This Standard covers design, material, manufacturing,testing, marking, and inspection requirements for factory- made pipeline bends of carbon steel materials having controlled chemistry and mechanical properties,produced by the induction bending process, with or without tangents. This Standard covers induction bends for transportation and distribution piping applica-tions (e.g., ASME B31.4 and ASME B31.8). Process and power piping have differing requirements and materials that may not be appropriate for the restrictions and exam-inations described herein and, therefore, are not included in this Standard.
