ANSI Valve Standards

An overview of American National

Standards Institute - ANSI - valve standards
ANSI
Standard ANSI Standard Name
Code Name
Grey iron castings for valves flanges
ANSI A126
and pipe fittings
Standard specifications for forged or
ANSI A181 rolled steel pipe flanged forged fittings
and valves and parts for general service
Face - to - face and end - to - end
ANSI B16.10
dimension of ferrous valves
ANSI B16.34 Steel valves
ANSI B127.1 Constant - level oil valvess

API Valve Standards

An overview of the American Petroleum
Institute - API - valves standards
API
Standard API Standard Name
Code Name
Supplement 1 to api spec 6D (sixteenth
API SPEC6D
edition ) specification for pipeline valves
Steel gate plug ball and check valves for
API STD6D
pipeline service
API Specification for flanged steel gate
API STD6D and plug valves for drilling and
production service
API Specification for wellhead surface
API SPE14D
safety valves for offshore service
API 526 Flanged steel safety relief valves
Commercial seat tightness of safety
API 527
relief valves with metal - to metal seats
API standard for safety relief valve
API 528
nameplate nomenclature
 Cast - forged Steel plug valves flanged
API 529
ends
API 594 Wafer - type check valves
API 595 Cast - iron gate valves flanged ends
Steel venturi gate valves flanged or butt
API 597
welding ends
API 598 Valve inspection and test
Steel plug valves flanged or butt
API 599
welding ends
Flanged and butt - welding - end steel
API 600
gate and plug valves for refinery use
Compact design carbon steel gate valves
API 602
for refinery use
150 - pound light - wall corrosion -
API 603
resistant gate valves for refinery use
API 604 Ductile iron gate valves flanged ends
Fire - resistant testing of ball valves with
API 607
soft contact faces
API 609 Butterfly valves to 150 psig and 150 F
API SPEC
Specification for fire test for valves
6FA
API SPEC Specification for fire test for valves with
6FC automatic backseats
Bulletin on referenced standards for
API BULL
committee 6, standardization of valves
6RS
and wellhead equipment
Recommended practice for design of
continuous flow gas lift installations
API RP 11V6
using injection pressure operated valves
first edition
Recommended practice for repair ,
API RP 11V7
testing, and setting gas lift valves
Sizing, selection and installation of
API RP 520
pressure relieving devices in refineries
PT 1
part 1- sizing and selection
Inspection of piping, tubing, valves and
fittings first edition, replaces guide for
API RP 574
inspection of refinery equipment
Chapter XI
Inspection of pressure-relieving devices
API RP 576
first edition
 Metal ball valves-flanged, threaded and
API STD 608
welding end

