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10.7.3 Welding Ends (Butt welded) acc. to ASME B16.25 and ASME B16.9

Only welding ends for wall thicknesses up to 22 mm are described in this chapter.

There are two used standards at LESER:

ASME B16.25 (2003) for a wall thickness from 3 mm up to 10 mm (see figure 10.7.3-1)
ASME B16.9 (2003) for a wall thickness larger than 10 mm (see figure 10.7.3-2).

In most case ASME B16.25is applied.

Figure 10.7.3-1: ASME B16.25 weld bevel details for

GTAW Root Pass with wall thickness
from 3 mm up to 10 mm

General Notes:
(a) This detail applies for gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW)
of the root pass where nominal wall thickness is over 3
mm (0.12 inch) to 10 mm (0.38 inch) inclusive
(b) Linear dimensions are in millimeters with inch values in
parentheses

Figure 10.7.3-2: ASME B16.9 Plain bevel

From x (2) mm up to 22 mm
General notes:
a. Dimensions in parentheses are in inches
b. Other dimensions are in millimeters

Notes:
(1) see ASME B16.9 chapter 8 and fig. 1 for transition
contours
(2) x = 5 (0.19) for carbon steel or ferritic alloy steel and 3
(0.12) for austenitic alloy steel

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Dimensions of welding ends [mm]

The standard ASME B16.25 describes welding ends from a nominal size of 2 up to 36. This
extraction deals only with sizes from 2 up to 16.
The schedule number is a designation system that combines sizes and wall thicknesses for ordering
pipes.

O.D. at welding ends

Wrought or fabricated
Cast components
Nominal pipe size Schedule no. (1) components (1)
A A B
2 40 73.0 75 62.5
80 73.0 75 59
160 73.0 75 54
XXS 73.0 75 45
3 40 88.9 91 78
80 88.9 91 73.5
160 88.9 91 66.5
XXS 88.9 91 58.5
3 40 101.6 105 90
80 101.6 105 85.5
4 40 114.3 117 102
80 114.3 117 97
120 114.3 117 92
160 114.3 117 87.5
XXS 114.3 117 80
5 40 141.3 144 128
80 141.3 144 122
210 141.3 144 116
160 141.3 144 109-5
XXS 141.3 144 103
6 40 168.3 172 154
80 168.3 172 146-5
120 168.3 172 140
160 168.3 172 132
XXS 168.3 172 124.5
8 40 219.1 223 203
60 219.1 223 198.5
80 219.1 223 193.5
100 219.1 223 189
120 219.1 223 182.5
140 219.1 223 178
10 40 273.0 278 254.5
60 273.0 278 247.5
80 273.0 278 243
100 273.0 278 236.5
120 273.0 278 230
12 STD 323.8 329 305
40 323.8 329 303
XS 323.8 329 298.5
60 323.8 329 295
80 323.8 329 289
100 323.8 329 281
14 STD 355.6 362 336.5
4XS0 355.6 362 333.5
60 355.6 362 330
80 355.6 362 325.5
16 STD 406.4 413 387.5
40 406.4 413 381
60 406.4 413 373
80 406.4 413 363.5
Table 10.7.3-1: ASME B16.25 dimensions of welding ends [mm]

Notes:
(1) Data is from ASME B36.10M or a more precise rounding of the inch dimensions from table I-1. Letter designations
signify:
(a) STD = standard wall thickness
(b) XS = extra-strong wall thickness
(c) XXS = double extra-strong wall thickness

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