ASME B31.

3-2010
(Revision of ASME B31.3-2008)

Process Piping
ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31

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Table 331.1.1 Requirements for Heat Treatment

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Specified Min. Holding Time
Base
Metal Weld Metal Tensile Brinell
Nominal Wall Strength, Nominal Wall
P-No. Analysis Min. Hardness,
Thickness Base Metal Metal Temperature Range [Note (3)]
or S-No. A-Number Time, Max.
[Note (1)] [Note (2)] Base Metal Group mm in. MPa ksi °C °F min/mm hr/in. hr [Note (4)]

1 1 Carbon steel ≤ 20 ≤ 3⁄4 All All None None ... ... ... ...
> 20 > 3⁄4 All All 593–649 1,100–1,200 2.4 1 1 ...

3 2, 11 Alloy steels, ≤ 20 ≤ 3⁄4 ≤ 490 ≤ 71 None None ... ... ... ...
Cr ≤ 1⁄2% > 20 > 3⁄4 All All 593–718 1,100–1,325 2.4 1 1 225
All All > 490 > 71 593–718 1,100–1,325 2.4 1 1 225

4 [Note (5)] 3 Alloy steels, ≤ 13 ≤ 1⁄2 ≤ 490 ≤ 71 None None ... ... ... ...
1
⁄2% < Cr ≤ 2% > 13 > 1⁄2 All All 704–746 1,300–1,375 2.4 1 2 225
All All > 490 > 71 704–746 1,300–1,375 2.4 1 2 225

67
5A, 5B, 5C 4, 5 Alloy steels (21⁄4% ≤ Cr ≤ 10%)
[Note (5)] ≤ 3% Cr and ≤ 0.15% C ≤ 13 ≤ 1⁄2 All All None None ... ... ... ...
ASME B31.3-2010

≤ 3% Cr and ≤ 0.15% C > 13 > 1⁄2 All All 704–760 1,300–1,400 2.4 1 2 241
> 3% Cr or > 0.15% C All All All All 704–760 1,300–1,400 2.4 1 2 241

6 6 High alloy steels martensitic All All All All 732–788 1,350–1,450 2.4 1 2 241
A 240 Gr. 429 All All All All 621–663 1,150–1,225 2.4 1 2 241

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7 7 High alloy steels ferritic All All All All None None ... ... ... ...

8 8, 9 High alloy steels austenitic All All All All None None ... ... ... ...

9A, 9B 10 Nickel alloy steels ≤ 20 ≤ 3⁄4 All All None None ... ... ... ...
1
> 20 > 3⁄4 All All 593–635 1,100–1,175 1.2 ⁄2 1 ...

1 1
10 ... Cr–Cu steel All All All All 760–816 1,400–1,500 1.2 ⁄2 ⁄2 ...

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[Note (6)] [Note (6)]

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