O AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

Hydrostatic Testing
of
Control Valves
ANSI B16.37 - 1980

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 FOREWORD

In 1974 it became apparent that hydrostatic testing of control valves was inadequately covered in existing
standards.

The following standards contained some requirements perfaining to hydrostatic testing of control valves:
ANSI B16.34-1973, MSS SP-61-1961, SAMA PMC 23-2-1971, API Std. 6D - March 1971, API 598-1970
(2nd ed.) and Section III of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. These standards were not entirely
consistent with each other.

Subcommittee O (Control Valves) of American National Standards Committee B16 was asked to remedy
this situation. Subgroup 4 was formed to prepare a draft of a more comprehensive hydrostatic test standard
which specifically addresses control valves in contrast to general purpose valves.

The first draft of this standard was prepared in October 1974. Five and a half years were required to
bring this standard through initial development and fmal letter ballot of the Standards Committee. Follow-
ing resolution of problems, the Standards Committee approved the proposal. Approval as an American
National Standard was granted on July 17,1980.

Since this standard contains some information from other standards, primarily ANSI B16.34, it may

O require updating from time to time whenever the source information changes. The user may consult the
latest editions of the reference standards for current information.

All requests for interpretations or suggestions for revision should be sent to the Administrative Secre-
tary B16, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, United Engineering Center, 345 East 47th Street,
New York, N.Y. 10017.

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 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE B I 6
Standardization of Valves, Flanges, Fittings, Gaskets and Valve Actuators

(The following is the roster of the Committee a t the time of approval of this Standard)

OFFICERS

W. G. Canham, Chairman D. K. Greenwald, Vice Chairman

ñ. W, Warrick, Secretary Alan Bagner, Administrative Secretary

STANDARDS COMMITTEE
AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE
M. W. Garland, Frick Company, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
J. C. Inch, Mueller Brass Company, Hartsville, Tennessee
R. J. Evans, Alternate, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, Arlington, Virginia
AMERICAN BOAT AND YACHT COUNCIL
G. J. Lippmann, American Boat and Yacht Council, New York, New York
AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING
J. A. Osterberg, American Bureau of Shipping, New York, New York
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION
R. E. Miller, Columbia Gas Distribution Companies, Columbus, Ohio
W. B. Pizzini, Alternate, American Gas Association, Arlington, Virginia
AMËRICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
Division of Refining
C. M. Vogrin, Mobil Research and Development Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey
Division of Production
Dale Wilson, Mobil Pipeline Company, Dallas, Texas
W. S. Wimberley, Alternate, American Petroleum Institute, Dallas, Texas
AMERICAN PIPE FITTINGS ASSOCIATION
M/: C. Matlock, Stockham Valves and Fittings, Birmingham, Alabama

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS

Robert Koester, The Wm. Powell Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF C M L ENGINEERS
K. E. Britain, Consultant, Houston, Texas
K. J. Zitomer, Alternate, Philadelphia Water Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, THE
J. E. Latran, Consultant, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
B. H. Leonard, Jr., Consultant, Atherton, California
J. N. Robinson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Union Carbide Corporation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
E. C. ßodabaugh, Batteile Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio
J. O. Schuyler, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, California
R. V. Warrick, Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Arlington, Virginia
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SANITARY ENGINEERS
J. C. Church, Consultant, Mamaroneck, New York
G. R. Jerus, Meyer, Strong and Jones, New York, New York
*Co-Secretariat
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AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION

W. J. Burns, Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles, California
M. C. Todd, Bureau of Engineering, Chicago, Illinois
AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
R. Giambelluca, C. F. Braun and Company, Alhambra, California
ASSOCIATION OF WELLHEAD EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
A. F. Rhodes, McEvoy Oilfield Equipment Company, Houston, Texas
CAST IRON PIPE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
T. F. Stroud, Cast Iron Pipe Research Association, Oak Brook, Illinois
COPPER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Arthur Cohen, Copper Development Association, Incorporated, New York, New York
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER GROUP
F. G. Doar, Southern Services, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama
G. A. Olson, Alternate, Edison Electric Institute, Washington, D.C.
FLUID CONTROLS INSTITUTE
Paul Wing, Masoneiian International, Incorporated, Norwood, Massachusetts
FLUID SEALING ASSOCIATION
J. B. Painter, Condren Corporation, North Brunswick, New'Jersey
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
i . S. Falcone, General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.
C. i . Carter, Alternate, General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.
HYDRAULIC INSTITUTE, THE
J. T. Strapach, Goulds Pump, Incorporated, Seneca Falls, New York
INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS
L. T. Test, General Electric Company, San Jose, California '
INSTRUMENT SOCIETY O F AMERICA
O. P. iovett, Jr., E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Incorporated, Wilmington, Delaware
C. A. Prior, E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Incorporated, Wilmington, Delaware

*MANUFACTURERS STANDARDIZATION SOCIETY OF THE VALVE AND FITTINGS INDUSTRY

P. H. Awtrey, Walworîh Company, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
R. E. Benson, Tube Turns, Louisville, Kentucky
F. G. Burr, Stockham Valves and Fittings, Birmingham, Alabama
H. W. Hope, Jr., Jenkins Bros., Bridgeport, Connecticut
W. N. Mciean, Crane Company, Chicago, Illinois
B. J. Milleville, Rockwell International, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
R. E. Sanctuary, Worcester Valve Company, Manchester, New Hampshire
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION
W. G. Canham, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri
F. X. Schoen, Union Carbide Corporation, South Charleston, West Virginia
*MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Representative-Vacant
J. ß. Noble, Alternate, Mechanical Contractors Association of America, Washington, D.C.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING-HEATINGCOOLING CONTRACTORS

i? . M i t e , National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors, Washington, D.C.
E.
P. J. Higgins, Alternate, National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors, Washington, D.C.
NATIONAL AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER & FIRE CONTROL ASSOCIATION
R. E. Hollister, The Viking Corporation, Hastings, Michigan

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 NEW ENGLAND WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION
C. E. Cannon, Coffin and Richardson, incorporated, Boston, Massachusetts
L. i .Peters, Alternate, Weston and Sampson, Engineers, Boston, Massachusetts
PIPE FABRICATION INSTITUTE
J. S. Cole, ITT Grinnell Industrial Piping, Incorporafed, Kernersville, North Carolina
RUBBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
R. G. ßamsdell, Parker Seal Company, Culver City, California
Will;am Johnson, Alternate, Goshen Rubber Company, Incorporated, Goshen, Indiana
SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS MAKERS ASSOCIATION
D. J. Gaffney, Fisher Governor Company, Marshalltown, Iowa
SOCIETY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, THE
S. f Klamke, Plastics Pipe Institute, New York, New York
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES
M. R. Suchomel, Underwriters Laboratories, Northbrook, Illinois
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
J. bK Kirne, United States Coast Guard, Washington, D.C.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
ß. L. Buttery, U.S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Center, Forf Belvoir, Virginia
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
J. J. DiCola, Naval Ships Engineering Center, Washington, D.C.
VALVE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
J. O. Hendrickson, Valve Manufacturers Association, McLean, Virginia
W. H. Hopf, Alternate, Walworth Company, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
INDLVIDUAL MEMBER
D. K. Greenwald, Ladish Co., Cudahy, Wisconsin

