This document summarizes ASME Code Case 2038-4, which approves the use of a 25Cr-22Ni-2Mo-N austenitic stainless steel alloy (UNS S31050) in welded construction under Section VIII, Divisions 1 and 2 of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. The case specifies chemical composition and mechanical property requirements for the material as well as requirements for solution annealing, maximum allowable stresses, and documentation. Tables provide the chemical requirements, mechanical property requirements, maximum allowable stress values for Division 1, and design stress intensity and yield strength values for Division 2.
This document summarizes ASME Code Case 2038-4, which approves the use of a 25Cr-22Ni-2Mo-N austenitic stainless steel alloy (UNS S31050) in welded construction under Section VIII, Divisions 1 and 2 of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. The case specifies chemical composition and mechanical property requirements for the material as well as requirements for solution annealing, maximum allowable stresses, and documentation. Tables provide the chemical requirements, mechanical property requirements, maximum allowable stress values for Division 1, and design stress intensity and yield strength values for Division 2.
This document summarizes ASME Code Case 2038-4, which approves the use of a 25Cr-22Ni-2Mo-N austenitic stainless steel alloy (UNS S31050) in welded construction under Section VIII, Divisions 1 and 2 of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. The case specifies chemical composition and mechanical property requirements for the material as well as requirements for solution annealing, maximum allowable stresses, and documentation. Tables provide the chemical requirements, mechanical property requirements, maximum allowable stress values for Division 1, and design stress intensity and yield strength values for Division 2.
This document summarizes ASME Code Case 2038-4, which approves the use of a 25Cr-22Ni-2Mo-N austenitic stainless steel alloy (UNS S31050) in welded construction under Section VIII, Divisions 1 and 2 of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. The case specifies chemical composition and mechanical property requirements for the material as well as requirements for solution annealing, maximum allowable stresses, and documentation. Tables provide the chemical requirements, mechanical property requirements, maximum allowable stress values for Division 1, and design stress intensity and yield strength values for Division 2.
CASE 2038-4 CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE Approval Date: August 12, 1996 See Numeric Index for expiration and any reafrmation dates. Case 2038-4 25Cr-22Ni-2Mo-N, UNS S31050, Austenitic Stainless Steel Forgings Section VIII, Divisions 1 and 2 Inquiry: May solution-annealed austenitic stainless steel, 25Cr-22Ni-2Mo-N, UNS S31050 forgings meeting the chemical and mechanical property requirements given in Table 1 and Table 2, and otherwise conforming to the requirements of Specication SA-182, as applica- ble, be used in welded construction under the rules of Section VIII, Divisions 1 and 2? Reply: It is the opinion of the Committee that the material listed in the Inquiry may be used in welded construction under the rules of Section VIII, Divisions 1 and 2, provided the following additional requirements are met. TABLE 1 CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS (HEAT ANALYSIS) Element Weight, % Carbon, max. 0.025 Manganese, max. 2.00 Phosphorus, max. 0.020 Sulfur, max. 0.015 Silicon, max. 0.4 Nickel 20.523.5 Chromium 24.026.0 Molybdenum 1.62.6 Nitrogen 0.090.15 TABLE 2 MECHANICAL PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS Property ksi Tensile strength, min. 78 Yield strength, 0.2% offset, min. 37 Elongation in 2 in., min., % 25 This is Electrontic File Page # 109 (a) The forgings shall be solution annealed at a minimum temperature of 1925F and liquid quenched to a temperature below 500F. (b) The rules for austenitic stainless steels in Section VIII, Divisions 1 and 2, as applicable, shall apply. (c) The maximum allowable design stress values for Division 1 shall be those listed in Table 3. The maximum design stress intensity values, and strength values, for Division 2 shall be those listed in Table 4. (d) For external pressure design, use Fig. HA-2 of Section II, Part D for both Divisions 1 and 2. (e) This material is classied as P-No. 8 Group 2. (f) This Case number shall be referenced in the documentation of the material and recorded on the Manufacturers Data Report. TABLE 3 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE STRESS VALUES, DIVISION 1 For Metal Temperature Not Exceeding, F Allowable Stress Values, ksi 100 19.5 19.5 [Note (1)] 200 19.5 19.5 [Note (1)] 300 17.7 18.5 [Note (1)] 400 16.1 17.6 [Note (1)] 500 14.8 16.9 [Note (1)] 600 13.5 16.4 [Note (1)] NOTE: (1) See Note G7 of Table 1A in Section II, Part D. TABLE 4 DESIGN STRESS INTENSITY AND YIELD STRENGTH VALUES, DIVISION 2 For Metal Design Stress Temperature Intensity Values Not Exceeding, S m , ksi Yield Strength F Forgings Values S y , ksi 100 24.7 37.0 200 24.7 30.1 300 23.9 26.6 400 21.7 24.2 500 20.0 22.2 600 18.2 20.2 Asme BPVC Code Cases 1998 Edition CCASE12038 06-15-98 13:09:00 This is Electrontic File Page # 110