ASME Valve Standards

An overview of The American Society of
Mechanical Engineers - ASME - valve
standards
ASME
Valve ASME Standard Name
Standard
ASME Standard Specification for Carbon Steel
A105/105M Forgings for piping applications
ASME Standard Specification for Carbon Steel
A181/181M Forgings for General purpose piping
Standard Specification for forged or
ASME rolled alloy-steel pipe flanges, forged
A182/182M fittings and valves and parts for high-
temperature service
Standard specification for carbon steel
ASME
forgings for piping components with
A727/727M
inherent notch toughness.
Standard Specification for Common
ASME Requirements for Steel Flanges, Forged
A961 Fittings, valves, and Parts for Piping
Applications
Standard Specification for Forged or
Rolled UNS N08020, UNS N08024, UNS
N08026, UNS N08367, and UNS R20033
ASME B462
Alloy Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and
Valves and Parts for Corrosive High-
Temperature Service
Standard Specification for Pressure
Consolidated Powder Metallurgy Iron-
Nickel- Chromium-Molybdenum (UNS
ASME B834 N08367) and Nickel- Chromium
Molybdenum Columbium (Nb) (UNS
N06625) Alloy Pipe Flanges, Fittings,
Valves, and Parts
ASME Standard Test Method for Vehicle
D5500 Evaluation of Unleaded Automotive
 Spark-ignition Engine Fuel for Intake
Valve Deposit Formation
Standard Specification for Envelope
ASME F885 Dimensions for Bronze Globe Valves
NPS 1/4 to 2 El-1996 R(1996)
Standard Specification for Valve Label
ASME F992
Plates El-1997 R(1997)
Standard Specification for Valve Locking
ASME F993
Devices El-1997 R(1997)
Standard Specification for Line-Blind
ASME
Valves for marine Applications El-1996
F1020
RI'1996)
Standard Specification for Envelope
ASME
Dimensions for Butterfly Valves - NPS 2
F1098
to 24 EI-1993 R(1993)
Standard Specification for Spill Valves
ASME for Use in Marine Tank Liquid
F1271 Overpressure Protections Applications
EI-1995 R (1995)
Standard Specification for Pressure
ASME
Reducing valves for Water Systems,
F1370
Shipboard
Standard Specification for Angle Style,
ASME
Pressure Relief Valves for Steam, Gas,
F1508
and Liquid Services
ASME Standard Specification for Pressure-
F1565 Reducing Valves for Steam Service
Standard Specification for Special
ASME
Requirements for Valves Used in
F1792
Gaseous Oxygen Service
Standard Specification for Automatic
ASME Shut-Off Valves (Also Known as Excess
F1793 Flow Valves, EFV) for Air or Nitrogen
Service
Standard Specification for Hand
ASME operated, Globe-Style Valves for Gas
F1794 (Except Oxygen Gas), and Hydraulic
Systems
standard Specification for Pressure-
ASME
Reducing Valves for Air or Nitrogen
F1795
Systems
ASME Standard specification for steel wire oil -
 A230 tempered carbon valve spring quality
ASME Standard specification for chromium -
A232 vanadium alloy steel valve spring quality
Standard specification for forged or
ASME rolled carbon and alloy steel flanges
A350 forged fittings and valves and parts for
low - temperature service
ASME Standard specification for ultrasonic
A338 examination of heavy steel forgings
Standard specification for forgings
ASME carbon and alloy steel for pipe flanges
A694 fittings valves and parts for high -
pressure transmission service
Standards specification for forged or
ASME rolled alloy - steel pipe flanges forged
A404 fittings and valves and parts specially
heat treated for high temperature service
Forged or rolled 8% and 9% nickel alloy
ASME
steel flanges fittings valves and parts for
A522
low - temperature service

