AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD ASME B16.20b-1997 ADDENDA to ASME B16.20-1993 METALLIC GASKETS FOR PIPE FLANGES — RING-JOINT, SPIRAL-WOUND, AND JACKETED ‘THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 345 East 47th Street © New York, NY 10017Date of Issuance: December 31, 1997 ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for ‘American National Standards. The Consensus Committee that approved the cade or standard ‘was balanced to assure that individuals from competent and concerned interests have had on ‘portunity to participate. The proposed code or standard was made available for public review {and comment which provides an opportunity for additional public input from industry, acadernia, regulatory agencies, and the public-at large ASME does not “approve,” “rate,” oF “endorse” any item, construction, proprietary device, or activity. 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It is advisable, however, that this page, the Addenda title and copyright pages, and all replaced pages be retained for reference. ‘SUMMARY OF CHANGES This is the second Addenda to be published to ASME BI6,20-1993. A previous Addenda was published in 1994, Replace or insert the pages listed. Changes given below are identified on the pages by a margin note, (b), placed next to the affected area. Previous Errata changes are indicated by E; previous Addenda changes are indicated by (a). The pages not listed are the reverse sides of the listed pages and contain no changes. Page Location Change v Committee Roster Updated to reflect (b) Addenda vii, vii Contents Updated to reflect (b) Addenda 13 La Revised to update BI6.5 reference 12 () Redesignated as 1.3 and revised (2) New 1.2 added 2.2 Revised to update BI6.5 reference 3a Revised to update B16.5 reference 3.2.5 Both paragraphs revised 3.4.108) Revised to update B16.5 reference 4a Revised to update BI6.5 reference 4, Revised to update B16.5 reference 45.10) Revised to update B16.5 reference g Table 3 (1) For Ring Number R-64, entry under Width of Flat on Octagonal Ring C corrected (2) For Ring Number R-84, entry under Radius in Octagonal Ring R, corrected 6 Table 3 () For Ring Number R-92, entry under Radius in Octagonal Ring R, corrected (2) For Ring Number R-99, entry under Radius in Octagonal R, correctedPage 19 16 18, 19 22 23 28 26 31 35 37, 39 Location Table 4 Table 9 Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Table 13, Table 14 Table 15 Table 16 Table 20 Table 21 Table 25 Annex A Change (1) Under Pressure Classes, B16.5 heading updated (2) Note (1) revised to update B16.5 reference (1) Title revised (2) In illustration above table, inner ring dimension corrected (2) In illustration above table, inner ring dimension corrected (2) General Note (C) revised to update BI6.5 reference In illustration above table, inner ring dimension corrected (1) Under Pressure Class 900, entries revised for Flange Size (NPS) 8 thru 24 (2) Under Pressure Class 1500, entries revised for Flange Size (NPS) 8 thru 20 (3) Under Pressure Class 2500, entries revised for Flange Size (NPS) 8 and 10 (4) General Note (A) revised Title and table revised (1) Under Pressure Class 900, entries revised for Flange Size (NPS) 26 and 30 (2) General Note (A) revised (1) Under Pressure Class 900, entries revised for Flange Size (NPS) 26, 28, 30, and 36 (2) General Note (A) revised Title and table revised Revised to update B16.5 references Tide revised Revised to update B16.5 reference (1) Redesignated as Annex B and revised (2) New nonmanadatory Annex A addedASME B16 COMMITTEE Standardization of Valves, Flanges, Fittings, Gaskets, and Valve Actuators (The following is the roster of the Committee atthe time of approval of this Standard) OFFICERS W.N. McLean, Chair RA. Schmidt, Vice Chair PLA. Reddington, Secretary COMMITTEE PERSONNEL W. L. Bais, Consultant, London, Ohio R. R. Brodin, Fisher Controls International, In, Marshaltown, Iowa M. A. Clark, Nibco, inc, Elkhart, Indiana ‘A. Cohen, Copper Development Association, Ine, New York, New York + « E. Floren, Mueller Co,, Decatur, Ilinois .R. Frikken, Monsanto Co, St. Louis, Missouri W. Garland, Frick Co,, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania . Inch, Muciler Refrigeration Products Co, Hartville, Tennessee a eLepe G. stant, Wiliamsport, Pennsylvania stor, The Wiliam Powell Co, Cincinnati, Ohio Nayyar, Bechtel Corp. Geithersburg, Maryland IM. Stephan, Fiexitalic, inc, Mount Laurel, New Jersey . Stroud, Duct