2017 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code: An International Code

✍ Scribed by American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee

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✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents
List of Sections
INTERPRETATIONS
CODE CASES
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
1 Introduction
2 Inquiry Format
3 Code Revisions or Additions
4 Code Cases
5 Code Interpretations
6 Submittals
Personnel
Organization of Section III
1 General
2 Subsections
3 Articles
4 Subarticles
5 Subsubarticles
6 Paragraphs
7 Subparagraphs
8 Subsubparagraphs
9 References
Summary of Changes
List of Changes in Record Number Order
Cross-Referencing and Stylistic Changes in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Subparagraph Breakdowns/Nested Lists Hierarchy
Footnotes
Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees
Cross-References
Article NF-1000 Introduction
NF-1100 Scope and General Requirements
NF-1110 Aspects of Construction Covered by These Rules
NF-1120 Rules for Supports and Their Classification
NF-1130 Boundaries of Jurisdiction
NF-1200 Types of Supports and Attachments
NF-1210 Types of Supports
NF-1230 Welding Between Types of Supports
NF-1240 Attachments
Article NF-2000 Material
NF-2100 General Requirements for Material
NF-2110 Scope of Principal Terms Employed
NF-2120 Support Material
NF-2130 Certification of Material
NF-2140 Welding Material
NF-2150 Material Identification
NF-2160 Deterioration of Material in Service
NF-2170 Heat Treatment to Enhance Impact Properties
NF-2180 Procedures for Heat Treatment of Material
NF-2200 Material Test Coupons and Specimens for Ferritic Steel Material
NF-2210 Heat Treatment Requirements
NF-2220 Procedure for Obtaining Test Coupons and Specimens for Quenched and Tempered Material
NF-2300 Fracture Toughness Requirements for Material
NF-2310 Material to Be Impact Tested
NF-2320 Impact Test Procedures
NF-2330 Test Requirements and Acceptance Standards
NF-2340 Number of Impact Tests Required
NF-2350 Retests
NF-2360 Calibration of Instruments and Equipment
NF-2400 Welding Material
NF-2410 General Requirements
NF-2420 Required Tests
NF-2430 Weld Metal Tests
NF-2440 Storage and Handling of Welding Material
NF-2500 Examination and Repair of Material
NF-2510 Examination and Repair of Material Other Than Bolting
NF-2520 Required Examination and Acceptance Standards for Class 1 Springs
NF-2530 Required Examination and Acceptance Standards for Coiled Wire Rope Used as a Spring
NF-2580 Examination of Bolting Material and Rods
NF-2600 Material Manufacturer’s Quality System Programs
NF-2610 Documentation and Maintenance of Quality System Programs
Article NF-3000 Design
NF-3100 General Design Requirements
NF-3110 Loading Criteria
NF-3120 Design Considerations
NF-3130 General Design Requirements
NF-3140 General Design Procedures
NF-3200 Design Rules for Plate‐ and Shell‐Type Supports
NF-3210 General Requirements
NF-3220 Design by Analysis for Class 1
NF-3250 Design by Analysis for Class 2 and MC
NF-3260 Design by Analysis for Class 3
NF-3270 Experimental Stress Analysis
NF-3280 Design by Load Rating
NF-3300 Design Rules for Linear‐Type Supports
NF-3310 General Requirements
NF-3320 Design by Linear Elastic Analysis for Class 1
NF-3330 High Cycle Fatigue Design for Class 1
NF-3340 Limit Analysis Design for Class 1
NF-3350 Design by Analysis for Class 2 and MC
NF-3360 Design by Analysis for Class 3
NF-3370 Experimental Stress Analysis
NF-3380 Design by Load Rating
NF-3400 Design Rules for Standard Supports
NF-3410 General Requirements
NF-3420 Design by Analysis for Class 1
NF-3450 Design by Analysis for Class 2
NF-3460 Design by Analysis for Class 3
NF-3470 Design by Experimental Stress Analysis
NF-3480 Procedure for Load Rating
NF-3500 Design Rules for Component Supports
NF-3510 General Requirements
NF-3520 Design by Analysis for Class 1
NF-3550 Design by Analysis for Class 2, 3, and MC
NF-3570 Experimental Stress Analysis
NF-3580 Design by Load Rating
NF-3600 Design Rules for Piping Supports
NF-3610 General Requirements
NF-3620 Design by Analysis for Class 1
NF-3650 Design by Analysis for Class 2 and 3
NF-3670 Experimental Stress Analysis
NF-3680 Design by Load Rating
