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Valve

Valve design, dimensions, and testing standards.

Primary Standards
ASME B16.34ASME B16.10API 600API 608API 609API 598

ASME B16.34

ASME

Valves — Flanged, Threaded, and Welding End

Pressure-temperature ratings, dimensions, materials, and testing for flanged, threaded, and welding-end valves.

ValveP-T RatingWall ThicknessMaterial

ASME B16.10

ASME

Face-to-Face and End-to-End Dimensions of Valves

Standard face-to-face and end-to-end laying lengths so valves are interchangeable.

ValveFace-to-FaceEnd-to-EndLaying Length

MSS SP-25

MSS

Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions

Uniform marking system for valves, fittings, flanges, and unions.

ValveMarkingTraceability

MSS SP-61

MSS

Pressure Testing of Valves

Pressure test methods and acceptance for shell and seat testing of valves.

ValveShell TestSeat TestAcceptance

MSS SP-72

MSS

Ball Valves with Flanged or Butt-Welding Ends

Design and testing of ball valves with flanged or butt-welding ends for general service.

ValveBall ValveFlanged/BWDesign

MSS SP-80

MSS

Bronze Gate, Globe, Angle, and Check Valves

Bronze gate, globe, angle, and check valves for low-pressure service.

ValveBronzeGate/Globe/CheckP-T Rating

MSS SP-85

MSS

Cast Iron Globe and Angle Valves

Cast iron globe and angle valves, flanged and threaded.

ValveCast IronGlobe/AngleP-T Rating

MSS SP-110

MSS

Ball Valves with Threaded, Socket-Welding, and Other Ends

Ball valves with threaded, socket-welding, solder, grooved, and flared ends.

ValveBall ValveThreaded/SW EndsDesign

API 600

API

Steel Gate Valves — Bolted Bonnet

Bolted bonnet steel gate valves for petroleum and process service.

ValveBolted BonnetGate ValveTrim

API 602

API

Compact Steel Gate Valves

Compact and small forged steel gate, globe, and check valves (typically ≤ NPS 4).

ValveCompactForged SteelSmall-Bore

API 603

API

Corrosion-Resistant, Bolted Bonnet Gate Valves

Corrosion-resistant bolted bonnet gate valves (thinner wall than API 600).

ValveCorrosion ResistantGate ValveThin Wall

API 608

API

Metal Ball Valves — Flanged, Threaded, and Welding Ends

Metal ball valves with flanged, threaded, and welding ends for process service.

ValveMetal Ball ValveFlanged/Threaded/BWDesign

API 609

API

Butterfly Valves — Double-Flanged, Lug- and Wafer-Type

Butterfly valves in double-flanged, lug, and wafer configurations.

ValveButterfly ValveWafer/LugCategory A/B

API 594

API

Check Valves — Flanged, Lug, Wafer, and Butt-Welding

Dual-plate and wafer check valves for preventing back-flow.

ValveCheck ValveDual Plate/WaferDesign

API 599

API

Metal Plug Valves — Flanged, Threaded, and Welding Ends

Metal plug valves for shutoff service.

ValvePlug ValveFlanged/Threaded/BWDesign

API 6D

API

Pipeline and Piping Valves

Gate, ball, check, and plug valves for pipeline transportation systems.

ValvePipeline ValvesGate/Ball/Check/PlugDesign

API 598

API

Valve Inspection and Testing

Inspection, examination, and shell/seat pressure testing requirements for valves.

ValveShell TestSeat TestBackseat

API 607

API

Fire Test for Quarter-Turn Valves and Valves with Nonmetallic Seats

Fire-type test evaluating soft-seated valves after fire exposure.

ValveFire TestSoft SeatAcceptance

API 6FA

API

Fire Test for Valves

Fire test procedure and acceptance for pipeline and process valves.

ValveFire TestAcceptance

API 576

API

Inspection of Pressure-Relieving Devices

Inspection and maintenance practices for pressure-relieving devices (PSV/PRV).

Control Valve / PSVPSV InspectionMaintenanceBench Testing

API 520

API

Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices

Sizing, selection, and installation of pressure-relief devices for refineries.

Control Valve / PSVPSV SizingSelectionInstallation

API 521

API

Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems

Design of relief and depressuring systems including flare load determination.

