Standards

B31.3, Process Piping: This code covers the design of chemical and petroleum plants and refineries processing chemicals and hydrocarbons, water, and steam. It contains rules for the piping typically found in petroleum refineries; chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, paper, semiconductor, and cryogenic plants; and related processing plants and terminals. The code prescribes requirements for materials and components, design, fabrication, assembly, erection, examination, inspection, and testing of piping. This code applies to piping for all fluids, including (1) raw, intermediate, and finished chemicals; (2) petroleum products; (3) gas, steam, air, and water; (4) fluidized solids; (5) refrigerants; and (6) cryogenic fluids. Also included is piping that interconnects pieces or stages within a packaged equipment assembly.

B36.10: This standard covers the standardization of dimensions of welded and seamless wrought steel pipe for high or low temperatures and pressures. The word pipe is used as distinguished from tube to apply to tubular products of dimensions commonly used for pipeline and piping systems. Pipe NPS 12 (DN 300) and smaller have outside diameters numerically larger than corresponding sizes. In contrast, the outside diameters of tubes are numerically identical to the size number for all sizes.

B36.19: This Standard covers the standardization of dimensions of welded and seamless wrought stainless steel pipe for high or low temperatures and pressures. The word pipe is used, as distinguished from tube, to apply to tubular products of dimensions commonly used for pipeline and piping systems. Pipes NPS 12 (DN 300) and smaller have outside diameters numerically larger than their corresponding sizes. In contrast, the outside diameters of tubes are numerically identical to the size number for all sizes. The wall thicknesses for NPS 14 through 22, inclusive (DN 350–550, inclusive), of Schedule 10S; NPS 12 (DN 300) of Schedule 40S; and NPS 10 and 12 (DN 250 and 300) of Schedule 80S are not the same as those of ASME B36.10M. The suffix “S” in the schedule number is used to differentiate B36.19M pipe from B36.10M pipe. ASME B36.10M includes other pipe thicknesses that are also commercially available with stainless steel material.

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY A3.0: Standard welding terms and definitions, including terms for adhesive bonding, brazing, soldering, thermal cutting, and thermal spraying.

A5.01-93R: Filler metal procurement guidelines.

A5-ALL: Filler metal specifications series plus filler metal procurement guide.

AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION C200-97: Steel water pipe—6 in. (150 mm) and larger.

MANUFACTURERS STANDARDIZATION SOCIETY SP-69: Pipe hangers and supports—selection and application.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORROSION ENGINEERS MR0175: Metals for sulfide stress cracking and stress corrosion cracking resistance in sour oilfield environments.

RP0170: Protection of austenitic stainless steels and other austenitic alloys from polythionic acid stress corrosion cracking during shutdown of refinery equipment.

RP0472: Methods and controls to prevent in-service environmental cracking of carbon steel weldments in corrosive petroleum refining environments.

SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS SAE J 518: Hydraulic flanged tube, pipe, and hose connections, four-bolt split flange type.

American Society of Testing and Materials The American Society of Testing and Materials specifications cover materials for many industries, and they are not restricted to the process sector and associated industries. Therefore, many ASTM specifications are not relevant to this book and will never be referred to by the piping engineer.

We included a number of the most commonly used ASTM specifications in the Materials page of the products