Regulations last checked for updates: May 12, 2024

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: May 09, 2024
§ 230.25 - Maximum allowable stress on stays and braces.

The maximum allowable stress per square inch of net cross sectional area on fire box and combustion chamber stays shall be 7,500 psi. The maximum allowable stress per square inch of net cross sectional area on round, rectangular, or gusset braces shall be 9,000 psi.

source: 64 FR 62865, Nov. 17, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 49 CFR 230.25