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This Code section addresses the

GENERAL mandatory requirements, specific
prohibitions, and non-mandatory guidance Site
Pre-Shipment
for Pressure Vessel Materials, design,
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fabrication, examination, inspection,
Sponsors
Third Party testing, certification, and pressure relief.
Inspection
In this article you will learn about the
Vendor
different subsections and guidelines for
Inspection
the use and application of this code.
Commodity
Inspection For ASME Code Section 8 scope and
Inspection and boundaries, review the Pressure Vessel
Test Plan Definition article.

Factory
You may know ASME Code Section 8 has
Acceptance Test
three divisions. Division 1 covers pressure
up to 3000 psi, Division 2 has an
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alternative rule and covers up to 10,000

FIX psi and Division 3 can be used for
pressure higher than 10,000 psi.
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Pressure Vessel Hierarchy of Standard

Heat Exchanger 1. Law and Regulation at Location of

Piping System Installation

Industrial Valve
Mandatory application of ASME pressure
Steam Boiler vessel code is determined by rule and
regulation at location of installation.
Storage Tank

Process Heater For example, if you are living in the state

of Minnesota, the application of ASME
Code for construction and stamping is
ROTARY mandatory in your location, but if you are
EQUIPMENT living in the state of South Carolina, it is
not mandatory.
Centrifugal
Pump 2. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Centrifugal Code
Compressor
The next item in this hierarchy is ASME
Reciprocating
Code itself; the ASME Code generally is
Compressor
divided into three groups as following:
Gas Turbine

Steam Turbine Group 1: Construction Codes

Fan & Blower Some of them are: Section VIII for

pressure vessel, Section I for Power

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E&I Boiler, section III for Nuclear Power Plant

and Section IV for heating Boiler
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Group 2: Reference Codes
Electric
Generator
These are the codes which are referenced
Electric Motor from construction codes as explained in
Power group 1.
Transformer
The ASME Section IX for welding and
Control Panel
Section V for Non Destructive Testing are
Switchgear in this Group.
Power Cable
For example, ASME Code section VIII for
welding requirement such as WPS
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(Procedure Qualification Record), Welder
TOUCH
Performance Qualification, etc. refer you
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This section is divided into three

Subsections, Mandatory Appendices, and
Nonmandatory Appendices.

Subsection A consists of Part UG,

covering the general requirements
applicable to all pressure vessels.

Subsection B covers specific

requirements that are applicable to the
various methods used in the fabrication of
pressure vessels.

It consists of Parts UW, UF, and UB

dealing with welded, forged, and brazed
methods, respectively.

Subsection C covers specific

requirements applicable to the several
classes of materials used in pressure
vessel construction.

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