为压力容器研究委员会材料部门准备的解释性报告。该报告详细讨论了分析、物理和机械性能、确定ASME规范设计应力的方法、硫和铅的脆化、冷成型、热成型、热处理、清洁、酸洗、焊接、钎焊、连接异种金属和检查。还包括对时效硬化合金特殊特性的讨论。

An interpretive report prepared for the Materials Division of the Pressure Vessel Research Committee. The report discusses in detail, the analysis, physical and mechanical properties, method of determining ASME Code design stresses, embrittlement by sulfur and lead, cold forming, hot forming, thermal treatments, cleaning, pickling, welding, brazing, joining dissimilar metals and inspection. There is also included a discussion of the particular characteristics of age-hardenable alloys.