ASME BPVC.II.B-2017

SECTION II

MATERIALS

2017

ASME Boiler and

Pressure Vessel Code

An International Code

Part B

Nonferrous Material Specifications

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AN INTERNATIONAL CODE

2017 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code

2017 Edition July 1, 2017

AN INTERNATIONAL CODE

2017 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code

2017 Edition July 1, 2017

II

MATERIALS

Part B

Nonferrous Material Specifications

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee

on Materials

Two Park Avenue • New York, NY • 10016 USA

Date of Issuance: July 1, 2017

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Statement of Policy on the Use of the Certification Mark and Code Authorization in Advertising . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Statement of Policy on the Use of ASME Marking to Identify Manufactured Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

ASTM Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxvi

Preface xxxvii

Specifications Listed by Materials xxxviii

Specification Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xliii

Summary of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xliv

List of Changes in Record Number Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xlv Cross-Referencing and Stylistic Changes in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xlvi SB-26/SB-26M Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

SB-42 Specification for Seamless Copper Pipe, Standard Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

SB-43 Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

SB-61 Specification for Steam or Valve Bronze Castings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SB-62 Specification for Composition Bronze or Ounce Metal Castings . . . . . . . . . . 37

SB-75 Specification for Seam