Piping Study (/) HOME ()) BLOG (/BLOG.HTML) —- FEEDBACK (/FEEDBACK.HTML) DISCLAIMER (/DISCLAIMER.HTML) —_PIPINGSTUDY FORUM (/PIPINGSTUDY-FORUM.HTML) MORE. Back to Piping Study Collapse all | Expand all & Useful Standards for Piping Useful Standards for ing Most useful standards in mechanical industry are the ANSI-(American National Standard Institute) standards.Each country has its own Codes and Standards. On global basis, American National Standards are the most widely used and compliance with those requirements are accepted world over.In general, other than American Standards such as British ,German,Japanese,Europian and various other standards depending upon the requirement and availability are also used for design and selection of Piping Systems. Not all American Standards are issued directly by American National Standards Institute. However in process/power industry ,the Material Standards are covered under ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) and Dimension Standards under ANSI (American National Standards Institute). Most of these Standards are adapted by ASME (American Society for Mechanical Engineers). Some of the commonly used Standards referred by Piping are : [= The American Petroleum Institute (API) : + API5L- Specification for Line Pipe + API 6D-Pipe Line Valves, End Closures, Connectors and Swivels, + API6R- Recommended Practice for Fire Test for valves + API 593 - Ductile Iron Plug Valves - Flanged Ends + APL598 - Valve Inspection and Test + API 600 - Steel Gate Valves + API 601 - Metallic Gaskets for Refinery Piping + API 602 - Compact Design Carbon Steel Gate Valves + API 604 - Ductile Iron Gate Valves - Flanged Ends + API.605 - Large Diameter Carbon Steel Flanges + API 607 - Fire Test for Soft Seated Ball Valves+ API.609 - Butterfly Valves + API 1104 - Standard for Welding Pipeline and Facilities j= The American Petroleum Institute (API) : ‘The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) : These standards specify the material by its Chemical and Physical properties. When specific model of manufacture of the element is not to be specified, then the material can be identified by ANSI Standards. The most commonly used AISI specifications are + AISI 410 - 13% Chromium Alloy Steel + AISI 304 - 18/8 Austenitic Stainless Steel + AISI 316 - 18/8/3 Austenitic Stainless Steel = American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) : + ASME B31.1- Power Piping + ASME B 31.2- Fuel Gas Piping + ASME B 31.3 - Process Piping + ASME B 31.4 Pipeline Transportation System for Liquid Hydrocarbon and other Liquids. + ASMEB3! 5- Refrigeration Piping tem + ASME B 31.8- Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Sy + ASME B 31.9 - Building Services Piping + ASME B 31.11 - Slurry Transportation Piping System + ASME B 31.G - Manual for determining the remaining strength of corroded piping - A supplement to ANSI B31 Of the above, the most commonly used code is ASME B 31.3. Refineries and Chemical Plants are designed based on the same. All Power Plants are designed as per ASME B31.1. Other major ANSI / ASME Standards refereed for the piping elements are : + ASMEB11- Unified Inch Serew Threads + ASMEB1.20.1- ipe threads for general porposes + ASME B 16.1 -Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings + ASME B 16.3 - Malleable Iron Threaded Fittings + ASME B 16.4 - Cast Iron Threaded Fittings + ASME B 16.5 - Steel Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings + ASME.B 16.9 - Steel Butt Welding Fittings + ASME B 16.10 - Face to Face and End to End dimensions of Valves + ASME B 16.11 - Forged Steel Socket Welding and Threaded fittings + ANSIB 16.20 -Metallic Gaskets for Pipe Flanges - ring joint, spiral wound + ASME B 16.21 -Non Metallic Gaskets for Pipe Flanges + ASME B 16.25 - Butt Welding Ends + ASME B 16.28 - Short Radius Elbows and Returns + ASMEB 16.34 -Steel Valves, Flanged and butt welding ends+ ASME B 16.42 - Ductile Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings - Class 150 and 300# + ASME B 16.47 - Large Diameter Steel Flange: + ASME B 18.2 1 and 2 - Square and Hexagonal head Bolts and Nuts (Inch and mm) ASME B 36.10 - Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipes NPS- 26" to 60" ASME B 36.19 - Welded and Seamless Austinitic Stainless Steel Pipe = American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) : American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) : These consist of 16 sections on definitions and classifications of materials of construction and Test methods. Most of the ASTM Standards are adapted by ASME and are specified in ASME Section II. The Section II has four parts. 