MSS SP-70-1998

Cast Iron Gate Valves Flanged and Threaded Ends

Standard Practice Developed and Approved by the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. 127 Park Street,NE Vienna, Virginia 22180 (703) 281-6613

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An MSS Standard Practice is intendedas a basis for common practice by the manufacturer, the user,and the generalpublic.Theexistenceofan MSS Standard Practice does not in itself preclude the manufacture, sale, or use of products not conforming to the Standard Practice. Mandatory conformanceis established only by reference i n a code, specification, sales contract,or public law, as applicable.

Unless otherwise specifically noted in this MSS SP, any standard referred to herein is identified by the date of the date of issue of this MSS SP. See AnnexC. issue that was applicableto the referenced standard(s) at
In this Standard Practice d notes, annexes,and figures are construed to be essential to the understanding ofthe message of the standard, and are considered part of the text unless noted as supplemental. All footnotes not modify the text to appearing in this document are construed as supplemental where their information does which they refer.
U.S. customary units in thisSP are the standard; the metric units are for reference only.

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OrigbUy Approved 1970

Substantive changes in this 1998 edition areflagged by parallel bars as shown on the margins of this paragraph. The specific detail of the change may be determined by comparing the material flaged with that in the previous edition.

Any part of this standmd may be quoted. Credit lines should read Extracted porn MSS SP-70, 1998, with penniwwn o f the publisher, the Manufacturers Standardization Society. Reproduction prohibited under copyright convention unless written permwwn is granted by the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Vahe and Fittings Inhtry, Inc.

Copyright 8,1984 by Manufacturers StandardizationSociety of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. printed i n U.S.A.

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FOREWORD
The 1998 edition of MSS SP-70, in addition to various editorial changes, includes changes to: provide a more complete metric version for reference use, delete the Class 800 Pressure-Temperature rating, and expand Annex Cto include IS0 references.

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CONTENTS SECTION PAGE

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FOREWORD
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2. VALVEDESIGNATION. CLASSES AND SIZES

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4. MATERIALS

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.................................................................... 7. TESTS .............................................................................. 8. MARKING .......................................................................... 9. PAINTING ..........................................................................
6. WORKMANSHIP

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TABLE1 . PRESSURE-TEMPERATURERATINGS.NON-SHOCK-psi ........................ TABLE 2 . HYDROSTATIC OR GAS SHELL TEST PRESSURE ............................... TABLE 3 . DURATION OF TESTS ......, ..................................................... TABLE B1 . PRESSURE-TEMPERATURE RATINGS, NON-SHOCK-bar ........................ FIGURE 1 . RISING STEM. SOLDWEDGE GATE VALVE. TYPE I 2 -NON-RISING STEM. SOLDWEDGE GATE VALVE. TYPE I ................... 3 -RISING STEM. SPLIT-WEDGE GATE VALVE. TYPE II ........................ 4 -NON-RISING STEM. SPLITWEDGE GATE VALVE. TYPE II ................... 5 -RISING STEM. DOUBLE-DISC. PARALLEL SEAT GATE VALVE. TYPE III ..... 6 -NON-RISING STEM. D0UBLE.DISC. PARALLEL SEAT GATE VALVE. TYPE III

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PRESSURE-TEMPERATURE RATINGS 3.1 Pressure-temperature ratings for the various classes of valves are shown in Table 1. Metric units (bar) are shown in Table BI in AnnexB. The ratings specified are for valves with metal-to-metal seating surfaces. Pressure-temperature ratings for valves with non-metallicseat materials must be limited to reflect the physical characteristics of these materials at each temperature, and may be lower but in no case higher than the values shown in Tables 1 and B 1. 3.2 The temperatureshown for the corresponding rating shah be the metal temperatureof the pressure retaining parts. It shall be assumed that the metal temperaturewill be the temperature of the contained fluid. Use ofa pressure ratingat a metal temperature other than that of the contained fluid shall be the responsibility of the user.

I . 1 This standard practicecoverscast valves with flanged or threaded ends.

