ASME BPVC Section II Part A: Ferrous Material Specifications

ASME BPVC Section II Part A Standard download

The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) is a set of standards published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) that provides rules for the design, fabrication, inspection, testing, and certification of boilers and pressure vessels.

ASME BPVC Section II Part A: Ferrous Material Specifications is a section of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) that covers specifications for ferrous materials (primarily iron) used in the construction of boilers, pressure vessels and other pressure-retaining equipment. This section specifically addresses the requirements for steel and iron materials, including carbon steel, alloy steel, and stainless steel.

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) Section II, Part A contains the ASME-adopted ferrous material specifications used in the construction of boilers, pressure vessels, and pressure-retaining components. It primarily reprints and endorses ASTM ferrous material standards (carbon steel, alloy steel, and stainless steel) with ASME designations (SA-xxx).

Section II, Part A is a mandatory reference for material selection under the ASME BPVC, ensuring consistency, traceability, and compliance across pressure equipment.

ASME BPVC Section II Part A standard is a critical resource for engineers and manufacturers working with ASME Code pressure equipment. Covering approved ferrous material specifications,

What Is ASME BPVC Section II Part A?

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) Section II, Part A contains the ASME SA-designated ferrous material specifications, which are primarily adopted from ASTM standards and approved for ASME Code construction.

It includes specifications for:

  • Carbon steel materials

  • Alloy steels (Cr-Mo, low alloy)

  • Stainless steels (austenitic, ferritic, martensitic, duplex)

  • Pipes, tubes, plates, forgings, bars, and castings

Section II Part A vs Other BPVC Sections

BPVC Section Content
Section II Part A Ferrous material specifications
Section II Part B Nonferrous material specifications
Section II Part D Allowable stresses & properties
Section VIII Pressure vessel construction
Section IX Welding qualifications

Download the ASME standard listed in ASME BPVC Section II Part A

 

