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BS 2995-1966 PDF
BS 2995-1966 PDF
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SPECIFICATION FOR
CAST AND FORGED STEEL
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WEDGE GATE, GLOBE,
CHECK AND PLUG VALVES
SCREWED AND SOCKET-WELDING
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B.S. 2995 : 1966
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BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
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. 2995 : 1966
~HIS BRITISH STANDARD, having been approved by the Petroleum Equipment Industry Standards Committee and endo~sed 0:
by. the Chairman of the Engineering Divisional Council, was published under the authority of the General Council on
The Institution desires to call attention to the fact that this British Standard does not purport to include all the neces~ary
. provisions of a contract. . . .
In order to keep abreast of' progress in the industries concerned, British Standards are subject to periodical review. Sug
gestions for improvements will be recorded and in due course brought to the notice of the committees charged with 'the
A complete list of British Standards, numbering over 4000, fully indexed and with a note of the contents of each, will be
found in the British Standards Yearbook, The B.S. Yearbook may be consulted in many public libraries and
similar institutions.
B.S. 240. Method for Brinell hardness test. Part I. Testing of metals.
B.S. 970. Wrought steels in the form o(bars, billets and forgings, up to 6 in ruling section, for automobile and general
engineering purposes. En series.
B.S. 1400. Schedule of copper alloy ingots and copper and copper alloy castings.
n.S. J 501~1506: 1958. Steels for use in the chemical, petroleum and allied industries.
B.S. 1501. Steels for fired and unfired pressure vessels. Plates..
B.S. ISOP. Steels for fired and unfired pressure vessels. Sections and bars. -.~
B.S. J 560. Steel pipe flanges and flanged fittings (nomi.nal sizes ~. in to 24 in) for the petroleum industry. U
B.S. 16O<L Dimensions of wrought steel pipe for the petroleum industry. .j
B.S. 1750 Dolting for the petroleum industry. .
B.S. 1768. Unified precision hexagon bolts, screws and nuts (UNC and UNF threads). Normal series. ,I,
B.S. 2032. 9 % aluminium bronze (copper-aluminium) rods, sections, forging stock and forgings. •
B.S. 2033. 10% aluminium bronze (coppc·r-aluminium-nickel-iron) rods, sections, fo(ging stock and forgings.
B.S. 2.5..2J.. Glossary for valves and valve parts (for Ouids). Part I. Screw-down stop, check and gate valves. Part 3. Plug
valves and cocks. .
n.s 3351 Piping systems for the petroleum industry.
p.S. ~J81. Metallic spiral-wound gaskets for the petrolcum and petrochemical industry.
and to the following American Pctroleum Institute Spccifications (obtainable through the British Standards Institutipn):
API Std. SB. Threading, g(luging and thread inspection of casing, tubing and line pipe thread. .
Bri/ish Standards are revised, when necess~ry, by the issue either o[ amendment slips (If o[ revised editions. It is important that
fmrs o[ British Standards should ascertain that they are in possession o[ the latest amendments or editions.
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COlllrol and testing operated during manuracture and including periodical inspections at the manufacturer's works in accordance with the
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CO-OPERATING ORGANIZATIONS
The Pctrolcum Equipmcnt Industry Standards Committec, under whose supervision this British Standard was prepared,
consists of representatives from the following Government department and scientific and industrial organizations:
•British I ron and Steel Federation Ministry of Power
·Council of British Manufacturers of Petroleum Equipment ·Oil Companies Materia,ls Association
Federation of British Rubber and Allied Manufacturers
The industrial organizations marked with an asterisk in the above list, together with'the following, were directly represe~tep
on the committee entrusted with the preparation of this B·rilish Sta.ndard: i'.
British Mechanical Engineering Federation British Valve Manufacturers' Association
British Steel Founders' Association
• In course of preparation.
