Piping Standards and Codes

Organizations that promulgate piping standards include:

ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers - B31 series

o ASME B31.1 Power piping (steam piping etc.)
o ASME B31.3 Process piping
o ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid
Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids
o ASME B31.5 Refrigeration piping and heat transfer
components
o ASME B31.8 Gas transmission and distribution piping
systems
o ASME B31.9 Building services piping
o ASME B31.11 Slurry Transportation Piping Systems
o ASME B31.12 Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines

ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials

o ASTM A252 Standard Specification for Welded and Seamless
Steel Pipe Piles

API - American Petroleum Institute

o API 5L Petroleum and natural gas industriesSteel pipe for

pipeline transportation systems

EN 13480 - European metallic industrial piping code

o EN 13480-1 Metallic industrial piping - Part 1: General
o EN 13480-2 Metallic industrial piping - Part 2: Materials
o EN 13480-3 Metallic industrial piping - Part 3: Design and
calculation
o EN 13480-4 Metallic industrial piping - Part 4: Fabrication and
installation
o EN 13480-5 Metallic industrial piping - Part 5: Inspection and
testing
o EN 13480-6 Metallic industrial piping - Part 6: Additional
requirements for buried piping
o PD TR 13480-7 Metallic industrial piping - Part 7: Guidance
on the use of conformity assessment procedures
o EN 13480-8 Metallic industrial piping - Part 8: Additional
requirements for aluminum and aluminum alloy piping

AWS - American Welding Society

AWWA - American Water Works Association

MSS Manufacturers' Standardization Society

ANSI - American National Standards Institute

NFPA - National Fire Protection Association

EJMA - Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association