2004 ASME BOILER & PRESSURE VESSEL CODE

2004 ASME BOILER & IX PRESSURE VESSEL CODE A N I N T E R N AT I O N A L C O D E WELDING AND BRAZING --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- QUALIFICATIONS Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale IX ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE AN INTERNATIONAL CODE QUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR WELDING AND BRAZING PROCEDURES, WELDERS, BRAZERS, AND WELDING AND BRAZING OPERATORS --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- 2004 Edition July 1, 2004 ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WELDING THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS NEW YORK, NEW YORK Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale Date of Issuance: July 1, 2004 (Includes all Addenda dated July 2003 and earlier) This international code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American National Standards and it is an American National Standard. 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Revised 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 Copyright © 2004 by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All Rights Reserved Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale 2004 ASME 04 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE SECTIONS I Rules for Construction of Power Boilers II Materials Part A — Ferrous Material Speciﬁcations Part B — Nonferrous Material Speciﬁcations --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- Part C — Speciﬁcations for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler Metals Part D — Properties (Customary) Part D — Properties (Metric) III Subsection NCA — General Requirements for Division 1 and Division 2 III Division 1 Subsection NB — Class 1 Components Subsection NC — Class 2 Components Subsection ND — Class 3 Components Subsection NE — Class MC Components Subsection NF — Supports Subsection NG — Core Support Structures Subsection NH — Class 1 Components in Elevated Temperature Service Appendices III Division 2 — Code for Concrete Containments III Division 3 — Containments for Transport and Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High Level Radioactive Material and Waste IV Rules for Construction of Heating Boilers V Nondestructive Examination VI Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating Boilers VII Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers VIII Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels Division 1 Division 2 — Alternative Rules Division 3 — Alternative Rules for Construction of High Pressure Vessels IX Welding and Brazing Qualiﬁcations X Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels XI Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components XII Rules for Construction and Continued Service of Transport Tanks iii Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale ADDENDA Beginning with the 2004 Edition, Interpretations of the Code will be distributed annually in July with the issuance Colored-sheet Addenda, which include additions and of the edition and subsequent addenda. Interpretations revisions to individual Sections of the Code, are published previously distributed in January will be posted in January annually and will be sent automatically to purchasers of at www.cstools.asme.org/interpretations and included in the applicable Sections up to the publication of the 2007 the July distribution. Code. The 2004 Code is available only in the loose-leaf format; accordingly, the Addenda will be issued in the loose-leaf, replacement-page format. CODE CASES The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee meets regu- INTERPRETATIONS larly to consider proposed additions and revisions to the ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning Code and to formulate Cases to clarify the intent of interpretation of technical aspects of the Code. The Inter- existing requirements or provide, when the need is urgent, pretations for each individual Section will be published rules for materials or constructions not covered by separately and will be included as part of the update existing Code rules. Those Cases which have been service to that Section. They will be issued semiannually adopted will appear in the appropriate 2004 Code Cases (July and December) up to the publication of the 2004 book: (1) Boilers and Pressure Vessels and (2) Nuclear Code. Interpretations of Section III, Divisions 1 and 2, Components. Supplements will be sent automatically to --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- will be included with the update service to Subsection the purchasers of the Code Cases books up to the publica- NCA. tion of the 2007 Code. iv Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale CONTENTS --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Statements of Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii Summary of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv PART QW WELDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Article I Welding General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 QW-100 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 QW-110 Weld Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 QW-120 Test Positions for Groove Welds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 QW-130 Test Positions for Fillet Welds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 QW-140 Types and Purposes of Tests and Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 QW-150 Tension Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 QW-160 Guided-Bend Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 QW-170 Notch-Toughness Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 QW-180 Fillet-Weld Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 QW-190 Other Tests and Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Appendix I Rounded Indication Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Article II Welding Procedure