Piping Codes and Standards

• American Standards
• The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME)
• The American Petroleum Institute (API)
• The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI)
• The American National Standard Institute (ANSI)
American Standards

• The American Society of Testing Materials

(ASTM)
• The American Welding Society (AWS)
• The American Water Works Association
(AWWA)
• The Manufacturers Standardization Society of
Valves and Fitting Industry – Standard Practices
(MSS-SP)
• Pipe Fabrication Institute (PFI)
ASME Code for Pressure Piping- B31

• ASME B31.1 - Power Piping (Non nuclear)

• ASME B31.2 - Fuel Gas Piping
• ASME B31.3 - Chemical Plant and Refinery
piping
• ASME B31.4 Liquid Petroleum piping (Liquid
Transportation Systems for Hydro-carbons,
Liquid Petroleum Gas, Anhydrous Ammonia, &
Alcohols)
• ASME B31.5 Refrigeration piping
ASME Code for Pressure Piping- B31 ….

• ASME B31.7 Nuclear Piping

(Superseded by ASME Section III)
• ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission
Piping
• ASME B31.9 Building Service Piping
• ASME B31.10 Cryogenic Piping
• ASME B31.11 Slurry Piping
• ASME B31.1-1967 Power Piping
ASME Code for Pressure Piping- B31 …

• ASME BPV-III-1-NC (2000 Addenda) Boiler &

Pressure Vessel Code, Rules for Construction of
Nuclear Power Plant Components Division 1,
Subsection NC, Class 2 Components
• ASME BPV-III-1-NC (W 1981 Addenda) Boiler &
Pressure Vessel Code, Rules for Construction of
Nuclear Power Plant Components Division 1,
Subsection NC, Class 2 Components
ASME Code for Pressure Piping- B31 ….

• ASME BPV-III-1-ND (2000 Addenda) Boiler &

Pressure Vessel Code, Rules for Construction of
Nuclear Power Plant Components Division 1,
Subsection ND, Class 3 Components
• ASME BPV-III-1-ND (S 1982 Addenda) Boiler &
Pressure Vessel Code, Rules for Construction of
Nuclear Power Plant Components Division 1,
Subsection ND, Class 3 Components
 API (American Petroleum Institute)

• API Spec 5L Specification of Line Pipe

• API Spec 6D Specification for Pipeline
Valves (Gate, Plug, Ball &
Check Valves) end
closures, connectors and
swivels
• API 593 Ductile Iron Plug Valves –
Flanged ends
• API 598 Valve Inspection & Test
• API 600 Steel Gate Valves
API (American Petroleum Institute)

• API 601 Metallic Gasket for Refinery

Piping
• API Std 605 Large Dia.C.S. Flanges (DN
26” to 60”)
• API 607 Fire Test for Soft Seated Ball
Valves
• API 609 Butterfly Valves
• API Std 1104 Standard for Welding of
Pipeline and Related Facilities
API Recommended Practices

• RP 574-90 - Inspection of Piping, Tubing,

Valves, and Fittings
• RP 1102-81- Recommended Practices for
Liquid Petroleum Pipelines
Crossing Railroads and Highways
• RP 1107-78- Recommended Pipeline
Maintenance Welding Practices
• RP 1110-81- Recommended Practices for
Pressure Testing of Liquid Petroleum
Pipelines
API Standards

• Std. 594-82 Wafer Check Valves

• Std. 598-82 Valve Inspection & Test

• Std. 600-81 Steel Gate Valves, Flange
& Butt Welding Ends
• Std. 601-88 Metallic Gaskets for Raised
Face Pipe Flanges and
Flanged Connections
API Standards

• Std. 603-84 Cast, Corrosion Resistant, Flanged-

end Gate Valves, Class 150
• Std. 605-88 Large Diameter Carbon Steel
Flanges (Nominal Sizes 26 through
60; Class 75,150, 300, 400, 600 & 900)

• Std. 608-89 Metal Ball Valves – Flanged and Butt

Welding Ends
• Std. 609-83 Butterfly Valves, Lug-Type and Wafer
Type
• Std. 1104-88 Welding of Pipelines and Related
Facilities
 AWS (American Welding Society)

• AWS D 10.4 Recommended Practices for Welding

Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel
Piping & Tubing
• AWS D 10.6 Recommended Practices for Tungsten Arc
Welding of Titanium Pipe and Tubing
• AWS D 10.7 Recommended Practices for Gas Shielded
Arc Welding of Aluminum and Aluminum
Alloy Pipe
• AWS D 10.8 Recommended Practices for Welding of
Chromium Molybdenum Steel Piping &
Tubing
AWS (American Welding Society)

