Common Tubing Specifications

ERW
ASME ASME
or
Description
Spec.
Grade
Smls.

Typical uses

SA-178 A

ERW Low carbon steel - C=0.18 max.

Boiler tubes, economizers, low

temp. superheaters

SA-178 C

ERW Medium carbon steel - C=0.35 max.

Boiler tubes, economizers, low

temp. superheaters

SA-178 D

ERW Carbon-manganese steel - C=0.27 max Not in common use

SA-192

Smls. Low carbon steel - C=0.18 max

Waterwalls, economizers, low

temp. superheaters

SA-210 A1

Smls. Medium carbon steel - C=0.27 max.

Waterwalls, economizers,
superheaters

SA-210 C

Smls. Medium carbon steel - C=0.35 max.

Waterwalls, economizers,
superheaters

SA-209 T1

Smls.

Low alloy steel - low carbon, 1/2%

moly

SA-209 T1a

Smls.

Low alloy steel - medium carbon, 1/2%

Superheaters
moly

SA-209 T1b

Smls.

Low alloy steel - low carbon, 1/2%

moly

SA-213 T2

Smls.

Intermediate alloy - 1/2% chrome, 1/2% Waterwalls, superheaters, not

moly
in common use

SA-213 T11

Smls.

Intermediate alloy - 1 1/4% chrome,

1/2% moly

SA-213 T22

Smls.

Intermediate alloy - 2 1/4% chrome, 1%

Waterwalls, superheaters
moly

SA-213 T5

Intermediate alloy - 5% chrome, 1/2%

Smls.
moly

SA-213 T9

Smls.

Intermediate alloy - 9% chrome, 1%

moly

High temperature
superheaters, no longer in
common use

SA-213 T91

Smls.

Intermediate alloy - 9% chrome, 1%

moly, 1/4% vanadium

High temperature superheaters

- the latest and greatest

Superheaters

Superheaters

Waterwalls, superheaters

High temperature
superheaters, not in common
use

SA-213 Tp-304 Smls. Stainless steel - 18% chrome, 8% nickel Superheaters

Smls.

Stainless steel for high temperature

service

High temperature superheaters

SA-213 Tp-316 Smls.

Stainless steel - 16% chrome, 11%

nickel

Superheaters

Tp316H

Stainless steel for high temperature

service

High temperature superheaters

SA-213

SA-213

Tp304H

Smls.

SA-213 Tp-321 Smls.

SA-213

Tp321H

Smls.

SA-213 Tp-347 Smls.

SA-213

Tp347H

Smls.

Stainless steel - 17% chrome, 9% nickel,

Superheaters
0.60% titanium
Stainless steel for high temperature
service

High temperature superheaters

Stainless steel - 17% chrome, 9% nickel,

Superheaters
columbium + tantalum=1.00% max.
Stainless steel for high temperature
service

High temperature superheaters

For boiler tubes, SA-178A is the most common, and most economical choice.
Economizers are usually made from SA-178A or SA-210-A1.
Superheater materials vary widely, with SA-178A and SA-192 used most commonly
in the lower temperature ranges. SA-210-A1,
SA-213-T11, and SA-213-T22 are commonly seen in the intermediate temperature
ranges, with the stainless grades, most
frequently Tp-304H and Tp-347H, reserved for the higher temperature superheaters,
although SA-213-T91 is increasingly specified
for the highest temperatures.