The Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016

Allowable stresses

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36.—(1) In paragraph 37, the following symbols have the following meanings—

(a)Re/t, yield limit, indicates the value at the calculation temperature of—

(i)the upper flow limit for a material presenting upper and lower flow limits,

(ii)the 1.0 % proof strength of austenitic steel and non-alloyed aluminium,

(iii)the 0.2 % proof strength in other cases.

(b)Rm/20 indicates the minimum value of the ultimate tensile strength at 20oC.

(c)Rm/t designates the ultimate tensile strength at the calculation temperature.