MSS SP-6-2007 Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings Standard Practice Developed and Approved by the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. 127 Park Street, NE Vienna, Virginia 22180 Phone: (703) 281-6613 Fax: (703) 281-6674 E-mail: info@mss-hg.orgMss. STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 This MSS Standard Practice was developed under the consensus of the MSS Technical Committees 102, 110, 201, and the MSS Coordinating Committee. The content of this Standard Practice is the result of the efforts of competent and concemed volunteers to provide an effective, clear, and non-exclusive specification that will benefit the industry as a whole. This MSS Standard Practice is intended as a basis for common practice by the ‘manufacturer, the user, and the general public. The existence of an MSS Standard Practice does not in itself preclude the manufacture, sale, or use of products not conforming to the Standard Practice. Mandatory conformance is established only by reference in a code, specification, sales contract, or public law, as applicable. Unless otherwise specifically noted in this MSS SP, any standard referred to herein is identified by the date of issue that was applicable to the referenced standard(s) at the date of issue of this MSS SP. (See Annex A.) U.S. customary units in this SP are the standard; the metric (SI) units are for reference only. In this Standard Practice all notes, annexes, tables, and figures are construed to be essential to the understanding of the message of the standard, and are considered part of the text unless noted as "supplemental". All appendices appearing in this document are construed as "supplemental". Supplemental” information does not include mandatory requirements. 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This Standard Practice pertains to the finish of gasket contact faces of pipe flanges and end flanges of valves and fittings. 12 This Standard Practice is intended for applications to products for which ASME B16 Standards do not contain complete facing finish requirements or for which there are no such Standards. 2, DEFINITIONS 2.1 Roughness Average The term Ra (Roughness average) is expressed in micro-inches (iin) [micro- ‘meters (jum)]. 2.2 Flange Facing Finish The surface finish on the flange contact face, see Figure 1, that comes in contact with a gasket upon flange assembly, 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Flange facing finish shall be judged by visual comparison with Ra standards (see ASME B46.1) and not by instruments having stylus tracers and electronic amplification. The finishes required are given in Table 1. Other finishes may be furnished by agreement between purchaser and manufacturer. 3.2. Dimensions shown (in Table 1) shall not be cause for rejection by depth gage measurement or precision instrument measurements. 4. LIMITATIONS 4.1 Surface finishes listed are not necessarily optimum for all gasket types of materials. 42 On flat faces, serrations need not extend beyond corresponding raised face diameter. SHALL MALE & FEMALE 1/16" RAISED 4/4" RAISED Rin PACE ont | | LARGE MALE & SHALL TONGUE & LARGE TONGUE & FemaLe Rove GROOVE FIGURE 1 Types of Contact Faces for Flanges 1Mss. STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 TABLE 1 Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and ‘Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings Type of Contact Steel Ductile Iron ay ron Bronze Faces Serrated": spiral or | Non-serrated:250 | Non-serated:250 | Non-serated™: 125 Flat or 1-16°(1.6 | concentric, 45055 per | win (63 um)Ramax, | win (63 um) Ramex,, | pin(32 um) Ra max, Trap Raed Hace | inch (181021 per em) a recommended or or or ‘The resultant surface finish shall havea 125 | Serrated": spiral or | Serrated spiral, 1110 | Serrated: spiral or 0250 in(32t063 | concentric, 111050 per | SOperin. (S10 19 per | concentric, 30 080 per sum) Ra. in. (to 19 perm). cm) or concentric, Sor | in, (120 31 em. Depth approx. 