MSS SP-86-2009

Guidelines for
Metric Data in Standards
for Valves, Flanges,
Fittings, and Actuators

Standard Practice
Developed and Approved by the
Manufacturers Standardization Society of the
Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc.
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This MSS Standard Practice was developed under the consensus of the MSS Technical Committee 302 and the
MSS Coordinating Committee. The content of this Standard Practice is the result of the efforts of competent and
concerned volunteers to provide an effective, clear, and non-exclusive specification that will benefit the industry as
a whole. This 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 only by reference in
a code, specification, sales contract, or public law, as applicable.

Unless otherwise specifically noted in this MSS SP, any standard referred to herein is identified by the date of issue
that was applicable to the referenced standard(s) at the date of issue of this MSS SP. (See Annex B)

Substantive changes in this 2009 edition are “flagged” by parallel bars as shown on
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by comparing the material flagged with that in the previous edition.

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Originally Approved July, 1977

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE

PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................ 1
1 SCOPE ................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 RECOMMENDED CONVERSION FACTORS................................................................................. 1
3 STYLE AND USAGE ......................................................................................................................... 3

TABLE

1 Size Correlation between DN and NPS ............................................................................................... 4

A1 Considerations in Rounding ................................................................................................................. 6
A2 Considerations in Precision.................................................................................................................. 7

ANNEX

A Detailed Guidelines for Dimensional Conversions ........................................................................... 5

B Referenced Standards and Applicable Dates .................................................................................... 8

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Robert F. O’Neill

ERRATA SHEET FOR MSS SP-86-2009

July 6, 2011

This “normative” errata correction applies to MSS SP-86-2009, involving Guidelines for
Metric Data in Standards for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Actuators.
SP-86 Table 2 “Implied Precision” has units of ‘mm’ that should be ‘inches’.

Note the following correction:

1. Page 7, Table A2 (Considerations in Precision), Heading: Implied Precision.

The units of measurement indicated directly below “Implied Precision” should
designate “(inches)” instead of the existing “(mm)”.

This Errata Sheet has been inserted into the Standard Practice.

Future printing of the Standard Practice will include this corrected information.

PRESIDENT: J.V. Ballun – Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp.

VICE PRESIDENTS: T.J. Hannafin – KITZ Corp. of America  M.A. Clark – NIBCO, Inc.
TREASURER: G.M. Johnson – United Valve

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GUIDELINES FOR METRIC DATA IN STANDARDS FOR

VALVES, FLANGES, FITTINGS, AND ACTUATORS

PURPOSE 2.2 Nominal Pressure Class, followed by a

This Standard Practice provides recommended
rules and guidelines to be followed by MSS
Technical Committees while developing or
revising Standard Practices or other documents in
which there is a need to use both inch-pound and
metric units. Where both units are included, the
standards developing group determines the order
in which they are presented. When used, the
alternate units shall be either:
a) In textual references, immediately following
the preferred unit in the text and be separated
by parentheses or;
b) In tabular references, included in separate
columns or presented at the end of the
document in the form of an annex.
1. SCOPE
This Standard Practice establishes recommended
rules and guidelines for determining metric units
and numbers when needed for use in MSS valve,
flange, fitting, and actuator Standard Practices.
dimensionless number (without an indicator of the unit
of measure), is the designation for pressure-
temperature ratings in ASME documents, e.g., Class
150. Class designations are specific to the standard in
which they are defined and are therefore not relatable
to nominal pressure (PN) designations used in
international standards.
2.3 Linear Dimensions Care must be exercised to
ensure that both the customary (inch) dimension and
the converted (mm) dimension have the desired degree
of precision and are consistent with each other and
with the precision of the applicable tolerances.
CONVERSION FACTORS:
1 inch = 25.4 mm (exact)
1
1 mm = inches  0.03937 inches
25.4
For additional information and recommendations on
rounding for critical and nominal dimensions, refer
to Annex A.

2. RECOMMENDED CONVERSION FACTORS

2.1 Nominal Size NPS, followed by a

dimensionless number (without an indicator of the
unit of measure), is the designation for nominal size
in ASME documents, e.g., NPS 2,. NPS
designations are related to nominal diameter (DN)
designations used in international standards. Table 1
shows the common nominal sizes in customary
(inch) designations and the corresponding metric
designations.

