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ASME BPVC VIII 1 2015

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ASME BPVC – VIII – 1 -2015 BPVC Section VIII, Division 1: Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels

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PDF Pages PDF Title
1 Cover
3 Copyright
4 TABLE OF CONTENTS
26 LIST OF SECTIONS
27 INTERPRETATIONS
CODE CASES
28 FOREWORD
30 STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE USE OF THE CERTIFICATIONMARK AND CODE AUTHORIZATION IN ADVERTISING
31 SUBMITTAL OF TECHNICAL INQUIRIES TO THE BOILER ANDPRESSURE VESSEL STANDARDS COMMITTEE
33 PERSONNEL ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees, Subgroups, and Working Groups
50 SUMMARY OF CHANGES
57 LIST OF CHANGES IN RECORD NUMBER ORDER
60 CROSS-REFERENCING AND STYLISTIC CHANGES IN THE BOILERAND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE
62 INTRODUCTION
66 Tables
U-3 Year of Acceptable Edition of Referenced Standards in This Division
68 SUBSECTION AGENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Part UG General Requirements for All Methods of Construction and All
Materials
UG-1 Scope
Materials
UG-4 General
69 UG-5 Plate
UG-6 Forgings
UG-7 Castings
UG-8 Pipe and Tubes
70 UG-9 Welding Materials
UG-10 Material Identified With or Produced to a Specification Not Permitted
by This Division, and Material Not Fully Identified
71 UG-11 Prefabricated or Preformed Pressure Parts Furnished Without a Certification
Mark
73 UG-12 Bolts and Studs
74 UG-13 Nuts and Washers
UG-14 Rods and Bars
UG-15 Product Specification
Design
UG-16 General
75 UG-17 Methods of Fabrication in Combination
UG-18 Materials in Combination
UG-19 Special Constructions
76 UG-20 Design Temperature
UG-21 Design Pressure
UG-22 Loadings
77 UG-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values
78 UG-24 Castings
79 UG-25 Corrosion
UG-26 Linings
UG-27 Thickness of Shells Under Internal Pressure
80 UG-28 Thickness of Shells and Tubes Under External Pressure
81 Figures
UG-28 Diagrammatic Representation of Variables for Design of Cylindrical Vessels Subjected to External
Pressure
82 UG-28.1 Diagrammatic Representation of Lines of Support for Design of Cylindrical Vessels Subjected to
External Pressure
84 UG-29 Stiffening Rings for Cylindrical Shells Under External Pressure
85 UG-30 Attachment of Stiffening Rings
86 UG-29.1 Various Arrangements of Stiffening Rings for Cylindrical Vessels Subjected to External Pressure
87 UG-29.2 Maximum Arc of Shell Left Unsupported Because of Gap in Stiffening Ring of Cylindrical Shell
Under External Pressure
88 UG-30 Some Acceptable Methods of Attaching Stiffening Rings
89 UG-31 Tubes, and Pipe When Used as Tubes or Shells
UG-32 Formed Heads, and Sections, Pressure on Concave Side
90 UG-33 Formed Heads, Pressure on Convex Side
91 UG-33.1 Values of Spherical Radius Factor Ko for Ellipsoidal Head With Pressure on Convex Side
92 UG-33.1 Length Lc of Some Typical Conical Sections for External Pressure
93 iii
UG-34 Unstayed Flat Heads and Covers
94 UG-34 Some Acceptable Types of Unstayed Flat Heads and Covers
97 UG-35 Other Types of Closures
98 Openings and Reinforcements
UG-36 Openings in Pressure Vessels
99 UG-36 Large Head Openings — Reverse-Curve and Conical Shell-Reducer Sections
100 UG-37 Reinforcement Required for Openings in Shells and Formed Heads
102 UG-37 Chart for Determining Value of F, as Required in UG-37
103 UG-37.1 Nomenclature and Formulas for Reinforced Openings
104 UG-38 Flued Openings in Shells and Formed Heads
UG-39 Reinforcement Required for Openings in Flat Heads
UG-38 Minimum Depth for Flange of Flued-In Openings
UG-37 Values of Spherical Radius Factor K1
105 UG-40 Limits of Reinforcement
106 UG-39 Multiple Openings in Rim of Heads With a Large Central Opening
107 UG-40 Some Representative Configurations Describing the Reinforcement Dimension t e and the
Opening Dimension d
109 UG-41 Strength of Reinforcement
UG-42 Reinforcement of Multiple Openings
110 UG-41.1 Nozzle Attachment Weld Loads and Weld Strength Paths to Be Considered
111 UG-43 Methods of Attachment of Pipe and Nozzle Necks to Vessel Walls
112 UG-42 Examples of Multiple Openings
113 UG-44 Flanges and Pipe Fittings
UG-43 Minimum Number of Pipe Threads for Connections
114 UG-45 Nozzle Neck Thickness
UG-46 Inspection Openings
UG-45 Nozzle Minimum Thickness Requirements
115 Braced and Stayed Surfaces
UG-47 Braced and Stayed Surfaces
116 UG-48 Staybolts
UG-49 Location of Staybolts
UG-50 Dimensions of Staybolts
UG-47 Acceptable Proportions for Ends of Stays
117 Ligaments
UG-53 Ligaments
UG-53.1 Example of Tube Spacing With Pitch of Holes Equal in Every Row
118 UG-54 Supports
UG-53.2 Example of Tube Spacing With Pitch of Holes Unequal in Every Second Row
UG-53.3 Example of Tube Spacing With Pitch of Holes Varying in Every Second and Third Row
119 UG-55 Lugs for Platforms, Ladders, and Other Attachments to Vessel Walls
Fabrication
UG-75 General
UG-76 Cutting Plates and Other Stock
UG-77 Material Identification (see UG-85
UG-53.4 Example of Tube Spacing With Tube Holes on Diagonal Lines
120 UG-53.5 Diagram for Determining the Efficiency of Longitudinal and Diagonal Ligaments Between
Openings in Cylindrical Shells
121 UG-53.6 Diagram for Determining Equivalent Longitudinal Efficiency of Diagonal Ligaments Between
Openings in Cylindrical Shells
122 UG-78 Repair of Defects in Materials
UG-79 Forming Pressure Parts
UG-80 Permissible Out-of-Roundness of Cylindrical, Conical, and Spherical
Shells
UG-79-1 Equations for Calculating Forming Strains
123 UG-80.1 Maximum Permissible Deviation From a Circular Form e for Vessels Under External Pressure
UG-80.2 Example of Differences Between Maximum and Minimum Inside Diameters in Cylindrical,
Conical, and Spherical Shells
124 UG-81 Tolerance for Formed Heads
UG-82 Lugs and Fitting Attachments
UG-83 Holes for Screw Stays
125 UG-84 Charpy Impact Tests
UG-84 Simple Beam Impact Test Specimens (Charpy Type Test
126 UG-84.1 Charpy V-Notch Impact Test Requirements for Full-Size Specimens for Carbon and Low Alloy
Steels, Having a Specified Minimum Tensile Strength of Less Than 95 ksi, Listed in Table
UCS-23
