ARTICLE NH-2000

NH-2120 Pressure Retaining Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

NH-2121 Permitted Material Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
NH-2123 Design Stress Intensity Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
NH-2160 Deterioration of Material in Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
NH-2433 Delta Ferrite Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
NH-2433.1 Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
NH-2433.2 Acceptance Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
NH-2539 Repair of Plates by Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
NH-2540 Fatigue Acceptance Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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 ARTICLE NH-2000
MATERIAL
NH-2120 PRESSURE RETAINING
MATERIALS
NH-2121 Permitted Material Specifications
(a) All materials shall comply with the rules of
NB-2000, except for those paragraphs replaced by
correspondingly numbered paragraphs of Subsection
NH.
(b) In complying with (a) above, the base and weld
material specifications of Tables I-14.1, I-14.10, and
I-14.11 and the allowable stress intensities in Tables
I-14.3 and I-14.13 shall be considered extensions of
Tables 2A, 2B, and 4 of Section II, Part D, Subpart 1.
(c) Pressure retaining material and material welded
thereto, except for temporary or nonstructural attach-
ments as per NB-4435 and in (h) below, and except
for hard surfacing metals and cladding which is 10%
or less of the thickness of the base material, shall
conform to the requirements of one of the specifications
for material given in Tables 2A, 2B, and 4 of Section
II, Part D, Subpart 1, and to all of the special require-
ments of this Article which apply to the product form
in which the material is used.
(d) The requirements of this Article do not apply to
items not associated with the pressure retaining function
of a component such as shafts, stems, trim, spray
nozzles, bearings, bushings, springs, wear plates, nor
to seals, packing, gaskets, valve seats, and ceramic
insulating material and special alloys used as seal
material in electrical penetration assemblies.
(e) Material made to specifications other than those
specified in Tables 2A, 2B, and 4 of Section II, Part
D, Subpart 1 may be used for safety valve disks and
nozzles, when the nozzles are internally contained by
the external body structure, and for valve disks in line
valves whose inlet connections are NPS 21 and less.
(f) Material for instrument line fittings, NPS 1 and
less, may be of material made to specifications other
than those listed in Section II, Part D, provided that
1 Values of nominal pipe size have not been converted to SI.
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the fittings are in conformance with the requirements
of NB-3671.4 and the material is determined to be
adequate for the service conditions by the piping system
designer.
(g) Welding material used in the manufacture of
items shall comply with Table I-14.1(b) and the SFA
specifications in Section II, Part C, and shall also
comply with the applicable requirements of this Article.
The requirements of this Article do not apply to material
used as backing rings or backing strips in welded joints.
(h) Attachments welded to a pressure boundary (in-
cluding the weld metal used to make the attachment)
expecting elevated temperature service need not comply
with the limits on upper values of service temperatures
and times, as stated in Tables 2A, 2B, and 4 of Section
II, Part D, Subpart 1, provided the rules listed below
are met.
(1) The design of the welded attachment complies
with the rules in NH-3354.
(2) The attachment material and weld are of similar
alloy composition to the pressure boundary material.2
NH-2123 Design Stress Intensity Values
Design stress intensity values for material are listed
in Tables 2A, 2B, and 4 of Section II, Part D, Subpart
1, as extended in coverage by the rules of NH-2121(b).
With the exception of attachment material covered by
NH-2121(h), no material shall be used at metal and
design temperatures above those for which values are
given.
NH-2160 DETERIORATION OF MATERIAL
IN SERVICE
(a) Consideration of deterioration of material caused
by service is generally outside the scope of this Subsec-
2 Different product forms, such as castings, are acceptable for the
attachment.
NH-2160 1998 SECTION III, DIVISION 1 — NH
tion. It is the responsibility of the Owner to select
material suitable for the conditions stated in the Design
Specifications (NCA-3250), with specific attention being
given to the effects of service conditions upon the
properties of the material.