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2.4 Pressure and Stress
2.4.1 Fluid Pressure (1) The basic metric unit for
pressure is the pascal, derived from the direct
relationship between the basic unit of force
(newton) and the unit of area (square meter). The
pascal is very small, and it is most frequently
used with prefixes: kPa (103 pascals) for fluid
pressure and MPa (106 pascals) for stress.
CONVERSION FACTORS:
1 kPa = 0.14504 psi
1 psi = 6.8948 kPa
Fluid pressure should generally be stated using a
maximum of 3 significant digits in both
customary and metric units with no more than
one decimal place.
2.5 Force The metric unit of force is the newton,
which is a force of about 3.6 ounces. Force numbers
should generally be rounded to two or three significant
figures, consistent with the precision of the customary
figures.
CONVERSION FACTORS:
1 lbf = 4.448 N
1 N = 0.2248 lbf
2.6 Torque (2) The metric unit of torque is the
newton-meter, abbreviated N-m. Torque numbers
should generally be rounded to two or three significant
figures, consistent with the precision of the customary
figures.
CONVERSION FACTORS:
1 lbf-ft = 1.356 N-m

1 N-m = 0.7376 lbf-ft

2.4.2 Stress For tensile strength and yield
strength, the recognized metric unit is the
(1 lbf-in = 0.113 N-m)
megapascal (MPa), and should generally be
stated using a maximum of 3 significant digits.
2.7 Temperature Conversion Generally, metric
(The term N/mm2 is equal to the MPa and may
temperatures stated in degrees Celsius should be
also be used).
rounded to whole degrees.
CONVERSION FACTORS:
CONVERSION FACTORS:
1 psi = 0.0068948 MPa
 F  32
C 
1 MPa = 1 N/mm = 145.04 psi 2
1.8

F = 1.8 C + 32
where
C = degree Celsius
F = degree Fahrenheit

Supplementary Information: Absolute temperature kelvin (K) and Rankine (R) is

(1)
determined as follows:
The unit of bar for pressure has been used but
is generally being replace by kPa (1 bar = 100 K = C + 273.15
kPa = 14.5 psi). R = F + 459.67
(2)
The unit of pound force – in (lbf-in) is used in
publications to show actuator and motor torque.

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3. STYLE AND USAGE 3.2 Decimal Point The period (.) will continue to
be used as the decimal place marker. Note that
3.1 Symbols The symbols for metric units and previous dual unit or metric unit practices often used
the conventions that govern their use must be a comma (,) as the decimal place marker for metric
strictly followed. To avoid errors, care should be data. It has been generally agreed to discontinue the
taken to use the correct case for symbols, units, practice, except in some European countries and in
and multiples. The following list of rules provides international standards (q.v., ISO and IEC).
guidance for metric symbols used in MSS Standard
Practices: 3.3 Number Grouping Large numbers should be
divided into groups of three digits divided by a
a) Print unit names in lower case (meter, space. Such division is not desirable, however, for
kilogram, second, kelvin, newton, pascal). four digit numbers, except that in columns of
numbers, if four digit numbers appear in columns
b) Print unit symbols in upright (non-italic) type having other numbers of five or more digits, the
and in lower case except for liter (L) or unless separation should also be made in the four digit
the unit name is derived from a proper name numbers.
(m, kg, s, K, N, Pa).
Correct Correct Incorrect
c) Print decimal prefixes in lower case for each
603 000 6030 603,000
magnitude of 103 and lower (k, m, , and n)
21 600 2160 21,600
and print the prefixes in upper case for
110 000 1100 110,000
magnitudes 106 and higher (M and G).
6 700 6700 6,700
900 900
d) Leave a space between a numeral and a
symbol (45 kg or 37 C, not 45kg or 37C).
3.4 Reference Guide Several examples have been
shown only to illustrate typical cases where style
e) Do not use a degree mark () with kelvin and usage must be considered. Various recognized
temperature (write K, not K). publications are available that provide detailed
recommendations for style and usage, and standards
f) Do not leave a space between a unit symbol developing groups are urged to use them for
and its decimal prefix (write kg, not k g) and reference. One recommended reference guide is
do not use the plural of unit symbols, but do IEEE/ASTM SI 10.
use the plural of written unit names.

g) Do not mix names and symbols (write N-m or

newton meter, not N-meter).

h) Do not use a period after a symbol (write 12 g,

not 12g.).

