DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR PIPING COMPONENTS

By Peter Smith from Piping Materials Guide: Selection and Applications

Type of Component

Function

Butt-Weld Ends

90 long radius (LR)

elbow
90 short radius (SR)
elbow
45 Elbow

Change direction

180 return

Change direction

Equal tee

Change direction

Reducing tee
Reinforced branch
(O'let)
Eccentric reducer

Change direction
and size
Change direction
and size
Change size

Concentric reducer

Change size

Flanges

Join pipe and

components
Join pipe and
components
Join pipe and
components
Join pipe and

ASME B16.9 (1/2-48

in.)
ASME B16.28 (1/248 in.)
ASME B16.9 (1/2-48
in.)
ASME B16.9 (1/2-48
in.)
ASME B16.9 (1/2-48
in.)
ASME B16.9 (1/2-48
in.)
Manufacturer's
standard
ASME B16.9 (1/2-48
in.)
ASME B16.9 (1/2-48
in.)
ASME B16.5 (1/2-48
in.)
ASME B16.47 (26-60
in.)
N/A

Flanges
Couplings
Unions

Change direction
Change direction

N/A

Threaded-SocketWeld Ends
ASME B16.11 (1/2-4
in.)
Not applicable
ASME B16.11 (1/2-4
in.)
Not applicable
ASME B16.11 (1/2-4
in.)
ASME B16.11(1/2-4
in.)
Manufacturer's
standard
ASME B16.11 (1/2-4
in.)
ASME B16.11 (1/2-4
in.)
ASME B16.5 (1/2-24
in.)
N/A
ASME B16.11 (1/2-4
in.)
BS 3799

Material Standard

Spectacle blinds,
spades and spacers

components
Isolation

Held between Flanges

API 590 or company's standards

B16.1 Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings

B16.3 Malleable Iron Threaded Fittings, Class 150 and 300
B16.4 Cast Iron Threaded Fittings, Classes 125 and 250
B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
B16.9 Factory Made Wrought Steel Buttwelding Fittings
B16.10 Face to Face and End to End Dimensions of Valves
B16.11 Forged Fittings, Socket Welding and Threaded
B16.12 Cast Iron Threaded Drainage Fittings
B16.14 Ferrous Pipe Plugs, Bushings and Locknuts with Pipe Threads
B16.15 Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings Class 125 and 250
B16.18 Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings
B16.20 Ring Joint Gaskets and Grooves for Steel Pipe Flanges
B16.21 Nonmetallic Flat Gaskets for Pipe Flanges
B16.22 Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings
B16.23 Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Drainage Fittings DWV
B16.24 Cast Copper Alloy Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings Class 150, 300,
400,600, 900, 1500 and 2500
B16.25 Buttwelding Ends
B16.26 Cast Copper Alloy Fittings for Flared Copper Tubes
B16.28 Wrought Steel Buttwelding Short Radius Elbows and Returns
B16.29 Wrought Copper and Wrought Copper Alloy Solder Joint Drainage
Fittings DWV
B16.32 Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Fittings for Sovent Drainage Systems
B16.33 Manually Operated Metallic Gas Valves for Use in Gas Piping systems
Up to 125 psig (sizes through 2)
B16.34 Valves Flanged, Threaded and Welding End
B16.36 Orifice Flanges
B16.37 Hydrostatic Testing of Control Valves

B16.38 Large Metallic Valves for Gas Distribution (Manually Operated, NPS 2
to 12, 125 psig maximum)
B16.39 Malleable Iron Threaded Pipe Unions, Classes 1150, 250 and 300
B16.40 Manually Operated Thermoplastic Gs Shutoffs and Valves in Gas
Distribution Systems
B16.42 Ductile Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Class 150 and 300
B16.47 Large Diameter Steel Flanges (NPS 26 through NPS 60)
B36.10 Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe
B36.19 Stainless Steel Pipe
Other ASME or ANSI
B73.1 Horizontal, End Suction Centrifugal Pumps
B73.2 Vertical In-line Centrifugal Pumps
B133.2 Basic Gas Turbine
The difference between piping codes and piping standards can be defined as:
Piping Codes: Piping codes defines the requirements of design, fabrication, use of materials, tests and inspection of
pipes and piping systems.
A code has a limited jurisdiction defined by the code.
Piping Standards: Piping standards define application design and construction rules and requirements for piping
components as flanges, elbows, tees, valves etc.
A standard has a limited scope defined by the standard.