Comparing American and British Piping Standards

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The table below can be used to compare different British (BSi) and American (ASTM) piping standards.

• A 333 - Seamless and Welded Pipe for Low-Temperature Service
• A 53 - Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe
• A 106 - Seamless C-Steel Pipe for High Temperature Service
• A 335 - Seamless Ferritic Alloy Steel Pipe for High Temperature Service
• A 312 - Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe
• API 5L - Specification for Line Pipe

• BS 1387 - Steel Tubes and Tubulars Suitable for Screwing to Bs 21 Pipe Threads - Replaced by BS EN 10255:2004  Non-alloy steel tubes suitable for welding or threading. Technical delivery conditions
• BS 3601 - Steel Pipes and Tubes for Pressure Purposes Carbon Steel with Specified Room Temperature Properties -  Replaced by BS EN 10216-1:2002 Seamless tubes for pressure purposes - Non-alloy steel tubes with specified room temperature properties, BS EN 10217-1:2002 Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes - Non-alloy steel tubes with specified room temperature properties
• BS 3602 PART1 - Steel Pipes and Tubes for Pressure Purposes : Carbon and Carbon Manganese Steel with Specified Elevated Temperature Properties - Replaced by BS EN 10216-2:2002 Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions. Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes with specified elevated temperature properties
• BS 3602 PART2 - Steel Pipes and Tubes for Pressure Purposes : Carbon and Carbon Manganese Steel with Specified Elevated Temperature Properties - Replaced by BS EN 10216-2:2002 Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions. Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes with specified elevated temperature properties
• BS 3603 - Steel Pipes and Tubes for Pressure Purposes Carbon and Alloy Steel with Specified Low Temperature Properties - Replaced by EN10216-4:2002 Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions
• BS 3604 -  Steel pipes and tubes for pressure purposes: ferritic alloy steel with specified elevated temperature properties. Specification for longitudinally arc welded tubes
• BS 3605 PART1 - Seamless and Welded Austentic Stainless Steel Pipe and Tubes for Pressure Purposes -  Replaced by BS EN 10216-5:2004  Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions. Stainless steel tubes

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• Codes and Standards - Piping codes and standards - ASME, ANSI, ASTM, AGA, API, AWWA, BS, ISO, DIN and more..
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Related Documents

• A106 Grade B Carbon Steel Pipes - Pressure and Temperature Ratings - Pressure (psig) and temperature (deg F) ratings of A106 Grade B carbon steel pipes - temperatures ranging 100 ^oF - 750 ^oF
• ASME/ANSI B16 - Standards of Pipes and Fittings - The ASME B16 Standards covers pipes and fittings in cast iron , cast bronze, wrought copper and steel
• ASTM A53 B Carbon Steel Pipes - Working Pressure - Maximum working pressure of carbon steel pipe at temperature 400^oF
• BSi - Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards and Specifications - British standards and specifications for pipe, tube and fittings
• Bursting and Collapsing Pressures of ASTM A312 Stainless Steel Pipes - The theoretic bursting and collapsing values of stainless steel pipes - ASTM A312
• DIN - Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards and Specifications - Deutsches Institut für Normung - DIN - pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications
• ISO - Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards and Specifications - International Organization for Standardization - ISO - pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications
• JIS - Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards - Japanese industrial pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications from JAS - the Japanese Standards Association
• Steel Tubes BS 1387 (EN 10255) - Dimensions and weights of steel tubes according BSi - BS 1387:1985 (EN 10255) Specification for screwed and socketed steel tubes and tubulars and for plain end steel tubes suitable for welding or for screwing to BS 21 pipe threads