CASE

ASME BPVC.CC.BPV.S7-2015 2864

Approval Date: September 21, 2016

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Case 2864
9Cr1MoV Material
Table 1
Section I
Chemical Requirements
Inquiry: May seamless tubes, seamless pipes, forged Element Composition Limit, %
and bored pipes, fittings, forgings, and plates with the Carbon 0.080.12
chemical analysis shown in Table 1, otherwise confirming Manganese 0.300.50
to the specifications listed in Table 2 for Grade 91, be used Phosphorous, max. 0.020
Sulfur, max. 0.005
in Section I construction?
Silicon 0.200.40
Chromium 8.09.5
Reply: It is the opinion of the Committee that 9Cr Molybdenum 0.851.05
1MoV seamless tubes, seamless pipes, forged and bored Tungsten, max. 0.05
pipes, fittings, forgings, and plates with the chemical ana- Nickel, max. 0.20
lysis shown in Table 1, otherwise conforming to the spe- Vanadium 0.180.25
cifications listed in Table 2 for Grade 91, may be used in Columbium 0.060.10
Nitrogen 0.0350.070
Section I construction, provided the following additional
Copper, max. 0.10
requirements are met: Aluminum, max. 0.020
(a) The material shall be austenitized within the tem- Boron, max. 0.001
perature range of 1,900F to 1,975F (1 040C to Titanium, max. 0.01
1 080C). The rate of cooling from 1,650F to 900F Zirconium, max. 0.01
(900C to 482C) shall be no slower than 9F/min Arsenic, max. 0.010
(5C/min). Tin, max. 0.010
(b) The maximum allowable stress values shall be those Antimony, max. 0.003
N/Al ratio, min. 4.0
shown in Section II, Part D, Subpart 1, Table 1A for
SA-335/SA-335M, Grade P91, high or low stress lines as
applicable for thickness involved.
(c) For welding procedure and performance qualifica- Table 2
tion the material shall be considered P-No. 15E, Group 1. Specifications
(d) For PWHT, the material shall be considered P-No.
15E, Group 1. Material Specification
(e) Cold-forming rules for Grade P91 in PG-20 shall Fittings SA-234/SA-234M
apply. Forged and bored pipe SA-369/SA-369M
(f) Weld strength reduction factors for the creep Forgings SA-182/SA-182M, SA-336/
strength-enhanced ferritic (CSEF) steel group in Table SA-336M
Plate SA-387/SA-387M
PG-26 shall apply.
Seamless pipe SA-335/SA-335M
(g) Lead (Pb) content shall be measured and reported.
Seamless tube SA-213/SA-213M
(h) The materials shall be marked with this Case
number.

The Committees function is to establish rules of safety, relating only to pressure integrity, governing the construction of boilers, pressure vessels, transport
tanks and nuclear components, and inservice inspection for pressure integrity of nuclear components and transport tanks, and to interpret these rules when
questions arise regarding their intent. This Code does not address other safety issues relating to the construction of boilers, pressure vessels, transport tanks
and nuclear components, and the inservice inspection of nuclear components and transport tanks. The user of the Code should refer to other pertinent codes,
standards, laws, regulations or other relevant documents.

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