Qualiﬁcations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 QW-200 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 QW-210 Preparation of Test Coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 QW-250 Welding Variables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 QW-290 Temper Bead Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Article III Welding Performance Qualiﬁcations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 QW-300 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 QW-310 Qualiﬁcation Test Coupons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 QW-320 Retests and Renewal of Qualiﬁcation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 QW-350 Welding Variables for Welders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 QW-360 Welding Variables for Welding Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 QW-380 Special Processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Article IV Welding Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 QW-400 Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 QW-410 Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 QW-420 Material Groupings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 QW-430 F-Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 QW-440 Weld Metal Chemical Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 QW-450 Specimens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 QW-460 Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 QW-470 Etching — Processes and Reagents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 v Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale QW-490 Deﬁnitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Article V Standard Welding Procedure Speciﬁcations (SWPSs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 QW-500 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 QW-510 Adoption of SWPSs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 QW-520 Use of SWPSs Without Discrete Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 QW-530 Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 QW-540 Production Use of SWPSs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 PART QB BRAZING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Article XI Brazing General Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 QB-100 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 QB-110 Braze Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 QB-120 Test Positions for Lap, Butt, Scarf, or Rabbet Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 QB-140 Types and Purposes of Tests and Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 QB-150 Tension Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 QB-160 Guided-Bend Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 QB-170 Peel Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 QB-180 Sectioning Tests and Workmanship Coupons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Article XII Brazing Procedure Qualiﬁcations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 QB-200 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 QB-210 Preparation of Test Coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 QB-250 Brazing Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Article XIII Brazing Performance Qualiﬁcations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 QB-300 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 QB-310 Qualiﬁcation Test Coupons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 QB-320 Retests and Renewal of Qualiﬁcation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 QB-350 Brazing Variables for Brazers and Brazing Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Article XIV Brazing Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 QB-400 Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 QB-410 Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 QB-420 P-Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 QB-430 F-Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 QB-450 Specimens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 QB-460 Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 APPENDICES Appendix A Mandatory — Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Appendix B Nonmandatory — Welding and Brazing Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Appendix D Nonmandatory — P-Number Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Appendix E Mandatory — Permitted SWPSs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Appendix F Mandatory — Standard Units for Use in Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Appendix G Nonmandatory — Guidance for the Use of U.S. Customary and SI Units in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 vi --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale FOREWORD 04 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers set must never be used to overrule mandatory requirements up a committee in 1911 for the purpose of formulating or speciﬁc prohibitions of the Code. standard rules for the construction of steam boilers and The Committee recognizes that tools and techniques other pressure vessels. This committee is now called the used for design and analysis change as technology prog- Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee. resses and expects engineers to use good judgment in the The Committee’s function is to establish rules of safety, application of these tools. The designer is responsible for relating only to pressure integrity, governing the construc- complying with Code rules and demonstrating compli- tion1 of boilers, pressure vessels, transport tanks and ance with Code equations when such equations are man- nuclear components, and inservice inspection for pressure datory. The Code neither requires nor prohibits the use integrity of nuclear components and transport tanks, and of computers for the design or analysis of components to interpret these rules when questions arise