127 UG-84.1M Charpy V-Notch Impact Test Requirements for Full-Size Specimens for Carbon and Low Alloy
Steels, Having a Specified Minimum Tensile Strength of Less Than 655 MPa, Listed in Table
UCS-23
128 UG-84.2 Charpy Impact Test Temperature Reduction Below Minimum Design Metal Temperature
UG-84.3 Specifications for Impact Tested Materials in Various Product Forms
UG-84.4 Impact Test Temperature Differential
129 UG-84.5 HAZ Impact Specimen Removal
UG-84.6 Required HAZ Impact Test Specimen Set Removal
131 UG-85 Heat Treatment
Inspection and Tests
UG-90 General
132 UG-91 The Inspector
UG-92 Access for Inspector
133 UG-93 Inspection of Materials
134 UG-94 Marking on Materials
UG-95 Examination of Surfaces During Fabrication
UG-96 Dimensional Check of Component Parts
UG-97 Inspection During Fabrication
UG-98 Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
UG-99 Standard Hydrostatic Test
136 UG-100 Pneumatic Test (see UW-50
UG-101 Proof Tests to Establish Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
142 UG-102 Test Gages
UG-103 Nondestructive Testing
Marking and Reports
UG-115 General
UG-116 Required Marking
UG-116 Official Certification Mark to Denote the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Standard
144 UG-117 Certificates of Authorization and Certification Marks
146 UG-118 Methods of Marking
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UG-119 Nameplates
147 UG-120 Data Reports
UG-118 Form of Stamping
149 Overpressure Protection
UG-125 General
150 UG-126 Pressure Relief Valves
UG-127 Nonreclosing Pressure Relief Devices
152 UG-128 Liquid Pressure Relief Valves
UG-129 Marking
153 UG-129.1 Official Certification Mark to Denote the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Standard
for Pressure Relief Valves
UG-129.2 Official Certification Mark to Denote the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Standard
for Nonreclosing Pressure Relief Devices
155 UG-130 Certification Mark
UG-131 Certification of Capacity of Pressure Relief Devices
159 UG-132 Certification of Capacity of Pressure Relief Valves in Combination With
Nonreclosing Pressure Relief Devices
160 UG-133 Determination of Pressure Relieving Requirements
UG-134 Pressure Settings and Performance Requirements
161 UG-135 Installation
UG-136 Minimum Requirements for Pressure Relief Valves
165 UG-137 Minimum Requirements for Rupture Disk Devices
166 UG-138 Minimum Requirements for Pin Devices
168 UG-140 Overpressure Protection by System Design
170 Subsection B Requirements Pertaining to Methods of Fabrication of Pressure
Vessels
Part UW Requirements for Pressure Vessels Fabricated by Welding
General
UW-1 Scope
UW-2 Service Restrictions
171 UW-3 Welded Joint Category
172 Materials
UW-5 General
UW-3 Illustration of Welded Joint Locations Typical of Categories A, B, C, and D
173 UW-6 Nonmandatory Guidelines for Welding Material Selections
Design
UW-8 General
UW-9 Design of Welded Joints
174 UW-10 Postweld Heat Treatment
UW-11 Radiographic and Ultrasonic Examination
UW-9 Butt Welding of Plates of Unequal Thickness
175 UW-12 Joint Efficiencies
176 UW-12 Maximum Allowable Joint Efficiencies for Arc and Gas Welded Joints
178 UW-13 Attachment Details
179 UW-13.1 Heads Attached to Shells
182 UW-13.2 Attachment of Pressure Parts to Flat Plates to Form a Corner Joint
184 UW-13.3 Typical Pressure Parts With Butt Welded Hubs
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UW-13.4 Nozzle Necks Attached to Piping of Lesser Wall Thickness
185 UW-14 Openings in or Adjacent to Welds
UW-15 Welded Connections
UW-16 Minimum Requirements for Attachment Welds at Openings
UW-13.5 Fabricated Lap Joint Stub Ends for Lethal Service
186 UW-16.1 Some Acceptable Types of Welded Nozzles and Other Connections to Shells, Heads, etc
192 UW-16.1 Minimum Thickness Required by UW-16(f)(3)(-a)(-6
193 UW-16.2 Some Acceptable Types of Small Standard Fittings
194 UW-17 Plug Welds
UW-16.3 Some Acceptable Types of Small Bolting Pads
195 UW-18 Fillet Welds
UW-19 Welded Stayed Construction
UW-20 Tube-to-Tubesheet Welds
196 UW-19.1 Typical Forms of Welded Staybolts
UW-19.2 Use of Plug and Slot Welds for Staying Plates
197 UW-20.1 Some Acceptable Types of Tube-to-Tubesheet Strength Welds
199 UW-21 ASME B16.5 Socket and Slip-on Flange Welds
Fabrication
UW-26 General
UW-21 Welds of Socket Weld Flanges to Nozzle Necks
200 UW-27 Welding Processes
UW-28 Qualification of Welding Procedure
UW-29 Tests of Welders and Welding Operators
201 UW-30 Lowest Permissible Temperatures for Welding
UW-31 Cutting, Fitting, and Alignment
UW-32 Cleaning of Surfaces to Be Welded
UW-33 Alignment Tolerance
202 UW-34 Spin-Holes
UW-35 Finished Longitudinal and Circumferential Joints
UW-36 Fillet Welds
UW-33
203 UW-37 Miscellaneous Welding Requirements
UW-38 Repair of Weld Defects
UW-39 Peening
204 UW-40 Procedures for Postweld Heat Treatment
205 UW-41 Sectioning of Welded Joints
UW-42 Surface Weld Metal Buildup
206 Inspection and Tests
UW-46 General
UW-47 Check of Welding Procedure
UW-48 Check of Welder and Welding Operator Qualifications
UW-49 Check of Postweld Heat Treatment Practice
UW-50 Nondestructive Examination of Welds on Pneumatically Tested Vessels

UW-51 Radiographic Examination of Welded Joints
207 UW-52 Spot Examination of Welded Joints
208 UW-53 Technique for Ultrasonic Examination of Welded Joints
UW-54 Qualification of Nondestructive Examination Personnel
Marking and Reports
UW-60 General
Pressure Relief Devices
UW-65 General
209 Part UF Requirements for Pressure Vessels Fabricated by Forging
General
UF-1 Scope
Materials
UF-5 General
UF-6 Forgings
UF-7 Forged Steel Rolls Used for Corrugating Paper Machinery
Design
UF-12 General
210 UF-13 Head Design
UF-25 Corrosion Allowance
Fabrication
UF-26 General
UF-27 Tolerances on Body Forgings
UF-28 Methods of Forming Forged Heads
UF-29 Tolerance on Forged Heads
UF-30 Localized Thin Areas
UF-31 Heat Treatment
211 UF-32 Welding for Fabrication
212 UF-37 Repair of Defects in Material
UF-38 Repair of Weld Defects
213 UF-43 Attachment of Threaded Nozzles to Integrally Forged Necks and
Thickened Heads on Vessels
Inspection and Tests
UF-45 General
UF-46 Acceptance by Inspector
