CASTI Guidebook to ASME Section II, B31.1 & B31.3

Materials Index (Tenth Edition)

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 Price: $150 USD or $165 CAD
Edition: 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."

This publication is only available in a downloadable Adobe Acrobat PDF E-book.

Table of Contents Ultimate Primer Materials Data Compilation About the Author

Table of Contents

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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:

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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.

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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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