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N-7-1
CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE
Case N-7-1
High Yield Strength Steel
Section III, Division 1, Class 1
(4) High tensile strength steels having specified minimum ultimate tensile strength in the range 80,000 psi
to 130,000 psi may be evaluated for cyclic operation
by the methods of NB-3222.4 using the design fatigue
curves of Fig. I-9.1.
(5) The requirements of NB-2300 shall be met. (See
Note 1.)
(6) Forming Shell Sections and Heads
(a) The selected thickness of material shall be
such that the forming processes will not reduce the
thickness of the material at any point below the minimum value required by the rules.
(b) Pieces that are formed (after quenching and
tempering) at a temperature lower than 25F below the
final tempering temperature shall be heat treated after
forming (at 1075F minimum, but not higher than 25F
below the final tempering temperature for a minimum
time of one hour per inch of thickness) when the extreme
fiber strain from forming exceeds 3% as determined by
the following formula:
Percent strain p
Temperature
Yield
Strength
ksi
Design
Stress
Intensity Sm
ksi
Room
200F
300F
400F
500F
600F
650F
85.0
80.0
77.5
75.8
74.5
73.2
72.3
35.0
35.0
35.0
34.6
34.4
33.9
33.5
75 t
Rf
11 R 2
Rf
tp plate thickness
Rfp final radius
Rop original radius (equals infinity for flat plate)
Note 1: For materials which have specified minimum yield strength
at room temperature greater than 50 ksi, but not greater than 85
ksi, Fig. G-2110-1 in Appendix G may be used provided fracture
mechanics data (similar to the KID data referenced in Welding
Research Council Bulletin No. 175) are obtained on at least three
heats of the material, on a sufficient number of specimens to cover
the temperature range of interest, including the weld metal and heat
affected zone, and provided the data are equal to or above the curve
of Fig. G-2110-1. These data shall be included in the Design
Specification. When these materials of higher yield strength (specified
minimum yield strength greater than 50 ksi but not exceeding 85
ksi) are to be used in conditions where radiation may affect the
materials properties, the effect of radiation on the KIR curve shall
be determined for the material prior to its use in manufacture. This
information shall be included in the Design Specification.
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CASE (continued)
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