0.003 to | more peri. (40° more | Depth approx. 0.003 to 0.020 in-(0.75 19.051 | perem). Depth approx. | 0020. (0.075 100.51 mm) 0.003 0 0.020 in. (0.07 | may, 00.51 mm), 4" 64 mm) Raised and Large Male & Female i Small Male & | Serrated (as above) ® Female, Large & or Small Tongue & — | Non-serated: 125 nin Groove 3.2 um) Ra ma Ring Joint-Side | Non-serated: 63 yin, | Non-serated: 63 pin, Walls of Groove __| (1.6 um) Ra max, 1.6 um) Ra max NOTES: (@) Unless otherwise specified, the manufacturer may supply either spiral or concentric grooves for serrations. The spiral machining operation is commonly accomplished with the cutting tool having 0.06 in. (1.6 mm) or larger tip radius, (b) Unless otherwise specified, the manufacturer may supply either the serrated (commonly. accomplished with the cutting tool having 0.06 in. (1.6 mm) or larger tip radius) or smooth finish. 2Mss. STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 ANNEX A Referenced Standards and Applicable Dates ‘This annex is an integral part of this Standard Practice and is placed after the main text for convenience. Standard Name or Description ASME, ANSVASME, ANSI, ASME/ANSI 46.1 ~ 1995 Surface Texture (Surface Roughness, Waviness, and Lay) The following organizations publish the above standard: ANSI American National Standards In 25 West 43rd Street 4° Floor New York NY 10036 te ASME ASME International Three Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5990 3Number ‘so2007 ‘sP-.2004 $P-25-1098 Seaazoee Seateot SP 2008 ‘sP-452009 ‘SPs 2007 P3.199 ‘9-54-1900 SP5.2006 ‘9P-58.2002 e206 Se-2004 Por 2008 SP0-1007 30-2003, 36702006, Sera se08 Serres Sero-200t 360.2003, P3-2006, Se5-2002, P2002 5P.88-1099, 690-2000, sPot099 S-96-2004 SP-97-2008, $P-90-2001 ‘Spon taot Seto. 1989 Sez 1369 ‘3P-106-2003 ‘sb-ioe2003 Se0e-2002 SP-v0-098 sp-1tt2001 SPH21000 ‘sp-113:2001 Se-iitz00r ‘Se-118:2005 ‘$P-1162003 SP-1172008 ‘Se-1162009 '$0-1202008 Seei28 1008 Seei2e200% $es1252000 Se-i272001 '3e-1262008 e-120.2003 3e-1902003 Se-is2200¢ 3bo139.2005 Seeise2007 List of MSS Standard Practices (Price List Available Upon Request) ‘Standar Faishes fr Contac Faces of Pipe Flanges and Cnmectng-End Flanges of Vales and Fitngs {2 05) Spot Facng er Bronze, Yon ana Sel Flanges ‘Standard Waring Systm fr Vales, Pings, Flanges ar Unions ‘lacs 150 Corrosion Restart Gate, Glove, Angle and Check Valves wit Flange and But Weld Ends (01) Wrought Stamese Stool But Woisng Pings Stel Ppaine Pang Bypass and Drain Connections (las 1S0LW Gorsion Resistant Fargas and Cas Flanged Fitings (R07, uaity Standard fr Ste Cosings and Forging for Valves, Fargo and Fins nd Ota Plaing Compre - Mapratc Pare Exenmaion Wetnod| (Fr uty Standard for Stee Casings or Vates, Flanges, and Figs ang Cte: Pag Components Raograhic Examination Method ‘Guay Standard for Stel Cestngs for Valves, Flanges ana itngs ana Other Ping Components - Visual Method for Evalvabon of Suraco repuartes, Pipe Hangers and Supports - Matarals, Design and Manutactre Connect Flange Jont Batwoen Taping Sleeves and Taping ates Prostre Test of Sto! Valves Figh Pressure Chemica! ladusy Flanges and Threaded Stubs for Use wih Lens Gaskets Bator Vaives (04) High Pressure Buty Vales with OfsetDesion Poe Hangers and Supprt = Saacon and Appecation[ANSIMSS Eiion) Gray ron Gate Valvos, Flanged and Tveades Ents Seay ron Suing Check Vatws, Flanged and Tiveaced Eads Bet ates wih lang