CASE

1671-2
CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE

Approval Date: February 7, 2000

See Numeric Index for expiration

and any reaffirmation dates.

Case 1671-2
Ni-Fe-Cr Alloy N08801
Section VIII, Division 1

(3) Welds that are exposed to corrosive action of

the contents of the vessel should have a resistance
equal to the base metal. The use of filler metal that
will deposit weld metal with practically the same composition as the material joined is recommended. When
the manufacturer is of the opinion that a physically
better joint can be made by departure from these limits
filler metal of a different composition may be used
provided the strength of the weld metal at the operating
temperature is not appreciably less than that of the
high alloy material to be welded, and the user is
satisfied that its resistance to corrosion is satisfactory
for the intended service.
(4) Where welding repair of a defect is required,
this shall be followed by re-examinations as required
by para. UW-51. Where a defect is removed and
welding repair is not necessary, care shall be taken to
contour the surface so as to eliminate any sharp notches
or corners. The contour surface shall then be reinspected
by the same means originally used for locating the
defect to be sure it has been completely removed.
(5) Heat treatment after forming or fabrication is
neither required nor prohibited.
(e) External Pressure
(1) The required thickness for external pressure
shall be determined from the chart in Fig. NFN-9 of
Section II, Part D.
(2) The required moment of inertia of stiffening
rings shall be determined from the appropriate chart
in the Code for the material used in the ring or, if
made of nickel-iron-chromium alloy, from Fig. NFN9 of Section II, Part D.
(f) This Case number shall be shown on the Manufacturers Data Report.

Inquiry: May nickel-iron-chromium Alloy N08801,

seamless condenser and heat exchanger tubes and
seamless pipe and tubes, with the chemical analyses
shown in Table 1 and minimum mechanical properties
shown in Table 3, and otherwise conforming, respectively, to Specifications SB-163 and SB-407, be used
in construction under Division 1 of Section VIII?
Reply: It is the opinion of the Committee that
nickel-iron-chromium alloy forms as shown in Table
2, may be used in construction under Section VIII,
Division 1, Part UNF, provided:
(a) They meet the chemical analyses and minimum
tensile requirements described in the Inquiry and otherwise conform to ASME Specifications for the respective
forms.
(b) The material will be given a 1725F to 1825F
stabilizing heat treatment.
(c) The maximum allowable stress values for the
material shall be those given in Table 4.
(d) Welded fabrication shall conform to the applicable requirements of Section VIII, Division 1.
(1) The procedure and performance qualifications
shall be conducted as prescribed in Section IX, except
that the tensile strength of the reduced section specimen
shall not be less than the minimum tensile strength
specified in the Inquiry.
(2) Welding shall be done by any welding process
or combination of processes capable of meeting the
requirements.

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TABLE 1
CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS
Element

TABLE 4
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE STRESS VALUES

Weight, %

Nickel
Chromium
Iron
Carbon, max.
Manganese, max.
Sulfur, max.
Silicon, max.
Copper, max.
Titanium

For Metal Temperature

Not Exceeding, F

30.034.0
19.022.0
Balance
0.10
1.50
0.015
1.00
0.50
0.751.5

100
200
300
400
500
600
650
700
750
800
850
900

TABLE 2
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Seamless condenser and
heat exchanger tubes
Seamless pipe and tube

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16.7
15.4,
14.5,
13.5,
12.9,
12.2,
11.9,
11.7,
11.4,
11.1,
10.9,
10.7,

16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.5
16.0
15.8
15.4
15.0
14.8
14.5

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NOTE:
(1) The revised criterion of 3.5 on tensile strength was used in establishing these values.
(2) Due to the relatively low yield strength of these materials, these
higher stress values were established at temperatures where the
short time tensile properties govern to permit the use of these
alloys where slightly greater deformation is acceptable. These
higher stress values exceed 6623%, but do not exceed 90% of
the yield strength at temperature. Use of these stresses may result
in dimensional changes due to permanent strain. These stress
values are not recommended for the flanges of gasketed joints
or other applications where slight amounts of distortion can cause
leakage or malfunction.

SB-163
SB-407

TABLE 3
TENSILE REQUIREMENTS
Tensile strength, min., psi
Yield strength, 0.2% offset, min., psi
Elongation in 2 in., min., %

Stress Values, ksi [Note (1)]

65,000
25,000
30

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