201 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code AN INTERNATIONAL CODE VIII Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels Division 1Ear wea el 2013 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code 2013 Edition July 1, 2013 Vill RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS Division 1 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee ‘on Pressure Vessels GY CS) SOC eS eC ‘© Mechanical EngineersDate offsuance: july 1, 2013, This international code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for Amer- ican National Standards and it is an American National Standard, The Standards Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals from competent and concerned interests have had an oppor- ‘tunity to participate. The proposed code or standard was made available for public review and comment that pro- vides an opportunity for additional public input from industry, academia, regulatory agencies, and the public- at-large. 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All rights reservedTABLE OF CONTENTS List of Sections Foreword Statement of Policy on the Use of the Certification Mark and Code Authorization in Advertising Statement of Policy on the Use of ASME Marking to Identify Manufactured Items Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessol Standards Committees - Personnel Summary of Changes List of Changes in Record Number Order Cross-Referencing and Stylistic Changes in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code . Introduction : Subsection A General Requirements 7 Part UG General Requirements for All Methods of Construction and All Materials ..........005 7 i ? Materials 7 ues General 7 UGS Prate 8 UGS Forgings ened 8 uG7 Castings oat a uG-8 Pipe and Tubes 8 uG-8 Welding Materials 9 UG-10 Material Identified with or Produced to Specification Not Permitted by ‘this Division, and Material Not Fully Identified 9 uG-a1 Prefabricated or Preformed Pressure Parts Furnished Without a Certification Mark 10 Bolts and Studs 2 Nats and Washers 12 Rods and Bars. 13 Product Specification 2B Design 13 General 13 Methods of Fabrication in Combination «1.1.0... 4 Materials in Combination .... 4 Special Constructions . 4 Design Temperature 4 Design Pressure 15 Loadings 15 Maximum Allowable Stress Values 15 Castings 7 Corrosion Mieiea atta e 7 18 Linings... 18 ‘Thickness of Shells Under Internal Pressure 7 18 ‘Thickness of Shells and Tubes Under External Pressure 19 Stiffening Rings for Cylindrical Shells Under External Pressure 2 ‘Attachment of Stiffening Rings 24. ‘Tubes, and Pipe When Used as Tubes or Shells ......... 28 Formed Heads, and Sections, Pressure on Concave Side -....cc.c.2. 28 Formed Heads, Pressure on Convex Side Serer a. Unstayed Flat Heads and Covers aererre 32UG-35 uG-36 UG-37 UG-38 uG-39 uG-40 0G-41 uG-42 uG-43 uG-44 UG-45 uG-46 uG-47 uG-48 uG-49 uG-50 uG-s3 ues4 UG-S5 uG-75 uG-76 UG-77 uG-78 uG-79 uG-80 uG-81 uG-82 UG-83 UG-84 uG-85 uG-90 uG-91 uG-92 uG-93 uG-94 UG-95 UG-96 UG-97 06-98 uG-99 ug-100 uG-101 uG-102 uG-103 ues UG-116 UG-117 UG-118 UG-119 Other Types of Closures Openings and Reinforcements Openings in Pressure Vessels Roinforcement Required for Openings in Shells and Formed Heads Flued Openings in Shells and Formed Heads Reinforcement Required for Openings in Flat Heads Limits of Reinforcement Strength of Reinforcement Roinforcement of Multiple Openings Methods of Attachment of Pipe and Nozzle Necks to Vessel Walls Flanges and Pipe Fittings Nozzle Neck Thickness Inspection Openings... Braced and Stayed Surfaces Braced and Stayed Surfaces Staybolts, Location of Staybolts Dimensions of Staybolts Ligaments Ligaments Supports Lugs for Platforms, Ladders, and Other Attachments to Vessel Walls. Fabrication . General Cutting Plates and Other Stock Material Identification (see UG-85) Repair of Defects in Materials Forming Pressure Parts... Permissible Out-of-Roundness of Cylindrical, Conical, and Spherical Shells . Tolerance for Formed Heads Lugs and Fitting Attachments