Reply: Such heat exchanger parts would be required to be postweld heat treated under the conditions given in Table

UCS-56 below that specified in Note (2)(a) and Note (3).

Interpretation: VIII-78-23 Subject: Section VIII, Division 1, Alloy 303 Date Issued: February 1, 1978 File: BC77-854 Question: Is Grade 303 stainless steel acceptable for use in vessels manufactured under Section VIII, Division 1? Reply: No. Grade 303 stainless steel is a free machining steel which has certain elements which have been added making the material undesirable for use in pressure boundary applications, and for this reason it has been previously rejected.

Interpretation: VIII-78-24 Subject: Section VIII, Division 1, UHA-34 Date Issued: February 3, 1978 File: BC78-1 Question: Are the requirements of UHA-34 for liquid penetrant examination applicable to butt and fillet welds used in the fabrication of stiffening rings of vessels under external pressure? Reply: No. We would also refer you to UG-30(b) for the requirements for the welds attaching stiffening rings to shell plates.

Interpretation: VIII-78-25 Subject: Section VIII, Division 1, UG-15 Date Issued: February 6, 1978 File: BC77-583 Question: For use as heat exchanger tubes under the provisions of Section VIII, Division 1, is it acceptable to fabricate tubes by forming a nickel plate or strip conforming to SB-162 into tubular shape and welding using electron beam welding? Reply: In accordance with the provisions of Section VIII, Division 1, UG-15, welded nickel tubular products may be furnished as material when ordered to the applicable requirements of an approved specification, such as SB-517, except that the chemical and mechanical properties shall conform to the requirements of an approved material such as SB-162. The order for such a tubular product must clarify the matter of required finishing treatment so that the finished product will conform to the mechanical properties specified in the plate specification and listed in Table UNF-23.3 of Section VIII, Division 1. Note that a factor of 0.85 must be applied to the allowable stress values listed for plate material. Electron beam welding is acceptable under the requirements of SB-517 and Section VIII, Division 1.

Interpretation: VIII-78-26 Subject: Section VIII, Division 1, UG-47