Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Repair of
Pressure
Equipment
and Piping
A N A M E R I C A N N AT I O N A L STA N DA R D
ASME PCC-22015
(Revision of ASME PCC-22011)
Repair of
Pressure
Equipment
and Piping
A N A M E R I C A N N AT I O N A L S TA N D A R D
Copyright 2015 by
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
All rights reserved
Printed in U.S.A.
CONTENTS
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Committee Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Summary of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Part 1
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5
11
17
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24
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37
43
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Part 2
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
Article
Article
Article
Article
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
Welded Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Butt-Welded Insert Plates in Pressure Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
External Weld Buildup to Repair Internal Thinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seal-Welded Threaded Connections and Seal Weld Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welded Leak Box Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welded Lip Seals (in the course of preparation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Full Encirclement Steel Reinforcing Sleeves for Piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fillet Welded Patches With Reinforcing Plug Welds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alternatives to Traditional Welding Preheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alternatives to Postweld Heat Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In-Service Welding Onto Carbon Steel Pressure Components or
Pipelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weld Buildup, Weld Overlay, and Clad Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fillet Welded Patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Threaded or Welded Plug Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Field Heat Treating of Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part 3
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
Article
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
3.12
Mechanical Repairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Replacement of Pressure Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Freeze Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Damaged Threads in Tapped Holes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flaw Excavation and Weld Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flange Repair and Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mechanical Clamp Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pipe Straightening or Alignment Bending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Damaged Anchors in Concrete (Postinstalled Mechanical Anchors) . . . . . . . .
Valves With Pressure Seal-Type Bonnets (in the course of preparation) . . . . .
Hot Bolting (in the course of preparation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hot and Half Bolting Removal Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inspection and Repair of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Part 4
Article 4.1
Article 4.2
Article 4.3
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143
181
195
Part 5
Article 5.1
Article 5.2
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