1.Part A - Ferrous Materials 2.Part B - Non-Ferrous Materi: 3.Part C - Welding Materials 4.Part D - Properties of Materials In Section II, the materials are listed in the index based on the available forms such as plates, castings, tubes etc,, and also on the numerical index. The selection of ASTM Specification depends on the manufacturer, form of material, its mechanical strength and corrosion properties. The specification number is given an Alphabetical prefix "A" for ferrous and "B" for non-ferrous materials. ASTM also specifies standard practice for numbering metal and alloys as Unified Numbering System Unified Numbering System (UNS) establishes 18 series numbers of metals and alloys. Each UNS number consists of a single letter prefix followed by 5 digits. In most cases the alphabet is suggestive of the family of the metal identified, + Aoo001 - A99999- Aluminum and Aluminum alloys + Co0001 - C9999 - Copper and Copper Alloys + E0001 - £99999 Rare earth and rare earth like metals and alloys + L00001 - L99999- Low Melting metals and alloys + Mo0001- M9999 - Miscellaneous non-ferrous metals and alloys ickel and Nickel Alloys + P0001 - P99999 - Precious Metals and Alloys + Noooo1-N99999 + Roooo1- R99999 - Reactive and Refractory metals and alloys + Zo0001 - 799999 - Zinc and zine alloys + Doooo1- D99999 - Specified mechanical properties of Steel + Foo00t - F99999 - Cast Iron and Cast Steel + Go0001- G99999 - AISI and ASE Carbon and alloy steels + Ho0001- H99999 - AISI H Steels + Joooo1 -J99999-Cast Steel + Kooo01- K99999 - Miscellaneous Steels and Ferrous alloys + So0001 - $99999- Stainless Steel + Toooo1 - T9999 - Tool Steel + Woo001 - Wo9999 - Welding Filler Metals and Electrodes& -American Welding Society (AWS) American Welding Society (AWS) : These standards provide information on the welding fundamentals, weld design, welder's training qualifications, testing and inspection of the welds and guidance on the application and use of welds. Individual electrode manufacturers have given their own brand names for the various electrodes and the same are sold under these names. |= American Water Works Association (AWWA) : American Water Works Association (AWWA) : These standards refer to the piping elements required for low pressure water services, These are less stringent than other standards, Valves, Flanges etc., required for large diameter water pipelines are covered under this standard and are refereed rarely by piping engineers. + C-500 : Gate Valves for Water and sewage system, + C-510 : Cast Iron Sluice Gate Valves 0-504 : Rubber Seated Butterfly Valves + C-507 : Ball Valves 6" to 48" + C-508 : Swing Check Valves 2" to 24” + C509 ent Seated Gate Valves for water and sewage = The manufacturers Standardization Society of Valves and Fitting Industry - Standard Practices (MSS-SP) : ‘The manufacturers Standardization Society of Valves and Fitting Industry - Standard Practices (MSS-SP) :In addition to the above standards and material codes, there are standard practices followed by manufacturers, These are published as advisory standards and are widely followed, The most common MSS- SP standards referred for piping are: + MSS-SP-6 : Standard Finishes for contact surface for flanges + MSS-SP-25 : Standard marking system for valves, fittings, flanges + MSS-SP-42 : Class 150 corrosion resistant gate, globe and check valves + MSS-SP-43 : Wrought stainless steel buttweld fittings + MSS-SP-56 : Pipe hanger supports - Material, design and manufacture + MSS-SP-61 : Pressure testing of valves, + MSS-SP-67: Butterfly Valves + MSS-SP-68 : High Pressure off seat butterfly valves + MSS-SP-69 : Pipe hanger supports - selection and applications + MSS-SP-7o : Cast iron gate valves, + MSS-SP-71 : Cast iron check valves + MSS-SP-72 : Ball Valves ‘+ MSS-SP-78 : Cast iron plug valves+ MSS-SP-80 : Bronze gate, globe and check valves + MSS-SP-81 : Stainless steel bonnetless knife gate valves, + MSS-SP-83 : Pipe unions + MSS-SP-85 : Cast iron globe valves + MSS-SP-88 : Diaphragm valves + MSS-SP-89 : Pipe hangers and supports - fabrication and installation practices + MSS-SP-90 : Pipe hangers and supports - guidelines on terminology + MSS-SP-92 : MSS valves user guide + MSS-SP-108 : Resilient seated eecentric CI plug valves = BRITISH STANDARDS : BRITISH STANDARDS : In many instances, it is possible to find a British Standard which may be substitutes for American Standards. For example, BS 2080 (British Standard for Face to Face or End to End dimensions of valves) is identical to ANSI/ASME 816.10. Similarly BS 3799 and ANSI/ASME B 16.11 also compare. The most commonly referred British Standards in the Piping Industry are : BS 10 : Flanges BS 806 : Pipes and Fittings for Boilers BS 916 : Black Bolts, Nuts and Serews BS 970 : Steel for Forging, Bars, Rods, valve steel BS 1212 : Specification for Float Operated Valves ‘BS 1306 : Copper and Copper alooy pressure piping system BS 1414 : Gate Valves for Petroleum Industry + BS 1560 : Steel Pipe Flanges + BS 1600 : Dimensions of Steel Pipes BS 1640 : Butt Welding Fittings BS 1740 : Wrought Steel screwed pipe fittings BS 1868 : Steel Check Valves for Petroleum Industry + BS 1873 : Steel Globe and Check Valves for Petroleum Industry + BS 1965 : Butt welding pipe fittings + BS 2080 : Face to Face / End to End dimensions of Valves + BS 2598 : Glass Pipelines and Fittings + BS 3059 : Boiler and Superheater Tubes + BS 3063 : Dimensions of Gaskets for Pipe Flanges + BS 3381 : Metallic Spiral Wound Gaskets + BS 3600 : Dimensions of Welded and Seamless Pipes and Tubes + BS 3601: C.S. Pipes and Tubes for pressure purposes at room temperature + BS 3602: C.S, Pipes and Tubes for pressure purposes at high temperature + BS 3603 :C.S. and Alloy Steel Pipes and Tubes for pressure purposes at low temperature + BS 3604 : Alloy Steel Pipes and Tubes for high temperature + BS 3605: SS Pipes and Tubes for pressure purposes + BS 3799 : Socket Weld / Screwed Fittings+ BS 3974 : Pipe hangers, Slides and Roller type supports + BS 4346 : PVC pressure pipe - joints and fittings + BS 4504 : Steel, Cast Iron and Copper alloy fittings Cast Iron Wedge and Double Disc Gate Valves for general purposes + BS 5151 : Cast Iron Gate (parallel slide) Valves for general purposes + BS 5152 : Cast Iron Globe and Check Valves for general purposes : Cast Iron Check Valves for general purposes : Copper alloy Globe, Gate and Check Valves : Diaphragm Valves for general purposes Steel Gate (parallel slide) Valves for general purposes Cast Iron and Cast Steel Plug Valves for general purposes :Cast Iron and Cast Steel Ball Valves for general purposes : Flanged Steel Globe and Check Valves for general purposes + BS 5163 : Flanged Cast Iron Wedge Gate Valves for general purposes + BS 5351: Steel Ball Valves for Petroleum Industry + BS 5352 : Steel Gate, Globe and Check Valves, smaller than 2" NB + BS 5353 : Specifications for Plug Valves + BS 5391 : Specifications for ABS pressure pipes + BS 5392 : Specifications for ABS fittings + BS 5433 : Specifications for underground stop valves for water services + BS 5480 : Specifi tions for GRP pipes and fittings + BS 6364 : Specifications for Valves for Cryogenic services + BS 6755 : Testing of Valves + BS 6759 : Safety Valves = INDIAN STANDARDS INDIAN STANDARDS : Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) have so far not developed an Indian Standard for the design of Piping Systems. Hence, ANSI Standards ASME 31.1 and 31.3 are widely used for the design. These standards also accept materials covered in other standards. Unlike American Standards, Indian Standards cover dimensions and material specifications under the same standard number. There are no groupings based on branch of engineering. Some of the most commonly referred Indian Standards by Piping Engineers are : + 18 210 : Grey Iron Castings + 18 226 : Structural Steel (superseded by IS 2062) + 18.554 : Dimensions of Pipe Threads + 18778: Specification for Copper Alloy Gate, Globe and Check Valves + 18 780 : Specification for Sluice Valves - 50 NB to 300 