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The ASME B16 Standards covers pipes and fittings in cast iron , cast bronze, wrought copper and steel The ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers – ASME/ANSI B16 Standards covers pipes and fittings in cast iron , cast bronze, wrought copper and steel. {loadposition ArticleTop} ASME/ANSI B16.1 – 1998 – Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings This […]
The ASTM standards covers various types of steel pipes, tubes and fittings for high-temperature service, ordinary use and special applications such as fire protection use. The ASTM International specifications for steel tubes list standard requirements for boiler and superheater tubes, general service tubes, steel tubes in refinery service, heat exchanger and condenser tubes, mechanical and […]
{loadposition ArticleTop} Flange diameters, thickness, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts for ASME/ANSI B16.15 – Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings – 150 lb Bronze flanges with plain faces can be found in the table below: 150 lb bronze flanges with plain faces have two concentric gaskets retaining grooves between the port and the […]
{loadposition ArticleTop} Flange diameters, thickness, bolt circles, numbers and diameter of bolts for ASME/ANSI B16.15 – Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings – 300 lb Bronze Flanges with plain faces. ASME/ANSI B16.15 – Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings – 300 lb bronze flanges have plain faces with two concentric gasket retaining grooves between the port and the holes.
{loadposition ArticleTop} British standards and specifications for pipe, tube and fittings Industrial pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications from the BSi – British Standards Institute: BS 21, Publication date:1985-09-30 Specification for pipe threads for tubes and fittings where pressure-tight joints are made on the threads (metric dimensions) BS 61, Publication date:1969-12-31 Specification for threads for light […]
{loadposition ArticleTop} Steels can be classified by a variety of different systems depending on: The composition, such as carbon, low-alloy or stainless steel. The manufacturing methods, such as open hearth, basic oxygen process, or electric furnace methods. The finishing method, such as hot rolling or cold rolling The product form, such as bar plate, sheet, strip, tubing or […]
{loadposition ArticleTop} ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings – Class 150 Flanges – outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts for Weld neck, Threaded, Slip-on, Lap joint, Socket weld and Blind flanges. Carbon and stainless steel qualities according ASME B16.5 Table 1A.