fly Designation: A 234/A 234M — 02 Standard Specification for pein USDOE NE Sana ing Fittings of Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Moderate and High Temperature Service’ This standard sisted under the ed designation A234/A 234M; he number namely flowing the designation ects the year feria ation oi the ease of revision, the year of lat revision. numer in parentheses ndctes the year of ast espe ‘Aspen epilon inde an eral change since the last revision ot eapprovtl This sondand ha bow approved for use by agencies ofthe Deparment of Defoe 1. Scope * 1.1 This specification? covers wrought carbon steel and alloy steel fittings of seamless and welded construction covered by the latest revision of ASME B16.9, B16.11, B16.28, MSS. SP-79, and MSS SP-95. These fittings are for use in pressure piping and in pressure vessel fabrication for service at moder- ate and elevated temperatures. Fittings differing from these ASME and MSS standards shall be furnished in accordance ‘with Supplementary Requirement S38 of Specification A 960. 1,2 Optional supplementary requirements are provided for fittings where a greater degree of examination is desired. When desired, one of more of these supplementary requirements may be specified in the order. 1.3 This specification does not cover cast welding fittings or fittings machined from castings. Cast steel welding fittings are governed by Specifications A216/A 216M and A 217/ A2I™. 1.4 This specification is expressed in both inch-pound units and in SI units, However, unless the order specifies the applicable “M"” specification designation (SI units), the mate- rial shall be furnished to inch-pound units 1.5 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard, Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must bbe used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specifi- cation. 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 In addition to those reference documents listed in Specification A 960, the following list of standards apply to this specification 2.2 ASTM Standards: "This poiction is under te jusition of ASTM Commitee AOL on Stel ‘Stinks Stoel and Related Alloy and th diet eponibtyof Subcom |AD1.22 on Sto Forgings an Wrought iting for Piping Application and Boling Mati for Piping and Special Purpose Applications. ‘Crt lon approved June 10, 2002. Published ly 2002. Originally publihed a6 A 234-40. Las previous edton A254” 24M Ola For ASME Boiler and Presure Vessel Coe aplstons se related Speif- ‘ston $A-2 in Seto If ht Case A2I6/A 216M_ Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, Suitable for Fusion Welding, for High-Temperature Ser- A2ITIA 217M Specification for Steel Castings, Martensi- tic Stainless and Alloy, for Pressure-Containing Parts Suitable for High-Temperature Service? 4.960 Specification for Common Requirements for Wrought Steel Piping Fittings! 23. ASME Standards: B169 Steet Butt-Welding Fittings B16.11 Forged Stee! Fittings, Socket Welding and Threaded B16.28 Wrought Steel Butt-Welding Short Radius Elbows and Returns 24 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes’ Section V Nondestructive Examination Section Vill, Division 1, Pressure Vessels Section IX Welding, Qualifications 2.5 MSS Standards:* MSS SP-25 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges, and Unions MSS SP-79 Socket Welding Reducer Inserts MSS SP-95 Swage(d) Nipples and Bull Plugs 2.6 ASNT Standard: SNF-TC-1A(1984) Recommended Practice for Nondestrue- tive Testing Personnel Qualification and Certification” 3. Ordering Information 3.1 See Specification A 960. 4. General Requirements 4.1 Product furnished to this specification shall conform to the requirements of Specification A 960, including any supple ‘mentary requirements that are indicated in the purchase order: Failure to comply with the requirements of Specification A 960 > Annual Book of ASTM Siandads, V0 01.02, «ama! Book of 4STM Standard, No O01 16-5990, Ava fom Manufactarrs Standardization city ofthe Vv and Fitings Available from American Society for Nondestuctive Testing. 4153 Artngate Pars, Colubus, OH 43228-0518, A Summary of Changes section appears atthe end of this standard, Conyoht © AST aan 10 Bar Hato Oe, PO Bx 700, Wes Conanckn, PA 1-256, Und Seconstitutes non-conformance with this specification, In case of 1 conflict between the requirements of this specification and Specification A 960, this specification shall prevail. 