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Valve Standards 08-000-010

ANSI Valve Standards
An overview of American National Standards Institute - ANSI - valve standards .
API Valve Standards
An overview of the American Petroleum Institute - API - valves standards.
ASME Valve Standards
An overview of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME - valve
standards.
BS - British Standard Valves 
An overview of British - BS - valve standards.
Chinese and International Valve Standards
Chinese valve standards compared with the international ISO, ASTM , ASME, ANSI,
MSS, API and JIS standards.
Chinese Valve Standards
Chinese standards for steel, cast iron and metal valves.
 

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 and pipe
ANSI A126
fittings
Standard specifications for forged or rolled steel
ANSI A181 pipe flanged forged fittings and valves and parts
for general service
Face - to - face and end - to - end dimension of
ANSI B16.10
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 Name

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API
Standard
Code
Name
API Supplement 1 to api spec 6D (sixteenth edition )
SPEC6D specification for pipeline valves
API Steel gate plug ball and check valves for pipeline
STD6D service
API API Specification for flanged steel gate and plug valves
STD6D for drilling and production service
API API Specification for wellhead surface safety valves for
SPE14D offshore service
API 526 Flanged steel safety relief valves
Commercial seat tightness of safety relief valves with
API 527
metal - to metal seats
API standard for safety relief valve nameplate
API 528
nomenclature
API 529 Cast - forged Steel plug valves flanged ends
API 594 Wafer - type check valves
API 595 Cast - iron gate valves flanged ends
API 597 Steel venturi gate valves flanged or butt welding ends
API 598 Valve inspection and test
API 599 Steel plug valves flanged or butt welding ends
Flanged and butt - welding - end steel gate and plug
API 600
valves for refinery use
Compact design carbon steel gate valves for refinery
API 602
use
150 - pound light - wall corrosion - resistant gate valves
API 603
for refinery use
API 604 Ductile iron gate valves flanged ends
Fire - resistant testing of ball valves with soft contact
API 607
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 automatic
6FC backseats
API BULL Bulletin on referenced standards for committee 6,
6RS standardization of valves and wellhead equipment
Recommended practice for design of continuous flow
API RP
gas lift installations using injection pressure operated
11V6
valves first edition

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API RP Recommended practice for repair , testing, and setting

11V7 gas lift valves
API RP Sizing, selection and installation of pressure relieving
520 PT 1 devices in refineries part 1- sizing and selection
Inspection of piping, tubing, valves and fittings first
API RP
edition, replaces guide for inspection of refinery
574
equipment Chapter XI
API RP
Inspection of pressure-relieving devices first edition
576
API STD
Metal ball valves-flanged, threaded and welding end
608

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 Forgings for
A105/105M piping applications
ASME Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for
A181/181M General purpose piping
Standard Specification for forged or rolled alloy-steel
ASME
pipe flanges, forged fittings and valves and parts for
A182/182M
high-temperature service
ASME Standard specification for carbon steel forgings for
A727/727M piping components with inherent notch toughness.
Standard Specification for Common Requirements for
ASME A961 Steel Flanges, Forged Fittings, valves, and Parts for
Piping Applications
Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled UNS
N08020, UNS N08024, UNS N08026, UNS N08367,
ASME B462 and UNS R20033 Alloy Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings,
and Valves and Parts for Corrosive High-
Temperature Service
Standard Specification for Pressure Consolidated
Powder Metallurgy Iron-Nickel- Chromium-
ASME B834 Molybdenum (UNS N08367) and Nickel- Chromium
Molybdenum Columbium (Nb) (UNS N06625) Alloy
Pipe Flanges, Fittings, Valves, and Parts

ASME Standard Test Method for Vehicle Evaluation of

D5500 Unleaded Automotive Spark-ignition Engine Fuel for
Intake Valve Deposit Formation
ASME F885 Standard Specification for Envelope Dimensions for
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ASME F885 Standard Specification for Envelope Dimensions for
Bronze Globe Valves NPS 1/4 to 2 El-1996 R(1996)

