ASME PV CODE 12 : 2017

List of Sections
Foreword
Statement of Policy on the Use of the Certification
 Mark and Code Authorization in Advertising
Statement of Policy on the Use of ASME Marking
 to Identify Manufactured Items
Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler
 and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees
Personnel
Summary of Changes
List of Changes in Record Number Order
Cross-Referencing and Stylistic Changes in the
 Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Part TG - General Requirements
Article TG-1 - Scope and Jurisdiction
Article TG-2 - Organization of Section XII
Article TG-3 - Responsibilities and Duties
Article TG-4 - General Rules for Inspection
Part TM - Material Requirements
Article TM-1 - Material Requirements
Article TM-2 - Notch Toughness Requirements
Part TD - Design Requirements
Article TD-1 - General Design Rules
Article TD-2 - Loadings and Stress Allowables
Article TD-3 - Design for Internal Pressure
Article TD-4 - Design for External Pressure
Article TD-5 - Unstayed Flat Heads and Covers
Part TW - Requirements for Tanks Fabricated
          by Welding
Article TW-1 - General Requirements for Tanks
          Fabricated by Welding
Part TF - Fabrication Requirements
Article TF-1 - General Requirements for Fabrication
Article TF-2 - Requirements for Welding Fabrication
Article TF-3 - Requirements for Vessels Constructed
               of Carbon and Low Alloy Steels
Article TF-4 - Requirements for Vessels Constructed
               of High Alloy Steel
Article TF-5 - Requirements for Vessels Constructed
               of Nonferrous Materials
Article TF-6 - Requirements for Vessels Constructed
               of Ferritic Steels That Are Heat
               Treated to Enhance Tensile Properties
Article TF-7 - Postweld Heat Treatment of Weldments
Article TF-8 - Requirements for Vessels Lined for
               Corrosion/Erosion Control
Part TE - Examination Requirements
Article TE-1 - Requirements for Examination
               Procedures and Personnel Qualification
Article TE-2 - Examination of Welds and Acceptance
               Criteria
Part TT - Testing Requirements
Article TT-1 - General Requirements for Testing
Article TT-2 - Requirements for Pressure Testing
Article TT-3 - Requirements for Proof Testing to
               Establish Maximum Allowable Working
               Pressure (MAWP)
Article TT-4 - Requirements for Elastomeric Lining
               Test
Part TR - Pressure Relief Devices
Article TR-1 - General Requirements
Article TR-2 - Requirements for Pressure Relief Valves
Article TR-3 - Requirements for Non reclosing
               Pressure Relief Devices
Article TR-4 - Certification of Capacity of Pressure
               Relief Devices
Article TR-5 - Marking and Certification
Part TS - Stamping, Marking, Certification, Reports,
               and Records
Article TS-1 - Contents and Method of Stamping
               Transport Tanks
Article TS-2 - Obtaining and Applying Certification
               Marks to Transport Tanks
Article TS-3 - Report Forms and Record Maintenance
Article TS-4 - Special Requirements
Part TP - Requirements for Repair, Alteration,
          Testing, and Inspection for Continued Service
Article TP-1 - General Requirements and Responsibilities
Article TP-2 - Requirements for Repairs and Alterations
Article TP-3 - Requirements for Tests and Inspections
Article TP-4 - Tests and Inspections
Article TP-5 - Criteria for Tests and Inspections
Article TP-6 - Reports and Records
Modal Appendix 1 - Cargo Tanks
Article 1 - General
Article 2 - Category 406, 407, and 412 Cargo Tanks
Article 3 - Category 331 Cargo Tanks
Article 4 - Category 338, Vacuum Insulated Cargo
            Tanks for Transporting Refrigerated Fluids
Modal Appendix 2 - Rail Tank Cars
Modal Appendix 3 - Portable Tanks
Article 1 - Cryogenic Portable Tanks
Modal Appendix 4 - Category 106A500-X, 106A800-X,
                   110A500-W, 110A600-W,110A800-W,
                   110A1000-W, and 110A2000-W - Ton
                   Containers
Article 1
Mandatory Appendix I - Quality Control System
Mandatory Appendix II - Special Commodities
Mandatory Appendix III - Definitions for
                         Transport Tanks
Mandatory Appendix IV - Rounded Indication
                        Charts, Acceptance Standards for
                        Radiographically Determined
                        Rounded Indications in Welds
Mandatory Appendix V - Methods for Magnetic
                       Particle Examination (MT)
Mandatory Appendix VI - Methods for Liquid
                        Penetrant Examination (PT)
Mandatory Appendix VIII - Low Pressure Tank Design
Mandatory Appendix IX - Ultrasonic Examination of
                        Welds (UT)
Mandatory Appendix X - Examination of Steel Castings
Mandatory Appendix XI - Adhesive Attachment of
                        Nameplates
Mandatory Appendix XII - Standard Units for Use in
                         Equations
Mandatory Appendix XIII - Reference Material and
                         Equivalent Thickness
Mandatory Appendix XIV - Hot Pressure Welded Joint
                         for Head-to-Shell Welds of
                         Ton Containers
Mandatory Appendix XV - Rules for Mass Production
                        of Pressure Vessels
Mandatory Appendix XVI - Local Thin Areas in Cylindrical
                         Shells and in Spherical
                         Segments of Shells
Mandatory Appendix XVII - Cold-Stretching of Austenitic
                          Stainless Steel Pressure Vessels
Mandatory Appendix XVIII - Establishing Governing
                           Code Editions, Addenda, and Cases
                           for Transport Tanks
Mandatory Appendix XIX - Capacity Conversions for
                         Pressure Relief Devices
Nonmandatory Appendix A - Suggested Good Practice
                          Regarding Piping Reactions
                          and design of Supports and
Attachments
Nonmandatory Appendix B - Suggested Good Practice
                          Regarding Internal Structures
Nonmandatory Appendix C - Guide for Preparing
                          Manufacturers Data Reports
Nonmandatory Appendix D - Guide to Information
                          Appearing on Certificate of
Authorization
Nonmandatory Appendix E - Recommended Practices for
                          Vacuum Insulated Cargo Tanks and
                          Portable Tanks for Refrigerated
                          Fluids
Nonmandatory Appendix F - Recommended Practices for
                          Non cryogenic Portable Tanks
Nonmandatory Appendix G - Guidance for the Use of U.S.
                          Customary and SI Units in the
                          ASME Boiler and Pressure
                          Vessel Code
Nonmandatory Appendix H - Activities and Responsibilities
                          of Section XII Users, ASME, and
                          the Competent Authorities for
                          Cargo Tanks
Nonmandatory Appendix J - Flowcharts Illustrating Toughness
                          Testing Requirements and Exemptions
                          From Toughness Testing by the
                          Rules of TM-250
Nonmandatory Appendix K - Preheating

Provides mandatory requirements, specific prohibitions, and Nonmandatory guidance for construction activities and inservice inspection and testing activities. Major Changes in the 2017 Edition - Add a New Nonmandatory Appendix Covering Preheat - TG-110.2 Revised to Clarify the Internal Pressure Range for Vessels Fabricated in Accordance with Section XII.