B16 CASE 1

CASES OF THE B16 VALVE, FLANGES, FITTINGS AND GASKETS STANDARDS

ApprovalDate:December16,2013
CaseswillremainavailableforuseuntilannulledbytheapplicableStandardsCommittee

B16Case1
HighStrength/HighTemperatureMaterial
ASMEB16.34Group3Valves
ASMEB16.34ValvesFlanged,Threaded,and
WeldingEnd
Inquiry: Is there an acceptable alternative
method for the Pressure-Temperature rating of
Standard, Special, Limited and Intermediate
Class ASME B16.34 threaded and welding end
valves constructed of high strength/high
temperature Group 3 forging, casting, plate, rod,
seamless pipe or tube materials listed in Table 1
of ASME B16.34?
Reply: It is the opinion of the committee that
Standard, Special, Limited and Intermediate
Class threaded and welded end valves
constructed of Group 3 alloys of Table 1 of
ASME B16.34 and complying with the rules of
ASME B16.34 may be pressure temperature
rated to the rules of this Case provided the
following rules are met:
(a) The Standard Class rules of B-2, Appendix
B of ASME B16.34 shall be used to determine
the Selected Stress S1 and pressure-temperature
rating but the Ceiling Pressure (pca) used in
Equation (B-2) shall be in accordance with
Table 1 of this Case.

(b) The Special Class rules of B-3, Appendix B

of ASME B16.34 shall be used to determine the
Selected Stress S2 and pressure-temperature
rating but the Ceiling Pressure (pcb) used in
Equation (B-4) shall be in accordance with
Table 2 of this Case.
(c) The Limited Class rules of Appendix V of
B16.34 apply but the Special Class ratings as
determined from (b) above shall be used to
determine the Limited Class pressure
temperature ratings for valves under this Case.
(d) For Standard, Special or Limited
Intermediate Class Designation valves the rules
of B-4, Appendix B of ASME B16.34 shall be
used to determine the pressure-temperature
ratings based on Standard, Special or Limited
Class pressure-temperatures as determined from
(a), (b) or (c) above. The Intermediate Class
valve wall thickness shall also be determine by
the rules of B-4, Appendix B of B16.34.
(e) Pressure boundary body joint, body-bonnet
or cover bolting material from Table 1 of B16.34
shall be selected that supports the full pressuretemperature rating range of the valve.
(f) Valves constructed under this B16 Case
shall have the Case Number shown on the valve
nameplate.

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CASES OF THE B16 VALVE, FLANGES, FITTINGS AND GASKETS STANDARDS

Table 1
AStandard Class

Temperature
F
20to100
200
300
400
500
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
950
1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
1250
1300
1350
1400
1450
1500
1550
1600
1650

150

300

600

290
260
230
200
170
140
125
110
95
80
65
50
35
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
15

750
750
730
705
665
635
620
605
570
540
510
485
450
415
395
375
310
240
200
165
130
90
75
50

1500
1500
1455
1410
1330
1270
1235
1205
1140
1075
1025
970
905
825
790
750
615
480
405
325
255
185
145
105

CEILINGPRESSUREbyCLASS,psig
900
1500
2500
2250
2250
2185
2115
1995
1905
1855
1805
1710
1615
1535
1460
1350
1245
1185
1120
925
725
605
490
385
275
215
155

3750
3750
3640
3530
3325
3175
3090
3010
2850
2695
2560
2425
2250
2075
1970
1870
1535
1205
1010
815
640
465
360
260

4500

6250
6250
6070
5880
5540
5290
5155
5015
4750
4485
4265
4045
3750
3455
3285
3115
2560
2005
1685
1360
1070
775
600
435

11250
11250
10925
10585
9965
9525
9275
9025
8545
8065
7675
7280
6750
6215
5915
5610
4610
3610
3030
2450
1920
1390
1085
780

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CASES OF THE B16 VALVE, FLANGES, FITTINGS AND GASKETS STANDARDS

Table 2
B-Special Class

Temperature
F
20to100
200
300
400
500
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
950
1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
1250
1300
1350
1400
1450
1500
1550
1600
1650

150
290
290
290
290
290
290
290
280
280
275
260
230
180
160
160

300
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
740
685
625
550
480
475

600
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1495
1485
1365
1250
1105
960
945

155
130
100
90
65
50
35
30
20

465
385
300
250
205
160
115
90
65

935
770
605
505
410
320
230
180
130

CEILINGPRESSUREbyCLASS,psig

900
1500
2250
3750
2250
3750
2250
3750
2250
3750
2250
3750
2250
3750
2250
3750
2250
3745
2245
3740
2225
3710
2050
3415
1870
3120
1655
2760
1440
2400
1420
2370
1400
1155
905
760
610
480
350
270
195

2335
1920
1505
1265
1020
800
580
450
325

2500
6250
6250
6250
6250
6250
6250
6250
6245
6235
6180
5690
5200
4600
3995
3950

4500
11250
11250
11250
11250
11250
11250
11250
11240
11225
11125
10245
9360
8280
7195
7105