1.2 These valves are suitable within the sizes and pressure-temperature ratings specifiedherein for general purpose service. 1.3 This standard practice also includes, directly or by reference, stipulations on chemical and physical properties of materials, and dimensions of end connections in common use. 2. VALVE DESIGNATION, CLASSES AND SIZES 2.1 Valve Types. Valve types covered herein are illustrated in FiguresA 1, A2, A3, A4, A5,and A6 in Annex A. Type I-Solid Wedge Disc Type II-Split Wedge Disc Type Ill-Double Disc, Parallel
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MATERIALS 4.1General. This standard practice is intended to cover minimum physical and chemical requirements. Materials of superior mechanical properties may be substituted. Users are cautioned against applications withfluidswhichmayreactchemicallywithany materials used in these valves. Consultation with the manufacturer is advised to determine suitability in cases of doubt.

Seat

Note: The valve sketches herein are for the purpose of illustration and nomenclature only. They are not intended to exclude any design meeting this Standard Practice. 2.2 Construction Designation NT-Non-Rising Stem, Threaded End NF-Non-Rising Stem, Flanged End OT-Outside Screw and Yoke, Threaded End 395. OF-Outside Screw and Yoke, A Flanged End

4.1.1Body and Bonnet. Body and Bonnet shall be gray iron in accordance with ASTM A126 Class B or ductile iron in accordance with ASTM A 536 or ASTM 4.1.2 Seating Material. Metal-to-metal seating surfaces shall be brass or bronze for bronze mounted valves; cast iron or other ferrous materialfor all-iron valves. Othermaterialssuitable for the intended service may be furnished when agreed between purchaser and manufacturer. 4.1.3 Stems. Stem material shall be brass or bronze, either cast or wrought for bronze mounted valves, wrought steelfor all-iron valves.

T 2.3 (a) All Bronze (b) All Iron (c) Bronze with Ferrous Stem (d) Non-Metallic Seating

2.4 Classes 125 250

2.5 sizes. (a) NPS 2-48 @N5&1200), flanged end (b) NPS 2-6 @N50-150), threaded end

4.1.4Handwheels.Handwheelsmay be gray iron, ductile iron, malleable iron or steel at the manufacturer's option.

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I TABLE 1 -PRESSURETEMPERATURE RATINGS, NON-SHWK-psi I

Temp. Degrees F. -20 to 150 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 NPS 2-12 200 190 180 175 170 165 155 150 145 130 125

CLASS 125 NPS 14-24 150 135 130 125 120 110 105 100
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425 450
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CLASS 250 NPS NPS NPS 14-24 2-12 30-48 500 300 460 280 270 440 415 260 395 250 375 240 355 230 335 220 315 210 290 140 200 270 250

See Table BI for Metric U & .

4.1.5 Bo@ Boltsandstudsconnectingpressure contahg-p shall develop physical strength less than requirements-of ASTM A 307.

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d g e NPS 2-24 (DN5G600) ASME B16.10 NPS 3 W ; * (DN750-1200) Double Disc (Parallel Seat) Sizes 2-12; ASME B16.10 NPS 1418.* (DN350-450)

4.1.6 Glands, Glands shall be madefrom brass, bronze, gray iron or other ferrous material. 5.

DESIGN

When under the test pressure specified in Skctio~~ 7, valves shall be designed to prevent e a t s . permanent distortion of the body, bonnet, or s Valve stems shall be desiped toprevent permanent t full rated distortion when the valve is operated a
5.1 working pressure. 5'2

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Class 250 (PN501 Solid or Split Wedge & Double Disc (Parellel Seat) NPS 2-24 (DN50") ASME B16.10.
Threaded end bodies may 5.3 Threaded Ends. havehexagon, octagon or round ends with ribs. Valve ends shall be threadedwithtaperedpipe threadsin accordancewith ASME B 1.20.1. Body-Bo~et Bolting (a) Dimensions of bolts and cap screws shall be in accordancewith ASME B18.2.1.Nut n accordance withASME dimensions shall be i BR22
@) Nuts shall be threaded i n accordance with ASME B1.1, Coarse thread series, Class 2B.

shall be integral with the valve body. Dimensions, toleran&and drilling shall be in accordance with ASME B16.1 for each respective pressure class. The flanges shall be fully , m c h i n e don the joint side in accordance with MSS SP-6,
(b) Faceto-face dimensionsof valves shall be as follows:

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(c) Bolts, studs or cap screws shall be threaded in accordance withASME B1.1, Coarse thread series, Class 2A.

