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GB/T 18248-2021: Seamless steel tubes for gas cylinder
GB/T 18248-2021
NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ICS 77.140.75
CCS H 48
Replacing GB/T 18248-2008
Seamless steel tubes for gas cylinder
ISSUED ON: AUGUST 20, 2021
IMPLEMENTED ON: MARCH 01, 2022
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation;
Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China.
Table of Contents
Foreword ... 3 
1 Scope ... 5 
2 Normative references ... 5 
3 Terms and definitions... 7 
4 Symbols ... 7 
5 Order content ... 7 
6 Size, shape, weight and allowable deviation ... 8 
7 Technical requirements ... 11 
8 Test methods ... 14 
9 Inspection rules ... 15 
10 Packaging, marking and quality certificate ... 16 
Appendix A (Informative) Other designations and chemical compositions ... 17 
Appendix B (Informative) Reference values for mechanical properties option I ... 18 
Appendix C (Informative) Reference values for mechanical properties option II ... 20 
Seamless steel tubes for gas cylinder
1 Scope
This document specifies the order content, size, shape, weight and allowable deviation,
technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules, packaging, marking and quality
certificate of seamless steel tubes for gas cylinder.
This document applies to seamless steel tubes for the manufacture of gas cylinders and
accumulator shells (hereinafter referred to as steel tubes).
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this
document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the
version corresponding to that date is applicable to this document; for undated references,
the latest version (including all amendments) is applicable to this document.
GB/T 222, Permissible tolerances for chemical composition of steel products
GB/T 223.5, Steel and iron - Determination of acid-soluble silicon and total silicon
content - Reduced molybdosilicate spectrophotometric method
GB/T 223.9, Iron, steel and alloy - Determination of aluminium content - Chrome
azurol S photometric method
GB/T 223.11, Iron, steel and alloy - Determination of chromium content - Visual
titration or potentiometric titration method
GB/T 223.12, Methods for chemical analysis of iron, steel and alloy - The sodium
carbonate separation-diphenyl carbazide photometric method for the determination
of chromium content
GB/T 223.14, Methods for chemical analysis of iron, steel and alloy - The N-benzoy-
N-phenylhydroxylamine extraction photometric method for the determination of
vanadium content
GB/T 223.19, Methods for chemical analysis of iron, steel and alloy - The
neocuproine-chloroform extraction photometric method for the determination of
copper content
GB/T 223.26, Iron, steel and alloy - Determination of molybdenum content - The
thiocyanate spectrophotometric method
GB/T 10561-2005, Steel - Determination of content of nonmetallic inclusions -
Micrographic method using standards diagrams
GB/T 12606-2016, Automated full peripheral flux leakage testing of seamless and
welded (except submerged arc-welded) ferromagnetic steel tubes for the detection
of longitudinal and/or transverse imperfections
GB/T 17395, Dimensions, shapes, masses and tolerances of seamless steel tubes
GB/T 20066, Steel and iron - Sampling and preparation of samples for the
determination of chemical composition
GB/T 20123, Steel and iron - Determination of total carbon and sulfur content
Infrared absorption method after combustion in an induction furnace (routine
method)
GB/T 30062, Terminology of steel pipes and tubes
GB/T 40080, Nondestructive testing of steel tubes - Automated electromagnetic
testing of seamless and welded (except submerged arc-welded) steel tubes for the
verification of hydraulic leak tightness
3 Terms and definitions
Terms and definitions defined in GB/T 222 and GB/T 30062 apply to this document.
4 Symbols
The following symbols apply to this document.
D: Nominal outer diameter.
S: Nominal wall thickness.
Smin: Minimum wall thickness.
5 Order content
A contract or order for ordering steel tubes under this document shall include, but not
be limited to, the following:
a) a reference to this document;
b) product name:
c) steel designation;
6.3.1 The curvature per meter of the steel tube shall meet the following requirements:
a) When the wall thickness is not greater than 15 mm, it is not greater than 1.5 mm/m;
b) When the wall thickness is greater than 15 mm, it is not greater than 2.0 mm/m.
6.3.2 The full-length curvature of the steel tube shall not exceed 0.15% of the length of
the steel tube.
6.4 Out-of-roundness and uneven wall thickness
According to the requirements of the buyer, if it is negotiated between the supplier and
the buyer, and indicated in the contract, the out-of-roundness and uneven wall thickness
of the steel tube shall not exceed 80% of the outer diameter allowance and wall
thickness allowance, respectively.
6.5 End shape
The end faces of the steel tube shall be perpendicular to the axis of the steel tube; the
burrs of the cut shall be removed.
6.6 Weight
6.6.1 Delivery weight
Steel tubes shall be delivered by actual weight. If it is negotiated between the supplier
and buyer, and indicated in the contract, it can also be delivered as per the theoretical
weight.
6.6.2 Calculation of theoretical weight
The theoretical weight of the steel tube is calculated according to the provisions of
GB/T 17395 (the density of steel shall be 7.85 kg/dm3). For steel tubes delivered as per
the nominal outer diameter and minimum wall thickness, the theoretical weight shall
be calculated by the average wall thickness. The average wall thickness is the average
of the maximum and minimum wall thicknesses calculated according to the wall
thickness and its allowable deviation.
6.6.3 Weight allowable deviation
According to the requirements of the buyer, if it is negotiated between the supplier and
the buyer, and indicated in the contract, the deviation between the actual weight and the
theoretical weight of the delivered steel tubes shall meet the following requirements:
a) Single steel tube: ±10%;
b) Each batch of steel tubes with a minimum of 10 t: ±7.5%.
7.2 Manufacturing method
7.2.1 Smelting method of steels
The steel shall be refined outside the furnace with an electric arc furnace and processed
by vacuum refining, OR refined outside the furnace with an oxygen converter and
processed by vacuum refining.
7.2.2 Manufacturing method of tube blank
The tube blank can be manufactured by continuous casting, die casting or hot rolling
(forging).
7.2.3 Manufacturing method of steel tubes
The steel tubes shall be manufactured by hot-rolled (expanded) or cold-rolled (drawn)
seamless method.
7.3 Delivery state
Hot-rolled (expanded) steel tubes shall be delivered in hot-rolled (expanded) state, and
cold-rolled (drawn) steel tubes shall be delivered in cold-rolled (drawn), normalized or
annealed state.
7.4 Mechanical properties
7.4.1 The supplier shall select one option from the following three options of
mechanical properties to provide mechanical properties for reference:
a) Mechanical properties option I: The mechanical properties measured from the
sample made of heat-treated steel tube blanks, refer to Appendix B for reference
values;
b) Mechanical properties option II: The mechanical properties measured from the
sampl...