BS - British Standard Valves

An overview of British - BS - valve
standards
British
Standard
British Standard Name
Code Name
BS
Ball valves (Portsmouth type ) excluding
BS 1212
floats
Specification for safety valves, gauges
BS 1123 and other safety fittings for air receivers
and compressed air installations
Specification for steel edge gate valves (
flanged and butt- welding ends ) for the
BS 1414
petroleum, petrochemical and allied
industries
Control plug cocks for low - pressure
BS 1552
gases
BS 1570 Specification for Flanged and Butt -
 welding ends steel plug valves for the
petroleum industry (excluding well -
Head and flow - line valves)
Specification for Flanged cast iron
outside - screw - and - yoke edge gate
BS 1735
valves class 125, size 1.5 in to 24 in for
the petroleum industry
Specification for steel check valves
(flanged and butt-welding ends ) for the
BS 1868
petroleum, petrochemical and allied
industries
Specification for Steel globe and globe
stop and check valves (flanged and butt-
BS 1873
welding ends ) for the petroleum,
petrochemical and allied industries
Specification for copper alloy gate valves
BS 1952
for general purposes
Copper alloy check valves for general
BS 1953
purposes
BS 1968 Floats for Ball valves ( copper )
Copper alloy screw - down stop valves
BS 2060
for general purposes
Specification for Face - to - face, centre -
to - face end - to -end and centre - to -
end dimensions of flanged and butt-
BS 2080
welding ends steel valves for the
petroleum, petrochemical and allied
industries
British standard glossary for valves and
BS 2591
valve parts (for fluids ) part 1.screw -
PT.1
down stop ,check and gate valves
British standard glossary for valves and
BS 2591
valves parts ( for fluids) part,2 safety
PT.2
valves and relief valves
British standard glossary for valves and
BS 2591PT.3 valve parts (for fluids ) part 3, Plug
valves and cocks
British standard glossary for valves and
BS 2591PT.4
valves (for fluids ) part4, butterfly valves
British standard glossary for valves and
BS 2591PT.5 valve parts ( for fluids ) part5, Ball
valves
 Specification for cast and forged steel
wedge gate, glove, check and plug
BS 2995 valves screwed and socket - Welding
sizes 2 in and smaller for the petroleum
industry
Specification for cast iron gate valves for
BS 3464
general purposes
Specification for cast and forged steel
flanged, screwed and socket - welding
BS 3808 Wedge gate valves (compact design )
sizes 2 in and smaller for the petroleum
industry
Specification for cast iron parallel slide
BS 3948
valves for general purposes
Specification for cast iron butterfly
BS 3952
valves for general purposes
Specification for cast iron screw - down
BS 3961 stop valves and stop and check valves
for general purposes
Cast Iron check valves for general
BS 4090
purposes
Flanged steel parallel slide valves for
BS 4133
general purposes
Flanged steel screw - down stop valves
BS 4312 and stop and check valves for general
purposes
Steel Ball valves for the petroleum
BS 4460
industry
Specification for inspection and test of
BS 5146 steel valves for the petroleum
petrochemical and allied industries
Cast iron wedge and double disk gate
BS 5150
valves for general purposes
Cast iron gate (parallel slide ) valves for
BS 5151
general purposes
Cast iron globe and globe stop and check
BS 5152
valves for general purposes
Cast Iron check valves for general
BS 5153
purposes
Copper alloy globe stop and check,
BS 5154 check and gate valves for general
purposes
 Cast iron and carbon steel butterfly
BS 5155
valves for general purposes
Screw down diaphragm valves for
BS 5156
general purposes
Steel gate (parallel slide ) valves for
BS 5157
general purposes
Specification for cast iron and carbon
BS 5159
steel ball valves for general purposes
Specification for Flanged steel globe
valves, globe stop and check valves and
BS 5160
lift type check valves for general
purposes
Steel ball valves for the petroleum
BS 5351
petrochemicals and allied industries
BS 5417 Test of genera purpose industrial valves
Marking of general purpose industrial
BS 5418
valves

