MSS SP-b 96 MM 5770640 0500747 37S mm STANDARD PRACTICE S P-6 1996 Edition STANDARD FINISHES FOR CONTACT FACES OF PIPE FLANGES AND CONNECTING-END FLANGES OF VALVES AND FITTINGS Developed and Approved y the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the ‘Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc 127 Park Street, N.E. Vienna, Virginia 22180 Originally Approved December, 1929 Copvint by the Manufactures Sondaeaton Society OF he Vahe Ard Fitings dsr he Wor Sep 14 024441386NSS SP-b Sb MM 577040 0500748 232 mm Mss. STANDARD PRACTICE. SP-6 An MSS Standard Practice is intended as a basis for common practice by the manufacturer, the user, and the general public. The existence of an MSS Standard Practice does not in itself preclude the manufacture, sale, or use of products not conforming to the Standard Practice. Mandatory conformance is established anly by reference in a code, specification, sales contract, or public law, as applicable. Substantive changes in this 1996 edition are “lagged” by parallel bars as shown on the margins of this paragraph. The specific detail of the change may be determined by comparing the material flagged with that in the previous edition U.S. customary units in this SP are the standard; the metric units are for reference only. Other standards documents referred to herein are identified by the date of issue that was applicable to this standard atthe date of issue ofthis standard. See Annex A. This Standard shall remain silent on the applicability of those other standards of prior or subsequent dates of issue even though provisions of concern may not have ‘changed. References contained herein which are bibliographic in nature are noted as supplemental in the text Any part of this standard may be quoted. Credit lines should read ‘Extracted from MSS SP-5, 1996, with permission of the publisher, the Manufacturers Standardization Society.’ Reproduction prohibited under copyright convention unless written permission is granted by the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. Copyright ©, 1985 by ‘Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Ine. Printed in U.S.A, Copvint by the Manufactures Sondaeaton Society OF he Vahe Ard Fitings dsr he Wor Sep 14 024441386Mss MSS SP-b 96 MM S770640 0500749 178 mi STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 STANDARD FINISHES FOR CONTACT FACES OF PIPE FLANGES AND CONNECTING END FLANGES OF VALVES AND FITTINGS: SCOPE LL This standard pertains to the finish of gasket contact faces of pipe flanges and end flanges of valves and fittings. 1.2 Itis intended for application to produets for which ASME BI6 Standards do not contain complete facing finish require- ments or for which there are no such Standards. DEFINITIONS 2.1 The term Ra (roughness average) is ex- pressed in micro-inches (xin) [micro-meters Gm). 22. Flange Facing Finish. The finish of con- necting end flanges of valves and fittings shall be judged by visual comparison with SMALL MALE & FEMALE a 1/16" RAISED LARGE MALE & FEMALE, Ra Standards (See ASME B46.1) and not by instruments having stylus tracers and electronic amplification. The finishes required are given in Table 1. Other finishes may be furnished by agreement between purchaser and manufacturer. Other dimensions (in Table 1) are also approximate and not subject to rejection by depth gage measurement or precision instrument measurements. LIMITATIONS 3.1 Surface finishes listed are not necessarily ‘optimum for all gasket types of materials 3.2. On flat (plain) faces, serrations need not extend beyond corresponding raised face diameter. V4" RAISED SMALL TONGUE & LARGE TONGUE & ‘GROOVE GROOVE FIGURE | - TYPES OF CONTACT FACES FOR FLANGES Copvint by the Manufactures Sondaeaton Society OF he Vahe Ard Fitings dsr he Wor Sep 14 024441386 eaNSS SP-b 9b MM 5770640 0500750 997 