B16 CASE 3

CASES OF THE B16 VALVE, FLANGES, FITTINGS AND GASKETS STANDARDS

Approval Date: May 27, 2016

Cases will remain available for use until annulled by the applicable Standards Committee

B16 CASE 3
13 Cr Stainless Steel
ASME B16.34 Valves
ASTM A182 F6a Class 1, A182 F6a Class 2, and A217 CA15 Material

Inquiry: May ASTM A182 F6a Class 1 and Class 2 forgings (UNS S41000) and ASTM
A217 CA15 castings (UNS J91150) conforming to the chemical requirements shown in
Tables 1A and 1B, the mechanical properties listed in Tables 2A and 2B, and otherwise
conforming to the applicable requirements in the specifications listed in Table 3 and in
this Case be used for the construction of B16.34 Standard Class valves?

Reply:
It is the opinion of the Committee that the material described in the inquiry may be used
with the applicable requirements of ASME B16.34 for the construction of valves,
provided the following additional requirements are met.
(a) The pressure temperature ratings shall be in accordance with Tables 4A (metric
bar units) and 4B (U.S. Customary psig units) as developed in accordance with
ASME B16.34, Appendix B.
(b) Service temperatures for A182 F6a Class 2 and A217 CA15 materials shall not
exceed 650°C (1200°F). Service temperature for A182 F6a Class 1 shall not
exceed 538ºC (1000ºF).
(c) Class 150 flanged valves shall be limited to 538ºC (1000ºF) service as noted in
Tables 4A and 4B. Welded-end valves may be used to 650ºC (1200ºF) for
appropriate material.
(d) The material described in the inquiry (martensitic stainless steel) shall be
considered a Material Group 2 material for B16.34 applications.
(e) This Case number shall be included in the marking of the valve and including on
the Material Test Report.

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Table 1A
Chemical Requirements
ASTMA182 F6a Class 1 and Class 2
Element Chemical Composition
Limits, % max.
Carbon 0.15
Manganese 1.00
Phosphorous 0.040
Sulfur 0.030
Silicon 1.00
Nickel 0.50
Chromium 11.5 – 13.5
Molybdenum …
Columbium …
Titanium …
Other Elements …

Table 1B
Chemical Requirements
ASTM A217 CA15
Element Chemical Composition
Limits, % max.
Carbon 0.15
Manganese 1.00
Phosphorous 0.040
Sulfur 0.025
Silicon 1.50
Nickel 1.000
Chromium 11.5 – 14.0
Molybdenum 0.50
Columbium …
Titanium …
Vanadium …

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Table 2A
Mechanical Property Requirements
Metric Units

A182 A182 F6a

F6a A182 F6a A217 Class 1 A217 CA15
Class 1 A217 CA15 Class 1 CA15 Allowable Allowable
Temp Tensile Tensile Yield Yield Stress Stress
°C MPa MPa MPa MPa MPa MPa
-30 483 621 276 448 138 177
to 40
65 261 424 138 177
100 482 620 252 410 138 177
125 248 403 137 176
150 473 608 245 398 135 174
175 243 394 - -
200 465 598 241 391 133 171
225 239 389 - -
250 459 590 238 387 131 169
275 236 384 - -
300 450 579 234 380 129 166
325 444 570 231 375 127 163
350 435 560 227 369 124 160
375 425 547 223 361 122 156
400 412 530 216 351 118 151
425 398 511 209 339 113 146
450 380 488 200 325 109 117
475 360 463 190 309 92.1 83.3(2)
500 338 434 179 290 68.4(1) 60.1
525 313 402 166 269 51.3 42.0
550 37.7 28.6
575 26.4 19.8
600 17.9 13.8
625 11.6 9.81
650 6.68 6.76
NOTE:
(1) Allowable stresses for temperatures of 480°C and above are values obtained
from time-dependent properties.
(2) Allowable stresses for temperatures of 455°C and above are values obtained
from time-dependent properties.

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Table 2A continued
Mechanical Property Requirements
Metric Units

A182 A182 F6a Class 2

F6a A182 F6a Class 2 Allowable Stress
Class 2 Yield MPa
Temp Tensile MPa
°C MPa
-30 586 379 168
to 40
65 359 168
100 585 347 167
125 341 166
150 574 336 164
175 333 -
200 565 331 162
225 329 -
250 557 327 159
275 325 -
300 547 322 157
325 539 318 154
350 529 312 151
375 516 306 148
400 501 297 143
425 483 288 138
450 461 275 123
475 437 262 93.5(1)
500 410 246 68
525 380 227 51.3
550 37.7
575 26.4
600 17.9
625 11.6
650 6.68
NOTE:
(1) Allowable stresses for temperatures of 455°C and above are
values obtained from time-dependent properties.

