2017 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code: An International Code

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Table of Contents List of Sections INTERPRETATIONS CODE CASES 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 Vessel Standards Committees 1 Introduction 2 Inquiry Format 3 Code Revisions or Additions 4 Code Cases 5 Code Interpretations 6 Submittals Personnel Organization of Section III 1 General 2 Subsections 3 Articles 4 Subarticles 5 Subsubarticles 6 Paragraphs 7 Subparagraphs 8 Subsubparagraphs 9 References Summary of Changes List of Changes in Record Number Order Cross-Referencing and Stylistic Changes in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Subparagraph Breakdowns/Nested Lists Hierarchy Footnotes Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees Cross-References Article NG-1000 Introduction NG-1100 Scope NG-1110 Aspects of Construction Covered by These Rules NG-1120 Definition of Structures and Application of These Rules to Them NG-1130 Boundaries of Jurisdiction Applicable to This Subsection Article NG-2000 Material NG-2100 General Requirements for Material NG-2110 Scope of Principal Terms Employed NG-2120 Material for Core Support Structures NG-2130 Certification of Material NG-2140 Welding Material NG-2150 Material Identification NG-2160 Deterioration of Material in Service NG-2170 Heat Treatment to Enhance Impact Properties NG-2180 Procedures for Heat Treatment of Material NG-2190 Temporary Attachment Material NG-2200 Material Test Coupons and Specimens for Ferritic Steel Material NG-2210 Heat Treatment Requirements NG-2220 Procedure for Obtaining Test Coupons and Specimens for Quenched and Tempered Material NG-2300 Fracture Toughness Requirements for Material NG-2310 Material to Be Impact Tested NG-2320 Impact Test Procedures NG-2330 Test Requirements and Acceptance Standards NG-2340 Number of Impact Tests Required NG-2350 Retests NG-2360 Calibration of Instruments and Equipment NG-2400 Welding Material NG-2410 General Requirements NG-2420 Required Tests NG-2430 Weld Metal Tests NG-2440 Storage and Handling of Welding Material NG-2500 Examination and Repair of Core Support Structure Material NG-2510 Examination of Core Support Structure Material NG-2520 Examination After Quenching and Tempering NG-2530 Examination and Repair of Plate NG-2540 Examination and Repair of Forgings and Bars NG-2550 Examination and Repair of Seamless and Welded Tubular Products and Fittings NG-2570 Examination and Repair of Statically and Centrifugally Cast Products NG-2580 Examination of Threaded Structural Fasteners NG-2600 Material Organizations’ Quality System Programs NG-2610 Documentation and Maintenance of Quality System Programs Article NG-3000 Design NG-3100 General Design NG-3110 Loading Criteria NG-3120 Special Considerations NG-3130 General Design Rules NG-3200 Design by Analysis NG-3210 Design Criteria NG-3220 Stress Limits for Other Than Threaded Structural Fasteners NG-3230 Stress Limits for Threaded Structural Fasteners NG-3300 Core Support Structure Design NG-3310 General Requirements NG-3320 Design Considerations NG-3350 Design for Welded Construction Article NG-4000 Fabrication and Installation NG-4100 General Requirements NG-4110 Introduction NG-4120 Certification of Material and Fabrication by Certificate Holder NG-4130 Repair of Material NG-4200 Forming, Fitting, and Aligning NG-4210 Cutting, Forming, and Bending NG-4230 Fitting and Aligning NG-4240 Requirements for Weld Joints in Components NG-4300 Welding Qualifications NG-4310 General Requirements NG-4320 Welding Qualifications, Records, and Identifying Stamps NG-4330 General Requirements for Welding Procedure Qualification Tests NG-4400 Rules Governing Making, Examining, and Repairing Welds NG-4410 Precautions to Be Taken Before Welding NG-4420 Rules for Making Welded Joints NG-4430 Welding of Temporary Attachments and Their Removal NG-4450 Repair of Weld Metal Defects NG-4500 Brazing NG-4600 Heat Treatment NG-4610 Welding Preheat Requirements NG-4620 Postweld Heat Treatment NG-4630 Heat Treatment of Welds Other Than the Final Postweld Heat Treatment NG-4650 Heat Treatment After Bending or Forming NG-4660 Heat Treatment of Electroslag Welds NG-4700 Mechanical Joints NG-4710 Threaded Structural Fasteners NG-4720 Temporary Fasteners and Their Removal Article NG-5000 Examination NG-5100 General Requirements for Examination NG-5110 Procedures, Qualifications, and Evaluation NG-5120 Time of Examination of Welds NG-5130 Examination of Weld Edge Preparation Surfaces NG-5200 Required Examination of Welds NG-5210 Permissible Examination Methods NG-5220 Requirements for Radiography or Ultrasonic and Liquid Penetrant or Magnetic Particle Examination NG-5230 Requirements for Liquid Penetrant or Magnetic Particle Examination NG-5260 Requirements for Surface Visual Examination NG-5270 Hard Surfacing NG-5300 Acceptance Standards NG-5320 Radiographic Acceptance Standards NG-5330 Ultrasonic Acceptance Standards NG-5340 Magnetic Particle Acceptance Standards NG-5350 Liquid Penetrant Acceptance Standards NG-5360 Visual Examination Acceptance Standards NG-5500 Qualifications and Certification of Nondestructive Examination Personnel NG-5510 General Requirements NG-5520 Personnel Qualification, Certification, and Verification NG-5530 Records Article NG-8000 Nameplates, Stamping With Certification Mark, and Reports NG-8100 Requirements Figures NG-1131-1 Jurisdictional Boundary Between Core Support Structure and Reactor Pressure Vessel NG-2433.1-1 Weld Metal Delta Ferrite Content NG-3221-1 Stress Categories and Limits of Stress Intensities for Design Loadings NG-3222-1 Stress Categories and Limits of Stress Intensities for Service Levels A and B NG-3224-1 Stress Categories and Limits of Stress Intensities for Service Level C NG-3232-1 Stress Intensity Limits for Design of Threaded Structural Fasteners NG-3351(a)-1 Typical Locations of Joints of Several Categories NG-3351(a)-2 Typical Welded Joint Category Locations NG-4427-1 Fillet and Socket Weld Details and Dimensions Tables NG-2331(a)-1 Required Cv Values for Core Structure Material With 2 in. (50 mm) Maximum Thickness (Other Than Threaded Structural Fasteners) NG-2333-1 Required Cv Values for Threaded Structural Fastener Material NG-2432.1-1 Sampling of Welding Materials for Chemical Analysis NG-2432.2-1 Welding Material Chemical Analysis NG-3217-1 Classification of Stress Intensity in Core Support Structures for Some Typical Cases NG-3352-1 Permissible Welded Joints and Design Factors NG-4622.1-1 Mandatory Requirements for Postweld Heat Treatment (PWHT) of Welds NG-4622.4(c)-1 Alternative Holding Temperatures and Times NG-4622.7(b)-1 Exemptions to Mandatory PWHT NG-5111-1 Thickness, IQI Designations, Essential Holes, and Wire Diameters Endnotes