CASE
N-4-11
CASES OF ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE
Approval Date: July 13, 1981
See Numeric Index for expiration
and any reaffirmation dates.
Case N-4-11 Tensile strength, psi, min. 110,000
Yield strength, psi, min. 90,000
Special Type 403 Modified Forgings or Bars,
Elongation in 2 in., percent, min. 16.0
Class 1 and CS Reduction in area, percent, min. 50.0
Section III, Division 1 Hardness Brinell
226 to 277
Inquiry: May Special Type 403 Modified forgings or equivalent
or bars be used in the construction of Class 1 and CS
components in accordance with Section III, Division
1, and what special requirements apply to this material? Toughness requirements shall be per NB-2300 for
Class 1, and NG-2300 for Class CS, except that the
Reply: It is the opinion of the Committee that Special drop-weight tests are not required. The acceptance
Type 403 Modified forgings or bars may be used for standards of NB-2332 or NG-2331 and NG-2332 shall
Section III Class 1 and CS components, and the follow- apply.
ing specified special requirements apply in addition to (d) The material shall conform to all other require-
the applicable requirements specified in Section III. ments of SA-182 Grade F6 for forgings, and ASTM
Steel forgings or bars (AISI Type 403 Modified) A 276-73 for bars.
conforming to the following chemical analysis, having (e) The maximum operating temperature shall not
specified minimum mechanical properties shown below, exceed 700°F.
and complying with the specified additional require- (f) Design stress intensity and yield strength values
ments may be used in the construction. as shown in Table 1 for the heat-treated condition may
(a) Chemistry be used when the material has enhanced properties due
(AISI Type 403 Modified) to the special heat treatment described in (3) above.
Percent (g) Where the method of fabrication requires welding
Carbon 0.06 to 0.13 after heat treatment, it shall be done by applying
Manganese 0.25 to 0.80 austenitic stainless steel or nickel alloy weld deposits
Phosphorus, max. 0.03 prior to heat treatment and only on regions designed
Sulfur, max. 0.03
to the allowable stresses in Table 1 for annealed
Chromium 11.50 to 13.00
Nickel 0.50
properties. The minimum thickness of this weld shall
Silicon, max. 0.50 be 3⁄16 in., and the maximum 1⁄2 in. Such weld deposits
shall be liquid penetrant examined. Attachments to
these weld deposits may be made austenitic stainless
(b) Mechanical properties in the annealed condition or nickel alloy welds subsequent to heat treatment, and
as received shall conform to the following requirements: the thickness shall not exceed that of the previously
deposited weld. No welding on the ferritic base metal
Tensile strength, psi, min. 70,000 is permitted after heat treatment, and no welding is
Yield strength, psi, min. 40,000 permitted at any time in the regions designed to allow-
Elongation in 2 in., percent, min. 22.0 able stresses higher than those given in Table 1 for
Reduction of area, percent, min. 50.0 annealed properties. All welding shall meet the require-
ments of Section IX except that the tests shall be
made after final heat treatment of the specimen, and
(c) Mechanical properties, after an austenitizing heat longitudinal bend test specimen of QW-160, Section
treatment, followed by air cooling or quenching in IX, may be used.
liquid media, salt bath, or oil and air cooled to room (h) For Class 1, machined transitions between adjoin-
temperature, and then tempered 1125°F minimum for ing heavy and thin-walled sections shall consist of a
four hours, shall conform to the following requirements: taper of at least 3 to 1, with a radius at each end of
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TABLE 1
TYPE 403 MODIFIED MATERIAL CLASS 1 AND CS COMPONENTS
Annealed Heat-Treated
Yield Design Yield Design
Strength, Stress Strength, Stress
Temp., F ksi Intensity, ksi ksi Intensity, ksi
75/100 40.6 23.3 90.0 36.7
200 36.9 23.3 85.5 36.7
300 35.5 22.9 82.8 35.9
400 34.9 22.4 80.1 35.3
500 34.4 22.1 78.0 34.7
600 33.7 21.5 75.5 33.8
650 33.1 21.1 74.6 33.3
700 32.3 20.7 74.0 33.2
750 31.4 ... 73.5 ...
800 30.2 ... 72.5 ...
850 28.7 ... 71.1 ...
900 27.1 ... 68.8 ...
950 25.2 ... 65.2 ...
1000 23.2 ... 61.0 ...
at least twice the thickness of the thin wall. It is not (j) Hardness checks shall be made after heat treat-
the intent of this paragraph to eliminate integral flanges ment at not more than 5 ft intervals, with a minimum
or other similar configurations, but to provide a control of three different locations representing approximately
on machined transitions similar to that provided by the center and each end. The average of individual
NB-3361 for welded configurations. hardness readings at each location shall not be less
(i) All heat-treated parts shall be examined for than 226 Brinell or more than 277 Brinell or equivalent.
quench cracks by a liquid penetrant method. All cracks (k) Fatigue evaluation with these materials shall be
shall be removed, and a crack which cannot be removed in accordance with NB-3222.4 for Class 1 and NG-
within the minimum required thickness of the shell is 3222.4 for Class CS using the design fatigue strength
cause for rejection. curves of Tables I-9.0.
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