ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

SECTION II-A

INTERPRETATIONS
Volume 60
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INTERPRETATIONS
VOLUME 60 SECTION II-A
Replies to Technical Inquiries
January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009

FOREWORD
This publication includes all written interpretations issued between the indicated dates by the ASME Staff
on behalf of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee in response to inquiries concerning interpreta-
tions of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. A contents is also included which lists subjects specific
to the interpretations covered in the individual volume.
These interpretations are taken verbatim from the original letters, except for a few typographical and
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revealed a need for corrections of a technical nature. In these cases, a revised interpretation is presented
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SECTION II-A

Subject Interpretation File No.

Allowable ASTM Specifications, Section II, Part A (2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda) . . . . . . . . . . . . II-A-07-14 09-350
Intent Interpretation Regarding Charpy Impact Test Exemption for SA-320/SA-320M
Gr. B8MA, Section II, Part A (2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-A-07-16 09-580
Mill Test Report Requirement for Chemical Composition in SA-240/SA-240M,
Section II, Part A (2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-A-07-12 08-1532
SA-105/SA-105M and SA-182/SA-182M Specifications, Section II, Part A (2007 Edition). . . . . . II-A-07-11 08-1052
SA-240/SA-240M Grade 304 Cr Content, Section II, Part A
(2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-A-07-13 08-1590
SA-264 Specification Requirements for Acceptable Methods for the Application of
Cladding, Section II, Part A (2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-A-10-01 09-816
SA-335/SA-335M Para. 13.7.1 Nominal Transducer Frequency for the Ultrasonic Test,
Section II, Part A (2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-A-07-15 08-1586

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Interpretation: II-A-07-11

Subject: SA-105/SA-105M and SA-182/SA-182M Specifications, Section II, Part A (2007 Edition)
Date Issued: February 25, 2009
File: 08-1052

Question (1): Is SA-182/SA-182M material prohibited from use as tubesheets and flat covers for heat
exchangers?
Reply (1): No.

Question (2): Do the piping components in the scopes of SA-105/SA-105M and SA-182/SA-182M include
nonstandard flanges made to dimensions specified by the purchaser?
Reply (2): Yes.
Note: Please see Interpretation II-A-86-14 for SA-105/SA-105M.

Interpretation: II-A-07-12

Subject: Mill Test Report Requirement for Chemical Composition in SA-240/SA-240M, Section II, Part A
(2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda)
Date Issued: February 25, 2009
File: 08-1532

Question: For SA-240/SA-240M UNS S30403, is it required to report a value for the chemical content of
nitrogen in the Mill Test Report?
Reply: Yes.

Interpretation: II-A-07-13
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Subject: SA-240/SA-240M Grade 304 Cr Content, Section II, Part A (2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda)
Date Issued: February 25, 2009
File: 08-1590

Question: May ASTM A 240/A 240M-07 Grade 304 or 304L material with a chromium content of 17.5%
be certified as conforming to SA-240/SA-240M, Section II, Part A (2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda)?
Reply: No. However, revisions in progress may change this response for future editions/addenda.

Interpretation: II-A-07-14

Subject: Allowable ASTM Specifications, Section II, Part A (2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda)
Date Issued: February 25, 2009
File: 09-350

Question: Does the listing of specific editions of ASTM specifications in Table ED-1 of Section II, Part A,
preclude the use of ASTM materials certified to other editions of that ASTM specification, even if the material
can be demonstrated to meet the requirements of one of the editions listed in Table ED-1?
Reply: No; see the introductory paragraph to Table ED-1 in Section II, Part A or B.

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Interpretation: II-A-07-15

Subject: SA-335/SA-335M Para. 13.7.1 Nominal Transducer Frequency for the Ultrasonic Test, Section II,
Part A (2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda)
Date Issued: March 3, 2009
File: 08-1586

Question: May alloy steel pipe examined by the ultrasonic method with a transducer frequency less than
the 2.25 MHz required by para. 13.7.1 be certified to SA-335/SA-335M, Section II, Part A (2007 Edition,
2008 Addenda)?
Reply: No.

Interpretation: II-A-07-16

Subject: Intent Interpretation Regarding Charpy Impact Test Exemption for SA-320/SA-320M Gr. B8MA,
Section II, Part A (2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda)
Date Issued: June 25, 2009
File: 09-580

Question: Is it the intent of SA-320/SA-320M para. 6.2.1.1 that Class 1A austenitic steels carbide solution
treated in the finished condition are exempt from Charpy impact testing above 325F [200C]?
Reply: Yes.

Interpretation: II-A-10-01

Subject: SA-264 Specification Requirements for Acceptable Methods for the Application of Cladding,
Section II, Part A (2007 Edition, 2008 Addenda)
Date Issued: October 29, 2009
File: 09-816

Question: Are roll bonding and explosion cladding acceptable methods for SA-264 of Section II, Part A
Ferrous Material Specifications?
Reply: Yes.

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