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Question: Code Case 1348 indicates in Par. (3) of the Reply that no welding is permitted.

Is repair by welding of castings conforming to ASTM A 494-62 permissible under the provisions of this Case? Reply: Repair by welding of castings conforming to ASTM A494-62 under the provisions of Case 1348 are only permissible in connection with compliance with the material specification, not in the vessel fabrication.

Interpretation: VIII-78-04 Subject: Section VIII, Division 1, UG-126 Date Issued: January 16, 1978 File: BC77-573 Question: Under footnote 33 to UG-126, 1977 Edition, is it correct to refer to "static pressure" when characterizing the opening or pop action of a safety valve? Reply: Yes. The term "static pressure" is that pressure which tends to exert force on the walls of a pressure vessel and actuates the safety valve as prescribed in UG-134.

Interpretation: VIII-78-06 Subject: Section VIII, Division 1, UG-11 and UG-15 Date Issued: January 16, 1978 File: BC77-602 Question: May nozzles be furnished by one fabricator to a manufacturer of a completed vessel out of SB-265 plate which is to be rolled and welded without filler metal? Reply: Such nozzles may be furnished for a Section VIII, Division 1 vessel as described in the question under one of the following options: (1) The nozzle could be furnished as a pressure part, requiring compliance with the applicable material certification rules and Partial Data Report; or (2) The nozzle could be furnished as SB-337 pipe for the same welded grade (note that the chemical and mechanical properties are essentially the same); or (3) The nozzle could be furnished under the provisions of UG-11(c) as a manufacturer's standard in which case all of the rules in UG-11 as applicable to this construction shall be met, including establishing a pressure-temperature rating.

Interpretation: VIII-78-07 Subject: Section VIII, Division 1, UW-37(f) Date Issued: January 16, 1978 File: BC77-626 Question: UW-37(f) requires markings for welders and welding operators for vessels in which the wall thickness is less than 1/4 in. for steel material by a stencil or other surface marking unless a record is kept by the manufacturer. May these markings be eradicated after the application of the Code symbol? Reply: Yes, provided the Manufacturer's Data Report has been completed.

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