regarding constructed to the requirements of the Code. However, their intent. This code does not address other safety issues designers and engineers using computer programs for relating to the construction of boilers, pressure vessels, design or analysis are cautioned that they are responsible transport tanks and nuclear components, and the inservice for all technical assumptions inherent in the programs inspection of nuclear components and transport tanks. they use and they are responsible for the application of The user of the Code should refer to other pertinent codes, these programs to their design. standards, laws, regulations, or other relevant documents. The Code does not fully address tolerances. When With few exceptions, the rules do not, of practical neces- dimensions, sizes, or other parameters are not speciﬁed sity, reﬂect the likelihood and consequences of deteriora- with tolerances, the values of these parameters are consid- tion in service related to speciﬁc service ﬂuids or external ered nominal and allowable tolerances or local variances operating environments. Recognizing this, the Committee may be considered acceptable when based on engineering has approved a wide variety of construction rules in this judgment and standard practices as determined by the Section to allow the user or his designee to select those designer. which will provide a pressure vessel having a margin for The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee deals with deterioration in service so as to give a reasonably long, the care and inspection of boilers and pressure vessels in safe period of usefulness. Accordingly, it is not intended service only to the extent of providing suggested rules that this Section be used as a design handbook; rather, of good practice as an aid to owners and their inspectors. engineering judgment must be employed in the selection The rules established by the Committee are not to be of those sets of Code rules suitable to any speciﬁc service interpreted as approving, recommending, or endorsing or need. any proprietary or speciﬁc design or as limiting in any This Code contains mandatory requirements, speciﬁc way the manufacturer’s freedom to choose any method prohibitions, and nonmandatory guidance for construc- of design or any form of construction that conforms to tion activities. The Code does not address all aspects of the Code rules. these activities and those aspects which are not speciﬁ- The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee meets regu- cally addressed should not be considered prohibited. The larly to consider revisions of the rules, new rules as Code is not a handbook and cannot replace education, dictated by technological development, Code Cases, and experience, and the use of engineering judgment. The requests for interpretations. Only the Boiler and Pressure phrase engineering judgment refers to technical judg- Vessel Committee has the authority to provide ofﬁcial ments made by knowledgeable designers experienced in interpretations of this Code. Requests for revisions, new the application of the Code. Engineering judgments must rules, Code Cases, or interpretations shall be addressed be consistent with Code philosophy and such judgments to the Secretary in writing and shall give full particulars in 1 order to receive consideration and action (see Mandatory Construction, as used in this Foreword, is an all-inclusive term comprising materials, design, fabrication, examination, inspection, test- Appendix covering preparation of technical inquiries). ing, certiﬁcation, and pressure relief. Proposed revisions to the Code resulting from inquiries vii --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale will be presented to the Main Committee for appropriate published by ASTM, AWS, and other recognized national action. The action of the Main Committee becomes effec- or international organizations. When reference is made tive only after conﬁrmation by letter ballot of the Commit- in an ASME material speciﬁcation to a non-ASME speci- tee and approval by ASME. ﬁcation for which a companion ASME speciﬁcation Proposed revisions to the Code approved by the Com- exists, the reference shall be interpreted as applying to mittee are submitted to the American National Standards the ASME material speciﬁcation. Not all materials Institute and published at http://cstools.asme.org/wbpms/ included in the material speciﬁcations in Section II have public/index.cfm?PublicReviewpRevisions to invite been adopted for Code use. Usage is limited to those comments from all interested persons. After the allotted materials and grades adopted by at least one of the other time for public review and ﬁnal approval by ASME, Sections of the Code for application under rules of that revisions are published annually in Addenda to the Code. Section. All materials allowed by these various Sections Code Cases may be used in the construction of compo- and used for construction within the scope of their rules nents to be stamped with the ASME Code symbol begin- shall be furnished in accordance with material speciﬁca- ning with the date of their approval by ASME. tions contained in Section II or referenced in the Guide- After Code revisions are approved by ASME, they lines for Acceptable ASTM Editions in Section II, Parts may be used beginning with the date of issuance shown on A and B, except where otherwise provided in Code Cases the Addenda. Revisions, except for revisions to material or in the applicable Section of the Code. Materials cov- speciﬁcations in Section II, Parts A and B, become man- ered by these speciﬁcations are acceptable for use in items datory six months after such date of issuance, except for covered by the Code Sections only to the degree indicated boilers or pressure vessels contracted for prior to the end in the applicable Section. Materials for Code use should of the six-month period. Revisions to material speciﬁca- preferably be ordered, produced, and documented