Iron Pipe Research Association, Birmingham, Alabama ‘Wasicek, ABS Americas, Houston, Texas . White, Richard E. White & Associates, South Bend, Indiana Williams, Southern Company Services, Birmingham, Alabama Willis, Dow Chemical Co. Freeport Texes ‘Worley, Union Carbide Corp., South Charleston, West Virginia ae sropzssers Sppmom PERSONNEL OF SUBCOMMITTEE G—GASKETS FOR FLANGED JOINTS W.M. Stephan, Chai, Flexitallc, Inc, Mount Laurel, New Jersey €.B.Gills, Vice Chair, Lamons Gasket Co,, Houston, Texas. B.P. Feder, Secrexary, ASME, New York, New York KA Benton, Leader Gasket. Inc., Houston, Texas W. E. Holden, Monsanto Co, Alvin Texas D-H. Monroe, Consultant, Birmingham, Alabama RT, Mueller, Exxon Research & Engineering Co., Florham Park, New Jersey ‘A.-M, Smith, South California Oil Toot, Norwalk, California 4.6. Stoner, Furon Metalic Gasket, Houston, Texas ‘J. Tzeng, Ucar Carbon Co, Ine, Parma, Ohio (b)Foreword CONTENTS Important Information Concerning Use of Asbestos or Alternative Materials Standards Committee Roster Color Coding and Abbreviations for Spiral: Wound Gasket Materials ‘ound Gaskets, ‘A Flanges 1 Scope .....-. 2 Ring-Joint Gaskets 3 Spiral-Wound Gaskets 4 Jacketed Gaskets .. Tables 1 Maximum Hardness for Ring Gaskets 2 Ring Gasket Markings 3° Type R Ring Gasket Dimensions and Tolerances 4 Pipe Sizes for Gaskets Suitable for Referenced Standards 5 Type RX Ring Gasket Dimensions and Tolerances ... 6 Pipe Sizes for Gaskets Suitable for Referenced Standards 7 Type BX Ring Gasket Dimensions and Tolerances .. 8 Pipe Sizes for Gaskets Suitable for Referenced Standards 9 Dimensions for Spiral-Wound Gaskets Used With ASME BI6.5 Flanges 10 Dimensions for Spiral-Wound Gaskets ASME B16.47 Series A Flanges .. 11 Dimensions for Spiral-Wound Gaskets Used With ASME B16.47 Series B Flanges ... 12 Inner Ring Inside Diameters for Spiral 13 Minimum Pipe Wall Thickness Suitable for Use With Inner Rings for ASME B16.5 Flanges 14 Inner Ring Inside Diameters for Spiral-Wound Gaskets Used Between ASME B16.47 Seri 15 Inner Ring Inside Diameters for Spiral-Wound Gaskets Used Between ASME B16.47 Series B Flanges 16 Maximum Bore of ASME B16.5 Flanges for Use With Spiral-Wound Gaskets, 17 Maximum Bore of ASME B16.47 Series A Flanges for Use With Spiral-Wound Gaskets 18 Maximum Bore of ASME B16.47 Series B Flanges for Use With Spiral-Wound Gaskets .. 19 20 Example Markings for Spiral-Wound Gaskets .... 21 Jacketed Gasket Dimensions for ASME B16.5 Flanges 22 Jacketed Gasket Dimer is for ASME B16.47 Series A Flanges iv 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 32 33 (b)23. Jacketed Gasket Dimensions for ASME B16.47 Series B Flanges 34 24 Abbreviations for Identifying Materials for Jacketed Gaskets 35 25 Example Markings for Jacketed Gaskets ... 35 Annexes A Quality System Program .. 37 B References «sss. 39 tb) viiitb) tb) tb) (b) ASME 816.206.1997 METALLIC GASKETS FOR PIPE FLANGES: RING-JOINT, SPIRAL-WOUND, AND JACKETED 1 SCOPE 1.4 General ‘This standard covers materials, dimensions, tol- erances, and markings for metal ring-joint gaskets, spiral-wound metal gaskets, and metal jacketed gas- kets and filler material. These gaskets are dimen- sionally suitable for use with flanges described in the reference flange standards ASME BI6.5, ASME. BI6.47, and API-6A. This standard covers spiral- wound metal gaskets and metal jacketed gaskets for use with raised face and flat face flanges. 1.2 Quality Systems Requirements relating to the product manufactur- ‘ers’ Quality System Programs are described in Annex A. 13 References Standards and specifications adopted by reference in this Standard are shown in Annex B, which is part of this Standard. 2 RING-JOINT GASKETS 2.1 Types Ring-joint gaskets shall be either octagonal or oval in cross section, 22 Size [Ring-joint gaskets shall be identified by an R, RX, or BX number that relates to flange size (NPS), pres- sure class and the appropriate flange standards (ASME BI6.5, ASME B16.47, or API-6A). 23 Materials 2.3.1 General. Ring-joint gasket materials, some of which are listed in Table 1, shall be selected by the user based on suitability for the service conditions. It is recommended that ring-joint gaskets be of a hard- ness lower than the mating flanges. TABLE 1 MAXIMUM HARDNESS FOR RING ___ GASKETS Maximum Hardness Ring Gasket Mater Rockwell “8 Se Soft iron (1) 20 56 Low-Carbon Steel 120 6 4-6 Chrome ¥ Moly 130 2 Type 410 170 86 Type 304 160 83 Type 316 160 8 Type 347 160 3 NOTE: [A May be low-carbon steel, not to exceed maximum hardness (of 90 Brine 86 Rockwell "B.” 2.32 Hardness. Ring-joint gaskets of materials listed in Table 1 shall have a hardness equal to or less than that shown in Table 1 24 Dimensions and Tolerances Dimensions and tolerances for ring-j shall be as shown in Tables 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. 