.08 | 101.60 | 3½ | 80S | 18.92 |
| 3.05 | 114.30 | 4 | 10S | 8.50 |
| 6.02 | 114.30 | 4 | 40S | 16.32 |
| 8.56 | 114.30 | 4 | 80S | 22.67 |
| 13.492) | 114.30 | 4 | 160 | 34.05 |
| 6.55 | 141.30 | 5 | 40S | 22.10 |
| 9.53 | 141.30 | 5 | 80S | 31.44 |
| 15.882) | 141.30 | 5 | 160 | 49.87 |
| 3.4 | 168.28 | 6 | 10S | 14.04 |
| 7.11 | 168.28 | 6 | 40S | 28.69 |
| 10.97 | 168.28 | 6 | 80S | 43.21 |
| 14.27 | 168.28 | 6 | 120 | 54.75 |
| 18.262) | 168.28 | 6 | 160 | 68.59 |
| 8.18 | 219.08 | 8 | 40S | 43.20 |
| 12.7 | 219.08 | 8 | 80S | 65.63 |
| 18.23 | 219.08 | 8 | 120 | 91.30 |
| 23.012) | 219.08 | 8 | 160 | 112.97 |
Stainless Steel 446 Condenser Tube Physical Properties
| Grade | 446 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (m/m/0C) | 0-1000C | 9.9 |
| 0-3150C | 11.4 | |
| 0-5380C | 11.6 | |
| Specific Heat 0-1000C (J/kg.K) | 460 | |
| Density (kg/m3) | 7500 | |
| Elastic Modulus (GPa) | 200 | |
| Thermal Conductivity (W/m.K) | at 1000C | 24.9 |
| at 5000C | 28.7 | |
| Electrical Resistivity (n.m) | 570 | |
UNS S44600 Heater Tubes Creep Properties
| 1% Elongation1) for | Rupture2) for | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature °C | 1,000 h N/mm2 | 10,000 h N/mm2 | 1,000 h N/mm2 | 10,000 h N/mm2 | 100,000 h N/mm2 |
| 500 | 80 | 50 | 160 | 100 | 55 |
| 600 | 27.5 | 17.5 | 55 | 35 | 20 |
| 700 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 17 | 9.5 | 5 |
| 800 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 2.3 |
| 900 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
WNR 1.4762 Heat Exchanger Tubes Tolerance
| OD | Tolerance |
|---|---|
| 4mm to 35mm | +/- 0.08mm |
| 35mm to 38mm | +/- 0.15mm |
| 38mm to 60mm | +/- 0.20mm |
| 60mm and above | +/- 0.25mm |
Dimension of SS 446 Tubing
| Size (in) | Transverse Areas (in2) mm2 | Length of tubes (ft per sq. foot of surface) | Diameter (in) mm | Nominal Thickness (in) mm | Number of Threads per inch of Screw | Volume (ft3/ft) | Weight | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External | Internal | Steel | External Surface (ft) | Internal Surface (ft) | External | Internal | (lb/ft) | (kg/m) | ||||
| 1/8 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 9.43 | 14.20 | 0.405 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 27 | 0.0004 | 0.24 | 0.36 |
| ¼ | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 7.07 | 10.49 | 0.540 | 0.36 | 0.09 | 18 | 0.0007 | 0.42 | 0.63 |
| 3/8 | 0.36 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 5.66 | 7.75 | 0.675 | 0.49 | 0.09 | 18 | 0.0013 | 0.57 | 0.84 |
| ½ | 0.55 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 4.55 | 6.14 | 0.840 | 0.62 | 0.11 | 14 | 0.0021 | 0.85 | 1.26 |
| ¾ | 0.87 | 0.53 | 0.33 | 3.64 | 4.64 | 1.050 | 0.82 | 0.11 | 14 | 0.0037 | 1.13 | 1.68 |