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SA-6/SA-6M sa-6-sa-6m-general-requirements-for-rolled-structural-steel-bars-plates-shapes-and-sheet-piling.pdf open
SA-20/SA-20M sa-20-sa-20m-general-requirements-for-steel-plates-for-pressure-vessels.pdf open
SA-29/SA-29M sa-29-sa-29m-general-requirements-for-steel-bars-carbon-and-alloy-hot-wrought.pdf open
SA-31 sa-31-sa-31-steel-rivets-and-bars-for-rivets-pressure-vessels.pdf open
SA-36/SA-36M sa-36-sa-36m-carbon-structural-steel.pdf open
SA-47/SA-47M sa-47-sa-47m-ferritic-malleable-iron-castings.pdf open
SA-53/SA-53M sa-53-sa-53m-pipe-steel-black-and-hot-dipped-zinc-coated-welded-and-seamless.pdf open
SA-105/SA-105M sa-105-sa-105m-carbon-steel-forgings-for-piping-applications.pdf open
SA-106/SA-106M sa-106-sa-106m-seamless-carbon-steel-pipe-for-high-temperature-service.pdf open
SA-134/SA-134M sa-134-sa-134m-pipe-steel-electric-fusion-arc-welded-sizes-nps-16-and-over.pdf open
SA-135/SA-135M sa-135-sa-135m-electric-resistance-welded-steel-pipe.pdf open
SA-178/SA-178M sa-178-sa-178m-electric-resistance-welded-carbon-steel-and-carbon-manganese-steel-boiler-and-superheater.pdf open
SA-179/SA-179M sa-179-sa-179m-seamless-cold-drawn-low-carbon-steel-heat-exchanger-and-condenser-tubes.pdf open
SA-181/SA-181M sa-181-sa-181m-carbon-steel-forgings-for-general-purpose-piping.pdf open
SA-182/SA-182M sa-182-sa-182m-forged-or-rolled-alloy-and-stainless-steel-pipe-flanges-forged-fittings-and-valves.pdf open
SA-192/SA-192M sa-192-sa-192m-seamless-carbon-steel-boiler-tubes-for-high-pressure-service.pdf open
SA-193/SA-193M sa-193-sa-193m-alloy-steel-and-stainless-steel-bolting-for-high-temperature-or-high-pressure-service-and.pdf open
SA-194/SA-194M sa-194-sa-194m-carbon-and-alloy-steel-nuts-for-bolts-for-high-pressure-or-high-temperature-service-or-bot.pdf open
SA-203/SA-203M sa-203-sa-203m-pressure-vessel-plates-alloy-steel-nickel.pdf open
SA-204/SA-204M sa-204-sa-204m-pressure-vessel-plates-alloy-steel-molybdenum.pdf open
SA-209/SA-209M sa-209-sa-209m-seamless-carbon-molybdenum-alloy-steel-boiler-and-superheater-tubes.pdf open
SA-210/SA-210M sa-210-sa-210m-seamless-medium-carbon-steel-boiler-and-superheater-tubes.pdf open
SA-213/SA-213M sa-213-sa-213m-seamless-ferritic-and-austenitic-alloy-steel-boiler-superheater-and-heat-exchanger-tubes.pdf open
SA-214/SA-214M sa-214-sa-214m-electric-resistance-welded-carbon-steel-heat-exchanger-and-condenser-tubes.pdf open
SA-216/SA-216M sa-216-sa-216m-steel-castings-carbon-suitable-for-fusion-welding-for-high-temperature-service.pdf open
SA-217/SA-217M sa-217-sa-217m-steel-castings-martensitic-stainless-and-alloy-for-pressure-containing-parts-suitable-for.pdf open
SA-225/SA-225M sa-225-sa-225m-pressure-vessel-plates-alloy-steel-manganese-vanadium-nickel.pdf open
SA-231/SA-231M sa-231-sa-231m-chromium-vanadium-alloy-steel-spring-wire.pdf open
SA-232/SA-232M sa-232-sa-232m-chromium-vanadium-alloy-steel-valve-spring-quality-wire.pdf open
SA-234/SA-234M sa-234-sa-234m-piping-fittings-of-wrought-carbon-steel-and-alloy-steel-for-moderate-and-high-temperature.pdf open
SA-240/SA-240M sa-240-sa-240m-chromium-and-chromium-nickel-stainless-steel-plate-sheet-and-strip-for-pressure-vessels.pdf open
SA-249/SA-249M sa-249-sa-249m-welded-austenitic-steel-boiler-superheater-heat-exchanger-and-condenser-tubes.pdf open
SA-250/SA-250M sa-250-sa-250m-electric-resistance-welded-ferritic-alloy-steel-boiler-and-superheater-tubes.pdf open
SA-263 sa-263-sa-263-stainless-chromium-steel-clad-plate.pdf open
SA-264 sa-264-sa-264-stainless-chromium-nickel-steel-clad-plate.pdf open
SA-265 sa-265-sa-265-nickel-and-nickel-base-alloy-clad-steel-plate.pdf open
SA-266/SA-266M sa-266-sa-266m-carbon-steel-forgings-for-pressure-vessel-components.pdf open
SA-268/SA-268M sa-268-sa-268m-seamless-and-welded-ferritic-and-martensitic-stainless-steel-tubing-for-general-service.pdf open
SA-276/SA-276M sa-276-sa-276m-stainless-steel-bars-and-shapes.pdf open
