Tolerance for wall dents on stainless steel pipe. ASTM A312 SCH10

[jose0908]

Is there a tolerance for wall dents on stainless steel pipe and if so, where can I find it and what tools can be used to measure. I have 3" and 4" S/10 A312 TP304/L PIPE with wall dents.

 

[EdStainless]

If they are not sharp (no point or gouge in the bottom) then the spec only really limits you by tolerance.
And in pipe that would be one heck of a large dent.
I would start with micrometers and measure at the edges of the dent and see if the OD is still in tol.
If there is a sharp line, crease, point, or gouge in the bottom of the dent I would say that anything that you can feel is questionable.

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[jose0908]

 

[Tmoose]

I see 2 dents 83% toward the far end in the pipe fifth from the left in the first picture. And the 11th pipe from the left is severely squashed.
Some circles And arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each One is would help a lot.

edit - I decided the "squashed pipe" is really several pipes wrapped in paper or cardboard.

 

[jose0908]

The fifth pipe is the one with the dents and was wondering if there is a tolerance on the depth on the dents to cause rejection and send back to vendor. What ASTM?

 

[EdStainless]

ASTM A312 is the specification that sets the rules for this order, if you don't have a copy then you don't even know what you asked for.
This is just pipe, what are a few dents?
Either you find that it is a tolerance issue, or you can argue about workmanship. But if you got this through distribution you will never win that one.

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