Pressure Vessel Fabrication

Mike Barrett
 Pressure Vessel Fabrication

• Types of Pressure Vessels

• Materials and Consumables
• Welding Joints
• Codes
• Examples
Types of Pressure Vessels

Above Ground Liquid Storage Tanks Storage Tanks

Types of Pressure Vessels

Below Ground Liquid Storage Tanks Storage Tanks

Types of Pressure Vessels

LNG Tanks and Tankers

Types of Pressure Vessels

Boilers
Types of Pressure Vessels

Power plant components

Types of Pressure Vessels

Gas storage
Types of Pressure Vessels

Nuclear Containment Vessels

Materials and Consumables

• Mild Steel
• Chromium and Molybdenum Steel (Cr-Mo)
• Nickel Steel
• Aluminum
• Stainless Steel
• High Nickel Alloys
Materials and Consumables

Mild Steel
A225 - Pressure Vessel Plate – Mn-Vn-.5%Ni
A283 – Storage Tank Plate
A515 – High Temp Pressure Vessel Plate
A516 – Pressure Vessel Plate
A517 – Q&T Pressure Vessel Plate
A662 – Low temperature Plate
Materials and Consumables

Mild Steel
A225 – E8018-C3, LA75 (SAW/GMAW)
A283 – 70 ksi strength consumable
A515 – 70 ksi strength consumable
A516 – 70 ksi strength consumable
A517 – E11018MR, LAC-M2 (SAW)
A662 – E7018-1, LA-75(GMAW), LS-3/8500
Materials and Consumables

Chromium and Molybdenum Steel (Cr-Mo)

ASTM 387
-P2 .75% Cr
-P11 1.0% Cr
-P12 1.25% Cr
-P22 2.25% Cr 1.0% Mo
-P91 9.0% Cr 1.0% Mo
Materials and Consumables

Chromium and Molybdenum Steel (Cr-Mo)

ASTM 387
-P2 Excalibur 8018-B2, Lincolnweld LA-92
-P11 Excalibur 8018-B2, Lincolnweld LA-92
-P12 Excalibur 8018-B2, Lincolnweld LA-92
-P22 Jet LH-90 –B3, Lincolnweld LA-93
-P91 ER90S-B2 (Tig), BlueMax 9016-B9
Materials and Consumables

Nickel Steel
A203 – Ni Alloy Pressure Vessel Plate
-A&D – 2.25% and 3.5% Ni

9% Ni Steel for LNG tanks

Materials and Consumables

Nickel Steel
A203 – Ni Alloy Pressure Vessel Plate
-A&D – E8018-C1, LA-75 (GMAW)
9% Ni Steel for LNG tanks
-ENiCrMo-4, ERNiCrMo-4 (SAW/GMAW)
Materials and Consumables

Aluminum
-Different types and grades used
-Superglaze 4043 and 5356
Materials and Consumables

Stainless Steel
-304 – Austenitic Stainless Steel
-310 – Austenitic Stainless Steel
-316 – Pitting Resistant Stainless Steel
-321/347 – Stabilized Stainless Steel
Materials and Consumables

Stainless Steel
-304 – E308L, ER308L
-310 – Red Baron 310 MR
-316 – E316, ER316
-321/347 – E347, ER347
Welding Joints

• T-Joints
• V-Grooves
• U-Grooves
• Joggle Joints
• Butt Joints
Welding Joints

T-Joints
Welding Joints

V-Grooves
Welding Joints

U-Grooves
Welding Joints

Joggle Joints
Welding Joints

Butt Joints
Codes

• ASME ‘American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ - From

Construction to Post Construction
• NBIC ‘National Board Inspection Code - Repair and Inspection
Code’
• API-510 ‘American Petroleum Institute - Pressure Vessels
used in Chemical & Petroleum’
• API-650 ‘American Petroleum Institute’ - <15-psig to
Atmospheric- Aboveground Storage Tanks
• DOT - Department of Transportation - Transportable Pressure
Vessels
• UL ‘Underwriters Laboratory’- Aboveground Storage Tanks
and Electrical Devices
• ASTM, ANSI, SAE - are material specifications
Welding Processes

• Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

• Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
• Flux Cored Arc Welding (GMAW)
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
Welding Processes

Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

-Thin walled tank butt weld
-One sided seamer welding
Welding Processes

Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

-Joggle joint weld on gas storage tank
Welding Processes

Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

-Boiler Tube Water Wall
Welding Processes

Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

-3 o’ clock weld on above ground storage tank
Welding Processes

Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

-lap weld on gas storage tank
Welding Processes

Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

-19mm pressure vessel – one pass each side
Welding Processes

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

-Air compressor housing weld
Welding Processes

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

-STT Root on tank with SAW fill
Welding Processes

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

-Butt weld on small heat exchanger tubes
Welding Processes

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

-Butt welds on thick aluminum pressure vessels
Welding Processes

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

-Butt weld on 9% Ni Steel
Welding Processes

Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)

-FCAW-g on thick walled pressure vessel
Welding Processes

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)

-Welding Cupronickel to 304L SS
Pressure Vessels

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