The Essential Guide to Stainless Steel Welded Tube ASTM A554

Stainless steel has become the material of choice in various industries due to its exceptional corrosion resistance, durability, and aesthetic appeal. When it comes to stainless steel tube, the ASTM A554 specification is often referenced, especially in applications where aesthetics and surface finish matter.

In this blog, we will delve into the key details of stainless steel welded tube ASTM A554, exploring its chemical composition, mechanical properties, applications, tolerance and price. The reader will gain comprehensive knowledge about ASTM A554, which will assist them in making informed decisions when planning to purchase a specific type of stainless steel welded tube

Understanding Stainless Steel Welded Tube ASTM A554

What is ASTM A554?
ASTM A554 is a specification developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) that covers welded stainless steel mechanical tubing. It sets stringent standards for the mechanical properties, dimensions, and surface finish of welded stainless steel tubes, ensuring they meet the requirements for various applications.

ASTM A554 Stainless Steel Welded Tube Chemical Composition

ASTM A554 Tubing Grade	UNS	Carbon (C)	Manganese (Mn)	Phosphorus (P)	Sulfur (S)	Silicon (Si)	Chromium (Cr)	Nickel (Ni)	Molybdenum (Mo)
ASTM A554	S30400	0.08	2	0.045	0.03	1	18.0-20.0	8.0-11.0
ASTM A554 L	S30403	0.035	2	0.045	0.03	1	18.0-20.0	8.0-13.0
ASTM A554 316	S31600	0.08	2	0.045	0.03	1	16.0-18.0	11.0-14.0	2.0-3.0
ASTM A554 316L	S31603	0.035	2	0.045	0.03	1	16.0-18.0	10.0-14.0	2.0-3.0

Stainless Steel Welded Tube ASTM A554 Mechanical Properties

Material	Treatment	Heat Min. ºF (ºC)	Tensile Strength Ksi (MPa) Min.	Yield Strength Ksi (MPa) Min.	Elongation %, Min
ASTM A554	Solution	1900 (1040)	75 (515)	30 (205)	35
ASTM A554 L	Solution	1900 (1040)	70 (485)	25 (170)	35
ASME SA554 316	Solution	1900 (1040)	75 (515)	30 (205)	35
ASTM A554 316L	Solution	1900 (1040)	70 (485)	25 (170)	35