The rollowing D.S.1. rerercnces relate to the work on this standard:
Committee rderence PEEII. Drart ror comment 065/7279
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CONTENTS
Page
Page
Co-operating organizations . 2
SECfION FIVE : DIMENSIONS
Foreword . 4
27. Outside diameter of body ends 11·
28. Port diameter and seat bore 11
31. Threading 11
1. Scope . 4
32. Socket dimensions 12
2. Classification .. 4
3. Pressure/temperature ratings 5
SECTION SIX : TESTS
33. General 12
39. Marking . 13
7. Bonnets . 5
8. S~\1ffing box 5
10. Yoke . 6
40. Inspection 13
11·. Stem . 6
41 .. Purchased components 13
12. Wedge 6
42. Rejections 13
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13. Disk and disk stem nut . 6
. 16. Covers 6
SECTION TEN : GUARANTEE
17. Piston and ball guides . 6
45 .. Manufactur~r's guarantee . . 13
TABLES
D. Plug valves 1. Materials . 8
4. Packing sizes . . 11
6. Socket dimensions . . 12
25. Materials . 7
APPENDICES
A. Marking of valves . 14
26. Workmanship· .. 11
C. Information to be supplied by the purchaser . 16
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B.S. Z995
FOREWORD
. This British Standard is one of a series of standards for Due to the dcmand in the industry toreduce the number
valves prepared under the authority of the Petroleum of types of valve to a minimum and because of the prefer
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Equipment IndustrY: Standards Committee. The changes ence for bolted bonnets for stem operated valves at the
made in this edition of the standard result mainly from the higher pressures and temperatures union bonnets are re
issue of B.S. 3808 * which introduced a Class 800 gate valve tained only for check valves.
.to which the Class 800 globe, check and plug valves in this I !4 % chromium-molybdenum steel has been added to
standard are intended to be complementary. the materials specification for body, bonnet and cover. ~
This standard now contains only Class 800 and Class
1500 ratings since the adoption of Class 800 (2000 'bfjin 2 Reference should be made to B.S. 2591, Parts 1 and 3 t~
cold non-shock) eliminated the need for the original Class for definitions of valve types and components. .
600 and 900 dcsignations.
• B.S. 38Q8, • Cast and forged steel flanged, screwed and sockel t B.S. 2591, • Glossary for valves and. valve parts (for fluids).'
welding wedge gate valves (compact design), sizes 2 in and sma Iler, Part 1, ' Screw-down stop, check and gate valves '. Pari 3, • Plug
for the petroleum industry.' valves and cocks'.
SPECIFICATION
welding valves for the petroleum industry in sizes 2 in and Class 1500. Sizes ~, ~, I and I ~ in.
smaller.
Screwed valves specified in this standard are intended d. Check valves (vertical pal/ern).
for assembly with pipe threaded in accordance with API (i) Ball type with bolted cover:
Std. 5B* .. Class 800. Sizes I, I ~ and 2 in.
. Socket-welding valvcs specified in this slandard are Class )500. Sizes I and I ~ in.
intended for assembly with plain-end' pipe in accordance (ii) Ball type with union cover:
with API Std. 5Lt and B.S. l600t. Class 800. Sizes ~, %, ~. ~, I, I~ and 2
This standard provides for: in.
a. Wedge gate valves. Outside-screw-and-yoke, rising e. Lubricated plug valves,
stem, bolted bonnet and bolted gland: Class 800. Sizes !4, %. ~, ~. I, 1 ~ and 2 in.
Class 1500. Sizes ~, ~. I and I ~ in. Class 1500. Sizes ~. ~, I and I ~ in.
b. Globe valves (straight pal/ern). Outside-screw-and NOTE I. The sizes represent the nominal pipe sizes of the con
yoke. rising stem. bolted bonnet and bolted gland: necting ends.
Class 800. Sizes Y-l, %, ~, ~. I, I Y2 and 2 in. NOTE 2. Attention is drawn 'to Appendix C which tabulates the
CLASSIFICAnON
.. , API .Std. 5B, 'Threading, gauging and thread inspection of
,f ',c;.¥.s.ir,g, t\.lbUle and line pipe thread '.