Holes for Serew Stays Charpy Impact Tests. Heat Treatment . Inspection and Tests General 7 ‘The Inspector . Access for Inspector Inspection of Materials Marking on Materials .. Examination of Surfaces During Fabrication Dimensional Check of Component Parts Inspection During Fabrication Maximum Allowable Working Pressure Standard Hydrostatic Test, Pneumatic Test (see UW-50) Proof Tests to Establish Maximum Allowable Working Pressure Test Gages... Nondestructive Testing Marking and Reports General Required Marking Certificates of Authorization and Certification Marks Methods of Marking Nameplates 36 37 37 39 43 8 45 48 48 50 52 52 53 54 54 55 55 55 56 56 58 58 58 58 58 58 61 61 a 63 63 64 64 70 70 70 1 mn 2 73 73 73 B 2B 73 75 76 81 aL Bl BL aL 93 5 85uG-120 uG-125 UG-126 uG-127 uG-128 uG-129 UG-130 uG-131 uG-132 06-133 uG-134 uG-135 UG-136 uG-137 uG-138 UG-140 Subsection B Part UW uw-t uw2 ows ows ow-6 uw-8 uw-9 uw-10 uwelt uwa2 uw-13 uwWal4 uw-15 uw-16 uw.7 uw-18 vw-19 uw-20 vw-2a uw-26 uw-27 UW.28 uw.29 uw-30 uw-31 uw.32 UW-33 uw.34 uw-35 uW.36 Data Reports Overpressure Protection General ...... Pressure Relief Valves Nonreclosing Pressure Relief Devices Liquid Pressure Relief Valves Marking .. 7 Certification Mark Certification of Capacity of Pressure Relief Devices Certification of Capacity of Pressure Relief Valves in Combination with Nonreclosing Pressure Relief Devices . Determination of Pressure Relieving Requirements Pressure Settings and Performance Requirements ..... Installation Minimum Requirements for Pressure Relief Valves Minimum Requirements for Rupture Disk Devices o Minimura Requirements for Pin Devices ....s.sssseeseseeseeeee Overpressure Protection by System Design Requirements Pertaining to Methods of Fabrication of Pressure Vessels So eieieiattae ds Requirements for Pressure Vessels Fabricated by Welding ... General oe Scope . Service Restrictions Welded joint Category Materials General Nonmandatory Guidelines for Welding Material Selections Design General Design of Welded joints Postweld Heat Treatment Radiographic and Ultrasonic Examination - Joint Efficiencies Attachment Detalls 7 Openings in or Adjacent to Welds ‘Welded Connections Minimum Requicements for Attachment Welds at Openings Plug Welds dada 7 Fillet Welds Welded Stayed Construction ‘Tube-to-Tubesheet Welds ....... ASME B1655 Socket and Slip-on Flange Welds Fabrication... General a Welding Processes Qualification of Welding Procedure ‘Tests of Welders and Welding Operators 7 Lowest Permissible Temperatures for Welding ...s..ssesesesesees Cutting, Fiting, and Alignment Cleaning of Surfaces to be Welded Alignment Tolerance Spin-Holes .......4.4 esehnae Finished Longitudinal and Circumferential joints ..- Filet Welds 36 38 39 39 1 a1 OE 4 98 39 0 100 100 104 105 107 109 109 409 109 409 10 ut iL 412 uz 2 112 113 113 ut 1s 123 124 124 134 135 135 135, 139 139 139) 140 140 140 rn 4 wa 41 1 12 142uw-37 Miscellaneous Welding Requirements uw38 Repair of Weld Defects uw.39 Peening uw-40 Procedures for Postweld Heat Treatment uw-41 Sectioning of Welded Joints uw-42 Surface Weld Metal Buildup Inspection and Tests. Uw-46 General an uw.47 Check of Welding Procedure uw-48 Check of Welder and Welding Operator Qualifications uw-49 Check of Postweld Heat Treatment Practice ... uw-so Nondestructive Examination of Welds on Pneumatically Tested Vessels uwst Radiographic Examination of Welded Joints uws2 Spot Examination of Welded Joints .....+...+. uw.s3 Technique for Ultrasonic Examination af Welded Joints uws4 Qualification of Nondestructive Examination Personnel ‘Marking and Reports uw-60 General Teattat Pressure Relief Devices UW65 General... Part UF Requlrements for Pressure Vessels Fabricated by Forging General 7 ‘| : UF Scope Materials URS General UR6 Forgings. 7 UR-T Forged Steel Rolls Used for Gorrugating Paper Machinery Design a uz General .