1 Codes and You Harry Sadler Manager Military and Shipbuilding Sales

2  A customer calls and asks: –I just got this job and it says MIL-STD-248, what does that mean?  You answer –I bet you were low bidder –I know why you were low bidder –It means you’re in big trouble –All of the above

3 How big is the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code?

4 11 volumes, 128 lb!!!

5 We’ll address  Why we have codes  What is a code  How are they created  How do they become binding  Common Codes  Codes versus Standards  What all codes have in common

6 Let’s look at some history.

7 Riverboat Sultana, April 23, 1865

8 Lakeshore Pacific Express

9 Ashtabula Bridge, December 29, 1876

10 Brockton, March 20, 1905

11 Brockton Shoe Factory

12 Southern Pacific Locomotive

13 The Remains of the Locomotive

14 San Antonio, March 18, 1912

15 Lockport Oil Refinery

16 SSN 593, Thresher, April 10, 1963

17 Kansas City Hyatt Regency Skywalk, July, 1981

18 Kansas City Hyatt Regency Skywalk

19 Kansas City Hyatt Regency Skywalk

20 Code Concerns  Will the product be safe?  Will the product meet the customer needs?  Will the product not fail prematurely?

21 A code is a collection of rules and guidelines that can cover the design, manufacture, inspection and use of a product

22 Codes in the USA  Consensus Documents developed by “interested” parties in open forums –Users –Manufacturers –Regulators –Suppliers –Others

23 Codes become binding when  Invoked by a contract  Mandated by law

24 Requirements Flowdown Contract or Order Code Documentation Filler Metal Requirement

25 ASME Flowdown Contract or Order Book Section I, III, IV, VIII Section IX SFA 5.xx

26 Military Flowdown Contract or Order Fabrication Document PPD Documentation Filler Metal Requirement

27 Military Documentation

28 Examples of Code Organizations  American Welding Society –Bridges –Buildings  American Society of Mechanical Engineers –Boilers –Pressure Vessels –Process Piping –Nuclear Reactors

29 Examples of Code Organizations  American Petroleum Institute –Oil Storage Tanks –Transmission pipelines –Offshore platforms  American Bureau of Shipping –Ships –Barges

30 A standard defines the attributes of a product

31 Specs on How to do Specs

32 Specs on How to do Specs (cont’d)

33 Specs on How to do Specs (cont’d)

34 Structure of All Mil Specs  Scope  Applicable Documents  Requirements  Quality Assurance Provisions  Packaging  Notes

35 Mil Specs for Filler Metals  Base Spec –MIL-E  Specific Spec –MIL-E-24403/1 –Mil-E-24403/2 –Mil-E-24403/3  MIL Type –MIL71T1-HYN

36 What’s the Product?

37 What’s the Product?

38 Dog Blanket, 15 Pages

39 Submerged Arc Consumables, 10 Pages

40 USS San Francisco