High Pressure Boiler Furnace
high-pressure boiler tubes are a category of seamless steel tubes engineered to operate under extreme conditions of high pressure and high temperature. They are a critical component in the construction of boilers, heat exchangers, superheaters, and other pressure vessels primarily used in thermal power plants, industrial processing, and various heating systems.
These tubes are designed to efficiently contain and transfer heat, transforming water into high-energy steam that drives turbines for electricity generation or provides process heat for industrial applications. Their performance, reliability, and safety are paramount, as failure can lead to catastrophic outcomes.
Uses:
| Pipe types | Outer-caliber(D) | Thickness(S) | ||
| Pipe outer-caliber(mm) | Allowable warp(mm) | Pipe thickness(mm) | Allowable warp(mm) | |
| Hot-rolled pipes | >219~457 | ±1.0% | ≤20 | -10%,+12.5% |
| >20~40 | -10%,+10% | |||
| >457~1066 | ±0.9% | >40~70 | -7%,+9% | |
| >70~120 | -6%,+8% | |||
| Standards | Steel pipes No. | Tensile strength(MPa) | Bend strength(MPa) | Elongation(%) | Impact energy(J) | Hardness | |
| GB3087 | 10 | 335~475 | ≥195 | ≥24 | / | ||
| 20 | 410~550 | ≥245 | ≥20 | / | |||
| GB5310 | 20G | 410~550 | ≥245 | ≥24 | ≥35 | / | |
| 20MnG | ≥415 | ≥240 | ≥22 | ≥35 | / | ||
| 25MnG | ≥485 | ≥275 | ≥20 | ≥35 | / | ||
| 15CrMoG | 440~640 | ≥235 | ≥21 | ≥35 | / | ||
| 12Cr2MoG | 450~600 | ≥280 | ≥20 | ≥35 | / | ||
| 12Cr1MoVG | 470~640 | ≥255 | ≥21 | ≥35 | / | ||
| 10Cr9Mo1VNb | ≥585 | ≥415 | ≥20 | ≥35 | / | ||
| ASME SA106 | SA106B | ≥415 | ≥240 | ≥22 | ≥35 | / | |
| SA106C | ≥485 | ≥275 | ≥20 | ≥35 | / | ||
| ASME SA333 | SA333Ⅰ | ≥380 | ≥205 | ≥28 | -45≥18 | / | |
| ASME SA335 | SA335 P11 | ≥415 | ≥205 | ≥22 | ≥35 | ≤163HB | |
| SA335 P12 | ≥415 | ≥220 | ≥22 | ≥35 | ≤163HB | ||
| SA335 P22 | ≥415 | ≥205 | ≥22 | ≥35 | ≤163HB | ||
| SA335 P5 | ≥415 | ≥205 | ≥22 | ≥35 | ≤187HB | ||
| SA335 P91 | 585~760 | ≥415 | ≥20 | ≥35 | ≤250HB | ||
| SA335 P92 | ≥620 | ≥440 | ≥20 | ≥35 | 250HB | ||
| DIN17175 | ST45.8/Ⅲ | 410~530 | ≥255 | ≥21 | ≥27(DVM) | / | |
| 15Mo3 | 450~600 | ≥270 | ≥22 | ≥34(DVM) | / | ||
| 13CrMo44 | 440~590 | ≥290 | ≥22 | ≥34(DVM) | / | ||
| 10CrMo910 | 480~630 | ≥280 | ≥20 | ≥34(DVM) | / | ||
| EN10216-2 | 15NiCuMoNb5-6-4 (WB36) | 610~780 | ≥440 | ≥19 | ≥40 | / |
Chemical composition:
| Standards | Steel pipes No. | Chemical composition(%) | |||||||||||||
| C | Si | Mn | P | S | Cr | Mo | Cu | Ni | V | Al | W | Nb | N | ||
| GB3087 | 10 | 0.07~0.13 | 0.17~0.37 | 0.38~0.65 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | 0.3~0.65 | / | ≤0.25 | ≤0.30 | / | / | |||
| 20 | 0.17~0.23 | 0.17~0.37 | 0.38~0.65 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | 0.3~0.65 | / | ≤0.25 | ≤0.30 | / | / | ||||
| GB5310 | 20G | 0.17~0.24 | 0.17~0.37 | 0.35~0.65 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.25 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.20 | ≤0.25 | ≤0.08 | ||||
