VALVE & PIPING TECHNICAL REFERENCE LINKS
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
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