(c) Stem seals not requiring a gland, but suitable for the service conditions, may be furnished.

5.5 Yokes - Outside Screw and Yoke (OS & Y ) . Yokes on bonnets may be integral or of bolted-on construction.

5.6 Wedge and Disc Guides and Disc Spreading Device be guided to ensure that (a) Wedge discs shall the seating surfaces of the wedgewill not touch the body seat surfaces until near the point of closure.
(b) Double discs shall be provided with guides or linkage or disc spreading devices between the gates or a combination of these which will hold the gates in proper relation with each other and the stem, and will prevent the seating surfacesfrom rubbing against the body or bonnet during operation.

5.9 Gland Bolting. Studs, stud bolts, hinge bolts or headed bolts through drilled or slotted holes in the stuffing box flangemay be used. In all cases, gland bolting shall be securely held in place and shall provide adequate adjustment for progressive compression of packing material.
5.10 Backseat. Valves shall be designed to have a backseat. Repacking under pressure is hazardous and is not recommended.
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Stems (a) The upper end of outside screw and yoke valve stems and the lower end of non-rising valve stems shall be threaded with single or multiple Acmetype thread, or U e g r e e thread approximating the stub form, precision cut to fit the engaging member. (b) Outside screw and yoke stems shall be of sufficient length so as to be at least flush with the top of the yoke nut after the disc wedging has been worn into its lowest position. The design shall be such as to prevent any possibility of the wedge or disc leaving the stem, or the stem turning during the operation of the valve. (c) Non-rising stem gate valves having separate stem engaging members shall be so designed as to prevent rotation or pulling out of the disc or wedge.

(c) Body guides shall be cast integral with the body except that NPS 16 (DN400) and larger may have separate guides of bronze or other bearing material securely fasteded to the body. All guide surfacesshall be smooth and true. (d)Selection of materialfordiscspreading devices shall be the manufacturers option.

5.7 Seating Surfaces (a) Disc seating surfaces may be integral or may beseparate rings securely fastened to the disc.
(b) Body seats shall be separate rings, either shoulder or bottom seated, except that alliron valve seats may beintegral with the body casting at the manufacturers option. Driving lugs mayprotrude into and reduce port area.
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5.12 Handwheels. Handwheels shall be of the spoke type only. Webbed or disc type are not permissible.Handwheelsshall be markedwith the direction of movement for opening of the valve. 5.13 Bypass and Drain Connections. Unless otherwisespecified,bypassand drain connections shall be in accordance withMSS SP-45.

Glands (a) Glands may be threaded or bolted type. (b) Bolted glands may be solid, solid-bushed, or two-piecedself aligning design. Use of open bolt slots in glands shall not be permitted unless hinge bolts are used.

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6 . 1 General. Valve parts shall be designed and manufacturing tolerances set so as to provide interchangeability in the product of any one manufacturer of the same size, class, type, and design, between units except the individual fitof the wedge or disc in the body.
6.2 Castin All castings shall be cleanandsound without efects which will impair their servi. No plugging, impregnation, welding or repairing of such defects w l i be allowed.

maximum service pressure for which the valve is rated. Test pressure shall be applied successively on each side of the closed gate, and the opposite side checked for leakage. As an alternate method for double disc valves, the pressure may be applied inside the bonnet or body with the discs closed and both sideschecked for leakage. The maximum permissible leakage rate on each seat shall be 10 milliliters per hour per inch of diameter of nominal valve size (.O7 mm3/sec x DN). Test pressures shall be held for periods specified in Table 3. TABU 3 -TEST DURATION, SECONDS, MINIMUM
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TESTS
7 . 1 Generala A shell testand a seattest shall be made on all completed valves prior to shipment by the manufacturer.

