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2023年5月4日星期四

API Valve Standards Defined and Explained

 Many kinds of valves are used in the industrial process, and to ensure proper functionality, compatibility, and safety for end-users, EPC, or engineering, every country has particular organizations to make standards.

The major standard organizations include the American National Standards Institute(ANSI), American Petroleum Institute(API), The American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME), British(BS), 

ANSI Valve Standards
American National Standards Institute

ANSI Standard CodeANSI Standard Name
ANSI A126Grey iron castings for valves flanges and pipe fittings
ANSI A181Standard specifications for forged or rolled steel pipe flanged forged fittings and valves and parts for general service
ANSI B16.10Face to face and end to end dimension of ferrous valves
ANSI B16.34Steel valves
ANSI B127.1Constant-level oil valves

API Valve Standards
The American Petroleum Institute

API Standard CodeAPI Standard Name
API SPEC6DSupplement 1 to API spec 6D (sixteenth edition ) specification for pipeline valves
API STD6DSteel gate plug ball and check valves for pipeline service
API STD6DAPI Specification for flanged steel gate and plug valves for drilling and production service
API SPE14DAPI Specification for wellhead surface safety valves for offshore service
API 526Flanged steel safety relief valves
API 527Commercial seat tightness of safety relief valves with metal – to metal seats
API 528API standard for safety relief valve nameplate nomenclature
API 529Cast – forged Steel plug valves flanged ends
API 594Wafer-type check valves
API 595Cast iron gate valves flanged ends
API 597Steel venturi gate valves flanged or butt welding ends
API 598Valve inspection and test
API 599Steel plug valves flanged or butt welding ends
API 600Flanged and butt – welding – end steel gate and plug valves for refinery use
API 602Compact design carbon steel gate valves for refinery use
API 603150 – pound light – wall corrosion – resistant gate valves for refinery use
API 604Ductile iron gate valves flanged ends
API 607Fire-resistant testing of ball valves with soft contact faces
API 609Butterfly valves to 150 PSIG and 150 F
API SPEC 6FASpecification for fire test for valves
API SPEC 6FCSpecification for fire test for valves with automatic backseats
API BULL 6RSBulletin on referenced standards for committee 6, standardization of valves and wellhead equipment
API RP 11V6Recommended practice for the design of continuous flow gas lift installations using injection pressure operated valves first edition
API RP 11V7Recommended practice for repair, testing, and setting gas lift valves
API RP 520 PT 1Sizing, selection, and installation of pressure-relieving devices in refineries part 1- sizing and selection
API RP 574Inspection of piping, tubing, valves, and fittings first edition, replaces guide for inspection of refinery equipment Chapter XI
API RP 576Inspection of pressure-relieving devices first edition
API STD 608Metal ball valves-flanged, threaded, and welding end

ASME Valve Standards

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME Valve Standard CodeASME Standard Name
ASME A105/105MStandard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for piping applications
ASME A181/181MStandard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for General purpose piping
ASME A182/182MStandard Specification for forged or rolled alloy-steel pipe flanges, forged fittings and valves and parts for high-temperature service
ASME A727/727MStandard specification for carbon steel forgings for piping components with inherent notch toughness.
ASME A961Standard Specification for Common Requirements for Steel Flanges, Forged Fittings, Valves, and Parts for Piping Applications
ASME B462Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled UNS N08020, UNS N08024, UNS N08026, UNS N08367, and UNS R20033 Alloy Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for Corrosive High-Temperature Service
ASME B834Standard Specification for Pressure Consolidated Powder Metallurgy Iron-Nickel- Chromium-Molybdenum (UNS N08367) and Nickel- Chromium Molybdenum Columbium (Nb) (UNS N06625) Alloy Pipe Flanges, Fittings, Valves, and Parts
ASME D5500Standard Test Method for Vehicle Evaluation of Unleaded Automotive Spark-ignition Engine Fuel for Intake Valve Deposit Formation
ASME F885Standard Specification for Envelope Dimensions for Bronze Globe Valves NPS 1/4 to 2 El-1996 R(1996)
ASME F992Standard Specification for Valve Label Plates El-1997 R(1997)
ASME F993Standard Specification for Valve Locking Devices El-1997 R(1997)
ASME F1020Standard Specification for Line-Blind Valves for marine Applications El-1996 RI’1996)
ASME F1098Standard Specification for Envelope Dimensions for Butterfly Valves – NPS 2 to 24 EI-1993 R(1993)
ASME F1271Standard Specification for Spill Valves for Use in Marine Tank Liquid Overpressure Protection Applications EI-1995 R (1995)
ASME F1370Standard Specification for Pressure Reducing valves for Water Systems, Shipboard
ASME F1508Standard Specification for Angle Style, Pressure Relief Valves for Steam, Gas, and Liquid Services
ASME F1565Standard Specification for Pressure-Reducing Valves for Steam Service
ASME F1792Standard Specification for Special Requirements for Valves Used in Gaseous Oxygen Service
ASME F1793Standard Specification for Automatic Shut-Off Valves (Also Known as Excess Flow Valves, EFV) for Air or Nitrogen Service
ASME F1794Standard Specification for Hand operated, Globe-Style Valves for Gas (Except Oxygen Gas), and Hydraulic Systems
ASME F1795standard Specification for pressure-reducing Valves for Air or Nitrogen Systems
ASME A230Standard specification for steel wire oil – tempered carbon valve spring quality
ASME A232Standard specification for chromium-vanadium alloy steel valve spring quality
ASME A350Standard specification for forged or rolled carbon and alloy steel flanges forged fittings and valves and parts for low – temperature service
ASME A338Standard specification for ultrasonic examination of heavy steel forgings
ASME A694Standard specification for forgings carbon and alloy steel for pipe flanges fittings valves and parts for high-pressure transmission service
ASME A404Standards specification for forged or rolled alloy – steel pipe flanged forged fittings and valves and parts specially heat-treated for high-temperature service
ASME A522Forged or rolled 8% and 9% nickel alloy steel flanges fittings valves and parts for low – temperature service