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Table 2B
Mechanical Property Requirements
U.S. Customary Units
A182
F6a A182 F6a A182 F6a
Class 2 Class 2 Class 2 A217 CA15 A217 CA15 A182 CA15
Temp Tensile Yield Allowable Tensile Yield Allowable
F ksi ksi ksi ksi ksi ksi
-20 to 85 55 24.3 90 65.0 25.7
100
200 85 50.6 24.3 90 59.8 25.7
300 83.3 48.8 23.8 88.2 57.7 25.2
400 81.8 48.0 23.4 86.7 56.7 24.8
500 80.6 47.3 23.0 85.3 55.9 24.4
600 78.6 46.3 22.5 83.2 54.7 23.8
650 77.1 45.5 22.0 81.6 53.8 23.3
700 75.2 44.5 21.5 79.6 52.6 22.7
750 72.8 43.2 20.8 77.0 51.0 22.0
800 69.8 41.6 19.9 73.9 49.1 21.1
850 66.3 39.6 17.2(1) 70.2 46.8 15.9(1)
900 62.3 37.3 12.3 66.0 44.0 11.0
950 57.8 34.6 8.8 61.2 40.9 7.6
1000 52.8 31.6 6.4 55.9 37.3 5.0
1050 4.4 3.3
1100 2.9 2.2
1150 1.8 1.5
1200 1.0 1.0
NOTE:
(1) Allowable stresses for temperatures of 850°F and above are values obtained from
time-dependent properties.

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Table 2B continued
Mechanical Property Requirements
U.S. Customary Units
A182
F6a A182 F6a A182 F6a
Class 1 Class 1 Class 1
Temp Tensile Yield Allowable
F ksi ksi ksi
-20 to 70 40 20.0
100
200 70 36.8 20.0
300 68.6 35.5 19.6
400 67.4 34.9 19.3
500 66.4 34.4 19.0
600 64.7 33.7 18.5
650 63.5 33.1 18.1
700 61.9 32.4 17.7
750 59.9 31.4 17.1
800 57.5 30.2 16.4
850 54.6 28.8 15.6
900 51.3 27.1 12.3(1)
950 47.6 25.2 8.8
1000 43.5 23.0 6.4
1050
1100
1150
1200
NOTE:
(1) Allowable stresses for temperatures of
900°F and above are values obtained
from time-dependent properties.

Table 3
Specifications
Forgings ASTM A182/A182M
Casting ASTM A217/A217M

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Table 4A (Metric) Pressure-Temperature Ratings for Group 2 Materials-

Standard Class
Nominal Designation Forgings Castings Plates Bars Tubular
13Cr A182 Gr. F6a Class 1 (1) A217 CA15 … … …
A182 Gr. F6a Class 2
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Working Pressures by Classes, bar

Temperature Class
°C 150 300 600 900 1500 2500 4500
-29 to 38 20.0 51.7 103.4 155.1 258.6 430.9 775.7
50 19.5 51.7 103.4 155.1 258.6 430.9 775.7
100 17.7 51.5 103.0 154.6 257.6 429.4 773.0
150 15.8 50.3 100.3 150.6 250.8 418.2 752.8
200 13.8 48.6 97.2 145.8 243.4 405.4 729.8
250 12.1 46.3 92.7 139.0 231.8 386.2 694.8
300 10.2 42.9 85.7 128.6 214.4 357.1 642.6
325 9.3 41.4 82.6 124.0 206.6 344.3 619.6
350 8.4 40.3 80.4 120.7 201.1 335.3 603.3
375 7.4 38.9 77.6 116.5 194.1 323.2 581.8
400 6.5 36.5 73.3 109.8 183.1 304.9 548.5
425 5.5 35.2 70.0 105.1 175.1 291.6 524.7
450 4.6 33.7 67.7 101.4 169.0 281.8 507.0
475 3.7 28.6 57.1 85.7 142.8 238 428.4
500 2.8 20.6 41.2 61.8 103 171.7 309.1
525 1.9 14.4 28.8 43.2 72 120 216
538 1.4 12 24 36 60 100 180
550 1.4 (2) 9.8 19.6 29.4 49 81.7 147.1
575 1.4 (2) 6.8 13.6 20.4 33.9 56.6 101.8
600 1.4 (2) 4.7 9.5 14.2 23.7 39.4 71
625 1.3 (2) 3.4 6.7 10.1 16.8 28 50.5
650 0.9 (2) 2.3 4.6 6.9 11.5 19.1 34.4

NOTES:
(1) Not to be used over 538ºC.
(2) Class 150 flanged-end valve ratings terminate at 538ºC

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Table 4B (U.S. Customary) - Pressure-Temperature Ratings for Group 2 Materials-

Standard Class
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Nominal Designation Forgings Castings Plates Bars Tubular
13Cr A182 Gr. F6a Class 1 (1) A217 CA15 … … …
A182 Gr. F6a Class 2
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Temperature Working Pressures by Classes, psig
°F Class
150 300 600 900 1500 2500 4500
-20 to 100 290 750 1500 2250 3750 6250 11250
200 260 750 1500 2250 3750 6250 11250
300 230 730 1455 2185 3640 6070 10925
400 200 705 1410 2115 3530 5880 10585
500 170 665 1330 1995 3325 5540 9965
600 140 605 1210 1815 3025 5040 9070
650 125 590 1175 1765 2940 4905 8825
700 110 570 1135 1705 2840 4730 8515
750 95 530 1065 1595 2660 4430 7970
800 80 510 1015 1525 2540 4230 7610
850 65 485 975 1460 2435 4055 7305
900 50 375 755 1130 1885 3145 5655
950 35 260 520 780 1305 2170 3910
1000 20 170 345 515 855 1430 2570
1050 20 (2) 115 225 340 565 945 1695
1100 20 (2) 75 150 225 375 630 1130
1150 20 (2) 50 105 155 255 430 770
1200 15 (2) 35 70 105 170 285 515

NOTES:
(1) Not to be used over 1000ºF.
(2) Flanged-end Class 150 valve ratings terminate at 1000ºF.