mm Mss. STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 TABLE 1. STANDARD FINISHES FOR CONTACT FACES OF PIPE FLANGES AND CONNECTING-END FLANGES OF VALVES AND FITTINGS. Type of Contact Steel Duet Iron Gray Iron Bronze Faces Serrated: spiral_or] Smooth™ 250 in 6.3] Smooth”: 250 in 6.3] Smooth”: 125 pin 3. concentric, 45055 per jm) Ra max., hn) Ra max., jm) Ra max., [Flat or 1/16" (1.6 finch (25.4 mm) rec- mm) Raised Face ommended. or or or [The resultant surface finish shall ave a 125) Serrated: spiral or] Serrated: spiral, 11 to] Serrated: spiral or to 250 kin. (3.2 to 6.3] concentric, 0 50 pex|50 peri. (25.4 mm) or| concentric, 30t0 80 per um) Ra. fin. 25.4 mim). Depth|eorcentric, 8 or more|in. (25.4 mi). approx. 0.003 t0 0.020} per in. (254 mm).lapprox, 0.003 to 0. in. (0.075100.510mm)| Depth spprox. 0.003 ton, (0.075 t00.510mm) 0.020 in. (0.075 | fosiomm) 1/4" (6.4 mm) | Serrated” same as Flat|Same™ as Flat Raised - Large Male| & Female ‘Small Male & | Same as Flat Female, Large & or same” as Flat ‘Small Tongue & — |mooth: 125 nin. (2 Groove umm) Ra max. Ring Joint Side smooth: 63 yin. (1.6 Walls of Groove |jim) Ra max NOTES: Unless otherwise ordered, the manufacturer can supply either spiral or concentric grooves for serrations. The spiral ‘machining operation is commonly accomplished with the cuting tool having 0.06 i. (1.6 mm) or larger tip radius, "Unless otherwise ordered, the manufacturer may supply either the serrated or smooth finish Copvint by the Manufactures Sondaeaton Society OF he Vahe Ard Fitings dsr he Wor Sep 14 024441386NSS SP-b 9b MM 5720640 OSO075) a2b mm MSS STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 [ ANNExa | REFERENCED STANDARDS AND APPLICABLE DATES ‘This Annex is an integral part of this standard practice which is placed after the main text for convenience, Standard Name or Designation ASME, ANSI/ASME, ANSI, ASME/ ANSI 1BA6.1-1985 ‘Surface Texture ‘The following organizations publish the above standard: ANSI American National Standards Institute, Ine. 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036 ASME ‘The American Society of Mechanical Engineers 345 Bast 47th Street, New York, NY 10017-2392 Copvint by the Manufactures Sondaeaton Society OF he Vahe Ard Fitings dsr he Wor Sep 14 024441386NUMBER SP 61095, 8e- 81982 3P-25-1009 '$6-42-1900 (Fh 1005) '3P-49-1001 (R196) SPutt-1905 SPs 1002 'SP-51-1991 (R 1906) 8P-53-1005 $P-54-1098 9P-56-1086 (A 1990) 3P-58-1009, SP-60-1091 SP-e-1092 SP-e5-1004 SP-67-1005 P-68-1988 3P-£0-1001 8P-70-1200 SP-71-1900 SP-70-1867 (F 1902) Se-7a-1902 P20 1987 SP-at-1805 5P-82-1062 36-85-1005 Spasioad 'SP-28-1087 (R 1902) ‘3P-37-1001 (R 1906) 3-39-1003, 3°-80-190) '3P-30-1586 (F 1901) 'SP-31-1082 (F 1908) 'SP-92-1087(R 1002), '3P-35-1867 (F 1982) MSS SP-b 96 MM 5770640 0500752 762 mm LIST OF MSS STANDARD PRACTICES ‘Standard Finishes for Contact Faoes of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End Flanges of Vales and Ft Spat Facing er ro ron and Stel anges ™ me ‘Standard Marking System for Valves, Fitinge, Flanges and Unions (Gass 160 Corrosion Resistant Gate, Globe, Ange and Check Valves with Flanged ang But Weld Ends Wrought Stainless Stoo! ButtWeding ings Stool Pipeline Flanges Bypass end Brain Connections Class 180 LW Corrosion Fesstant Cast Flanges and Flanged Fitings ‘Qualty Standard for Stel Castins and Forangs for Valves. Flanges. and Fitings anc Other Piping Components — ‘ogre Particie Examination tethod Quality Standard or Stel Castings for Valves, Flanges, an Fitings and Other Piping Components — Radiographic ‘Examination Method Quality Standard or Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges and Fitings end Otre Piping Components — Visual Method Pipe Hangers and Supports Msterals Design an Manufacture ‘Gomectng lenge Jont Seween Tapping Sleeves and Tapping Vales