2. The numerals in the designations • Class 800' and
'.. ~tr. 'Std; 5L, • Line pipe '. . Class 1500 ' represenl the primary service pressure ratings
~~.,. <: '~~.' Dimen~ions of wrought steel pipe for the pelroleum of the valves in pounds force per square inch as marked
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with an asterisk in Appendix B.
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PRESSURE/TEMPERA.TURE RATINGS
, 9. Glands shall be of the one-piece or one-piece bushed A1J valves shall be designed to provide easy access to
design, or ~f the two.piece self-aligning type. Gland bolts the stuffing box for re-packing.
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YOKE
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place by a nut screwed on the stem or by a set..screw '.'
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10. Yokes shall" be integral with the bonnet. or. subject to and washer. t
the approval of the design by the purchaser, may be
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WEDGE
screwed on to the bonnet and secured effectively.
12. The wedges of gate valves shall be of the solid type
a. Gate valves. The. yoke sleeve shall be machine
finished on all contact surfaces.. with integral faces. . .
Sharp outer edges ~f the seating surfaces shall be re
. b. Globe valves. The yoke bush shall be screwed or nloved to prevent scoring the body seating surface.
otherwise suitably fitted into the yoke and locked in The wedge shall be
adequately guided in the body to
position. prevent rotation and to ensure re-entry between the seats.' I
c. G'/vbe yu/ves. Stems shall have an integral tnd, in bottom-M:ated. except that carbon f>teel globe valves may'
. the form of a button, fitting into an opening provided in have hard-faced seats deposited directly in the body .
the top of the disk, with the underside of the button slightly All renewable body seat rings shall be secured 'in such
radiused or chamfered. Alternatively. the stem may be a way that they cannot loosen or leak in service.
Stems shall be of sufficient length to ensure that the with knobs or studs projecting beyond the outside 9iameter
handwheel stands clear of the yoke when the valve is in of the wheel to provide a suitable grip. Valves shall be
The upper end of the stem shall be provided wi th a The handwheel shall be secured to the yoke sleeve or stem
square fOf mounting the handwheel which shall be held in in such a way as to preclude loosening in service.
c. C11eck valves
COVERS For union cover valves the guide shall be integral with' :
16. Valves shall be provided with covers either bolted or the cover. For bolted cover valves the guide shall be
retained by uniQll nuts, as specified by the purchaser. separate from the cover.
Union nuts shall be of hexagonal or octagonal shape. Guides of bolted cover valves shall be closed at their
Outside surface of union nuts need not be machined. upper end and be provided. with means for their removal
Union joints shall be of the male and ,female type with from the body. They shall be locked in position between
a gasket. the body/cover flange and the cover. .
PISTON AND BALL GUIDES The guide shall be correctly located relative to the body
port by a dowel or other positive means.
17. a. Piston type. Piston type check valves need not be The lower part of the guide, whe.ther integral with or '
provided with separate guides. . separate from the cover, shall be a hollow cylinder or cage
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b. Ball .type (horizontal pattern). These check valves to accommodate the ball permitting it to travel upwards .!
shall pe provided with a removable guide to guide the ball for a sufficient distance to provide an unrestricted flow
throughout its travel. under the ball when in the highest position.
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_~ c. Ball type (vertical pal/ern). These check valves shall
~ pro.vided with guides which may be integral with the
seat, c<?ver or/grid. The travel of the ball shaJl be limited
by a grid or by other suitable means, which shall permit
unrestricted flow when the baH is in the funy-opened
position.
CHECK MECHANISM :1
D. Plug valves
VALVE PAlTERNS In either case a check valve shall be provided to prevent
-Plug valves shall be of the regular or round opening leakage of line fluid through the Jubricant feed.