5. Materials 5.1 The material for fittings shall consist of killed steel, forgings, bars, plates, seamless or fusion-welded tubular prod- ‘ucts with filler metal added and shall conform to the chemical requirements of Table 1, Unless otherwise specified for carbon steel plates, the steel may be made to either coarse grain or fine grain practice, Grade WP9 shall be made to fine grain practice. 5.2 A starting material specification that specifically re- 4uires the addition of any element beyond those listed for the ‘materials in Table 1 for the applicable grade of material is not permitted. This does not preclude the use of deoxidizers or the judicious use of elements for grain size control 6, Manufacture 6.1 Forging or shaping operations may be performed by hammering, pressing, piercing, extruding, upsetting, rolling, bending, fusion welding, machining, or by a combination of two or more of these operations. The forming procedure shall bbe so applied that it will not produce injurious imperfections in the fittings. Nore 1-Fitings NPS-4 and under may be machined from hot-forged or rolled, eold-sized, and straightened bar stock having the chemical (Gy a 234/a 234m ‘composition ofthe Grade in Table | and the mechanical properties ofthe ‘Grade in Table 2, Heat treatment shall bein accordance with Section 7, All ‘aps mchined from bar stock shall be examined by liquid penetrant or magnetic particle in accordance with $52 or $53 in Specification A 960, 6.2 All welds including welds in tubular products from which fittings are made shall be (/) made by welders, welding. ‘operators, and welding procedures qualified under the provi= sions of ASME Section IX, (2) heat treated in accordance with Section 7 of this specification, and (3) radiographically exam= ined throughout the entire length of each weld in accordance ‘with Article 2, ASME Section V with acceptance limits in accordance with Paragraph UW-S1 of ASME Section VIII, Division 1 of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code. In place of radiographic examination, welds may be ultrasonically ‘examined in accordance with Appendix 12 of Section VIIL. The NDE of welds in Grades WPB, WPC, WPI, WPII Class 1, WPII Class 2, WPLI Class 3, WP12 Class 1, WPI2 Class 2, and WPR may be performed either prior to or after forming. NDE of welds in Grades WPS, WP9, WP91, WP9I1, WP22 Class 1, and WP22 Class 3 shall be done after forming. 6.3. Personnel performing NDE examinations shall be quali- fied in accordance with SNT-TC-LA. 64 The welded joints of the fittings shall be finished in accordance with the requirements of Paragraph UW-35 (a) of ASME Section VII, Division 1 TABLE 1 Chomical Requirements Non: All equiements re maximum unes otherwise inated Nore 2—Where an eligi (.) apes in hi abl, there no requirement. Gods md Conan Syrtc—Gaten Manganese PSH SUR aan chunk Mohbdenan Nike! Caper «Obes abu 002 max WeCe®rr —9a5imax 029108 00500058 O0min _O€0:max O15 max _O4Dmax_O4D:max Van 908 an wet o2emm 030-09 0m 0018 010-080 oasoes Werzcus, 05-93 ogo-as0 Goss als Otomex ondci25 aan ora ci2 were. cos15 osoaso com ammo asec 100150 oaeoes Wrrreiz, Gos-a20oao-as0 tom mio Oso-too tootso anaes wera tira cis WrsGlt. 0x8max 090-060 0040 0080 OSmm ©4080 04t065 virscia ties wer 020mm 040-108 050080 teo-a2¢ o75-125 ‘chai 006-310 ‘iecpon 00-007 Aon ne Calumbium 0:80.10, Nivogen0.0-0.08, ‘mina 0:08 mae ‘Boron 00003-0008 “Tungsten 090-1.10, ‘fom bar plato ay have 0.35 max carben. 35 max carton and 0:35 max ion wh For each reducton of 0.01% blow the spac carbon masimur. an iease rmasimion of 135%. The Sum of Copper, Nickel, Chromium, an Motybsenum sha not exceed 1.00% The sum af Chromium and Mo}donum shall ot excaed 032% "ar of weed constuction, the grade and mating symbol shown above sha be supplemented by eter "W 120.05 % manganese above the specfed maximum wil be perited. upto a(Gy a 2340 234m TABLE 2. Tensile Requirements [Nore 1—Where an ellipsis (..) appears in this table, there ino requirement WS, wert cu wer cs, wer cz, p22 cut, wez2 cL (rade ond Marking Symbat wre WPINCL2, —yypy WEZ2CL. yom, WE22-CLS. pg rant wtz LA Wea 6c