Stainless Steel Welded Tube ASTM A554 Pressure Rating

OD inches	Ave. Wall inches	Min Yield Strength (PSI)	Min Tensile Strength (PSI)	Theoretical Burst Pressure (PSI)	Working Pressure (PSI) 25% of Burst	Theoretical Yield Point (PSI)	Collapse Pressure (PSI)
0.250	0.020	30,000	75,000	14,286	3,571	5,714	4,416
0.250	0.028	30,000	75,000	21,649	5,412	8,660	5,967
0.250	0.035	30,000	75,000	29,167	7,292	11,667	7,224
0.250	0.049	30,000	75,000	48,355	12,089	19,342	9,455
0.250	0.065	30,000	75,000	81,250	20,313	32,500	11,544
0.375	0.020	30,000	75,000	8,955	2,239	3,582	3,029
0.375	0.028	30,000	75,000	13,166	3,292	5,266	4,145
0.375	0.035	30,000	75,000	17,213	4,303	6,885	5,077
0.375	0.049	30,000	75,000	26,534	6,634	10,614	6,816
0.375	0.065	30,000	75,000	39,796	9,949	15,918	8,597
0.500	0.020	30,000	75,000	6,522	1,630	2,609	2,304
0.500	0.028	30,000	75,000	9,459	2,365	3,784	3,172
0.500	0.035	30,000	75,000	12,209	3,052	4,884	3,906
0.500	0.049	30,000	75,000	18,284	4,571	7,313	5,304
0.500	0.065	30,000	75,000	26,351	6,588	10,541	6,786
0.500	0.083	30,000	75,000	37,275	9,319	14,910	8,307
0.625	0.020	30,000	75,000	5,128	1,282	2,051	1,859
0.625	0.028	30,000	75,000	7,381	1,845	2,953	2,568
0.625	0.035	30,000	75,000	9,459	2,365	3,784	3,172
0.625	0.049	30,000	75,000	13,947	3,487	5,579	4,335
0.625	0.065	30,000	75,000	19,697	4,924	7,879	5,591
0.625	0.083	30,000	75,000	27,124	6,781	10,850	6,910
0.625	0.095	30,000	75,000	32,759	8,190	13,103	7,734
0.625	0.109	30,000	75,000	40,172	10,043	16,069	8,639
0.750	0.028	30,000	75,000	6,052	1,513	2,421	2,156
0.750	0.035	30,000	75,000	7,721	1,930	3,088	2,669
0.750	0.049	30,000	75,000	11,273	2,818	4,509	3,664
0.750	0.065	30,000	75,000	15,726	3,931	6,290	4,749
0.750	0.083	30,000	75,000	21,318	5,330	8,527	5,905
0.750	0.095	30,000	75,000	25,446	6,362	10,179	6,637
0.750	0.109	30,000	75,000	30,733	7,683	12,293	7,453
0.750	0.120	30,000	75,000	35,294	8,824	14,118	8,064
0.875	0.020	30,000	75,000	3,593	898	1,437	1,340
0.875	0.028	30,000	75,000	5,128	1,282	2,051	1,859
0.875	0.035	30,000	75,000	6,522	1,630	2,609	2,304
0.875	0.049	30,000	75,000	9,459	2,365	3,784	3,172
0.875	0.065	30,000	75,000	13,087	3,272	5,235	4,126
0.875	0.083	30,000	75,000	17,560	4,390	7,024	5,152
0.875	0.095	30,000	75,000	20,803	5,201	8,321	5,807
0.875	0.109	30,000	75,000	24,886	6,221	9,954	6,543
0.875	0.120	30,000	75,000	28,346	7,087	11,339	7,100
1.000	0.028	30,000	75,000	4,449	1,112	1,780	1,633
1.000	0.035	30,000	75,000	5,645	1,411	2,258	2,027
1.000	0.049	30,000	75,000	8,149	2,037	3,259	2,796
1.000	0.065	30,000	75,000	11,207	2,802	4,483	3,647
1.000	0.083	30,000	75,000	14,928	3,732	5,971	4,567
1.000	0.095	30,000	75,000	17,593	4,398	7,037	5,159
1.000	0.109	30,000	75,000	20,908	5,227	8,363	5,827
1.000	0.120	30,000	75,000	23,684	5,921	9,474	6,336
1.000	0.134	30,000	75,000	27,459	6,865	10,984	6,963
1.250	0.035	30,000	75,000	4,449	1,112	1,780	1,633
1.250	0.049	30,000	75,000	6,380	1,595	2,552	2,260
1.250	0.065	30,000	75,000	8,705	2,176	3,482	2,958
1.250	0.083	30,000	75,000	11,485	2,871	4,594	3,719
1.250	0.095	30,000	75,000	13,443	3,361	5,377	4,213
1.250	0.109	30,000	75,000	15,843	3,961	6,337	4,776
1.250	0.120	30,000	75,000	17,822	4,455	7,129	5,207
1.250	0.134	30,000	75,000	20,468	5,117	8,187	5,742
1.500	0.035	30,000	75,000	3,671	918	1,469	1,367
1.500	0.049	30,000	75,000	5,243	1,311	2,097	1,896
1.500	0.065	30,000	75,000	7,117	1,779	2,847	2,487
1.500	0.083	30,000	75,000	9,333	2,333	3,733	3,136
1.500	0.095	30,000	75,000	10,878	2,719	4,351	3,559
1.500	0.109	30,000	75,000	12,754	3,188	5,101	4,043
1.500	0.120	30,000	75,000	14,286	3,571	5,714	4,416
1.500	0.134	30,000	75,000	16,315	4,079	6,526	4,881
1.500	0.148	30,000	75,000	18,439	4,610	7,375	5,336
1.750	0.035	30,000	75,000	3,125	781	1,250	1,176
1.750	0.049	30,000	75,000	3,864	966	1,546	1,434
1.750	0.065	30,000	75,000	6,019	1,505	2,407	2,146
1.750	0.083	30,000	75,000	7,860	1,965	3,144	2,711
1.750	0.095	30,000	75,000	9,135	2,284	3,654	3,080
1.750	0.109	30,000	75,000	10,672	2,668	4,554	3,504
1.750	0.120	30,000	75,000	11,921	2,980	4,768	3,832
1.750	0.134	30,000	75,000	13,563	3,391	5,425	4,242
1.750	0.148	30,000	75,000	15,268	3,817	6,107	4,645
1.750	0.165	30,000	75,000	17,430	4,357	6,972	5,124
2.000	0.035	30,000	75,000	2,720	680	1,088	1,032
2.000	0.049	30,000	75,000	3,864	966	1,546	1,434
2.000	0.065	30,000	75,000	5,214	1,303	2,086	1,887
2.000	0.083	30,000	75,000	6,788	1,697	2,715	2,387
2.000	0.095	30,000	75,000	7,873	1,968	3,149	2,715
2.000	0.109	30,000	75,000	9,175	2,294	3,670	3,092
2.000	0.120	30,000	75,000	10,227	2,557	4,091	3,384
2.000	0.134	30,000	75,000	11,605	2,901	4,642	3,751
2.000	0.148	30,000	75,000	13,028	3,257	5,211	4,111
2.000	0.165	30,000	75,000	14,820	3,705	5,928	4,542