NB + 18 1239 (Part I and ID): Specification for Mild Steel tubes and fittings + 18 1363 : Hexagonal Bolts, Screws and nuts - Grade C + 18 1364 : Hexagonal Bolts, Screws and nuts - Grade A and B + 181367 : Technical supply conditions for threaded steel fastners + 18.1536 : Centrifugally Cast Iron Pipes + 181537: Vertically Cast Iron Pipes18 1538 : Cast Iron Fittings 18 1870 : Comparison of Indian and Overseas Standards 1S 1879 : Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings 1S 1978 : Line Pipe 18 1979 : High Test Line Pipe 1S 2002 : Steel Plates 1S 2016 : Plain Washers 1S 2041 : Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels used at moderate and low temperature 1S 2062: Steel for general structural purposes 18 2379 : Colour Code for Identification of Pipelines 18.2712 : Compressed Asbestos Fibre Jointing IS 2825 : Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels IS 2906 : Specification for Sluice Valves - 350 NB to 1200 NB IS 3076 : Specification for LDPE Pipes 18.3114 : Code of Practice for laying pipes IS 3516 : Cast Iron flanges and flanged fittings for Petroleum Industry 1S 3589 : Seamless or ERW Pipes (150 NB to 2000 NB) 1S 4038 : Specifications for Foot Valves, 1S 4179 : Sizes for pressure vessels and leading dimensions 18 4853 : Radiographic Examination of Butt Weld Joints in pipes 1S 4864 to IS 4870 : Shell Flanges for vessels and equipments 1S 4984 : Specification for HDPE Pipes IS 4985 : Specification for PVC Pipes 1S 5312 : Specification for Check Valves 18 5572 : Classification of Hazardous area for Electrical Installation 1S 5822 : Code of practice for laying welded steel pipes 1S 6157 : Inspection and Testing of Valve 1S 6286 : Seamless and Welded pipes for Subzero temperatures 18 6392 : Steel Pipe Flanges IS 6630 : Seamless alloy steel pipes for high temperature service IS 6913 : Stainless Steel tubes for food and beve rage industry 18 7181 : Horizontally cast iron pipes 18 7240 : Code of Proctice for Cold Insulation 187413 : Code of Proctice for Hot Insulation 18 7719 : Metallic spiral wound gaskets 1S 7806 : Stainless Steel Castings 1S 7899 : Alloy Steel castings for pressure services 18 8008 : Specification for moulded HDPE Fittings 1 8360 : Specification for fabricated HDPE Fittings IS 9890 : Ball Valves for general purposes IS 10221 : Code of Proctice for coating and wrapping of underground MS pipelines+ 1S 10592 : Eye wash and safety showers + IS 10605 : Steel Globe Valves for Petroleum Industries + 18 10611 : Steel Gate Valves for Petroleum Industries + 18 10711 : Size of Drawing Sheets + 1810805 : Foot Valves + 18 10989 : Cast / Forged Steel Check Valves for Petroleum Industry + 18 10990 : Technical drawings - Simplified representation of pipelines + 1811790 : Code of Proctice for preparation of Butt welding ends for valves, flanges and fittings + 1811791 : Diaphragm Valves for general purposes + 18 11792 : Steel Ball Valves for Petroleum Industry + 18 12709 : Specifications for GRP pipes + 18 13049 : Specifications for Diaphragm type float operated valves + 1813095 : Butterfly Valves + 1813257: Ring type joint gasket and grooves for flanges ‘There are certain other international standards, which are also referred in Piping Industry. These are DIN standards of Germany and JIS standards of Japan, DIN standards are more popular and equivalent. Note: Periodic review of the standards by the committee are done and these are revised to incorporate the modified features based on the research and feedback from industry. I that the latest editions of the codes and standards are referred for the design. hence, necessary 7 comments, ‘Add a comment Saikishore_20 (signed in using yahoo) thanks ..good information Reply Uke 14 June at 12:38 Ismail Sk» MR.AGR GovtPolytechnic; Vizianagaram FB Good information Reply Lke- 16 May at 22:05 | Abbas Gujar Punjab poly technic institute lahore Be wender fu Reply Uke - 16 May at 04:43 ~]_ Rakesh Patil - Rochester Lourdes High School good forlearing Reply Like - 13 May at 20:42 ~] Mani Kumar M- Senior Engineer at TATA CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED IF. sirsnone ofthe standards are downloading. how to download ? please help. 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