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TABLE 1

Size Correlation between DN and NPS

Customary NPS Metric DN Customary NPS Metric DN

1/8 6 24 600
1/4 8 26 650
3/8 10 28 700
1/2 15 30 750
3/4 20 32 800
1 25 34 850
1 1/4 32 36 900
1 1/2 40 38 950
2 50 40 1000
2 1/2 65 42 1050
3 80 44 1100
4 100 46 1150
5(1) 125(1) 48 1200
6 150 50 1250
7(1) 175(1) 54 1350
8 200 60 1500
9(1) 225(1) 66 1650
10 250 72 1800
12 300 78 1950
14 350 84 2100
16 400 90 2250
18 450 96 2400
20 500 102 2550
22 550 108 2700

General Notes:
DN = 25 x NPS for NPS 4 and Greater.

Supplementary Information:
(1)
Use of these sizes should be avoided for new design and construction.

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Detailed Guidelines for Dimensional Conversions
This annex is an integral part of this Standard Practice and is placed after the main text for convenience.
A1. General In the development of this document, it
was intended that its use would produce metric numbers
that would prove to be fully satisfactory for practical
use. Where metrication involves soft conversion,
products produced in conformance to the metric
dimensions should be functionally interchangeable with
the corresponding products conforming to the inch
dimensions from which they were derived. At the same
time, due cognizance is given to the practical and
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economic importance of avoiding excessive implied
precision in the determination of the number of decimal
places and significant figures to be used.
This Standard Practice, therefore, recognizes two basic
categories of dimensions occurring in standards and
prescribed methods of conversion appropriate to those
categories.
A1.1 Critical Conversions If it is considered
necessary to limit the variance between the maximum
and minimum dimensions permitted by the existing
tolerances and those permitted by the converted metric
dimensions to essentially the precision of the existing
dimension, such dimension is considered "critical".
The conversion and rounding methods will produce
metric dimensions that duplicate the absolute value of
the inch dimensions within the precision of the
measuring process.
A1.2 Nominal Conversions If some shift of the
absolute value of the maximum and minimum
dimensions permitted by the inch dimensions and
those provided by the converted metric dimensions
will not unacceptably affect the functional or safety
characteristics of the product, such dimensions may be
considered "nominal". The conversion and rounding
methods within this Standard Practice will permit
liberal rounding of such dimensions in order to
facilitate ease of visual measurement.
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A2. Fractional Numbers When converting fractions
or mixed numbers to metric it is important to recognize
that the intended precision of the dimension is
represented by the fractional portion of the number. By
strict interpretation, the fraction 1/2 standing alone may
be considered as representing a quantity that is greater
than 1/4 and smaller than 3/4 (the smallest digit shown
is the numerator "1", and that represents the nearest
number of 1/2’s the quantity could be rounded to). If,
however, there are accompanying numbers that include
other common fractions such as 3/8, 3/4, 1/8, and
perhaps an occasional simple whole number, it can be
reasonably concluded that the intended precision was at
the level of 1/8’s; thus, 3/8 represents a quantity greater
than 5/16 and smaller than 7/16, and the 1/2 that is
found in such company was intended to represent
something greater than 7/16 and smaller than 9/16.
A judgment should be made regarding this matter of
precision before attempting any conversion calculations.
If in a given tabulation the basic dimensions are shown
as mixed numbers, none with the fractions smaller than
1/16" and the tolerance is 1/16", the metric data should
be presented with the corresponding precision, i.e., 1 in.
would be converted to 25.400 mm.
A3. Decimal Numbers A special problem exists in
the conversion of inch dimensions that have been
converted to decimal from fractional values.
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Decimal conversion has the unfortunate effect of
exaggerating the precision of the original fractional
value. Thus 1/8" with its original basic interpretive
range of 1/16" < 1/8" < 3/16" becomes 0.125" with an
apparent interpretative range of 0.1245" < 0.125" <
0.1255". The exaggeration is from the original 1/8"
range between 1/16" and 3/16" to the new 0.0010"
range between 0.1245" and 0.1255", more than two
orders of magnitude! Even with the usual rounding of
the decimal equivalents to two decimal places, the
decimal range becomes 0.01", still more than a full
order of magnitude beyond that of the original fraction.
A4. Measurement Consideration In evaluating
the most desirable level of precision for the metric
dimensions, an important consideration is the process
of measurement. Is it reasonable to assume that the
measurement should be able to be made without
micrometers, verniers, or gauges? If so, the dimensions
will probably be given in fractional inches. If the
dimensions are two-place decimals, are they all
rounded decimal equivalents of fractions? If so, they
should be treated as the original fractions in the soft
metrication process, and the metric equivalents should
be rounded to scale-readable half or whole millimeters.
For conversion and rounding of dimensions to ensure
interchangeability of mating parts and/or use of
existing gauges, IEEE/ASTM SI 10, Annex B, should
be consulted.
A5. Rounding Considerations In evaluating the
possibility of reporting soft-converted dimensions as
nominal dimensions, due consideration should be given
to the relativity scale as shown in Table A1.
A6. Related Parts Considerations Finally, in
evaluating the desired precision of the soft-converted
dimensions, it is important to consider what is being
measured. Is this a mating dimension that must fit into
or over a related part? If so, is the related part a rigidly
fixed dimension (a shaft diameter) or a relatively "soft"
dimension (distance between pipe flanges)? Is it a
"statutory" control dimension (code-required minimum
wall thickness)? Can it be measured directly (length,
width, thickness, etc.) or not (centerline of cylinder to
end of intersecting cylinder)? Other considerations will
be obvious; the key point is that this kind of evaluation
should be part of the metrication process.
A7. Critical Dimensions The actual conversion
calculations have been suggested by the foregoing, in
which the maximum use of standard scale-
measurements has been discussed. For "critical"
dimensions, it is useful to consider the equivalents of
the units and their implied precisions given in Table
A2.