- uR13 Head Design : UR-25 Corrosion Allowance . Fabrication . UP-26 General UF27 Tolerances on Body Forgings... UF-28 Methods of Forming Forged Heads uF-29 Tolerance on Forged Heads UF-30 Localized Thin Areas . UF3t Heat Treatment . ur-32 ‘Welding for Fabrication UES? Repair of Defects in Material UF-38 Repair of Weld Defects UFA3 ‘Attachment of Threaded Nozzles to Integrally Forged Necks and ‘Thickened Heads on Vessels, Inspection and Tests UPS General . UF-46 Acceptance by Inspector URA7 Parts Forging « uRS2 Check of Heat Treatment and Postweld Heat Treatment . UF ‘Test Specimens ....., UR-S4 ‘Tests and Retests UF-5S Ultrasonic Examination Marking and Reports up-115 General Pressure Relief Devices vr-125 General 142 43 143. 143 45 45 145. 44s 46 146 46 46 146 46 447 148 148 448 148 148 v9 149 149 149 49 49 149 149 149 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 151 152 152 153 153, 153 153, 153, 153, 153, 153 153, 154 154 154 154Part UB up uB-2 uB3 UBS UBS uB7 ups uB-10 up uB12 ub-13 Bt UB-15 UB416 uB-17 uB.18 B19 B-20 B21 UB-22 UB-30 UBL B32 B33 UB-34 UB.35 UB-36 B37 uB-40 uB-4L uB-42 B43 uB-44 uB-50 uB-5s uB-60 Subsection C Part UCS vest ucss. ucs6 ucs-7 Requirements for Pressure Vessels Fabricated by Brazing General . Scope Elevated Temperature Service Restrictions Materials .. Goneral : Brazing Filler Metals . Fluxes and Atmospheres Design General ‘ Strength of Brazed Joints .... Qualification of Brazed Joints for Design Temperatures Up to the Maximum Shown in Column 1 of Table UB-2 (ualifeation of Brared joins for Design Temperatures In the Range Shown in Column 2 of Table UB-2 Corrosion Joint Efficiency Factors Application of Brazing Filler Metal a Permissible Types of Joints 7 Joint Clearance ..... Joint Braaing Procedure Openings 7 Nozales oss. sssssee Brazed Connections Low Temperstare Operation Fabrication General Qualification of Brazing Procedure Qualification of Brazers and Brazing Operators. Buttstraps ...... ‘| Cleaning of Surfaces to be Brazed . Clearance between Surfaces to be Brazed Postbrazing Operations Repair of Defective Brazing Inspection and Tests General Inspection Dui Procedure ete Brazer and Brazing Operatar Visual Examination Exemptions Marking and Reports General Pressure Relief Devices General Fabrication Requirements Pertaining to Classes of Materials. Requirements for Pressure Vessels Constructed of Carbon and Low Alloy Steels General «2.2... Scope Materials General Steel Plates ‘Steel Forgings 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 156 156 156 156 156 156 156 156 156 157 157 157 158 158 158 158 159 159 159 159 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 161 161 t61 161 161 162 362 162 162 162 162 162 163ucs-8 ucs-9 ucs-10 ucs-11 ucs-12 ucs-16 ucs-19 ucs.23 ucs-27 ucs-28 ucs-29 ucs-30 ucs-33 ucs-s6 ucs-s7 ucs-75, ucs-79 ucs-85 ucs-90 ues-115 es-125 ucs-150 ues-151 ucs-160 Part UNF UNF UNF-3 UNE UNS UNF-6 UNE-7 UNF-8 UNF-12 UNF-13 UNP-14 UNE-15 UNP-16 UNP-19 UNF-23 UNF28 Steel Castings Steel Pipe and Tubes Bolt Materials Nuts and Washers Bars and Shapes Design General Welded Joints Maximum Allowable Stress Values Shells Made From Pipe ‘Thickness of Shells Under External Pressure Stiffening Rings for Shells Under External Pressure Attachment of Stiffening Rings to Shell. Formed Heads, Pressure on Convex Side Requirements for Postweld Heat Treatment Radiographic Examination Low Temperature Operation . Scope Materials ..... Impact Tests of Welding Procedures Design Fabrication General Forming Pressure Parts Heat Treatment of Test Specimens Inspection and Tests General ‘Marking and Reports General Pressure Relief Devices General aan Nonmandatory Appendix CS. General Creep-Rupture Properties of Carbon Steels Vessels Operating at Temperatures Colder than the MDMT Stamped on the Nameplate Requirements for Pressure Vessels Constructed of Nonferrous Materials .. General Conditions of Service Materials General Nonferrous Plate Forgings Castings Bolt Materials Nuts and Washers Rods, Bars, ancl Shapes Other Materials Design General Welded Joints Maximum Allowable Stress Values ‘Thickness of Shells Under External Pressure 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 164 164 164 165 165 165 165 176 176 176 176 188 191 192 192 192 193 194 194 194 194 194. 