Chinese and International Valve

Standards
Chinese valve standards compared with the
international ISO, ASTM , ASME, ANSI,
MSS, API and JIS standards
Chinese
Chinese Standard Adopting
Standard
Name Standard
Code Num.
General valve --
GB12220 ISO 5209
marking
Flanged ends metal
GB12221 valve - face-to-face ISO 5752
dimensions
Multi-turn valve --
GB12222 connection of driving ISO 5210/1 - 3
device
Part-turn valve --
GB12223 connection of driving ISO 5211/1 - 3
device
GB12224 Steel valve - general ANSI B16.34
 requirements
General valve --
copper alloy casting
GB12225 ASTM B584
ware technology
requirements
General valve -- gray
casting iron
GB12226 ISO 185,BS 1452
technology
requirements
General valve --
carbon forging steel ASTM A
GB12228
technology 105,A181
requirements
General valve --
carbon casting steel
GB12229 ASTM A703
technology
requirements
General valve --- Ao
casting steel
GB12230 ASTM A351
technology
requirements
General valve --
ISO5996-1982,
GB12232 flanged ends iron gate
API 595
valve
General valve -- iron
GB12233 gate valve and lift BS5152,5153
check valve
General valve --
flanged and butt-
GB12234 API 600
welding ends copper
gate valve
General valve --
flanged and butt- ISO7121, API
GB12237
welding ends steel 607
ball valve
General valve --
GB12238 flanged and wafer BS5155
ends butterfly valve
General valve --
GB12239 BS5156,NFE29
diaphragm valve
General valve -- iron
GB12240 API 593
plug valve
GB12241 Safety valve -- general ISO 4126
 requirements
Safety valve --
ANSI/ASME
GB12242 characteristic testing
PTC25.3
solution
Direct spring loaded
GB12243 JIS B 8210
safety valve
Pressure reducing
JIS B
GB12244 valve - general
8372,B8410
requirements
Pressure reducing
JIS B
GB12245 valve - characteristic
8372,B8410
testing solution
Pilot operated
JIS B 8372,
GB12246 pressure reducing
DSS405
valve
Steam trap valve --
GB12247 ISO 6704
classification
Steam trap valve --
GB12248 ISO 6552
technology terms
Steam trap valve --
GB12249 ISO 6553
marking
Steam trap valve --
GB12250 face-to-face ISO 6554
dimensions
Steam trap valve -- ISO
GB12251
testing solution 6948,7841,7842
General valve --
GB/T13927 ISO 5208
pressure testing
JB/T6899-93 Valve fire-proof test ISO10497
Valve casting steel
JB/T7927-95 ware out-form quality MSS SP55
requirements
Inspection and testing
ZBJ16006-90 API 598
of valve

Chinese Valve Standards

Chinese standards for steel, cast iron and
metal valves
Chinese Standard Code Chinese Standard Name
 Num.
GB12220 General valve - marking
Flanged ends metal valve -
GB12221
face-to-face dimensions
Multi-turn valve -
GB12222
connection of driving device
Part-turn valve - connection
GB12223
of driving device
Steel valve - general
GB12224
requirements
General valve - copper alloy
GB12225 casting ware technology
requirements
General valve - gray casting
GB12226 iron technology
requirements
General valve - ductile
GB12227 casting iron technology
requirements
General valve - carbon
GB12228 forging steel technology
requirements
General valve - carbon
GB12229 casting steel technology
requirements
General valve - a casting
GB12230 steel technology
requirements
General valve - flanged
GB12232
ends iron gate valve
General valve - iron gate
GB12233
valve and lift check valve
General valve - flanged and
GB12234 butt-welding ends copper
gate valve
General valve - flanged steel
GB12235
stop and lift check valve
General valve - steel swing
GB12236
check valve
General valve - flanged and
GB12237 butt-welding ends steel ball
valve
 General valve - flanged and
GB12238
wafer ends butterfly valve
General valve - diaphragm
GB12239
valve
General valve - iron plug
GB12240
valve
Safety valve - general
GB12241
requirements
Safety valve - characteristic
GB12242
testing solution
Direct spring loaded safety
GB12243
valve
Pressure reducing valve -
GB12244
general requirements
Pressure reducing valve -
GB12245 characteristic testing
solution
Pilot operated pressure
GB12246
reducing valve
Steam trap valve -
GB12247
classification
Steam trap valve -
GB12248
technology terms
GB12249 Steam trap valve - marking
Steam trap valve - face-to-
GB12250
face dimensions
Steam trap valve - testing
GB12251
solution
General valve - pressure
GB/T13927
testing
General valve - iron swing
GB/T13932
check valve
GB/T15185 Iron and copper ball valve
Valve face-to-face
GB/T15188.1 dimensions - butt-welding
ends valve
Valve face-to-face
GB/T15188.2 dimensions - wafer ends
valve
Valve face-to-face
GB/T15188.3
dimensions - female screw-
 down valve
Valve face-to-face
GB/T15188.4 dimensions - male screw -
down valve
JB93 Handle
JB94 Spanner
Valve - marking and
JB106
identifying paint
Valve - type establishing
JB308
way
PN16.032.0Mpa forging
angle type high-pressure
JB/T450
valve, fastener and
technology requirements
Lever type safety valve
JB451
technology requirements
Pg(2500kgf/cm2)valve type and
JB1308 base specification

