Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 44b58049-ac63-457b-a075-ef162b34cb70
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Materials code case Acceptability - - ASME Section III, Division 1 (Rev. 31)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0037/ML003740365.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.85
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ing: When not ex empted by 16.2.1, above, the postweld heat treatment shall be performed in accordance with NF-4622 except that for ASTM A-710 Grade A material, it shall be at least 1000'F (540'C) and shall not exceed 1150'F (620'C) for Class 1 and Class 2 material and 1175"F (640'C) for Class 3 material. The new holding time at temperature for weld thickness (nominal) shall be 30 minutes for 1/2 inch or less, 1 hour per inch for thick ness over 1/2 inch to 5 inches, and 5 hours plus 15 min utes for each additional inch over 5 inches. The fracture toughness requirements as listed in this Code Case ap ply only to piping supports and not to Class 1, 2, and 3 component supports. The fracture toughness of Classes 1, 2, and 3 component supports shall be characterized in accordance with paragraph 5.3.4 of the USNRC Stan- 1.85-16 dard Review Plan (NUREG-0800) or on a case-by-case basis. N-71-15 12-16-86 Additional Materials for Sub 12-16-89 section NF, Classes 1, 2 3 and 02-12-93 MC Component Supports Fab ricated by Welding, Section III, Division 1 Code Case N-71-15 was acceptable subject to the following conditions in addition to those conditions specified in the Code Case: The maximum measured ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of the component sup port material should not exceed 170 Ksi in view of the susceptibility of high-strength materials to brittleness and stress corrosion cracking. Certain applications may exist where a UTS value of up to 190 Ksi could be con sidered acceptable for a material and, under this condi tion, the Design Specification should specify impact testing for the material. For these cases, it should be de monstrated by the applicant that (1) the impact test re sults for the material meet code requirements and (2) the material is not subject to stress corrosion cracking by virtue of the fact that (a) a corrosive environment is not present and (b) the component that contains the ma terial has essentially no residual stresses or assembly stresses, and