TABLE A1

Considerations in Rounding
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Suggested Rounding for

Reading with a
Full Conversion Scale
Inch Implied Precision (inches) Values Nominal Nominal
Number (mm) (0.5 mm) (whole mm)
1” 1/2” < 1” < 1-1/2” 12.7 < 25.4 < 38.1 25.5 25
1/2” 1/4” < 1/2” < 3/4” 6.35 < 12.7 < 19.05 12.5 13
1/4” 1/8” < 1/4” < 3/8” 3.175 < 6.35 < 9.525 6.5 6
1/8” 1/16” < 1/8” < 3/16” 1.587 < 3.175 < 4.762 3.0 3
1/16” 1/32” < 1/16” < 3/32” 0.793 < 1.587 < 2.380 1.5 2
1/32” 1/64” < 1/32” < 3/64” 0.396 < 0.793 < 1.189 1.0 1
1/64” 1/128” < 1/64” < 3/128” 1.198 < 0.396 < 0.594 .5 (not
recommended)

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It can be seen that the suggested, rounded metric values
in each case have one less decimal place than the
source inch dimension. Because the unit size is smaller
by more than an order of magnitude, these rounded
values retain a higher degree of precision than that of
the source inch dimension, and the implied precision
range of the rounded metric value will in all cases lie
wholly within the implied precision range of the source
inch dimension.
For example:
0.125 < 0.13 < 0.135 is within
0.1143 < 0.1270 < 0.1397
A8. General Rounding Rules A number will be
rounded either because the last several digits represent
unrealistic precision or because they are simply not
required. The rules for rounding are:
1. If the first discarded digit is less than 5, do not
change the last retained digit.
For example:
8.4536 rounded to three digits is 8.45
2. If the first discarded digit is greater than 5 (or
if a 5 is followed by a non-zero digit), increase
the last regained digit by 1.
For example:
8.4556 rounded to three digits is 8.46
3. If the first discarded digit is 5 followed only by
zeros, increase the last retained digit by 1 if it
is odd, or leave it unchanged if it is even.
For example:
9.355 rounded to three digits is 9.36
9.365 rounded to three digits is 9.36
These rules suggest one additional observation about
significant digits. The least significant digit (the last
digit retained) cannot be considered more precise than
±0.5 of its place value.
For example:
If the tens position is retained, the final result may
deviate from its true value by 5.
For rounding to multiples of 0.5 always round to the
nearest multiple. If the two digits discarded are 25
round down to .0, if 75 then round up to .0.
For example:
3.25 rounded is 3.0
2.75 rounded is 3.0
In the special case of rounding to multiples of 0.5, it
should be noted that the implied precision is ±0.25
(thus, if the tens position is retained, the final result
may deviate from its true value by 0.25).

