ASTM A265-03

Designation:A265–03

StandardSpecificationfor

NickelandNickel-BaseAlloy-CladSteelPlate1

ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA265;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.

1.Scope

1.1Thisspecification2coversplateofacarbonsteelor

low-alloysteelbasetowhichisintegrallyandcontinuously

bondedononeorbothsidesalayerofnickelornickel-base

alloy.Thematerialisgenerallyintendedforpressurevesseluse

butmaybeusedinotherstructuralapplicationswherecorro-

sionresistanceofthealloyisofprimeimportance.

1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegarded

asthestandard.SIunitsareprovidedforinformationonly.

2.ReferencedDocuments

2.1ASTMStandards:

A6/A6MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsfor

RolledStructuralSteelBars,Plates,Shapes,andSheet

Piling3

A20/A20MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsfor

SteelPlatesforPressureVessels3

A370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTesting

ofSteelProducts4

A480/A480MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsfor

Flat-RolledStainlessandHeat-ResistingSteelPlate,

Sheet,andStrip4

A578/A578MSpecificationforStraight-BeamUltrasonic

ExaminationofPlainandCladSteelPlatesforSpecial

Applications3

A751TestMethods,Practices,andTerminologyfor

ChemicalAnalysisofSteelProducts4

B127SpecificationforNickel-CopperAlloy(UNS

NO4400)Plate,Sheet,andStrip5

B162SpecificationforNickelPlate,Sheet,andStrip5

B168SpecificationforNickel-Chromium-IronAlloys

(UNSNO6600,N06601,N06603,NO6690,N06025,andN06045)andNickel-Chromium-Cobalt-MolybdenumAl-

loy(UNSNO6617)Plate,Sheet,andStrip5

B333SpecificationforNickel-MolybdenumAlloyPlate,

Sheet,andStrip5

B409SpecificationforNickel-Iron-ChromiumAlloyPlate,

Sheet,andStrip5

B424SpecificationforNickel-Iron-Chromium-Mo-CuAl-

loy(UNSNO8825andNO8221)Plate,Sheet,andStrip5

B443SpecificationforNickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-

ColumbiumAlloy(UNSNO6625)andNickel-Chromium-

Molybdenum-SiliconAlloy(UNSN06219)Plate,Sheet,

andStrip5

B463SpecificationforUNSNO8020,UNSNO8026,and

UNSNO8024AlloyPlate,Sheet,andStrip5

B575SpecificationforLow-CarbonNickel-Molybdenum-

Chromium,Low-CarbonNickel-Chromium-Molybde-

num,Low-CarbonNickel-ChromiumMolybdenum-

Copper,Low-CarbonNickel-ChromiumMolybdenum-

Tantalum,andLow-CarbonNickel-Chromium

MolybdenumTungstenAlloyPlate,Sheet,andStrip5

B582SpecificationforNickel-Chromium-Iron-

Molybdenum-CopperAlloyPlate,Sheet,andStrip5

B625SpecificationforUNSN08904,UNSN08925,UNS

N08031,UNSN08932,UNSNO8926,andUNSR20033

Plate,Sheet,andStrip5

2.2ASMECode:

BoilerandPressureVesselCode,SectionIX,Welding

Qualifications6

3.Terminology

3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:Descrip-

tionsofTerms:

3.1.1Thismaterialisconsideredassingle-cladordouble-

cladnickelornickel-basealloycladsteelplate,dependingon

whetheroneorbothsidesarecovered.

3.1.2Thetermplateasusedinthisspecificationappliesto

material3⁄16in.(2.73mm)andoverinthickness,andover10

in.(254mm)in

width.1ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeA01onSteel,StainlessSteelandRelatedAlloys,andisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeA01.17onFlat-RolledandWroughtStainlessSteel.CurrenteditionapprovedFeb.10,2003.PublishedApril2003.Originallyapprovedin1943.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin1999asA265–94a(1999).2ForASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCodeapplicationsseerelatedSpecifi-cationSA-265inSectionIIofthatCode.3AnnualBookofASTMStandards,Vol01.04.4AnnualBookofASTMStandards,Vol01.03.5AnnualBookofASTMStandards,Vol

02.04.6AvailablefromAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME),ASMEInternationalHeadquarters,ThreeParkAve.,NewYork,NY10016-5990.

1Copyright©ASTMInternational,100BarrHarborDrive,POBoxC700,WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959,UnitedStates.3.1.3alloycladding—thenickelornickel-basealloycom-

ponentofthecompositeplate.

3.1.4basemetal(backingsteel)—componenttowhichthe

alloycladdingisapplied,usuallythegreaterpercentageofthe

compositeplateandusuallyconsistingofcarbonorlow-alloy

steel.

3.1.5integrallyandcontinuouslybonded—theprocessby

whichthealloycladdingandbasemetalarebroughttogetherto

formametallurgicalbondatessentiallytheentireinterfaceof

thetwometalsbymeansotherthanthoseprocessesthatdonot

produceahomogeneouscompositeplate.

4.OrderingInformation

4.1Itistheresponsibilityofthepurchasertospecifyall

requirementsthatarenecessaryformaterialorderedunderthis

specification.Suchrequirementsmayinclude,butarenot

limitedtothefollowing:

4.1.1Quantity(weightornumberofpieces),

4.1.2Heattreatment,ifrequired(seeSection5),

4.1.3Dimensions,includingthethicknessofthecladding

alloyandthebackingsteel,orofthetotalcompositeplateand

ifmoreorlessrestrictivethicknesstolerancesapply,

4.1.4Claddingalloyspecification(seeSection6),