or But-walng Enc or Ganeal Seren Spectiaton for Hi Tet Wrought Bu Waldng sng (00) Guidines fr Pipe Suppor ConrecualReiionships ‘Gay ron Pg Vatves,Panged and Treadod Encs Scehot Weg Reducer Inserts Bronze Gate, Gate, Ange and Check Valves ‘Sihies Son Someta, Pango, oe al Vain {tase S000 Stel Pipe Unions, Socket Woisng and Threaded ‘tay von Gibe & Angle Vas, Fanged ond Tveoves Es ‘Gudanes for Watre Balan Standards for Valves, Flanges, Fitings and Actuators (RO) Ouptragm Vales oe lenges and Supports Fabrication an instalation Practoes ‘Gideines on Teminclogy for Pps Manger and Suppor {®90) Guideline or anual Opraton& Valves MsS Va Usr ude {0 Quality Standard for Stes! Casings and Forgings for Vales, Flanges, and iting and Oher Piping Component Examination ethos (FO) Quality Sfx Feric and Manse Stel Casings for Valves, Fanges, and Fitags and Other Psing Components -Utresonc Examnaton Manos " * ‘Swage(d) ples and Bul Pgs (fe0s) Gauls on Terminology for Vates and Fings Imograty Retforced Forged Bronch Oulel Fitings - Socel Weng, Threaded and Butwelaing Ends (08) Protacve Goatnge rhe ntare of Vales, Ryan, ané Fangs {09 nerumant Vales ‘Guscaton Requirements fo Elastomer Diaphragms for NucearSenice Diaphragm Valves (01) ParcTum Vahe AcusierAlachment: Flange and Ding Component Omansone snd Perfomance Characters (01) Mati-Tum Vaio Actuator tachment - ange ana Diving Component Dimensions and Petrmance Characters ‘Wrought Copper Solder Jone Pressure tings (05) nsrument Vato for Code Appetons {Cast Copper Aly Flanges and Flanged Fitigs Class 125, 180 ana 900 Feslien ested Catiron Coosa Pug Vales (00) Welded Fabrentad Copper Solder Jon Possure Fitngs Bal Valves Tiveades, Socket Welng,Salee oin, Grooved ond Flared Ende (F205) Grayrn and Ducte-on Tapping Steves (f08) Guaty Standard or Evaluation of Cast Suae Finishes -Vgul and Tact Method. This SP must be sold wih a 10-sutace tree emensonal Cast Surtace Comparsoy, whch ss necessary pat fhe Standard. Adlonl Comparators may be sad separate (07) Conecing Jot between Tapping Machines and Tapping Vas {Conoston Reason! Pipe Fitngs Threaded and Sort Wetdng, Cate 160 and 1000| Excess Flow Vaves, 1st NPS and Smale, for Ful Gas Sanco Service Lina Vates and Feng or Oring Water Systems, Belowe Seis for lobe and Gate ates ‘ema Stel Globe & check Vans - Flanged, angeles, Tvoaded & Welding End (Chemica! & Petlaum Refinery Sani) FectyMade Soted End Sock Welding Fibnge lxsie Graphite Packing Systm for Fisng Sem Stet Valves (Design Requiemrts) ‘teaton Testing tethoo or Som Pacing fr Risng Stem Steel Valves Paste instal Sl Vatves (F208) Non-FerreusThvesse ana SokerJoint Unions for Use with Copper Waar Tube Fabricated Tapping Sleeves ‘Gray fon ard Dut Won Iie, Spring Loaded, Cente Guided Check Vaives Stel nna Spring Assated Corl Guded Gneck Vales Bracing for Pong Systems Selomic Wing Dynamic Desig, Selection, Appcatin Dect ron Gato Valves Copper-Ncks! Sockat Wong Fitins and Unions Betows Seals frinsrument Vator, Netate Manualy Operates Gas Ditton Vahios Compression Packing Systoms for nstument Valves Exowus Fw Valves for Cow Prossue Fon Gas Appancas ‘tvs tor Crjogenie Sens ncudig Requirements fr BodyBonnet Extensions High Pressure Stel Ke Gate Vanes Duct kon Swing Check Vanes Liu Pentrant (YEAR) cates yor standard reared witout subtantve changes ‘larg suber frner MSS Pracics have boon approved by he ANS or ANSI Standards, pushed by ches. nde to mek a single sores ‘of aumortatve tomato, the MSS windrawe ts Sandan Pracioa neuen cases Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. 4127 Park Street, N.E., Vienna, VA 22180-4620 (703) + 281-6613 Fax # (703) 281-6671HORIZONTAL | VERTICAL PLAIN |_FLATLAPPING | MILLING MILLING Teeny — GRIND