UF-47 Parts Forging
UF-52 Check of Heat Treatment and Postweld Heat Treatment
UF-53 Test Specimens
UF-54 Tests and Retests
UF-55 Ultrasonic Examination
214 Marking and Reports
UF-115 General
Pressure Relief Devices
UF-125 General
215 Part UB Requirements for Pressure Vessels Fabricated by Brazing
General
UB-1 Scope
UB-2 Elevated Temperature
UB-3 Service Restrictions
Materials
UB-5 General
UB-2 Maximum Design Temperatures for Brazing Filler Metal
216 UB-6 Brazing Filler Metals
UB-7 Fluxes and Atmospheres
Design
UB-9 General
UB-10 Strength of Brazed Joints
UB-11 Qualification of Brazed Joints for Design Temperatures Up to the
Maximum Shown in Column 1 of Table UB-2
UB-12 Qualification of Brazed Joints for Design Temperatures in the Range
Shown in Column 2 of Table UB-2
UB-13 Corrosion
UB-14 Joint Efficiency Factors
UB-15 Application of Brazing Filler Metal
217 UB-16 Permissible Types of Joints
UB-17 Joint Clearance
UB-14 Examples of Filler Metal Application
218 UB-18 Joint Brazing Procedure
UB-19 Openings
UB-20 Nozzles
UB-21 Brazed Connections
UB-16 Some Acceptable Types of Brazed Joints
UB-17 Recommended Joint Clearances at Brazing Temperature
219 UB-22 Low Temperature Operation
Fabrication
UB-30 General
UB-31 Qualification of Brazing Procedure
UB-32 Qualification of Brazers and Brazing Operators
220 UB-33 Buttstraps
UB-34 Cleaning of Surfaces to Be Brazed
UB-35 Clearance Between Surfaces to Be Brazed
UB-36 Postbrazing Operations
UB-37 Repair of Defective Brazing
Inspection and Tests
UB-40 General
UB-41 Inspection During Fabrication
UB-42 Procedure
UB-43 Brazer and Brazing Operator
UB-44 Visual Examination
221 UB-50 Exemptions
Marking and Reports
UB-55 General
Pressure Relief Devices
UB-60 General
222 Subsection C Requirements Pertaining to Classes of Materials
Part UCS Requirements for Pressure Vessels Constructed of Carbon and
Low Alloy Steels
General
UCS-1 Scope
Materials
UCS-5 General
UCS-6 Steel Plates
223 vii
UCS-7 Steel Forgings
UCS-8 Steel Castings
UCS-9 Steel Pipe and Tubes
UCS-10 Bolt Materials
UCS-11 Nuts and Washers
UCS-12 Bars and Shapes
Design
UCS-16 General
UCS-19 Welded Joints
224 UCS-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values
UCS-27 Shells Made From Pipe
UCS-28 Thickness of Shells Under External Pressure
UCS-23 Carbon and Low Alloy Steel
225 UCS-29 Stiffening Rings for Shells Under External Pressure
UCS-30 Attachment of Stiffening Rings to Shell
UCS-33 Formed Heads, Pressure on Convex Side
UCS-56 Requirements for Postweld Heat Treatment
226 UCS-57 Radiographic Examination
Low Temperature Operation
UCS-65 Scope
UCS-66 Materials
227 UCS-56-1 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels — P-No. 1
228 UCS-56-2 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels — P-No. 3
229 UCS-56-3 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels — P-No. 4
230 UCS-56-4 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels — P-Nos. 5A, 5B,
and 5C
231 UCS-56-5 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels — P-No. 9A
232 UCS-67 Impact Tests of Welding Procedures
UCS-56-6 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels — P-No. 9B
233 xxi
UCS-56-7 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels — P-No. 10A
UCS-56-8 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels — P-No. 10B
234 UCS-56-9 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels — P-No. 10C
UCS-56-10 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels — P-No. 10F
235 UCS-56-11 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels — P-No. 15E
236 UCS-68 Design
UCS-56.1 Alternative Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels
UCS-57 Thickness Above Which Full Radiographic Examination of Butt Welded Joints Is Mandatory
237 UCS-66 Impact Test Exemption Curves
239 Fabrication
UCS-75 General
UCS-79 Forming Pressure Parts
240 UCS-66M Impact Test Exemption Curves
242 UCS-85 Heat Treatment of Test Specimens
243 UCS-66 Tabular Values for Figure UCS-66 and Figure UCS-66M
245 UCS-66.1 Reduction in Minimum Design Metal Temperature Without Impact Testing
246 UCS-66.1M Reduction in Minimum Design Metal Temperature Without Impact Testing
247 UCS-66.2 Diagram of UCS-66 Rules for Determining Lowest Minimum Design Metal Temperature
(MDMT) Without Impact Testing
248 Inspection and Tests
UCS-90 General
249 UCS-66.3 Some Typical Vessel Details Showing the Governing Thicknesses as Defined in UCS-66
251 Marking and Reports
UCS-115 General
Pressure Relief Devices
UCS-125 General
Nonmandatory Appendix CS
UCS-150 General
UCS-151 Creep–Rupture Properties of Carbon Steels
UCS-160 Vessels Operating at Temperatures Colder Than the MDMT Stamped
on the Nameplate
252 UCS-79-1 Post-Cold-Forming Strain Limits and Heat Treatment Requirements for P-No. 15E Materials
253 Part UNF Requirements for Pressure Vessels Constructed of Nonferrous
Materials
General
UNF-1 Scope
UNF-3 Uses
UNF-4 Conditions of Service
Materials
UNF-5 General
UNF-6 Nonferrous Plate
UNF-7 Forgings
UNF-8 Castings
UNF-12 Bolt Materials
254 UNF-13 Nuts and Washers
UNF-14 Rods, Bars, and Shapes
UNF-15 Other Materials
Design
UNF-16 General
UNF-19 Welded Joints
UNF-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values
255 UNF-28 Thickness of Shells Under External Pressure
UNF-30 Stiffening Rings
UNF-33 Formed Heads, Pressure on Convex Side
UNF-56 Postweld Heat Treatment
UNF-23.1 Nonferrous Metals — Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy Products
UNF-23.2 Nonferrous Metals — Copper and Copper Alloys
256 UNF-23.3 Nonferrous Metals — Nickel, Cobalt, and High Nickel Alloys
257 UNF-23.4 Nonferrous Metals —Titanium and Titanium Alloys
UNF-23.5 Nonferrous Metals — Zirconium
258 UNF-57 Radiographic Examination
UNF-58 Liquid Penetrant Examination
UNF-65 Low Temperature Operation
Fabrication
UNF-75 General
UNF-77 Forming Shell Sections and Heads
259 UNF-78 Welding
UNF-79 Requirements for Postfabrication Heat Treatment Due to Straining
Inspection and Tests
UNF-90 General
UNF-91 Requirements for Penetrameter
UNF-95 Welding Test Plates
UNF-79 Postfabrication Strain Limits and Required Heat Treatment
260 Marking and Reports
UNF-115 General
Pressure Relief Devices
UNF-125 General Vessels
