Asme Section I: Section - Iii Code Extraction
Asme Section I: Section - Iii Code Extraction
Asme Section I: Section - Iii Code Extraction
– III CODE EXTRACTION
ASME‐ SECTION ‐ I
DRUM
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Sl.No. Reg. No. Tolerance / Acceptance criteria
description ref.
Steel plates for any part of a boiler shall be of
pressure vessel quality in accordance with one of
the following specification: SA‐202, SA‐204, SA‐
PG 6.1 2
240, SA‐285, SA‐299, SA‐302, SA‐387, SA‐515,
SA‐516, SA/AS 1548, SA/EN‐10028‐2, SA/JIS
1 Material G3118
The minimum thickness of any boiler plate under
PG‐16.3 10
pressure shall be 6 MM
Under tolerances of plate material shall not more
PG‐16.4 10
than 0.01in (0.3 MM) thinner than ordered.
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Sl.No. Reg. No. Tolerance / Acceptance criteria
description ref.
Nominal thk. Reinforcement
Upto 3 mm 2.5 mm
3 mm to 5 mm 2.5 mm
5 mm to 13 mm 2.5 mm
Weld 13 mm to 25 mm 2.5 mm
7 PW 35 90
Reinforcement 25 mm to 50mm 3.0 mm
50 mm to 75 mm 4.0 mm
75 mm to 100 mm 5.5 mm
100 mm to 125 mm 6 mm
Over 125 mm 8 mm
a) For L/S RT for all sizes and thickness
NDT
8 PW 11 b) For C/S RT if DN > 250mm or 79
Requirement
thickness > 29 mm
0.8 mm or 10% of wall thickness whichever is
Undercut on
9 PW 34 less and shall not encroach on the required 90
weld seam
section thickness.
For P1 Gr.1,2,&3 Materials 595º C & holding time
1hr./ inch thickness up 50 mm and above 50mm
thk.2hr.+ 15minutes for each additional inch
over 50mm.(minimum 15 minutes).
PWHT is not mandatory if the following
conditions are existing. 92
a) if wall thickness is 19mm or less,
b) for fillet weld if throat thickness is 13mm or
less, regardless of base metal thickness.
c) a min preheat of 95 º C is applied if the
thickness exceeds 19mm,
10 PWHT PW‐39 For P3 Gr.1,2,&3 Materials 595º C & holding time
1hr./ inch thk. Up 50 mm & above 50mm thk.2hr.
+ 15minutes for each additional inch over
50mm.(minimum 15 minutes). For P3 Gr.3
materials PWHT is mandatory for all thickness.
PWHT is not mandatory, if the following
conditions are exists. 93
a) If wall thickness is 16mm or less & Carbon
content is 0.25% max.
b) For fillet welds if the throat thickness is 13mm
or less regardless of base metal thickness.
c) A minimum preheat of 95 º C is applied when
the thickness exceeds 16mm.
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Sl.No. Reg. No. Tolerance / Acceptance criteria Page ref.
description
For P4 Gr.1&2 Materials 650 º C & holding time
1hr./ inch thk.up 50 mm & above 50mm
thk.2hr.+ 15minutes for each additional inch
over 50mm.(minimum 15 minutes).
PWHT is not mandatory if the following 94
conditions are exist:
a) If t ≤ 16mm & C< 0.15%.
b) A min. preheat of 120º C applied.
c) For fillet welds if the throat thickness is13mm
or less regardless of base metal thickness.
For P5A, 5B Gr.1 Materials 675º C & holding time
1hr./ inch thk. up 50 mm & above 50mm
thk.2hr.+ 15minutes for each additional inch
over 50mm.(minimum 15 minutes).
PWHT is not mandatory if the following
conditions are exist:
95
a) For butt welds if max. Cr is 3.0%, t ≤ 16mm,
C< 0.15% & a min. preheat of 150º C is applied.
b) For fillet welds if max. Cr is 3.0%, throat
thickness of 13mm or less regardless of base
metal thickness, C< 0.15% & a min. preheat of
150º C is applied.
The test plate shall be attached to one end of
longitudinal joint of each vessel so that the edge
Production test
11 PW 53 to be welded is a continuation of the 107
coupon
corresponding edges of the longitudinal joints
(Refer Fig No. PW 53.2)
Two types of tension test required, one at the 109(Ref.
PW 53.8
12 Selection of test joint and another at weld metal Fig No.
PW 53.9 One bend test PW53.1)