ASME P-Numbers
To reduce the number of welding and brazing procedure qualifications required base metals have been assigned P-Numbers by the ASME BPVC.
Ferrous metals which have specified impact test requirements have been assigned Group Numbers within P-Numbers.
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These assignments have been based on comparable base metal characteristics, such as:
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When a base metal with a UNS number Designation is assigned a P-Number, then a base metal listed in a different ASME material specification with the
same UNS number shall be considered that P-Number.
The table below is a guide and is for instructive purposes only. Anyone specifying materials or requirements should refer directly to the ASME Boiler
and Pressure Vessel Code to specify materials, P-Numbers, procedures, or other requirements and not rely on the table below. The table below is only a
rather incomplete and approximate summary of ASME data.
P-Numbers
1
2
3
4
5A
5B
5C
6
7
ASME P-Numbers
9A, B, C
10A, B, C, F
10H
10I
10J
10K
11A
11B
12 to 20
21
22
23
24
25
26 to 30
31
32
33
34
35
36 to 40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
47 to 50
51, 52, 53
61, 62
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