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Piping Codes and Standards Links: ASME, ANSI, ASTM, API, AWWA, BS, ISO, DIN for valves flanges, piping and fittings

ANSI – American National Standards Institute

• ANSI provides a forum for development of American national standards

ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers

• ASME is one of the leading organizations in the world developing codes and standards

ASME – International Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

• The International Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code establishes rules of safety governing the design, fabrication, and inspection of boilers and pressure vessels, and nuclear power plant components during construction

ASME – Performance Test Codes

• The ASME Performance Test Codes provide standard directions and rules for conducting and reporting tests

ASME B31 – Standards of Pressure Piping

• A survey of one of the most important pressure pipe codes – ASME B31, earlier known as ANSI B31

ASME B31.9 – Working Pressure and Temperature Limits

• The working pressure and temperature limits of ASME Code B31.9 – Building Services Piping

ASME/ANSI B16 – Standards of Pipes and Fittings

• The ASME B16 Standards covers pipes and fittings in cast iron , cast bronze, wrought copper and steel

ASTM International

• ASTM International – American Society for Testing and Materials – is a scientific and technical organization that develops and publishes voluntary standards on the characteristics of material, products, systems and services

ASTM International – Standards for Steel Pipes, Tubes and Fittings

• The ASTM standards covers various types of steel pipes, tubes and fittings for high-temperature service, ordinary use and special applications such as fire protection use

ASTM International – Volume 01.01 Steel – Piping, Tubing, Fittings

• An overview of the ASTM Volume 01.01 standard

BSi – Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards and Specifications

• British standards and specifications for pipe, tube and fittings

Bronze Flanges – ASME/ANSI 150 lb

• Flange diameters, thickness, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts for ASME/ANSI B16.15 – Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings – 150 lb Bronze flanges with plain faces

Bronze Flanges – ASME/ANSI 300 lb

• Flange diameters, thickness, bolt circles, numbers and diameter of bolts for ASME/ANSI B16.15 – Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings – 300 lb Bronze Flanges with plain faces

Carbon Steel Flanges – Pressure and Temperature Ratings

• Maximum temperature and pressure ratings of flanges conforming dimensions ASME B16.5 and materials specification ASTM A-105

Carbon Steel Pipes – Comparing American & European Specifications

• Comparing standards of carbon steel pipes from USA, Germany, UK and Sweden

Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels Classification

• Steel is considered to be carbon steel when no minimum content is specified or required for chromium, cobalt, columbium (niobium), molybdenum, nickel, titanium, tungsten, vanadium or zirconium

Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanges – ASME/ANSI Class 150

• ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings – Class 150 Flanges – outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanges – ASME/ANSI Class 1500

• ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings – Class 1500 Flanges – outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanges – ASME/ANSI Class 2500

• ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings – Class 2500 Flanges – outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanges – ASME/ANSI Class 300

• ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings – Class 300 Flanges – outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanges – ASME/ANSI Class 400

• ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings – Class 400 Flanges – outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanges – ASME/ANSI Class 600

• ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings – Class 600 Flanges – outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanges – ASME/ANSI Class 900

• ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings – Class 900 Flanges – outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Carbon and Stainless Steel Welding Neck Flange Bores

• Flange bores of welding neck flanges according ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings

Cast Iron

• There are four basic types of cast iron – white iron, gray iron, ductile iron and malleable iron

Cast Iron Flanges – ASME/ANSI Class 125

• ASME/ANSI B16.1 – 1998 – Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings – Class 125 Flanges – outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Cast Iron Flanges – ASME/ANSI Class 25

• ASME/ANSI B16.1 – 1998 – Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings – Class 25 Flanges – outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Cast Iron Flanges – ASME/ANSI Class 250

• ASME/ANSI B16.1 – 1998 – Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings – Class 250 Flanges – outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts

Comparing American and British Piping Standards

• Comparing US American (ASTM) and British (BSi) piping standards – specifications, grades and material descriptions

Cross Reference of ASTM Material Specifications

• Fittings, Flanges, Unions and Cast and Forged Valves

DIN – Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards and Specifications

• Deutsches Institut for Normung – DIN – pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications

Download ANSI, American National Standards Institute, Standards

• ANSI is a private, not-for-profit, membership organization that acts not as a standards developer, but as a standards coordinating and approval body

Fiberglass Pipes – common Standards

• Commonly used standards for fiberglass pipes and their applications

Flanges – API vs. ASME/ANSI

• Comparing API and ASME/ANSI flanges

Flanges – Ratings in Classes and Pressure Numbers (PN)

• Pressure numbers (PN) compared to flange class designations

HVAC Abbreviations

• Some commonly used standard HVAC abbreviations

ISO – Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards and Specifications

• International Organization for Standardisation – ISO – pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications

Identifying Colors of Typical Fluids

• Identifying colors of typical materials transported in piping systems

JIS – Flanges, Bolts, Nuts, and Gaskets Standards

• Japanese industrial flanges, bolts, nuts, and gaskets standards and specifications from JAS – the Japanese Standards Association

JIS – Japanese Industrial Standards

• The Japanese Standards Association – JSA

JIS – Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards

• Japanese industrial pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications from JAS – the Japanese Standards Association

Mechanical Properties Aluminum Pipes

• Aluminum pipes and mechanical properties like tensile strength. yield strength and more

NDT – Non Destructive Testing

• Non-destructive testing of constructions

Pipe Legends – Identification Scheme for Piping Systems

• Color codes – field and legend

Piping Codes & Standards

• Piping codes and piping standards

Piping and Equipment Identification Labels

• Mechanical – Plumbing Piping System Abbreviations and Letter – Tags and Label Coloring

Stainless Steel – Comparing International Standards

• Comparing international stainless steel standards from America (US), France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, Sweden, England (UK) and the European Union

Stainless Steel Pipes – Comparing American and European Standards

• Comparing American – US – and European – German, British (UK) and Swedish – stainless steel pipe standards

Stainless Steels Classifications

• Stainless steels are commonly grouped into martensitic stainless steels, ferritic stainless steels, austenitic stainless steels, duplex (ferritic-austenitic) stainless steels, and precipitation-hardening stainless steels

Steel Pipe StandardiSation OrganiSations

• The most important world wide steel pipe standardisation organisations

Steel Pipes Dimensions – ANSI Schedule 40

• Internal and external diameters, areas, weights, volumes and number of threads for schedule 40 steel pipes

Steel Pipes Dimensions – ANSI Schedule 80

• Internal and external diameters, areas, weights, volumes and number of threads for schedule 80 steel pipes

Steel Tubes BS 1387 (EN 10255)

• Dimensions and weights of steel tubes according BSi – BS 1387:1985 (EN 10255) Specification for screwed and socketed steel tubes and tubulars and for plain end steel tubes suitable for welding or for screwing to BS 21 pipe threads

Threaded & Socket Welded Fittings – Pressure Classes and Schedules

• Pressure classes, schedules and weights of pipes for threaded & socket welded fittings

For technical references and cross reference information on stainless, duplex, chrome-moly, and Alloy steel used in valves & piping systems in the petrochemical and refining: click here

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For other ANSI, ASME, ISO, API, BS, API valve related technical cross reference charts and tables relating to standards, codes, pressure, temperature, application, suitability, equivalents, body & trim materials, valve manufacturing & test standards, etc., go to the technical section of this website.

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