CASE

1192-1

CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE

Approval Date: February 14, 2003

The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committee took action to
eliminate Code Case expiration dates effective March 11, 2005. This means that
all Code Cases listed in this Supplement and beyond will remain available for
use until annulled by the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committee.

TABLE 1
COMPOSITION

Case 1192-1
Ni-Cu-Al Bolting Material, SB-164 Modified,
UNS N05500
Section VIII, Division 1

Percent
Nickel
Aluminum
Carbon, max.
Iron, max.
Silicon, max.
Titanium
Sulfur, max.
Copper

Inquiry:
(a) May age-hardened nickel-copper-aluminum alloy
conforming with SB-164 (except that composition and
mechanical properties are as shown in Tables 1 and 2),
which is capable of being age hardened at 1100F be
employed for bolting material for Code application?
(b) What are the design stresses for bolting?

63.070.0
2.04.0
0.25
2.0
1.0
0.251.0
0.010
Remainder

Reply:
(a) It is the opinion of the Committee that age-hardened
nickel-copper-aluminum alloy as described in the Inquiry
may be employed for bolting applications.
(b) The maximum allowable bolting stresses shall be
as shown in Table 3.

TABLE 2
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Condition

Min. Spec.
Tensile
Strength,
psi

Min. Spec.
Yield
Strength,
psi (0.2%
offset)

Hardness, min.
[Note (1)]
Min. Elongation in.
2 in. %

Rc

Brinell, 3000
kg Load

Hot or cold finished, annealed, and age hardened

Hot finished and age hardened

130,000
140,000

90,000
100,000

20
20

24
27

250
265

NOTE:
(1) Hardness values for information only.

TABLE 3
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE STRESS VALUES, psi
Metal Temperatures Not Exceeding, F
Condition

80

100

200

300

400

500

Hot or cold finished, annealed, and age hardened

Hot finished and age hardened

22,500
25,000

22,400
24,900

21,500
24,500

20,900
24,000

20,500
23,900

20,200
23,800

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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