261 Nonmandatory Appendix NF Characteristics of the Nonferrous Materials (Informative and
Nonmandatory
263 Part UHA Requirements for Pressure Vessels Constructed of High Alloy
Steel
General
UHA-1 Scope
UHA-5 Uses
UHA-6 Conditions of Service
UHA-8 Material
Materials
UHA-11 General
UHA-12 Bolt Materials
UHA-13 Nuts and Washers
264 Design
UHA-20 General
UHA-21 Welded Joints
UHA-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values
UHA-28 Thickness of Shells Under External Pressure
UHA-29 Stiffening Rings for Shells Under External Pressure
UHA-30 Attachment of Stiffening Rings to Shell
UHA-31 Formed Heads, Pressure on Convex Side
UHA-32 Requirements for Postweld Heat Treatment
265 UHA-23 High Alloy Steel
267 UHA-33 Radiographic Examination
UHA-32-1 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for High Alloy Steels — P-No. 6
268 UHA-34 Liquid Penetrant Examination
Fabrication
UHA-40 General
UHA-42 Weld Metal Composition
UHA-32-2 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for High Alloy Steels — P-No. 7
UHA-32-3 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for High Alloy Steels — P-No. 8
269 UHA-44 Requirements for Postfabrication Heat Treatment Due to Straining
UHA-32-4 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for High Alloy Steels — P-No. 10H
UHA-32-5 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for High Alloy Steels — P-No. 10I
270 Inspection and Tests
UHA-50 General
UHA-51 Impact Tests
UHA-32-6 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for High Alloy Steels — P-No. 10K
UHA-32-7 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for High Alloy Steels — P-No. 45
271 UHA-44 Postfabrication Strain Limits and Required Heat Treatment
273 UHA-51-1 Weld Metal Delta Ferrite Content
274 UHA-52 Welded Test Plates
Marking and Reports
UHA-60 General
275 Pressure Relief Devices
UHA-65 General
276 Nonmandatory Appendix HA Suggestions on the Selection and Treatment of Austenitic
Chromium–Nickel and Ferritic and Martensitic High Chromium
Steels (Informative and Nonmandatory
277 Part UCI Requirements for Pressure Vessels Constructed of Cast Iron
General
UCI-1 Scope
UCI-2 Service Restrictions
UCI-3 Pressure–Temperature Limitations
Materials
UCI-5 General
UCI-12 Bolt Materials
Design
UCI-16 General
UCI-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values
278 UCI-28 Thickness of Shells Under External Pressure
UCI-29 Dual Metal Cylinders
UCI-32 Heads With Pressure on Concave Side
UCI-33 Heads With Pressure on Convex Side
UCI-35 Spherically Shaped Covers (Heads
UCI-36 Openings and Reinforcements
UCI-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values in Tension for Cast Iron
279 UCI-37 Corners and Fillets
Fabrication
UCI-75 General
UCI-78 Repairs in Cast Iron Materials
UCI-78.1
UCI-78.2
280 Inspection and Tests
UCI-90 General
UCI-99 Standard Hydrostatic Test
UCI-101 Hydrostatic Test to Destruction
Marking and Reports
UCI-115 General
Pressure Relief Devices
UCI-125 General
281 Part UCL Requirements for Welded Pressure Vessels Constructed of Material
With Corrosion Resistant Integral Cladding, Weld Metal
Overlay Cladding, or With Applied Linings
General
UCL-1 Scope
UCL-2 Methods of Fabrication
UCL-3 Conditions of Service
Materials
UCL-10 General
UCL-11 Integral and Weld Metal Overlay Clad Material
282 UCL-12 Lining
Design
UCL-20 General
UCL-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values
283 UCL-24 Maximum Allowable Working Temperature
UCL-25 Corrosion of Cladding or Lining Material
UCL-26 Thickness of Shells and Heads Under External Pressure
UCL-27 Low Temperature Operations
Fabrication
UCL-30 General
UCL-31 Joints in Integral or Weld Metal Overlay Cladding and Applied Linings
UCL-32 Weld Metal Composition
UCL-33 Inserted Strips in Clad Material
284 UCL-34 Postweld Heat Treatment
UCL-35 Radiographic Examination
UCL-36 Examination of Chromium Stainless Steel Cladding or Lining
UCL-40 Welding Procedures
UCL-42 Alloy Welds in Base Metal
UCL-46 Fillet Welds
285 Inspection and Tests
UCL-50 General
UCL-51 Tightness of Applied Lining
UCL-52 Hydrostatic Test
Marking and Reports
UCL-55 General
Pressure Relief Devices
UCL-60 General
286 Part UCD Requirements for Pressure Vessels Constructed of Cast Ductile
Iron
General
UCD-1 Scope
UCD-2 Service Restrictions
UCD-3 Pressure–Temperature Limitations
Materials
UCD-5 General
UCD-12 Bolt Materials
Design
UCD-16 General
UCD-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values
UCD-28 Thickness of Shells Under External Pressure
287 UCD-32 Heads With Pressure on Concave Side
UCD-33 Heads With Pressure on Convex Side
UCD-35 Spherically Shaped Covers (Heads
UCD-36 Openings and Reinforcements
UCD-37 Corners and Fillets
Fabrication
UCD-75 General
UCD-78 Repairs in Cast Ductile Iron Material
UCD-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values in Tension for Cast Ductile Iron, ksi (MPa
288 Inspection and Tests
UCD-90 General
UCD-99 Standard Hydrostatic Test
UCD-78.1
UCD-78.2
289 UCD-101 Hydrostatic Test to Destruction
Marking and Reports
UCD-115 General
Pressure Relief Devices
UCD-125 General
290 Part UHT Requirements for Pressure Vessels Constructed of Ferritic Steels
With Tensile Properties Enhanced by Heat Treatment
General
UHT-1 Scope
Materials
UHT-5 General
UHT-6 Test Requirements
291 Design
UHT-16 General
UHT-17 Welded Joints
UHT-6.1 Charpy V-Notch Impact Test Requirements
UHT-6.1M Charpy V-Notch Impact Test Requirements
292 UHT-18 Nozzles
UHT-19 Conical Sections
UHT-20 Joint Alignment
UHT-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values
UHT-25 Corrosion Allowance
293 UHT-18.1 Acceptable Welded Nozzle Attachment Readily Radiographed to Code Standards
294 UHT-18.2 Acceptable Full Penetration Welded Nozzle Attachments Radiographable With Difficulty and
Generally Requiring Special Techniques Including Multiple Exposures to Take Care of
Thickness Variations
295 UHT-27 Thickness of Shells Under External Pressure
UHT-28 Structural Attachments and Stiffening Rings
UHT-29 Stiffening Rings for Shells Under External Pressure
UHT-30 Attachment of Stiffening Rings to Shells
UHT-32 Formed Heads, Pressure on Concave Side
UHT-33 Formed Heads, Pressure on Convex Side
