Design Class Detail

Materials of Construction PROJECT Date

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Design Design Class
Item
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3
Castings Castings shall conform Castings for non-severe Castings shall conform to
to minimum code services such as MPIR 3 the EGGS OR DEPS for
requirements. and 4. shall conform to all services.
minimum code
requirements Castings for
severe services such as
MPIR 1 and 2 shall
conform to the EGGS OR
DEPS
Corrosion, Uniform Carbon steel with Cost-effective intermediate Cost-effective high alloy
corrosion allowance alloy and carbon steel and carbon steel shall be
shall be used in lieu of shall be used as much as used as much as possible
alloy as much as possible to meet the to meet the required life.
possible. If predicted required life. Replacement Repair of equipment is not
corrosion rates exceed of equipment is not anticipated within design
20 mpy, cost effective anticipated within the plant life.
intermediate alloy, design life.
coatings, or inhibitors
shall be used.
Equipment may require
replacement within the
plant design life.
Corrosion, Localized For individual Cost-effective intermediate Cost-effective high alloy
components with alloy and carbon steel and carbon steel shall be
identified localized shall be used as much as used as much as possible
corrosion, coatings and possible to meet the to meet the required life.
inhibitors with carbon required life for severe Repair of equipment is not
steel shall be used as services such as anticipated within design
much as possible in lieu MPIR 1 and 2. Inhibitors life.
of alloy. Especially and coatings shall be used
engineered inspection in lieu of alloy for non-
programs may be severe services such as
necessary to mitigate MPIR 3 and 4.
risks and replacement of Replacement of equipment
individual components is not anticipated but
may be required at each localized repairs are
shutdown. anticipated.

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Design Class Detail
Materials of Construction PROJECT Date

Design Design Class

Item
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3
Cracking, Stress Cost-effective, crack- Cost-effective, crack- Cost-effective, crack-
Corrosion resistant material shall resistant material shall be resistant material shall be
be used for MPIR 1 and used for services with a used for all MPIR services
2 services with definite definite or reasonable with a definite or
exposure to cracking possibility of exposure to reasonable possibility of
environment. cracking environment. exposure to cracking
environment.
Cracking, Wet Conventional steel plate Carbon steel with PWHT Materials as specified by
Hydrogen Sulfide with postweld heat shall be used as a the EGGS OR DEPS shall
treatment (PWHT) shall minimum. Materials as be used as a minimum.
be used in lieu of specified by the EGGS
materials specified in the OR DEPS shall be used
EGGS OR DEPS. for services such as MPIR
Additional inspections 1 and 2.
will be required at each
shutdown.
Positive Materials No PMI required. PMI required only for PMI required in
Identification (PMI) severe services such as accordance with the
MPIR 1 and 2. EGGS OR DEPS for all
services.
Piping Materials Use of carbon steel Intermediate alloy High alloy materials shall
materials shall be materials shall be be used as required for
maximized. selectively used. long life.
Welding Welding for all carbon Welding shall conform to Welding shall conform to
steels and most alloys minimum code the EGGS OR DEPS for
shall conform to requirements for non- all services.
minimum code severe services such as
requirements. MPIR 3 and 4. Welding
shall conform to the
EGGS OR DEPS for
severe services such as
MPIR 1 and 2.

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