Codes and Standards
Piping codes and standards - ASME, ANSI, ASTM, AGA, API, AWWA, BS, ISO, DIN and more..
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
ANSI provides a forum for development of American national standards
ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASME is one of the leading organizations in the world developing codes and standards
ASME - International Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
The International Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code establishes rules of safety governing the design, fabrication, and inspection of boilers and pressure vessels, and nuclear power plant components during construction
ASME - Performance Test Codes
The ASME Performance Test Codes provide standard directions and rules for conducting and reporting tests
ASME B31 - Pressure Piping
A survey of one of the most important pressure pipe codes - ASME B31, earlier known as ANSI B31
ASME B31.9 - Working Pressure and Temperature Limits
The working pressure and temperature limits of ASME Code B31.9 - Building Services Piping
ASME/ANSI B16 Standards for Pipes and Fittings
The ASME B16 standards covers pipes and fittings in cast iron , cast bronze, wrought copper and steel
ASME/ANSI B36.10/19 - Carbon, Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipes - Dimensions - Metric Units
Pipe sizes, inside and outside diameters, wall thickness, schedules, weight and weight of pipe filled with water - Metric Units
ASTM D2846 - CPVC Plastic Hot and Cold Water Distribution Tubes - Dimensions
Dimensions of CTS - Copper Tube Sized CPVC (Chlorinated Poly Vinyl Chloride) tubes
ASTM International
ASTM International - American Society for Testing and Materials - is a scientific and technical organization that develops and publishes voluntary standards on the characteristics of material, products, systems and services
ASTM International - Standards for Steel Pipes, Tubes and Fittings
The ASTM standards covers various types of steel pipes, tubes and fittings for high-temperature services, ordinary use and special applications such as fire protection use
ASTM International - Volume 01.01 Steel - Piping, Tubing, Fittings
An overview of the ASTM Volume 01.01 standard
BSi - Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards and Specifications
British standards and specifications for pipe, tube and fittings
Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Classifications
Steel is considered to be carbon steel when no minimum content is specified or required for chromium, cobalt, columbium (niobium), molybdenum, nickel, titanium, tungsten, vanadium or zirconium
Carbon Steel Pipes - Comparing American & European Standards
Comparing standards of carbon steel pipes from USA, Germany, UK and Sweden
Cast Iron
There are four basic types of cast iron - white iron, gray iron, ductile iron and malleable iron
Comparing American and British Piping Standards
Comparing US American (ASTM) and British (BSi) piping standards - specifications, grades and material descriptions
Cross Reference of ASTM Material Specifications
Fittings, Flanges, Unions and Cast and Forged Valves
DIN - Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards and Specifications
Deutsches Institut für Normung - DIN - pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications
Download ANSI, American National Standards Institute, Standards
ANSI is a private, not-for-profit, membership organization that acts not as a standards developer, but as a standards coordinating and approval body
EN 10255 - Non-alloy steel tubes suitable for welding and threading - Dimensions
Dimensions and weights of steel tubes according BS EN 10255
Fiberglass Pipes - common Standards
Commonly used standards for fiberglass pipes and their applications
Flanges - API vs. ASME/ANSI
API and ASME/ANSI flanges - comparing dimensions and pressure ratings
Fluids - Identity Colors
Identifying colors used for fluids in piping systems
HVAC Abbreviations
Commonly used HVAC abbreviations
Identification Labels - Pipes and Equipment
Tags and label colors used for mechanical, plumbing and piping systems
ISO - Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards and Specifications
International Organization for Standardization - ISO - pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications
JIS - Flanges, Bolts, Nuts, and Gaskets Standards
Japanese industrial flanges, bolts, nuts, and gaskets standards and specifications from JAS - the Japanese Standards Association
JIS - Japanese Industrial Standards
Japanese Standards Association - JSA
JIS - Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards
Japanese industrial pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications from the Japanese Standards Association - JAS
NACE International
The corrosion engineering and science community
NDT - Non Destructive Testing
Non-destructive testing of constructions
Pipe Class Ratings and Pressure Numbers (PN)
Pressure numbers (PN) compared to flange class designations
Pipe Legends - Identification Scheme
Color codes - field and legend
Piping Codes & Standards
Piping codes and piping standards
Stainless Steel - Comparing International Standards
Comparing international stainless steel standards from America (US), France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, Sweden, England (UK) and the European Union
Stainless Steel Pipes - Comparing American and European Standards
Comparing American - US - and European - German, British (UK) and Swedish - stainless steel pipe standards
Stainless Steels Classifications
Stainless steels are commonly grouped into martensitic stainless steels, ferritic stainless steels, austenitic stainless steels, duplex (ferritic-austenitic) stainless steels, and precipitation-hardening stainless steels
Steel Pipe Dimensions - ANSI Schedule 40
Internal and external diameters, areas, weights, volumes and number of threads for ANSI schedule 40 steel pipes
Steel Pipe Dimensions - ANSI Schedule 80
Internal and external diameters, areas, weights, volumes and number of threads for schedule 80 steel pipes
Steel Pipe Standardization Organizations
The most important world wide steel pipe standardization organizations
Threaded & Socket Welded Fittings - Pressure Classes and Schedules
Pressure classes, schedules and weights of pipes for threaded & socket welded fittings