~auems as defined in B.S. 2591 •. "
OPERATING. MECHANISM
PLUG SHANK AND STEM
23. Plug valves shall be designed for operation by a
21. The plug shank or stem shall be of a diameter sufficient wrench or bar. Wrenches or bars shall be supplied as a
to resist distortion under maximum torque. The 'conn'ec-tion separate item and only if specifically ordered. by purchaser.
between stem and plug shall be adequate to transmit the Wrenches may be cast, forged or fabricated and may con
torque•. for which .purpose pins shall·not be used. Wrench.. sist of a handle suitably attached to the wrench head, or
operated valves shall have the plug head formed to a may be of integral design..
squ':\re, rectangular, or other suitable shape to receive the When specified by the purchaser, wrenches shalt be
wrench. Shanks or stems of bar-operated valves shall be provided with set-screws or other means ~o secure them to
.rovided with hubs of ample strength to receive the bar. the plug. heads.
Suc~ hubs should be designed to allow the bar end to pass
entirely through them rather" than to provide merely a STOPS AND INDICATORS
socket. ~'l
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• SECTION THREE : MATERIALS
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MATERIALS A may be specified, with due regard to the possible influence
25. Valves shall be made of materials specified in Table 1. or the physical properties of such materials on the pressurel
For valve trims, the alternative materials listed in Appendix ten1perature ratings given in Appendix B.
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molybdenu~ steel
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(Plate) (Plate)
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1502-621§ (Bar) 150Ul21§ (Bar)
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S % chromium 1503-625 1504-625
molybdenum steel alternatively alternatively
1501-625 (Plate) 1501-625 (Plate)
alternatively alternatively
1501-625 (Bar) 1501-625 (Bar) !
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Piece Solid
with
Carbon steel (rust-proofed).
Bushing of non-rusting
1503-161 Grade B I
Rust-proofing by an
acceptable process.
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Gland
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! Gate and globe 13 % chromium steel l503-713\! ZOO min. . '
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.Stem I
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~ Plug valves Forged or bar stock steel Equivalent to that of the \
plug
1504-71311~
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1501-71311
Disk stem nut 13 % chromium steel 1503-71311
alternatively
1501-71311
alternatively
1504-71311~
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alternatively
1501-71311
Jl1 13 % chromium sleel 320 min. There shall be a differen~
~ of not less than 50 Brinell i
,- .points between the ball and
t the bod y seat rings
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Grid 13 % chromium steel 1503-71311
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·~;:~l 1501-71311
Piston ?':lide ' Carbon steel 15OJ-161 Grade B The material used shall
Ball glll(te if separate froln alternatively correspond with that or
body seat riog or Slid 1501-161 Grade C the bod)'
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1~ % chromium- 1~21
molybdenum steel alternatively
1~21
5 %chromium- 1~25
molybdenum steel alternatively
1501-625
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which shall minimize
galling, and may be
hard-faced to provide
desired abrasion resistance
or to etrect hardness
differential
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:at rings- 13 % chromium steel 1503-71311 ~O'min. F.or...gate and ball check
alternatively valves there shall be a
1504-71311~ difference o(not less than
alternatively -SO)Brinell points between
15Jl-713II 'fh'e wedge or-ball and the
body s~t rings
Bonnet
Stud-bolts 1 % chromium
molybdenum steel
1750 Part I Grade B7
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or Studs 1 % chromium 1750 Part I Grade B7
molybdenum steel
cover (rust-proofed)
• B.S. 1501-1506 : 1958,' Steels for use in the chemical, petroleum and allied industries',
B.S., 1501,' Steels for Bred and unllred pressure vessels. Plales',
B.S. 1502, ' Steels for fired and unfired pressure vessels. Sections and bars '. (In course of preparation).
B.S. 1750, • Bolting for the petroleum industry '.
B.S. 3381, • Metallic spiral-wound gaslcelS for the petroleum and petrochemical industry'.
f Cast valves may be supplied with bonnets and yolces of forged materials listed in Column 3.
t B.S. 240, • Method for Brinell hardness tesl " Part I, • Testing of metals'.
§ In cpurse of prePAration.
II Alternatively, ma'terial complying with ,En 56AM of B,S. 970, • Wrought steels in the form of bars, billels and forgin&" up to 6 in ruling leclion, for
automobile and generl\l engineerinc pUrpQiies. En series', mllY be Used.
"II Mater/nlto D,S. 15~713 shall have a carbon content not exceeding 0'15%.