on this tions are originated by the American Society for Testing basis; Guideline for Acceptable ASTM Editions in Sec- and Materials (ASTM) and other recognized national or tion II, Part A and Guideline for Acceptable ASTM Edi- international organizations, and are usually adopted by tions in Section II, Part B list editions of ASME and year ASME. However, those revisions may or may not have dates of speciﬁcations that meet ASME requirements and any effect on the suitability of material, produced to ear- which may be used in Code construction. Material pro- lier editions of speciﬁcations, for use in ASME construc- duced to an acceptable speciﬁcation with requirements tion. ASME material speciﬁcations approved for use in different from the requirements of the corresponding each construction Code are listed in the Guidelines for speciﬁcations listed in the Guideline for Acceptable Acceptable ASTM Editions in Section II, Parts A and B. ASTM Editions in Part A or Part B may also be used in These Guidelines list, for each speciﬁcation, the latest accordance with the above, provided the material manu- edition adopted by ASME, and earlier and later editions facturer or vessel manufacturer certiﬁes with evidence --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- considered by ASME to be identical for ASME con- acceptable to the Authorized Inspector that the corres- struction. ponding requirements of speciﬁcations listed in the The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee in the for- Guideline for Acceptable ASTM Editions in Part A or mulation of its rules and in the establishment of maximum Part B have been met. Material produced to an acceptable design and operating pressures considers materials, con- material speciﬁcation is not limited as to country of origin. struction, methods of fabrication, inspection, and safety When required by context in this Section, the singular devices. shall be interpreted as the plural, and vice-versa; and the The Code Committee does not rule on whether a com- feminine, masculine, or neuter gender shall be treated as ponent shall or shall not be constructed to the provisions such other gender as appropriate. of the Code. The Scope of each Section has been estab- Either U.S. Customary units or SI units may be used lished to identify the components and parameters consid- for compliance with all requirements of this edition, but ered by the Committee in formulating the Code rules. one system shall be used consistently throughout for all Questions or issues regarding compliance of a speciﬁc phases of construction. component with the Code rules are to be directed to Either the U.S. Customary units or SI units that are the ASME Certiﬁcate Holder (Manufacturer). Inquiries listed in Mandatory Appendix F are identiﬁed in the text, concerning the interpretation of the Code are to be or are identiﬁed in the nomenclature for equations, shall directed to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Com- be used consistently for all phases of construction (e.g. mittee. ASME is to be notiﬁed should questions arise materials, design, fabrication, and reports). Since values concerning improper use of an ASME Code symbol. in the two systems are not exact equivalents, each system The speciﬁcations for materials given in Section II shall be used independently of the other without mixing are identical with or similar to those of speciﬁcations U.S. Customary units and SI units. viii Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale When SI units are selected, U.S. Customary values in publication contains values only in U.S. Customary units referenced speciﬁcations that do not contain SI units shall and the other contains values only in SI units. The selec- be converted to SI values to at least three signiﬁcant tion of the version to use is dependent on the set of units ﬁgures for use in calculations and other aspects of con- selected for construction. struction. With the publication of the 2004 Edition, Section II, Part D is published as two separate publications. One ix --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- x Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE USE OF CODE SYMBOLS AND CODE AUTHORIZATION IN ADVERTISING ASME has established procedures to authorize quali- “rate,” or “endorse” any item, construction, or activity ﬁed organizations to perform various activities in accor- and there shall be no statements or implications that might dance with the requirements of the ASME Boiler and so indicate. An organization holding a Code Symbol Pressure Vessel Code. It is the aim of the Society to and /or a Certiﬁcate of Authorization may state in adver- provide recognition of organizations so authorized. An tising literature that items, constructions, or activities “are organization holding authorization to perform various built (produced or performed) or activities conducted in activities in accordance with the requirements of the Code accordance with the requirements of the ASME Boiler may state this capability in its advertising literature. and Pressure Vessel Code,” or “meet the requirements Organizations that are authorized to use Code Symbols of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.” for marking items or constructions that have been con- The ASME Symbol shall be used only for stamping structed and inspected in compliance with the ASME and nameplates as speciﬁcally provided in the Code. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code are issued Certiﬁcates However, facsimiles may be used for the purpose of of Authorization. It is the aim of the Society to maintain fostering the use of such construction. Such usage may the standing of the Code Symbols for the beneﬁt of the be by an association or a society, or by a holder of a Code users, the enforcement jurisdictions, and the holders of Symbol who may also use the facsimile in advertising to the symbols who comply with all requirements. show that clearly speciﬁed items will carry the symbol. Based on these objectives, the following policy has General usage is permitted only when all of a manufactur- been established on the usage in advertising of facsimiles er’s items are constructed under the rules. of the symbols, Certiﬁcates of Authorization, and refer- The ASME logo, which is the cloverleaf with the letters ence to Code construction. The American Society of ASME within, shall not be used by any organization other Mechanical Engineers does not “approve,” “certify,” than ASME. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE USE OF ASME MARKING TO IDENTIFY MANUFACTURED ITEMS The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code provides Symbols shall not be used on any item that is not con- rules for the construction of boilers, pressure vessels, structed in accordance with all of the applicable require- and nuclear components. This includes requirements for ments of the Code. materials, design, fabrication, examination, inspection, Items shall not be described on ASME Data Report and stamping. Items constructed in accordance with all Forms nor on similar forms referring to ASME that tend of the applicable rules of the Code are identiﬁed with the to imply that all Code requirements have been met when, ofﬁcial Code Symbol Stamp described in the governing in fact, they have not been. Data Report Forms covering Section of the Code. items not fully complying with ASME requirements Markings such as “ASME,” “ASME Standard,” or any should not refer to ASME or they should clearly identify other marking including “ASME” or the various Code all exceptions to the ASME requirements. xi --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale xii --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale PERSONNEL ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee Subcommittees, Subgroups, and Working Groups As of January 1, 2004 MAIN COMMITTEE MARINE CONFERENCE GROUP G. G. Karcher, Chair W. M. Lundy J. Tiratto, Chair J. L. Jones J. G. Feldstein, Vice Chair J. R. MacKay L. W. Douthwaite J. S. Brzuszkiewicz, Secretary U. R. Miller R. W. Barnes R. A. Moen CONFERENCE COMMITTEE J. E. Batey P. A. Molvie D. A. Douin — Illinois (Chair) D. T. Jagger — Ohio D. L. Berger C. C. Neely R. D. Reetz — North Dakota D. J. Jenkins — Kansas M. N. Bressler T. P. Pastor (Vice Chair) S. Katz — British Columbia, D. A. Canonico C. J. Pieper D. E. Tanner — Ohio Canada F. C. Cherny M. D. Rana (Secretary) M. Kotb — Quebec, Canada D. A. Douin B. W. Roberts R. J. Aben, Jr. — Michigan K. T. Lau — Alberta, Canada R. E. Gimple F. J. Schaaf, Jr. J. S. Aclaro — California S. E. Lyons — Arkansas M. Gold A. Selz J. T. Amato — Minnesota M. A. Malek — Florida T. E. Hansen R. W. Swayne E. A. Anderson — Chicago, G. F. Mankel — Alaska C. L. Hoffmann D. E. Tanner Illinois R. D. Marvin II — Washington D. F. Landers S. V. Voorhees F. R. Andrus — Oregon I. W. Mault — Manitoba, R. D. Austin — Colorado Canada EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (MAIN COMMITTEE) M. M. Barber — Michigan H. T. McEwen — Mississippi R. Barlett — Arizona R. Mile — Ontario, Canada J. G. Feldstein, Chair M. Gold F. P. Barton — Virginia M. F. Mooney — G. G. Karcher, Vice Chair J. R. MacKay W. K. Brigham — New Massachusetts J. S. Brzuszkiewicz, Secretary T. P. Pastor Hampshire Y. Nagpaul — Hawaii R. W. Barnes A. Selz D. E. Burns — Nebraska T. Parks — Texas D. A. Canonico A. J. Spencer J. H. Burpee — Maine J. D. Payton — Pennsylvania R. E. Gimple D. E. Tanner C. Castle — Nova Scotia, M. R. Peterson — Alaska Canada H. D. Pfaff — South Dakota R. R. Cate — Louisiana D. C. Price — Yukon HONORARY MEMBERS (MAIN COMMITTEE) D. C. Cook — California Territory, Canada R. D. Bonner E. J. Hemzy R. A. Coomes — Kentucky R. S. Pucek — Wisconsin R. J. Bosnak M. H. Jawad D. Eastman — Newfoundland D. E. Ross — New Brunswick, R. J. Cepluch J. LeCoff and Labrador, Canada Canada L. J. Chockie F. N. Moschini G. L. Ebeyer — New Orleans, M. Shuff — West Virginia W. D. Doty W. E. Somers Louisiana N. Surtees — Saskatchewan, J. R. Farr L. P. Zick, Jr. E. Everett — Georgia Canada R. C. Grifﬁn J. M. Given, Jr. — North M. R. Toth — Tennessee Carolina M. J. Verhagen — Wisconsin P. C. Hackford — Utah M. Washington — New Jersey HONORS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE J. B. Harlan — Delaware R. B. West — Iowa M. L. Holloway — Oklahoma M. J. Wheel — Vermont J. R. MacKay, Chair W. L. Haag, Jr. K. Hynes — Prince Edward D. J. Willis — Indiana J. N. Shih, Secretary M. H. Jawad Island, Canada J. E. Batey D. P. Jones D. L. Berger T. P. Pastor INTERNATIONAL INTEREST REVIEW GROUP J. G. Feldstein C. J. Pieper M. Gold R. R. Stevenson V. Felix P. Williamson F. E. Gregor S. H. Leong xiii --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale SUBCOMMITTEE ON POWER BOILERS (SC I) Heat Recovery Steam Generators Task Group (SC I & SC VIII) J. R. MacKay, Chair W. L. Lowry T. E. Hansen, Chair D. W. Rahoi D. L. Berger, Vice Chair T. C. McGough R. W. Anderson R. D. Scheuler, Jr. J. N. Shih, Secretary R. E. McLaughlin G. L. Bostick R. H. Sirois D. A. Canonico P. A. Molvie I. J. Cotton J. C. Steverman, Jr. K. K. Coleman J. T. Pillow L. R. Douglas J. K. Tercey P. D. Edwards R. G. Presnak J. D. Fishburn S. R. Timko J. Hainsworth B. W. Roberts E. M. Ortman S. V. Torkildson T. E. Hansen R. D. Schueler, Jr. A. L. Plumley J. S. Hunter J. P. Swezy C. F. Jeerings J. M. Tanzosh SUBCOMMITTEE ON MATERIALS (SC II) J. P. Libbrecht R. V. Wielgoszinski M. Gold, Chair C. L. Hoffmann H. Lorenz D. J. Willis R. A. Moen, Vice Chair F. Masuyama N. Lobo, Secretary R. K. Nanstad --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- D. C. Agarwal M. L. Nayyar Honorary Members (SC I) W. R. Apblett, Jr. E. G. Nisbett D. N. French R. L. Williams M. N. Bressler D. W. Rahoi W. E. Somers H. D. Bushﬁeld B. W. Roberts J. Cameron E. Shapiro D. A. Canonico R. C. Sutherlin Subgroup on Design (SC I) D. W. Gandy R. W. Swindeman M. H. Gilkey J. M. Tanzosh P. A. Molvie, Chair