Stainless Steel Welded Tube ASTM A554 Dimenson

Stainless steel welded round Tube in ASTM A554 standard

Stainless Steel Square Tube in ASTM A554 Standard

Stainless Steel Rectangular Tube in ASTM A554 Standard

Stainless Steel Weld Tube A554 Tolerance

Stainless Steel Round Tube Tolerance

Standard	Outside Diameter （mm)	Thickness （mm)	Outer Diameter Tolerance （mm)	Thickness Tolerance （mm)	Length Tolerance （mm)
ASTM A554	≦12.7	0.51-1.24	±0.10	+/-10%	+4.8-0
	>12.7-25.4	0.51-1.65	±-0.13
	>12.7-25.4	>1.65-3.40	±0.25
	>25.4-38.1	0.64-1.65	±-0.20
	>25.4-38.1	>1.65-3.40	±0.25
	>38.1-50.8	0.64-1.24	±-0.25
		>1.24-2.11	±0.28
		>2.11-3.78	±0.30
	>50.8-63.5	0.81-1.65	±-0.30
	>50.8-63.5	>1.65-2.77	±0.33
	>63.5-88.9	>2.77-4.19	±0.36
	>63.5-88.9	0.81-1.19	±0.36
	>88.9-127.0	0.89-4.19	±0.51
	>88.9-127.0	>4.19	±0.64
	>127.0-190.5	1.24-6.35	±0.64
	>127.0-190.5	>6.35	±0.76

Stainless Steel Square and Rectangular Tube Tolerance

ASTM A554 DIMENSION TOLERANCE OF SQUARE AND RECTANGULAR TUBES
Max Radii of Corners		Outside Tolerance		Twist tolerance
（mm) wall thickness	（mm) Radii of Corners, Max	Largest Normal Outside Diamension	Across Flats Convexity or Comcavity	（mm) Outside Diameter	(mm) Tolerance
>0.51-1.24	2.4	≦31.80	+/-0.38	≦12.70 >12.70-38.10 >38.1-63.5 >63.5-101.6 >101.60-152.40 >152.40	1.53 2.30 2.84 3.82 7.54 11.37
>1.24-1.65	3.2
>1.65-2.11	3.6	>31.80-63.5	+/-0.51
>2.11-2.42	4.8
>2.42-2.77	5.2	>63.5-139.70	+/-0.76
>2.77-3.40	5.6
>3.40-3.96	6.4	>139.70-203.20	+/-1.52
>3.96-5.08	9.5
>5.08-6.35	12.7

