AN INTERNA TIONAL C ODE

2007 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code

2008a Addenda July 1, 2008

AN INTERNA TIONAL C ODE

2007 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code

2008a Addenda July 1, 2008

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Part B

Nonferrous Material Specifications

MATERIALS

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee

Subcommittee on Materials

Date of Issuance: July 1, 2008

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2007 ASME

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)

1. Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components

   Subsection NCA — General Requirements for Division 1 and Division 2 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

   Division 2 — Code for Concrete Containments

   Division 3 — Containments for Transportation and Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High Level Radioactive Material and Waste

2. 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

1. Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels

2. Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components XII Rules for Construction and Continued Service of Transport Tanks

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ADDENDA

Colored-sheet Addenda, which include additions and revisions to individual Sections of the Code, are published annually and will be sent automatically to purchasers of the applicable Sections up to the publication of the 2010 Code. The 2007 Code is available only in the loose-leaf format; accordingly, the Addenda will be issued in the loose-leaf, replacement-page format.

INTERPRETATIONS

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Interpretations of the Code are distributed annually in July with the issuance of the edition and subse- quent addenda. Interpretations posted in January at www.cstools.asme.org/interpretations are included in the July distribution.

CODE CASES

The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee meets regu- larly to consider proposed additions and revisions to the Code and to formulate Cases to clarify the intent of existing requirements or provide, when the need is urgent, rules for materials or constructions not covered by existing Code rules. Those Cases that have been adopted will appear in the appropriate 2007 Code Cases book: “Boilers and Pressure Vessels” and “Nuclear Components.” Supple- ments will be sent automatically to the purchasers of the Code Cases books up to the publication of the 2010 Code.

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

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Replace or insert the pages listed. Changes given below are identified on the pages by a margin note, A08, placed next to the affected area. Revisions to the 2007 Edition are indicated by 07. For the listing below, the Page references the affected area. A margin note, A08, placed next to the heading indicates Location. Revisions are listed under Change.

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Page Location Change (Record Number)

xv–xxv Roster Updated to reflect 2008 Addenda

xxvii Personnel Updated to reflect 2008 Addenda xxxi–xxxv Specifications Listed Updated to reflect 2008 Addenda

by Materials

xlv–lii Guideline on Updated to reflect 2008 Addenda Acceptable ASTM

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Record Number Change

05-533 Updated Nonmandatory Appendix A.

07-324 New specifications added. Identical with ASTM F 468-06 and ASTM F 468M-06 except that certification has been made mandatory.

07-406 ASME SB-265 updated to later 2006b version of ASTM B 265 for all grades except for section 15.1 which requires mandatory certification.

07-1264 Errata to include ASTM B 366-04b.

07-1269 Errata to correct Specification Designation Header for SB-61. 07-1309 ASME SB-167 updated to later 2006 version of ASTM B 167. 07-1311 ASME SB-168 updated to later 2006 version of ASTM B 168.

07-1379 ASME SB-43 updated to later 1998 (Reapproved 2004) version of ASTM B 43. 07-1380 ASME SB-127 updated to later 2005 version of ASTM B 127.

07-1381 ASME SB-135 updated to later 2002 version of ASTM B 135.

07-1382 ASME SB-187/SB-187M updated to later 2006 version of ASTM B 187/B 187M. 07-1384 ASME SB-251 updated to later 2002E1 version of ASTM B 251.

07-1385 ASME SB-271 updated to later 2006 version of ASTM B 271. 07-1545 ASME SB-164 updated to later 2003 version of ASTM B 164. 07-1546 ASME SB-446 updated to later 2003 version of ASTM B 446. 07-1548 ASME SB-42 updated to later 2002E1 version of ASTM B 42. 07-1549 ASME SB-160 updated to later 2005 version of ASTM B 160.

07-1550 ASME SB-511 updated to later 2001 (Reapproved 2005) version of ASTM B 511. 07-1586 ASME SB-523/SB-523M updated to later 2007 version of ASTM B 523/B 523M. 07-1587 ASME SB-551/SB-551M updated to later 2007 version of ASTM B 551/B 551M. 07-1588 ASME SB-658/SB-658M updated to later 2006 version of ASTM B 658/B 658M. 07-1589 ASME SB-691 updated to later 2002 (Reapproved 2007) version of ASTM B 691.

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CONTENTS

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

Statements of Policy .................................................................... xiii

Personnel .............................................................................. xv

ASTM Personnel xxvii

Preface xxix

Specifications Listed by Materials xxxi

Specification Removal xxxvii

Guidelines on Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel

Committee xxxix

Guideline on the Approval of New Materials Under the ASME Boiler and Pressure

Vessel Code .......................................................................... xli

Guideline on Acceptable ASTM Editions .................................................. xlv

Guideline on Acceptable Non-ASTM Editions ............................................. liii

Guidelines on Multiple Marking of Materials .............................................. lv Summary of Changes .................................................................... lvii

List of Changes in BC Order ............................................................. lix

Specifications

SB-26/SB-26M Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings 1

SB-42 Seamless Copper Pipe, Standard Sizes 19

SB-43 Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes 27

SB-61 Steam or Valve Bronze Castings 35

SB-62 Composition Bronze or Ounce Metal Castings 37

SB-75 Seamless Copper Tube 39

SB-96/SB-96M Copper-Silicon Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar for General

Purposes and Pressure Vessels 49

SB-98/SB-98M Copper-Silicon Alloy Rod, Bar, and Shapes 55

SB-108 Aluminum-Alloy Permanent Mold Castings 63

SB-111/SB-111M Copper and Copper-Alloy Seamless Condenser Tubes and Ferrule

Stock 79

SB-127 Nickel-Copper Alloy (UNS N04400) Plate, Sheet, and Strip 93

SB-135 Seamless Brass Tube 105

SB-148 Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings 109

SB-150/SB-150M Aluminum Bronze Rod, Bar, and Shapes 115

SB-151 Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver) and Copper-Nickel Rod

and Bar 123

SB-152 Copper Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Rolled Bar 129

SB-160 Nickel Rod and Bar 137

SB-161 Nickel Seamless Pipe and Tube 145

SB-162 Nickel Plate, Sheet, and Strip 151

SB-163 Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser and Heat-Exchanger

Tubes 165

SB-164 Nickel-Copper Alloy Rod, Bar, and Wire 175

SB-165 Nickel-Copper Alloy (UNS N04400) Seamless Pipe and Tube 187

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