ASTM International - Standards for Steel Pipes,

Tubes and Fittings

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
Steel Pipes

A53 - A53/A53M-99b - Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated,
Welded and Seamless
A74 - A74-98 - Specification for Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings
A106 - A106-99e1 - Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service
A126 - A126-95e1 - Specification for Grey Iron Castings for Valves, Flanges, and Pipe Fittings
A134 - A134-96 - Specification for Pipe, Steel, Electric-Fusion (Arc)-Welded (Sizes NPS 16 and
Over)
A135 - A135-97c - Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Steel Pipe
A139 - A139-96e1 - Specification for Electric-Fusion (Arc)-Welded Steel Pipe (NPS 4 and
Over)
A182 - A182/A182M-99 - Specification for Forged or Rolled Alloy-Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged
Fittings, and Valves and Parts for High-Temperature Service
A252 - A252-98 - Specification for Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe Piles
A312 - A312/A312M-00 - Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel
Pipes
A333 - A333/A333M-99 - Specification for Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe for LowTemperature Service
A335 - A335/A335M-99 - Specification for Seamless Ferritic Alloy-Steel Pipe for HighTemperature Service
A338 - A338-84 (1998) - Specification for Malleable Iron Flanges, Pipe Fittings, and Valve Parts
for Railroad, Marine, and Other Heavy Duty Service at Temperatures Up to 650F (345C)
A358 - A358/A358M-98 - Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Austenitic ChromiumNickel Alloy Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service
A369 - A369/A369M-92 - Specification for Carbon and Ferritic Alloy Steel Forged and Bored
Pipe for High-Temperature Service
A376 - A376/A376M-98 - Specification for Seamless Austenitic Steel Pipe for HighTemperature Central-Station Service
A377 - A377-99 - Index of Specifications for Ductile-Iron Pressure Pipe
A409 - A409/A409M-95ae1 - Specification for Welded Large Diameter Austenitic Steel Pipe for
Corrosive or High-Temperature Service
A426 - A426-92 (1997) - Specification for Centrifugally Cast Ferritic Alloy Steel Pipe for HighTemperature Service
A451 - A451-93 (1997) - Specification for Centrifugally Cast Austenitic Steel Pipe for HighTemperature Service
A523 - A523-96 - Specification for Plain End Seamless and Electric-Resistance-Welded Steel
Pipe for High-Pressure Pipe-Type Cable Circuits
A524 - A524-96 - Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for Atmospheric and Lower
Temperatures

A530 - A530/A530M-99 - Specification for General Requirements for Specialized Carbon and
Alloy Steel Pipe
A648 - A648-95e1 - Specification for Steel Wire, Hard Drawn for Pre-stressing Concrete Pipe
A674 - A674-95 - Practice for Polyethylene Encasement for Ductile Iron Pipe for Water or Other
Liquids
A691 - A691-98 - Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe, Electric-Fusion-Welded for
High-Pressure Service at High Temperatures
A694 - A694/A694M-00 - Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Pipe Flanges,
Fittings, Valves, and Parts for High-Pressure Transmission Service
A716 - A716-99 - Specification for Ductile Iron Culvert Pipe
A733 - A733-99 - Specification for Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel and Austenitic Stainless
Steel Pipe Nipples
A742 - A742/A742M-98 - Specification for Steel Sheet, Metallic Coated and Polymer Precoated for Corrugated Steel Pipe
A746 - A746-99 - Specification for Ductile Iron Gravity Sewer Pipe
A760 - A760/A760M-99 - Specification for Corrugated Steel Pipe, Metallic-Coated for Sewers
and Drains
A761 - A761/A761M-98 - Specification for Corrugated Steel Structural Plate, Zinc-Coated, for
Field-Bolted Pipe, Pipe-Arches, and Arches
A762 - A762/A762M-98 - Specification for Corrugated Steel Pipe, Polymer Pre-coated for
Sewers and Drains
A790 - A790/A790M-99 - Specification for Seamless and Welded Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless
Steel Pipe
A796 - A796/A796M-99 - Practice for Structural Design of Corrugated Steel Pipe, Pipe-Arches,
and Arches for Storm and Sanitary Sewers and Other Buried Applications
A798 - A798/A798M-97a - Practice for Installing Factory-Made Corrugated Steel Pipe for
Sewers and Other Applications
A807 - A807/A807M-97 - Practice for Installing Corrugated Steel Structural Plate Pipe for
Sewers and Other Applications
A810 - A810-94 - Specification for Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Pipe Winding Mesh
A813 - A813/A813M-95e2 - Specification for Single- or Double-Welded Austenitic Stainless
Steel Pipe
A814 - A814/A814M-96 (1998) - Specification for Cold-Worked Welded Austenitic Stainless
Steel Pipe
A849 - A849-99 - Specification for Post-Applied Coatings, Pavings, and Linings for Corrugated
Steel Sewer and Drainage Pipe
A861 - A861-94e1 - Specification for High-Silicon Iron Pipe and Fittings
A862 - A862/A862M-98 - Practice for Application of Asphalt Coatings to Corrugated Steel
Sewer and Drainage Pipe
A865 - A865-97 - Specification for Threaded Couplings, Steel, Black or Zinc-Coated
(Galvanized) Welded or Seamless, for Use in Steel Pipe Joints
A872 - A872-91 (1997) - Specification for Centrifugally Cast Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless Steel
Pipe for Corrosive Environments
A885 - A885/A885M-96 - Specification for Steel Sheet, Zinc and Aramid Fiber Composite
Coated for Corrugated Steel Sewer, Culvert, and Underdrain Pipe
A888 - A888-98e1 - Specification for Hubless Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings for Sanitary and
Storm Drain, Waste, and Vent Piping Applications
A926 - A926-97 - Test Method for Comparing the Abrasion Resistance of Coating Materials for
Corrugated Metal Pipe
A928 - A928/A928M-98 - Specification for Ferritic/Austenitic (Duplex) Stainless Steel Pipe
Electric Fusion Welded with Addition of Filler Metal

