Astm A335 Chrome Moly Pipe
ASTM A335 / ASME SA335 seamless ferritic chrome-moly alloy steel pipe for high-temperature and high-pressure service. Widely used in power plants, refineries, petrochemical facilities, and oil-field piping systems where creep resistance, oxidation resistance, and long-term thermal stability are critical.
Standard & Product Type
- Standard: ASTM A335 / ASTM A335M
- ASME Equivalent: SA335
- Product: Seamless ferritic alloy steel pipe (Chrome-Moly / CrMo)
- Service: High-temperature and high-pressure applications
Common P-Grades
- Main grades: P5, P9, P11, P22, P91
- Additional grades: P1, P2, P12, P15, P92, P122
Size Range
- Nominal Pipe Size (NPS): 1/4" to 24"
- Wall thickness: Schedules 40 to 160
- Available forms: STD, XS, XXS
- Unscheduled heavy wall thicknesses available up to 4 inches
Material Characteristics
- Alloyed with Chromium (Cr) and Molybdenum (Mo)
- Chromium improves oxidation and corrosion resistance
- Molybdenum enhances strength and high-temperature performance
Typical Industry Applications
- Power plants (boilers, superheaters, steam lines)
- Petrochemical plants
- Oil refineries
- Oil & gas and oil-field services
Application Guidance by Grade
- Power industry: P1, P2, P11, P12, P15, P22, P91, P92, P122
- Petrochemical and refinery services: P5, P9
Performance Characteristics
- Strong resistance to rupture at high temperatures and pressures
- Excellent creep-rupture performance
- Resistant to hydrogen attack and embrittlement
- Resistant to hot sulfide corrosion cracking
- Suitable for hydrogen sulfide and sour service environments
- Low elasticity at elevated temperatures
Forming & Welding
- Suitable for bending, flanging (vanstoning), and similar forming operations
- Suitable for fusion welding
Certification & Compliance
- DIN 50049 3.1
- EN 10204 3.1 / 3.2
- NACE MR-0175
- NACE MR-0103
Related Piping Component Specifications
- Flanges & forged fittings: A/SA 182 F1, F2, F5, F9, F11, F12, F15, F22, F91, F92, F122
- Butt-weld fittings: A/SA 234 P1, P2, P5, P9, P11, P12, P15, P22, P91, P92, P122