"" Body scali orca rbon steel globe and check valves which arc hard rllced shall have n minimum Brinell hardness number of 375 (see Cia We.! 14,lnd 19).
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Mlolmum radial
Stem diameter thickness
of packing
{J!) "~Ives, globe valves (except those fitled with needle point
ks) and check v,alves shall be as nearly as practicable Over % up to and inclu~ing ~
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equal to. that of the nominal pipe size or that of the actual
pipe bore, whichever is the less, of schedule 80 pipe for Over ~ up to and including % • 716 11'.')&-0
class 800 valves, and schedule 160 pipe for class 1500
valves. Inrw· caseshal1;the;netare~:.f>'J,the~bore 'thr~fR Over % up to and including 1 ~ t:'J S ,
th~. seit,('of . glq~3!a~4' d!eck,y~ly~ ~"-lessf;lhan~':8SPIcrJ
of the aPQve figure, or-less tlja'I)::9Q% in~ thecas~>of
THREADING
gate 'vii:l'{e.~> ' C-- ---.- ''''.
The body ports of all valves shall be as large as practical 31. Jhe ends of screw.,,-d_~Jves shal!..~I-!~.
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design considerations permit. . accordance with the re.9~ire~Jll~..Q.( A~Egg;)~Bll~
-D.2.1, and shalnlllvc thread lengths in accoraance with
lable-:-S. .
Entering threads shall be chamfered in accordance with
VALVE STEMS the requirements of the rclevant standard. Chamfering
shall be concentric with the threads.
29. The minimum diameter of the stem of gate and globe Threads shall be concentric wit~ the valve ends. The
valves, measured where it passes through the packing, variation in the alignment of the thread and body shall not
shall. be not less than that given in Table 3. be more than 7is inch in 12 inches.
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% 1·330· .;).1'16' l.
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SOCKET. DIMENSIONS
s~ified in Table 6.
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SECTION SIX : TESTS
GENERAL c. Check valves. With the pressure applied on the out..
33. The pressure tests specified in Clauses 35 to 38 shall) let side.
. unless otherwise specified) be carried out· at the manufac.. d. Plug valves. Successively to each side of the plug in
turer's· works and shall be conducted in the presence of the closed position.
the purchaser's representative) when so stated in the order. In each case the side not under pressure shaH be open
When materials: are to be inspected and tested (see to the atmosphere" '.
Clause 3,4) in the presence of the purchaser's representative,
this shall be .stated in the order. SEAT TEST (AlR)
b. Globe valves. With the pressure applied under the 38. The choice of test liquid shall be the subject of agree
disk. ment between purchaser and o1anufacturer.
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40. The inspcctor:reprcscnting the purchaser shall nave 41. If the valv~ manufacturer obtains component parts,
frec access at all reasonable times to those parts of the e.g. rough forgmgsor any other rough or finished parts.,
man ufacturer's works which are concerned wilh the manu from some other supplier, such pads, when requested by
facture of the valves and hc shall bc·afforded all reasonable the purchaser, shall be subject to inspection bylhe pur
facilities for satisfying himself Ihal the valves are being chaser's in.spector as specified in Clause 40. The purenaser
manufactured in accordance wi.ih Ihis standard. ~hall b~ given written notification of the availability for
Inspection shall be made at the place of manllf,lctllrc mspecllon of all components that he wishes to inspect.
.before despalch unless otherwise specified, and shall be REJECTIONS
conducted so as not lO interfere unnecessarily with the
42. Completed and assembled valves, or rough or finished
')peration of the works.
components, whether made in the valve manufacturer's
... . When inspection of Ihe villws by Ihe purchaser's
works or purchased from other suppliers, if rejected for
• inspector. is not required, the manufacturer, when re
any cause by the purchaser's inspector, shall not be used
.quested to do so, shall supply a certilicate stating that Ihe
in any manner in completing the purchaser's order, and
valves and valve parts comply in all respecls with Ihe re
shall be removed immediately from the area of the manu
quirements of this standard.
facturer's works concerned with the purchaser's order. In
When the inspector desires 10 witness all or part or the
the case of assembled or partly assembled valves, this re
specified tests on the components and assembled valves,
(juircment shall not be construed as preventing-the manu
the manufacturer shall nOlify the purchaser sullicienlly in
facturer from salvaging 'Sound components from rejected
advance of the tests to enable the inspector to be present.
assemblies for re-assembly with other sound components
10 form complete new valves.