25 Surface Finish Types R and RX gaskets shall have a fi rougher than 63 in. roughness. Type BX gaskets shall have a finish no rougher than 32 pin. roughness. Sur- face finishes shall pertain to the gasket sealing sur- faces. 26 Identification Number Dimensional reference identification numbers are assigned to ring-joint gaskets and are shown in Tables 3,4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. 2.7 Marking The outer surface of each gasket shall carry the ‘manufacturer's name or identification trademark and gasket number prefixed by the letters R, RX, or BX. followed by the gasket material identification. Ma- terial identification for Table 2 materials shall be as fa) fa) on ne ER Afa) tb) ASME B16.206-1997 TABLE 2_ RING GASKET MARKINGS Fiing Gasket Material_Identification Marking Example ‘Soft ron (3) D RSID (1) Low-Carbon Stee! s BIS (1) 4-6 Chrome Ys Moly FB (2) RSIS (1) Type 410 $410 RS1S410 (1) Type 308 R51S304 (1) Type 316 518316 (1) Type 347 518347 (1 NOTES: (1) F5 identification designates ASTM Specification A 182-72 chemical composition requirements only. (2) This number shall be preceded by the manufacturers name oF identification trademark (9) May be low-carbon stoel, not to exceed maximum hardness (0f $0 Brinell ~ 58 Rockwall "2" shown in Table 2. The gasket shall also be marked with ASME B16.20 designation. The application of marking shall be done so as not to harmfully distort the gasket or affect the integrity of the seal. 3: SPIRAL-WOUND GASKETS 3.1 Size and Class Spiral-wound gaskets, including centering ring and inner ring (3.2.4 and 3.2.5), are identified by flange size (NPS), pressure class and the appropriate flange standard (ASME BI6.5 or ASME B16.47).. 3.2 Dimensions and Tolerances 3.2.1 General. Dimensions and tolerances for spi- ral-wound gaskets, centering and inner rings, shall be accordance with Tables 9, 10, and 11 and as spec- ified in this section. 3.2.2 Construction. Spiral-wound gaskets shall be constructed as alternate plies (circular layers counted as revolutions) of preformed metal windings and plaint fillers which are spirally wound. For the finished gas- ket the filler shall be essentially flush with, but not below, the metal winding on both contact faces of the gasket. The metal strip in the winding shall be 0.006 in. to 0.009 in. thick. The filler material thick- ness shall be determined by the manufacturer. 3.23 Metal Joining. The inner windings shall have a minimum of three plies of preformed metal strip without filler. The initial two plies shall be spotwelded. circumferentially with a minimum of three welds spaced at a maximum distance of three inches. The METALLIC GASKETS FOR PIPE FLANGES RING-JOINT, SPIRAL WOUND, AND JACKETED outer windings shall have a minimum of three plies of preformed metal without filler, spotwelded cir- cumferentiaily with a minimum of three welds, the last being the terminal weld. The distance of the first weld from the terminal weld shall be no greater than 1.5 in, Up to four ad- ditional loose preformed metal windings beyond the terminal weld may be used to retain the gasket into the centering ring. 3.24 Centering Ring. All spiral-wound gaskets shall be furnished assembled into a centering ring. The centering ring thickness shall be from 0.117 in. to 0.131 in. and suitably grooved on the inside di ameter so as to retain the gasket. 3.25 Inner Ring. Inner rings shall be furnished with all spiral-wound gaskets having PTFE (polyte- trafluoroethylene) filler material. It is recommended that inner rings be specified by the user for flexible graphite and other filler materials (if appropriate for flanges and bore sizes used) particularly where ex- perience has demonstrated inward buckling of the gaskets to bea problem. Inner rings shall be furnished in spiral-wound gaskets for flanges NPS 24 and larger in class 900, NPS 12 and larger in class 1500, and NPS 4 and larger in class 2500. Gaskets with inner rings should be used only with socket welding, lapped, welding neck, and integral flanges. ‘The inner ring thickness shall be from 0.117 in. to 0.131 in. Tables 13, 14, 15, and 16 show inner ring inside diameters that may extend into the flange bore a maximum of 0.06 in. under the worst combination of flange bore, eccentric installation, and tolerance. 