UHT-34 Hemispherical Heads
UHT-40 Materials Having Different Coefficients of Expansion
UHT-56 Postweld Heat Treatment
UHT-23 Ferritic Steels With Properties Enhanced by Heat Treatment
296 UHT-56 Postweld Heat Treatment Requirements for Materials in Table UHT-23
297 UHT-57 Examination
Fabrication
UHT-75 General
UHT-79 Forming Pressure Parts
UHT-80 Heat Treatment
UHT-81 Heat Treatment Verification Tests
298 UHT-82 Welding
299 UHT-83 Methods of Metal Removal
UHT-84 Weld Finish
UHT-85 Structural and Temporary Welds
300 UHT-86 Marking on Plates and Other Materials
Inspection and Tests
UHT-90 General
Marking and Reports
UHT-115 General
Pressure Relief Devices
UHT-125 General
301 Part ULW Requirements for Pressure Vessels Fabricated by Layered Construction

Introduction
ULW-1 Scope
ULW-2 Nomenclature
Material
ULW-5 General
Design
ULW-16 General
302 ULW-2.1 Some Acceptable Layered Shell Types
303 ULW-2.2 Some Acceptable Layered Head Types
304 ULW-17 Design of Welded Joints
ULW-18 Nozzle Attachments and Opening Reinforcement
305 ULW-17.1 Transitions of Layered Shell Sections
306 ULW-17.2 Some Acceptable Solid Head Attachments to Layered Shell Sections
308 ULW-17.3 Some Acceptable Flat Heads and Tubesheets With Hubs Joining Layered Shell Sections
309 ULW-17.4 Some Acceptable Flanges for Layered Shells
310 ULW-17.5 Some Acceptable Layered Head Attachments to Layered Shells
311 ULW-17.6 Some Acceptable Welded Joints of Layered-to-Layered and Layered-to-Solid Sections
312 ULW-20 Welded Joint Efficiency
ULW-22 Attachments
ULW-26 Postweld Heat Treatment
Welding
ULW-31 Welded Joints
313 ULW-18.1 Some Acceptable Nozzle Attachments in Layered Shell Sections
315 ULW-22 Some Acceptable Supports for Layered Vessels
316 ULW-32 Welding Procedure Qualification
ULW-33 Performance Qualification
Nondestructive Examination of Welded Joints
ULW-50 General
ULW-51 Inner Shells and Inner Heads
ULW-52 Layers — Welded Joints
ULW-53 Layers — Step Welded Girth Joints
317 ULW-32.1 Solid-to-Layered and Layered-to-Layered Test Plates
318 ULW-54 Butt Joints
ULW-32.2
ULW-32.3
319 ULW-55 Flat Head and Tubesheet Weld Joints
ULW-56 Nozzle and Communicating Chambers Weld Joints
ULW-57 Random Spot Examination and Repairs of Weld
ULW-32.4
320 Fabrication
ULW-75 General
ULW-76 Vent Holes
ULW-54.1
321 ULW-54.2
322 ULW-77 Contact Between Layers
ULW-78 Alternative to Measuring Contact Between Layers During Construction
323 Inspection and Testing
ULW-90 General
Marking and Reports
ULW-115 General
Pressure Relief Devices
ULW-125 General
ULW-77
324 Part ULT Alternative Rules for Pressure Vessels Constructed of Materials
Having Higher Allowable Stresses at Low Temperature
General
ULT-1 Scope
ULT-2 Conditions of Service
ULT-5 General
325 Design
ULT-16 General
ULT-17 Welded Joints
ULT-18 Nozzles and Other Connections
ULT-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values
ULT-27 Thickness of Shells
ULT-28 Thickness of Shells Under External Pressure
ULT-29 Stiffening Rings for Shells Under External Pressure
ULT-30 Structural Attachments
326 and 316 Stainless Steels, and 5083-0 Aluminum Alloy at Cryogenic Temperatures for
Welded and Nonwelded Construction
328 ULT-56 Postweld Heat Treatment
ULT-57 Examination
Fabrication
ULT-75 General
ULT-79 Forming Shell Sections and Heads
ULT-82 Welding
ULT-86 Marking on Plate and Other Materials
Inspection and Tests
ULT-90 General
ULT-99 Hydrostatic Test
ULT-100 Pneumatic Test
329 Marking and Reports
ULT-115 General
ULT-82 Minimum Tensile Strength Requirements for Welding Procedure Qualification Tests on
Tension Specimens Conforming to Section IX, QW-462.1
330 ULT-82M Minimum Tensile Strength Requirements for Welding Procedure Qualification Tests on
Tension Specimens Conforming to Section IX, QW-462.1
331 Pressure Relief Devices
ULT-125 General
332 Part UHX Rules for Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers
UHX-1 Scope
UHX-2 Materials and Methods of Fabrication
UHX-3 Terminology
UHX-4 Design
UHX-8 Tubesheet Effective Bolt Load, W
333 UHX-3 Terminology of Heat Exchanger Components
334 UHX-9 Tubesheet Extension
UHX-8.1 Tubesheet Effective Bolt Load, W
335 UHX-10 General Conditions of Applicability for Tubesheets
UHX-9 Some Representative Configurations Describing the Minimum Required Thickness of the Tubesheet
Flanged Extension, hr
336 UHX-11 Tubesheet Characteristics
UHX-10 Integral Channels
337 UHX-11.1 Tubesheet Geometry
338 UHX-11.2 Typical Untubed Lane Configurations
339 UHX-12 Rules for the Design of U-Tube Tubesheets
340 UHX-11.3 Curves for the Determination of E*/E and .* (Equilateral Triangular Pattern
341 UHX-11.4 Curves for the Determination of E*/E and .* (Square Pattern
342 UHX-12.1 U-Tube Tubesheet Configurations
344 UHX-12.2 Tube Layout Perimeter
345 UHX-12.4-1
348 UHX-13 Rules for the Design of Fixed Tubesheets
349 UHX-13.1 Fixed Tubesheet Configurations
350 UHX-13.1 Formulas for Determination of Zd, Zv, Zm, Zw, and Fm
351 UHX-13.2 Formulas for the Determination of Ft , min and Ft , max
352 UHX-13.2 Zd, Zv, Zw, and Zm Versus Xa
353 UHX-13.3-1 Fm Versus Xa (0.0 = Q3 = 0.8
354 UHX-13.3-2 Fm Versus Xa (-0.8 = Q3 = 0.0
UHX-13.4-1
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UHX-13.4 Shell With Increased Thickness Adjacent to the Tubesheets
UHX-13.4-2
362 UHX-13.8.4-1
363 UHX-14 Rules for the Design of Floating Tubesheets
364 UHX-14.1 Floating Tubesheet Heat Exchangers
365 UHX-14.2 Stationary Tubesheet Configurations
ULT-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values in Tension for 5%, 8%, and 9% Nickel Steels, Types
367 UHX-14.3 Floating Tubesheet Configurations
368 UHX-14.4-1
373 UHX-14.6.4-1
374 UHX-16 Bellows Expansion Joints
UHX-17 Flanged-and-Flued or Flanged-Only Expansion Joints
375 UHX-18 Pressure Test Requirements
UHX-19 Heat Exchanger Marking and Reports
UHX-17 Flanged-and-Flued or Flanged-Only Expansion Joint Load Cases and Stress Limits
376 UHX-20 Examples
377 Part UIG Requirements for Pressure Vessels Constructed of Impregnated
Graphite
Nonmandatory Introduction
General
UIG-1 Scope
UIG-2 Equipment and Service Limitations
378 UIG-3 Terminology
Materials
UIG-5 Raw Material Control
UIG-6 Certified Material Control
