The 2001 Edition of the Code contains both U.S. Customary and SI units. In all cases, the U.S.

Customary units are the standard and SI units are provided for the convenience of the user.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES
The 2001 Edition of this Code contains revisions in addition to the 1998 Edition with 1999 and 2000 Addenda. The revisions are identified with the designation 01 in the margin and, as described in the Foreword, become mandatory six months after the publication date of the 2001 Edition. To invoke these revisions before their mandatory date, use the designation 2001 Edition in documentation required by this Code. If you choose not to invoke these revisions before their mandatory date, use the designation 1998 Edition through the 2000 Addenda in documentation required by this Code. Changes given below are identified on the pages by a margin note, 01, placed next to the affected area.
Page Location Change

6 7, 8

PG-6 PG-9.1 PG-9.2 PG-9.5

SA/EN-10028-2 added SA-226 deleted SB-166, SB-167, SB-168, SB-516, and SB-517 added Added Footnote 8 added Added Revised Revised Revised in its entirety In-text table revised (1) Sketch (e) revised (2) Sketches (e-1) and (e-2) added (3) General note added Revised per errata Revised (1) Second paragraph revised (2) New third paragraph added Second paragraph revised Deleted New PG-106.8 heading added Redesignated from PG-106.8 Added Revised Revised Revised in its entirety Deleted Revised in its entirety General Notes (a) and (e) revised xxv

13 16 17 19 20 34

PG-19 Footnote 8 PG-25.2.1.1 PG-25.2.2.2 PG-27.3, Note 2 PG-27.4, Note 6 Fig. PG-36.4

37 55 56 59 66 75

Table PG-39 PG-61.2 PG-67.4.1 PG-67.5 PG-73.3.5 PG-106.8 PG-106.8.1 PG-106.8.2

77 84, 85

PG-110 PW-9.3 PW-9.3.1 PW-9.3.3 PW-11.3

86

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Location

Change

93 94 99, 100, 104, 105

Fig. PW-16.1, sketch (bb) PW-16.6(c) PW-39.1 PW-39.2.1 PW-39.3 Table PW-39 PW-39.4.3 PW-39.4.3.1 PW-39.4.3.2 PW-39.4.3.2.1 PW-39.5 PW-39.5.1 PW-39.5.1.1 PW-39.5.1.2

Added Added Revised Revised Revised Note (3) revised Revised in its entirety Added Added Added Revised in its entirety Added Added Added Added Added Revised in its entirety Title revised Revised Revised Added Added Added Added Added Added Added Added Added Added Added Added Revised Revised Revised Revised in its entirety Revised (1) Title revised (2) Revised in its entirety Equation revised Equation revised xxvi

107, 108

PW-39.5.2 PW-39.5.3 PW-39.6 PW-40 PW-40.1 PW-40.2 PW-40.3 PW-40.3.1 PW-40.3.2 PW-40.3.2.1 PW-40.3.2.2 PW-40.3.3 PW-40.3.4 PW-40.3.5 PW-40.3.6 PW-40.3.7 PW-40.3.8 PW-40.3.9

113 114 135 145 152 184 185

PW-51.5 Footnote 3 PW-52.4 PWT-15 PFT-21.3 PFT-42 A-22.6.3.2.1 A-22.6.3.2.4

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Location

Change

202 205 206 238 240 249 258

A-125 A-260.3 A-260.4(d) A-270.3 A-270.4(d) A-354.1 A-354.2 Table A-360 SI Units

Second equation revised Second paragraph revised Deleted First paragraph revised Deleted Numbers 4 and 4a revised Numbers 4 and 4a revised Revised Paragraph editorially revised

NOTE: Volume 48 of the Interpretations to Section I of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code follows the last page of the this Edition to Section I.

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