Designation: A 790/A 790M – 03Standard Specification forSeamless and Welded Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless SteelPipe1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 790/A 790M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision
A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval
A superscript epsilon (e ) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval
Scope*1
1 This specification 2 covers seamless and straight-seamwelded ferritic/austenitic steel pipe intended for general corro-sive service, with particular emphasis on resistance to stresscorrosion cracking
These steels are susceptible to embrittle-ment if used for prolonged periods at elevated temperatures