(b) Special consideration shall be given to the influ-
ence of elements such as copper and phosphorus on
the effects of irradiation on the properties of material
(including welding material) in the core belt line region
of the reactor vessel. Any special requirement shall be
specified in the Design Specifications (NCA-3252 and
NB-3124). When so specified, the check analysis shall
be made in accordance with the base metal specification
and in accordance with NB-2420 for the welding ma-
terial.
(c) The combination of fabrication induced cold
working and subsequent elevated temperature service
may affect time-dependent material properties.
NH-2433 Delta Ferrite Determination
A determination of delta ferrite shall be performed
on A-No. 8 weld material (QW-442, Section IX) backing
filler metal (consumable inserts); bare electrode, rod,
or wire filler metal; or weld metal, except that delta
ferrite determinations are not required for SFA-5.4,
Type 16-8-2, nor A-No. 8 weld filler metal to be used
for weld metal cladding.
NH-2433.1 Method. Delta ferrite determinations of
welding material, including consumable insert material,
shall be made using a magnetic measuring instrument
and weld deposits made in accordance with (b) below.
Alternatively, the delta ferrite determinations for weld-
ing materials may be performed by the use of chemical
analysis of NB-2432 in conjunction with Fig. NB-
2433.1-1.
(a) Calibration of magnetic instruments shall conform
to AWS-A4.2-91.
(b) The weld deposit for magnetic delta ferrite deter-
mination shall be made in accordance with NB-
2432.1(c).
(c) A minimum of six ferrite readings shall be taken
on the surface of the weld deposit. The readings obtained
shall be averaged to a single Ferrite Number.
NH-2433.2 Acceptance Standards. For design tem-
peratures up to and including 800°F (427°C), the mini-
mum acceptable delta ferrite shall be 5-FN (Ferrite
NH-2540
Number). For design temperatures exceeding 800°F
(427°C), the delta ferrite shall be limited to the range
FN-3 to FN-10. The results of the delta ferrite determina-
tion shall be included in the Certified Material Test
Report of NB-2130 or NB-4120.
NH-2539 Repair of Plates by Welding
The Material Organization may repair by welding
material from which defects have been removed, pro-
vided the depth of the repair cavity does not exceed
one-third of the nominal thickness and the requirements
of the following subparagraphs are met. The weld
material used to make weld repairs shall meet the
requirements of Table I-14.1(b) and NB-2400. Addi-
tional requirements may be listed in the Design Specifi-
cations, as per NB-2160, to assure that the repair weld
is adequate for the service conditions. Prior approval
of the Certificate Holder shall be obtained for the repair
of plates to be used in the manufacture of vessels.
(NB-2539.1 through NB-2539.7 are unchanged.)
NH-2540 FATIGUE ACCEPTANCE TEST
(a) For 304 and 316 austenitic stainless steel compo-
nents intended for service where conditions for levels
A, B, and C do not satisfy the limits of T-1324(a)
and (b), a uniaxial fatigue acceptance test of each lot
of material shall be performed.
(b) The fatigue test shall be performed in air at
1,100°F (593°C) at an axial strain range of 1.0% with
a one-hour hold period at the maximum positive strain
point in each cycle. Test-specimen location and orienta-
tion shall be in accordance with the general guidance
of SA-370, paras. 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 and the applicable
product specifications. Testing shall be conducted in
accordance with ASTM Standard E 606. The test shall
exceed 200 cycles without fracture or a 20% drop in
the load range.
(c) Failure to meet this requirement shall be cause
for rejection of the lot for use in Class 1 elevated
temperature components.
(d) The definition of “lot” shall be obtained from the
material specification. Where more than one definition is
provided by the specification, the definition used to
establish the tensile properties shall govern. Either the
Material Organization or N-Type Certificate Holder
may perform the lot qualification test.
(e) Retesting is permitted. Two additional specimens
shall be tested and both specimens must pass the cyclic
life requirement. Further retests are not permitted.