PERSONNEL OF SUBCOMMITTEE O ON CONTROL VALVES

O. P. Lovett, Jr., Chairman, E. I. DuPont de Nemours, Incorporated, Wiimington, Delaware

C. A. Prior, Vice Chairman, E. I. DuPont de Nemours, Incorporafed, Wilmington, Delaware
M. T. Yothers, Secretary, Instrument Society of America, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
John Bacon, Mobay Chemicat Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Guy Borden, Bechtel Power Corporation, Houston, Texas
ß. i? . Fisher Controls Company, Marshalltown, Iowa
Brodin,
L. ß. Driskell. Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A. J Hanssen, I ï T Hammel-Dahl/Conoflow, Warwick, Rhode Island
H. R. Nickerson, Resistoflex Corporation, Roseland, New Jersey
Gilbert Richards, Jordan Valve Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
i .O. Seger, Wilíis Oil Tool Company, Long Beach, California
G. F. Stiles, Fisher Controls Company, Marshalltown, Iowa
W. C. Weidman, Gilberf Associates, Incorporated, Reading, Pennsylvania
Paul Wing, Masoneilan International, Incorporated, Norwood, Massachusetts

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 CONTENTS
Page
Foreword......................................................... iii

Standards Committee Roster ............................................ v

1. Scope ........................................................ 1
2. Definitions..................................................... 1
3 . Test Fixtures and Instrumentation ..................................... 1
4. Test Requirements................................................. 1
5 . Testprocedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
6. Acceptance Standards ............................................. 2
7 . Test Pressures .................................................... 2

Tables

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1 List of Material Specifications ........................................ 3
2. Hydrostatic Sheii Test Pressures @Sig) ................................... 5

Annex A .Table A2 .Hydrostatic Shell Test Pressure (bar gage) ................... 7

Annex B .References ......................... i ....................... 9

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AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
HYDROSTATIC TESTING OF CONTROL VALVES
1 SCOPE
1.1 This standard applies to control valves having
bodies, bonnets and cover plates made of carbon steel,
low alloy and high alloy (stainless) steel, cast iron and
ductile iron.
1.2 It establishes requirements and definitions for
standard hydrostatic shell testing of Control Valves
by the valve manufacturer to prove the structural
integrity and leak tightness of the valve pressure re-
taining parts including any closure parts such as the
valve body to bonnet joint and packing leakoff con-
nection but excluding packings, bellows or other
moving seals. Bellows or similar moving stem seals
shall be pressure tested after their assembly at a pres-
sure to be agreed upon between the valve manufac-
turer and the purchaser. Internally lined valves and
pneumatic or hydraulic actuators are not subject to
the requirements of this standard.
2 DEFINITIONS
2.1 Control Valve
A control valve is a valve with a pneumatic, hydrau-
lic, electric (excluding solenoids) or any other exter-
nally powered actuator that automatically fully or
partially opens or closes the valve to a position dic-
tated by a signal transmitted from a controlling in-
strument.
2.2 Test Fixture
A test furture is a device to close off the pipe con-
nections and/or moving stem seal areas of the Control
Valve to allow pressurization for hydrostatic shell
testing.
3 TEST FIXTURES AND INSTRUMENTATION
3.1 Test furtures include, but are not limited to,
plugs with tie-bars and tie-rods, hydraulic presses,
plugs or flanges attached to the pipe connections,
bosses or lugs on the valve, and expandable rubber
plugs. For butt welding end valves when end plugs
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are used, the seal point shall be as close to the weld
end as practical without overstressing the weld prep-
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aration. ..
3.2 Pressure measuring instruments used in testing
shall be of the indicating or recording type.
3.3 It shall be the valve manufacturer’s responsibility
to maintain the accuracy of the pressure measuring
instruments.
3.4 It is recommended that gages and recording in-
struments have a range of approximately double but
not more than 4 times the test pressure.
4 TEST REQUIREMENTS
4.1 The control valve or valve without an actuator,
must be complete before hydrostatic shell testing,
except as permitted in 4.2,4.3 and 4.4.
4.2 It is permissible to disassemble the valve after
hydrostatic shell testing provided that new gaskets
or seals used to reassemble the valve are of the same
kind and size and the same studs, nuts and torquing
procedure are used as in the tested assembly or steps
are taken to assure the same resulting bolt loads. In
either case, a leak test at lower than hydrostatic shell
test pressure shall be performed to assure proper
gasket installation.
4 3 AU cavities pressurized in service shall be simul-
taneously subjected to the hydrostatic shell test
pressure. Moving stem seals such as bellows, dia-
phragms, stem packing, etc., which may be damaged
by the hydrostatic shell test pressure or trim parts
which do not affect the pressure boundary may be
removed.
4.4 Valves with welded-on nipples, reducers and/or
expanders shall be hydrostatically shell tested in
accordance with paragraph 4.4 (a) unless paragraphs
4.4 (b), (c), or (d) are agreed upon between the valve
manufacturer and the purchaser.
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(a) Hydrostatically shell test the valve alone with
the appropriate pressure for its class and do not re-
test after welding on the nipples, reducers and/or
expanders.
(b) Hydrostatically shell test the valve alone with
the appropriate pressure for its class and retest the
valve assembly after welding-on the nipples, reducers
and/or expanders with the pressure in accordance
with the specification applicable to the nipples, re-
ducers and/or expanders. The purchaser shall pro-
vide the design pressure and temperature and the
applicable specification to the valve manufacturer.
(c) Hydrostatically shell test the valve including
the welded-on nipples, reducers and/or expanders with
the pressure in accordance with the specification
applicable to the nipples, reducers and/or expanders.
The valve nameplate and required valve body marking
must then indicate the pressure and temperature limit
as determined by the nipples, reducers and/or ex-
panders.
(d) Hydrostatically shell test the valve including
the welded-on nipples, reducers and/or expanders with
the pressure in accordance with this standard, provided
that the nipples, reducers and/or expanders are ade-
quate for that pressure.
4.5 The valve shall not be painted before hydro-
static shell testing but may be surface treated pro-
vided such treatment does not plug or obscure hydro-
static leaks. If valve parts are to be painted for stor-
age they shall be hydrostatically shell tested before
painting provided the fully assembled valve is again
tested to prove the leak tightness of the body to
bonnet joint. If hydrostatic shell tests in the presence
of purchaser's representative are specified, painted
valves may be retested without removal of the paint,
unless otherwise agreed to by the valve manufacturer
and purchaser.
Wrought welded-on nipples, expanders and/or
reducers need not have their protective coating
removed for hydrostatic shell testing.
4.6 The valve shall not be seated on the main seat or
on the back seat during the hydrostatic shell test.
4.7 If a valve is dual pressure rated (inlet rating
higher than outlet rating) it may be necessary to
separate the high pressure portion of the valve from
the low pressure portion with a temporary barrier
and test each portion with its respective pressure.
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5 TEST PROCEDURES
5.1 After filling the valve with water, which may
contain a corrosion inhibitor, or with kerosene or
with other suitable liquid provided such liquid has a
viscosity not greater than water, and venting ali air,
each valve shall be pressurized to no less than the
pressures given in Table 2 or A2.
5.2 The minimum duration of test pressure before
start of inspection shall be as follows:
15 seconds for valves NPS 2 and smaller, 1 minute
for valves NF'S 2%-8,3 minutes for valves NF'S 10 and
larger.
5.3 The temperature of the test liquid shall not ex-
ceed 125 F"(52'C).
6 ACCEPTANCE STANDARDS
6.1 Any visually detectable weeping or leakage
through the pressure boundary walls that are part
of the valve body assembly shall be cause for rejec-
tion. Leakage through the static seals and gasketed
joints is not permitted unless specifically allowed by
the design specifications.
6.2 Distortion due to hydrostatic shell testing which
impairs satisfactory functional operation of the valve
shall be cause for rejection.
7 TEST PRESSURES
7.1 Hydrostatic shell test pressures for steel valves
are calculated by multiplying the 100°F (38°C) work-
ing pressures by 1.5 and rounding off the next higher
25 psig increment in accordance with ANSI B16.34.
7.2 Hydrostatic shell test pressures for cast iron
valves shall be in accordance with ANSI B16.1.
7.3 Hydrostatic shell test pressures for nodular (duc-
tile) iron shall be in accordance with ANSI B31.1,
Appendix E or ANSI B3 1.3.
7.4 The metric equivalents of all test pressures in
Table 2 are given in Annex A (Table A2) and are cal-
culated by converting 1.5 times the 100°F (38°C)
working pressure in psig to bar and then rounding off
to the next higher bar increment except for values
below 10 bar which are rounded off to the next high-
er 0.1 bar increment(a).
(a) 1bar = 100kPa= 100,000 Pa = 0.1 MPa = 14,5038 psi
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REFERENCES

This Annex is an integral part of American National Standard B I 6.37

which is placed after the main text for convenience.

