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CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE

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Case 2488-2 UNS S31803 Plates and Seamless and Welded Pipe and Tube and Forgings and Fittings and Bar Section I Inquiry: Under what conditions may UNS S31803 ferritic-austentic stainless steel in the material specications SA-182, SA-240, SA-479, SA-789, SA-790, and SA-815 be used in economizers and feedwater heaters of welded construction under the rules of Section I? Reply: It is the opinion of the Committee that the material described in the Inquiry may be used in the welded construction of economizers and feedwater heaters conforming to the rules of Section I, provided the following additional requirements are met: (a) The allowable stress values for welded pipe, tube, and ttings to SA-789, SA-790, and SA-815 shall be as listed in Tables 1 and 1M. (b) The allowable stress values for SA-182, SA-240, SA-479, and for seamless pipe, tube and ttings to SA-789, SA-790, and SA-815 shall be as listed in Tables 2 and 2M. (c) Welding procedure and performance qualication shall be conducted in accordance with Section IX. (d) The y value [see Section I, PG-27.4, Note (6)] shall be 0.4. (e) Heat treatment after forming or fabrication is neither required nor prohibited, but when heat treatment is performed, it shall be performed from 1870F to 2010F

TABLE 1 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE STRESS VALUES: WELDED PIPE, TUBE AND FITTINGS TO SA-789, SA-790, AND SA-815
For Metal Temperature Not Exceeding, F 20 to 100 200 300 400 500 600 Maximum Allowable Stress, ksi [Note (1)] 21.9 21.9 21.1 20.3 19.8 19.6

GENERAL NOTES: (a) This steel may be expected to develop embrittlement after exposure at moderately elevated temperature; see Section II, Part D, Appendix A, A-340 and A-360. (b) The revised criterion of 3.5 on tensile strength was used in establishing these values. NOTE: (1) For SA-789 and SA-790 welded pipe and tube and SA-815 welded ttings, the allowable stress values have been decreased by a factor of 0.85.

(1020C to 1100C) followed by water quenching or rapid cooling by other means. (f) This Case number shall be included in the marking of the material and shall be shown on the Manufacturers Data Report.

The Committees function is to establish rules of safety, relating only to pressure integrity, governing the construction of boilers, pressure vessels, transport tanks and nuclear components, and inservice inspection for pressure integrity of nuclear components and transport tanks, and to interpret these rules when questions arise regarding their intent. This Code does not address other safety issues relating to the construction of boilers, pressure vessels, transport tanks and nuclear components, and the inservice inspection of nuclear components and transport tanks. The user of the Code should refer to other pertinent codes, standards, laws, regulations or other relevant documents.

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TABLE 1M MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE STRESS VALUES: WELDED PIPE, TUBE AND FITTINGS TO SA-789, SA-790, AND SA-815
For Metal Temperature Not Exceeding, C 30 to 40 65 100 125 150 200 250 300 315 Maximum Allowable Stress, MPa [Note (1)] 151 151 151 148 145 140 137 135 135

TABLE 2M MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE STRESS VALUES: SA-182, SA-240, SA-479, AND FOR SEAMLESS PIPE, TUBE AND FITTINGS TO SA-789, SA-790, AND SA-815
For Metal Temperature Not Exceeding, C 30 to 40 65 100 125 150 200 250 300 315 Maximum Allowable Stress, MPa 177 177 177 174 171 165 161 160 159

GENERAL NOTES: (a) This steel may be expected to develop embrittlement after exposure at moderately elevated temperature; see Section II, Part D, Appendix A, A-340 and A-360. (b) The revised criterion of 3.5 on tensile strength was used in establishing these values. NOTE: (1) For SA-789 and SA-790 welded pipe and tube and SA-815 welded ttings, the allowable stress values have been decreased by a factor of 0.85.
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GENERAL NOTES: (a) This steel may be expected to develop embrittlement after exposure at moderately elevated temperature; see Section II, Part D, Appendix A, A-340 and A-360. (b) The revised criterion of 3.5 on tensile strength was used in establishing these values.

TABLE 2 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE STRESS VALUES: SA-182, SA-240, SA-479, AND FOR SEAMLESS PIPE, TUBE AND FITTINGS TO SA-789, SA-790, AND SA-815
For Metal Temperature Not Exceeding, F 20 to 100 200 300 400 500 600 Maximum Allowable Stress, ksi 25.7 25.7 24.8 23.9 23.3 23.1

GENERAL NOTES: (a) This steel may be expected to develop embrittlement after exposure at moderately elevated temperature; see Section II, Part D, Appendix A, A-340 and A-360. (b) The revised criterion of 3.5 on tensile strength was used in establishing these values.

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