Standard Specification for Valve Label Plates El-1997

ASME F992
R(1997)
Standard Specification for Valve Locking Devices El-
ASME F993
1997 R(1997)
Standard Specification for Line-Blind Valves for
ASME F1020
marine Applications El-1996 RI'1996)
Standard Specification for Envelope Dimensions for
ASME F1098
Butterfly Valves - NPS 2 to 24 EI-1993 R(1993)
Standard Specification for Spill Valves for Use in
ASME F1271 Marine Tank Liquid Overpressure Protections
Applications EI-1995 R (1995)
Standard Specification for Pressure Reducing valves
ASME F1370
for Water Systems, Shipboard
Standard Specification for Angle Style, Pressure Relief
ASME F1508
Valves for Steam, Gas, and Liquid Services
Standard Specification for Pressure-Reducing Valves
ASME F1565
for Steam Service
Standard Specification for Special Requirements for
ASME F1792
Valves Used in Gaseous Oxygen Service
Standard Specification for Automatic Shut-Off Valves
ASME F1793 (Also Known as Excess Flow Valves, EFV) for Air or
Nitrogen Service
Standard Specification for Hand operated, Globe-
ASME F1794 Style Valves for Gas (Except Oxygen Gas), and
Hydraulic Systems
standard Specification for Pressure-Reducing Valves
ASME F1795
for Air or Nitrogen Systems
Standard specification for steel wire oil - tempered
ASME A230
carbon valve spring quality
Standard specification for chromium - vanadium
ASME A232
alloy steel valve spring quality
Standard specification for forged or rolled carbon and
ASME A350 alloy steel flanges forged fittings and valves and parts
for low - temperature service
Standard specification for ultrasonic examination of
ASME A338
heavy steel forgings
Standard specification for forgings carbon and alloy
ASME A694 steel for pipe flanges fittings valves and parts for high
- pressure transmission service
Standards specification for forged or rolled alloy -
ASME A404 steel pipe flanges forged fittings and valves and parts
specially heat treated for high temperature service
ASME A522 Forged or rolled 8% and 9% nickel alloy steel flanges
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ASME A522 Forged or rolled 8% and 9% nickel alloy steel flanges
fittings valves and parts for low - temperature service

BS - British Standard Valves 

An overview of British - BS - valve standards
British
Standard
Code British Standard Name
Name
BS
BS 1212 Ball valves (Portsmouth type ) excluding floats
Specification for safety valves, gauges and other safety
BS 1123
fittings for air receivers and compressed air installations
Specification for steel edge gate valves ( flanged and butt-
BS 1414 welding ends ) for the petroleum, petrochemical and
allied industries
BS 1552 Control plug cocks for low - pressure gases
Specification for Flanged and Butt - welding ends steel
BS 1570 plug valves for the petroleum industry (excluding well -
Head and flow - line valves)
Specification for Flanged cast iron outside - screw - and -
BS 1735 yoke edge gate valves class 125, size 1.5 in to 24 in for the
petroleum industry
Specification for steel check valves (flanged and butt-
BS 1868 welding ends ) for the petroleum, petrochemical and
allied industries
Specification for Steel globe and globe stop and check
BS 1873 valves (flanged and butt-welding ends ) for the
petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries
Specification for copper alloy gate valves for general
BS 1952
purposes
BS 1953 Copper alloy check valves for general purposes
BS 1968 Floats for Ball valves ( copper )
Copper alloy screw - down stop valves for general
BS 2060
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
BS 2591 British standard glossary for valves and valve parts (for
PT.1 fluids ) part 1.screw - down stop ,check and gate valves

