The 2001 Edition of the Code contains both U.S. Customary and SI units.

In all
cases, the U.S. Customary units are the standard and SI units are provided for the
convenience of the user.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES
The 2001 Edition of this Code contains revisions in addition to the 1998 Edition with 1999
and 2000 Addenda. The revisions are identified with the designation 01 in the margin and,
as described in the Foreword, become mandatory six months after the publication date of the
2001 Edition. To invoke these revisions before their mandatory date, use the designation
2001 Edition in documentation required by this Code. If you choose not to invoke these
revisions before their mandatory date, use the designation 1998 Edition through the 2000
Addenda in documentation required by this Code.
Changes given below are identified on the pages by a margin note, 01, placed next to the
affected area.
Page

Location

Change

PG-6

SA/EN-10028-2 added

7, 8

PG-9.1

SA-226 deleted

PG-9.2

SB-166, SB-167, SB-168, SB-516, and

SB-517 added

PG-9.5

Added

PG-19

Footnote 8 added

Footnote 8

Added

16

PG-25.2.1.1

Revised

17

PG-25.2.2.2

Revised

19

PG-27.3, Note 2

Revised in its entirety

20

PG-27.4, Note 6

In-text table revised

34

Fig. PG-36.4

(1) Sketch (e) revised

(2) Sketches (e-1) and (e-2) added
(3) General note added

37

Table PG-39

Revised per errata

55

PG-61.2

Revised

56

PG-67.4.1

(1) Second paragraph revised

(2) New third paragraph added

59

PG-67.5

Second paragraph revised

66

PG-73.3.5

Deleted

75

PG-106.8

New PG-106.8 heading added

PG-106.8.1

Redesignated from PG-106.8

PG-106.8.2

Added

77

PG-110

Revised

84, 85

PW-9.3

Revised

PW-9.3.1

Revised in its entirety

PW-9.3.3

Deleted

PW-11.3

Revised in its entirety

Table PW-11

General Notes (a) and (e) revised

13

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Location

Change

93

Fig. PW-16.1, sketch

(bb)

Added

94

PW-16.6(c)

Added

99, 100, 104, 105

PW-39.1

Revised

PW-39.2.1

Revised

PW-39.3

Revised

Table PW-39

Note (3) revised

PW-39.4.3

Revised in its entirety

PW-39.4.3.1

Added

PW-39.4.3.2

Added

107, 108

113

PW-39.4.3.2.1

Added

PW-39.5

Revised in its entirety

PW-39.5.1

Added

PW-39.5.1.1

Added

PW-39.5.1.2

Added

PW-39.5.2

Added

PW-39.5.3

Added

PW-39.6

Revised in its entirety

PW-40

Title revised

PW-40.1

Revised

PW-40.2

Revised

PW-40.3

Added

PW-40.3.1

Added

PW-40.3.2

Added

PW-40.3.2.1

Added

PW-40.3.2.2

Added

PW-40.3.3

Added

PW-40.3.4

Added

PW-40.3.5

Added

PW-40.3.6

Added

PW-40.3.7

Added

PW-40.3.8

Added

PW-40.3.9

Added

PW-51.5

Revised

Footnote 3

Revised

114

PW-52.4

Revised

135

PWT-15

Revised in its entirety

145

PFT-21.3

Revised

152

PFT-42

(1) Title revised

(2) Revised in its entirety

184

A-22.6.3.2.1

Equation revised

185

A-22.6.3.2.4

Equation revised
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Location

Change

202

A-125

Second equation revised

205

A-260.3

Second paragraph revised

A-260.4(d)

Deleted

A-270.3

First paragraph revised

A-270.4(d)

Deleted

238

A-354.1

Numbers 4 and 4a revised

240

A-354.2

Numbers 4 and 4a revised

249

Table A-360

Revised

258

SI Units

Paragraph editorially revised

206

NOTE:
Volume 48 of the Interpretations to Section I of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
follows the last page of the this Edition to Section I.

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