Common Uses of Stainless Steel Welded Tube ASTM A554

Architectural Applications:

Stainless steel welded tube ASTM A554 are often used in architectural designs for handrails, balustrades, and decorative elements due to their polished finish and corrosion resistance.

Automotive Industry:

These pipes find use in exhaust systems, mufflers, and other automotive components where corrosion resistance is crucial.

Food Processing:

Stainless steel's hygienic properties and resistance to corrosion make it ideal for food processing equipment and piping systems.

Pharmaceutical Industry:

Stainless steel welded pipes are utilized in pharmaceutical manufacturing, ensuring the integrity of the products and compliance with strict hygiene standards.

Stainless Steel Welded Tube ASTM A554 Price List

Normally the price of stainless steel welded tube ASTM A554 depend on the grades, the following are the price range base.

201 grade FOB price: 1500-1700USD/TON
304 grade FOB price: 2400-2700USD/TON
316L grade FOB price: 4200-4400USD/TON
430 gade FOB price:1500-1800USD/TON
409L grade FOB price: 1500-1800USD/TON

Conclusion

Stainless steel welded tube ASTM A554 specification offer a combination of exceptional corrosion resistance, impeccable surface finish, and durability, making them indispensable in various industries.

Whether it's for architectural aesthetics, automotive components, or critical applications like food and pharmaceutical processing, stainless steel welded tube ASTM A554 have proven their worth. Their versatility, coupled with the advantages of stainless steel, ensures they will continue to be a top choice for a wide range of applications.

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The Essential Guide to Stainless Steel Welded Tube ASTM A554

Understanding Stainless Steel Welded Tube ASTM A554

ASTM A554 Tubing Grade

UNS

Carbon(C)

Manganese(Mn)

Phosphorus(P)

Sulfur (S)

Silicon (Si)

Chromium (Cr)

Nickel(Ni)

Molybdenum (Mo)

ASTM A554

S30400

0.08

2

0.045

0.03

1

18.0-20.0

8.0-11.0

ASTM A554 L

S30403

0.035

2

0.045

0.03

1

18.0-20.0

8.0-13.0

ASTM A554 316

S31600

0.08

2

0.045

0.03

1

16.0-18.0

11.0-14.0

2.0-3.0

ASTM A554 316L

S31603

0.035

2

0.045

0.03

1

16.0-18.0

10.0-14.0

2.0-3.0

Stainless Steel Welded Tube ASTM A554 Mechanical Properties

Stainless Steel Welded Tube ASTM A554 Pressure Rating

Stainless Steel Welded Tube ASTM A554 Dimenson

Stainless steel welded round Tube in ASTM A554 standard

Stainless Steel Square Tube in ASTM A554 Standard

Stainless Steel Rectangular Tube in ASTM A554 Standard

Stainless Steel Weld Tube A554 Tolerance

Stainless Steel Round Tube Tolerance

Standard

Outside Diameter （mm)

Thickness

（mm)

Outer Diameter

Tolerance

（mm)

Thickness

Tolerance

（mm)

Length Tolerance

（mm)

ASTM

A554

≦12.7

0.51-1.24

±0.10

+/-10%

+4.8-0

>12.7-25.4

0.51-1.65

±-0.13

ASTM A554
Tubing Grade

Carbon
(C)

Manganese
(Mn)

Phosphorus
(P)

Sulfur
(S)

Silicon
(Si)

Chromium
(Cr)

Nickel
(Ni)

Molybdenum
(Mo)