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STAINLESS STEEL SEAMLESS TUBING

Fractional and Metric Sizes

• Stainless steel: 316/316L and 304/304L

• Minimum 2.5% molybdeum
• Hardness: Max 80 HRB
• Size range: 1/16in to 2in and 3mm to 38mm
• Standard instrumentation tubing
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Material Standards

Description Standard
JIS (G3459) SUS 304/304L
304/304L ASTM (A269, A213) TP 304/304L
DIN/EN 1.4301/1.4306
JIS (G3459) SUS 316/316L
316/316L ASTM (A269, A213) TP 316/316L
DIN/EN 1.4401/1.4404

Chemical Composition & Mechanical Properties

Chemical Composition (wt %)
Grade
Cr Ni Mo Mn Si C S
2.0 1.0 0.035 0.03
304/304L 18.0 - 20.0 8.0 - 11.0 _
Max Max Max Max
2.0 1.0 0.035 0.03
316/316L 16.0 - 18.0 10.0 - 15.0 2.0 - 3.0
Max Max Max Max
Mechanical Properties
Grade
Y.S (MPa) T.S (MPa) Elongation % Hardness HRB
304/304L
515 Min 205 Min 35 Min 80 Max
316/316L

Tubing Features
For the best performance with V-lok (1) tube fitting. Tube follows ASTM A269 and
A213 bright annealed with the following features:
• Seamless and suitable for bending and flaring.
• Free of scratches, drawing, dirt, and dust and other contamination.
• Chemically cleaned and passivated surface.
• Cold drawn and bright annealed.
• Hardness 80 HRB or less.
Note (1): V-lok is Fujikin Tube Fitting series.

Marking and Packaging

• Marking on tubing includes: specification, grade, size, length, heat no.
• Tubing ends to be capped.
• A certain quantity to be packed in a protective cover and then packed in a
wooden case, PP cloth or PP cloth & slatted.
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Standard length and variation

• 6 meter tubing cut length variations as per the requirement of ASTM A450
standard
• ASTM A269/A213 specifies permissible variation in tubing OD and WT

Tolerance in Tolerance in Tolerance in

Outside Diameter
O.D W.T LENGTH
(Inch)
(Inch) (%) (Inch)

Up to 1/2 +/- 0.003 +/- 10 +/- 0.125

1/2 to 1.1/2, excl. +/- 0.003 +/- 10 +/- 0.1875

Treatment and Surface Condition

• Solution annealed.
• Bright annealed with thermocouple clean level on the inside surface as per
ASTM A632 S3.

Tubing Selection
Proper selection, handling and installation of tubing, when combined with proper
selection of V-lok (1) tube fitting, are essential for reliable tubing system.
The following variable should be considered when ordering tubing for use with
V-lok (1) tube fitting:
• Surface finish
• Material
• Hardness
• Wall thickness
Note (1): V-lok is Fujikin Tube Fitting series.

Surface Finish
Tubing must have a surface free from scratches, draw mark, dirt, durst and flat
spots.

Material
Using like tubing and fitting material is essential for the thermal compatibility and
corrosion resistance. Different materials have different hardness level that may
adversely affect the fitting seal on tubing.
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Hardness
Tubing must be softer than fitting material. The metal tubing must be fully
annealed and suitable for bending and flaring

Wall thickness
The accompanying table show working pressure of tubing in a wide range of
wall thicknesses. Allowable working pressures are calculated from an S value
of 20 000 psi (137.8 MPa) for ASTM A269 tubing at –20 to 100°F (–28 to 37°C),
as listed in ASME B31.3 and ASME B31.1.

Tubing Handling
• Careful handling and storage practices will protect tubing from unnecessary
scratches, nicks and or degrading good tubing surface finish.
• Tubing ends should be capped so any foreign materials will not fall inside
during transportation and storage.
• Do not drag across tubing rack, cement, gravel or any rough surface.
• Do use correct tube cutter for tube material. The wrong cutter may result in
excessive deformation of the tube end.
• Do not cut deep with each turn of cutter.
• Tube cutters and hacksaws should be sharp enough.
• Hacksaw blades should have at least 32 teeth per inch.
• Deburring tube ends before inserting in the tube fittings helps prevent against
system containments.

