1.1 ,This specification2 covers heavy-wall carbon and alloy steel pipe (Note 1) made from turned and bored forgings and is intended for high-temperature service. Pipe ordered under this specification shall be suitable for bending and other forming operations and for fusion welding. Selection will depend on design, service conditions, mechanical properties and high-temperature characteristics.
Note 1: ,The use of the word “,pipe”, throughout the several sections of this specification is used in the broad sense and intended to mean pipe headers, or leads.