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 Vessel 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
Part KG - General Requirements
Article KG-1 - Scope and Jurisdiction
Article KG-2 - Organization of This Division
Article KG-3 - Responsibilities and Duties
Article KG-4 - General Rules for Inspection
Article KG-5 - Additional General Requirements
               for Composite Reinforced Pressure
Vessels (CRPV)
Part KM - Material Requirements
Article KM-1 - General Requirements
Article KM-2 - Mechanical Property Test
               Requirements for Metals
Article KM-3 - Supplementary Requirements for Bolting
Article KM-4 - Material Design Data
Article KM-5 - Requirements for Laminate Materials
Part KD - Design Requirements
Article KD-1 - General
Article KD-2 - Basic Design Requirements
Article KD-3 - Fatigue Evaluation
Article KD-4 - Fracture Mechanics Evaluation
Article KD-5 - Design Using Autofrettage
Article KD-6 - Design Requirements for Closures, Integral
               Heads, Threaded Fasteners, and Seals
Article KD-7 - Design Requirements for Attachments,
               Supports, and External Heating and
Cooling Jackets
Article KD-8 - Special Design Requirements for Layered
               Vessels
Article KD-9 - Special Design Requirements for Wire-
               Wound Vessels and Wire-Wound Frames
Article KD-10 - Special Requirements for Vessels in
                Hydrogen Service
Article KD-11 - Design Requirements for Welded Vessels
Article KD-12 - Experimental Design Verification
Article KD-13 - Additional Design Requirements for
                Composite Reinforced Pressure Vessels (CRPV)
Part KF - Fabrication Requirements
Article KF-1 - General Fabrication Requirements
Article KF-2 - Supplemental Welding Fabrication
               Requirements
Article KF-3 - Fabrication Requirements for Materials
               With Protective Linings
Article KF-4 - Heat Treatment of Weldments
Article KF-5 - Additional Fabrication Requirements
               for Autofrettaged Vessels
Article KF-6 - Additional Fabrication Requirements
               for Quenched and Tempered Steels
Article KF-7 - Supplementary Requirements for
               Materials With Welding Restrictions
Article KF-8 - Specific Fabrication Requirements
               for Layered Vessels
Article KF-9 - Special Fabrication Requirements for
               Wire-Wound Vessels and Frames
Article KF-10 - Additional Fabrication Requirements
for Aluminum Alloys
Article KF-11 - Additional Fabrication Requirements
                for Welding Age-Hardening Stainless Steels
Article KF-12 - Additional Fabrication Requirements
                for Composite Reinforced Pressure
                Vessels (CRPV)
Part KR - Pressure Relief Devices
Article KR-1 - General Requirements
Article KR-2 - Requirements for Rupture Disk Devices
Article KR-3 - Requirements for Pressure Relief Valves
Article KR-4 - Certification Mark
Article KR-5 - Certification of Flow Capacity of Pressure
               Relief Valves
Article KR-6 - Requirements for Power-Actuated Pressure
               Relief Systems
              Part KE Examination Requirements
Article KE-1 - Requirements for Examination Procedures
               and Personnel Qualification
Article KE-2 - Requirements for Examination and Repair
               of Material
Article KE-3 - Examination of Welds and Acceptance
               Criteria
Article KE-4 - Final Examination of Vessels
Article KE-5 - Additional Examination Requirements for
               Composite Reinforced Pressure Vessels (CRPV)
Part KT - Testing Requirements
Article KT-1 - Testing Requirements
Article KT-2 - Impact Testing for Welded Vessels
Article KT-3 - Hydrostatic Tests
Article KT-4 - Pressure Test Gages and Transducers
Part KS - Marking, Stamping, Reports, and Records
Article KS-1 - Contents and Method of Stamping
Article KS-2 - Obtaining and Using Certification Marks
Article KS-3 - Report Forms and Maintenance of Records
Mandatory Appendix 1 - Nomenclature
Mandatory Appendix 2 - Quality Control System
Mandatory Appendix 4 - Acceptance of Testing Laboratories
                       and Authorized Observers for
                       Capacity Certification of
                       Pressure Relief Devices
Mandatory Appendix 5 - Adhesive Attachment of Nameplates
Mandatory Appendix 6 - Rounded Indications Charts
                       Acceptance Standard for
                       Radiographically Determined
                       Rounded Indications in Welds
Mandatory Appendix 7 - Standard Units for Use in Equations
Mandatory Appendix 8 - Establishing Governing Code
                       Editions and Cases for
                       Pressure Vessels and Parts
Mandatory Appendix 9 - Linear Elastic Analysis
Nonmandatory Appendix A - Guide for Preparing
                          Manufacturer's Data Reports
Nonmandatory Appendix B - Suggested Practice
                          Regarding Extending Life
                          Beyond the Cyclic
                          Design Life
Nonmandatory Appendix C - Guide to Information
                          Appearing on Certificate
                          of Authorization
Nonmandatory Appendix D - Fracture Mechanics
                          Calculations
Nonmandatory Appendix E - Construction Details
Nonmandatory Appendix G - Design Rules for
                          Clamp Connections
Nonmandatory Appendix H - Openings and Their
                          Reinforcement
Nonmandatory Appendix I - Guidance for the Use of
                          U.S. Customary and SI
                          Units in the ASME Boiler
                          and Pressure Vessel Code
Nonmandatory Appendix J - Stress Concentration
                         Factors for Cross-Bores
                          in Closed-End Cylinders
                          and Square Blocks
Nonmandatory Appendix L - Linearization of Stress
                          Results for Stress
                          classification

Abstract

This Division of Section VIII provides requirements applicable to the design, fabrication, inspection, testing, and certification of pressure vessels operating at either internal or external pressures generally above 10,000 psi.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	ASME PV CODE 8 DIV 3 : 2015