1.1This specification2 covers a group of requirements which, with the exceptions of 6.3 and Sections 7, 8, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25, are mandatory requirements to the following ASTM tubular product specifications:3

Title of Specification	ASTM Designation^A

Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon Steel and Carbon-Manganese Steel Boiler Tubes	A178/A178M
Seamless Cold-Drawn Low-Carbon Steel Heat-Exchanger and Condenser Tubes	A179/A179M
Seamless Carbon Steel Boiler Tubes for High-Pressure Service	A192/A192M
Seamless Medium-Carbon Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes	A210/A210M
Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon Steel Heat-Exchanger and Condenser Tubes	A214/A214M
Seamless and Electric-Welded Low-Alloy Steel Tubes	A423/A423M
Specification for Seamless and Welded Carbon Steel Heat-Exchanger Tubes with Integral Fins	A498/A498M
Seamless Cold-Drawn Carbon Steel Feedwater Heater Tubes	A556/A556M
Seamless, Cold-Drawn Carbon Steel Tubing for Hydraulic System Service	A822/A822M

1.2One or more of Sections 6.3, 7, 8, 19, 20, 21, 22, 22.1, 24, and 25 apply when the product specification or purchase order has a requirement for the test or analysis described by these sections.

1.3In case of conflict between a requirement of the product specification and a requirement of this general requirement specification only the requirement of the product specification need be satisfied.

1.4The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard. The inch-pound units shall apply unless the “M” designation (SI) of the product specification is specified in the order.

1.5This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.