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Material Codes

Material codes are used by the T-Min calculator to generate an automatic calculation of a TMLretirement thickness. This code is a “metallurgical” selection that contains the materialspecification and the associated stress-temperature relationship. A selection also contains thelongitudinal weld joint factor or quality factor (E) for all design codes, temperature factor (Y) for

B31.1 and B31.3 and location factor (F) for B31.4 and B31.8. A Material Code along with theactive Operating or Design Temperature will determine the allowable design stress required foran automatic T-Min calculation.

 The UltraPIPE program is shipped with many Material Codes from the various design standards.Although we do our best to maintain accuracy it is the responsibility of the user to assureaccuracy of the information.

 This chapter discusses manipulating material codes for pipes, vessels, tanks, and boilers in thefollowing ways:

•  Add a material code

•  Edit a material code

•  Delete a material code

•  Select a material code

•  Search for a specific material code

Material Codes for Piping

Figure 8 - 1 shows a sample window containing material codes for piping.

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Figure 8 - 1 Material Codes for Pipes Window 

Select a Material Code- Highlight the material code that you want to use and select theOK  

button.

Terminate the operation- Selecting theCancel button will remove the material code windowwith no changes.

Add a new material code- Select theAdd button to add a new material code. The window asshown in Figure 8 - 2 will be displayed.

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Figure 8 - 2 A dd/ Edit Pipe Material Code Window 

Mat Code- Enter the 8 character alphanumeric code that you want to add.

Design- This field will automatically be filled in based on your previous design codeselection.

Mat Spec–This field represents the material specification for the pipe.

P No–This field represents the P No for the material.

Grade–This field represents the grade for the material.

Class–This field represents the material class.

Notes–This field represents brief notes for the material.

 Y/ F Fctr–This field represents the temperature factor in formula for B31.1 and B31.3design codes or the location factor in formula for B31.4 and B31.8 design codes.

E Fctr–This field represents the longitudinal weld joint factor.

Allowable Stress as a Function of Temperature–This field represents the strength(stress) of the material as temperature increases.

OK Button- Select theOK  button when you have finished and the material code willbe added to the list.

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Cancel Button–Select theCancel button if you want to exit the window withoutadding a material code.

Edit an existing Material code- Select theEdit  button to edit the selected material code. Thewindow as shown in Figure 8 - 2 will be displayed. You can change the data as necessary.

Delete a Material Code- Select theDelete button to delete the selected material code. Adialog box will be displayed (see Figure 8 - 3) asking for confirmation. SelectYes to delete thematerial code orNo to abort the operation.

Note:When a Material Code is deleted from the listing, it does NOT affect any TMLsthat use the deleted code. In other words, changes are not made throughout throughthe databases for all of the TMLs that use the deleted code. When you view a TML thathas been affected by the deleted material Code, you will see a (I) beside the T-Min. Thisis an indication to you that the information used to calculate the T-Min is now invalidand you must take action to correct the T-Min calculation.

Figure 8 - 3 Delete Material Code Dialog Box 

Locate a specific Material Code- Select theSearch button to locate a specific material code if the list is large. You may search on any word, phrase, or number that you desire. You canspecify to match the case of the search text and to search up or down the list (see Figure 8 - 4).

Figure 8 - 4 Search Material Code Dialog Box 

Print a component code listing- Select thePrint button to print a copy of the listed

component codes. Follow the instructions on the print window to select any needed printoptions.

Material Codes for Vessels

Figure 8 - 5 shows a sample window containing material codes for vessels.

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HELPFUL HINT…

If different Code Years are desired for a given materialspecification, use the ADD feature and identify the Material Codewith the required year in the Material Code field.

Figure 8 - 5 Material Codes for V essels Window 

Select a Material Code- Highlight the material code that you want to use and select theOK  

button.

Terminate the operation- Selecting theCancel button will remove the material code windowwith no changes.

Add a new material code- Select theAdd button to add a new material code. The window asshown in Figure 8 - 6 will be displayed.

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Figure 8 - 6 Add/ Edit V essel Material Code Window 

Mat Code- Enter the 8 character alphanumeric code that you want to add.

Design- This field will automatically be filled in based on your previous design codeselection.

Mat Spec–This field represents the material specification for the vessel.

P No–This field represents the P No for the material.

Grade–This field represents the grade for the vessel.

Class–This field represents the class of the material.

Notes–This field represents brief notes for the material code.

F Fctr–This field represents the longitudinal weld joint factor for the material.

E Fctr–This field represents the quality factor based on radiograph procedures. E=1.00for 100% X-Ray.

Stress as a Function of Temperature–This field represents the strength (stress) of thematerial as temperature increases.

OK Button- Select theOK  button when you have finished and the material code willbe added to the list.

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Cancel Button- Select theCancel button if you want to exit the window withoutadding a material code.

Edit an existing Material code- Select theEdit  button to edit the selected material code. Thewindow as shown in Figure 8 - 6 will be displayed. You can change the data as necessary.

Delete a Material Code- Select theDelete button to delete the selected material code. Adialog box will be displayed (see Figure 8 - 7) asking for confirmation. SelectYes to delete thematerial code orNo to abort the operation.

Note:When a Material Code is deleted from the listing, it does NOT affect any TMLsthat use the deleted code. In other words, changes are not made throughout throughthe databases for all of the TMLs that use the deleted code. When you view a TML thathas been affected by the deleted material Code, you will see an (I) beside the T-Min. This is an indication to you that the information used to calculate the T-Min is nowinvalid and you must take action to correct the T-Min calculation.

Figure 8 - 7 Delete Material Code Dialog Box 

Locate a specific Material Code- Select theSearch button to locate a specific material code if the list is large. You may search on any word, phrase, or number that you desire. You canspecify to match the case of the search text and to search up or down the list (see Figure 8 - 8).

Figure 8 - 8 Search Material Code Dialog Box 

Print a component code listing- Select thePrint button to print a copy of the listed

component codes. Follow the instructions on the print window to select any needed printoptions.

Material Codes for Tankage

Figure 8 - 9 shows a sample window containing material codes for tankage.

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Figure 8 - 9 Material Codes for Tankage Window 

Select a Material Code- Highlight the material code that you want to use and select theOK  

button.

Terminate the operation- Selecting theCancel button will remove the material code windowwith no changes.

Add a new material code- Select theAdd button to add a new material code. The window asshown in Figure 8 - 10 will be displayed.

Figure 8 - 10 A dd/ Edit Tankage Material Code Window 

Mat Code- Enter the 8 character alphanumeric code that you want to add.

Design- This field will automatically be filled in based on your previous design codeselection.

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Mat Spec–This field represents the material specification for the tank.

G/Class–This field represents the grade or class of the material.

Notes–This field represents brief notes about the material code.

MYS–This field represents the maximum yield stress.

MTS–This field represents the maximum tensile stress.

E –This field represents the quality factor for the material.

OK Button- Select theOK  button when you have finished and the material code willbe added to the list.

Cancel Button- Select theCancel button if you want to exit the window withoutadding a material code.

Edit an existing Material code- Select theEdit  button to edit the selected material code. Thewindow as shown in Figure 8 - 10 will be displayed. You can change the data as necessary.

Delete a Material Code- Select theDelete button to delete the selected material code. Adialog box will be displayed (see Figure 8 - 11) asking for confirmation. SelectYes to delete thematerial code orNo to abort the operation.

Note:When a Material Code is deleted from the listing, it does NOT affect any TMLsthat use the deleted code. In other words, changes are not made throughout throughthe databases for all of the TMLs that use the deleted code. When you view a TML thathas been affected by the deleted material Code, you will see an (I) beside the T-Min.

 This is an indication to you that the information used to calculate the T-Min is nowinvalid and you must take action to correct the T-Min calculation.

Figure 8 - 11 Delete Material Code Dialog Box 

Locate a specific Material Code- Select theSearch button to locate a specific material code if the list is large. You may search on any word, phrase, or number that you desire. You canspecify to match the case of the search text and to search up or down the list (see Figure 8 - 12).

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Figure 8 - 12 Search Material Code Dialog Box 

Print a component code listing- Select thePrint button to print a copy of the listedcomponent codes. Follow the instructions on the print window to select any needed printoptions.

Material Codes for Boilers

Figure 8 - 13 shows a sample window containing material codes for boilers.

Figure 8 - 13 Material Codes for Boilers Window 

Select a Material Code- Highlight the material code that you want to use and select theOK  

button.

Terminate the operation- Selecting theCancel button will remove the material code windowwith no changes.

Add a new material code- Select theAdd button to add a new material code. The window asshown in Figure 8 - 14 will be displayed.

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Figure 8 - 14 A dd/ Edit Boiler Material Code Window 

Mat Code- Enter the 8 character alphanumeric code that you want to add.

Design- This field will automatically be filled in based on your previous design codeselection.

Mat Spec–This field represents the material specification for the boiler.

G/Class–This field represents the grade or class of the material.

Notes–This field represents brief notes about the material code.

y/F Fctr–This field represents the temperature factor of the material.

E Fctr–This field represents the quality factor of the material.

Stress as a Function of Temperature–This field represents the strength (stress) of thematerial as temperature increases.

OK Button- Select theOK  button when you have finished and the material code willbe added to the list.

Cancel Button- Select theCancel button if you want to exit the window withoutadding a material code.

Edit an existing Material code- Select theEdit  button to edit the selected material code. Thewindow as shown in Figure 8 - 14 will be displayed. You can change the data as necessary.

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Delete a Material Code- Select theDelete button to delete the selected material code. Adialog box will be displayed (see Figure 8 - 15) asking for confirmation. SelectYes to delete thematerial code orNo to abort the operation.

Note:When a Material Code is deleted from the listing, it does NOT affect any TMLsthat use the deleted code. In other words, changes are not made throughout throughthe databases for all of the TMLs that use the deleted code. When you view a TML thathas been affected by the deleted material Code, you will see an (I) beside the T-Min. This is an indication to you that the information used to calculate the T-Min is nowinvalid and you must take action to correct the T-Min calculation.

Figure 8 - 15 Delete Material Code Dialog Box 

Locate a specific Material Code- Select theSearch button to locate a specific material code. You may search on any word, phrase, or number that you desire. You can specify to match thecase of the search text and to search up or down the list (see Figure 8 - 16 ).

Figure 8 - 16 Search Material Code Dialog Box 

Print a component code listing- Select thePrint button to print a copy of the listedcomponent codes. Follow the instructions on the print window to select any needed printoptions.