DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR PIPING COMPONENTS By Peter Smith from Piping Materials Guide: Selection and Applications Type

of Component 90 long radius (LR) elbow 90 short radius (SR) elbow 45 Elbow 180 return Equal tee Reducing tee Reinforced branch (O'let) Eccentric reducer Concentric reducer Flanges Flanges Couplings Unions Spectacle blinds, spades and spacers Function Change direction Change direction Change direction Change direction Change direction Change direction and size Change direction and size Change size Change size Join pipe and components Join pipe and components Join pipe and components Join pipe and components Isolation Butt-Weld Ends ASME B16.9 (1/2-48 in.) ASME B16.28 (1/2-48 in.) ASME B16.9 (1/2-48 in.) ASME B16.9 (1/2-48 in.) ASME B16.9 (1/2-48 in.) ASME B16.9 (1/2-48 in.) Manufacturer's standard ASME B16.9 (1/2-48 in.) ASME B16.9 (1/2-48 in.) ASME B16.5 (1/2-48 in.) ASME B16.47 (26-60 in.) N/A N/A Threaded-Socket-Weld Ends ASME B16.11 (1/2-4 in.) Not applicable ASME B16.11 (1/2-4 in.) Not applicable ASME B16.11 (1/2-4 in.) ASME B16.11(1/2-4 in.) Manufacturer's standard ASME B16.11 (1/2-4 in.) ASME B16.11 (1/2-4 in.) ASME B16.5 (1/2-24 in.) N/A ASME B16.11 (1/2-4 in.) BS 3799 Material Standard

Held between Flanges API 590 or company's standards

B16.1 Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings

B16.3 Malleable Iron Threaded Fittings, Class 150 and 300 B16.4 Cast Iron Threaded Fittings, Classes 125 and 250 B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings B16.9 Factory Made Wrought Steel Buttwelding Fittings B16.10 Face to Face and End to End Dimensions of Valves B16.11 Forged Fittings, Socket Welding and Threaded B16.12 Cast Iron Threaded Drainage Fittings B16.14 Ferrous Pipe Plugs, Bushings and Locknuts with Pipe Threads B16.15 Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings Class 125 and 250 B16.18 Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings B16.20 Ring Joint Gaskets and Grooves for Steel Pipe Flanges B16.21 Nonmetallic Flat Gaskets for Pipe Flanges B16.22 Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings B16.23 Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Drainage Fittings DWV B16.24 Cast Copper Alloy Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings Class 150, 300, 400,600, 900, 1500 and 2500 B16.25 Buttwelding Ends B16.26 Cast Copper Alloy Fittings for Flared Copper Tubes B16.28 Wrought Steel Buttwelding Short Radius Elbows and Returns B16.29 Wrought Copper and Wrought Copper Alloy Solder Joint Drainage Fittings DWV B16.32 Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Fittings for Sovent Drainage Systems B16.33 Manually Operated Metallic Gas Valves for Use in Gas Piping systems Up to 125 psig (sizes through 2) B16.34 Valves Flanged, Threaded and Welding End B16.36 Orifice Flanges B16.37 Hydrostatic Testing of Control Valves B16.38 Large Metallic Valves for Gas Distribution (Manually Operated, NPS 2 to 12, 125 psig maximum) B16.39 Malleable Iron Threaded Pipe Unions, Classes 1150, 250 and 300 B16.40 Manually Operated Thermoplastic Gs Shutoffs and Valves in Gas Distribution Systems B16.42 Ductile Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Class 150 and 300 B16.47 Large Diameter Steel Flanges (NPS 26 through NPS 60)

B36.10 Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe B36.19 Stainless Steel Pipe Other ASME or ANSI B73.1 Horizontal, End Suction Centrifugal Pumps B73.2 Vertical In-line Centrifugal Pumps B133.2 Basic Gas Turbine The difference between piping codes and piping standards can be defined as: Piping Codes: Piping codes defines the requirements of design, fabrication, use of materials, tests and inspection of pipes and piping systems. A code has a limited jurisdiction defined by the code. Piping Standards: Piping standards define application design and construction rules and requirements for piping components as flanges, elbows, tees, valves etc. A standard has a limited scope defined by the standard.