379 UIG-7 Additional Properties
UIG-8 Tolerances for Impregnated Graphite Tubes
Design
UIG-22 Loadings
UIG-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values for Certified Material
UIG-27 Thickness of Cylindrical Shells Made of Certified Materials Under Internal
Pressure
UIG-28 External Pressure
UIG-6-1 Properties of Certified Material
380 UIG-29 Euler Buckling of Extruded Graphite Tubes
UIG-34 Calculating Flat Heads, Covers, and Tubesheets
381 UIG-36 Openings and Reinforcements
UIG-34-1 Typical Graphite Heat Exchanger
382 UIG-45 Nozzle Neck Thickness
UIG-60 Lethal Service
Fabrication
UIG-75 General Requirements
UIG-34-2 Configuration g Stationary Tubesheet
UIG-34-3 Configuration G Floating Tubesheet
383 UIG-36-1 Unacceptable Nozzle Attachment Details
384 UIG-36-2 Some Acceptable Nozzle Attachment Details in Impregnated Graphite Pressure Vessels
388 UIG-76 Procedure and Personnel Qualification
UIG-77 Certified Material Specification
UIG-76-1 Tension Test Specimen
389 UIG-78 Certified Cement Specification
UIG-76-2 Cement Material Tension Test Specimen
390 UIG-79 Certified Cementing Procedure Specification
UIG-76-3 Tube-to-Tubesheet Tension Test Specimen
391 UIG-76-4 Tube Cement Joint Tension Test Specimen
392 UIG-80 Cementing Technician Qualification
UIG-76-5 Tube Tension Test Specimen
393 UIG-81 Repair of Materials
UIG-84 Required Tests
UIG-84-1 Test Frequency for Certified Materials
394 Inspection and Tests
UIG-90 General
UIG-95 Visual Examination
UIG-96 Qualification of Visual Examination Personnel
UIG-97 Acceptance Standards and Documentation
395 UIG-99 Pressure Tests
UIG-112 Quality Control Requirements
UIG-115 Markings and Reports
UIG-116 Required Markings
UIG-120 Data Reports
UIG-121 Records
UIG-125 Pressure Relief Devices
396 Forms
CMQ Certified Material Qualification Form
403 CCQ Certified Cement Qualification Form
405 CPQ Cementing Procedure Qualification Form
407 CTQ Cementing Technician Qualification Form
408 Mandatory Appendix 1 Supplementary Design Formulas
410 1-4 Principal Dimensions of Typical Heads
1-4.1 Values of Factor K
411 1-4.2 Values of Factor M
1-4.3 Maximum Metal Temperature
412 1-4.4 Values of Knuckle Radius, r
1-5.1 Values of . for Junctions at the Large Cylinder for a = 30 deg
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1-5.2 Values of . for Junctions at the Small Cylinder for a = 30 deg
415 1-6 Dished Covers With Bolting Flanges
418 1-7-1
419 1-7-2
420 1-8.1 Values of . for Junctions at the Large Cylinder for a = 60 deg
423 1-9
426 1-10-1 Nomenclature for Reinforced Openings
427 1-10-2 Nomenclature for Variable Thickness Openings
1-10-3 Radial Nozzle in a Cylindrical Shell
1-10-4 Nozzle in a Cylindrical Shell Oriented at an Angle From the Longitudinal Axis
428 1-10-5 Radial Nozzle in a Conical Shell
1-10-6 Nozzle in a Conical Shell Oriented Perpendicular to Longitudinal Axis
430 Mandatory Appendix 2 Rules for Bolted Flange Connections With Ring Type Gaskets
434 2-4 Types of Flanges
437 2-4 Recommended Minimum Gasket Contact Widths for Sheet and Composite Gaskets
438 2-5.1 Gasket Materials and Contact Facings
440 2-5.2 Effective Gasket Width
441 2-6 Moment Arms for Flange Loads Under Operating Conditions
442 2-7.1 Values of T, U, Y, and Z
443 2-7.2 Values of F (Integral Flange Factors
444 2-7.3 Values of V (Integral Flange Factors
445 2-7.4 Values of FL (Loose Hub Flange Factors
2-7.5 Values of VL (Loose Hub Flange Factors
446 2-7.6 Values of f
447 2-7.1 Flange Factors in Formula Form
448 2-13.1 Reverse Flange
449 2-13.2 Loose Ring Type Reverse Flange
450 2-14 Flange Rigidity Factors
451 Mandatory Appendix 3 Definitions
454 Mandatory Appendix 4 Rounded Indications Charts Acceptance Standard for Radiographically
Determined Rounded Indications in Welds
4-1
455 4-1 Aligned Rounded Indications
456 4-2 Groups of Aligned Rounded Indications
457 4-3 Charts for t Equal to 1/8 in. to 1/4 in. (3 mm to 6 mm), Inclusive
458 4-4 Charts for t Over 1/4 in. to 3/8 in. (6 mm to 10 mm), Inclusive
4-5 Charts for t Over 3/8 in. to 3/4 in. (10 mm to 19 mm), Inclusive
459 4-6 Charts for t Over 3/4 in. to 2 in. (19 mm to 50 mm), Inclusive
460 4-7 Charts for t Over 2 in. to 4 in. (50 mm to 100 mm), Inclusive
461 4-8 Charts for t Over 4 in. (100 mm
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Mandatory Appendix 5 Flanged-and-Flued or Flanged-Only Expansion Joints
5-1 Typical Flanged-and-Flued or Flanged-Only Flexible Elements
463 5-2 Typical Nozzle Attachment Details Showing Minimum Length of Straight Flange
465 Mandatory Appendix 6 Methods for Magnetic Particle Examination (MT
467 Mandatory Appendix 7 Examination of Steel Castings
470 Mandatory Appendix 8 Methods for Liquid Penetrant Examination (PT
472 Mandatory Appendix 9 Jacketed Vessels
473 9-2 Some Acceptable Types of Jacketed Vessels
475 9-5 Some Acceptable Types of Jacket Closures
479 9-6 Some Acceptable Types of Penetration Details
480 9-7
481 Mandatory Appendix 10 Quality Control System
484 Mandatory Appendix 11 Capacity Conversions for Safety Valves
485 11-1 Constant, C, for Gas or Vapor Related to Ratio of Specific Heats (k = cp/cv
11-1M Constant, C, for Gas or Vapor Related to Ratio of Specific Heats (k = cp/cv
486 11-1 Molecular Weights of Gases and Vapors
487 11-2 Flow Capacity Curve for Rating Nozzle-Type Safety Valves on Saturated Water (Based on 10%
Overpressure
11-2M Flow Capacity Curve for Rating Nozzle-Type Safety Valves on Saturated Water (Based on 10%
Overpressure
488 Mandatory Appendix 12 Ultrasonic Examination of Welds (UT
489 Mandatory Appendix 13 Vessels of Noncircular Cross Section
490 13-2(a) Vessels of Rectangular Cross Section
494 13-2(b) Vessels of Obround Cross Section
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13-2(c) Vessel of Circular Cross Section With Central Dividing Plate
499 13-6 Plate With Multidiameter Hole Pattern
501 13-8(d
506 13-8(e
512 13-13(c
513 13-14(a
13-14(b) Orientation of Panel Dimensions and Stresses
516 13-18.1
517 13-18(b
518 Mandatory Appendix 14 Integral Flat Heads With a Large, Single, Circular, Centrally Located
Opening
519 14-1 Integral Flat Head With Large Central Opening
521 Mandatory Appendix 17 Dimpled or Embossed Assemblies