SA-278/SA-278M sa-278-sa-278m-gray-iron-castings-for-pressure-containing-parts-for-temperatures-up-to-650f-350c.pdf open
SA-283/SA-283M sa-283-sa-283m-low-and-intermediate-tensile-strength-carbon-steel-plates.pdf open
SA-285/SA-285M sa-285-sa-285m-pressure-vessel-plates-carbon-steel-low-and-intermediate-tensile-strength.pdf open
SA-299/SA-299M sa-299-sa-299m-pressure-vessel-plates-carbon-steel-manganese-silicon.pdf open
SA-302/SA-302M sa-302-sa-302m-pressure-vessel-plates-alloy-steel-manganese-molybdenum-and-manganese-molybdenum-nickel-sa.pdf open
SA-307 sa-307-sa-307-carbon-steel-bolts-and-studs-60-000-psi-tensile-strength.pdf open
SA-311/SA-311M sa-311-sa-311m-cold-drawn-stress-relieved-carbon-steel-bars-subject-to-mechanical-property-requirements.pdf open
SA-312/SA-312M sa-312-sa-312m-seamless-welded-and-heavily-cold-worked-austenitic-stainless-steel-pipes.pdf open
SA-320/SA-320M sa-320-sa-320m-alloy-steel-and-stainless-steel-bolting-for-low-temperature-service.pdf open
SA-325 sa-325-sa-325-structural-bolts-steel-heat-treated-120-105-ksi-minimum-tensile-strength.pdf open
SA-333/SA-333M sa-333-sa-333m-seamless-and-welded-steel-pipe-for-low-temperature-service-and-other-applications-with-req.pdf open
SA-334/SA-334M sa-334-sa-334m-seamless-and-welded-carbon-and-alloy-steel-tubes-for-low-temperature-service.pdf open
SA-335/SA-335M sa-335-sa-335m-seamless-ferritic-alloy-steel-pipe-for-high-temperature-service.pdf open
SA-336/SA-336M sa-336-sa-336m-alloy-steel-forgings-for-pressure-and-high-temperature-parts.pdf open
SA-350/SA-350M sa-350-sa-350m-carbon-and-low-alloy-steel-forgings-requiring-notch-toughness-testing-for-piping-component.pdf open
SA-351/SA-351M sa-351-sa-351m-castings-austenitic-for-pressure-containing-parts.pdf open
SA-352/SA-352M sa-352-sa-352m-steel-castings-ferritic-and-martensitic-for-pressure-containing-parts-suitable-for-low-tem.pdf open
SA-353/SA-353M sa-353-sa-353m-pressure-vessel-plates-alloy-steel-double-normalized-and-tempered-9-nickel.pdf open
SA-354 sa-354-sa-354-quenched-and-tempered-alloy-steel-bolts-studs-and-other-externally-threaded-fasteners.pdf open
SA-358/SA-358M sa-358-sa-358m-electric-fusion-welded-austenitic-chromium-nickel-stainless-steel-pipe-for-high-temperature.pdf open
SA-369/SA-369M sa-369-sa-369m-carbon-and-ferritic-alloy-steel-forged-and-bored-pipe-for-high-temperature-service.pdf open
SA-370 sa-370-sa-370-mechanical-testing-of-steel-products.pdf open
SA-372/SA-372M sa-372-sa-372m-carbon-and-alloy-steel-forgings-for-thin-walled-pressure-vessels.pdf open
SA-376/SA-376M sa-376-sa-376m-seamless-austenitic-steel-pipe-for-high-temperature-service.pdf open
SA-387/SA-387M sa-387-sa-387m-pressure-vessel-plates-alloy-steel-chromium-molybdenum.pdf open
SA-395/SA-395M sa-395-sa-395m-ferritic-ductile-iron-pressure-retaining-castings-for-use-at-elevated-temperatures.pdf open
SA-401/SA-401M sa-401-sa-401m-steel-wire-chromium-silicon-alloy.pdf open
SA-403/SA-403M sa-403-sa-403m-wrought-austenitic-stainless-steel-piping-fittings.pdf open
SA-409/SA-409M sa-409-sa-409m-welded-large-diameter-austenitic-steel-pipe-for-corrosive-or-high-temperature-service.pdf open
SA-414/SA-414M sa-414-sa-414m-steel-sheet-carbon-and-high-strength-low-alloy-for-pressure-vessels-1.pdf open
SA-420/SA-420M sa-420-sa-420m-piping-fittings-of-wrought-carbon-steel-and-alloy-steel-for-low-temperature-service.pdf open
SA-423/SA-423M sa-423-sa-423m-seamless-and-electric-welded-low-alloy-steel-tubes.pdf open
SA-426/SA-426M sa-426-sa-426m-centrifugally-cast-ferritic-alloy-steel-pipe-for-high-temperature-service.pdf open
SA-437/SA-437M sa-437-sa-437m-stainless-and-alloy-steel-turbine-type-bolting-specially-heat-treated-for-high-temperature.pdf open
SA-439 sa-439-sa-439m-austenitic-ductile-iron-castings.pdf open
SA-449 sa-449-sa-449-hex-cap-screws-bolts-and-studs-steel-heat-treated-120-105-90-ksi-minimum-tensile-strength.pdf open
SA-450/SA-450M sa-450-sa-450m-general-requirements-for-carbon-and-low-alloy-steel-tubes-sa-450.pdf open