Pressure Tesing of Stel Valves ign Pressure Chere Industry Flanges and Threaded Stubs for Use with Lens Gaskets Buttery Vaives oh remit set uty aes Pipe Hangers and Suppers Selection and Apliation {Gas ron Gate Valves, Flanged ane Threaded Ens (Gast ren Swing Check Valves Flanged and Threaded Ends Bal Valves with Flanged or Butt Wong ids for General Service Brazing Joins for Wrought and Cast Copper Alloy Solder Join Pressure Fitings ‘Specticatons for High fest Wrought Butt Welding Fitings {Guidelines for Poe Support Contrctual Relationships ‘Gast Plug Valves, Banged and Threaded Ends Socket Welding Reducer Inserts Bronze Gate, Glabe, Angle and Check Vales Stainless Steo, Bornetoss, Flanged Knife Gate VeNes ‘ave Preseure Teating Methods ‘less S000 Stee pe Unions, Socket-Welding and Threaded Gastron Globe & Angle Vaivee, Flanged and Threadoc Ende {Guidolines for Metric Bata in Stanaeros fox Valves, Flanges. Fitings and Actuators Factory-Mae Butt-Welaing Fitings for Clase | Nucleer Piping Applications Diaphragm Type Valves Pips Hangers and Suppor — Fabrication and instalation Practices ‘Guidelines on Terminology for Pipe Hangers and Supports, Guidelines for Maral Operation of Valves MSS Vahe User Guice ‘Quaity Standard for Stel Castings and Forging for Vahes,Fanges, and Fitings and Other Pising Components — Liquid Peneront Examination Method 9P-34-1062 Quality Standard for Feritc and Martenstic Stee! Castings for Valves, Flanges, and Fitings and Otner Piping ‘Components ~ Uitrasonie Examination Method $P-95-1906 (R001) waged) Nippies and Bul Pugs 8-36-1906 ‘Guidetines on Terminology for Vahes and Fitings SP-a7-1908 Integral Reinforced Forged Branch Oullet Fifings — Socket Welding, Threaded and Buttwelding Ends P-26- 1908 Protective Coatings forte Interior of Valves, Hyaranis, ahd Fitings 5-50-1008 Instrument Vaves 3P-100-1688 ‘Qualification Requirements for Elastomer Diaphragms for Nuclear Service Diaohragm Type Vales P-101-1009 Part-Tum Valve Actutto: Atachment ~ Fange ané Driving Component Denson and Performance Characteristics '3P-102-1089 Mult-Turm Vale Actuator Attachment — Flangeand Dring Component Dimensions and Performance Characteristics $$P-103-1905 Wrought Copper ana Copoer Aloy inser ritings for Polbityene Systeme SP-100 1008, ‘Wrought Copper Solder Joint Pressure Fitings SP-105-1008 Inattument Valves for Code Applications ‘SP-106-1990 (R 1996) Cast Conper Alloy Flanges and Flanges Fitinge, Class 125,150 and 300 ‘SP-107-1001 ‘Transition Union Fittings for Joining Metal and Blase Prosucts '3P-106-1095 Feslient-Scatod Cast ror ezcentie Plug Vales ‘SP-109-1001 ‘Welded Fabricated Copper Solder Joint Pressure Fitings ‘SP-110-1006 Ball Valves Threaded. Socket-Welding, Soider Joint, Grooved and Flared Ends SP-T11-1090 Gray-lron and Buctie-ron Tapping Sleeves. SPT-1009. ‘Quality Standard for Evaluation of Cast Surtaco Finishes — Visual and Tactile Method. This SP must be sold wih a ‘O-surface,three-imensional Cas Surace Comparsior, which i necessary part ofthe Standard. Adaiona Comparators may ber sold separa sp-t13-t99¢ CConneeting Joint betweon Tapping Machines and Tapping Valves SP-114-1005 Gorrosion Resistant Pipe Fiting. readed and Socket Weidin. Class 180 and 1000 SP-tt5-1905 Excess Flow Valves for Natural Gas Service SP-116-1006 Sorsie Line Valves and Fitinge for Drinking Water Systems SP-117-1008 Beliowe Seals for Globe and Gate Vaves Your —Indate yor andar attmed witout estate change. rcs avoable upon requ ‘Aaron suber omer MSS Paccs hee ben approve bythe ANS or ANS Stand, puaed by ote In order oman ge source futon tomate, te ss wanton Sand octet sae me ” MANUFACTURERS STANDARDIZATION SOCIETY OF THE VALVE AND FITTINGS INDUSTRY, INC. 1427 PARK STREET, N.E. VIENNA, VIRGINIA 22180 Copvint by the Manufactures Sondaeaton Society OF he Vahe Ard Fitings dsr he Wor Sep 14 024441386