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
Introduction
Subsection A - General Requirements
Part UG - General Requirements for All
  Methods of Construction and All Materials
Subsection B - Requirements Pertaining to
  Methods of Fabrication of Pressure Vessels
Part UW - Requirements for Pressure Vessels
  Fabricated by Welding
Part UF - Requirements for Pressure Vessels
  Fabricated by Forging
Part UB - Requirements for Pressure Vessels
  Fabricated by Brazing
Subsection C - Requirements Pertaining to
  Classes of Materials
Part UCS - Requirements for Pressure Vessels
  Constructed of Carbon and Low Alloy Steels
Nonmandatory Appendix UCS-A
Part UNF - Requirements for Pressure Vessels
  Constructed of Nonferrous Materials
Nonmandatory Appendix UNF-A - Characteristics
  of the Nonferrous Materials
Part UHA - Requirements for Pressure Vessels
  Constructed of High Alloy Steel
Nonmandatory Appendix UHA-A - Suggestions on
  the Selection and Treatment of Austenitic
  Chromium-Nickel and Ferritic and Martensitic High
  Chromium Steels
Part UCI - Requirements for Pressure Vessels
  Constructed of Cast Iron
Part UCL - Requirements for Welded Pressure
  Vessels Constructed of Material With Corrosion
  Resistant Integral Cladding, Weld Metal Overlay
  Cladding, or Applied Linings
Part UCD - Requirements for Pressure Vessels
  Constructed of Cast Ductile Iron
Part UHT - Requirements for Pressure Vessels
  Constructed of Ferritic Steels With Tensile
  Properties Enhanced by Heat Treatment
Part ULW - Requirements for Pressure Vessels
  Fabricated by Layered Construction
Part ULT - Alternative Rules for Pressure Vessels
  Constructed of Materials Having Higher Allowable
  Stresses at Low Temperature
Part UHX - Rules for Shell-and-Tube
  Heat Exchangers
Part UIG - Requirements for Pressure
  Vessels Constructed of Impregnated Graphite
Mandatory Appendix 1 - Supplementary
  Design Formulas
Mandatory Appendix 2 - Rules for Bolted
  Flange Connections With Ring Type Gaskets
Mandatory Appendix 3 - Definitions
Mandatory Appendix 4 - Rounded Indications
  Charts Acceptance Standard for Radiographically
  Determined Rounded Indications in Welds
Mandatory Appendix 5 - Flexible Shell Element
  Expansion Joints
Mandatory Appendix 6 - Methods for
  Magnetic Particle Examination (MT)
Mandatory Appendix 7 - Examination of
  Steel Castings
Mandatory Appendix 8 - Methods for
  Liquid Penetrant Examination (PT)
Mandatory Appendix 9 - Jacketed Vessels
Mandatory Appendix 10 - Quality Control System
Mandatory Appendix 11 - Capacity
  Conversions for Safety Valves
Mandatory Appendix 12 - Ultrasonic
  Examination of Welds (UT)
Mandatory Appendix 13 - Vessels of
  Noncircular Cross Section
Mandatory Appendix 14 - Integral Flat
  Heads With a Large, Single, Circular,
  Centrally Located Opening
Mandatory Appendix 17 - Dimpled or
  Embossed Assemblies
Mandatory Appendix 18 - Adhesive
  Attachment of Nameplates
Mandatory Appendix 19 - Electrically
  Heated or Gas-Fired Jacketed Steam Kettles
Mandatory Appendix 20 - Hubs Machined
  From Plate
Mandatory Appendix 21 - Jacketed Vessels
  Constructed of WorkHardened Nickel
Mandatory Appendix 22 - Integrally Forged
  Vessels
Mandatory Appendix 23 - External Pressure
  Design of Copper, Copper Alloy, and Titanium
  Alloy Condenser and Heat Exchanger Tubes
  With Integral Fins
Mandatory Appendix 24 - Design Rules for
  Clamp Connections
Mandatory Appendix 26 - Bellows Expansion Joints
Mandatory Appendix 27 - Alternative Requirements
  for Glass-Lined Vessels
Mandatory Appendix 28 - Alternative Corner
  Weld Joint Detail for Box Headers for Air-Cooled
  Heat Exchangers
Mandatory Appendix 30 - Rules for Drilled
  Holes Not Penetrating Through Vessel Wall
Mandatory Appendix 31 - Rules for CrMo
  Steels With Additional Requirements
  for Welding and Heat Treatment
Mandatory Appendix 32 - Local Thin Areas
  in Cylindrical Shells and in Spherical
  Segments of Shells
Mandatory Appendix 33 - Standard Units for