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BS 2591 British standard glossary for valves and valves parts ( for
PT.2 fluids) part,2 safety valves and relief valves
BS British standard glossary for valves and valve parts (for
2591PT.3 fluids ) part 3, Plug valves and cocks
BS British standard glossary for valves and valves (for fluids
2591PT.4 ) part4, butterfly valves
BS British standard glossary for valves and valve parts ( for
2591PT.5 fluids ) part5, Ball valves
Specification for cast and forged steel wedge gate, glove,
BS 2995 check and plug valves screwed and socket - Welding
sizes 2 in and smaller for the petroleum industry
Specification for cast iron gate valves for general
BS 3464
purposes
Specification for cast and forged steel flanged, screwed
BS 3808 and socket - welding Wedge gate valves (compact design
) sizes 2 in and smaller for the petroleum industry
Specification for cast iron parallel slide valves for general
BS 3948
purposes
Specification for cast iron butterfly valves for general
BS 3952
purposes
Specification for cast iron screw - down stop valves and
BS 3961
stop and check valves for general purposes
BS 4090 Cast Iron check valves for general purposes
BS 4133 Flanged steel parallel slide valves for general purposes
Flanged steel screw - down stop valves and stop and
BS 4312
check valves for general purposes
BS 4460 Steel Ball valves for the petroleum industry
Specification for inspection and test of steel valves for the
BS 5146
petroleum petrochemical and allied industries
Cast iron wedge and double disk gate valves for general
BS 5150
purposes
BS 5151 Cast iron gate (parallel slide ) valves for general purposes
Cast iron globe and globe stop and check valves for
BS 5152
general purposes
BS 5153 Cast Iron check valves for general purposes
Copper alloy globe stop and check, check and gate valves
BS 5154
for general purposes
Cast iron and carbon steel butterfly valves for general
BS 5155
purposes
BS 5156 Screw down diaphragm valves for general purposes
BS 5157 Steel gate (parallel slide ) valves for general purposes
BS 5159 Specification for cast iron and carbon steel ball valves for
general purposes
BS 5160 Specification for Flanged steel globe valves globe stop
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BS 5160 Specification for Flanged steel globe valves, globe stop
and check valves and lift type check valves for general
purposes

Steel ball valves for the petroleum petrochemicals and

BS 5351
allied industries
BS 5417 Test of genera purpose industrial valves
BS 5418 Marking of general purpose industrial valves

Chinese and International Valve

Standards
Chinese valve standards compared with the
international ISO, ASTM , ASME, ANSI, MSS, API and
JIS standards
Chinese
Adopting
Standard Code Chinese Standard Name
Standard
Num.
GB12220 General valve -- marking ISO 5209
Flanged ends metal valve - face-to-
GB12221 ISO 5752
face dimensions
Multi-turn valve -- connection of
GB12222 ISO 5210/1 - 3
driving device
Part-turn valve -- connection of
GB12223 ISO 5211/1 - 3
driving device
GB12224 Steel valve - general requirements ANSI B16.34
General valve -- copper alloy
GB12225 casting ware technology ASTM B584
requirements
General valve -- gray casting iron ISO 185,BS
GB12226
technology requirements 1452
General valve -- carbon forging ASTM A
GB12228
steel technology requirements 105,A181
General valve -- carbon casting
GB12229 ASTM A703
steel technology requirements
General valve --- Ao casting steel
GB12230 ASTM A351
technology requirements
General valve -- flanged ends iron ISO5996-1982,
GB12232
gate valve API 595
General valve -- iron gate valve
GB12233 BS5152,5153
and lift check valve
GB12234 API 600
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General valve -- flanged and butt-

welding ends copper gate valve
General valve -- flanged and butt- ISO7121, API
GB12237
welding ends steel ball valve 607
General valve -- flanged and wafer
GB12238 BS5155
ends butterfly valve
GB12239 General valve -- diaphragm valve BS5156,NFE29
GB12240 General valve -- iron plug valve API 593
Safety valve -- general
GB12241 ISO 4126
requirements
Safety valve -- characteristic testing ANSI/ASME
GB12242
solution PTC25.3
GB12243 Direct spring loaded safety valve JIS B 8210
Pressure reducing valve - general JIS B
GB12244
requirements 8372,B8410
Pressure reducing valve - JIS B
GB12245
characteristic testing solution 8372,B8410
Pilot operated pressure reducing JIS B 8372,
GB12246
valve DSS405
GB12247 Steam trap valve -- classification ISO 6704
Steam trap valve -- technology
GB12248 ISO 6552
terms
GB12249 Steam trap valve -- marking ISO 6553
Steam trap valve -- face-to-face
GB12250 ISO 6554
dimensions
ISO
GB12251 Steam trap valve -- testing solution
6948,7841,7842
GB/T13927 General valve -- pressure testing ISO 5208
JB/T6899-93 Valve fire-proof test ISO10497
Valve casting steel ware out-form
JB/T7927-95 MSS SP55
quality requirements
ZBJ16006-90 Inspection and testing of valve API 598

