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ANSI

American National Standards Institute

ASME

American Society of Mechanical Eng.

ASTM

American Society of Testing Materials

AGA

American Gas Association

API

American Petroleum Institute

ASSY

Assembly

ABS

Absolute (plastic pipe)

ATM

Atmosphere

AVG

Average

AUX

Auxiliary

BC

Bolt Circle

BB

Bolted Bonnet

BLDG

Building

B&S

Bell and Spigot

BWG

Birmingham Wire Gauge

BBL

Barrel

BBE

Beveled Both End

BLE

Beveled Large End

BSE

Beveled Small End

BLK

Black

BE

Beveled End

BF

Blind Flange, Bottom Flat

BOP

Bottom Of Pipe

BTU

British Thermal Units

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BW

Butt Weld

BM

Bill of Material, Brass Mounted, Bench

Mark

CB

Catch Basin

CFM

Cubic Feet per Minute

CI

Cast Iron

CS

Cast Steel, Carbon Steel, Cold Spring

Countersink

C/W

Complete With

CU

Cubic

CFH

Cubic Feet per Hour

CFD

Cubic Feet per Day

COND

Condensate

CORK

Corrosion

COORD

Coordinate

CP

Close Pattern

C to C

Centre to Centre

CONC

Concentric

CONT

Continue

CO

Clean Out

CPLG

Coupling

CSA

Canadian Standards Assoc.

CSC

Car Seal Closed

CSO

Car Seal Open

DWG

Drawing

DBL

Double

DEG

Degree

DIAG

Diagram

DF

Drain Funnel

DO

Ditto

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DS

Double Sweep, Dummy Support

DIM

Dimension

DISCH

Discharge

Celsius, Centigrade, Hundred

EFW

Electronic Fusion Weld

ERW

Elec. Resistance Weld

EA

Each

ELL

Elbow

ECC

Eccentric

ELEV

Elevation

E to E

End to End

EST

Estimate

EH

Extra Heavy

Fahrenheit

FAB

Fabricated

FE

Flanged end, Flow Element

FF

Flat Face, Full Faced, Flange Face

F to F

Face to Face

FLG

Flange

FOB

Flat on Bottom, Freight on Board

FOF

Face of Flange

FOT

Flat on Top

FS

Forged Steel

FW

Field Weld

FTG

Fitting, Footing

FIG

Figure

FS

Forged Steel, Far side

FT

Foot, Feet

GAL

Gallon

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GALV

Galvanized

GND

Ground

GPM

Gallons per Minute

GPH

Gallons per Hour

GR

Grade

HEX

Hexagon

HR

Hour

HDR

Header

HC

Hydrocarbon

HP

High point, High Pressure

IE

Invert Elevation

ID

Inside Diameter

IMP

Imperial

IPS

Iron Pipe Size, Inches per Second

Structural I Section

IS

Inside Screw

ISO

Isometric Drawing

INS

Insulate

INST

Instrument

IB

Iron Body

INCL

Including

INFO

Information

JT

Joint

kPA

Kilopascals

LB

Pound

LT

Light Wall

LR

Long Radius

LC

Lock Closed

LO

Lock Open

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LH

Left Hand

LW

Lap Weld

LE

Large End

LG

Long

LP

Low Point, Low Pressure

LIN

Lineal

Meter, Million, Thousand, (Metric) (Roman)

MK

Mark

MATL

Material

MAWP

Maximum Allowable Working Pressure

MAX

Maximum

MB

Machine Bolt

MFG

Manufacture

MH

Manhole

MI

Malleable Iron

Materials List

MIN

Minimum, Minute

MISC

Miscellaneous

MK

Mark

MRGL

Metal Reinforced Graphite Laminate

MSS

Manufacturers Standardization Society

MTO

Material Take-off

MW

Miter Welder

NA

Not Applicable

NC

Normally Closed

NO

Normally Open, Number

NPS

Nominal Pipe Size

NPT

National Pipe Thread

NRS

Non-rising Stem

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NO or #

Number

SO

Slip-on

IS&Y

Inside screw & Yoke

NOM

Nominal

NTS

Not to Scale

NS

Near Side

OA

On Centres

OD

Outside Diameter

OS& Y

Outside Screw & Yoke

P&ID

Piping & Instrumentation Diagram

PBE

Plain Both Ends

PE

Plain End

PI

Pressure Indicator

POE

Plain One End

PS

Pipe Support, Pressure Switch

PF

Plain Face

PSIA

Pounds per Square inch Absolute

PSIG

Pounds per Square Inch Gauge

PVC

Polyvinyl Chloride

PR

Pair

QO

Quick Opening

QTY

Quantity

RED

Reducing, Reducer

RF

Raised Face

RJ

Ring Joint

RTJ

Ring Type Joint

RR

Railroad

RPM

Revolutions Per Minute

RS

Rising Stem

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REINF

Reinforce

Radius

REF

Reference

REQD

Required

RH

Right Hand

SAE

Society of Automotive Engineers

SCR

Screwed

SCH or SCHED

Schedule

SEC

Second

SECT

Section

SF

Spot Faced

SKT

Socket

S to S

Seam to Seam

SMLS

Seamless

S.O.L.

Sock-o-let

SPEC

Specification

SQ

Square

SR

Short Radius

SS

Stainless Steel

ST

Steam Trap

STA

Station

STD

Standard

STL

Steel

STM

Steam

STR

Straight

SUCT

Suction

SW

Socket Welding

SWG

Swage

SWP

Steam Working Pressure

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SYM

Symmetrical

SYS

System

T,TEMP

Temperature

T&C

Thread and Coupled

T-T

Tangent to Tangent

TBE

Threaded Both Ends

TC

Test Connection

TE

Threaded End

TF

Top Flat

TGT

Tangent

THK

Thick

TMP

To Match Pipe

TOC

Top of Concrete

TOE

Threaded One End

T.O.L.

Thread-o-let

TOS

Top Of Steel

TPI

Threads Per Inch

TSE

Threaded Small End

TSS

Temporary Suction Strainer

TYP

Typical

T&G

Tongue and Groove

UG

Underground

UNC

Unified Coarse Thread

UNF

Unified Fine Thread

VAC

Vacuum

VERT

Vertical

WB

Welded Bonnet

WE

Welded End

WF

Wide Flange Structural

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WN

Welding Neck

WOG

Water, Oil and Gas

W.O.L.

Weld-o-let

W/O

Without

WP

Working Pressure

WT

Weight, Wall Thickness

XH

Extra Heavy

XS

Extra Strong

XXH

Double Extra Heavy

XXS

Double Extra Strong

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