® eet _____ RULES FOR CONSTRU PR y We avaiAN INTERNATIONAL CODE 2007 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Peo Tetra Lrg Vil RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee Subcommittee on Pressure Vessels Cx UC RS mL Me Bearer eyDate of Issuance: July 1, 2007 (ines all Aden dtd July 306 and easie) “This imemationa ede or standard was developed under procedures accredited s meeting the criteria for American National ‘stndands and itis an Amencan National Standat The Standards Commitee tht approved the eode or standard was balanced to ase that indvieals from competent and concerned interests have had an opprtunity 0 participate. 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[No prt ofthis dacument may be reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system of ‘otherwise, without the prior writen permission ofthe publisher Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 56-3934 Printed inthe United Sates of America ‘Adopted by he Council ofthe American Society of Mechanical Engingers, 1914 Revised 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1983, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986, 198, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 “The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ‘Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 Copyright © 2007 by ‘THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All Rights Recerved2007 ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE SECTIONS. 1 Rules for Construction of Power Boilers 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) IIE 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 Suibseetion ND — Class 3 Components Subseetion NE — Class MC Components Subsection NF — Supports Subsection NG — Core Support Structures Subsection NH — Class | Components in Elevated Temperature Service ‘Appendices Division 2 Di Code for Concrete Containments ision 3 — Containments for Transportation 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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 ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning, Interpretation of technical aspects of the Code. The Inter- pretations for each individual Section will be published separately and will be included as part ofthe update service {© that Section. Interpretations of Section III, Divisions 1 and 2, will be included with the update service to Subsec- tion NCA, Interpretations of the Code are distributed annually in July with the issuance of the edition and subse. {quent addenda. Interpretations posted in January at swww.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 intentof existing requirements or provide, when the need is urgent, rules ‘or 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, aCONTENTS Foreword . coe . xxv Statements of Policy . vee avi Personnel cee cocteeeeeees xxix ‘Summary of Changes cette xi List of Changes in BC Order ee xlv Introdu 1 SUBSECTION A GENERAL REQUIREMENTS . : 8 Part UG General Requirements for All Methods of Construction and All Materials : vitreeeseee 8 UG Scope 8 Materials uG-4 General 8 Plate: 9 Forgings 9 Castings. 9 Pipe and Tubes 9 ‘Welding Materials, 10 Material Identified With or Produced to a Specification Not Permitted by This Division, and Material Not Fully Identified ................2 10 Prefabricated or Preformed Pressure Parts ...........4- Ul Bolts and Suds......... a cess 13 Nuts and Washers = : a 3 Rods and Bars : : cone 13 Product Specification ....... erereeneneee see B General feces cette 1B Methods of Fabrication in Com fetter 14 ‘Materials in Combination ..... ceteeteeeeeee 4 Special Constructions. 14 Design Temperature ce - 2 15 Design Pressure. fetes 15 Loadings : . 16 Maximum Allo . 16 Castings. foe cotter IT Corrosion cee cote 18 Linings ...... 19 ‘Thickness of Shells Under Internal Pressure - en 9 ‘Thickness of Shells and Tubes Under External Pressure... 19 UG-29 Stiffening Rings for Cylindrical Shells Under External Pressure B UG-30 Attachment of Stiffening Rings. a 2 UG3I Tubes, and Pipe When Used as Tubes or Shells. 27UG-32 UG-33 UG34 UG-35 Formed Heads, and Sections, Pressure on Concave Side Formed Heads, Pressure on Convex Side. Unstayed Flat Heads and Covers Other Types of Closures Openings and Reinforcements UG-36 UG37 UG-38 UG-39 UG-40 UG-41 uG-42 UG-43 Openings in Pressure Vessels. Reinforeement Required for Openings in Shells and Formed Heads - Flued Openings in Shells and Formed Heads bos Reinforcement Required for Openings in Flat Heads. Limits of Reinforcement Strength of Reinforcement Reinforcement 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 UG-AT UG-48 UG-49 UG-50 Braced and Stayed Surfaces Staybolts, Location of Staybolts Dimensions of Staybolts Ligaments Supports Lugs for Platforms, Ladders, and Other Atachments to Vessel Walls .-. General . Cutting Plates and Other Stock... Material Identification (See UG-85).. Repair of Defects in Materials. Forming Shell Sections and Heads Permissible Out-of-Roundness of Cylindrical, Conical, and Sheil Shells. Tolerance for Formed Heads Lugs and Fitting Attachments .. Holes for Screw Stays. Charpy Impact Tests Heat Treatment Inspection and Tests, UG-90 UG91 UG-92 UG-93 UG-94 UG-95 UG-96 UG-97 UG-98 UG-99 General ‘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 7 30 3B 37 38 40. 4B 45 49 49 49 33 33 55 56 56 56 é