Publications - CASTI Guidebook to ASME Section II, B31.1 & B31.3 - Materials Index (Tenth Edition)

CASTI Guidebook to ASME Section II, B31.1 & B31.3
Materials Index (Tenth Edition)


Printed Book:
cerlox bound, 8.5" x 11"
539 pages
$150 USD or $165 CAD

Downloadable E-book:
Adobe PDF file
4.9 MB
$150 USD or $165 CAD

Tenth Edition:
printed April 2008

Author:
Richard A. Moen

ISBN:
1-894038-92-4
Covering the 2007 Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code - Section II Parts A, B & D; the 2006 Addenda of ASME B31.1 - Power Piping Code; and the 2006 Addenda of ASME B31.3 - Process Piping Code

This newly updated Tenth Edition efficiently organizes the important materials data used in ASME Code design and construction of boilers and pressure vessels. In addition to coverage of ASME Section II Parts A and B materials, this Guidebook also contains a brief history and scope of the B31.1 and B31.3 piping codes, a detailed outline of the materials covered in B31.1 and B31.3 piping codes and much more. There is also information covering special limitations on B31.3 materials, precautionary service considerations for B31.3 materials, listings of ferrous and nonferrous materials specifications by boiler and pressure vessel code section use, and listings of ASTM and API specifications/grades (for those materials in the B31.1/B31.3 stress tables.)

Recognizing that materials-support people for Code construction would benefit from additional guidance on materials issues, this Guidebook provided additional help in understanding broader aspects of the Code as well as focusing on the location of materials requirements and guidance within the various Code sections. It also goes one step further by extending the scope of the materials index to cover materials for Section IV, Section VIII - Div. 3 and B31.1/B31.3 construction. This Guidebook is written by a long-serving ASME II Code Committee member, Richard Moen. It is intended to be the ultimate primer for anyone dealing with code materials issues, and will benefit everyone from the "novice" to the "veteran."
Table of Contents
Ultimate Primer
Materials Data Compilation
About the Author

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Classification of Materials Used in Code Construction
Chapter 3 - Organization of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code from a Materials Standpoint
Chapter 4 - Organization of the ASME Piping Code from a Materials Standpoint
Chapter 5 - Organization and the Use of Section II, Part D
Chapter 6 - Evolution, Organization and Use of ASME Materials Specifications
Chapter 7 - Code Alloys By UNS Numbers
Chapter 8 - Code Specifications by Nominal Composition & by Common Name
Chapter 9 - Ferrous Specifications by Common Name or Trade Name
Chapter 10 - Nonferrous Specifications by Common Name or Trade Name
Chapter 11 - Ferrous Materials Specifications by Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section Use
Chapter 12 - Nonferrous Materials Specifications by Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section Use
Chapter 13 - Listing of ASTM and API Specifications/Grades for Materials Found in B31.1/B31.3 Stress Tables
Chapter 14 - Material Specification Designations and Titles
Appendix 1 - Unit Conversions Tables
Appendix 2 - Hardness Conversion Tables


Ultimate Primer

One of the fundamental aspects of each construction Code is materials. This CASTI Guidebook helps you to comprehend basic information on how materials specifications or comprehensive collections were developed and how they should be used.

As an example, in Chapter 6 of this Guidebook, there is an explanation of the Organization of Typical Specifications of Parts A and B of Section II and the ASTM specifications used with the B31.1 and B31.3 Piping Codes. The Organizations of Typical Specifications focuses around the following features:
  • Scope
  • Reference Documents
  • General Requirements and Ordering Information
  • Terminology
  • Manufacture
  • Heat Treatment
  • Other Provisions
  • General Requirements Specifications
  • Methods Specifications


Materials Data Compilation

The heart of the CASTI Guidebook to ASME Section II, B31.1 & B31.3 is the tabulation of ferrous and nonferrous materials specifications by Code section use. We make the distinction between the ferrous and nonferrous alloys. Also within the ferrous alloy grouping, it also appears there are different methods of grouping carbon steels, low and intermediate alloy steels and high alloy steels.



About the Author

  Richard A. Moen (Author, Instructor and Consultant)

Richard Moen is an internationally recognized authority on materials application and a long time ASME Section II code committee member.

He has over 30 years of experience in the development, specification, and assessment of materials used under a wide variety of environmental conditions. He has held various management positions in the nuclear power industry, as well as serving as technical expert in research and development. In addition, Mr. Moen has been technical project leader for several national materials handbook efforts providing innovative materials information. Mr. Moen has also provided "expert witness" support to corporate attorneys. All of these experiences and accomplishments are facilitated by strong organizational skills and a solid customer-supplier understanding.

He has been associated for 18 years with government contractors at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory and the Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory, and for 15 years with Washington Public Power Supply System. He has served on numerous committees dealing with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, materials components research and development activities for the Electric Power Research Institute, stress corrosion cracking issues for the Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group, and coordination of technical committees for the US Department of Energy's Nuclear System Materials Handbook Program.

Mr. Moen holds a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and has completed graduate work in both metallurgy and business administration from the Universities of Idaho and Washington, respectively. In addition, Mr. Moen is thoroughly versed in Quality Management and the importance of integrating these principles into all decision making processes.

He is now self employed providing consulting services, technical project leadership and training.



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