Chinese Valve Standards

Chinese standards for steel, cast iron and metal valves
Chinese Standard Code Num. Chinese Standard Name
GB12220 General valve -  marking
Flanged ends metal valve - face-to-
GB12221
face dimensions
GB12222
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Multi-turn valve -  connection of

driving device
Part-turn valve -  connection of
GB12223
driving device
GB12224 Steel valve - general requirements
General valve -  copper alloy casting
GB12225
ware technology requirements
General valve -  gray casting iron
GB12226
technology requirements
General valve -  ductile casting iron
GB12227
technology requirements
General valve -  carbon forging steel
GB12228
technology requirements
General valve -  carbon casting steel
GB12229
technology requirements
General valve -  a casting steel
GB12230
technology requirements
General valve -  flanged ends iron
GB12232
gate valve
General valve -  iron gate valve and
GB12233
lift check valve
General valve -  flanged and butt-
GB12234
welding ends copper gate valve
General valve -  flanged steel stop
GB12235
and lift check valve
General valve -  steel swing check
GB12236
valve
General valve -  flanged and butt-
GB12237
welding ends steel ball valve
General valve -  flanged and wafer
GB12238
ends butterfly valve
GB12239 General valve -  diaphragm valve
GB12240 General valve -  iron plug valve
GB12241 Safety valve -  general requirements
Safety valve -  characteristic testing
GB12242
solution
GB12243 Direct spring loaded safety valve
Pressure reducing valve - general
GB12244
requirements
Pressure reducing valve -
GB12245
characteristic testing solution
GB12246 Pilot operated pressure reducing
valve
GB12247 Steam trap valve - classification
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GB12247 Steam trap valve -  classification

Steam trap valve -  technology

GB12248
terms
GB12249 Steam trap valve -  marking
Steam trap valve -  face-to-face
GB12250
dimensions
GB12251 Steam trap valve -  testing solution
GB/T13927 General valve -  pressure testing
General valve -  iron swing check
GB/T13932
valve
GB/T15185 Iron and copper ball valve
Valve face-to-face dimensions - 
GB/T15188.1
butt-welding ends valve
Valve face-to-face dimensions - 
GB/T15188.2
wafer ends valve
Valve face-to-face dimensions - 
GB/T15188.3
female screw-down valve
Valve face-to-face dimensions - 
GB/T15188.4
male screw -down valve
JB93 Handle
JB94 Spanner
Valve - marking and identifying
JB106
paint
JB308 Valve - type establishing way
PN16.032.0Mpa forging angle type
JB/T450 high-pressure valve, fastener and
technology requirements
Lever type safety valve technology
JB451
requirements

JB1308 Pg(2500kgf/cm2)valve type and base

specification
Pg(2500kgf/cm2)valve pipe and
JB1309
fastener technology requirements
Valve key construction element
JB/T1691
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)
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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 element
JB/T1717
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 element
JB/T1732
taper sealing face dimensions
Valve construction key element
JB/T1733 valve body copper sealing face
dimensions
Valve construction key element
JB/T1734 wedge disc and valve disc copper
sealing face dimensions
JB1735 Foot valve disc sealing ring
JB1736 Swing check valve disc sealing ring
Swing check valve disc sealing ring
JB1737
pressing board
Valve construction key element
dimensions of wedge gate valve
JB/T1738
body slide way and slide way
groove
Valve construction key element
dimensions of wedge gate valve
JB/T1739
body sealing plane clearance and
wedge angle

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JB/T1740 Valve construction key element