TABLE A2

Considerations in Precision
Suggested
Rounded
Metric
Inch Implied Precision Exact Conversion Values Value
Number (mm) (mm) (mm)

0.01 0.005 < 0.01 < 0.015 0.127 < 0.254 < 0.381 0.3
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0.001 0.0005 < 0.001 < 0.0015 0.0127 < 0.0254 < 0.0381 0.03
0.0001 0.00005 < 0.0001 < 0.0015 0.00127 < 0.00254 < 0.00381 0.003
0.002 0.0015 < 0.002 < 0.0025 0.0381 < 0.0508 < 0.0635 0.05
0.003 0.0025 < 0.003 < 0.0035 0.0635 < 0.0762 < 0.0899 0.08
0.004 0.0035 < 0.004 < 0.0045 0.0889 < 0.1016 < 0.1143 0.10
0.005 0.0045 < 0.005 < 0.0055 0.1143 < 0.1270 < 0.1397 0.13
0.006 0.0055 < 0.006 < 0.0065 0.1397 < 0.1524 < 0.1651 0.15
0.007 0.0065 < 0.007 < 0.0075 0.1651 < 0.1778 < 0.1902 0.18
0.008 0.0075 < 0.008 < 0.0085 0.1902 < 0.2032 < 0.2160 0.20
0.009 0.0085 < 0.009 < 0.0095 0.2160 < 0.2286 < 0.2413 0.23

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ANNEX B

Referenced Standards and Applicable Dates

This Annex is an integral part of this Standard Practice and is placed after the main text for convenience.

Standard Name Description

IEEE/ASTM
SI 10 – 2002 American National Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI): The
Modern Metric System
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Publications of the following organizations appear above:

ASTM ASTM International

100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

Three Park Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10016-5997

IEC IEC Central Office

3, rue de Varambé
P.O. Box 131
CH-1211 Geneve 20, Switzerland

ISO International Organization for Standardization

1, ch. De la Voie Creusé
Case postale 56
CH-1211 Geneve 20, Switzerland

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Number
SP-6-2007 Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings
SP-9-2008 Spot Facing for Bronze, Iron and Steel Flanges
SP-25-2008 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions
SP-42-2009 Class 150 Corrosion Resistant Gate, Glove, Angle and Check Valves with Flanged and Butt Weld Ends
SP-43-2008 Wrought and Fabricated Butt-Welding Fittings for Low Pressure, Corrosion Resistant Applications
SP-44-2006 Steel Pipeline Flanges
SP-45-2003 (R 08) Bypass and Drain Connections
SP-51-2007 Class 150LW Corrosion Resistant Flanges and Cast Flanged Fittings
SP-53-1999 (R 07) Quality Standard for Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, Flanges and Fittings and Other Piping Components - Magnetic Particle
Examination Method
SP-54-1999 (R 07) Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, and Fittings and Other Piping Components - Radiographic Examination Method
SP-55-2006 Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges and Fittings and Other Piping Components - Visual Method for Evaluation of
Surface Irregularities
SP-58-2009 Pipe Hangers and Supports - Materials, Design, Manufacture, Selection, Application, and Installation
SP-60-2004 Connecting Flange Joint Between Tapping Sleeves and Tapping Valves
SP-61-2009 Pressure Testing of Valves
SP-65-2008 High Pressure Chemical Industry Flanges and Threaded Stubs for Use with Lens Gaskets

