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CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE

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Approval Date: September 18, 2006 Code Cases will remain available for use until annulled by the applicable Standards Committee.

Case 2224-2 Use of 304L Stainless Steel at Elevated Temperatures Section VIII, Division 1 Inquiry: May Type 304L (UNS S30403) material conforming to SA-182, SA-213, SA-240, SA-249, SA-312, SA-403, SA-479, SA-965 Material Specications be used in the construction of welded vessels designed to Section VIII, Division 1, at 850F to 1200F for internal pressures not greater than 175 psi, and for nonaqueous product applications? Reply: It is the opinion of the Committee that the material described in the Inquiry may be used for welded construction under the rules of Section VIII, Division 1 within the limits listed in the Inquiry, provided the following additional requirements are met. (a) The allowable stresses shall be obtained from Table 1. (b) This Case number shall be identied in the Manufacturers Data Report.

TABLE 1 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE STRESS VALUES

For Metal Temperature Not Exceeding, F 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 1150 1200 Allowable Stress Values, Max., ksi [Notes (1)(3)] 12.8 [Note (1)] 12.6 [Note (1)] 11.3 [Note (1)] 7.8 6.3 5.1 4.0 3.2 9.5 9.3 9.0 7.8 6.3 5.1 4.0 3.2

GENERAL NOTE: Material sensitized by exposure to long-time hightemperature operation may have reduced low-temperature notch toughness. NOTES: (1) Due to the relatively low yield strength of these materials, these high stress values were established at temperatures where the shorttime tensile properties govern to permit the use of these alloys where slightly greater deformation is acceptable. These higher stress values exceed 6623%, but do not exceed 90% of the yield strength at temperature. Use of these stresses may result in dimensional changes due to permanent strain. These values are not recommended for the anges of gasketed joints or other applications where slight amounts of distortion can cause leakage or malfunction. (2) Stress values for welded pipe and tube shall be the listed values multiplied by a factor of 0.85. (3) The revised criterion of 3.5 on tensile strength was used in establishing these values.

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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