dimensions of wedge disc sealing
plane
JB1741 Thimble
JB1742 Adjusting ring
JB1747 Packing ring
JB1749 Ammonia valve disc
Valve construction key element
JB/T1750 ammonia valve body sealing plane
dimensions
Valve construction key element
JB/T1751-92 socket welding and fitting pipe
head dimension
Valve construction key element
JB/T1752-92
male screw ends head dimensions
JB1753-91 Joint ring
JB1754-91 Joint
JB1755-91 Joint nut
Valve construction key element
JB/T1756-92
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 element
JB/T1762-92
spanner dimensions
Direct spring loaded safety valve
JB2202-77
specification
Direct spring loaded safety valve
JB2203-77
face-to-face dimensions
Reducing valve face-to-face
JB2205-77
dimensions
Reducing valve technology
JB2206-77
requirements
JB2311-78 Ball valve technology requirements
JB2765-81 Valve technology terms
PN16.0- 32.0Mpa dimensions of
JB2766-92
forging high-pressure valve
PN16.0- 32.0Mpa Pipe, piping
JB/T2768-92
fitting, valve head dimensions
JB/T2769-92 PN16.0- 32.0Mpa screw flange
JB/T2770-92 PN16 0- 32 0Mpa joint nut
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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
JB/T2773-92 PN16.0- 32.0Mpa double head bolt
PN16.0- 32.0Mpa double bolt ends
JB/T2774-92
and thread hole dimensions
JB/T2775-92 PN16.0- 32.0Mpa nut
JB/T2776-92 PN16.0- 32.0Mpa lens ring
JB/T2777-92 PN16.0- 32.0Mpa Non-hole lens ring
PN16.0- 32.0Mpa temperature
JB/T2778-92
marking of pipe and fastener
JB3328-83 Air jar valve and pipe-line valve
Little type medical air jar frame
JB3339-83
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 flow
JB/T5296-91 rate coefficient and flow resistant
coefficient
Steel plate gate valve for pipe line
JB/T5298-91
using
General valve Hydraulic actuator
JB/T5299-91
butterfly type check valve
JB/T5300-91 General valve material
Valve sealing face plasma arc
JB/T6438-92
welding -  technology requirements
Valve pressing casting steel ware - 
JB/T6439-92 magnetism powder flaw detector
inspection
Valve pressing casting steel ware - 
JB/T6440-92
rax irradiating inspection
Safety valve for compressor
JB/T6441-92
purpose
Valve construction key element
JB/T6495-92 Gate valve (or disc) T type groove
dimensions
JB/T6496-92 Valve construction key element
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JB/T6496-92 Valve construction key element
packing dimensions

Valve construction key element

JB/T6497-92
stem head dimensions
Valve construction key element disc
JB/T6498-92 and stem 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 hydraulic
JB/T6902-93
penetrating inspection way
Valve forging steel ware super
JB/T6903-93
wave inspection way
Inspection and testing of air jar
JB/T6904-93
valve
Technology terms of low
JB/T7248-94 temperature casting steel for valve
purpose
Valve sealing face alloy powder for
JB/T7744-95
plasma arc welding
JB/T7745-95 Pipe line ball valve
Diameter-shrinking forging steel
JB/T7746-95
valve
JB/T7747-95 Needle type stop valve
Valve clearance degree and
JB/T7748-95
inspection way
JB/T7749-95 Technology terms of sub-zero valve
Valve casting steel ware out-form
JB/T7927-95
quality requirements
JB/T7928-95 General valve offer requirements
Gate valve static pressure length of
JB/Z243-85
life test rules
Stop valve static pressure length of
JB/Z244-85
life test rules
Plug valve static pressure length of
JB/Z245-85
life test rules
Ball valve static pressure length of
JB/Z246-85
life test rules
Valve - electrically device length of
JB/Z247-85
life test rules
JB/Z248-85 Butterfly valve static pressure
length of life test rules
ZBJ16002-87 Valve electrically driving apparatus
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ZBJ16002-87 Valve electrically driving apparatus
technology terms

Reducing valve type and basing

ZBJ16004-88
coefficient
ZBJ16006-90 Inspection and testing of valve
ZBJ16007-90 Steam trap valve technology terms
Hydraulic petroleum gas device
ZBJ16008-90 urgent shut down valve - 
technology terms
Valve pneumatic actuator
ZBJ16009-90
technology terms
JB/T8473-96 Instrument valve series
General valve electric actuator - 
JB/T8528-97
technology terms
JB/T8527-97 Metal sealing butterfly valve
Explosion-proof type valve electric
JB/T8529-97
actuator -  technology terms
Valve electric actuator -  type
JB/T8530-97
establishing way
Valve manual actuator -  technology
JB/T8531-97
terms
YBDF2 series explosion-proof three-
phase asynchronous generator for
JB/T8670-97
valve electric actuator purpose - 
technology terms
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