WinTech 15

Bright annealed, 15uin Ra electropolished ID, seamless and welded tubing and fittings for use in high purity sanitary distribution systems.

ASME-BPE SF4
1.0 Scope
  1. This specification will establish criteria for bright annealed seamless and welded tubing and fittings for use in high purity liquid and gas distribution systems for the semiconductor, pharmaceutical and other high purity industries. WinTech 15 products meet or exceed Semi standards, or comply to ASME-BPE SF4.
  2. By referencing products produced under this specification, the user shall be assured that WinTech will supply piping components that will meet or exceed the specified tolerances and purity.
  3. This specification is applicable to tubing and fittings with the outside diameter sizes 1/8” and above.
2.0 Reference Documents

ASTM A213 (EAW)
Seamless ferritic and austenitic alloy-steel boiler, superheated, and heat exchanger tubes.

ASTM A262
Recommended practices for detecting susceptibility to intergranular attack in austenitic stainless steel.

ASTM A249
Welded austenitic steel boiler, superheated, heat exchanger, and condenser tubes.

ASTM A269
Seamless and welded austenitic stainless steel tubing for general purpose.

ASTM A270 S2
Specification for seamless and welded austenitic steel for sanitary applications.

ASTM A450
General requirements for carbon, ferritic alloy, and austenitic alloy steel tubes.

ASTM E426
Eddy Current Testing.

ASTM A479
General requirements for carbon, ferritic alloy, and austenitic alloy steel bar.

ASME-BPE
Bioprocessing Equipment, an international standard.

ASME SA213 (EAW)
Seamless ferritic and austenitic alloy-steel boiler, superheated, and heat exchanger tubes.

ASME SA249
Welded austenitic steel boiler, superheated, heat exchanger, and condenser tubes.

ANSI/ASME B46.1
Specification for surface texture-surface roughness, waviness and lay.

ANSI/ASQC – Q9001
Quality systems–model for quality assurance in production, installation and servicing.

ANSI/ASQC – Q10011-1
Guidelines for auditing quality systems.

SEMI F60

Test method for XPS/ESCA analysis of surface composition and chemistry of electropolished stainless steel tubing for gas distribution system components.

SEMI F72

Test method for Auger electronspectroscopy (AES) Analysis of surface and oxide composition of electropolished stainless steel tubing for gas distribution system components.

SEMI F73

Test method for SEM analysis of metallic surface condition for gas distribution system components.

3.0 Material Requirements
  1. All seamless tubing shall be produced from type 316/L. Tubing shall be manufactured and tested to ASME SA213, ASTM A213/A269, and/or A270.
  2. Seamless tubing 1/2″ and under shall be manufactured and tested to ASTM A-632.
  3. All welded tubing shall be produced from type 316/L. Tubing shall be manufactured and tested to ASME SA249, ASTM A249/A269, and/or A270.
  4. All 316/L material shall have a sulfur range of 0.005 to 0.012 for seamless and 0.005 to 0.017 for welded.
  5. Tubing and fittings shall be seamless or welded as specified by the customer.
  6. Tubing and fittings shall be marked by an approved method per ASTM A1016 specification. The mark can contain; manufacturer’s identification, the size and wall thickness, the alloy, BPE, SF designation (where applicable) and the heat number. Finished products shall be mill and heat traceable to the original mill test report.
  7. All bar stock shall conform to the requirements of ASTM A479.
4.0 Surface Finish
  1. The ID of the tubing and fittings shall be as drawn and/or mechanically polished and electropolished to 15 uin Ra max.
  2. The OD of the tubing and fittings shall be bright annealed or 32 uin Ra as specified by customer.
5.0 Cleaning and Packaging
  1. WinTech does not use mercury or ozone depleting chemicals in the process of our products.
  2. After electropolishing, all material is nitric passivated and flushed clean with DI water.
  3. All tubing and fittings will be cleaned per CGA G-4.1 and ASTM G93 Level A, capped, and bagged in an ISO class 5 cleanroom. Tubing is cleaned with 18 megohm-cm deionized water, heated to 140 degrees F (60 degrees C).
  4. Final drying will be UHP grade nitrogen, filtered at point of use.
  5. All tubing and fittings shall be individually bagged or sleeved with 4-6 mil polyethylene tubing.
6.0 Testing and Inspection
  1. WinTech will measure tubing and fittings with calipers, micrometers, or other acceptable methods, to certify that the finished products conform to the dimensional requirements to which they were ordered. Testing may include SEM, XPS, or AES to ensure conformance to the specification.
  2. WinTech will supply Material Test Reports and Certificates of Conformance with all WinTech 15 material.

Materials

Sanitary tubing is available in alloys 304/304L and 316/316L. All 316/316L seamless tubing is supplied with a sulfur content of .005-.012% and welded tubing is supplied with a sulfur content of .005-.017% as specified in ASTM A270, Supp. S2 ASME-BPE. Available in A249, A269 and A270

Marking

Bright annealed tubing is line-stenciled with OD, wall, ASTM specification, manufacturer, grade, heat number, or per ASME-BPE.

Mechanical Tests

To ensure the highest quality in all of our sanitary products, WinTech meets or exceeds the requirements of ASTM and/or ASME A213 EAW, A269 and/or A270 S2, per order.

Surface Finish

All ID surface finishes are u-in Ra maximum, with an optional 32 u-in OD maximum measured per ASME/ANSI B46.1.

Cleaning

As an option any WinTech product can be TC&C (thermocouple cleaned and capped) or CFOS (cleaned for oxygen service). Class 10 cleanroom processing and packaging is available for final cleaning.

Inspection

100% of all WinTech tubing shall be inspected for conformance to most recent ASME BPE or SEMI acceptance criteria for interior surface finishes of tubing.

Protective Packaging

Packaging is provided to protect the OD, for polished material, as well as the ID of the products. Protective caps and bagging is available to ensure the products arrive at your site in the same excellent condition they left our facility. For WinTech 10 Polyamide Nylon film is covered then capped.

Tubing can be ordered with ends faced ready for orbital welding.

Winter Technologies will supply the following reports and certificates of analysis with all WinTech orders when applicable:

  • Material Test Reports
  • Certificate of Conformance
  • SEM, ESCA, AUGER when required