Pg(2500kgf/cm2)valve pipe
JB1309 and fastener technology
requirements
Valve key construction
JB/T1691 element dimension of stem
head
JB1692 Umbrella type hand wheel
JB1693 Plane hand wheel
JB1694 Valve stem nut (1)
JB1695 Valve stem nut (2)
JB1696 Valve stem nut (3)
JB1698 Valve stem nut (5)
JB1699 Valve stem nut (4)
JB1700.1 Locking nut (1)
JB1700.2 Locking nut (2)
JB1701 Valve stem nut (6)
JB1702.1 Bearing gland (1)
JB1702.2 Bearing gland (2)
JB1703 Sleeve liner
JB1706 Pressing sleeve nut
JB1708 Gland
JB1709 T type bolt
 JB1712 Asbestos packing
JB1713 Packing seat(1)
JB1716 Packing seat(2)
Valve construction key
JB/T1717 element back seat ring
dimensions
JB1718 Spacer (1)
JB1719 Spacer (2)
JB1720 Spacer (3)
JB1721 Spacer (4)
JB1726 Valve disc seat
JB1727 Folio circle
JB1728 Stop collar
Valve construction key
JB/T1732 element taper sealing face
dimensions
Valve construction key
JB/T1733 element valve body copper
sealing face dimensions
Valve construction key
element wedge disc and
JB/T1734
valve disc copper sealing
face dimensions
JB1735 Foot valve disc sealing ring
Swing check valve disc
JB1736
sealing ring
Swing check valve disc
JB1737
sealing ring pressing board
Valve construction key
element dimensions of
JB/T1738
wedge gate valve body slide
way and slide way groove
Valve construction key
element dimensions of
JB/T1739 wedge gate valve body
sealing plane clearance and
wedge angle
Valve construction key
JB/T1740 element dimensions of
wedge disc sealing plane
JB1741 Thimble
 JB1742 Adjusting ring
JB1747 Packing ring
JB1749 Ammonia valve disc
Valve construction key
element ammonia valve
JB/T1750
body sealing plane
dimensions
Valve construction key
JB/T1751-92 element socket welding and
fitting pipe head dimension
Valve construction key
JB/T1752-92 element male screw ends
head dimensions
JB1753-91 Joint ring
JB1754-91 Joint
JB1755-91 Joint nut
Valve construction key
JB/T1756-92 element dimensions of
bayonet joint ends
JB1757-91 Bayonet
JB1758-91 Bayonet nut
JB1759-91 Bearing ring
JB1760- 91 Six-angle bolt
JB1761-91 Bolt ring
Valve construction key
JB/T1762-92
element spanner dimensions
Direct spring loaded safety
JB2202-77
valve specification
Direct spring loaded safety
JB2203-77 valve face-to-face
dimensions
Reducing valve face-to-face
JB2205-77
dimensions
Reducing valve technology
JB2206-77
requirements
Ball valve technology
JB2311-78
requirements
JB2765-81 Valve technology terms
 PN16.0- 32.0Mpa
JB2766-92 dimensions of forging high-
pressure valve
PN16.0- 32.0Mpa Pipe,
JB/T2768-92 piping fitting, valve head
dimensions
PN16.0- 32.0Mpa screw
JB/T2769-92
flange
JB/T2770-92 PN16.0- 32.0Mpa joint nut
JB/T2771-92 PN16.0- 32.0Mpa joint
JB/T2772-92 PN16.0- 32.0Mpa Blind plate
PN16.0- 32.0Mpa double
JB/T2773-92
head bolt
PN16.0- 32.0Mpa double bolt
JB/T2774-92 ends and thread hole
dimensions
JB/T2775-92 PN16.0- 32.0Mpa nut
JB/T2776-92 PN16.0- 32.0Mpa lens ring
PN16.0- 32.0Mpa Non-hole
JB/T2777-92
lens ring
PN16.0- 32.0Mpa
JB/T2778-92 temperature marking of pipe
and fastener
Air jar valve and pipe-line
JB3328-83
valve
Little type medical air jar