3895
3200
2510
2105
1700
1335
965
750
540

7010
5765
4515
3790
3060
2400
1740
1355
970

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SUPPORTING INFORMATION
1. Class 150 ceiling pressures have not been increased from inception and are not proposed
to be increased by the proposed Case.
2. Material Group 3.19 (typical B564 N06230) has been selected to provide the ceiling
pressures at elevated temperatures for both Standard and Special Class. This material can
be used for Section I construction to 1650F and Section VIII to 1800F. It has a higher
allowable stress and Modulus of Elasticity (E) than Material Group 2.2 (typical A182
F316), which is the material that currently establishes the ceiling pressure for Standard
and Special Class valves from 950F to 1500F.
3. For Standard Class the current B16.34-2009 ceiling pressures to 500F has been retained.
For Standard Class above 500F the current Standard Class ceiling pressures have been
increased by multiplying them by the Ratio of Modulus of Elasticity (E) of Material
Group 3.19 (N06230) at temperature to that of the Current Ceiling Material E at
temperature.
4. For Special Class the current B16.34-2009 ceiling pressures to 650F have been retained.
For Special Class above 650F the current Special Class ceiling pressures have been
increased by multiplying them by the Ratio of Modulus of Elasticity (E) of Material
Group 3.19 (N06230) at temperature to that of the Current Ceiling Material E at
temperature. For 650F, 700F and 750F a transition pressure has been applied, which is
less than the multiple of current pressure x ratio of Es. Reason: The multiple is greater
than ceiling pressure at above temperature. The proposed Case does not change the
ASME B16.34 Appendix B method for pressure-temperature rating. Only the ceiling
pressures (pca and pcb) are proposed to be changed.
5. The proposed Case will maintain the Valve Joint rules of Para. 6.4 of B16.34-2009. The
bolting stress at 100F will still be in balance with the bolting stress at the valves primary
pressure (Class). Allowing the 100F rating of the valve to exceed 2.5 x Pressure Class
can cause the bolting stress at 100F to lose compatibility with the 9000 psi and 7000 psi
requirement of 6.4.1.1 and 6.4.2.1 of B16.34, respectively.
6. If the Proposed Case is adopted it will have no impact on pressure-temperature ratings for
the Group 1 or Group 2 materials in Table 1 of B16.34-2009. It will not impact flanged
valves ratings made from Group 1, 2, or 3 materials.
7. Only a few of the pressure-temperature ratings of the Group 3 materials of Table 1 of
B16.34 will have a pressure-temperature increase due to the proposed increase in ceiling
pressures of this Case.
8. Tables 1A and 1B is the E data and the Ratio (C/A) on which the proposed Ceiling
Pressure increases were calculated. The Ratio (B/A) for A182 F91/F92 Modulus of
Elasticity (E) versus E for ceiling material is given for information. Even though the
F91/F92 are limited to 1200F the C/A ratio indicates these materials could also withstand
higher pressures than the current ceiling materials without additional deflection.

B16 CASE 1
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CASES OF THE B16 VALVE, FLANGES, FITTINGS AND GASKETS STANDARDS

Table#1A

TEMP

70
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500

ASMEB16.34STANDARDCLASSMODULUSOFELASTICITYDATA

B
C
A

CEILING
A182
ASTMB564
CEILING
RATIO
MATERIALGROUPNO.
F91/F92
N06230
MATERIAL
B/A
(TYPICALALLOY)
EX106
EX106
EX106
1.2(A216WCC)
29.4
31
1.05
30.6
1.2
28.8
30.3
1.05
29.9
1.2
28.3
29.7
1.05
29.5
1.2
27.9
29.2
1.05
29.0
1.2
27.3
28.6
1.05
28.6
1.9(A182F11)
26.9
28.1
1.04
28.2
1.9
26.2
27.5
1.05
27.7
1.9
25.6
26.9
1.05
27.2
1.9
24.8
26.2
1.06
26.7
2.2(A182F316)
22.8
25.4
1.11
26.1
2.2
22.0
24.4
1.11
25.5
2.2
21.2
23.3
1.10
24.9
2.2
20.3
22
1.08
24.2
2.2
19.2
20.5
1.07
23.6
2.2
18.1
22.8
EdatafromASMESectionII,PartD,2010Editionthru.2011addenda

RATIO
C/A
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.05
1.05
1.06
1.06
1.08
1.14
1.16
1.17
1.19
1.23
1.26

Table#1B

TEMP

70
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500

ASMEB16.34SPECIALCLASSMODULUSOFELASTICITYDATA

B
C
A

CEILING
A182
ASTMB564
CEILING
RATIO
MATERIALGROUP
F91/F92
N06230
MATERIAL
B/A
NO.
EX106
EX106
EX106
1.2(A216WCC)
29.4
31
1.05
30.6
1.2
28.8
30.3
1.05
29.9
1.2
28.3
29.7
1.05
29.5
1.2
27.9
29.2
1.05
29.0
1.2
27.3
28.6
1.05
28.6
1.10A182F22
27.7
28.1
1.01
28.2
1.10
27.0
27.5
1.02
27.7
1.10
26.3
26.9
1.02
27.2
1.10
25.6
26.2
1.02
26.7
2.2A182F316
22.8
25.4
1.11
26.1
2.2
22.0
24.4
1.11
25.5
2.2
21.2
23.3
1.10
24.9
2.2
20.3
22
1.08
24.2
2.2
19.2
20.5
1.07
23.6
2.2
18.1
22.8
EdatafromASMESectionII,PartD,2010Editionthru.2011addenda

RATIO
C/A
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.05
1.02
1.03
1.03
1.04
1.14
1.16
1.17
1.19
1.23
1.26