Who 613 Tanai eran, Tangs RSPR] COEF SBS R75 100 TT THY5-585] (495-655) [960-560] 475-5] 495-05) [520-690] _SRS-T60] [620-840] 1475-585), Yell suengh, mini (MPa) 35 (240) 40(275) 30205) 0205) Sats) AS (sH0) GLAS) ateao] 2 20) (02% ofect or 05 % nderloag) logaton Requremenis Ta cise ap WR" WP 9%, ane WPT! wear Te ee Elongton: ‘Slandard round specimen, or smal xoprtonal specimen, min % in 4 » » Rectangusr specimen fo wal cknest Yin [794 rn] and ove, ‘and foal sal ses testo nul secon: min nn (50 mm) Rectangular specmon for wall hicxness loss than ei. 798 rm nin sh 2 (50m i [12a wie Speen) “AWB ane HPC tings manufacured tom plate sal Pave a ima elongation of 17% For each Vn [0.70 rm decrease nwa hikes blow ie [7.94 mn. a deduction of 1.5% fr lenptunl and 1.0% for tansverse fom the values shown above ls permed. The flowing abe gives the minimum vale for vars wall ickrastos Gate Ti Sader excep WR WOT and WOH OWPRSSC OT WOT m imi Longiuaina Transverse Conon “Longtail %e (0312) 798 300 200 280 20 % (0280) 14 235 190 268 19 % (0250) 635 20 180 250 16 ws 0219) 558 255 2s " Ye (0188) a7 240 220 16 6s (0158), 397 225 208 18 v4 (0.128) a 210 190 1“ ¥ (0090) 238 3s 178 3 Ye (0.082), 130 30 160 2 Nolo—Tis ate gives the compte minimum % longaton value foreach iin 79 mn] decrease in wal thickness, Wher the wall ickness os between two values above the minimum elongation vaue fs detemined bythe falowing equations Dito of Test Longitudinal ‘hore 4 ongatin in 2. F150 mm 8, and actual thickness of specimen, fn 65 All butt-weld tees manufactured by cold-forming meth- ‘od(s) shall be liquid penetrant or magnetic particle examined by one of the methods specified in Supplementary Requirement ‘S52 or $53 in Specification A 960. This examination shall be performed after final heat treat. Only the side wall area of the tees need be examined. This area is defined by a circle that ccovers the area from the weld bevel of the branch outlet to the center line of the body or run, Internal and extemal surfaces shall be examined when size permits accessibility. No cracks shall be permitted. Other imperfections shall be treated in accordance with Section 13 on Surface Quality, After the removal of any crack, the tee(s) shall be re-examined by the original method. Acceptable tees shall be marked with the symbol PT or MT, as applicable, to indicate compliance. Equaton 48141500 6.6 Stubends may be produced with the entire lap added by the welding of a ring, made from plate or bar of the same alloy grade and composition, to the outside of a straight section of pipe, provided the weld is double welded, is a full penetration Jjoint, satisfies the requirements of 6.2 for qualifications and 7.3.3 for post weld heat treatment 7. Heat Treatment 7.1 Heat Treatment Procedures—Fittings, after forming at an elevated temperature, shall be cooled to a temperature below the critical range under suitable conditions to prevent injuries by too rapid cooling, but in no case more rapidly than the cooling rate in still air, Heat treatment temperatures specified are metal (part) temperatures. Heat-treated fittings(Gy a 234/a 234m shall be treated according to paragraph 7 in Specification A960. 7.2 WPB, WPC, and WPR Fitings 7.2.1 Hot-formed WPB, WPC, and WPR fittings upon which the final forming operation is completed at a temperature above 1150°F [620°C] and below 1800°F [980°C] need not be heat treated provided they are cooled in stil air. 7.2.2 Hot-formed or forged WPB, WPC, and WPR fitings finished at temperature in excess of 1800°F [980°C] shall subsequently be annealed, normalized, or normalized and tempered. Hot-forged fitings NPS 4 or smaller need not be heat treated. 7.2.3 WPB, WPC, and WPR fittings over NPS 12, produced by locally heating @ portion of the fitting stock to any temperature for forming, shall be subsequently annealed, normalized, or normalized and tempered, Fittings NPS 12 and tunder shall not require heat treatment after forming a locally heated portion of the fitting 7.24 Cold-formed WPB, WPC, and WPR fittings, upon which te final forming operation is completed at a temperature below 1150°F [620°C], shall be normalized, or shall be stress relieved at 1100 to 1275°F [595 to 690°C} 7.25 WPB, WPC, and WPR fittings produced by fusion welding and having a nominal wall thickness at the welded Joint of % in, [19 mm] or greater shall be post-weld heat treated at 1100 to 1250°F [595 to 675°C}, or in accordance with 7.2.6, {6 At the option of the manufacturer, WPB and WPC fitings produced by any of the methods in Section 6 may be annealed, normalized, or normalized and tempered. 