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CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE
Case N-4-11
Special Type 403 Modified Forgings or Bars
Section III, Division 1, Class 1 and CS
Inquiry: May Special Type 403 Modified forgings
or bars be used in the construction of Class 1 and CS
components in accordance with Section III, Division 1,
and what special requirements apply to this material?
Reply: It is the opinion of the Committee that Special Type 403 Modified forgings or bars may be used
for Section III Class 1 and CS components, and the
following specified special requirements apply in addition to the applicable requirements specified in Section III.
Steel forgings or bars (AISI Type 403 Modified)
conforming to the following chemical analysis, having
specified minimum mechanical properties shown below,
and complying with the specified additional requirements may be used in the construction.
(1) Chemistry
(AISI Type 403 Modified)
Percent
Carbon
Manganese
Phosphorus, max.
Sulfur, max.
Chromium
Nickel
Silicon, max.
0.06 to 0.13
0.25 to 0.80
0.03
0.03
11.50 to 13.00
0.50
0.50
110,000
90,000
16.0
50.0
Brinell
226 to 277
or equivalent
70,000
40,000
22.0
50.0
CASE (continued)
N-4-11
CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE
TABLE 1
TYPE 403 MODIFIED MATERIAL
CLASS 1 AND CS COMPONENTS
Annealed
Heat-Treated
Temp., F
Yield
Strength,
ksi
Design
Stress
Intensity, ksi
Yield
Strength,
ksi
Design
Stress
Intensity, ksi
75/100
200
300
400
500
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
950
1000
40.6
36.9
35.5
34.9
34.4
33.7
33.1
32.3
31.4
30.2
28.7
27.1
25.2
23.2
23.3
23.3
22.9
22.4
22.1
21.5
21.1
20.7
...
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...
90.0
85.5
82.8
80.1
78.0
75.5
74.6
74.0
73.5
72.5
71.1
68.8
65.2
61.0
36.7
36.7
35.9
35.3
34.7
33.8
33.3
33.2
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