Industrial Valves Standards and Specification

API - valves standards

API Standard Code Name API Standard Name
API SPEC6D Supplement 1 to api spec 6D (sixteenth edition ) specification for pipeline valves
API STD6D Steel gate plug ball and check valves for pipeline service
API STD6D API Specification for flanged steel gate and plug valves for drilling and production service
API SPE14D API Specification for wellhead surface safety valves for offshore service
API 526 Flanged steel safety relief valves
API 527 Commercial seat tightness of safety relief valves with metal - to metal seats
API 528 API standard for safety relief valve nameplate nomenclature
API 529 Cast - forged Steel plug valves flanged ends
API 594 Wafer - type check valves
API 595 Cast - iron gate valves flanged ends
API 597 Steel venturi gate valves flanged or butt welding ends
API 598 Valve inspection and test
API 599 Steel plug valves flanged or butt welding ends
API 600 Flanged and butt - welding - end steel gate and plug valves for refinery use
API 602 Compact design carbon steel gate valves for refinery use
API 603 150 - pound light - wall corrosion - resistant gate valves for refinery use
API 604 Ductile iron gate valves flanged ends
API 607 Fire - resistant testing of ball valves with soft contact faces
API 609 Butterfly valves to 150 psig and 150 F
API SPEC 6FA Specification for fire test for valves
API SPEC 6FC Specification for fire test for valves with automatic backseats
API BULL 6RS Bulletin on referenced standards for committee 6, standardization of valves and wellhead equipment
API RP 11V6 Recommended practice for design of continuous flow gas lift installations using injection pressure operated valves first edition
API RP 11V7 Recommended practice for repair , testing, and setting gas lift valves
API RP 520 PT 1 Sizing, selection and installation of pressure relieving devices in refineries part 1- sizing and selection
API RP 574 Inspection of piping, tubing, valves and fittings first edition, replaces guide for inspection of refinery equipment Chapter XI
API RP 576 Inspection of pressure-relieving devices first edition
API STD 608 Metal ball valves-flanged, threaded and welding end

ANSI - valve standards

ANSI Standard Code Name  ANSI Standard Name
ANSI A126 Grey iron castings for valves flanges and pipe fittings
ANSI A181 Standard specifications for forged or rolled steel pipe flanged forged fittings and valves and parts for general service
ANSI B16.10 Face - to - face and end - to - end dimension of ferrous valves
ANSI B16.34 Steel valves
ANSI B127.1 Constant - level oil valvess

ASME - valve standards

ASME Valve Standard  ASME Standard Name
ASME A105/105M Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for piping applications
ASME A181/181M Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for General purpose piping
ASME A182/182M Standard Specification for forged or rolled alloy-steel pipe flanges, forged fittings and valves and parts for high-temperature service
ASME A727/727M Standard specification for carbon steel forgings for piping components with inherent notch toughness.
ASME A961 Standard Specification for Common Requirements for Steel Flanges, Forged Fittings, valves, and Parts for Piping Applications
ASME B462 Standard 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 B834 Standard 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 D5500 Standard Test Method for Vehicle Evaluation of Unleaded Automotive Spark-ignition Engine Fuel for Intake Valve Deposit Formation
ASME F885 Standard Specification for Envelope Dimensions for Bronze Globe Valves NPS 1/4 to 2 El-1996 R(1996)
ASME F992 Standard Specification for Valve Label Plates El-1997 R(1997)
ASME F993 Standard Specification for Valve Locking Devices El-1997 R(1997)
ASME F1020 Standard Specification for Line-Blind Valves for marine Applications El-1996 RI'1996)
ASME F1098 Standard Specification for Envelope Dimensions for Butterfly Valves - NPS 2 to 24 EI-1993 R(1993)
ASME F1271 Standard Specification for Spill Valves for Use in Marine Tank Liquid Overpressure Protections Applications EI-1995 R (1995)
ASME F1370 Standard Specification for Pressure Reducing valves for Water Systems, Shipboard
ASME F1508 Standard Specification for Angle Style, Pressure Relief Valves for Steam, Gas, and Liquid Services
ASME F1565 Standard Specification for Pressure-Reducing Valves for Steam Service
ASME F1792 Standard Specification for Special Requirements for Valves Used in Gaseous Oxygen Service
ASME F1793 Standard Specification for Automatic Shut-Off Valves (Also Known as Excess Flow Valves, EFV) for Air or Nitrogen Service
ASME F1794 Standard Specification for Hand operated, Globe-Style Valves for Gas (Except Oxygen Gas), and Hydraulic Systems
ASME F1795 standard Specification for Pressure-Reducing Valves for Air or Nitrogen Systems
ASME A230 Standard specification for steel wire oil - tempered carbon valve spring quality
ASME A232 Standard specification for chromium - vanadium alloy steel valve spring quality
ASME A350 Standard specification for forged or rolled carbon and alloy steel flanges forged fittings and valves and parts for low - temperature service
ASME A338 Standard specification for ultrasonic examination of heavy steel forgings
ASME A694 Standard specification for forgings carbon and alloy steel for pipe flanges fittings valves and parts for high - pressure transmission service
ASME A404 Standards specification for forged or rolled alloy - steel pipe flanges forged fittings and valves and parts specially heat treated for high temperature service
ASME A522 Forged or rolled 8% and 9% nickel alloy steel flanges fittings valves and parts for low - temperature service

BS - valve standards

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