73 Fittings Other than WPB, WPC, and WPR: 7.3.1 Filings of Grades WPL, WPI Class 1, WPLI Class 2, WPI Class 3, WP12 Class 1, WP12 Class 2, WP22 Class 1, WP22 Class 3, WPS, and WP9 shall be furnished in the fullannealed, isothermal-annealed, or normalized and tem- pered condition, If normalized and tempered, the tempering temperature for WPI1 Class 1, WPI Class 2, WPL Class 3, WP12 Class 1, and WP12 Class 2 shall not be less than 1150°F [620°C]; for Grades WPS, WP9, WP22 Class 1, and WP22 Class 3 the tempering temperature shall not be less than 1250°F [675°C] 7.32 Filings of Grades WPI, WPI2 Class 1, or WP12 Class 2 either hot formed or cold formed may be given a final heat treatment at 1200°F [650°C] instead of the heat treatment specified in 7.3.1, 7.33 Filtings in all thicknesses produced by fusion welding after the heat treatment specified in 7.3.1 shall be post-weld hheut created at temperature not Tess than preseribed above for tempering except that Grace WPI is required to be post-weld hheat treated only when the nominal wall thickness at the welded joint is ¥2 in, [13 mm] or greater 7.3.4 Except when Supplementary Requirement SI is speci- fied by the purchaser, Grade WP91 shall be normalized at 1900°F (1040°C] minimum, and 2000°F [1095°C] maximum, and tempered at 1350°F [730°C] minimum as a final heat treatment. 7.3.5 Grade WP911 shall be normalized in the temperature range of 1900 to 1975°F [1040 to 1080°C)], and tempered in the ‘temperature range of 1365 to 1435°F [740 to 780°C] as a final heat treatment. 7.4 WPB and WPC Fittings Made from Bar—Cold-finished bars reduced in cross-sectional area more than 10% by cold drawing or cold rolling are not acceptable for use in the manufacture of these fittings unless the bars have been cither siress relieved in the temperature range of 1100 to 1250°F [595 to 675°C], normalized, normalized and tempered, or fully annealed. Mechanical testing must be performed subsequent to the final heat-treating operation, 7.5 Liquid quenching followed by tempering shall be per mitted for all grades when approved by the purchaser. Mini- ‘mum tempering temperature shall be 1100°F [598°C] for WPB,, WPC, and WPR, 1150°F [620°C] for Grades WPI, WPII Class 1, WPII Class 2, WPII Class 3, WP 12 Class 1, and WPI2 Class 2 and 1250°F [675°C] for Grades WPS, WP9, WP22 Class I, and WP22 Class 3, and 1350°F (730°C) for Grade WP91 and WP9IL ‘8. Chemical Composition 8.1 The chemical composition of each cast or heat used shall be determined and shall conform to the requirements of the chemical composition for the respective materials listed in Table 1. The ranges as shown have been expanded to include variations of the chemical analysis requirements that are listed the various specifications for the starting materials (pipe, tube, plate, bat, and forgings) normally used in the manufac turing of fittings to this specification, 8.2 The steel shall not contain any unspecified elements for the ordered grade to the extent that it conforms to the requirements of another grade for which that element is a specified clement having a requited minimum content 8.3 Weld metal used in the construction of carbon-stecl fittings shall be mild steel analysis No. AI of Table QW-442, Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, No. ‘A2 may be used for Grade WPCW. 8.4 The molybdenum and chromium content of the depos- ited weld metal of alloy stee! fittings shall be within the same percentage range as permitted for the base metal 9. Tensile Requirements 9.1 The tensile properties of the fitting material shall con- form to the requirements listed in Table 2. 9.1.1 Specimens cut either longitudinally or transversely shall be acceptable for the tension test. 9.1.2 While Table 2 specifies elongation requirements for both longitudinal and transverse specimens, itis not the intent that both requirements apply simultaneously. Instead, it is intended that only the elongation requirement that is appropri- ate for the specimen used be applicable. 