List of standards and specification referenced in sfandard showing thë year of approval.

ASME Publications

ANSI B16.1-1975 Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Class 25,125,250 and 800
ANSI B16.34-1977 Steel Valves, Flanged and Buttwelding End
ANSI B31.1-1977 Power Piping
ANSI B31.3-1976 Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping

ASTM Publications
ASTM A105-77 Specification for Forgings, Carbon Steel, for Piping Components
ASTM A106-77 Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service
ASTM A126-73 Specification for Gray Iron Castings for Valves, Flanges, and Pipe Fitfings.
ASTM A155-75 Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Steel Pipe for High-pressure Service
ASTM A182-77a Specification for Forged or Rolled Alloy-Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings and
Valves and Parts for High-Temperature Service
ASTM A203-77 Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Nickel
ASTM A20474a Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Molybdenum
ASTM A2 16-77 Specification for Carbon-Steel Castings Suitable for Fusion Welding for High-Tem-
perature Service
ASTM A217-77a Specification for Martensitic Stainless Steel and Alloy Steel Castings for Pressure-
Containing Parts Suitable for High-Temperature Service
ASTM A240-77 Specification for Heat-Resisting Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel
Plate, Sheet and Strip for Fusion-Welded Unfired Pressure Vessels
ASTM A302-77 Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Manganese-Molybdenum and
Manganese-Molybdenum-Nickel
ASTM A3 12-77 Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe
ASTM A335-76 Specification for Seamless Ferritic Alloy Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service
ASTM A350-77a Specification for Forgings, Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Requiring Notch Toughness
Testing for Piping Componenfs
ASTM A35 1-77 Specificafion for Austenitic Steel Castings for High-Temperature Service
ASTM A352-77 Specification for Ferritic Steel Castings for Pressure Containing Parts Suitable for
Low-Temperature Service
ASTM A35 8-77a Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Alloy Steel
Pipe for High-Temperature Service
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AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

HYDROSTATIC TESTING OF CONTROL VALVES ANSI 616.37-1980

ASTM A369-76 Specification for Carbon and Ferritic Alloy Steel Forged and Bored Pipe for High-
Temperature Service
ASTM A376-77 Specification for Seamless Austenitic Steel Pipe for &$-Temperature Central-Sta-
tion Service
ASTM A387-77b Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Chromium-Molybdenum
ASTM A395-77 Specification for Ferritic Ductile Iron Pressure Retaining Castings for Use at Elevated
Temperatures
ASTM A430-77 . Specification for Austenitic Steel Forged and Bored Pipe for High-Temperature
Service
ASTM A479-77 Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boil-
ers and Other Pressure Vessels
ASTM A5 15-74b Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Intermediate and Higher-
Temperature Service
ASTM A5 16-77 Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for Moderate and Lower-
Temperature Service
ASTM A537-77 Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Heat-Treated, Carbon-Managanese-Silicon
Steel
ASTM A675-77 Specification for Steel Bars and Bar Size Shapes, Carbon, Hot-Rolled, Special Quali-
ty, Subject to Mechanical Property Requirements
Publications of the following organizations appear on the preceding list:
ASME The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
345 East 47th Street, New York, New York 10017
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Publications appearing on the preceding list which have been approved as American National Standards may
also be obtained from:
ANSI American National Standards Institute, Inc.
1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018

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 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PIPING.
PIPE FLANGES. FITTINGS. AND VALVES

(Published by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers)

TITLE OF STANDARD

Pipe Threads (Except Dryseal) 1968 ................................................. B2.1

