2010 SECTION I, PART D METRIC) NONMANDATORY APPENDIX C GUIDANCE FOR THE USE OF U.S. CUSTOMARY AND SI UNITS IN THE ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE C100 USE OF UNITS IN EQUATIONS: implied precision of one significant igure, Therefore, the The equations in this Nonimandatory Appendix ae suit- able for use sith either the 11S, Customary or the ST dato s 8 n hat appropriate units cor ST units may’ be used ftom one ed 10 ad radius values that are ulations and 7 x Units to umother. th itleant figures for use in ‘olher aspects of consteuetie €200 GUIDELINES USED TO DEVELOP Facon in bit Jovelop Slegu hn ox SI units are pi flor the US. ‘ . i 55 1 0 o i 3 3 1 3 iu 3a eruphical information Uh Y it oi ase ate es » ,200 SECTION 1 the following table. [Note that tas table does ot apply 16 rnominal pipe sizes (NPS), which are covered belo. | 1 PART D «MBTRICH (Hv) Areas in square inches (in2) were converted 10 square nnn (nn) and areas ia square feet HE} were com 1 ts 1, i! verted (0 square meters (ar), See examples in the follow ing table) dwn tS € iS) bin? 650 nig? 6500 ste 1S ne (4) Volumes in eubie nhies 5) were convened te cubic min (anor) and volunes in cubic feet UPL were converte ing lable} > culnie meters (m),S se examples in ne rollow= S.Cusemacy) Value (Shy bie 00 fin’ 100,00 m8 Hi 16.000) se vie 4) Although the pressure should always be in MPs for calculations, there are eases winere oller units are used in the text KPa is used Also, rounding was 1 one sigaiticant figure (aw a Ue most) in mbost cases, See examples in the following table Note that 147 psi converts to 161 kPa, while 18. psi converts © 14) KPa, While shis may seem at frst glance For example for sinall pressures, i R i 40 10 3 1s 150 17 Is sive or Lent Svea 2) For were used: jonni pipe siz the following celationships us. us. Prati y NPS 6 pve NPs bys NbS DS SIs DS 580 NPS DS Ig NPS Drawn Nos. DN is Nps Deas NbS DS 2 SIs Dx 7H NPs DNs SIs DS 780 NPS 1h ine Nis? DX sn NPS te DN 4 NSM DN 889 NPs. Ds su AIS Dx sin NPS 25 DNs XIN 3S DX oso Nps DN 80 SPs 40 DS 0 Nps 3 DN ov SPS DN 1680 NPS4 DX Nis it DS 1100 NPS i Nis 4 DN 1180 Nps6 Ds 180 NPS 8 DS 1200 Nps s DS 28 NBS #0 DS 1280 Nps 10 DS 280 Nis st DS 1100 ApS. 12 Dx tn Nis St DS 180 Nps 14 DX 359 NPS St ON Ha) Nps 16 DX 4 Nis DN 1450 NPS IS ps aso NPS BN 109 te be an anenraly, losophy.) Prosute (0, Customary Sis) dis laps Ho pst Isp 30 psi 50 pei Tost spat 2001s 0 psi 20 pa Sh re) 50 pet coy 1.20 pst 1300 pst is consistent with the rounding pit Press SH) Pa Sit 20K vx 101 APs 100 ks 200 As 580s 70 IMPs SMPs 7 MPa MPs To MPa ¢&) Material properties that are expressed in psi or ksi fog. allowable siress, yield edulis wenerally converted to MPa to diree sig nificant figures, See example in the following table: adl teasile strength, elastic S00 ps oss MP st2010 SECTION I, PART D METRIC) (1) In most cases, temperatures tee. tor PWHIT) were rounded to the nearest 5°C. Depending on the implied precision af the temperature, some were rounded 10 the nearest 1°C oF 10°C or even 25°C. ‘Temperatures colder than °F (negative values} were generally rounded to the rarest 1°C, The examples i the table helow were created by rounding 49 the uewrest 5°C, with one exceptic Temperate eva, 10 a8 ke in 150 “6s m0 The following SOFT CONVERSION FACTORS: ‘soft conversion factors is pros vided for convenience, Multiply the U.S. Customary value by dhe factor g I value by the factor ases it is appropriate 1 round the ne ary value In most en (0 obvi the SI value. Similarly, divide sven to obtain tae US. Casto answer (o Untee sighitieant figures, us. Io hs nal 1 boii Fant lies Ma (Sin kes aa ors .6n280301 Leastont SU168 WARTSSHL2 asl oes ed evchsively in ators sonst Ved only im ext Sad 1 msplate L3sssi8 ACCP) Not fortran citlrense & oe cepa siferences only & Ns ore Use sxeasialy Coston Isc1stesINTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANKINTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANKASME 201 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code AN INTERNATIONAL CODE ASME Boiler and Pressure Wessel Code (Bl national Historie Mechanical Engineering Lanark" widely recogn is worldwide Its development process remains open and vansparent throughout, yieléng “ving docurments that have impro d trae across global m cad juristitians for ASME also provides BPVC users with integrated suites of related offerings * referenced stand * training courses ‘related standards and guidelines ASME press books and journals * conformity assessment programs conferences and proceedings You gain untival quality and real-world solutions you have co of insight direct from the BPVE source, along to expect fram ASME th the professional For additional information and to arder Phone: 1,800.843.2763 Frrail: —infocentral@asme.org Website: go.asme.orajbpve10 9 78079 183235: