MSS SP-6-2007 Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings Standard Practice Developed and Approved by the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. 127 Park Street, NE Vienna, Virginia 22180 Phone: (703) 281-6613 (703) 281-6671 il: info@mss-hg.orgMSS. STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 ‘This MSS Standard Practice was developed under the consensus of the MSS Technical Committees 102, 110, 201, and the MSS Coordinating Committee. The content of this Standard Practice is the result of the efforts of competent and concemed 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 prechide 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 A.) U.S. customary units in this SP are the standard; the metric (SI) units are for reference only, In this Standard Practice all notes, annexes, tables, and figures are construed to be essential to the understanding of the message of the standard, and are considered part of the text unless noted as "supplemental", All appenclices appearing in this document are construed as "supplemental". Supplemental” information does not include mandatory requirements, Substantive changes in this 2007 edition are “flagged” by parallel bars as shown on the margins of this paragraph. The specific deiail of the change may be determined ‘by comparing the material flagged with that in the previous edition. Any part of this standard may be quoted. Credit lines should read ‘Extracted from MSS SP-6, 2007 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 Indusiry Inc. Originally Approved December, 1929 Copyright ©, 1985 by ‘Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.MSS STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 STANDARD FINISHES FOR CONTACT FACES OF PIPE FLANGES AND CONNECTING END FLANGES OF VALVES AND FITTINGS 1, SCOPE 3. REQUIREMENTS 1. This Standard Practice pertains to the finish of 3.1 _ Flange facing finish shall be judged by visual gasket contact faces of pipe flanges and end flanges comparison with Ra standards (see ASME B46.1) of valves and fittings. and not by instruments having stylus tracers and 12 This Standard Practice is intended for ‘l€stronic amplification. The finishes required are given in Table 1. Other finishes may be furnished by lic to products for whi spplications 10) produets| i neh AEMEEBIC agreement between purchaser and manufacturer. Standards do not contain complete facing finish requirements or for which there are no such 3.2. Dimensions shown (in Table 1) shall not be Standards. : cause for rejection by depth gage measurement or 2. DEEINITIONS precision instrument measurements. 21 Roughness Average The term Ra (Roughness 4, Ly average) is expressed in micro-inches (in) [micro- ONS meters (hun)] 4.1 Surface finishes listed are not necessarily 2.2. Flange Facing Finish The surface finish on _Ptimum for all gasket types of materials the flange contact face, see Figure 1, that comes in . contaet with a gasket upon flange assembly, 4.2. On flat faces, serrations need not extend beyond corresponding raised face diameter. Far 4/16" RAISED 1747 RAISED RING FACE FACE FACE, JOINT a © S&S & SHALL MALE 2 LARGE MALE 8 SHALL TONGUE 8 LARGE TONGUE & | FEMALE FEMALE GROOVE, GROOVE | FLANGE FACE FIGURE 1 Types of Contact Faces for Flanges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 Conact Stee Ductile Io Gry iron Bronze Faces Senated: spiral or | Nonserated®: 250 | Non-serated®: 250 | Non-serred ™: 125 Flater i-16"¢1.6 | concentc, 48058 per | pin(@3 pm) Ramax, | pin(63 um)Ramax, | gin 2 nm) Ramax, tm) Raised ace | seh (181021 prem) 2 recommend o or or ‘he resultant surface finish shall kave 2 125 | Serrated: spiral or Senated: spiral or 10 250 4inG.2t063 | concentric, 1 to $0 per | S0perin. 10 19 per | concentric, 30 0 80 per Im) Ra in (Sto 19perem). | emporconeentic, Ser | se. (12 103 cm Depth apprex.0.003 to | move porin. (40° mere | Depth aprox. 0.003 to 0.920in (00751051 | perc. Depthapprox. | 0.026. (0.075 10.51 nim) O03 t6 0.020% (0075 | mum 19051 mm) 18" G4 mn) Raised sn Large Male & Female Small Male& | Seated (as above) Female, Large & or Sirall Tongue & | Non-serate: 125 pin Groove (G.2 pm) Ramax ‘Ring Joint- Side | Nor-serated: 63 win. | Now-serated: 63 pin o Walls of Groove | (sym) Ra max (U6 um) Ra mas NOTES: (@ Unless otherwise specified, the manufacturer may supply either spiral or concentric grooves for serrations, The spiral machining operation is commonly accomplished with ‘the cutting tool having 0,06 in. (1.6 mn) or larger tip radius () Unless otherwise specified, the manufacturer may supply cither the serrated (commonly. accomplished with the cutting tool having 0.06 in, (1.6 mm) or larger tip radius) or smooth finish. eGR nome mene aanewrramonweoime svoes enaMSS. STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 ANNEX A Referenced Standards and Applicable Dates ‘This annex is an integral part of this Standard Practice and is placed after the main text for convenience. Standard Name or Description B46.1- 1995 Surface Texture (Surface Roughness, Waviness, and Lay) ‘The following organizations publish the above standard: ANSI American National Standards Institute 25 West 43rd Street, 4* Floor New York NY 10036 ASME ASME International Three Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5990 3Number Secor spaaton 5P.25- 198 sr20ot Sba9-t00t Seago SP45.208, sPot20or spss-1999 ‘3P-352008 sp-sazon Sbanain ‘sp-ot20093 ‘Shosz00e SP.57 20008 Sb-skaaar '5P-992003 ‘$P-22-1909 P03 4000 952008, Sp-.2001 Sear-2005 5P902001 599-1001 SP-490032 Ses0-1988 SPo1021958 Seoe 2005 SP108 1008 Se002008 SP410-1008 SPuzaa98 ‘$P-115-2000 ‘SP-1162009 S19.2006 /©P-120-2006 Setataooe ‘Seetzstaae Seataczoo! '$6-1262000 ‘se-i272001 P-1262008 ‘$P-120.2093 $e-130-2003 Seoist203e 36-190.2005 SPo1352006, SP-1362007 List of MSS Standard Practices (Price List Available Upon Request) ‘Standard Finishes for Contact Fases of Poe Pangos and Cemoctng Ene Flanges of Vals and Fins (f05| Spat Facing for rons, ron and Stal Fatgee ‘Stars Marking System for Vatres, Pings, Flanges ana Unies ‘lass 150 Corrosion Restart Galo, Gove, Ano ans ChackVaves wi Flange ar But Weld Ends (0!) Wreght Sianlve Sad Bul Weldng Pings ‘Son Paine Flangor ‘Bypass and Dran Connections ‘lass 130. Goresien Rosson’ Fanges and Cas Flange Fitnos {B.S Sand Sto Casirgs nd Fxg: Vas, Flange ord itns and Ow: Po Cmperens- Mate Pae {F07) Cat tances for Stee Casings f Valves, Penge, ent Fag anc Other Ping Components Radiographic Exaniaton Method {Qualty Starcardfor Ste! 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