A234 WPB Carbon Steel Buttweld Fittings are exceptionally strong and long-lasting. They have high dimensional accuracy and outstanding surface finishes, as well as excellent tensile strength. Furthermore, they are inexpensive and can be employed in a variety of applications. Carbon Steel A234 WPB Pipe Fittings are suited for usage in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. Pipe fittings ASTM A234 and CS A860 Buttweld Fittings are commonly utilized in piping systems at elevated and moderate temperatures. They are often made of carbon steel, alloy steel, and weldable steel.
What Exactly Is ASTM A234 WPB?
ASTM A234 is a Standard Specification for steel pipe fittings made of carbon and alloy steel for moderate and high-temperature applications. It applies to both seamless and welded steel fittings. Steel pipe fittings are used in the production of pressure pipelines and pressure vessels. These fittings are made of dead steel, forgings, bars, and plates, as well as seamless or HFW (fusion welded) pipe goods with filler metal.
ASTM A234 covers wrought carbon steel and alloy steel seamless and welded fittings covered by the most recent version of ASTM B16.9, B16.11, MSS-SP-79, MSS-SP-83, MSS-SP-95, and MSS-SP-97, among others.
ASTM A234 steel pipe fittings, as we all know, are utilized in pressure piping and pressure vessel fabrication for services at moderate and elevated temperatures. This standard specifies fittings made of dead steel, forgings, bars, plates, and seamless or fusion-welded tubular goods with filler metal.
This standard specifies the dimensions of elbows, tees, reducers, caps, and crosses, and it typically uses butt welding ends.
Chemical and mechanical properties of ASTM A234 WPB steel pipe fitting.
- The maximum C for WPB fittings consisting of steel pipes or plates is 0.35%.
- Forging fittings have a maximum carbon content of 0.35% and a maximum silicon content of 0.35%, with no minimum.
- Manganese maximum content increases by 0.06% for every 0.01 reduction in carbon content, up to a maximum of 1.35% for Mn.
- The sum of copper, nickel, niobium, and molybdenum shall not exceed 1.00%.
- Niobium + Molybdenum should not be more than 0.32%.
What Are The Applications Of Carbon Steel Fittings?
Carbon steel fittings are thus employed in applications where pipelines must endure high pressures. Because of the hardness of the steel, these fittings have a higher yield – that is, the ability to endure higher pressure levels – than normal fittings.
- Shipbuilding Industries
- Fertilizer Industrires
- Petrochemical Industries
- Sugar Industries
- Cement Industries
- Chemical Industries
- Oil & Gas Industrires
- Power Plant Industries