  Use in Equations
Mandatory Appendix 34 - Requirements for
  Use of High Silicon Stainless Steels
  for Pressure Vessels
Mandatory Appendix 35 - Rules for Mass
  Production of Pressure Vessels
Mandatory Appendix 36 - Standard Test
  Method for Determining the Flexural
  Strength of Certified Materials Using
  Three-Point Loading
Mandatory Appendix 37 - Standard Test
  Method for Determining the Tensile Strength
  of Certified Impregnated Graphite Materials
Mandatory Appendix 38 - Standard Test
  Method for Compressive Strength of
  Impregnated Graphite
Mandatory Appendix 39 - Testing the
  Coefficient of Permeability of
  Impregnated Graphite
Mandatory Appendix 40 - Thermal
  Expansion Test Method for Graphite
  and Impregnated Graphite
Mandatory Appendix 41 - Electric
  Immersion Heater Element Support Plates
Mandatory Appendix 42 - Diffusion Bonding
Mandatory Appendix 43 - Establishing
  Governing Code Editions and Cases for
  Pressure Vessels and Parts
Mandatory Appendix 44 - Cold Stretching
  of Austenitic Stainless Steel Pressure Vessels
Mandatory Appendix 45 - Plate Heat Exchangers
Nonmandatory Appendix A - Basis for Establishing
  Allowable Loads for Tube-to-Tubesheet Joints
Nonmandatory Appendix C - Suggested Methods
  for Obtaining the Operating Temperature
  of Vessel Walls in Service
Nonmandatory Appendix D - Suggested
  Good Practice Regarding Internal Structures
Nonmandatory Appendix E - Suggested
  Good Practice Regarding Corrosion Allowance
Nonmandatory Appendix F - Suggested Good
  Practice Regarding Linings
Nonmandatory Appendix G - Suggested Good
  Practice Regarding Piping Reactions and
  Design of Supports and Attachments
Nonmandatory Appendix H - Guidance to
  Accommodate Loadings Produced by Deflagration
Nonmandatory Appendix K - Sectioning of
  Welded Joints
Nonmandatory Appendix L - Application of
  Rules for Joint Efficiency in Shells and Heads of
  Vessels With Welded Joints
Nonmandatory Appendix M - Installation
  and Operation
Nonmandatory Appendix P - Basis for Establishing
  Allowable Stress Values for UCI, UCD,
  and ULT Materials
Nonmandatory Appendix R - Preheating
Nonmandatory Appendix S - Design Considerations
  for Bolted Flange Connections
Nonmandatory Appendix T - Temperature Protection
Nonmandatory Appendix W - Guide for Preparing
  Manufacturers Data Reports
Nonmandatory Appendix Y - Flat Face
  Flanges With Metal-to-Metal Contact
  Outside the Bolt Circle
Nonmandatory Appendix DD - Guide to
  Information Appearing on Certificate of
  Authorization
Nonmandatory Appendix EE - Half-Pipe
  Jackets
Nonmandatory Appendix FF - Guide for
  the Design and Operation of Quick-Actuating
  and Quick-Opening Closures
Nonmandatory Appendix GG - Guidance for
  the Use of U.S. Customary and SI Units in the
  ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Nonmandatory Appendix HH - Tube
  Expanding Procedures and Qualification
Nonmandatory Appendix JJ - Flowcharts
  Illustrating Toughness Testing Requirements
  and Exemptions From Toughness Testing
  by the Rules of UHA-51
Nonmandatory Appendix KK - Guide for
  Preparing Users Design Requirements
Nonmandatory Appendix LL - Graphical
  Representations of Ft ,min and Ft,max
Nonmandatory Appendix MM - Alternative
  Marking and Stamping of Graphite
  Pressure Vessels
Nonmandatory Appendix NN - Guidance to
  the Responsibilities of the User and
  Designated Agent

Abstract

Provides mandatory requirements, specific prohibitions, and Nonmandatory guidance for construction activities and inservice inspection and testing activities. Major Changes in the 2017 Edition - Quick-Opening and Quick-Actuating Closures - Openings in Pressure Vessels - Adoption of the ASME CA-1 Standard on 'Conformity Assessment Requirements' - Manual UT Examinations - New PRT Certificate of Authorization and Certification Program for Organizations Fabricating Parts without Design Responsibility.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	ASME PV CODE 8 DIV 1 : 2015