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CASE
2069
CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE
Approval Date: July 22, 1989
See Numeric Index for expiration
and any reafrmation dates.
Case 2069
Postweld Heat Treatment of Tube-to-Tubesheet
Welds
Section VIII, Division 1
Inquiry: Under what conditions may tube-to-tube-
sheet welds between materials of P-1, Group Nos. 1,
2, and 3, be exempted from the postweld heat treat
requirement of UCS-56?
Reply: It is the opinion of the Committee that tube-
to-tubesheet welds in P-1, Group Nos. 1, 2, and 3
materials may be exempted from the postweld heat
treatment, rules, or UCS-56 under the following limita-
tions.
(a) The weld shall not exceed
1

2
in. depth for groove
welds or
1

2
in. throat for llet welds.
(b) The tube diameter shall not exceed 2 in.
(c) A preheat of 200F shall be applied when the
carbon content of the tubesheet exceeds 0.22%.
(d) The Case number shall be shown on the Data
Report.
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