522 17-1 Two Embossed Plates
17-2 Two Dimpled Plates
17-3 Embossed Plate to Plain Plate
523 17-4 Arc-Spot-Welded Two-Layer Assembly
17-5 Dimpled Plate Welded to Plain Plate
524 17-6 Three-Ply Assemblies
17-7 Single-Spot-Weld Tension Specimen, Two-Ply Joint
526 17-8 Seam-Weld Specimen for Tension and Macrosection, Two-Ply Joint
527 17-9 Single Spot-Weld Tension Specimen for Three-Ply Joint
17-10 Seam-Weld Specimen for Tension and Macrosection for Three-Ply Joint
528 17-11 Gas Metal Arc-Spot-Weld Block for Macrosections and Strength Tests
529 17-12 Gas Metal Arc-Spot-Weld Block for Bend Tests
530 17-13 Gas Tungsten-Arc Seam Weld, Plasma-Arc Seam Weld, Submerged-Arc Seam Weld, and Laser
Beam Seam Weld Test Specimen for Bend Tests
531 17-14
17-15
17-16 Peel Test
532 17-17 Complete Penetration Welding Per 17-1(c
533 Mandatory Appendix 18 Adhesive Attachment of Nameplates
534 Mandatory Appendix 19 Electrically Heated or Gas-Fired Jacketed Steam Kettles
535 Mandatory Appendix 20 Hubs Machined From Plate
536 Mandatory Appendix 21 Jacketed Vessels Constructed of Work-Hardened Nickel
537 Mandatory Appendix 22 Integrally Forged Vessels
22-1 Typical Sections of Special Seamless Vessels
539 Mandatory Appendix 23 External Pressure Design of Copper, Copper Alloy, and Titanium
Alloy Condenser and Heat Exchanger Tubes With Integral Fins
541 Mandatory Appendix 24 Design Rules for Clamp Connections
542 24-1 Typical Hub and Clamp
543 24-2 Typical Clamp Lug Configurations
547 24-8 Allowable Design Stress for Clamp Connections
548 Mandatory Appendix 25 Acceptance of Testing Laboratories and Authorized Observers for
Capacity Certification of Pressure Relief Valves
550 Mandatory Appendix 26 Bellows Expansion Joints
551 26-1-1 Typical Bellows Expansion Joints
552 26-1-2 Starting Points for the Measurement of the Length of Shell on Each Side of the Bellows
26-2-1 Maximum Design Temperatures for Application of the Rules of Mandatory Appendix 26
554 26-2 Dimensions to Determine Ixx
556 26-3 Possible Convolution Profile in the Neutral Position
557 26-4 Coefficient Cp
558 26-5 Coefficient Cf
561 26-6 Coefficient Cd
564 26-7 Bellows Subjected to an Axial Displacement x
566 26-8 Tabular Values for Coefficients B1, B2, B3
567 26-8 Bellows Subjected to a Lateral Deflection y
26-9 Bellows Subjected to an Angular Rotation
568 26-10 Cyclic Displacements
569 26-11 Cyclic Displacements
26-10-1 U-Shaped Unreinforced and Reinforced Bellows Manufacturing Tolerances
570 26-12 Cyclic Displacements
571 26-13 Some Typical Expansion Bellows to Weld End Details
572 26-14 Toroidal Bellows Manufacturing Tolerances
26-15.1a Polynomial Coefficients ai for the Determination of Cp When C1 = 0.3
26-15.1b Polynomial Coefficients ai for the Determination of Cp When C1 > 0.3
573 26-15.2 Polynomial Coefficients ßi for the Determination of Cf
26-15.3 Polynomial Coefficients .i for the Determination of Cd
574 26-1 Specification Sheet for ASME Section VIII, Division 1 Mandatory Appendix 26 Bellows Expansion
Joints
575 26-1M Specification Sheet for ASME Section VIII, Division 1 Mandatory Appendix 26 Bellows Expansion
Joints
576 Mandatory Appendix 27 Alternative Requirements for Glass-Lined Vessels
578 Mandatory Appendix 28 Alternative Corner Weld Joint Detail for Box Headers for Air-
Cooled Heat Exchangers
579 28-1
581 Mandatory Appendix 30 Rules for Drilled Holes Not Penetrating Through Vessel Wall
30-1 Thickness Ratio Versus Diameter Ratio
583 Mandatory Appendix 31 Rules for Cr–Mo Steels With Additional Requirements for Welding
and Heat Treatment
31-1 Material Specifications
584 31-1
31-2 Composition Requirements for 21/4Cr–1Mo–1/4V Weld Metal
586 Mandatory Appendix 32 Local Thin Areas in Cylindrical Shells and in Spherical Segments
of Shells
587 32-3 Nomenclature
588 32-6.1 Limits for Torispherical Head
32-6.2 Limits for Ellipsoidal Head
589 32-6.3 Limits for Hemispherical Head
590 Mandatory Appendix 33 Standard Units for Use in Equations
33-1 Standard Units for Use in Equations
591 Mandatory Appendix 34 Requirements for Use of High Silicon Stainless Steels for Pressure
Vessels
34-1 Material Specifications
592 34-2 Additional Requirements
593 Mandatory Appendix 35 Rules for Mass Production of Pressure Vessels
596 Mandatory Appendix 36 Standard Test Method for Determining the Flexural Strength of
Certified Materials Using Three-Point Loading
597 36-4-1 Test Specimen Arrangement
598 Mandatory Appendix 37 Standard Test Method for Determining the Tensile Strength of
Certified Impregnated Graphite Materials
600 Mandatory Appendix 38 Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Impregnated
Graphite
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Mandatory Appendix 39 Testing the Coefficient of Permeability of Impregnated Graphite
603 39-4-1 Schematic Diagram of Vacuum Apparatus
604 Mandatory Appendix 40 Thermal Expansion Test Method for Graphite and Impregnated
Graphite
40-3-1 Typical Equipment (Dilometer) for Thermal Expansion Test
605 40-6-1 Typical Recording Curve in Thermal Expansion Test, .Lt = f
607 Mandatory Appendix 41 Electric Immersion Heater Element Support Plates
41-1.1-1 EIH Support Plate Gasketed With Mating Flange
608 41-4-1 Typical EIH Support Plate and Element Geometry
609 41-5-1 Some Representative Configurations Describing the Minimum Required Thickness of the EIH
Support Plate Flanged Extension, hr
612 Mandatory Appendix 42 Diffusion Bonding
613 42-5.1-1
614 Mandatory Appendix 43 Establishing Governing Code Editions and Cases for Pressure
Vessels and Parts
615 Mandatory Appendix 44 Cold Stretching of Austenitic Stainless Steel Pressure Vessels
44-4-1 Allowable Materials and Design Stress
618 Nonmandatory Appendix A Basis for Establishing Allowable Loads for Tube-to-Tubesheet
Joints
620 A-2 Efficiencies fr
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A-2 Some Acceptable Types of Tube-to-Tubesheet Welds
622 A-3 Typical Test Fixtures for Expanded or Welded Tube-to-Tubesheet Joints
624 Nonmandatory Appendix C Suggested Methods for Obtaining the Operating Temperature of
Vessel Walls in Service
625 Nonmandatory Appendix D Suggested Good Practice Regarding Internal Structures