J. L. Seigle J. F. Grubb B. E. Thurgood M. L. Coats N. Surtees J. F. Henry J. C. Vaillant J. D. Fishburn J. P. Swezy C. F. Jeerings S. V. Torkildson Honorary Members (SC II) J. C. Light R. V. Wielgoszinski R. D. Schueler, Jr. A. P. Ahrendt J. J. Heger T. M. Cullen G. C. Hsu R. Dirscherl C. E. Spaeder, Jr. Subgroup on Fabrication and Examination (SC I) W. D. Doty A. W. Zeuthen W. D. Edsall D. L. Berger, Chair R. E. McLaughlin J. T. Pillow, Secretary Y. Oishi Subgroup on External Pressure (SC II & SC-D) J. Hainsworth R. D. Schueler, Jr. T. E. Hansen J. P. Swezy R. W. Mikitka, Chair M. Katcher T. C. McGough R. V. Wielgoszinski J. A. Morrow, Secretary E. Michalopoulos S. R. Frost D. Nadel D. S. Grifﬁn D. F. Shaw Subgroup on General Requirements (SC I) J. F. Grubb C. H. Sturgeon R. E. McLaughlin, Chair W. L. Lowry Subgroup on Ferrous Speciﬁcations (SC II) J. Hainsworth, Secretary T. C. McGough D. L. Berger J. T. Pillow E. G. Nisbett, Chair D. C. Krouse P. D. Edwards R. P. Sullivan A. Appleton L. J. Lavezzi C. F. Jeerings R. V. Wielgoszinski R. M. Davison W. C. Mack J. C. Light D. J. Willis B. M. Dingman J. K. Mahaney M. J. Dosdourian A. S. Melilli T. Graham K. E. Orie Subgroup on Materials (SC I) J. F. Grubb E. Upitis K. M. Hottle R. Zawierucha B. W. Roberts, Chair J. F. Henry D. Janikowski A. W. Zeuthen J. S. Hunter, Secretary J. P. Libbrecht D. A. Canonico F. Masuyama Subgroup on International Material Speciﬁcations (SC II) K. K. Coleman J. M. Tanzosh K. L. Hayes H. N. Titer, Jr. W. M. Lundy, Chair M. Gold J. P. Glaspie, Secretary D. O. Henry D. C. Agarwal M. Higuchi Subgroup on Piping (SC I) H. D. Bushﬁeld H. Lorenz D. A. Canonico F. Osweiller T. E. Hansen, Chair F. Massi W. D. Doty R. D. Schueler, Jr. D. L. Berger T. C. McGough D. M. Fryer E. A. Steen P. D. Edwards M. W. Smith A. F. Garbolevsky E. Upitis W. L. Lowry E. A. Whittle J. P. Glaspie xiv Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale Subgroup on Nonferrous Alloys (SC II) Honorary Member (SC III) D. W. Rahoi, Chair A. G. Kireta, Jr. F. R. Drahos M. Katcher, Secretary J. Kissell W. R. Apblett, Jr. O. Miyahara H. D. Bushﬁeld D. T. Peters Subgroup on Containment Systems for Spent Fuel L. G. Coffee E. Shapiro and High-Level Waste Transport Packagings (SC III) M. H. Gilkey R. C. Sutherlin E. L. Hibner R. Zawierucha G. C. Hsu G. M. Foster, Chair R. E. Nickell G. J. Solovey, Vice Chair T. J. O’Connell D. K. Morton, Secretary E. L. Pleins Subgroup on Strength, Ferrous Alloys (SC II) W. H. Borter T. Saegusa J. T. Conner H. P. Shrivastava C. L. Hoffmann, Chair R. A. Moen E. L. Farrow N. M. Simpson J. M. Tanzosh, Secretary H. Murakami J. M. Floyd R. H. Smith W. R. Apblett, Jr. D. W. Rahoi R. S. Hill III J. D. Stevenson D. A. Canonico B. W. Roberts H. W. Lee C. J. Temus --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- K. K. Coleman M. S. Shelton P. E. McConnell P. Turula M. Gold R. W. Swindeman I. D. McInnes A. D. Watkins F. Masuyama B. E. Thurgood A. B. Meichler S. Yukawa O. Miyahara T. P. Vassallo G. C. Mok Subgroup on Strength of Weldments (SC II & SC IX) Subgroup on Design (SC III) J. M. Tanzosh, Chair D. W. Rahoi K. K. Coleman B. W. Roberts R. P. Deubler, Chair H. Kobayashi W. D. Doty W. J. Sperko C. W. Bruny, Vice Chair J. T. Land K. L. Hayes B. E. Thurgood A. N. Nguyen, Secretary D. F. Landers J. F. Henry T. M. Adams K. A. Manoly E. B. Branch R. J. Masterson Subgroup on Toughness (SC II & SC VIII) M. N. Bressler W. N. McLean D. L. Caldwell J. C. Minichiello W. S. Jacobs, Chair K. Mokhtarian J. R. Cole T. Nakamura J. L. Arnold C. C. Neely R. E. Cornman, Jr. W. Z. Novak R. J. Basile T. T. Phillips A. A. Dermenjian I. Saito J. Cameron M. D. Rana D. H. Hanrath G. C. Slagis W. D. Doty D. A. Swanson R. S. Hill III J. D. Stevenson H. E. Gordon E. Upitis R. I. Jetter K. R. Wichman C. D. Lamb S. Yukawa Special Working Group on Nonmetallic Materials (SC II) Working Group on Supports (SG-D) (SC III) C. W. Rowley, Chair F. R. Volgstadt R. J. Masterson, Chair P. R. Olson F. L. Brown R. H. Walker F. J. Birch, Secretary I. Saito P. S. Hill F. Worth U. S. Bandyopadhyay J. R. Stinson R. P. Deubler D. V. Walshe SUBCOMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR POWER (SC III) J. C. Finneran, Jr. C.-I. Wu A. N. Nguyen R. W. Barnes, Chair C. L. Hoffmann R. M. Jessee, Vice Chair C. C. Kim C. A. Sanna, Secretary D. F. Landers Working Group on Core Support Structures (SG-D) (SC III) Y. Asada W. C. LaRochelle W. H. Borter K. A. Manoly E. B. Branch E. A. Mayhew J. T. Land M. N. Bressler W. N. McLean F. C. Cherny R. A. Moen R. E. Cornman, Jr. C. J. Pieper Working Group on Dynamic and Extreme Load Conditions W. D. Doty R. F. Reedy (SG-D) (SC III) R. P. Deubler B. B. Scott B. A. Erler J. D. Stevenson D. L. Caldwell, Chair P.-Y. Chen G. M. Foster C. H. Walters P. L. Anderson, Secretary W. S. LaPay D. H. Hanrath K. R. Wichman M. K. Au-Yang H. Lockert R. S. Hill III R. D. Blevins P. R. Olson xv Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale Working Group on Piping (SG-D) (SC III) Subgroup on Materials, Fabrication, and Examination (SC III) J. R. Cole, Chair J. F. McCabe C. L. Hoffmann, Chair M. Lau P. Hirschberg, Secretary J. C. Minichiello G. P. Milley, Secretary R. A. Moen T. M. Adams F. F. Naguib B. H. Berg H. Murakami G. A. Antaki A. N. Nguyen W. H. Borter C. J. Pieper J. Catalano O. O. Oyamada D. M. Doyle N. M. Simpson C. Y. Chern R. D. Patel G. M. Foster W. J. Sperko J. T. Conner E. C. Rodabaugh G. B. Georgiev K. B. Stuckey R. J. Gurdal M. S. Sills R. M. Jessee S. Yukawa R. W. Haupt G. C. Slagis C. C. Kim R. S. Hill III V. K. Verma D. F. Landers E. A. Wais Subgroup on Pressure Relief (SC III) V. Matzen C.