9.2. One tension test shall be made on each heat of material ‘and in the same condition of heat treatment as the finished fitings it represents. The sample thickness shall not vary more than 4 in, (6 mm] from the fitting wall thickness it represents. 9.3, When cold-formed fitings are furnished, samples of the raw material shall be normalized or stress relieved as required in 7.2.4, Tension tests conducted on these heat-treated samples shall be considered to be the tensile properties of the cold- formed fittings.94 Records of the tension tests shall be certification that the ‘material of the fitting meets the tensile requirements of this specification provided the heat treatments are the same. If the raw material was not tested, or the fitting is not in the same condition of heat treatment, the fiting manufacturer shall perform the required test on material representative of the finished fitting from each heat of starting material 10. Hardness 10,1 Fitings shall be capable of meeting the following hardness requirements, if teste: 10.1.1 Fittings of Grades WPS, WP9, and WPR—217 HB 10.1.2 Fittings of Grade WP91 and WP9L1—248 HB maxi- mum 10.1.3 Fittings of all other grades—197 HB maximum. 10.2 When actual hardness testing ofthe fitings is required, see Supplementary Requirement $57 in Specification A 960. 11, Hydrostatic Tests LLL Soe Specification A 960. 12. Dimensions 12.1 Buttewelding fitings and butt-welding short radius elbows and returns purchased in accordance with this specifi- cation shall conform to the dimensions and tolerances given in the latest revision of ANSI B16.9 and B16.28, respectively. Steel socket-welding and threaded fittings purchased in accor- {dance with this specification shall conform to the sizes, shapes, dimensions, and tolerances specified in the latest revision of ANSI B16.11 or MSS SP-79. 12.2 Fittings of size or shape differing from these standards, ‘but meeting all other requirements of this specification may be furnished in accordance with Supplementary Requirement S58, in Specification A 960, 13, Surface Qual 13.1 See Specification A 960. 14. Repair by Wel 14.1 See Specification A 960. 15, Inspection 15.1 See Specification A 960. 15.2 Other tests, when required by agreement, shall be made from material of the lots covered in the order. 16. Rejection and Rehearing 16.1 Material that fails fo conform to the requirements of this specification may be rejected. Rejection should be reported to the producer or supplier promptly in writing. In case of dissatisfaction with the results of the tests, the producer or supplier may make claim for a rehearing. 16.2 Fittings that develop defects in shopworking or appl cation operations may be rejected. Upon rejection, the manu facturer shall be notified promptly in writing, 17. Certification 17.1 When requested by the purchaser, the manufacturer (Gy a 2340 234m shall provide a certificate of compliance to this specification. In addition, if requested to provide test reports, the manufacturer shall also provide the following where applicable: 17.1.1 Chemical analysis results, Section 8 (Table 1). When the amount of an element is less than 0.02 %, the analysis for that element may be reported as “<0.02.%.” 17.1.2 Tensile property results, Section 9 (Table 2), report the yield strength and ultimate strength in ksi [MPa] and clongation in percent, 17.1.3 Hardness acceptable in accordance with Section 10, 17.14 Type heat treatment, if any, Section 7, 17.1 Seamless or welded, 17.1.6 Starting material, specifically pipe, plate, ete, 17.1.7 Statement regarding radiographic or ultrasonic ex- amination, 6.2, and 17.1.8 Any supplemental testing required by the purchase order. 17.2 Letters of compliance and test reports shall state the specification number, year of issue, revision letter (if any), grade and class of the fittings. 18, Product larking 18.1 All fittings shall have the prescribed information stamped or otherwise suitably marked on each fitting in accordance with the Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions (MSS SP-25, latest edition). 