I’m designing a 36” manway on a SS 304H pressure vessel for 65 PSI/1400 F. When using the P/T ratings acc. ASME B16.47 for group 2.1 materials, I will need a 600# flange (400# would also be sufficient but is not common).
When selecting bolting material acc. Table 1B, it looks there are some...
I have a bolted cover made from normalized A-105 material at a MDMT of +4°C. (not B16.5-standard, acc. Appendix 2).
To determine impact requirements, I used UCS-66 curve B. Now I get a comment by my client that I should use curve D since the cover is normalized. Of course I like the idea of...