CASE

2349
CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE

Approval Date: February 26, 2001

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and any reaffirmation dates.

Case 2349 forged in the same manner. The through-thickness

Alternative Rules for Corner Joint Fabrication
Section VIII, Division 1
Inquiry: For Section VIII, Division 1 what alternative
rules can be applied to fabricate a corner joint to the
geometry of Fig. UW-13.2(d) when a + b is less than
2ts when using autogenous laser welding?
Reply: It is the opinion of the Committee that Section
VIII, Division 1 flat heads can be joined to pressure
parts when using the following rules in lieu of meeting
the a + b not less than 2ts dimensional requirement
when using autogenous laser welding.
(a) The weld shall be full penetration and the a
dimension shall not be less than ts.
(b) The head shall be fabricated from disks cut from
a forged bar product form.
(c) In addition to the requirements of the material
specification, the through-thickness tensile strength and
elongation of the forged head shall be measured and
recorded on the material test report. The testing shall
be performed to SA-370. One test specimen may repre-
sent a group of forgings provided they are of the same
design, are from the same heat of material, and are
properties shall be greater than or equal to the specified
minimum tensile properties of the material specification.
(d) Welding shall be qualified in accordance with
the requirements of Section IX.
(e) In addition to the requirements in subpara. (d),
a sample vessel shall be prepared for the weld procedure
and each welding operator. The manufacturer shall
prepare the sample vessel with thickness and configura-
tion matching the design. The corner joint shall be
examined to the requirements of subpara. (f).
(f) Corner joint welds from sample vessels shall be
shown to meet the requirements of UW-51 by 100%
volumetric examination. In addition, the corner joint
welds from sample vessels shall be cross-sectioned in
at least four locations including the stop-start area,
etched and visually examined at a minimum 10X magni-
fication. The weld and the heat-affected-zone shall be
examined to ensure complete penetration of the joint,
and show no evidence of cracks or lack of fusion.
(g) All production welds shall be 100% visually
examined on the exterior per UW-35.
(h) During production welding at least every twenty-
fifth vessel shall be a sample vessel and evaluated to
the requirements of subpara. (f) above.
(i) This Case number shall be shown on the Manufac-
turers Data Report.

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