 

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SA 451 SA 451m specification for centrifugally cast austenitic steel pipe for high temperature service Download PDF
SA 453 SA 453m specification for high temperature bolting with expansion coefficients comparable to austenitic stainless steels Download PDF
SA 455 SA 455m specification for pressure vessel plates carbon steel high strength manganese Download PDF
SA 476 SA 476m specification for ductile iron castings for paper mill dryer rolls Download PDF
SA 479 SA 479m specification for stainless steel bars and shapes for use in boilers and other pressure vessels Download PDF
SA 480 SA 480m specification for general requirements for flat rolled stainless and heat resisting steel plate sheet and strip Download PDF
SA 484 SA 484m specification for general requirements for stainless steel bars billets and forgings Download PDF
SA 487 SA 487m specification for steel castings suitable for pressure service Download PDF
SA 508 SA 508m specification for quenched and tempered vacuum treated carbon and alloy steel forgings for pressure vessels Download PDF
SA 513 specification for electric resistance welded carbon and alloy steel mechanical tubing Download PDF
SA 515 SA 515m specification for pressure vessel plates carbon steel for intermediate and higher temperature service Download PDF
SA 516 SA 516m specification for pressure vessel plates carbon steel for moderate and lower temperature service Download PDF
SA 517 SA 517m specification for pressure vessel plates alloy steel high strength quenched and tempered Download PDF
SA 522 SA 522m specification for forged or rolled 8 and 9 nickel alloy steel flanges fittings valves and parts for low temperature service Download PDF
SA 524 SA 524m specification for seamless carbon steel pipe for atmospheric and lower temperatures Download PDF
SA 530 SA 530m specification for general requirements for specialized carbon and alloy steel pipe Download PDF
SA 533 SA 533m specification for pressure vessel plates alloy steel quenched and tempered manganese molybdenum and manganese molybdenum nickel Download PDF
SA 537 SA 537m specification for pressure vessel plates heat treated carbon manganese silicon steel Download PDF
SA 540 SA 540m specification for alloy steel bolting for special applications Download PDF
SA 541 SA 541m specification for quenched and tempered carbon and alloy steel forgings for pressure vessel components Download PDF
SA 542 SA 542m specification for pressure vessel plates alloy steel quenched and tempered chromium molybdenum and chromium molybdenum vanadium Download PDF
SA 543 SA 543m specification for pressure vessel plates alloy steel quenched and tempered nickel chromium molybdenum Download PDF
SA 553 SA 553m specification for pressure vessel plates alloy steel quenched and tempered 7 8 and 9 nickel Download PDF
SA 556 SA 556m specification for seamless cold drawn carbon steel feedwater heater tubes Download PDF
SA 557 SA 557m specification for electric resistance welded carbon steel feedwater heater tubes Download PDF
SA 562 SA 562m specification for pressure vessel plates carbon steel manganese titanium for glass or diffused metallic coatings Download PDF
SA 563 specification for carbon and alloy steel nuts Download PDF
SA 564 SA 564m specification for hot rolled and cold finished age hardening stainless steel bars and shapes Download PDF
SA 568 SA 568m specification for steel sheet carbon structural and high strength low alloy hot rolled and cold rolled general requirements for Download PDF
SA 572 SA 572m specification for high strength low alloy columbium vanadium structural steel Download PDF
SA 574 specification for alloy steel socket head cap screws Download PDF
SA 587 specification for electric resistance welded low carbon steel pipe for the chemical industry Download PDF
SA 592 SA 592m specification for high strength quenched and tempered low alloy steel forged fittings and parts for pressure vessels Download PDF
SA 609 SA 609m specification for castings carbon low alloy and martensitic stainless steel ultrasonic examination thereof Download PDF
SA 612 SA 612m specification for pressure vessel plates carbon steel high strength for moderate and lower temperature service Download PDF
SA 638 SA 638m specification for precipitation hardening iron base superalloy bars forgings and forging stock for high temperature service Download PDF
SA 645 SA 645m specification for pressure vessel plates 5 and 51 2 nickel alloy steels specially heat treated Download PDF
SA 649 SA 649m specification for forged steel rolls used for corrugating paper machinery Download PDF
SA 656 SA 656m specification for hot rolled structural steel high strength low alloy plate with improved formability Download PDF
SA 660 specification for centrifugally cast carbon steel pipe for high temperature service Download PDF
SA 662 SA 662m specification for pressure vessel plates carbon manganese silicon steel for moderate and lower temperature service Download PDF
SA 666 specification for annealed or cold worked austenitic stainless steel sheet strip plate and flat bar Download PDF
SA 667 SA 667m specification for centrifugally cast dual metal gray and white cast iron cylinders Download PDF
SA 671 SA 671m specification for electric fusion welded steel pipe for atmospheric and lower temperatures Download PDF
SA 672 SA 672m specification for electric fusion welded steel pipe for high pressure service at moderate temperatures Download PDF
SA 675 SA 675m specification for steel bars carbon hot wrought special quality mechanical properties Download PDF
SA 688 SA 688m specification for seamless and welded austenitic stainless steel feedwater heater tubes Download PDF
SA 691 SA 691m specification for carbon and alloy steel pipe electric fusion welded for high pressure service at high temperatures Download PDF