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7.4 GasSeatTest.Atthemanufacturer'soption, a gas seat testof not less than 80 psi (5.5 bar) may be used in lieu of Hydrostatic Seat Test(7.3). The gas gressure is to be applied as specified for hydrostatic seattest.Themaximumpermissibleleakagerate for each gate seat shall be 1/ 10 of a standard cubic foot of gas per hour, per inch ofdiameter of nominal valvesize (2 mm3/sec x DN). Test pressures shall be held for periods specified in Table 3.

7 . 2 Shell Test. Valves in the partially open position with both ends closed.shall be subjected to hydrostatic or gas test pressure specified in Table 2. No visibleleakage is permitted through the pressure boundary walls or body-bonnet joint. Leakage through the stem packing or stem seals shall not be cause for rejection. The test pressure shall be held for the durationspecified in Table 3.

Caution: Safety precautions must be taken when

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ITABLE 2 -SHELL TEST PRESSURE, MINIMUM

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Max. Servi Rating

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Test Pressure

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PAINTING
The painting of finished valves shall be optional with the manufacturer unless otherwisespecified.

7.3 Hydrostatic Seat Test:Valves shall be subjected to a hydrostatic seit test at not less than the

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PART NAMES
I-Handwheel nut 2-Handwheel 3--Stem nut 5--Stem nut bolts and nuts 6--Yoke 7-Stem 8Glapd flange 9-Gland IO-Yoke bolts and nuts I I Gland bolts or gland eyebolts and nuts.
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PART NAMES
I-Handwheel nut 2-Handwheel 3-Stem &Gland flange 5-Gland &Gland bolts and nuts 7-Stern packing. or stem seals 8-Stuffing box 9-Stuffing-box gasket IO-Stufing-box b o l t h and nuts or studs and nuts I I-Bonnet gasket 12-Bonnet 13-Bonnet bolts and nuts IbBody IS-Upper wedge or wedge bushing I6Seat ring 17-Wedge

I 2-Gland lug bolts and nuts I3Stem packing. or stem seals 18-Bonnet 19-Bonnet gasket 20-Bonnet bolts and nuts 21 Wedge 25 Seat ring 26-Body

RISING STEM, SOLID-WEDGE GATE VALVE FIGURE Al

NON-RISING STEM, SOLID-WEDGE GATE VALVE FIGURE A2

Note: The valvesketchesherein are for the purpose of illustration and nomenclature only. They are not intended to exclude any design meeting this Standard Practice.

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ANNEX A VALVE TYPES

PART NAMES
I-Handwheel nut 2-Handwheel 3-Stem nut 5-Stem nut bolts and nuts &Yoke 7-Stem &Gland flange 9-Cland IO-Yoke bolts nuls and 1 I - C l a n d bolts or gland eye-bolts and nuts 12-Gland lug bolts nuts and 13-Stem packing, or stem
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PART NAMES
I-Handwheel nut 2-Handwheel 3-Stem 4Gland flange 5-Gland -land bolts and nuts 7-Stem packing, or stem seals Il-Stuffing box 9-Stuffing-box gasket IO-Stuffing-box bolts and -nuts or studs and nuts I I-Bonnet gasket 12-Bonnn 13-Bonnet b o l b and nuts 14-Body 15-Upper wedge or wedge bushing I f S e a t ring I7Split wedge

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18-Bonnet 19-Bonnet gasket %Bonnet and bolts 21-Split d g e 25-Seat ring

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RISING STEM, SPLIT-WEDGE GATE VALVE FIGURE A3

Type II
NON-RISING STEM, SPLIT-WEDGE GATE VALVE FIGURE A4

Note: The valve sknche-s herein are for the purposc ofilustration and nomenclature only. They are not intended to exclude any design M i n g this Standard P r a c t i c e .