| 1 | 1.36 | 0.86 | 0.49 | 2.90 | 3.64 | 1.315 | 1.05 | 0.13 | 11 ½ | 0.0060 | 1.68 | 2.50 |
| 1 ¼ | 2.16 | 1.50 | 0.67 | 2.30 | 2.77 | 1.660 | 1.38 | 0.14 | 11 ½ | 0.0104 | 2.27 | 3.38 |
| 1 ½ | 2.84 | 2.04 | 0.80 | 2.01 | 2.37 | 1.900 | 1.61 | 0.15 | 11 ½ | 0.0141 | 2.72 | 4.04 |
| 2 | 4.43 | 3.36 | 1.08 | 1.61 | 1.85 | 2.375 | 2.07 | 0.15 | 11 ½ | 0.0233 | 3.65 | 5.43 |
| 2 ½ | 6.49 | 4.79 | 1.70 | 1.33 | 1.55 | 2.875 | 2.47 | 0.20 | 8 | 0.0333 | 5.79 | 8.62 |
| 3 | 9.62 | 7.39 | 2.23 | 1.09 | 1.25 | 3.500 | 3.07 | 0.22 | 8 | 0.0513 | 7.58 | 11.27 |
| 3 ½ | 12.56 | 9.89 | 2.68 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 4.000 | 3.55 | 0.23 | 8 | 0.0687 | 9.11 | 13.56 |
| 4 | 15.90 | 12.73 | 3.17 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 4.500 | 4.03 | 0.24 | 8 | 0.0884 | 10.79 | 16.06 |
| 5 | 24.30 | 20.00 | 4.30 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 5.563 | 5.05 | 0.26 | 8 | 0.1389 | 14.61 | 21.74 |
| 6 | 34.47 | 28.89 | 5.58 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 6.625 | 6.07 | 0.28 | 8 | 0.2006 | 18.97 | 28.23 |
| 8 | 58.42 | 50.02 | 8.40 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 8.625 | 7.98 | 0.32 | 8 | 0.3552 | 28.55 | 42.49 |
| 10 | 90.76 | 78.85 | 11.90 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 10.750 | 10.02 | 0.37 | 8 | 0.5476 | 40.48 | 60.24 |
| 12 | 127.64 | 111.90 | 15.74 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 12.750 | 11.94 | 0.41 | 8 | 0.7763 | 53.60 | 79.77 |
| 14 | 153.94 | 135.30 | 18.64 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 14.000 | 13.13 | 0.44 | 8 | 0.9354 | 63.00 | 93.75 |
| 16 | 201.05 | 176.70 | 24.35 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 16.000 | 15.00 | 0.50 | 8 | 1.2230 | 78.00 | 116.08 |
| 18 | 254.85 | 224.00 | 30.85 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 18.000 | 16.88 | 0.56 | 8 | 1.5550 | 105.00 | 156.26 |
| 20 | 314.15 | 278.00 | 36.15 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 20.000 | 18.81 | 0.59 | 8 | 1.9260 | 123.00 | 183.05 |
| 24 | 452.40 | 402.10 | 50.30 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 24.000 | 22.63 | 0.69 | 8 | 2.7930 | 171.00 | 254.48 |
ASME SA 268 TP446 Tubes Marking
AISI 446 ERW Tubes Surface Finish
| Surface Finish | Exterbal Surface(OD) | Internal Surface(ID) | |||
| Roughness Average(RA) | Roughness Average(RA) | ||||
| μ inch | μm | μ inch | μm | ||
| AP | Annealed & Pickled | 40 or Not defined | 1.0 or Not defined | Not defined | Not defined |
| BA | Beight Annealed | 32 | 0.8 | 40,32,25,20 | 1.0,0.8,0.6,0.5 |
| MP | Mechanical Polish | 32 | 0.8 | 40,32,25,20 | 1.0,0.8,0.6,0.5 |
| EP | Electro Polish | 32 | 0.8 | 15,10,7,5 | 0.38,0.25,0.20;0.13 |