-I. Wu S. F. Harrison, Jr., Chair A. L. Szeglin Working Group on Probabilistic Methods in Design F. C. Cherny D. G. Thibault (SG-D) (SC III) E. M. Petrosky R. S. Hill III, Chair A. A. Dermenjian J. T. Conner, Secretary I. Saito Special Working Group on Editing and Review (SC III) T. Asayama M. E. Schmidt R. F. Reedy, Chair B. A. Erler B. M. Ayyub J. P. Tucker W. H. Borter D. H. Hanrath K. R. Balkey M. N. Bressler W. C. LaRochelle D. L. Caldwell J. D. Stevenson Working Group on Pumps (SG-D) (SC III) R. P. Deubler R. E. Cornman, Jr., Chair J. E. Livingston A. A. Fraser J. R. Rajan JOINT ACI-ASME COMMITTEE ON M. Higuchi D. B. Spencer, Jr. CONCRETE COMPONENTS FOR NUCLEAR SERVICE (SC 3C) G. R. Jones G. K. Vaghasia M. F. Hessheimer, Chair D. C. Jeng J. W. Leavitt T. C. Inman, Vice Chair T. E. Johnson A. J. Roby, Secretary N.-H. Lee Working Group on Valves (SG-D) (SC III) J. F. Artuso B. B. Scott A. C. Eberhardt R. E. Shewmaker W. N. McLean, Chair H. R. Sonderegger B. A. Erler J. D. Stevenson R. R. Brodin J. C. Tsacoyeanes J. Gutierrez A. Y. C. Wong R. Koester J. P. Tucker J. D. Page R. G. Visalli S. N. Shields SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEATING BOILERS (SC IV) --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- P. A. Molvie, Chair K. R. Moskwa Working Group on Vessels (SG-D) (SC III) S. V. Voorhees, Vice Chair E. A. Nordstrom C. W. Bruny, Chair R. B. Keating G. Moino, Secretary J. L. Seigle F. F. Naguib, Secretary D. E. Matthews R. Bartlett R. V. Wielgoszinski D. H. Hanrath G. K. Miller T. L. Bedeaux F. P. Barton, Honorary M. Hartzman W. Z. Novak D. C. Bixby Member W. J. Heilker E. Pelling J. Calland R. B. Duggan, Honorary A. Kalnins H. S. Thornton B. G. French Member W. L. Haag, Jr. R. H. Weigel, Honorary J. D. Hoh Member Special Working Group on Environmental Effects (SG-D) (SC III) D. J. Jenkins J. I. Woodward, Honorary W. Z. Novak, Chair C. L. Hoffmann K. M. McTague Member Y. Asada R. A. Moen R. S. Hill III S. Yukawa Subgroup on Care and Operation of Heating Boilers (SC IV) S. V. Voorhees, Chair J. D. Hoh Subgroup on General Requirements (SC III & SC 3C) T. L. Bedeaux K. M. McTague W. C. LaRochelle, Chair M. R. Minick K. J. Hoey P. A. Molvie C. A. Lizotte, Secretary B. B. Scott A. Appleton H. K. Sharma Subgroup on Cast Iron Boilers (SC IV) B. H. Berg D. M. Vickery E. A. Mayhew D. V. Walshe K. M. McTague, Chair K. R. Moskwa R. P. McIntyre C. H. Walters T. L. Bedeaux R. H. Weigel R. Mile C. P. McQuiggan J. I. Woodworth xvi Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale Subgroup on Water Heaters (SC IV) Working Group on Ultrasonics (SG-VM) (SC V) W. L. Haag, Jr., Chair E. Robinson N. Y. Faransso J. F. Manning J. Calland F. J. Schreiner O. F. Hedden W. C. McGaughey T. D. Gantt M. A. Taylor R. Kellerhall F. J. Sattler F. M. Lucas T. E. Trant R. W. Kruzic K. M. McTague SUBCOMMITTEE ON PRESSURE VESSELS (SC VIII) Subgroup on Welded Boilers (SC IV) T. P. Pastor, Chair R. W. Mikitka K. Mokhtarian, Vice Chair U. R. Miller J. L. Seigle, Chair B. G. French S. J. Rossi, Secretary C. C. Neely R. Bartlett E. A. Nordstrom R. J. Basile M. J. Pischke T. L. Bedeaux R. P. Sullivan V. Bogosian M. D. Rana J. Calland R. V. Wielgoszinski J. Cameron S. C. Roberts R. M. Elliott C. D. Rodery SUBCOMMITTEE ON J. G. Feldstein K. J. Schneider NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION (SC V) J. P. Glaspie A. Selz M. J. Houle J. R. Sims, Jr. J. E. Batey, Chair J. F. Manning W. S. Jacobs E. A. Steen F. B. Kovacs, Vice Chair W. C. McGaughey G. G. Karcher K. K. Tam E. H. Maradiaga, Secretary R. D. McGuire K. T. Lau E. L. Thomas, Jr. S. J. Akrin D. R. Quattlebaum, Jr. R. Mahadeen E. Upitis A. S. Birks F. J. Sattler N. Y. Faransso E. F. Summers, Jr. Subgroup on Design (SC VIII) G. W. Hembree M. J. Wheel U. R. Miller, Chair K. Mokhtarian R. W. Kruzic R. E. Knoblock, Secretary T. P. Pastor O. A. Barsky M. D. Rana Subgroup on General Requirements/ R. J. Basile G. B. Rawls, Jr. Personnel Qualiﬁcations and Inquiries (SC V) M. R. Bauman C. D. Rodery M. R. Breach A. Selz R. D. McGuire, Chair G. W. Hembree S. M. Caldwell S. C. Shah J. E. Batey J. R. MacKay J. R. Farr C. H. Sturgeon A. S. Birks J. P. Swezy J. P. Glaspie K. K. Tam N. Y. Faransso W. S. Jacobs E. L. Thomas, Jr. R. W. Mikitka Subgroup on Surface Examination Methods (SC V) Subgroup on Fabrication and Inspection (SC VIII) S. J. Akrin, Chair D. R. Quattlebaum, Jr. C. D. Rodery, Chair D. J. Kreft A. S. Birks F. J. Sattler E. A. Steen, Vice Chair D. C. Lamb N. Y. Faransso E. F. Summers, Jr. J. L. Arnold J. S. Lee G. W. Hembree M. J. Wheel W. J. Bees B. R. Morelock R. W. Kruzic H. E. Gordon M. J. Pischke M. J. Houle B. F. Shelley Subgroup on Volumetric Methods (SC V) W. S. Jacobs G. W. Hembree, Chair R. W. Kruzic Subgroup on General Requirements (SC VIII) S. J. Akrin J. F. Manning J. E. Batey W. C. McGaughey S. C. Roberts, Chair A. S. Mann N. Y. Faransso F. J. Sattler D. B. Demichael, Secretary C. C. Neely R. Kellerhall E. F. Summers, Jr. V. Bogosian A. S. Olivares F. B. Kovacs J. P. Swezy R. M. Elliott K. J. Schneider J. P. Glaspie K. K. Tam K. T. Lau Working Group on Acoustic Emissions (SG-VM) (SC V) J. E. Batey J. F. Manning Subgroup on Materials (SC VIII) J. Cameron, Chair H. Lorenz Working Group on Radiography (SG-VM) (SC V) E. E. Morgenegg, Secretary W. M. Lundy D. C. Agarwal E. G. Nisbett G. W. Hembree, Chair F. B. Kovacs W. D. Doty K. E. Orie S. J. Akrin R. W. Kruzic J. F. Grubb D. W. Rahoi J. E. Batey E. F. Summers, Jr. E. L. Hibner E. Upitis N. Y. Faransso J. P. Swezy M. Katcher xvii --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale Special Working Group on Graphite Pressure Equipment Subgroup on General Requirements (SC IX) (SC VIII) B. R. Newmark, Chair H. B. Porter M. D. Johnson, Chair S. Malone P. R. Evans R. A. Weiss U. D’Urso, Secretary M. R. Minick R. M. Jessee K. R. Willens G. Braussen T. A. Pindroh A. S. Olivares F. L. Brown E. Soltow S. W. Hairston A. A. Stupica Subgroup on Materials (SC IX) Special Working Group on Heat Transfer Equipment (SC VIII) M. L. Carpenter, Chair H. A. Sadler M. Bernasek C. E. Sainz R. Mahadeen, Chair T. W. Norton L. P. Connor W. J. Sperko G. Aurioles, Secretary F. Osweiller R. M. Jessee M. J. Stanko O. A Barsky R. J. Stastny C. C. Kim R. R. Young S. M. Caldwell S. Yokell S. D. Reynolds, Jr. M. J. Holtz