3.26 Gasket Compression. Spiral-wound gas- kets, NPS '/2, NPS °/«, and NPS 1 in classes 150, 300 and 600, shall be designed so that a uniform bolt stress, based on the nominal bolt root diameter, of 25,000 psi will compress the gasket to a thickness of (0.130 in. 0.005 in. All other gasket sizes and classes, shall be designed so that a uniform bolt stress of 30,000 psi will compress the gasket to a thickness of 0.130 in. 0.005 in. 3.3 Materials Metal windings and filler materials shall be in ac- cordance with Table 19. The inner ring shall be of a ‘material that has corrosion resistant characteristics equivalent to or better than that of the metal winding. ‘The centering ring may be carbon steel that is painted, metal plated, ot otherwise coated to inhibit atmos- pheric corrosion, (b)tb) (a) (o) (METALLIC GASKETS FOR PIPE FLANGES RING-JOINT, SPIRAL-WOUND, AND JACKETED 3.4 Marking 3.4.1 General. The centering ring of each spiral- wound gasket shall be permanently marked. The let- tering height shall be 0.1 in, minimum. The following, information shall be included with the centering ring ‘markings: (a) Manufacturer's name or trademark (b) Flange size (NPS) (c) Pressure class (d) Winding metal abbreviation (Table 19) except that the abbreviation may be omitted when 304 stain- less steel is used. (€) Filler material abbreviation (Table 19) G) Centering and inner ring metal abbreviation (Table 19), except that the abbreviation may be omit- ted when carbon steel is used for the outer ring and 304 stainless steel is used for the inner ring. (g) Flange identification. Gaskets intended for ASME BI6.47 flanges shall be marked B16.47A or BI6.47B as applicable. Gaskets intended for ASME B16.5 flanges need not be so marked. Illustrative marking examples are shown in Table 20. (i) Designation ASME B16.20. 3.4.2 Pressure Class. Gaskets suitable for more than one pressure class shall be marked with all ap- plicable classes, as shown in Table 20. 34,3 Color Coding. Spiral-wound gaskets shall be marked with a color-code that identifies the windings and filler materials. A continuous color around the outer edge of the centering ring shall identify the winding metal. The color identifying the filler ma- terial for NPS 1'/2 and larger shall have four inter- mittent stripes approximately spaced 90 deg apart on the outer edge of the centering ring. Smaller size gas- kets shall have a minimum of two stripes 180 deg apart. The colors shall conform to those listed in Table 19, 4 JACKETED GASKETS 41 Size and Pressure Class Jacketed gaskets are identified by flange size (NPS), pressure class, and the appropriate flange standard (ASME B16.5 or ASME B16.47).. [ASME 816.200-1997 42 Design 4.21 General. Jacketed gaskets shall be made with a filler material enclosed in a metal jacket. 422 Jacket Thickness. The jacket metal thick- ness shall be a minimum of 0.015 in. 4.23 Filler Thickness. The filler thickness shall be a minimum of 0.06 in, 4.2.4 Miscellaneous. Other design details, in- cluding the density of the filler, shall be the gasket ‘manufacturer’s responsibility. 43 jimensions and Tolerances Gasket dimensions and tolerances shall be in ac- cordance with Tables 21, 22, or 23. 44 Materials Metal jacket and filler material shall be selected from Table 24. For jacketed gasket limitations related to ASME BI6.5 applications, see Annex E of ASME BI6.S. 4.5 Marking 45.1 Applied Marking. Jacketed gaskets shall be marked with waterproof ink or equivalent, except that where gasket size does not permit, a separate attached marking tag may be used. The lettering height shall be 0.2 in. minimum. The following information shall, be included with the markings: (a) Manufacturer’s name or trademark (b) Flange size (NPS) (c) Pressure class (d) Jacketed material abbreviation (Table 24), ex- cept that the abbreviation may be omitted when soft carbon steel is used. (¢) Filler material abbreviation (Table 24) (J) Flange identification. Gaskets intended for ASME BI16.47 flanges shall be marked B16.47A or BI6.47B as applicable. Gaskets intended for ASME BI6.S flanges need not be so marked. Illustrative ‘marking examples are shown in Table 25. (g) Designation ASME B16.20. 4.52 Pressure Class. Gaskets suitable for more than one pressure class shall be marked with all ap- plicable classes. (o) (b) (a)