Dryseal Pipe Threads. 1968 ....................................................... B2.2
Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings. Class 25.125. 250 and 800.1975 .................... .B1 6.1
Malleable-Iron Threaded Fittings. Class 150 and 300. 1977 ................................. .B16.3
Cast Iron Threaded Fittings. Class 125 and 250. 1977 .................................... .B16.4
Steel Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings. Including Ratings for Class 150.300.400.600.900.
1500. and 2500. 1977 ..................................................... .B16.5
Factory-Made Wrought Steel Buttwelding Fittings. 1978.................................... B 16.9
Face-to-Face and End-to-End Dimensions of Ferrous Valves. 1973 ........................... .B16.10
Forged Steel Fittings. Socket-Welding and Threadad~l980................................ .B16.11
Cast Iron Threaded Drainage Fittings. 1977 .......................................... .B16.12
Ferrous Pipe Plugs. Bushings. and Locknuts with Pipe Threads. 1977 ......................... .B1 6.14
Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings. Class 125 and 250.1978 .................................. 'B16.15
Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings. 1978. .................................. .B1 6.18
Ring-Joint Gaskets and Grooves for Steel Pipe Flanges. 1973............................... .B16.20
Nonmetallic Flat Gaskets for Pipe.Flanges. i978 ........................................ .B16.21
Wrought Copper and Copper AUoy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings. 1980........................ .B16.22
Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Drainage Fittings. DWV. 1976 .............................. .B16.23
Bronze Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings. Class 150 and 300. 1979 .......................... .B16.24
Buttwelding Ends. 1979 ........................................................ .B1 6.25
Cast Copper Alloy Fittings for Flared Copper Tubes. 1975 ................................ B16.26
Wrought Steel Buttwelding Short Radius Elbows and Returns. 1978 .......................... .Bï 6.28
Wrought Copper and Wrought Copper Alloy Solder Joint Drainage Fittings. DWV. 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . .B16.29
Non-Ferrous Pipe Flanges. 150.300.400.600.900. 1500 and 2500 lb. 1971 .................... .B1 6.31
Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Fittings for Sovent Drainage Systems. 1979 ..................... .B16.32
Small Manually Operated Metallic Gas Valves in Gas Distribution Systems Whose Maximum
Allowable Operating Pressure Does Not Exceed 60 psig or 125 psig. 1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1 6.33
Steel Valves. Flanged. and Buttwelding End. 1977....................................... B 16.34
Steel Orifice Flanges. Class 300.400.600.900, 1500 and 2500. 1975 and 1979 . . . . . . . . . . B16.36 and B16.36a
Hydrostatic Testing of Control Valves. 1980.......................................... .B1 6.37
Large Manually Operated Metallic Gas Valves in Gas Distribution Systems Whose Maximum . . . . . . . . . . .
Allowable Operating Pressure Does Not Exceed 125 psig (8.6 bar. gage). 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,B16.38
Malleable Iron 'Ihreaded Pipe Unions. Class 150. 250 and 300. 1977 ......................... .B16.39
Manually Operated 'kermoplastic Gas Shut-Offs and Valves in Distribution Systems. 1977 . . . . . . . . . . .B16.40
Ductile Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings. Class 150 and 300.1979 ....................... .B16.42
Powerpiping. 1980 ............................................................ B31.1
Fuel Gas Piping. 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B3 1.2
Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping. 1976 ..................................... .B3 1.3
Liquid Petroleum Transportation Piping Systems. 1979 .................................... B3 1.4
Refrigeration Piping. 1974 ...................................................... .B3 1.5
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems. 1975 ................................... B3 1.8
ASME Guide for Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems. 1980 (Not an American National Standard)
Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe. 1979........................................ .B36.10
Stainless Steel Pipe. 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3 6.19
Self-operated and Power-Operated Safety-Related Valves. Functional Specification
Standard. 1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N278.1

The ASME Publication Catalog shows a complete list of all Standards published by the Society.

The catalog. and binders for holding these Standards. are available upon request.

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