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Are non-pressure parts considered a Code part requiring a U-2 form? 1

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fabtank

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Aug 27, 2012
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What is considered a code part under ASME Section VIII, Div. 1 or when does a part require a partial data report?

For instance is a simple plate such as a pipe support clip considered a part?

What about welding plates together for a non-pressure part to be installed on a vessel?
 
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UG-11 describes pressure parts.
My question is regrading non-pressure parts or parts that are not subject to allowable working stress due to internal or external pressure.
Would non-pressure parts require a partial data report?
 
Non-pressure parts do not need a partial data report, only that they are weldable by a WPS.
 
I think the better VIII-1 reference here would be UG-4(b).

UG-4(b) said:
Material for nonpressure parts, such as skirts, supports, baffles, lugs, [highlight #FCE94F]clips[/highlight], and extended heat transfer surfaces, need not conform to the specifications for the material to which they are attached or to a material specification permitted in this Division, but if attached to the vessel by welding shall be of weldable quality [seeUW-5(b)]...
 
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