18.2 The prescribed information for butt-welding fittings shall be: The manufacturer's name or trademark (see Note 2), schedule number or nominal wall thickness designation, size, fitting designation in accordance with Annex Al and the heat ‘number or manufacturer's heat identification, Nort 2—For purposes of identification marking, the manufactures considered the organization that certifies the piping component complics with this specification 18.3 The prescribed information for threaded or socket- welding fittings shall be: The manufacturer's name or trade mark (see Note 2), pressure class of schedule number and fitting designation in accordance with Annex Al, and the heat ‘number or the manufacturer's heat identification, 1844 Specification number, year of issue and revision letter are not required to be marked on fittings, 18.5 Bar Coding—In addition to the requirements in 18.1, 18.2, 18.3 and 18.4, bar coding is acceptable as a supplemental identification method. The purchaser may specify in the order ‘a specific bar coding system to be used. The bar coding system, iff applied atthe discretion of the supplier, should be consistent with one of the published industry standards for bar coding. If used on small fitings, the bar code may be applied to the box. or a substantially applied tag. 19. Keywords 19.1 pipe fittings—steel; piping applications; pressure con- taining parts; pressure vessel service; temperature service applications—elevated(Gy a 234/a 234m SUPPL EMENTARY REQUIREMENTS ‘These requirements shall not be considered unless specified in the order, in which event, the supplementary requirements specified shall be made at the place of manufacture, unless otherwise agreed upon, at the purchaser's expense. The test specified shall be witnessed by the purchaser's inspector before shipment of material, if so specified in the order. Alternative Heat Treatment—Grade WP9I S1.1 Grade WP91 shall be normalized in accordance with 7.34 and tempered at a temperature, to be specified by the purchaser, less than 13S0°F [730°C]. It shall be the purchaser's, responsibility to subsequently temper the entire fitting at 1350°F [730°C] minimum. All mechanical tests shall be made ‘on material heat treated in accordance with 7.3.4. The certfi- cation shall reference this supplementary requirement indicat- ing the actual tempering temperature applied. The notation “SI” shall be included with the required marking of the fitting 2, Restricted Vanadium Content $2.1 The vanadium content of the fittings shall not exceed 0.03 %. $3. Carbon Equivalent 3.1 For grades WPB and WPC, the maximum carbon equivalent (C.E.), based on heat analysis and the following formula, shall be 0.50, Ma | Cr+Mo+V | Ni +Cu crac ety, Ne $3.2 A lower maximum carbon equivalent may be agreed upon between the purchaser and the supplier. $3.3 The C.E. shall be reported on the test report.(Gy a 2340 234m ANNEX (Mandatory Information) AL, FITTING DESIGNATION FOR MARKING PURPOSES. TABLE A1.1 Fitting Designation for Marking Purposes. Trade Case Censivcten| Mandaioy Maring Wee Wi (weed constuction) wraw* 5 (Seamioss constucton) WPB wee W (eked constuction) weows 5 (Seamless conteacton) ‘wee wer W (eaed constuction) wei 5 (Seamless constucion) wet wer a W (eed constuction wer cL" '5 (Seamtess contraction) were, oe W (esed constuction) wer cian S (Soamoss constuction) wer2 Giz wer au W (eoed construction) wen cui ' (Seamless contraction) ‘wen cut a W Qesed construction) wer cia 5 (Seamless constuction) ‘wer cL2 os W (eset constuction) wer cus ' (Seamless conatrcton) ‘wer cus were au W (eaed construction) weze cLiw* 5 (Seamless constcton) Wr22 Ci ca W (eoed constuction) woz cian 5 (Se Wre2 GL wes au W Qeaed constuction) wes cuiwe 5 (Searles constuction) eect ca W (eoed constuction) wes cus 5 (Seamless constucton) ‘WPS cls we au W (ied constuction) wra.clt ws 5 (Seamtess contraction) ‘WP9 cl? oa W (esed constuction) wes Ls w* 5 (Soamoss constucton) ‘wpa cis wer W (bed constuction) WR We '5 (Seamless conan) ‘WPR, west W (esed constuction) wear 5 Soanloss constucion) ‘WPo% "AGS" marhng wale are urasorinepedod ih Fou of edbaraphy(Gy a 234/a 234m SUMMARY OF CHANGES This section identifies the location of changes to this specification that have been incorporated sine issue, A 234/A 234M-O1a, (1) Revised paragraph 7.2.3 covering heat treatment of WPB, WPC, and WPR fittings. 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