• AWS D 10.9 Specification for Qualification

of Welding Procedure &
Welders for Piping and Tubing
• AWS D 10.10 Recommended Practices for
Local Heating of Welds in
Piping & Tubing
• AWS D 10.11 Recommended Practices for
Root Pass Welding of Pipe
Without Backing
• AWS D 10.12 Recommended Practices and
Procedures for Welding Low
Carbon Steel Pipe
 MSS (Manufacturers Standardization Society of Valves
& Fittings Industry)
• MSS - SP 42 - Class 150 Corrosion Resistant Gate,
Globe,
Angle & Check Valves with Flanged & Butt Weld Ends
• MSS - SP 44 Steel Pipe Line Flanges
• MSS - SP 58 Pipe Hangers & Supports –Material,
Design & Manufacture
• MSS - SP 61 Pressure Testing of Steel Valves
• MSS - SP 67 Butterfly Valves
• MSS - SP 69 Pipe Hangers & Supports – Selection &
Application
• MSS - SP Valve Pressure Testing Methods
• MSS - SP 8 Diaphragm Type Valves
• MSS - SP 89 Pipe Hangers & Supports – Fabrications
Installation Practices
• MSS - SP 92 Valve User Guide
 PFI (Pipe Fabrication Institute)

ES (Engineering Standards) / TB (Technical Bulletins)

• ES – 3 Fabricating Tolerances
• ES – 4 Hydrostatic Testing of Fabricated Piping
• ES - 5 Cleaning of Fabricated Piping
• ES - 20 Wall Thickness Measurements by
Ultrasonic Examination
• ES - 30 Random Ultrasonic Examination of Butt
Welds
• ES - 31 Standard for Protection of Ends of
Fabricated Piping Assemblies
• TB – 1 Pressure – Temperature Ratings of
Seamless Pipes used in Power Plant
Piping Systems
ASME Performance Test Codes

PTC 25.3 Safety & Relief Valves

 ANSI Standards – Piping Components

• ANSI B 16.5 - Steel Pipe Flanges & Flanged

Fittings
• ANSI B 16.9 - Factory-made Wrought Steel
Butt Welding Fittings (1/2” – 48”)
• ANSI B 16.1 - Face-to-face and End-to-end
Dimensions of Valves
• ANSI B 16.11 - Forged Steel Fittings, Socket
Welding & Threaded
• ANSI B 16.24 - Bronze Pipe Flanges and
Flanged Fittings; Classes 150, 300
ANSI Standards – Piping Components

• ANSI B 16.25 Butt Welding Ends

• ANSI B 16.28 Wrought Steel Butt Welding Short
Radius Elbows & Returns
• ANSI B 16.34 Valves – Flanged, Threaded and
Welding Ends
• ANSI B 16.47 Large Dia Steel Flanges NPS 26
through NPS 60
• ANSI B 36.10 M - Welded & Seamless Wrought Steel
Pipe (Revision of ANSI B 36.10)
• ANSI B 36.19 M Stainless Steel Pipes
(Rev. of ANSI B 36.19)
 ANSI Publications:

• ANSI B 16.20 Ring Joint Gasket and Grooves for

Steel
Pipe Flanges
• ANSI B 16.21 Nonmetallic Flat Gaskets foe Pipe
Flanges

Hydraulic Institute, USA

• (9 Sylwan way, Parisppany, NJ 07054, USA)
• Engineering Data Book (Pipe Flow & Friction)

TAC, Tariff Advisory Committee, India

• Fire Protection Manual
Indian Standards

• IS 210 Grey Iron Castings

• IS 778 Specification for Copper Alloy Gate,
Globe & Check Valves
• IS 1293 Specification for Mild Steel Tubes &
Part I, II Fittings

• IS 1538 Cast Iron Fittings

• IS 1870 Comparison of Indian & Overseas
Standards
• IS 2379 Color Code for Identification of Pipelines
• IS 2825 Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels
• IS 3516 CI Flanges and Flanged Fittings for
Petroleum Industry
• IS 3589 Seamless ERW Pipes (150 NB to 2000 NB)
Indian Standards ….

• IS 4853 Radiographic Examination of Butt Weld

Joint in Steel Pipes
• IS 5822 Code of Practice for Laying Welded Steel
Pipes
• IS 6157 Valve Inspection and Test
• IS 6392 Steel Pipe Flanges
• IS 6630 Seamless Alloy Steel Pipes for High
Temperature Services
• IS 7240 Code of Practice for Cold Insulation
• IS 7413 Code of Practice for Hot Insulation
• IS 7719 Metallic Spiral Wound Gaskets
• IS 10221 Code of Practice for Costing and Wrapping
of Underground MS Pipelines
 Indian Standards …..