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PART NAMES
I-Handwheel nut 2-Handwheel 3-Stem nut 4-Stem nut retaining ring &Yoke 7-Stem B-Gland flange 9-Gland IO-Yoke bolts and nuts I I-Gland bolts or gland eyebolts and nuts I3Stem packaking. or stem seals I7Stem back seat collar IB-Bonnet 19-bonnet gasket Bonnet bolts and nuts 2-Upper spreader 23-Disc 24Lower spreader 25-Seat ring 2fY

PART NAMES
I-Handwheel nut 2-Handwheel 3-Stem &Gland flange 5-Gland 6Gland bolts and nuts 7-Stem packing or stem
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8Stuffing box 9Stuffing-box gasket IO-Stuffing-box bolts and nuts or studs and nuts

I ILBonnet gasket 12LBonnet 13Bonnet bolts and nuts 14-Body 15-Upper wedge or wedge bushing I G S e a t Ring 18Upper spreader I9Disc 20Lower spreader

Type III
RISING STEM, DOUBLE-DISC PARALLEL SEAT GATEVALVE FIGURE A5

Type III

NON-RISINGSTEM,DOUBLE-DISC PARALLEL SEAT GATEVALVE FIGURE A6

Note: The valve sketches herein are for the purpose of illustrationand nomenclatureonly. They are not intended to exclude any design meeting this Standard Practice.

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ANNEX B METRIC UNITS

I TABLEB1 -PRESSURE-TEMPERATURE RATINGS, NON-SHOCK-bar I

PN20 Temperature Degrees C. -29 to 65 100 125 150 I75 200 205 225 232 DN DN 50-300 350-600 13.8 10.3 12.8 9.2 11.9 8.5 11.2 7.7 10.4 7.0 9.6 8.8 8.6 DN DN DN 50-300 750-1200 350-600 10.3 20.7 7.4 19.0 5.3 17.7 3.3 16.5 15.3 34.5 30.9 28.3 25.7 23.1 20.5 17.9 17.2 PN50

14.0 13.8

NOTE: For definitions of DN and PN, see International Standard IS0 6708 and IS0 7268, respectively, or MSS SP-86.

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I ANNEX C 1 REFERENCED STANDARDS

This annex is an integral part of this Standard Practice which is placed after the main text for convenience. List of standards and specifications referencedin this Standard Practice show the year of approval. ASME, ANSIIASME, ANSI, ASMEIANSI B1.1-1989 B1.20.1-1983 (R 1992) B16.1-1989 B16.10-1992 B18.2.1-1996 818.2.2-1987 (R 1993)
Unified Inch Screw Threads (UN and UNR Thread Form) Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch) Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings (Class 25, 125,250, and Famt*Fa End-to-End and Dimensions Valves of Square and Hex Bolts and Screws, Including Askew Head Bolts, Hex Screws Square and Hex Nuts

800)
Cap Screws, and Lag

ASTM A 12695 Specifcation for Gray Iron Castings for A 307-94 Specification for Carbon Steel Bolts and Studs, A 395-88 (R 1993) Specification for Ferritic Ductile Iron Pressure Temperatures A 53684 (R 1993) Specification for Ductile Iron Castings MSS SP-fk1990 SP-2S1998 SP45-1992 SP-861997 Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges, and Unions Bypass and Drain Connection Standard Guidelines for Metric Data in Standards forValves, Flanges, Fittings and Actuators Valves, Flanges, and Pipe Fittings 6 0 , O O O psi Tensile Strength - RetainingCastingsfor Use at Elevated

IS0

6708-1995 7268-1983 (Amend 1, 1984)

Pipe Components- Definition of Nominal Pipe Size Pipe Components- Definition of Nominal Pressure

Publications of the following organizations appear on the above list: ASME ASTM The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Three Park Avenue, New York, New York 100165990 American Society for Testing and Material 100 Bar Harbor Drive, West Conshohoken, Pennsylvania 19428-2959 Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting Industry, Inc. 127 Park Street, N.E., Vienna, Virginia 22180 International Organization for Standardization 1, mede VarenBrd, Case postale 56, CH-1211 Geneve 20, Switzerland

MSS
IS0

as American National Standards may be obtained from: Publications appearing above which have been approved

ANSI

American National Standards Institute, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, New York, New York 10036 9

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