JB3339-83 frame type valve connection
dimensions
JB5206.1-91 Packing gland (1)
JB5206.2-91 Packing gland (2)
JB5206.3-91 Packing gland (3)
JB5207-91 Packing pressing plate
JB5208-91 Separating circle
JB5209-91 Plastics packing
JB5210-91 Back sealing ring
JB5211-91 Gate valve seat ring
General valve testing way of
JB/T5296-91 flow rate coefficient and
flow resistant coefficient
JB/T5298-91 Steel plate gate valve for
 pipe line using
General valve Hydraulic
JB/T5299-91 actuator butterfly type check
valve
JB/T5300-91 General valve material
Valve sealing face plasma
JB/T6438-92 arc welding - technology
requirements
Valve pressing casting steel
JB/T6439-92 ware - magnetism powder
flaw detector inspection
Valve pressing casting steel
JB/T6440-92 ware - rax irradiating
inspection
Safety valve for compressor
JB/T6441-92
purpose
Valve construction key
JB/T6495-92 element Gate valve (or disc)
T type groove dimensions
Valve construction key
JB/T6496-92
element packing dimensions
Valve construction key
JB/T6497-92 element stem head
dimensions
Valve construction key
element disc and stem
JB/T6498-92
connection groove
dimensions
JB/T6899-93 Valve fire-proof test
JB/T6900-93 Draught valve
JB/T6901-93 Seal type glasses valve
Valve casting steel ware
JB/T6902-93 hydraulic penetrating
inspection way
Valve forging steel ware
JB/T6903-93
super wave inspection way
Inspection and testing of air
JB/T6904-93
jar valve
Technology terms of low
JB/T7248-94 temperature casting steel for
valve purpose
 Valve sealing face alloy
JB/T7744-95 powder for plasma arc
welding
JB/T7745-95 Pipe line ball valve
Diameter-shrinking forging
JB/T7746-95
steel valve
JB/T7747-95 Needle type stop valve
Valve clearance degree and
JB/T7748-95
inspection way
Technology terms of sub-
JB/T7749-95
zero valve
Valve casting steel ware out-
JB/T7927-95
form quality requirements
General valve offer
JB/T7928-95
requirements
Gate valve static pressure
JB/Z243-85
length of life test rules
Stop valve static pressure
JB/Z244-85
length of life test rules
Plug valve static pressure
JB/Z245-85
length of life test rules
Ball valve static pressure
JB/Z246-85
length of life test rules
Valve - electrically device
JB/Z247-85
length of life test rules
Butterfly valve static
JB/Z248-85 pressure length of life test
rules
Valve electrically driving
ZBJ16002-87
apparatus technology terms
Reducing valve type and
ZBJ16004-88
basing coefficient
Inspection and testing of
ZBJ16006-90
valve
Steam trap valve technology
ZBJ16007-90
terms
Hydraulic petroleum gas
ZBJ16008-90 device urgent shut down
valve - technology terms
Valve pneumatic actuator
ZBJ16009-90
technology terms
JB/T8473-96 Instrument valve series
General valve electric
JB/T8528-97
actuator - technology terms
JB/T8527-97 Metal sealing butterfly valve
Explosion-proof type valve
JB/T8529-97 electric actuator -
technology terms
Valve electric actuator - type
JB/T8530-97
establishing way
Valve manual actuator -
JB/T8531-97
technology terms
YBDF2 series explosion-
proof three-phase
JB/T8670-97 asynchronous generator for
valve electric actuator
purpose - technology terms