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ASME B0002
Ferrous and Nonferrous Materials, Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes and Filler Metals, and Properties Buy
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ASME B0002 - Ferrous and Nonferrous Materials, Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes and Filler Metals, and Properties

2004 Edition
July 1, 2004

Part A - Ferrous Material Specifications - Basic Coverage
This Part is a service book to the other Code Sections, providing material specifications for ferrous materials adequate for safety in the field of pressure equipment.

These specifications contain requirements and mechanical properties, test specimens, and methods of testing. They are designated by SA numbers and are derived from ASTM "A" specifications.

Part B - Nonferrous Material Specifications - Basic Coverage
This Part is a service book to the other Code Sections providing material specifications for nonferrous materials adequate for safety in the field of pressure equipment.

These specifications contain requirements for heat treatment, manufacture, chemical composition, heat and product analyses, mechanical test requirements and mechanical properties, test specimens, and methods of testing.

They are designated by SB numbers and are derived from ASTM "B" specifications.

Part C - Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler Metals - Basic Coverage
This is a service book to the other Code Sections providing material specifications for the manufacture, acceptability, chemical composition, mechanical usability, surfacing, testing requirements and procedures, operating characteristics, and intended uses for welding rods, electrodes and filler metals.

These specifications are designated by SFA numbers and are derived from AWS specifications.

Part D - Properties (Customary); Properties (Metric) - Basic Coverage
This is a service book to other Code Sections providing tables of design stress values, tensile and yield strength values, and tables and charts of material properties.

Part D facilitates ready identification of specific materials to specific Sections of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

Part D contains appendices which contain criteria for establishing allowable stress, the bases for establishing external pressure charts, and information required for approval of new materials.



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