Tubing Installation
• When tube bend is too close to a fitting,
the bend section shall enter the fitting.
This may not allow the tube to be
bottomed out in the fitting, and may
result in leakage.
• Keep the proper straight length of tube
as shown in table 1 below.
• Do not bend a tube in the fitting. Use
tube bender.
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Table 1.
Fractional (Inch) Metric (mm)
T T
L L
Tube OD Tube OD
1/16'' 1/2 3 19
1/8'' 5/7 6 21
3/16'' 3/4 8 23
1/4'' 4/5 10 25
5/16'' 7/8 12 31
3/8'' 7/8 14 32
1/2'' 4/5 15 32
5/8'', 3/4'' 1.1/4 16, 18 32
7/8'' 1.5/16 20, 22 34
1'' 1.1/12 25 40
1.1/4'' 2 28 46
1.1/2'' 2.13/32 30 50
2'' 3.1/4 32 54

Pressure Rating
Seamless Stainless Steel Fractional Tubing
• Fully Annealed seamless type 304/304L, 316/316L to ASTM A269 or
equivalent
• Allowable working pressures are calculated from an S value of 20 000 psi
(137.8 MPa) for ASTM A269 tubing at –20 to 100°F (–28 to 37°C), as listed
in ASME B31.3 and ASME B31.1.Tubing nominal length is 6 m.
Table 2. Maximum allowable working pressure for stainless steel tubing
Tube Wall Thickness (INCH)
Tube
O.D. 0.01 0.012 0.014 0.016 0.02 0.028 0.035 0.049 0.065 0.083 0.095 0.109 0.12 0.134 0.156 0.188
INCH
Working Pressure (psig)
1/16" 5600 6800 8100 9400 12000
1/8" 8500 10900
3/16" 5400 7100 10200
1/4" 4000 5100 7500 10200
5/16" 4000 5800 8000
3/8" 3300 4800 6500
1/2" 2600 3750 5100 6700
5/8" 2900 4000 5200 6000
3/4" 2400 3300 4200 4900 5800
7/8" 2000 2800 3600 4200 4800
1" 2400 3100 3600 4200 4700
1 1/4" 2400 2800 3300 3600 4100 4900
1 1/2" 2300 2700 3000 3400 4000 4900
2" 2000 2200 2500 2900 3600
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Seamless Stainless Steel Metric Tubing

• Fully Annealed seamless type 304/304L, 316/316L to ASTM A269 or
equivalent
• Allowable working pressures are based on equations from ASME B31.3 and
ASME B31.1 for EN ISO 1127 tubing (D4, T4 tolerance for 3 to 12 mm; D4,
T3 tolerance 14 to 50 mm), using a stress value of 137.8 MPa (20000 psi)
and tensile strength of 516.4 MPa (74900 psi).Tubing nominal length is 6 m.
Table 3. Maximum allowable working pressure for metric stainless steel tubing
Tube Tube Wall Thickness (mm)
O.D. 0.8 1 1.2 1.5 1.8 2 2.2 2.5 2.8 3 3.5 4 4.5
mm Working Pressure (psig)
3 10400 13700
4 7500 9700 12100
6 4780 6230 7500 9800
8 4490 5500 7100
10 3480 4350 5500 6800 7680
12 2900 3480 4490 5500 6230
14 2610 3190 4060 4930 5650 6230
15 2465 2900 3770 4640 5220 5800
16 2755 3480 4350 4780 5360 6230
18 2465 3040 3770 4200 4780 5510
20 2175 2755 3330 3770 4200 4780 5510
22 2030 2465 3045 3480 3770 4350 4930
25 2175 2610 2900 3330 3770 4350 4640
28 2610 2900 3330 3770 4060 4780
30 2465 2755 3045 3480 3770 4490
32 2320 2465 2900 3335 3480 4200 4780
38 2030 2465 2755 2900 3480 4060 4490

Temperature Derating Factor

To determine elevated-temperature pressure ratings in accordance with B31.3
and B31.1, multiply the pressure ratings provided in the tables above by the
factors in the table 4 below
Table 4.

