Can foreign materials become ASTM certified? 1

[rauval]

Under what conditions can foreign materials be used as ASME materials? Is there a procedure to certify European steels as ASME materials?

 

[metengr]

Yes. Read ASME B&PV Code, Section II, Introduction

GUIDELINE ON THE APPROVAL OF NEW
MATERIALS UNDER THE ASME BOILER AND
PRESSURE VESSEL CODE

 

[trottiey]

That would be Section II, Appendix 5. That's one option if you plan on doing this a lot. Or you can look at UG-10, or its equivalent in other codes of construction, for ad hoc cases.

 

[trottiey]

Check out page 4 of the attached ASME newsletter:

http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Codes/CertifAccred/Accreditation/1030.pdf