626 Nonmandatory Appendix E Suggested Good Practice Regarding Corrosion Allowance
627 Nonmandatory Appendix F Suggested Good Practice Regarding Linings
628 Nonmandatory Appendix G Suggested Good Practice Regarding Piping Reactions and Design
of Supports and Attachments
630 Nonmandatory Appendix H Guidance to Accommodate Loadings Produced by Deflagration
632 Nonmandatory Appendix K Sectioning of Welded Joints
633 K-2 Some Acceptable Types of Filler Plugs
634 Nonmandatory Appendix L Application of Rules for Joint Efficiency in Shells and Heads of
Vessels With Welded Joints
635 L-1.4-1 Joint Efficiency and Weld Joint Type — Cylinders and Cones
636 L-1.4-2 Joint Efficiency and Weld Joint Type — Heads
637 L-1.4-3 Joint Efficiencies for Categories A and D Welded Joints in Shells, Heads, or Cones
638 L-1.4-4 Joint Efficiencies for Categories B and C Welded Joints in Shells or Cones
639 L-11-1 Single-Chamber Pressure Vessel
640 L-11-2 Single-Chamber Pressure Vessel Operating With Partial Vacuum
L-11-3 Shell and Tube Exchanger, With Shell and Tube Operating as Independent Chambers
641 Nonmandatory Appendix M Installation and Operation
647 Nonmandatory Appendix P Basis for Establishing Allowable Stress Values for UCI, UCD, and
ULT Materials
648 P-1 Criteria for Establishing Allowable Stress Values
649 Nonmandatory Appendix R Preheating
651 Nonmandatory Appendix S Design Considerations for Bolted Flange Connections
653 Nonmandatory Appendix T Temperature Protection
654 Nonmandatory Appendix W Guide for Preparing Manufacturer’s Data Reports
655 U-1 Manufacturer’s Data Report for Pressure Vessels
658 U-1A Manufacturer’s Data Report for Pressure Vessels
660 U-1B Manufacturer’s Supplementary Data Report for Graphite Pressure Vessels
661 U-1P Manufacturer’s Data Report for Plate Heat Exchangers
663 U-2 Manufacturer’s Partial Data Report
666 U-2A Manufacturer’s Partial Data Report (Alternative Form
668 U-3 Manufacturer’s Certificate of Compliance Covering Pressure Vessels to Be Stamped With the UM
Designator [See U-1(j
670 U-3A Manufacturer’s Certificate of Compliance (Alternative Form) Covering Pressure Vessels to Be
Stamped With the UM Designator [See U-1(j
672 U-4 Manufacturer’s Data Report Supplementary Sheet
673 U-5 Manufacturer’s Data Report Supplementary Sheet Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers
674 W-3 Instructions for the Preparation of Manufacturer’s Data Reports
680 W-3.1 Example of the Use of Form U-4
681 W-3.1 Supplementary Instructions for the Preparation of Manufacturer’s Data Reports for Layered
Vessels
682 UV-1 Manufacturer’s or Assembler’s Certificate of Conformance for Pressure Relief Valves
683 UD-1 Manufacturer’s Certificate of Conformance for Nonreclosing Pressure Relief Devices
684 W-3.2 Supplementary Instructions for the Preparation of Manufacturer’s or Assembler’s Certificate
of Conformance Forms UV-1 and UD-1
685 Nonmandatory Appendix Y Flat Face Flanges with Metal-to-Metal Contact Outside the Bolt
Circle
688 Y-3.1
689 Y-3.2 Flange Dimensions and Forces
691 Y-5.1.1 Class 1 Flange Assembly (Identical Flange Pairs
Y-5.1.2 Class 2 Flange Assembly
692 Y-5.1.3 Class 3 Flange Assembly
Y-6.1 Summary of Applicable Equations for Different Classes of Assemblies and Different Categories
of Flanges
697 Y-9.1 Trial Flange Thickness and Area of Bolting for Various Classes of Assemblies and Flange
Categories
699 Nonmandatory Appendix DD Guide to Information Appearing on Certificate of Authorization
701 DD-1 Sample Certificate of Authorization
702 Nonmandatory Appendix EE Half-Pipe Jackets
703 EE-1 NPS 2 Pipe Jacket
704 EE-2 NPS 3 Pipe Jacket
705 EE-3 NPS 4 Pipe Jacket
706 EE-4
EE-5
707 Nonmandatory Appendix FF Guide for the Design and Operation of Quick-Actuating
(Quick-Opening) Closures
710 Nonmandatory Appendix GG Guidance for the Use of U.S. Customary and SI Units in the ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
713 Nonmandatory Appendix HH Tube Expanding Procedures and Qualification
717 QEXP-1 Tube Expanding Procedure Specification (TEPS
719 QEXP-1 Instructions for Filling Out TEPS Form
721 QEXP-2 Suggested Format for Tube-to-Tubesheet Expanding Procedure Qualification Record for Test
Qualification (TEPQR
723 Nonmandatory Appendix JJ Flowcharts Illustrating Toughness Testing Requirements and
Exemptions From Toughness Testing by the Rules of UHA-51
724 JJ-1.2-1 Austenitic Stainless Steel Base Metal and HAZ Toughness Testing Requirements
725 JJ-1.2-2 Welding Procedure Qualification With Toughness Testing Requirements for Austenitic Stainless
Steel
726 JJ-1.2-3 Welding Consumable Pre-Use Testing Requirements for Austenitic Stainless Steel
727 JJ-1.2-4 Production Toughness Testing Requirements for Austenitic Stainless Steel
728 JJ-1.2-5 Austenitic-Ferritic Duplex, Ferritic Chromium, and Martensitic Stainless Steel Toughness
Testing Requirements
729 Nonmandatory Appendix KK Guide for Preparing User’s Design Requirements
730 U-DR-1 User’s Design Requirements for Single Chamber Pressure Vessels
732 U-DR-2 User’s Design Requirements for Multi-chamber Pressure Vessels
734 KK-1 Instructions for the Preparation of User’s Design Requirements
735 Nonmandatory Appendix LL Graphical Representations of Ft ,min and Ft,max
736 LL-1 Graphical Representation of Ft ,min
737 LL-2 Graphical Representation of Ft ,max
738 Nonmandatory Appendix MM Alternative Marking and Stamping of Graphite Pressure Vessels
739 Nonmandatory Appendix NN Guidance to the Responsibilities of the User and Designated
Agent
742 NN-6-1 Responsibilities of the User
743 NN-6-2 Matters of Agreement Between the User and the Manufacturer
NN-6-3 The Manufacturer’s Responsibility to the User
NN-6-4 Recommendations to the User
744 NN-6-5 Responsibilities of the User or His Designated Agent
NN-6-6 Matters of Agreement Between the User or His Designated Agent and the Manufacturer
745 NN-6-7 The Manufacturer’s Responsibility to the User or His Designated Agent
NN-6-8 Recommendations to the User or His Designated Agent
NN-6-9 Cautionary Advice Provided to the User
746 NN-6-10 Guidance Code to Users and Their Designated Agents
NN-6-11 User–Manufacturer Rules
748 ENDNOTES
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