194 194 194 194 194 195 195 195 195, 195, 195 195 195 195 195 195 196 196 196 196 196 196 196 199UNF-30 Stiffening Rings .- 139 UNF-33 Formed Hteads, Pressure on Convex Side 199 UNF-56 Postweld Heat Treatment 19 UNE-S7 Radiographic Examination 200 UNF-58 Liquid Penetrant Examination 200 UNF-65 Low Temperature Operation 200 Fabrication 200 UNF-75 General 200 UNF-77 Forming Shell Sections and Heads a 201 UNF-78 Welding 201 UNF-79 Requirements for Postfabrication Heat Treatment Due to Strait 201 Inspection and Tests 21 UNF-90 General .......+ 201 UNF-91 Requirements for Penetrameter 201 UNF-95 Welding Test Plates 201 Marking and Reports 201 UNF-115 General 201 Pressure Relief Devices 202 UNF-125 General Vessels 202 Nonmandatory Appendix NF Characteristics of the Nonferrous Materials (Informative and Nonmandatory) 203 Part UHA Requirements for Pressure Vessels Constructed of High Alloy Steel 205 General. 205 URAL Scope 205 unas Uses eid 205 UHA-6 Conditions of Service 205, UHAB. Material 205, Materials, 205 UnA-t1 General. 205, UHA-12 Bolt Materials 205, UHA-13 Nuts and Washers 205, Design . 205, uHA20 General 205 UHA21 Wolded Joints . th 206 uHa-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values 206 UHA28 ‘Thickness of Shols Under External Pressure 206 UHA29 Suiffening Rings for Shells Under External Pressure 206 UHA-30 Attachment of Stiffening Rings to Shell. : 7 206 UHA-31 Formed Heads, Pressure on Convex Side 206 nia-32 Requirements for Postweld Heat Treatment ae 206 UHA-33 Radiographic Examination ace 212 UHA34 Liquid Penetrant Examination. 22 Fabrication, 2 URA-40 General a2 UHA42 ‘Weld Metal Composition 212 HAE Requirements for Postfabrication Heat Treatment Due to Straning 2 Inspection and Tests .. fi aides 214 UHASO General ...... pane a4 UBAS1 Impact Tests m4 UHA-S2 Welded Test Plates a7 Marking and Reports. a7 UHA-60 General a7 Pressure Relief Devices a7 UHA-6S General 217Nonmandatory Appendix HA Part UCI ucta ucr2 uci-3 ues uci-12 uci16 ucl-23 ucl-28 uci-29 ucl-32 ucl-33 ucl-3s UCl-36 ucl37 ucl7s ucl76 ucl-90 ucl99 vucl-101 vucl-115 vucl-125 Part UCL, ucl-1 ucL2 ucL3 ucL-10 ucL-1L ucl-12 ucl-20 ucL-23 ueL-24 ucL-25 ucL-26 ucL-27 ucL-30 ucL-31 ucl-32 uel-33 ‘Suggestions on the Selection and Treatment of Austenitic Chromium-Nickel and Ferritic and Martensitic High Chromium Steels (Informative and Nonmandatory) . : Requirements for Pressure Vessels Constructed of Cast Iron General Scope... +14 Service Restrictions Pressure-Temperature Limitations . Materials, General Bolt Materials Design . General Maximum Allowable Stress Values ‘Thickness of Shells Under External Pressure Dual Metal Cylinders Heads with Pressure on Concave Side Heads with Pressure on Convex Side ‘Spherically Shaped Covers (Heads) Openings and Reinforcements Comers and Fillets Fabrication General Repairs in Cast fron Materials Inspection and Tests General Standard Hydrostatic Test. Hydrostatic Test to Destruction ‘Marking and Reports General Pressure Relief Devices, General Requirements for Welded Pressure Vessels Constructed of Material with Corrosion Resistant Integral Cladding, Weld Metal Overlay Cladding, o with Applied Linings «o-oo. General Scope ...... Methods of Fabrication Conditions of Service ... Materials General Integral and Weld Metal Overlay Clad Material Lining... 7 Design General ; Maximum Allowable Stress Values... si Maximum Allowable Working Temperature Corrosion of Cladding or Lining Material ‘Thickness of Shells and Heads Under External Pressure Low Temperature Operations ....... ay Fabrication General Joints in Integral or Weld Metal Overlay Cladding and Applet ings Weld Metal Composition : Inserted Strips in Clad Material 218 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 220 220 220 220 220 220 22a 22a 221 224 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 222 223 223 223 223 223 223 223 202 228 224 224 224 225 225 225 225 225 25 25 225 225