• IS 10592 Eye Wash and Safety Showers

• IS 10605 Steel Globe Valves for Petroleum Industries
• IS 10611 Steel Gate Valve for Petroleum Industries
• IS 10989 Cast/Forged Steel Check Valves for
Petroleum Industries
• IS 10990 Technical Drawings – Simplified
Representation of Pipelines
• IS 11790 Code of Practice for Preparation of Butt
Welding ends for Valves, Flanges & Fittings
• IS 11792 Steel Ball Valves for Petroleum Industries
• IS 13095 Butterfly Valves
• IS 13257 Piping Type Joint Gasket and Grooves for
Flanges
 British Standards

• BS 806
• Design and Construction of Ferrous Piping Installations
For and In Connection with Land Boilers
• BS 970-
Steel for Forging, bars, rods, valve steel, etc
• BS 1306
• Copper and Copper Alloy Pressure Piping System
• BS 1414 Gate Valves for Petroleum Industry
• BS 1560 Steel Pipe Flanges (Class designated)
• BS 1600 Dimensions of Steel Pipes
British Standards

• BS 1640 Butt Welding Fittings

• BS 1740 Wrought Steel Screwed Pipe Fittings
• BS 1868 Steel Check Valves for Petroleum
Industry
• BS 1873 Steel Globe & Check Valves for Petroleum
Industry
• BS 1965 Butt Weld Pipe Fittings
• BS 2080 Face to Face / End to End Dimensions of
Valves
• BS 3381 Metallic Spiral Wound Gaskets
British Standards …..

• BS 360- Dimensions of Welded and Seamless

Pipes & Tubes
• BS 3601 C.S. Pipes & Tubes for Pr. Purposes at
Room Temp.
• BS 3602 C.S. Pipes & Tubes for Pr. Purposes at
High Temp.
• BS 3603 C.S. and Alloy Steel Pipes & Tubes for
Pressure Purposes at Low Temperature
• BS 3604 Alloy Steel Pipes for High Temperature
• BS 3605 S.S. Pipes & Tubes for Pressure Purposes
• BS 3974 Pipe Hangers, Slides & Roller type
Supports
British Standards …..
• BS 4504 Steel, CI and Copper Alloy Flanges (PN
Designated)
• BS 5155 CI & CS Butterfly Valves for General
Purposes
• BS 5351 Steel Ball Valves for Petroleum
Industries
• BS 6755 Testing of Valves
• BS 6759 Safety Valves
• BS 7159 Design and Construction of Glass
Reinforced Plastics (1989) (GRP) Piping
Systems for Individual Plants or Sites
Other International Codes & Standards
• SPC 1978 Swedish Piping Code, Code for
Piping in Stationary Plants
Stress Analysis - Method 2)
• TBK5-6 1990 Norwegian Pressure Vessel
Committee, General
Rules for Piping Systems
• RCC-M (1985) French Piping Code
• SNCT French Piping Code
• CAN/CSA-Z662-96 - Canadian Standards
Association, Oil and Gas
Pipeline Systems
 Other International Codes & Standards

• DNV 1981 Norwegian Piping Code, Rules for Submarine

Pipe line Systems
• MITI501-1980 Technical Standards for Construction of
Nuclear Power Plant Components - MITI
Notification No. 501
• KHK Level 1 Japanese Piping Code for Seismic Loads,
Level 1,KHK E 012 (1997)
• KHK Level 2 Japanese Piping Code for Seismic Loads,
Level KHK E 012 (2000)
• STOOMWEZEN Dutch Piping Rule D1101 of the Rules for
D1101/78-10) Pressure Vessels
 Scope of Code B 31.3 : Chemical Plant & Petroleum
Refinery Piping
This covers requirements of :
• Materials, Design ,
• Fabrication, Assembly
• Erection, Examination
• Testing
Fluid covered:
• Raw, Intermediate & Finished Chemicals
• Petroleum Products
• Gas, Steam, Air & Water
• Fluidized Solids, Refrigerants
 Scope of Code B 31.3 : Chemical Plant &
Petroleum Refinery Piping …..

Industries covered:
• Chemical (inclusive of Non-Radioactive Fluids of
Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant)
• Petroleum Refinery
• Loading Terminals, Tank Farms
• Natural Gas Processing Plant including LNG
• Bulk Plant, Compounding Plant
 Scope of Code B 31.3 : Chemical Plant & Petroleum
Refinery Piping …..

Exclusions of Code:
• Non Flammable, Non Toxic, Non Damaging (to
Human Tissues) Fluid Handling Piping System
with Pressure: 0 – 15 psi, (gauge), Temperature:
-290C to 1860C.
• Heaters Internals Tubes, Headers, Manifolds
• Plumbing / Sanitary Piping
• Fire Protection System Piping