ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB36.10M-2015[RevisionofASMEB36.10M-2004(R2010)]WeldedandSeamlessWroughtSteelPipeASMEB36.10M-2015[RevisionofASMEB36.10M-2004(R2010)]WeldedandSeamlessWroughtSteelPipeANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDTwoParkAvenue•NewYork,NY•10016USADateofIssuance:August31,2015ThisStandardwillberevisedwhentheSocietyapprovestheissuanceofanewedition.PeriodicallycertainactionsoftheASMEB32CommitteemaybepublishedasCases.CasesarepublishedontheASMEWebsiteundertheB32CommitteePageatgo.asme.org/B32committeeastheyareissued.ErratatocodesandstandardsmaybepostedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagestoprovidecorrectionstoincorrectlypublisheditems,ortocorrecttypographicalorgrammaticalerrorsincodesandstandards.Sucherratashallbeusedonthedateposted.TheB32CommitteePagecanbefoundatgo.asme.org/B32committee.Thereisanoptionavailabletoautomaticallyreceiveane-mailnotificationwhenerrataarepostedtoaparticularcodeorstandard.ThisoptioncanbefoundontheappropriateCommitteePageafterselecting“Errata”inthe“PublicationInformation”section.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkoftheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheConsensusCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot‘‘approve,’’‘‘rate,’’or‘‘endorse’’anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatthedeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(s)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsofthisdocumentissuedinaccordancewiththeestablishedASMEproceduresandpolicies,whichprecludestheissuanceofinterpretationsbyindividuals.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersTwoParkAvenue,NewYork,NY10016-5990Copyright©2015byTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSAllrightsreservedPrintedinU.S.A.CONTENTSForeword..............................................................................ivCommitteeRoster.....................................................................viCorrespondenceWiththeB32Committee..............................................vii1Scope..............................................................................12Size................................................................................13Materials...........................................................................14WallThickness......................................................................15Weights............................................................................16PermissibleVariations...............................................................17PipeThreads.......................................................................18WallThicknessDesignations.........................................................19WallThicknessSelection............................................................2Table1DimensionsandWeightsofWeldedandSeamlessWroughtSteelPipe...............3iiiFOREWORDInMarch1927,theAmericanStandardsAssociationauthorizedtheorganizationofaSectionalCommitteeonStandardizationofDimensionsandMaterialofWroughtSteelandWroughtIronPipeandTubingforthepurposeofunifyingthestandardsofthesecommoditiesinforceinthiscountry.TheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterialsandTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersweredesignatedassponsors,andthefirstmeetingoftheSectionalCommitteewasheldinPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,onMay18,1928.ThedimensionsofcommercialpipeingeneraluseintheUnitedStatesatthetimeconformedrathergenerallytothoserecommendedbytheASMECommitteeonStandardPipeandPipeThreadspublishedin1886(ASMETransactions,Vol.VIII,p.29).Onthesestandardsanenormousindustryhasbeenbuiltandthesatisfactoryuseofthisproductprovesthesoundnessoftheoriginaldesignandspecification.IncreasinglysevereservicedemandsatthetimeoftheCommittee’sorganizationhadbeenmetbyusingthenearestavailablepipeortubingforheaviersectionssuchascasing,mechanicaltubing,etc.,withresultinguneconomicalmultiplicityofwallthicknesses.Subsequently,theCommittee,withthecooperationoftheindustry,madeasurveyofexistingpracticeasthelogicalstartingpointforthedevelopmentofanAmericanStandard.Fromthissurvey,atablewasdesignedtoprovideaselectionofwallth