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APP'ENDIX A ~I
MARKING OFYALVES
R :: Requlred
N =:: Not required
Marking
Body Nameplate
NOTE 1. Nameplate, All valves shall have a corrosion-resistant F:xample.· Gate valve with. 13 % chromium steel s~em. 1) i{
nameplate fastened securely _to them. Drilling or pinning to the chromium steel wedge, hard-faced seat.
wall of a .pressure-containing .partis not permitted.
STEM CRI3 CQ.IJ
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NOTE 2. Manufacturer's nalne or trade mark. Every valve shall be WEDGE CRI) or
marked with the valve manufaCl.urer's name or trade mark.
CRJJ CR13 HF
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SEAT HF HF
NOTE 3. Class. ratillg. Every valve shall be marked with numerals
denoting the class rating. Valve trim symbols shall be' in accordance with tltc following
Jist:
NOTE 4. Materials identification.
a. Carbon steel valves shall be marked with the word' steel'.
. Complylne wltb
b. Alloy steel valves shaH be marked with the word • steel' and Material Symbol B.S. Dumber·
w'ith the appropriata standard symbol as shown below:
The manufacturer may supplement the standard symbols with Hard facing
any trade designation, provided that such markings cannot be Surface hardening
confused with the standard symbols.
NOTE 5. Valve trim identification. Valve trim materials sha.ll be • B.S. 1501-1506 : 1958, • Steels for we in the chemical. petroleum
indicated in the following order: (i) stem. (ii) wedge/disk/pistonl and allied ind ustries '.
ball, (iii) seat. a.S. 1400, t Schedule of copper alloy ingots and copper and copper
alloy castings.
The symbols indicating the trim material shall either be preceded
by the words ' stem'. • wedge/disk/piston/ball '. • seat '. or may be B.S. 2032, • 9 % aluminium bronze (copper-aluminium) rod$,
used alone in the above order. sections, forging stock and forgings '.
B.S. 2033. 'J 0 % alum,inium bronze (copper-aluminium-nickel·
• B.S. 1501-1506 : J958, • Steels for use in the chemical. petroleum iron) rods, sections, forging stock and forgings '.
and allied industries'. . t The 1.501-1506 :1958 references are retained pending information
t In course of preparation. on the revision of the sections relative to austenitic stainles$ steels.
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~!t· Other materials. including proprietary brands. as specified The same ,figure or number shall be used onlyJor valves identical in
ly the purchaser, may be designated by symbols representing the dc:sign, detail, dimensions and materialswilh interch1ill:geableparts.
nominal analysis, but confusion with the above standard symbols NOTE 8. Omission 0/ markings. On valves of such sizeor shape as
sh+lll be avoided. will not permit of full markings, the markings maybe omitted, with
lhe approval of the purchaser. to the degree which the conditions
NOTE 6. Size designations. The size marking shall consist of
rc:qulr~,in the following sequence:
n~merals denoting the nominal pipe size
in inches.
a. Size.
NOTE .7. Jdenlijic(llion number. All vaJves shall be marked on the b. Manufacturer's name or trademark.
nameplate and/or in a suitable position on the valve with the r. Class rating. .
manufacturer'sfig'ure or number identifying the valve in all respccts. . Markings omitted from the valve shall appear on the nameplate.
APPENDIX B
PRESSURE/TEMPERATURE RATINGS
3
.
1 2 4 5 6 7
.'.
-20!~o \
.
100 2000 3600 2000 3600 2000 3600
~
150 1970 -,
3550 1970 3550 1970 3550
200 1940 3500 1940 3500 1940 3500
250 1915 3450 1915 3450 1915 ' 3450
300 1895 3415 1895 3415 1895 ! 3415
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