ASME Sections

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

• ASME section I : - Rules for construction of power boiler.
• ASME Section II : - Materials.
Part A – Ferrous materials.
Part B – Non-Ferrous materials.
Part C – Specification for electrodes & filler wire.
Part D – Properties.
• ASME Section IV : - Rules for construction of Heating Boiler.
• ASME Section V : - Non- Destructive Examination.
• ASME Section VI : - Recommended rules for care & operation of
heating boiler.
• ASME Section VII : - Recommended guidelines for care of power
boiler.
• ASME Section VIII : - Rules for construction of pressure vessels.
• ASME Section IX : - Welding & Brazing qualification.
 American Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME
ASME B31 - Pressure Piping
• B31.1 - Power Piping
• B31.2 – Fuels Gas Piping
• B31.3 - Process Piping
• B31.4 - Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid
Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids
• B31.5 - Refrigeration Piping
• B31.8 - Gas Transportation and Distribution Piping
• B31.9 - Building Services Piping
• B31.11 - Slurry Transportation Piping Systems
• B31.12 - hydrogen piping
• B31G - Manual for Determining Remaining Strength of Corroded
Pipelines
 American Petroleum Institute - API
• API STD 1104- Standard for Welding Pipelines and Related
Facilities

• API 510 - Pressure Vessel Inspection Code

• API 570 Piping Inspection Code: Inspection, Repair and
Re-rating of In Service Piping System
• API 653- Above ground Storage Tank Inspection Code
 American Welding Society- AWS

• AWS A2.4 Standard Welding Symbols

• AWS A5.1 mild steel electrodes
• AWS A5.5 low alloy steel electrodes

• AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code - Steel

 Code and standard
• The difference between a code and a standard
is that a code states how to do a specific job
and does not contain all relevant information,
but refers to other standards for details