Control Valve / PSVRelief LoadsDepressuringFlare

API 526

API

Flanged Steel Pressure Relief Valves

Standardized orifice designations and dimensions for flanged steel PRVs.

Control Valve / PSVOrifice LettersDimensionsP-T Limits

API 527

API

Seat Tightness of Pressure Relief Valves

Seat tightness test methods and acceptance for PRVs.

Control Valve / PSVSeat TightnessTest MethodAcceptance Leakage

ASTM A216

ASTM

Carbon Steel Castings for High-Temperature Service (WCB)

Carbon steel castings (WCA, WCB, WCC) suitable for fusion welding, for valve bodies and pressure-containing parts at high temperature.

MaterialWCBWCCCasting

ASTM A351

ASTM

Austenitic Stainless Steel Castings (CF8/CF8M)

Austenitic (and duplex) stainless steel castings — CF8 (=304), CF8M (=316), CF3M (=316L) — for valve bodies and pressure-containing parts.

MaterialCF8CF8MCasting

ASTM A217

ASTM

Alloy Steel Castings for High-Temperature Service (WC6/WC9/C12A)

Martensitic stainless and alloy steel castings (WC6, WC9, C12A, C5, CA15) for pressure-containing parts in high-temperature service.

MaterialWC6/WC9/C12ACastingHigh-Temp

ASTM B62

ASTM

Composition Bronze / Ounce Metal Castings

Composition bronze (ounce metal, C83600) castings for valve bodies, fittings, and general-service low-pressure components.

MaterialBronze CastingC83600Low-Pressure

MSS SP-117

MSS

Bellows Seals for Globe and Gate Valves

Bellows stem seals for globe and gate valves in zero-leak service.

Expansion JointBellows SealStem Sealing

AWWA C509

AWWA

Resilient-Seated Gate Valves for Water Supply Service

Iron-body resilient (rubber) seated gate valves for water supply service, with NRS or OS&Y stems, including tapping gate valves.

WaterworksResilient SeatGate ValveWater

AWWA C504

AWWA

Rubber-Seated Butterfly Valves

Rubber-seated butterfly valves, 3 in. through 72 in., for raw water, potable water, wastewater, and reclaimed water service.

WaterworksRubber SeatButterfly ValveWater

IEC 60534

IEC

Industrial-Process Control Valves

A multi-part standard covering terminology, sizing equations, flow capacity (Cv/Kv), inherent characteristics, and testing of industrial-process control valves.

Control Valve / PSVCv/Kv SizingControl ValveCharacteristics

ISA 75

ISA

Control Valve Sizing, Terminology, and Testing (75 Series)

The ISA 75 series covering control valve sizing equations, terminology, inherent characteristics, and flow/capacity testing — the North American counterpart harmonized with IEC 60534.

Control Valve / PSVSizingTerminologyFlow Test

ISO 4126

ISO

Safety Devices for Protection Against Excessive Pressure

A multi-part standard covering safety valves, bursting discs, and other overpressure-protection devices — the ISO/European counterpart to the API 520/526/527 relief-valve family.

Control Valve / PSVSafety ValveOverpressure ProtectionBursting Disc

ASME Section VIII

ASME

Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels (Overpressure Protection)

Rules for the design, fabrication, inspection, and certification of pressure vessels, including the mandatory overpressure-protection (relief) requirements that drive PSV/relief-device selection.

Control Valve / PSVPressure VesselOverpressure ProtectionMAWP

API 624

API

Type Testing of Rising Stem Valves Equipped with Flexible Graphite Packing for Fugitive Emissions

Type-testing requirements for fugitive emissions from rising-stem valve stem packing and body joints.

ValveValve type testingThermal and mechanical cyclesStem leakage

API 641

API

Type Testing of Quarter-Turn Valves for Fugitive Emissions

Type-testing requirements for fugitive emissions from quarter-turn valves.

ValveQuarter-turn valvesThermal cyclingMechanical cycling

ISO 15848-1

ISO

Industrial Valves — Fugitive Emissions — Part 1: Type Testing of Valves

Classification and type-testing procedures for external leakage from valve stem seals and body joints.

ValveEmission classesTemperature classesEndurance classes

API 622

API

Type Testing of Process Valve Packing for Fugitive Emissions

Qualification testing of valve stem packing for fugitive-emissions service.

ValveScope and applicabilityMaterials or componentsQuality and acceptance requirements
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