Article NF-4000 Fabrication and Installation
NF-4100 General Requirements
NF-4110 Introduction
NF-4120 Certification of Materials and Fabrication by Support Certificate Holder
NF-4130 Repair of Material
NF-4200 Forming, Fitting, and Aligning
NF-4210 Cutting, Forming, and Bending
NF-4220 Support Tolerances
NF-4230 Fitting and Aligning
NF-4240 Requirements for Welded Joints
NF-4300 Welding Qualifications
NF-4310 General Requirements
NF-4320 Welding Qualifications and Records
NF-4330 General Requirements for Welding Procedure Qualification Tests
NF-4400 Rules Governing Making and Repairing Welds
NF-4410 Precautions to Be Taken Before Welding
NF-4420 Rules for Making Welded Joints
NF-4430 Welding of Attachments
NF-4440 Special Requirements for Welding
NF-4450 Repair of Weld Metal Defects
NF-4500 Brazing
NF-4510 Rules for Brazing
NF-4600 Heat Treatment
NF-4610 Welding Preheat and Interpass Requirements
NF-4620 Postweld Heat Treatment
NF-4660 Heat Treatment of Electroslag Welds
NF-4700 Requirements for Bolted Construction
NF-4710 Bolting and Threading
NF-4720 Bolting
Article NF-5000 Examination
NF-5100 General Requirements for Examination
NF-5110 Procedures, Qualifications, and Evaluations
NF-5120 Time of Examination of Welds
NF-5200 Required Examination of Welds
NF-5210 Examination of Class 1 Support Welds
NF-5220 Examination of Class 2 and MC Support Welds
NF-5230 Examination of Class 3 Support Welds
NF-5240 Inertia and Continuous Drive Friction Welds
NF-5300 Acceptance Standards
NF-5320 Radiographic Acceptance Standards
NF-5330 Ultrasonic Acceptance Standards
NF-5340 Magnetic Particle Acceptance Standards
NF-5350 Liquid Penetrant Acceptance Standards
NF-5360 Visual Acceptance Standards
NF-5500 Qualifications and Certification of Nondestructive Examination Personnel
NF-5510 General Requirements
NF-5520 Personnel Qualification, Certification, and Verification
NF-5530 Records
Article NF-8000 Certificates of Authorization and Certification Documents
NF-8100 General Requirements
Mandatory Appendices
Mandatory Appendix NF-I Additional Material for Supports
Article NF-I-1000 Introduction
NF-I-1100 Scope
NF-I-1200 General Requirements
Article NF-I-2000 Materials
NF-I-2100 General
NF-I-2200 Requirements
Article NF-I-3000 Welding
NF-I-3100 General
NF-I-3200 Welding Qualifications
NF-I-3300 Additional Requirements
NF-I-3400 Requirements for S-Number Materials
NF-I-3500 Specific Requirements for S-Number 12 Group Number 1 Materials
Mandatory Appendix NF-II Design of Single Angle Members
Article NF-II-1000 Introduction
NF-II-1100 Scope
NF-II-1200 General Requirements
Article NF-II-2000 Nomenclature
Article NF-II-3000 Design Requirements
NF-II-3100 General
NF-II-3200 Tension
NF-II-3300 Shear
NF-II-3400 Compression
NF-II-3500 Flexure
NF-II-3600 Combined Stresses
Mandatory Appendix NF-III Energy-Absorbing Support Material
Article NF-III-1000 General Requirements
Article NF-III-2000 Material Requirements
Article NF-III-3000 Design
Article NF-III-4000 Fabrication
Nonmandatory Appendices
Nonmandatory Appendix NF-A Structural Bolt Preloading
Article NF-A-1000 Introduction
NF-A-1100 Scope
NF-A-1200 Discussion
NF-A-1300 Bolt Tightening (Preload Methods)
Nonmandatory Appendix NF-B Design Allowable Stresses for Plate and Shell and Linear-Type Supports
Article NF-B-1000 Introduction
NF-B-1100 Objective
NF-B-1200 Scope
Article NF-B-2000 Linear Supports — Method for Establishing Allowable Stresses
NF-B-2100 Responsibility for Assigning Yield and Ultimate Strength Values
NF-B-2200 Tension Member Allowable Stress
NF-B-2300 Beam Bending Allowable Stress
NF-B-2400 Compression Member Allowable Stress
NF-B-2500 Beam‐Column Allowable Stress
NF-B-2600 Bolting Allowable Stress
Article NF-B-3000 Plate and Shell Supports — Allowable Stresses
Article NF-B-4000 Materials With Low Ratios of Tensile to Yield Strength
Article NF-B-5000 Special Consideration
NF-B-5100 Copper‐Based Alloys
NF-B-5200 Stainless Steel
NF-B-5300 Nonductile Behavior and Stress Corrosion Cracking
Nonmandatory Appendix NF-C Design Basis for Linear‐Type Supports
Article NF-C-1000 Introduction
NF-C-1100 Objective
NF-C-1200 Scope
Article NF-C-2000 Material Availability and Requirements Differences
Article NF-C-3000 AISC Paragraph Selections
Article NF-C-4000 Cross‐Reference to AISC
Nonmandatory Appendix NF-D Tolerances