BS – British Standard Valves 

British – BS – valve standards

British Standard CodeBritish Standard Name
BS 1212Ball valves (Portsmouth type ) excluding floats
BS 1123Specification for safety valves, gauges, and other safety fittings for air receivers and compressed air installations
BS 1414Specification for steel wedge gate valves ( flanged and butt-welding ends ) for the petroleum, petrochemical, and allied industries
BS 1552Control plug cocks for low-pressure gases
BS 1570Specification for Flanged and Butt – welding ends steel plug valves for the petroleum industry (excluding well – Head and flow – line valves)
BS 1735Specification for Flanged cast iron outside – screw – and – yoke edge gate valves class 125, size 1.5 into 24 in for the petroleum industry
BS 1868Specification for steel check valves (flanged and butt-welding ends ) for the petroleum, petrochemical, and allied industries
BS 1873Specification for Steel globe and globe stop and check valves (flanged and butt-welding ends ) for the petroleum, petrochemical, and allied industries
BS 1952Specification for copper alloy gate valves for general purposes
BS 1953Copper alloy check valves for general purposes
BS 1968Floats for Ball valves ( copper )
BS 2060Copper alloy screw-down stop valves for general purposes
BS 2080Specification for Face to face, center to face end – to -end and center – to – end dimensions of flanged and butt-welding end steel valves for the petroleum, petrochemical, and allied industries
BS 2591 PT.1British standard glossary for valves and valve parts (for fluids ) part 1. screw-down stop, check, and gate valves
BS 2591 PT.2British standard glossary for valves and valves parts ( for fluids) part,2 safety valves and relief valves
BS 2591PT.3British standard glossary for valves and valve parts (for fluids ) part 3, Plug valves and cocks
BS 2591PT.4British standard glossary for valves and valves (for fluids ) part4, butterfly valves
BS 2591PT.5British standard glossary for valves and valve parts ( for fluids ) part5, Ball valves
BS 2995Specification for cast and forged steel wedge gate, globe, check and plug valves screwed and socket – Welding sizes 2 in and smaller for the petroleum industry
BS 3464Specification for cast iron gate valves for general purposes
BS 3808Specification for cast and forged steel flanged, screwed and socket – welding Wedge gate valves (compact design ) sizes 2 in and smaller for the petroleum industry
BS 3948Specification for cast iron parallel slide valves for general purposes
BS 3952Specification for cast iron butterfly valves for general purposes
BS 3961Specification for cast iron screw-down stop valves and stop and check valves for general purposes
BS 4090Cast Iron check valves for general purposes
BS 4133Flanged steel parallel slide valves for general purposes
BS 4312Flanged steel screw-down stop valves and stop and check valves for general purposes
BS 4460Steel Ball valves for the petroleum industry
BS 5146Specification for inspection and test of steel valves for the petroleum petrochemical and allied industries
BS 5150Cast iron wedge and double disk gate valves for general purposes
BS 5151Cast iron gate (parallel slide ) valves for general purposes
BS 5152Cast iron globe and globe stop and check valves for general purposes
BS 5153Cast Iron check valves for general purposes
BS 5154Copper alloy globe stop and check, check and gate valves for general purposes
BS 5155Cast iron and carbon steel butterfly valves for general purposes
BS 5156Screw down diaphragm valves for general purposes
BS 5157Steel gate (parallel slide ) valves for general purposes
BS 5159Specification for cast iron and carbon steel ball valves for general purposes
BS 5160Specification for Flanged steel globe valves, globe stop, check valves and lift type check valves for general purposes
BS 5351Steel ball valves for the petroleum petrochemicals and allied industries
BS 5417Test of general-purpose industrial valves
BS 5418Marking of general-purpose industrial valves

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