ASTM B862 Grade 2 Cold Rolled Titanium Heat Exchanger Seamless Tube
ASTM B862 Grade 2 titanium tube is a commercially pure titanium tubular product designed for corrosion-resistant heat-transfer service, particularly in environments where seawater, chlorides, brine, wet chlorine, organic acids, or oxidizing media make stainless steel or copper-nickel unreliable. Grade 2 / UNS R50400 provides an optimal balance of corrosion resistance, formability, weldability, and moderate strength, with ASTM minimum tensile strength of 345 MPa, yield strength of 275 MPa, and elongation of 20% in the annealed condition.
Technical Accuracy Note: ASTM B862 is formally for titanium and titanium alloy welded pipe, while heat exchanger tubes are more directly covered by ASTM B338, and seamless pipe by ASTM B861. ASTM B338 specifically covers seamless and welded titanium tubes for condensers and heat exchangers, and seamless tubes are manufactured from hollow billet by cold reducing or cold drawing.
Application Field
Seawater-cooled shell-and-tube condenser tubing for coastal power plants.
Grade 2 titanium tube is used as condenser tube material where high-chloride seawater attacks stainless steel or copper alloy tubes. Its corrosion resistance allows stable heat-transfer operation, reduced leakage risk, and longer service intervals in cooling-water systems.
Chemical Composition
Reference grades commonly used in ASTM titanium tube specifications. Values are weight percent; titanium is balance unless otherwise stated.
| Grade |
N max |
C max |
H max |
Fe max |
O max |
Al |
V |
Pd |
Mo |
Ni |
Ti |
| Grade 1 |
0.03 |
0.08 |
0.015 |
0.20 |
0.18 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Balance |
| Grade 2 |
0.03 |
0.08 |
0.015 |
0.30 |
0.25 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Balance |
| Grade 3 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.015 |
0.30 |
0.35 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Balance |
| Grade 7 |
0.03 |
0.08 |
0.015 |
0.30 |
0.25 |
-- |
-- |
0.12-0.25 |
-- |
-- |
Balance |
| Grade 12 |
0.03 |
0.08 |
0.015 |
0.30 |
0.25 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.2-0.4 |
0.6-0.9 |
Balance |
Mechanical Properties
Room-temperature tensile properties in the normally supplied annealed condition.
| Grade |
Tensile Strength min. |
Yield Strength 0.2% Offset min. |
Yield Strength max. |
Elongation min. |
| Grade 1 |
240 MPa / 35 ksi |
138 MPa / 20 ksi |
310 MPa / 45 ksi |
24% |
| Grade 2 |
345 MPa / 50 ksi |
275 MPa / 40 ksi |
450 MPa / 65 ksi |
20% |
| Grade 3 |
450 MPa / 65 ksi |
380 MPa / 55 ksi |
550 MPa / 80 ksi |
18% |
| Grade 7 |
345 MPa / 50 ksi |
275 MPa / 40 ksi |
450 MPa / 65 ksi |
20% |
| Grade 12 |
483 MPa / 70 ksi |
345 MPa / 50 ksi |
-- |
18% |
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