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list of abbreviations
in the valve industry

american societies ratings

AISI American Iron and Steel Institute CWP Cold Working Pressure
ANSI American National Standard Institute SP Special
API American Petroleum Institute WOG Water, Oil, Gas pressure
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers WP Working Pressure
ASTM American Society for Testing Materials
AWS American Welding Society
AWWA American Water Works Association executions
MSS Manufacturers Standardization Society of the
Valve and Fittings Industry OS&Y Outside Screw and Yoke
NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers NRS Non Rising Stem
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers RS Rising Stem
SDNR Screw-Down Non-Return
NC Normally Closed
european societies NO Normally Open

DVGW Deutscher Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches

GIVEG The Netherlands’ Gas Institute end connections
KIWA The Netherlands’ Water Works Institute for
Testing and Certification BSPP British Standard Pipe thread, Parallel
DIN Deutschen Industrie Norm BSPT British Standard Pipe thread, Taper
BW Butt Welding ends
FE Flanged Ends
measurements Flg Flanged
RTJ Ring Type Joint
cfm cubic feet per minute Scr Screwed ends
gpm gallons per minute SE Screwed Ends
ipm inches per minute SJ Solder Ends
psi pounds per square inch SW Socket Welding ends
psia pounds per square inch absolute
psig pounds per square inch gauge
size
valve descriptions d diameter
D Diameter
metallic materials DN Diameter Nominal
NPS Nominal Pipe Size
AL Aluminium OD Outside Diameter
BR Bronze pcd pitch circle diameter
CI Cast Iron
CS Carbon Steel
FS Forged Steel miscellaneous
MI Malleable Iron
Nod.CI Nodular Cast Iron fig.no. figure number
SS Stainless Steel max. maximum
18-8 type 304, stainless steel min. minimum
18-8 Mo type 316, stainless steel no. number
Cr.13 type 420, stainless steel rpm revolutions per minute
HF (Hard Face) stellite face Ws.no. material number acc. to DIN

non-metallic materials

CR Chloroprene or Neoprene
EPT Ethylene-Propylene Ter polymer
FEP Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene
FPM Fluorocarbon or Viton rubber
NBR Nitrile or Buna N rubber
NYL NyLon
PE Polyethylene
PP Polypropylene
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
Rilsan Super Polyamide
TFE Tetrafluoroethylene