ASME B16.49 pdf download

ASME B16.49 pdf download.Factory-Made, Wrought Steel, Buttwelding Induction Bends for Transportation and Distribution Systems
1 SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
1.1 General This Standard covers design, material, manufacturing, testing, marking, and inspection requirements for factory-made pipeline bends of carbon steel materials having controlled chemistry and mechanical properties, produced by the induction bending process, with or without tangents. This Standard covers induction bends for transportation and distribution piping applications (e.g., ASME B31. 4, B31.8, and B31.11). Process and power piping have differing requirements and materials that may not be appropriate for the restrictions and examina- tions described herein and, therefore, are not included in this Standard. 1.2 Manufacturing Process This process utilizes induction heating to heat a nar- row band 360 deg around a pipe or cylinder at the point of bending as the pipe or cylinder is being pushed through the inductor coil at a constant velocity. After the material passes through the coil, it may be cooled by forced air or water spray, or it may be allowed to cool in still air. Bends in any producible wall thickness and diameter are covered. Induction bends covered by this Standard may be produced from seamless pipe, welded pipe, or cylinders. 1.3 Fabricated Bends Larger angle bends obtained by girth welding two or more smaller angle bends together are considered pipe fabrications and as such are not within the scope of this Standard. 1.4 Standard Units The values stated in either metric units or U.S. Cus- tomary units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, Customary values are shown in paren- theses. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used inde- pendently of the other. Combining values from two sys- tems may result in nonconformance with the standard. 1.5 References Standards and specifications adopted by reference in this Standard are shown in Mandatory Appendix I. It is not practical to identify the specific edition of each standard and specification in the individual references. Instead, the specific edition reference is identified in Mandatory Appendix I. A product made in conformance with a prior edition of reference standards and in all other respects conforming to this Standard will be con- sidered to be in compliance. 1.6 Codes and Regulations A bend used under the jurisdiction of a referencing code or governmental regulation is subject to any limita- tion of that code or regulation. This includes any maxi- mum temperature limitation or rule governing the use of a material at low temperature. 1.7 Service Conditions Criteria for selection of bend material for a particular fluid service are not within the scope of this Standard. 1.8 Convention In conformance with this Standard, the convention for fixing significant digits where limits, maximum and minimum values, are specified shall be “rounded off” as defined in ASTM Practice E 29. This requires that an observed or calculated value shall be rounded off to the nearest unit in the last right-hand digit used for expressing the limit. Decimal values and tolerance do not imply a particular method of measurement. 1.9 Quality Systems Requirements relating to the manufacturers’ quality system programs are described in Nonmandatory Appendix A.
2 PRESSURE RATINGS
2.1 Basis of Ratings The allowable internal pressure rating for bends designed in accordance with this Standard shall not be less than that which is calculated for straight seamless pipe (or for pipe welded with a joint efficiency factor of 1.0) of equivalent material (as shown by comparison of composition and mechanical properties in the respective material specifications) in accordance with the rules established in the applicable sections of the referencing code for pressure piping. For these calculations, applica- ble data for the nominal size, nominal wall thickness, and material equivalent to that of the bend material shall be used. Nominal size, nominal wall thickness, and material identity markings on the bend may be used in lieu of pressure-rating markings.