Article NF-D-1000 Introduction
NF-D-1100 Objective
NF-D-1200 Scope
NF-D-1300 General Requirements
Nonmandatory Appendix NF-E Dampers, Energy Absorbers, and Snubbers
Article NF-E-1000
NF-E-1100 Scope and Definitions
NF-E-1200 Dampers
NF-E-1300 Energy Absorbers
NF-E-1400 Snubbers
Figures
NF-1132-1 Typical Examples of Jurisdictional Boundaries Between Supports and the Building Structure
NF-1214-1 Typical Standard Support Units
NF-2311(b)-1 Impact Test Exemption Curves for Materials for Class 2, 3, and MC Supports
NF-2331(a)-1 Required Cv Energy Values for Class 2 and MC Support Material Other Than Bolting
NF-2331(a)-2 Required Cv Energy Values for Class 3 Support Material Other Than Bolting
NF-2433.1-1 Delta Ferrite Content
NF-3226.1-1 Permissible Welded Joints for Class 1 Plate‐ and Shell‐Type Supports
NF-3226.1(a)-1 Typical Weld Details Referenced
NF-3226.1(a)-2 Butt Welding of Plates of Unequal Thickness
NF-3256.1-1 Permissible Welded Joints for Class 2, 3, and MC Plate‐ and Shell‐Type Supports
NF-3324.1(a)(1) Typical Friction‐Type Connections Using High-Strength Bolts
NF-3332.3-1 Illustrative Examples
NF-3426.1-1 Additional Permissible Welded Joints for Class 1 Standard Supports
NF-3626(a)-1 Additional Permissible Welded Joints for Class 1 Piping Supports
NF-4427-1 Fillet Weld Dimensions
NF-4441-1 Weld Joint Producing Through‐Thickness Loading
NF-II-3510 Equal Leg Single Angle Limits for Fb = 0.66Sy
NF-A-1311
NF-B-2400-1 Effective Length Factor for Various End Conditions
NF-B-2400-2 Alignment Chart for Effective Length of Columns in Continuous Frames
Tables
NF-2121(a)-1 Material Tables Required for Supports
NF-2311(b)-1 Exemptions From Impact Testing Under NF-2311(b)(9) and NF-2311(b)(10) for Material Thickness to 21/2 in. (64 mm), Inclusive
NF-2331(a)-1 Required Cv Lateral Expansion Values for Class 1 Support Material Other Than Bolting
NF-2331(a)-2 Required Cv Lateral Expansion Values for Class 2 and MC Support Material Other Than Bolting
NF-2331(a)-3 Required Cv Lateral Expansion Values for Class 3 Support Material Other Than Bolting
NF-2331(a)-4 Required Cv Energy Values for Class 1 Support Material Other Than Bolting
NF-2333-1 Required Cv Values for Bolting Material
NF-2432.1-1 Sampling of Welding Materials for Chemical Analysis
NF-2432.2(a)-1 Welding Material Chemical Analysis
NF-3131(a)-1 Reference Paragraphs for Procedures for Design of Component Supports, Piping Supports, and Standard Supports
NF-3221.2-1 Elastic Analysis Stress Categories and Stress Limit Factors for Class 1 Plate‐ and Shell‐Type Supports Designed by Analysis
NF-3225.2-1 Stress Limit Factors for Class 1, 2, 3, and MC Bolt Design by Analysis
NF-3251.2-1 Elastic Analysis Stress Categories and Stress Limit Factors for Class 2, 3, and MC Plate‐ and Shell‐Type Supports Designed by Analysis
NF-3312.1(b)-1 Elastic Analysis Stress Categories and Stress Limit Factors for Class 1, 2, 3, and MC Linear-Type Supports Designed by Analysis
NF-3322.2(e)(2)-1 Limiting Proportions for Channels and Tees
NF-3324.5(a)-1 Allowable Stress Limits for Class 1 Linear‐Type Support Welds
NF-3324.6(a)(4)-1 Effective Slip Coefficient Versus Surface Condition
NF-3324.6(b)(1)-1 Minimum Edge Distances
NF-3332.2-1 Classification of Loading Conditions
NF-3332.3-1 Stress Categories
NF-3332.4-1 Allowable Stress Ranges
NF-3611-1 Suggested Piping Support Spacing
NF-4232-1 Maximum Allowable Offset in Final Butt-Welded Joints
NF-4622.1-1 Mandatory Requirements for Postweld Heat Treatment (PWHT) of Welds
NF-4622.4(c)-1 Alternative Holding Temperatures and Times
NF-4622.7(b)-1 Exemptions to Mandatory PWHT
NF-4622.7(b)-2 Additional Exemptions to Mandatory PWHT
NF-4721(a)-1 Bolt Hole Sizes
NF-4721(b)-1 Tolerances on Oversized Holes
NF-I-2100-1 Design Stress Intensity (Sm), Maximum Allowable Stress (S), Yield Strength (Sy), and Tensile Strength (Su) Values
NF-I-2100-1M Design Stress Intensity (Sm), Maximum Allowable Stress (S), Yield Strength (Sy), and Tensile Strength (Su) Values
NF-I-2100-2 ASTM Specifications
NF-II-3532-1 Bw Values for Angles
NF-B-4000 Factors of Safety for a Material With a Low Value of Su/Sy Ratio
NF-C-4000 Design Basis for Linear‐Type Supports
NF-D-1320-1 Clamp Tolerances
NF-D-1330-1 Local Installation Tolerances for Supports
Endnotes