2013ASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCodeANINTERNATIONALCODEIIMaterialsPartBNonferrousMaterialSpecificationsIIMATERIALSPartBNonferrousMaterialSpecificationsASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCommitteeonMaterialsANINTERNATIONALCODE2013ASMEBoiler&PressureVesselCode2013EditionJuly1,2013TwoParkAvenue�NewYork,NY�10016USADateofIssuance:July1,2013ThisinternationalcodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmer-icanNationalStandardsanditisanAmericanNationalStandard.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanoppor-tunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatpro-videsanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareex-presslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(s)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsofthisdocumentissuedinaccordancewiththeestab-lishedASMEproceduresandpolicies,whichprecludestheissuanceofinterpretationsbyindividuals.Theendnotesinthisdocument(ifany)arepartofthisAmericanNationalStandard.ASMEcollectivemembershipmarkCertificationMarkTheaboveASMEsymbolisregisteredintheU.S.PatentOffice.“ASME”isthetrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.TheSpecificationspublishedandcopyrightedbytheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterialsarereproducedwiththeSociety’spermission.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.LibraryofCongressCatalogCardNumber:563934PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaAdoptedbytheCouncilofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers,1914;latestedition2013.TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersTwoParkAvenue,NewYork,NY100165990Copyright©2013byTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSAllrightsreservedTABLEOFCONTENTSListofSections................................................................................viiiForeword.....................................................................................xStatementofPolicyontheUseoftheCertificationMarkandCodeAuthorizationinAdvertising............xiiStatementofPolicyontheUseofASMEMarkingtoIdentifyManufacturedItems........................xiiSubmittalofTechnicalInquiriestotheBoilerandPressureVesselStandardsCommittees.................xiiiPersonnel.....................................................................................xvASTMPersonnel...............................................................................xxxPreface.......................................................................................xxxiSpecificationsListedbyMaterials.................................................................xxxiiSpecificationRemoval...........................................................................xxxviiSummaryofChanges...........................................................................xxxviiiListofChangesinRecordNumberOrder..........................................................xlCross-ReferencingandStylisticChangesintheBoilerandPressureVesselCode.........................xliiSB-26/SB-26MSpecificationforAluminum-AlloySandCastings........................1SB-42SpecificationforSeamlessCopperPipe,StandardSizes.................15SB-43SpecificationforSeamlessRedBrassPipe,StandardSizes...............25SB-61SpecificationforSteamorValveBronzeCastings.......................33SB-62SpecificationforCompositionBronzeorOunceMetalCastings...........37SB-75SpecificationforSeamlessCopperTube..............................41SB-96/SB-96MSpecificationforCopper-SiliconAlloyPlate,Sheet,Strip,andRolledBarforGeneralPurposesandPressureVessels.............................53SB-98/SB-98MSpecificationforCopper-SiliconAlloyRod,Bar,andShapes..............59SB-108SpecificationforAluminum-AlloyPermanentMoldCastings.............65SB-111/SB-111MSpecificationforCopperandCopper-AlloySeamlessCondensersTubesandFerruleStock...................................................83SB-127SpecificationforNickel-CopperAlloy(UNSN04400)Plate,Sheet,andStrip97SB-135SpecificationforSeamlessBrassTube................................107SB-148SpecificationforAluminum-BronzeSandCastings......................115SB-150/SB-150MSpecificationforAluminumBronzeRod,Bar,andShapes................121SB-151/SB-151MSpecificationforCopper-Nickel-ZincAlloy(NickelSilver)andCopper-NickelRodandBar................