MSS SP-6-2012 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 22180-4602 www.mss-hq.org Phone: (703) 281-6613 Fax: (703) 281-6671 E-mail: standards@mss-hq.orgMSS STANDARD FRACTICE SP-6, ‘This MSS Standard Practice was developed under the consensus of the MSS Technical Commitee 102, 110, 201 and the MSS Coordinating Commilice. The content of this Standard Practice is the resulting efforts of competent and experienced volunteers (0 provide an effective, clear, and non-exclusive standard tat will benefit the industry as arwhole, This MSS Standard Practice deseribes minimal requirements and is intended ns a basis for common practice by the manufacturer, the user, and the general public. 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Copyright©, 2012 by Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Ine Printed in U.S.A,MSS STANDARD PRACTICE 5P-6 TA! INT LIMITATIONS TABLE 1 Standard Finishes for Contact Foees of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings, i FIGURE 1 Types of Contact Paces for Flanges sn.ss-sinsenerisiw itr serieniasetapel ANNEX A. Referenced Standards and Applicable Dates .MSS STANDARD PRACTICE STANDARD FINISHES FOR CONTACT FACES OF PIPE FLANGES AND ‘CONNECTING-END FLANGES OF VALVES AND FITTINGS. 1, SCOPE 1.1 This Standard Practice pertains to the finish of gusket contuct faces of pipe flanges and end Manges of’ valves and fittings, 1.2. This Standard Proctice is intended for applications to products for which ASME B16 Standards do not contain complete fueing finish requirements or for which there are no such standards, 2. DEFINITIONS 2.1 Romghmess Average The term “Ry” (Roughness average) is expressed in. micro» inches ()iin) oF miere-meters (jim) 22 Flunge Facing Finish ‘The surtice finish on the flunge contaes face (see Figure 1) that comes in contact with a gasket upon ‘lange sembly, TK TR FLAT FACE 1/N6" RARSED FACE TK. I 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Flange facing finish shall be judged by ‘visual comparison with “Ra” standurds (see ASME B46.1) and not by instruments having stylus tracers and electronic amplification, The finishes required are given in Tuble 1, Other finishes may be fumished by agreement bretoreen puiebser and manufacturer, 3.2 Dimensions shown in Table | shall not be cause for rejection by depth gnge mensurement or precision instrument rmasurements. 4. LIMITATIONS 4,1 Surfvce finishes fisted in Table are not necessarily opminal for all gasket material types 4.2. On flat fhees, serrations necd not extend beyond corresponding raised foce diameter Lane MALE AND FEMALE TONGUE AND GROVE He SMALL SMALL NG JOT 14 RAISED FACE MALE AND FEMALE TONGUE AND GROOVE FIGURE 4 ‘Types of Contact Faces for Flanges Sete nartene see ‘emer errno bas SP-6MSS STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 TABLE 1 Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and ‘Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings Contuet Face Mater Types of Congart Facer Stoel Ductife tron Gray Iron Br me Flavor 1/16in. | Serrated" spiral or | Non-secrated!”: 250 | Non-serrated!"!: 250 | Non-sernated”: 125 (1.6 mm) Raised | concentric, 45 10 $5 | pin (6.3 um) Ra max., [qin (63 wm) Ramax., |quin (3:2 gm) Ra man. Face and 1/4 in. | per in. (18 40 21 per (6-4 mm) Raised | em) recommended ia * * and Large Male Serrated! spieal or | Serrated": spiral, 11 | Serrated! spiral or & Female ‘The resultant surface | concentric, 11t0 50 per | ta SH peris.(51a19 | concentric, 30 to 80 finish shall havea | An. 454019 perem) | peremporconcenttic, | per in. (1240 31 emp 125 to 250 pin (3.2 to Sor more per in. (40 63 pm) Ra more per-em) Depeh: approx. 4.003 | Depth: approx. 0.008 | Depth: approx. 0.008 15.0,0201n, (0.075 10 | 190.020 n,(0.075t0. | to0.020in, (BOTS 19 051 ea) i) ee) Smalt Mate & | Serrated (as above) Female, Large or Same as above & Small Tongue Ion serrated: 125 pin & Groove 3.2 wm) Ra max ing Joint ~ cee Kae aeons | ; Groove " um) NOTES: ‘© Unles otherwise specified, the manulacturer may supply either spifal or comcentiic goes ter sections. The spiral machining operation is commonly xccomplished wih the culiag tol having 440,00 in, (1.6 mm or larger tip rns, “ Unless otherwise specified, the manulacturer may supply either the serrated (cammanty accomplished vith te cutie took ving a 0016 30,11 Sue) or larger tp rade), or w smooth finish 2 "Smee emebgprettor arse serene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 afier the main text for eonvenience Standard Name ASME; ANSUASME, B46.1-2009 ‘Surface Texture (Surface Roughness, Waviness, nnd Lay) ‘The follovring organizations appecr in the shove lis: ANSI Americun National Standards Institwie 25 West 43 Street, Fourth Floor New York, NY 10036-7406 ASME Ametican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME Intemational) ‘Three Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5990Stotto se sti eer) psi seats sist a Sram, Seseanio seme sensu seal seorssowe sles sh slit SP sete Signin seni Sls ses Se she sedis rides Listing of MSS Standard Practices Sami nich com Fao ge Pn Come i np Vb age Ser Baomgle coms Sel Panes Satur Nate Stn Va FRR, Pais as ‘vay Reus uh pet ick it Men Wel (Ce, 0 A) ‘Wong sed Tec Wen Tap Ln Brecon Ree pes sk Ss Ea ho Se Bsn ange as 31ers She (Ss hye eno as Sek Cai Ress Foe Pg Fi {Re ay Stk er Slay lg es Tilia ar gM Bale fromm sie {Rug Sada eh yn Hing i geal Figs a pi Compas ms Nad ‘Gator Sand fo St nag Vale, Fu Pan, ad Oa yg Cpa Wad Mc x dato ‘Sie bop (ARSHapgodAenaNainl Sida Felipe nl Sgr: Aig, Menta, Semon, pial i (ANSLaporocd Arian Nal Sd ‘Src Fie ot toe Tare as a agra Vuk Pecans Tengo Vanes jn ral etry Pages ind Tac de be wit ade ‘bey Saber [gh co Harty Ve wom ona Pi Fp Engst Sgr Sstan Area (ASC approed mean Nada) (se Gat a Toe ohn Song Cha Vane fg a re a Al veri onl ei ig Eve Gr Sit Soe rg Ts, Wa lng Fass Gis Pn a goa TE ‘isos Cate Clit Ane al Cink Vaca Stance, oe to geo eV Chau shal i Sak Wy Tei Sty we Gee nee, Pan nd Tal Ea (Gears ec Dt Sa ao Fas Figs i ua Et mie Fy Mh Poe Ma he is ae sis A tm Gauls Stina rotons Neetu Waroule (Qty See Set Cans angina a, i Py Campos ed et Pemtiooe Mtl ‘Say Sn Fis Mart Sst Cas Nas iu, at mr ru et Vis Sag eyo nl Bags Case Tram a Vie a is Ines Reno rd nes Fin St ting. 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