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Codes and Standards

Piping codes and standards - ASME, ANSI, ASTM, AGA, API, AWWA, BS, ISO, DIN and more..
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ANSI - American National Standards Institute
ANSI provides a forum for development of American national standards

ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME is one of the leading organizations in the world developing codes and standards

ASME - International Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

The International Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code establishes rules of safety governing the design, fabrication, and inspection of boilers and pressure vessels, and nuclear
power plant components during construction

ASME - Performance Test Codes

The ASME Performance Test Codes provide standard directions and rules for conducting and reporting tests

ASME B31 - Pressure Piping

A survey of one of the most important pressure pipe codes - ASME B31, earlier known as ANSI B31

ASME B31.9 - Working Pressure and Temperature Limits

The working pressure and temperature limits of ASME Code B31.9 - Building Services Piping

ASME/ANSI B16 Standards for Pipes and Fittings

The ASME B16 standards covers pipes and fittings in cast iron , cast bronze, wrought copper and steel

ASTM International
ASTM International - American Society for Testing and Materials - is a scientific and technical organization that develops and publishes voluntary standards on the
characteristics of material, products, systems and services

ASTM International - Standards for Steel Pipes, Tubes and Fittings

The ASTM standards covers various types of steel pipes, tubes and fittings for high-temperature services, ordinary use and special applications such as fire protection use

ASTM International - Volume 01.01 Steel - Piping, Tubing, Fittings

An overview of the ASTM Volume 01.01 standard

BSi - Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards and Specifications

British standards and specifications for pipe, tube and fittings

Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Classifications

Steel is considered to be carbon steel when no minimum content is specified or required for chromium, cobalt, columbium (niobium), molybdenum, nickel, titanium, tungsten,
vanadium or zirconium

Carbon Steel Pipes - Comparing American & European Standards

Comparing standards of carbon steel pipes from USA, Germany, UK and Sweden

Carbon, Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipes - ASME/ANSI B36.10/19 - Metric Units
Pipe sizes, inside and outside diameters, wall thickness, schedules, weight and weight of pipe filled with water - Metric Units

Cast Iron
There are four basic types of cast iron - white iron, gray iron, ductile iron and malleable iron

Comparing American and British Piping Standards

Comparing US American (ASTM) and British (BSi) piping standards - specifications, grades and material descriptions

Cross Reference of ASTM Material Specifications

Fittings, Flanges, Unions and Cast and Forged Valves

CTS and CPVC Tubes

Dimensions of CTS (Copper Tube Size) and CPVC (Chlorinated Poly Vinyl Chloride) tubes

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DIN - Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards and Specifications
Deutsches Institut für Normung - DIN - pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications

Download ANSI, American National Standards Institute, Standards

ANSI is a private, not-for-profit, membership organization that acts not as a standards developer, but as a standards coordinating and approval body
Fiberglass Pipes - common Standards
Commonly used standards for fiberglass pipes and their applications

Flanges - API vs. ASME/ANSI

API and ASME/ANSI flanges - comparing dimensions and pressure ratings

Fluids - Identity Colors

Identifying colors used for fluids in piping systems

HVAC Abbreviations
Commonly used HVAC abbreviations

Identification Labels - Pipes and Equipment

Tags and label colors used for mechanical, plumbing and piping systems

ISO - Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards and Specifications

International Organization for Standardization - ISO - pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications

JIS - Flanges, Bolts, Nuts, and Gaskets Standards

Japanese industrial flanges, bolts, nuts, and gaskets standards and specifications from JAS - the Japanese Standards Association

JIS - Japanese Industrial Standards

Japanese Standards Association - JSA

JIS - Pipe, Tube and Fittings Standards

Japanese industrial pipe, tube and fittings standards and specifications from the Japanese Standards Association - JAS

NACE International
The corrosion engineering and science community

NDT - Non Destructive Testing

Non-destructive testing of constructions

Pipe Class Ratings and Pressure Numbers (PN)

Pressure numbers (PN) compared to flange class designations

Pipe Legends - Identification Scheme

Color codes - field and legend

Piping Codes & Standards

Piping codes and piping standards

Stainless Steel - Comparing International Standards

Comparing international stainless steel standards from America (US), France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, Sweden, England (UK) and the European Union

Stainless Steel Pipes - Comparing American and European Standards

Comparing American - US - and European - German, British (UK) and Swedish - stainless steel pipe standards

Stainless Steels Classifications

Stainless steels are commonly grouped into martensitic stainless steels, ferritic stainless steels, austenitic stainless steels, duplex (ferritic-austenitic) stainless steels, and
precipitation-hardening stainless steels

Steel Pipe Dimensions - ANSI Schedule 40

Internal and external diameters, areas, weights, volumes and number of threads for ANSI schedule 40 steel pipes

Steel Pipe Dimensions - ANSI Schedule 80

Internal and external diameters, areas, weights, volumes and number of threads for schedule 80 steel pipes

Steel Pipe Standardization Organizations

The most important world wide steel pipe standardization organizations

Steel Tubes BS 1387 (EN 10255)

Dimensions and weights of steel tubes according BSi - BS 1387:1985 (EN 10255) Specification for screwed and socketed steel tubes and tubulars and for plain end steel
tubes suitable for welding or for screwing to BS 21 pipe threads

Threaded & Socket Welded Fittings - Pressure Classes and Schedules

Pressure classes, schedules and weights of pipes for threaded & socket welded fittings
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