Standard  
GB/T8163 China National Standard 
ASTM A 53M Standard of American Society for Testing& Materials 
ASTM A 106 Standard of American Society for Testing& Materials 
Uses: used in petroleum, natural gas and other fluid transfer 
Delivery status: hot-rolled 
Size deviation  
| 
 Pipe species  | 
 Pipe sizemm  | 
 Allow Deviation  |  
| 
 Ordinary Level  | 
 Advanced  |  
| 
 Hot-rolled tubes  | 
 OD  | 
 All  | 
 ±1% 
Min:±0.50mm  | 
 —  |  
| 
 Wall thickness  | 
 All  | 
 +15.0% 
-12.5% 
Min:+0.45/-0.40 mm  | 
 —  |    
Note: The deviation can also be supplied ASTM standards. 
echanical Properties 
| 
 Standard  | 
 Trademark  | 
 Tensile strength 
MPa  | 
 Yield point 
MPa  | 
 Percentage elongation 
%  |  
| 
 S≤16  | 
 S>16  |  
| 
    | 
 Not less than  |  
| 
 GB/T8163  | 
 10  | 
 335~475  | 
 205  | 
 195  | 
 24  |  
| 
 20  | 
 410~550  | 
 245  | 
 235  | 
 20  |  
| 
 Q295  | 
 430~610  | 
 295  | 
 285  | 
 22  |  
| 
 Q345  | 
 490~665  | 
 325  | 
 315  | 
 21  |  
| 
 ASTM A 53M  | 
 A  | 
 ≥330  | 
 ≥205  | 
 按ASTM A 53M的表3  |  
| 
 B  | 
 ≥415  | 
 ≥240  |  
| 
 ASTM A106  | 
 A  | 
 ≥330  | 
 ≥205  | 
 按ASTM A 106的表4  |  
| 
 B  | 
 ≥415  | 
 ≥240  |  
| 
 C  | 
 ≥485  | 
 ≥275  |    
Grade and chemical composition(%) 
| 
 Standard  | 
 Grade  | 
 C  | 
 Si  | 
 Mn  | 
 P≤  | 
 S≤  | 
 Ni  | 
 Cr  | 
 Cu≤  | 
 Mo  | 
 V  | 
 Al  |  
| 
 GB/T8163  | 
 10  | 
 0.07~0.13  | 
 0.17~0.37  | 
 0.35~0.65  | 
 0.035  | 
 0.035  | 
 ≤0.30  | 
 ≤0.15  | 
 0.25  | 
 ——  | 
 ——  | 
 ——  |  
| 
 20  | 
 0.17~0.23  | 
 0.17~0.37  | 
 0.35~0.65  | 
 0.035  | 
 0.035  | 
 ≤0.30  | 
 ≤0.25  | 
 0.25  | 
 ——  | 
 ——  | 
 ——  |  
| 
 Q295(A、B)  | 
 ≤0.16  | 
 ≤0.55  | 
 0.80~1.50  | 
 0.035  | 
 0.035  | 
 Ti:0.02~0.20  | 
 ——  | 
 Nb:0.015~0.060  | 
 0.02~0.15  | 
 ——  |  
| 
 Q345A  | 
 ≤0.20  | 
 ≤0.55  | 
 1.00~1.60  | 
 0.035  | 
 0.035  | 
 Ti:0.02~0.20  | 
 ——  | 
 Nb:0.015~0.060  | 
 0.02~0.15  | 
 ——  |  
| 
 Q345B  | 
 ≤0.20  | 
 ≤0.55  | 
 1.00~1.60  | 
 0.035  | 
 0.035  | 
 Ti:0.02~0.20  | 
 ——  | 
 Nb:0.015~0.060  | 
 0.02~0.15  | 
 ——  |  
| 
 Q345C  | 
 ≤0.20  | 
 ≤0.55  | 
 1.00~1.60  | 
 0.035  | 
 0.035  | 
 Ti:0.02~0.20  | 
 ——  | 
 Nb:0.015~0.060  | 
 0.02~0.15  | 
 ≥0.015  |  
| 
 Q345D  | 
 ≤0.18  | 
 ≤0.55  | 
 1.00~1.60  | 
 0.030  | 
 0.030  | 
 Ti:0.02~0.20  | 
 ——  | 
 Nb:0.015~0.060  | 
 0.02~0.15  | 
 ≥0.015  |  
| 
 Q345E  | 
 ≤0.18  | 
 ≤0.55  | 
 1.00~1.60  | 
 0.025  | 
 0.025  | 
 Ti:0.02~0.20  | 
 ——  | 
 Nb:0.015~0.060  | 
 0.02~0.15  | 
 ≥0.015  |  
| 
 ASTM A 53M  | 
 A  | 
 ≤0.25  | 
 ——  | 
 ≤0.95  | 
 0.035  | 
 0.035  | 
 ≤0.40  | 
 ≤0.40  | 
 0.40  | 
 ≤0.15  | 
 ≤0.08  | 
 ——  |  
| 
 B  | 
 ≤0.30  | 
 ——  | 
 ≤1.20  | 
 0.035  | 
 0.035  | 
 ≤0.40  | 
 ≤0.40  | 
 0.40  | 
 ≤0.15  | 
 ≤0.08  | 
 ——  |  
| 
 ASTM A106  | 
 A  | 
 ≤0.25  | 
 ≥0.10  | 
 0.27~0.93  | 
 0.035  | 
 0.035  | 
 ≤0.40  | 
 ≤0.40  | 
 0.40  | 
 ≤0.15  | 
 ≤0.08  | 
 ——  |  
| 
 B  | 
 ≤0.30  | 
 ≥0.10  | 
 0.29~1.06  | 
 0.035  | 
 0.035  | 
 ≤0.40  | 
 ≤0.40  | 
 0.40  | 
 ≤0.15  | 
 ≤0.08  | 
 ——  |  
| 
 C  | 
 ≤0.35  | 
 ≥0.10  | 
 0.29~1.06  | 
 0.035  | 
 0.035  | 
 ≤0.40  | 
 ≤0.40  | 
 0.40  | 
 ≤0.15  | 
 ≤0.08  | 
 ——  |    
NOTE: After consultation, but also for other brands of steel  |