Temperature Grade
ºF ºC 304/304L 316/316L
200 93 1.00 1.00
400 204 0.93 96
600 315 0.82 0.85
800 426 0.76 0.79
1000 537 0.69 0.76
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Ordering Information
• The ordering number of Seamless BA Tube A269/A213 TP316/316L as below
tables:
Table 5. Metric sizes Table 6. Fractional sizes

Tube Tube Tube Tube

Weight Ordering Weight
OD W.T Ordering Number OD W.T
kg/m Number kg/m
mm mm in in

0.5 316/L-3-0.5-6M-F 0.021 0.014 316/L-1.6-0.36-6M-F 0.01

3 1/16
0.7 316/L-3-0.7-6M-F 0.027 0.020 316/L-1.6-0.51-6M-F 0.01
1.0 316/L-6-1.0-6M-F 0.125 0.028 316/L-3.18-0.71-6M-F 0.04
6 1/8
1.5 316/L-6-1.5-6M-F 0.169 0.035 316/L-3.18-0.89-6M-F 0.05
1.0 316/L-8-1.0-6M-F 0.175 0.035 316/L-6.35-0.89-6M-F 0.12
8
1.5 316/L-8-1.5-6M-F 0.244 1/4 0.049 316/L-6.35-1.24-6M-F 0.16
1.0 316/L-10-1.0-6M-F 0.225 0.065 316/L-6.35-1.65-6M-F 0.19
10
1.5 316/L-10-1.5-6M-F 0.319 0.035 316/L-9.53-0.89-6M-F 0.19
1.0 316/L-12-1.0-6M-F 0.275 3/8 0.049 316/L-9.53-1.24-6M-F 0.25
12 1.5 316/L-12-1.5-6M-F 0.394 0.065 316/L-9.53-1.65-6M-F 0.32
2.0 316/L-12-2.0-6M-F 0.500 0.035 316/L-12.7-0.89-6M-F 0.26
1.0 316/L-16-1.0-6M-F 0.375 0.049 316/L-12.7-1.24-6M-F 0.35
1/2
16 1.5 316/L-16-1.5-6M-F 0.507 0.065 316/L-12.7-1.65-6M-F 0.45
2.0 316/L-16-2.0-6M-F 0.651 0.083 316/L-12.7-2.11-6M-F 0.55
1.0 316/L-18-1.0-6M-F 0.425 0.049 316/L-15.88-1.24-6M-F 0.45
5/8
18 1.5 316/L-18-1.5-6M-F 0.619 0.065 316/L-15.88-1.65-6M-F 0.58
2.0 316/L-18-2.0-6M-F 0.801 0.049 316/L-19.05-1.24-6M-F 0.56
20 2.0 316/L-20-2.0-6M-F 0.901 3/4 0.065 316/L-19.05-1.65-6M-F 0.71
22 2.0 316/L-22-2.0-6M-F 1.000 0.083 316/L-19.05-2.11-6M-F 0.98
25 2.5 316/L-25-2.5-6M-F 1.410 0.065 316/L-25.4-1.65-6M-F 1.00
1
0.083 316/L-25.4-2.11-6M-F 1.20

• To order SS304/304 Tube, replace “316/L” by “304/L”.

Exp: 304/L-6-1.5-6M-F

 Reference Documents

ASTM A213 Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel Boiler, Superheater, and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
ASTM A249 Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater, Heat Exchanger, and Condenser Tubes
ASTM A269 Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Tubing for General Service.
ASTM A450 General Requirements for Carbon, Ferritic Alloy, and Austenitic Alloy Steel Tubes
ASTM A632 Seamless and welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing (Small-Diameter) for General Service
DIN 2391/EN10305 Precision Seamless Tubes
DIN 17458/2462 Seamless Circular Tubes of Austenitic Stainless Steels with Special Quality Requirements