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SP-67-2002a Butterfly Valves
SP-68-1997 (R 04) High Pressure Butterfly Valves with Offset Design
SP-69-2003 Pipe Hangers and Supports - Selection and Application (ANSI/MSS Edition)
SP-70-2006 Gray Iron Gate Valves, Flanged and Threaded Ends
SP-71-2005 Gray Iron Swing Check Valves, Flanged and Threaded Ends
SP-72-1999 Ball Valves with Flanged or Butt-welding Ends for General Service
SP-75-2008 Specification for High Test Wrought Butt Welding Fittings
SP-78-2005a Gray Iron Plug Valves, Flanged and Threaded Ends
SP-79-2009 Socket-Welding Reducer Inserts
SP-80-2008 Bronze Gate, Globe, Angle and Check Valves
SP-81-2006a Stainless Steel, Bonnetless, Flanged, Knife Gate Valves
SP-83-2006 Class 3000 Steel Pipe Unions, Socket-Welding and Threaded
SP-85-2002 Gray Iron Globe & Angle Valves, Flanged and Threaded Ends
SP-86-2009 Guidelines for Metric Data in Standards for Valves, Flanges, Fittings and Actuators
SP-88-1993 (R 01) Diaphragm Valves
SP-91-2009 Guidelines for Manual Operation of Valves
SP-92-1999 MSS Valve User Guide
SP-93-2008 Quality Standard for Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, Flanges, and Fittings and Other Piping Components - Liquid Penetrant
Examination Method
SP-94-2008 Quality Std for Ferritic and Martensitic Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, and Fittings and Other Piping Components - Ultrasonic
Examination Method
SP-95-2006 Swage(d) Nipples and Bull Plugs
SP-96-2001 (R 05) Guidelines on Terminology for Valves and Fittings
SP-97-2006 Integrally Reinforced Forged Branch Outlet Fittings - Socket Welding, Threaded and Buttwelding Ends
SP-98-2001 (R 05) Protective Coatings for the Interior of Valves, Hydrants, and Fittings
SP-99-1994 (R 05) Instrument Valves
SP-100-2009 Qualification Requirements for Elastomer Diaphragms for Nuclear Service Diaphragm Valves
SP-101-1989 (R 01) Part-Turn Valve Actuator Attachment - Flange and Driving Component Dimensions and Performance Characteristics
SP-102-1989 (R 01) Multi-Turn Valve Actuator Attachment - Flange and Driving Component Dimensions and Performance Characteristics
SP-104-2003 Wrought Copper Solder Joint Pressure Fittings
SP-105-1996 (R 05) Instrument Valves for Code Applications
SP-106-2003 Cast Copper Alloy Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Class 125, 150 and 300
SP-108-2002 Resilient-Seated Cast-Iron Eccentric Plug Valves
SP-109-1997 (R 06) Welded Fabricated Copper Solder Joint Pressure Fittings
SP-110-1996 Ball Valves Threaded, Socket-Welding, Solder Joint, Grooved and Flared Ends
SP-111-2001 (R 05) Gray-Iron and Ductile-Iron Tapping Sleeves
SP-112-1999 (R 04) Quality Standard for Evaluation of Cast Surface Finishes -Visual and Tactile Method. This SP must be sold with a 10-surface, three
Dimensional Cast Surface Comparator, which is a necessary part of the Standard. Additional Comparators may be sold separately.
SP-113-2001 (R 07) Connecting Joint between Tapping Machines and Tapping Valves
SP-114-2007 Corrosion Resistant Pipe Fittings Threaded and Socket Welding, Class 150 and 1000
SP-115-2006 Excess Flow Valves, 1 1/4 NPS and Smaller, for Fuel Gas Service
SP-116-2003 Service Line Valves and Fittings for Drinking Water Systems
SP-117-2006 Bellows Seals for Globe and Gate Valves
SP-118-2007 Compact Steel Globe & Check Valves - Flanged, Flangeless, Threaded & Welding Ends (Chemical & Petroleum Refinery Service)
SP-119-2003 Factory-Made Belled End Socket Welding Fittings
SP-120-2006 Flexible Graphite Packing System for Rising Stem Steel Valves (Design Requirements)
SP-121-2006 Qualification Testing Methods for Stem Packing for Rising Stem Steel Valves
SP-122-2005 Plastic Industrial Ball Valves
SP-123-1998 (R 06) Non-Ferrous Threaded and Solder-Joint Unions for Use with Copper Water Tube
SP-124-2001 Fabricated Tapping Sleeves
SP-125-2000 Gray Iron and Ductile Iron In-Line, Spring-Loaded, Center-Guided Check Valves
SP-126-2007 Steel In-Line Spring-Assisted Center Guided Check Valves
SP-127-2001 Bracing for Piping Systems Seismic-Wind-Dynamic Design, Selection, Application
SP-128-2006 Ductile Iron Gate Valves
SP-129-2003 (R 07) Copper-Nickel Socket-Welding Fittings and Unions
SP-130-2003 Bellows Seals for Instrument Valves
SP-131-2004 Metallic Manually Operated Gas Distribution Valves
SP-132-2004 Compression Packing Systems for Instrument Valves
SP-133-2005 Excess Flow Valves for Low Pressure Fuel Gas Appliances
SP-134-2006a Valves for Cryogenic Service Including Requirements for Body/Bonnet Extensions
SP-135-2006 High Pressure Steel Knife Gate Valves
SP-136-2007 Ductile Iron Swing Check Valves
SP-137-2007 Quality Standard for Positive Material Identification of Metal Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components
SP-138-2009 Quality Standard Practice for Oxygen Cleaning of Valves & Fittings
(R-YEAR) Indicates year standard reaffirmed without substantive changes

A large number of former MSS Practices have been approved by the ANSI or ANSI Standards, published by others. In order to maintain a single source
of authoritative information, the MSS withdraws its Standard Practices in such cases.
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