| 20MnG | 0.17~0.25 | 0.17~0.37 | 0.70~1.00 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.25 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.20 | ≤0.25 | ≤0.08 | |||||
| 25MnG | 0.23~0.27 | 0.17~0.37 | 0.70~1.00 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.25 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.20 | ≤0.25 | ≤0.08 | |||||
| 15CrMo | 0.12~0.18 | 0.17~0.37 | 0.40~0.70 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | 0.80~1.10 | 0.40~0.55 | ≤0.20 | ≤0.30 | ||||||
| 12Cr2MoG | 0.08~0.15 | ≤0.50 | 0.40~0.70 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | 2.00~2.50 | 0.90~1.20 | ≤0.20 | ≤0.30 | ||||||
| 12Cr1MoV | 0.08~0.15 | 0.17~0.37 | 0.40~0.70 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | 0.90~1.20 | 0.25~0.35 | ≤0.20 | ≤0.30 | 0.15~0.30 | |||||
| 10Cr9Mo1VNb | 0.08~0.12 | 0.20~0.50 | 0.30~0.60 | ≤0.020 | ≤0.010 | 8.00~9.50 | 0.85~1.05 | ≤0.20 | ≤0.40 | 0.18~0.25 | ≤0.015 | 0.06~0.10 | 0.03~0.07 | ||
| ASME SA106 | SA106B | 0.17~0.25 | ≥0.1 | 0.70~1.00 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | |||||||||
| SA106C | 0.23~0.27 | ≥0.1 | 0.70~1.00 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | ||||||||||
| ASME SA333 | SA333Ⅰ | 0.09~0.12 | / | 0.7~1.00 | ≤0.020 | ≤0.010 | |||||||||
| SA333Ⅵ | 0.09~0.12 | ≥0.1 | 0.9~1.10 | ≤0.020 | ≤0.010 | ||||||||||
| ASME SA335 | SA335 P11 | 0.05~0.15 | 0.50~1.0 | 0.30~0.60 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | 1.00~1.50 | 0.50~1.00 | |||||||
| SA335 P12 | 0.05~0.15 | ≤0.50 | 0.30~0.61 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | 0.80~1.25 | 0.44~0.65 | ||||||||
| SA335 P22 | 0.05~0.15 | ≤0.50 | 0.30~0.60 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | 1.90~2.60 | 0.87~1.13 | ||||||||
| SA335 P5 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.50 | 0.30~0.60 | ≤0.030 | ≤0.030 | 4.00/ 6.00 | 0.45/ 0.65 | ||||||||
| SA335 P91 | 0.08~0.12 | 0.20~0.50 | 0.30~0.60 | ≤0.020 | ≤0.010 | 8.00~9.50 | 0.85~1.05 | ≤0.40 | 0.18~0.25 | ≤0.015 | 0.06~0.10 | 0.03~0.07 | |||
| SA335 P92 | 0.07~0.13 | ≤0.50 | 0.30~0.60 | ≤0.020 | ≤0.010 | 8.50~9.50 | 0.30~0.60 | 0.30~0.60 | ≤0.40 | 0.15~0.25 | ≤0.015 | 1.50~2.00 | 0.04~0.09 | 0.03~0.07 | |
| DIN 17175 | ST45.8/Ⅲ | ≤0.21 | 0.10~0.35 | 0.40~1.20 | ≤0.040 | ≤0.040 | ≤0.30 | ||||||||
| 15Mo3 | 0.12~0.20 | 0.10~0.35 | 0.40~0.80 | ≤0.035 | ≤0.035 | 0.25~0.35 | |||||||||
| 13CrMo44 | 0.10~0.18 | 0.10~0.35 | 0.40~0.70 | ≤0.035 | ≤0.035 | 0.70~1.10 | 0.45~0.65 | ||||||||
| 10CrMo910 | 0.08~0.15 | ≤0.50 | 0.30~0.70 | ≤0.025 | ≤0.020 | 2.00~2.50 | 0.90~1.10 | ≤0.30 | ≤0.30 | ≤0.015 | |||||
| EN1021 6-2 | 15NiCuMoNb5-6-4 (WB36) | ≤0.17 | 0.25~0.50 | 0.80~1.20 | ≤0.025 | ≤0.020 | ≤0.30 | 0.25~0.50 | 0.50~0.80 | 1.00~1.30 | ≤0.05 | 0.015~0.045 | |||
Characteristics and Material Properties
The demanding service environment necessitates that high-pressure boiler tubes possess exceptional material properties:

