ASME B16 SC B STANDARD PUBLISHED INTERPRETATIONS

ASME B16.4 Gray Iron Threaded Fittings: Classes 125 and 250

Replies to technical inquiries issued from December 2, 1992 through June 30, 1998

Interpretation: 1-1
Subject: ASME B16.4-1992, Para.7(e), Angle Tolerance Requirement in Elbows
Date Issued: March 14, 1995
File: B16-94-008

Question: In ASME B16.4-1992, is there a tolerance requirement for the 90 deg or

45 deg angle in elbows?

Reply: Yes. The tolerance is given in para. 7(e) as an alignment variation

expressed as a slope that the user of the standard may convert to an
angular variation. For further clarification, see Fig. 1-1 below.

Replies to technical inquiries issued from July 1, 1998 through July 31, 2006

Interpretation: 4-1
Subject: Use of Hex Ends
Issued: February 24, 2006
Item: 06-13

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other than ASME Committee business.
 Question: Are hex ends on reducing couplings within the scope of ASME B16.4?

Reply: No. The ASME B16.4 Scope cites coverage for “dimensions and
tolerances” for gray iron fittings. The fitting dimensional table for
reducing couplings, Table 6, is limited to requirements only for banded
fittings. There is no coverage for other fitting types.

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other than ASME Committee business.