SA 693 specification for precipitation hardening stainless and heat resisting steel plate sheet and strip Download PDF
SA 696 specification for steel bars carbon hot wrought or cold finished special quality for pressure piping components Download PDF
SA 703 SA 703m specification for steel castings general requirements for pressure containing parts Download PDF
SA 705 SA 705m specification for age hardening stainless steel forgings Download PDF
SA 723 SA 723m specification for alloy steel forgings for high strength pressure component application Download PDF
SA 724 SA 724m specification for pressure vessel plates carbon manganese silicon steel quenched and tempered for welded pressure vessels Download PDF
SA 727 SA 727m specification for carbon steel forgings for piping components with inherent notch toughness Download PDF
SA 731 SA 731m specification for seamless welded ferritic and martensitic stainless steel pipe Download PDF
SA 736 SA 736m specification for pressure vessel plates low carbon age hardening nickel copper chromium molybdenum columbium niobium alloy steel Download PDF
SA 737 SA 737m specification for pressure vessel plates high strength low alloy steel Download PDF
SA 738 SA 738m specification for pressure vessel plates heat treated carbon manganese silicon steel for moderate and lower temperature service Download PDF
SA 739 specification for steel bars alloy hot wrought for elevated temperature or pressure containing parts or both Download PDF
SA 747 SA 747m specification for steel castings stainless precipitation hardening Download PDF
SA 748 SA 748m specification for statically cast chilled white iron gray iron dual metal rolls for pressure vessel use Download PDF
SA 749 SA 749m specification for steel strip carbon and high strength low alloy hot rolled general requirements for Download PDF
SA 751 test methods and practices for chemical analysis of steel products Download PDF
SA 765 SA 765m specification for carbon steel and low alloy steel pressure vessel component forgings with mandatory toughness requirements Download PDF
SA 770 SA 770m specification for through thickness tension testing of steel plates for special applications Download PDF
SA 781 SA 781m specification for castings steel and alloy common requirements for general industrial use Download PDF
SA 788 SA 788m specification for steel forgings general requirements Download PDF
SA 789 SA 789m specification for seamless and welded ferritic austenitic stainless steel tubing for general service Download PDF
SA 790 SA 790m specification for seamless and welded ferritic austenitic stainless steel pipe Download PDF
SA 803 SA 803m specification for seamless and welded ferritic stainless steel feedwater heater tubes Download PDF
SA 813 SA 813m specification for single or double welded austenitic stainless steel pipe Download PDF
SA 814 SA 814m specification for cold worked welded austenitic stainless steel pipe Download PDF
SA 815 SA 815m specification for wrought ferritic ferritic austenitic and martensitic stainless steel piping fittings Download PDF
SA 832 SA 832m specification for pressure vessel plates alloy steel chromium molybdenum vanadium Download PDF
SA 834 specification for common requirements for iron castings for general industrial use Download PDF
SA 836 SA 836m specification for titanium stabilized carbon steel forgings for glass lined piping and pressure vessel service Download PDF
SA 841 SA 841m specification for steel plates for pressure vessels produced by thermo mechanical control process tmcp Download PDF
SA 874 SA 874m specification for ferritic ductile iron castings suitable for low temperature service Download PDF
SA 905 specification for steel wire pressure vessel winding Download PDF
SA 941 terminology relating to steel stainless steel related alloys and ferroalloys Download PDF
SA 960 SA 960m specification for common requirements for wrought steel piping fittings Download PDF
SA 961 SA 961m specification for common requirements for steel flanges forged fittings valves and parts for piping applications Download PDF
SA 962 SA 962m specification for common requirements for bolting intended for use at any temperature from cryogenic to the creep range Download PDF
SA 965 SA 965m specification for steel forgings austenitic for pressure and high temperature parts Download PDF
SA 985 SA 985m specification for steel investment castings general requirements for pressure containing parts Download PDF
SA 988 SA 988m specification for hot isostatically pressed stainless steel flanges fittings valves and parts for high temperature service Download PDF
SA 989 SA 989m specification for hot isostatically pressed alloy steel flanges fittings valves and parts for high temperature service Download PDF
SA 995 SA 995m specification for castings austenitic ferritic Download PDF
SA 999 SA 999m specification for general requirements for alloy and stainless steel pipe Download PDF
SA 1008 SA 1008m specification for steel sheet cold rolled carbon structural high strength low alloy and high strength low alloy with improved formability Download PDF
SA 1010 SA 1010m specification for higher strength martensitic stainless steel plate sheet and strip Download PDF
SA 1011 SA 1011m specification for steel sheet and strip hot rolled carbon structural high strength low alloy high strength low alloy with improved formability and ultra high strength Download PDF
SA 1016 SA 1016m specification for general requirements for ferritic alloy steel austenitic alloy steel and stainless steel tubes Download PDF
SA 1017 SA 1017m specification for pressure vessel plates alloy steel chromium molybdenum tungsten Download PDF
SA 1058 test methods for mechanical testing of steel productsmetric Download PDF