A929 - A929/A929M-97 - Specification for Steel Sheet, Metallic-Coated by the Hot-Dip Process
for Corrugated Steel Pipe
A930 - A930-99 - Practice for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Corrugated Metal Pipe Used for
Culverts, Storm Sewers, and Other Buried Conduits
A943 - A943/A943M-95e1 - Specification for Spray-Formed Seamless Austenitic Stainless Steel
Pipes
A949 - A949/A949M-95e1 - Specification for Spray-Formed Seamless Ferritic/Austenitic
Stainless Steel Pipe
A954 - A954-96 - Specification for Austenitic Chromium-Nickel-Silicon Alloy Steel Seamless
and Welded Pipe
A972 - A972/A972M-99 - Specification for Fusion Bonded Epoxy-Coated Pipe Piles
A978 - A978/A978M-97 - Specification for Composite Ribbed Steel Pipe, Precoated and
Polyethylene Lined for Gravity Flow Sanitary Sewers, Storm Sewers, and Other Special
Applications
A984 - A984/A984M-00 - Specification for Steel Line Pipe, Black, Plain-End, ElectricResistance-Welded
A998 - A998/A998M-98 - Practice for Structural Design of Reinforcements for Fittings in
Factory-Made Corrugated Steel Pipe for Sewers and Other Applications
A999 - A999/A999M-98 - Specification for General Requirements for Alloy and Stainless Steel
Pipe
A1005 - A1005/A1005M-00 - Specification for Steel Line Pipe, Black, Plain End, Longitudinal
and Helical Seam, Double Submerged-Arc Welded
A1006 - A1006/A1006M-00 - Specification for Steel Line Pipe, Black, Plain End, Laser Beam
Welded

Steel Tubes
Superheater, Boiler and Miscellaneous Tubes:

A178 - A178/A178M-95 - Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon Steel and

Carbon-Manganese Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes
A179 - A179/A179M-90a (1996) e1 - Specification for Seamless Cold-Drawn Low-Carbon Steel
Heat-Exchanger and Condenser Tubes
A192 - A192/A192M-91 (1996) e1 - Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Boiler Tubes for
High-Pressure Service
A209 - A209/A209M-98 - Specification for Seamless Carbon-Molybdenum Alloy-Steel Boiler
and Superheater Tubes
A210 - A210/A210M-96 - Specification for Seamless Medium-Carbon Steel Boiler and
Superheater Tubes
A213 - A213/A213M-99a - Specification for Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel
Boiler, Superheater, and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
A249 - A249/A249M-98e1 - Specification for Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater,
Heat-Exchanger, and Condenser Tubes
A250 - A250/A250M-95 - Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Ferritic Alloy-Steel
Boiler and Superheater Tubes
A254 - A254-97 - Specification for Copper-Brazed Steel Tubing
A268 - A268/A268M-96 - Specification for Seamless and Welded Ferritic and Martensitic
Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service
A269 - A269-98 - Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for
General Service
A270 - A270-98ae1 - Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Sanitary
Tubing

A334 - A334/A334M-99 - Specification for Seamless and Welded Carbon and Alloy-Steel Tubes
for Low-Temperature Service
A423 - A423/A423M-95 - Specification for Seamless and Electric-Welded Low-Alloy Steel
Tubes
A450 - A450/A450M-96a - Specification for General Requirements for Carbon, Ferritic Alloy,
and Austenitic Alloy Steel Tubes
A608 - A608-91a (1998) - Specification for Centrifugally Cast Iron-Chromium-Nickel HighAlloy Tubing for Pressure Application at High Temperatures
A618 - A618-99 - Specification for Hot-Formed Welded and Seamless High-Strength LowAlloy Structural Tubing
A632 - A632-98 - Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing
(Small-Diameter) for General Service
A688 - A688/A688M-98 - Specification for Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Feedwater Heater
Tubes
A771 - A771/A771M-95 - Specification for Seamless Austenitic and Martensitic Stainless Steel
Tubing for Liquid Metal-Cooled Reactor Core Components
A778 - A778-98 - Specification for Welded, Unanneled Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubular
Products
A789 - A789/A789M-00 - Specification for Seamless and Welded Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless
Steel Tubing for General Service
A803 - A803/A803M-98 - Specification for Welded Ferritic Stainless Steel Feedwater Heater
Tubes
A822 - A822-90 (1995) e1 - Specification for Seamless Cold-Drawn Carbon Steel Tubing for
Hydraulic System Service
A826 - A826/A826M-95 - Specification for Seamless Austenitic and Martensitic Stainless Steel
Duct Tubes for Liquid Metal-Cooled Reactor Core Components
A847 - A847-99a - Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless High Strength, Low
Alloy Structural Tubing with Improved Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance
A908 - A908-91 (1998) - Specification for Stainless Steel Needle Tubing
A953 - A953-96 - Specification for Austenitic Chromium-Nickel-Silicon Alloy Steel Seamless
and Welded Tubing -

Heat-Exchanger and Condenser Tubes

A179 - A179/A179M-90a (1996) e1 - Specification for Seamless Cold-Drawn Low-Carbon Steel

Heat-Exchanger and Condenser Tubes
A213 - A213/A213M-99a - Specification for Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel
Boiler, Superheater, and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
A214 - A214/A214M-96 - Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon Steel HeatExchanger and Condenser Tubes
A249 - A249/A249M-98e1 - Specification for Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater,
Heat-Exchanger, and Condenser Tubes
A498 - A498-98 - Specification for Seamless and Welded Carbon, Ferritic, and Austenitic Alloy
Steel Heat-Exchanger Tubes with Integral Fins
A851 - A851-96 - Specification for High-Frequency Induction Welded, Unannealed, Austenitic
Steel Condenser Tubes -

Structural Tubing

A500 - A500-99 - Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural
Tubing in Rounds and Shapes

A501 - A501-99 - Specification for Hot-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural
Tubing
A847 - A847-99a - Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless High Strength, Low
Alloy Structural Tubing with Improved Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance
A618 - A618-99 - Specification for Hot-Formed Welded and Seamless High-Strength LowAlloy Structural Tubing -

Mechanical Tubing

A511 - A511-96 - Specification for Seamless Stainless Steel Mechanical Tubing

A512 - A512-96 - Specification for Cold-Drawn Buttweld Carbon Steel Mechanical Tubing
A513 - A513-98 - Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon and Alloy Steel
Mechanical Tubing
A519 - A519-96 - Specification for Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Mechanical Tubing
A554 - A554-98e1 - Specification for Welded Stainless Steel Mechanical Tubing -