R. P. Zoldak U. R. Miller Subgroup on Performance Qualiﬁcation (SC IX) Special Working Group on High-Pressure Vessels (SC VIII) D. A. Bowers, Chair M. J. Houle V. A. Bell J. S. Lee J. R. Sims, Jr., Chair J. A. Kapp L. P. Connor W. M. Lundy D. T. Peters, Vice Chair J. Keltjens R. B. Corbit R. D. McGuire P. A. Reddington, Secretary D. P. Kendall P. R. Evans M. B. Sims L. P. Antalffy A. K. Khare P. D. Flenner G. W. Spohn III R. C. Biel S. C. Mordre K. L. Hayes D. J. Burns G. J. Mraz P. N. Chaku K. D. Murphy Subgroup on Procedure Qualiﬁcation (SC IX) R. E. Feigel S. N. Pagay J. L. Heck, Jr. E. H. Perez D. A. Bowers, Chair M. B. Sims A. H. Honza E. D. Roll M. J. Rice, Secretary W. J. Sperko V. T. Hwang J. F. Sullivan R. K. Brown, Jr. J. P. Swezy M. M. James F. W. Tatar A. S. Olivares P. L. Van Fosson P. Jansson S. Tereda F. C. Ouyang T. C. Wiesner S. D. Reynolds, Jr. Task Group on Impulsively Loaded Vessels (SC VIII) SUBCOMMITTEE ON R. B. Nickell, Chair J. E. Didlake, Jr. FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC PRESSURE VESSELS (SC X) S. J. Rossi, Secretary T. A. Duffey G. A. Antaki B. L. Haroldsen D. Eisberg, Chair D. J. Painter D. D. Barker H. L. Heaton P. J. Conlisk, Vice Chair D. J. Pinell R. C. Biel E. A. Rodriguez A. J. Roby, Secretary G. Ramirez D. W. Bowman J. R. Sims, Jr. F. L. Brown J. R. Richter D. L. Caldwell J. L. Bustillos B. F. Shelley T. W. Cowley F. W. Van Name SUBCOMMITTEE ON WELDING (SC IX) T. J. Fowler D. O. Yancey, Jr. L. E. Hunt P. H. Ziehl J. G. Feldstein, Chair R. D. McGuire J. C. Murphy --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- W. J. Sperko, Vice Chair B. R. Newmark M. R. Aranzamendez, A. S. Olivares SUBCOMMITTEE ON Secretary M. J. Pischke NUCLEAR INSERVICE INSPECTION (SC XI) D. A. Bowers S. D. Reynolds, Jr. M. L. Carpenter M. J. Rice R. E. Gimple, Chair K. Miya L. P. Connor G. W. Spohn III G. C. Park, Vice Chair W. E. Norris W. D. Doty M. J. Stanko O. Martinez, Secretary A. T. Roberts III P. D. Flenner P. L. Van Fosson W. H. Bamford, Jr. W. R. Rogers III M. J. Houle R. R. Young R. L. Beverly L. Sage J. S. Lee W. K. Scattergood, Honorary T. J. Conner D. A. Scarth W. M. Lundy Member D. D. Davis F. J. Schaaf, Jr. R. L. Dyle J. C. Spanner, Jr. Subgroup on Brazing (SC IX) E. L. Farrow J. E. Stafﬁera F. E. Gregor R. W. Swayne M. J. Pischke, Chair M. J. Houle D. O. Henry E. W. Throckmorton F. Beckman C. F. Jeerings R. D. Kerr C. S. Withers L. F. Campbell J. P. Swezy D. F. Landers R. A. Yonekawa M. L. Carpenter J. T. Lindberg K. K. Yoon xviii Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale Honorary Members (SC XI) Subgroup on Liquid-Metal–Cooled Systems (SC XI) S. H. Bush J. P. Houstrup C. G. McCargar, Chair R. W. King L. J. Chockie L. R. Katz W. L. Chase C. D. Cowfer P. C. Riccardella O. F. Hedden Working Group on Liquid-Metal Reactor Covers (SG-LMCS) (SC XI) Subgroup on Evaluation Standards (SC XI) W. L. Chase, Chair W. H. Bamford, Jr., Chair D. R. Lee J. M. Bloom S. Ranganath Subgroup on Nondestructive Examination (SC XI) R. C. Cipolla D. A. Scarth J. C. Spanner, Jr., Chair M. R. Hum S. Cofﬁn W. L. Server C. J. Wirtz, Secretary G. L. Lagleder G. H. De Boo G. L. Stevens F. L. Becker J. T. Lindberg R. M. Gamble C. A. Tomes N. R. Bentley G. A. Lofthus T. J. Griesbach A. Van Der Sluys B. Bevins J. J. McArdle III K. Hasegawa K. R. Wichman T. L. Chan M. C. Modes P. J. Hijeck G. M. Wilkowski C. B. Cheezem A. S. Reed D. N. Hopkins K. K. Yoon C. D. Cowfer F. J. Schaaf, Jr. Y. Imamura S. Yukawa F. J. Dodd M. F. Sherwin K. Koyama D. O. Henry Working Group on Flaw Evaluation (SG-ES) (SC XI) Working Group on Personnel Qualiﬁcation and Surface, Visual, and Eddy Current Examination (SG-NDE) (SC XI) R. C. Cipolla, Chair M. A. Mitchell G. H. De Boo, Secretary J. E. O’Sullivan J. J. McArdle III, Chair D. O. Henry W. H. Bamford, Jr. R. K. Qashu M. F. Sherwin, Secretary A. S. Reed M. Basol S. Ranganath D. R. Cordes J. C. Spanner, Jr. J. M. Bloom D. A. Scarth B. L. Curtis S. H. Von Fuchs --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- E. Friedman T. S. Schurman G. B. Georgiev C. J. Wirtz T. J. Griesbach W. L. Server F. D. Hayes F. A. Simonen Working Group on Pressure Testing (SG-NDE) (SC XI) D. N. Hopkins K. R. Wichman Y. Imamura G. M. Wilkowski D. W. Lamond, Chair G. L. Fechter K. Koyama K. K. Yoon J. M. Boughman, Secretary K. W. Hall D. R. Lee S. Yukawa T. M. Anselmi R. E. Hall H. S. Mehta V. A. Zilberstein J. J. Churchwell J. K. McClanahan R. J. Cimoch A. McNeill III S. Cofﬁn B. L. Montgomery Working Group on Operating Plant Criteria (SG-ES) (SC XI) T. J. Griesbach, Chair D. W. Peltola Working Group on Procedure Qualiﬁcation W. H. Bamford, Jr. J. R. Pfefferle and Volumetric Examination (SG-NDE) (SC XI) H. Behnke S. Ranganath N. R. Bentley, Chair D. A. Jackson B. A. Bishop S. T. Rosinski B. Bevins, Secretary R. Kellerhall E. Friedman W. L. Server F. L. Becker D. B. King S. R. Gosselin E. A. Siegel C. B. Cheezem D. Kurek P. J. Hijeck F. A. Simonen C. D. Cowfer G. L. Lagleder S. N. Malik G. L. Stevens S. R. Doctor G. A. Lofthus P. Manbeck K. K. Yoon F. J. Dodd S. M. Walker H. S. Mehta S. Yukawa M. E. Gothard C. E. Moyer, Alternate R. Pace C. Santos, Jr., Alternate J. S. Panesar Subgroup on Repair/Replacement Activities (SC XI) Working Group on Pipe Flaw Evaluation (SG-ES) (SC XI) R. W. Swayne, Chair E. V. Imbro J. T. Conner, Secretary R. D. Kerr D. A. Scarth, Chair K. Hasegawa D. E. Boyle S. L. McCracken G. M. Wilkowski, Secretary D. N. Hopkins M. N. Bressler M. S. McDonald W. H. Bamford, Jr. K. K. Kashima R. E. Cantrell B. R. Newton R. C. Cipolla H. S. Mehta E. V. Farrell, Jr. W. R. Rogers III N. G. Coﬁe K. Miyazaki P. D. Fisher R. R. Stevenson S. K. Daftuar J. S. Panesar E. B. Gerlach D. E. Waskey G. H. De Boo K. K. Yoon R. E. Gimple C. S. Withers E. Friedman S. Yukawa R. A. Hermann R. A. Yonekawa L. F. Goyette V. A. Zilberstein T. E. Hiss xix Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale

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