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CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE

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Approval Date: February 13, 2003 Code Cases will remain available for use until annulled by the applicable Standards Committee.

Case 2416 Use of 15Cr-5Ni-3Cu (UNS S15500) Section VIII, Division 2 Inquiry: May martensitic precipitation hardened stainless steel 15Cr-5Ni-3Cu (UNS S15500) forgings complying with SA-705 Type XM-12 be used for pressure vessels constructed under Section VIII, Division 2? Reply: It is the opinion of the Committee that martensitic precipitation hardened stainless steel forgings as described in the Inquiry may be used for pressure vessels constructed under Section VIII, Division 2 provided the following additional requirements are met: (a) The material shall be in the H1100 condition. (b) External pressure not permitted. (c) The design stress intensity and yield values shall be those listed in Table 1. (d) No welding is permitted.

TABLE 1 YIELD STRENGTH AND DESIGN STRESS INTENSITY VALUES

For Metal Temperature Not Exceeding, F 100 200 300 400 500 600 Yield Strength Sy , ksi 115.0 107.1 103.2 100.5 98.1 95.4 Design Stress Intensity Sm , ksi 46.7 46.7 46.2 44.7 43.5 42.4

GENERAL NOTE: Caution is advised when using this material above 550F. After prolonged exposure above 550F, the toughness of this material may be reduced See Appendix A, A-360 of Section II, Part D.

(e) Exemption from impact testing is not permitted. (f) This Case number shall be shown on the material certication, marking on the material, and on the Manufacturers Data report.

The Committees function is to establish rules of safety, relating only to pressure integrity, governing the construction of boilers, pressure vessels, transport tanks and nuclear components, and inservice inspection for pressure integrity of nuclear components and transport tanks, and to interpret these rules when questions arise regarding their intent. This Code does not address other safety issues relating to the construction of boilers, pressure vessels, transport tanks and nuclear components, and the inservice inspection of nuclear components and transport tanks. The user of the Code should refer to other pertinent codes, standards, laws, regulations or other relevant documents.

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