Welded Fittings

A234 - A234/A234M-99 - Specification for Piping Fittings of Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy
Steel for Moderate and High Temperature Service
A403 - A403/A403M-99a - Specification for Wrought Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping Fittings
A420 - A420/A420M-99 - Specification for Piping Fittings of Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy
Steel for Low-Temperature Service
A758 - A758/A758M-98 - Specification for Wrought-Carbon Steel Butt-Welding Piping Fittings
with Improved Notch Toughness
A774 - A774/A774M-98 - Specification for As-Welded Wrought Austenitic Stainless Steel
Fittings for General Corrosive Service at Low and Moderate Temperatures -

Carbon Steel Pipes - Comparing American &

European Specifications
Comparing standards of carbon steel pipes from USA, Germany, UK
and Sweden
USA

UK

Germany

ASTM A 53

BS3601

DIN 1629

Grade A SMLS

HFS 22 & CDS 22

St 35

SIS 1233-05

Grade B SMLS

HFS 27 & CDS 27

St 45

SIS 1434-05

ASTM A 53

BS3601

DIN 1626

Grade A ERW

ERW 22

Blatt 3 St 34-2 ERW

Grade B ERW

ERW 27

Blatt 3 St 37-2 ERW

ASTM A 53

BS3601

DIN 1626

FBW

BW 22

Blatt 3 St 34-2 FBW

ASTM A 106

BS3602

DIN 17175 2)

Grade A

HFS 23

St 35-8

SIS 1233-06

Grade B

HFS 27

St 45-8

SIS 1435-05

Grade C

HFS 35

ASTM A 134

BS3601

DIN 1626

EFW

Blatt 2 EFW

ASTM A 135

BS3601

DIN 1626

Grade A

ERW 22

Blatt 3 St 34-2 ERW

SIS 1233-06

Grade B

ERW 27

Blatt 3 St 37-2 ERW

SIS 1434-06

ASTM A 139

BS3601

DIN 1626

Grade A

EFW 22

Blatt 2 St 37

Grade B

EFW 27

Blatt 2 St 42

BS3602

DIN 1626, Blatt 3 with

certification C

ASTM A 155 Class 2

C45

St 34-2

Sweden

C50

St 37-2

C55

St 42-2

KC55

St 42-2 2)

EFW 28

St 42-2 2)

KC60
KC65

EFW 28S

KC70

St 52-2
St 52-2

API 5L

BS3601

DIN 1629

Grade A SMLS

HFS 22 & CDS 22

St 35

SIS 1233-05

Grade B SMLS

HFS 27 & CDS 27

St 45

SIS 1434-06 *

API 5L

BS3601

DIN 1625

Grade A ERW

ERW 22

Blatt 3 St 34-2 ERW

1)

Grade B ERW

ERW 27

API 5L

BS3601 Double welded

DIN 1626

Grade A EFW

ERW 22

Blatt 3 St 34-2 FW
1)

Blatt 4 St 37-2 ERW

Grade B EFW

ERW 27

API 5L

BS3601

DIN 1626

FBW

BW 22

Blatt 3 St 34-2 FBW

1)

Blatt 4 St 37-2 FW

Specify API 5L Grade B testing procedures for these steels

Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels Classification

Steel is considered to be carbon steel when no minimum content is

specified or required for chromium, cobalt, columbium (niobium),
molybdenum, nickel, titanium, tungsten, vanadium or zirconium

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 structural shape
The deoxidation practice, such as killed, semi-killed, capped or rimmed steel
The microstructure, such as ferritic, pearlitic and martensitic
The required strength level, as specified in ASTM standards
The heat treatment, such as annealing, quenching and tempering, and thermomechanical processing
Quality descriptors, such as forging quality and commercial quality.

ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME is one of the leading organizations in the world developing
codes and standards

Technical Divisions and Subdivisions

Advancing the science and practice of mechanical engineering is the responsibility of the Society's 37 Technical
Divisions and Subdivisions, which span a vast array of disciplines, technologies and industries:

Advanced Energy Systems - Promotes the advancement of emerging energy conversion devices and
processes, such as hydrogen technologies, fuel cells and heat pumps, and understanding of thermo
economics.
Aerospace - Concerns mechanical engineering of aircraft and manned/unmanned spacecraft design,
including adaptive structures and materials, propulsion systems and life support equipment.
Applied Mechanics - Advances the study of how media, including solids, fluids and systems, respond
to external stimuli, as well as the specialized areas of shock and vibration and computer applications.
Bioengineering - Focused on the application of mechanical engineering principles to the conception,
design, development, analysis and operation of biomechanical systems.
Computers & Information in Engineering - Concerned with the application of emerging computer
simulation technology to enhance the entire engineering process.
Design Engineering - Addresses the design concepts of machines and mechanisms, such as
fastening/joining methods and gearing, as well as design aspects affecting reliability and
manufacturability.
Dynamic Systems & Control - Concentrates on control methods and devices, from servomechanisms
and regulators to automatic controls, for dynamic systems involving forces, motion and/or the flow of
energy or material.
Electronic & Photonic Packaging - Fosters cooperation on mechanical engineering considerations of
microelectronics, photonics, microwave and microelectromechanical systems design and manufacturing.
Environmental Engineering - Concerns air, ground and water pollution control technologies, including
environmental remediation and mixed hazardous/radioactive waste management.
Fluids Engineering - Involved in fluid mechanics in all types of systems and processes involving fluid
flow, including pumps, turbines, compressors, pipelines, biological fluid elements and hydraulic
structures.
Fluid Power Systems & Technology - Advances the design and analysis of fluid power components,
such as hydraulic and pneumatic actuators, pumps, motors and modulating components, in various
systems and applications.
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in modern utility and industrial power plants, including fuels handling, preparation, processing and byproduct emissions controls.
Heat Transfer - Enhances the theory and application of heat transfer in equipment and thermodynamic
processes in all fields of mechanical engineering and related technologies.
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storage devices and their manufacture, with primary focus on rigid and floppy disks, magnetic tape,
VCR and optical disk technologies.

Internal Combustion Engine - Furthers mechanical engineering of all types of reciprocating

combustion engines, including diesel and spark ignited engines for mobile, marine, rail and stationary
power generation applications.
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and aeroengine machinery in various applications, including aircraft, marine and electric power
generation.
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and its influence on design consideration in materials selection for engineering structures.
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advancements in material transport systems through mechanical engineering, systems engineering and
information technology.
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combining electrical, mechanical, optical, chemical and/or biological components fabricated via
integrated circuit or similar manufacturing techniques.
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solution of noise control problems, as well as the uses of acoustics in industrial applications.
NonDestructive Evaluation Engineering - Covers the evaluation of critical system components for
material/defect/structure characterization through nondestructive methods, such as ultrasonics,
radiography and other techniques.
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nuclear reactor systems and components, fusion, heat transport, nuclear fuels technology and radioactive
waste.
Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering - Promotes international technological progress in the recovery
of energy resources in offshore and arctic environments, as well as systems, equipment and vehicles for
underwater sea usage.
Petroleum - Covers mechanical systems used in the entire area of petroleum drilling, production,
refining, processing, and transportation, as well as management and environmental concerns.
Pipeline Systems Division - Promotes pipeline systems technology, including automation, rotating
equipment, geotechnics, heat transfer, offshore, materials, GIS, database, environmental issues, design,
construction, and integrity.
Plant Engineering & Maintenance - Focuses on the design, fabrication, installation, operation and
maintenance of manufacturing systems, equipment, processes and facilities to create products of
enhanced value.
Power - Disseminates information on the research, design, operation, economics, and environmental
effects of fossil-fired thermal power generation systems, including hydroelectric.
Pressure Vessels & Piping - Concerns the design, fabrication, inspection, operation and failure
prevention of power boilers, heating boilers, pipelines, pumps, valves and other pressure-bearing
components and vessels.
Process Industries - Focuses on the design of systems and machines for heating, cooling or treating
industrial fluids and gases, including the efficient management and control of the processes themselves.
Rail Transportation - Covers the mechanical design, construction, operation and maintenance of
locomotives, freight, passenger and commuter cars in railroads and mass transit systems.
Safety Engineering & Risk Analysis - Promotes practices that lead to reduced risk and loss prevention
by creating safer products, processes, and occupational environments.
Solar Energy - Concerned with all aspects of solar-derived energy for mechanical and electrical power
generation, as well as wind energy and ocean thermal energy conversion.

Solid Waste Processing - Addresses the design, construction and operation of solid waste processing
and disposal facilities, including waste-to-energy combustors, materials recovery/recycling, landfills and
composting.
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innovation and the world community, as well as the social responsibility of the engineer.
Textile Engineering - Focuses on product and process technology for the improvement of fiber,
composite material, textile, and apparel manufacturing operations, machinery and instrumentation.
Tribology - Involved in all aspects of friction, lubrication and wear in mechanical designs and
manufacturing processes, as well as its economic impact on system reliability and maintainability.

Popular Publications from ASME

The ASME committees within the different divisions and subdivisions develops, updates and publish some of
the worlds most used codes and standards. Some of the popular titles are:
ASME 2004 Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code - The Code, which is issued once every three years, is comprised
of 28 separate volumes which establish rules of safety governing the design, fabrication and inspection of
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ASME B31.1 - 2001 Power Piping - The code prescribes minimum requirements for the design, materials,
fabrication, erection, test, and inspection of power and auxiliary service piping systems for electric generation
stations, industrial institutional plants, central and district heating plants. The code covers boiler external piping
for power boilers and high temperature, high pressure water boilers in which steam or vapor is generated at a
pressure of more than 15 PSIG; and high temperature water is generated at pressures exceeding 160 PSIG
and/or temperatures exceeding 250 degrees F.
ASME B31.3 - 2002 Process Piping - The Code contains rules for piping typically found in petroleum
refineries; chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, paper, semiconductor, and cryogenic plants; and related processing
plants and terminals. The Code prescribes requirements for materials and components, design, fabrication,
assembly, erection, examination, inspection, and testing of piping. The Code applies to piping for all fluids
including: (1) raw, intermediate, and finished chemicals; (2) petroleum products; (3) gas, steam, air and water;
(4) fluidized solids; (5) refrigerants; and (6) cryogenic fluids. Also included is piping which interconnects
pieces or stages within a packaged equipment assembly.
ASME V14.5M - 1994 Dimensioning and Tolerance - The standard establishes uniform practices for stating
and interpreting dimensioning, tolerances, and related requirements for use on engineering drawings and in
related documents. For a mathematical explanation of many of the principles in this standard, see ASME
Y14.5.1m. Practices unique to architectural and civil engineering, land, welding symbology are not included.
ASME B16.5 - 1996 Pipe Flanges and Flange Fittings - The Standard covers pressure-temperature ratings,
materials, dimensions, tolerances, marking, testing, and methods of designating openings for pipe flanges and
flanged fittings in sizes NPS 1/2 through NPS 24 and in rating Classes 150, 300, 400, 600, 900, 1500, and 2500.
Flanges and flanged fittings may be cast, forged, or (for blind flanges and certain reducing flanges only) plate
materials as listed in Table 1A. Requirements and recommendations regarding bolting and gaskets are also
included.

ASME B31.4 - 1998 - Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and other Liquids - The
Code prescribes requirements for the design, materials, construction, assembly, inspection, and testing of piping
transporting liquids such as crude oil, condensate, natural gasoline, natural gas liquids, liquefied petroleum gas,
carbon dioxide, liquid alcohol, liquid anhydrous ammonia and liquid petroleum products between producers'
lease facilities, tank farms, natural gas processing plants, refineries, stations, ammonia plants, terminals (marine,
rail and truck) and other delivery and receiving points. Piping consists of pipe, flanges, bolting, gaskets, valves,
relief devices, fittings and the pressure containing parts of other piping components. It also includes hangers and
supports, and other equipment items necessary to prevent overstressing the pressure containing parts. It does not
include support structures such as frames of buildings, buildings stanchions or foundations or any equipment
such as defined in para. 400.1.2(B). Requirements for offshore pipelines are found in Chapter IX. Also included
within the scope of this Code are: (A) Primary and associated auxiliary liquid petroleum and liquid anhydrous
ammonia piping at pipeline terminals (marine, rail and truck), tank farms, pump stations, pressure reducing
stations and metering stations, including scraper traps, strainers, and prover loop; (B) Storage and working tanks
including pipe-type storage fabricated from pipe and fittings, and piping interconnecting these facilities; (C)
Liquid petroleum and liquid anhydrous ammonia piping located on property which has been set aside for such
piping within petroleum refinery, natural gasoline, gas processing, ammonia, and bulk plants; (D) Those aspects
of operation and maintenance of liquid pipeline systems relating to the safety and protection of the general
public, operating company personnel, environment, property and the piping systems.