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CASE
2073
CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE
Approval Date: December 10, 1989
See Numeric Index for expiration
and any reafrmation dates.
Case 2073
SA-487 Grade CA6NM Class A
Section I
Inquiry: May high alloy ferrous steel castings con-
forming to SA-487 Grade CA6NM Class A be used
in welded construction under Section I?
Reply: It is the opinion of the Committee that castings
described in the Inquiry may be used in welded construc-
tion complying with the rules of Section I, provided
the following additional requirements are met.
(a) The maximum allowable stress values shall be
as shown in Table 1. A casting quality factor in
accordance with PG-25 shall be applied to these allow-
able stresses except as otherwise proved in PG-42.
(b) Welded fabrication shall conform to the applica-
ble requirements in Section I.
TABLE 2
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR POSTWELD HEAT TREATMENT OF PRESSURE
PARTS AND ATTACHMENTS
Minimum Holding Time at Temperature for Weld Thickness
(Nominal)
Holding
Temperature Over
1

2
in. Over 2 in.
Material Range, F
1

2
or less to 2 in. to 5 in. Over 5 in.
5 hrs. plus 15 min.
for each
additional inch
P-No.6 10501150 30 min. 1 hr./in. 1 hr./in. over 5 in.
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TABLE 1
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE STRESS VALUES
For Temperature Maximum Allowable
Not Exceeding, F Stress, ksi
20 to 100 27.5
200 27.5
300 26.9
400 26.2
500 25.8
600 25.2
650 24.8
700 24.4
(1) The welding procedure and performance quali-
cations shall be conducted as prescribed in Section
IX for P-No. 6 Group 4 material.
(2) The postweld heat treatment of welds shall
be in accordance with PW-39 and Table 2 of this
Code Case.
(c) This Case number shall be shown on the Data
Report.
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