QMS Work Instruction – Unspecified machining tolerances on Engineering drawings

Document #: DSG-W-18

1. PURPOSE

This work instruction describes the unspecified machining tolerances on engineering

drawings which are primarily governed by applicable product / reference standards.

2. SCOPE

This work instruction is applicable to all engineering machining drawings referred at all
Advance Valves Group plants.

3. RESPONSIBILITY

The HOD (Design & Development Deptt.) is responsible for control of this work instruction.
Concerned production managers, Purchase managers & Quality Assurance personnel are
responsible for implementation of this work instruction at respective plants.

4. REFERENCES
i. API 594- 2017
ii. API 6D- 2014
iii. API 609- 2016
iv. ASME B16.5- 2017
v. ASME B16.47- 2017
vi. IS: 2102 Part 1 & 2- 2008

5. PROCEDURE

Unspecified machining tolerances on engineering drawings which are primarily governed by

applicable product / reference standards are to be referred from attached table 1, 2, 3, 4 &
5.

Concerned production managers, purchase managers & Quality Assurance personnel are
responsible for implementation of this work instruction at respective plants.

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Chandrakant S.
Wadkar, Sanjeev Kumar
Rev. # / Date : 00 / 01 Jul 2019
Head (Design & MR
Development)
 QMS Work Instruction – Unspecified machining tolerances on Engineering drawings
Document #: DSG-W-18

Table 1 (API 6D)

Sr. Dimension
Component Value (mm) Clause
No. Type
Clause
Tolerance on
1 Body ±1.5mm up to NPS 10 and ±3mm for above 5.4 of API
Face to Face
6D

For valves up to and including NPS 4 (DN 100),

Offset of
the maximum flange misalignment shall be 0.079
Aligned Flange Clause
in. (2 mm)
2 Body Centrelines— 5.7.1.2 Of
For valves larger than NPS 4 (DN 100), the
Lateral API 6D
maximum flange misalignment shall be 0.118 in.
Alignment
(3 mm).

Parallelism of
Aligned Flange Clause
The maximum measured difference between
3 Body Faces— 5.7.1.3 Of
flanges shall be 0.03 in./ft. (2.5 mm/m).
Angular API 6D
Alignment

For valves up to and including NPS 4 (DN 100),

the maximum total allowable misalignment shall
be no greater than 0.079 in. (2 mm) at the bolt
holes (see Figure 2).
Total Allowable Clause
For valves larger than NPS 4 (DN 100), the
4 Body Misalignment 5.7.1.4 Of
maximum total allowable misalignment shall be
of Bolt Holes API 6D
equivalent to 0.118 in. (3 mm) at the bolt holes.
The surface of the nut bearing area at the back
face of flanged valves shall be parallel to within
1° of the flange face.

Table 2 (API 594)

Sr. Dimension
Component Value (mm) Clause
No. Type
Tolerance on Table 2 of
1 Body ±1.5mm up to NPS 10 and ±3mm for above
Face to Face API 594

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Table 3 (API 609)

Maximum
Sr.
Component Dimension Type value ± Clause
No.
(mm)
Face-to-face Dimensions for Category A Valves
1 Body (Lug- and 1.5 TABLE 2
Wafer-type) _RANGE 2" TO 6"
Face-to-face Dimensions for Category A Valves
2 Body (Lug- and 3.3 TABLE 2
Wafer-type) _RANGE 8" TO 24"
Face-to-face Dimensions for Category A Valves
3 Body (Lug- and 6.4 TABLE 2
Wafer-type) _RANGE 30" TO 48"
Face-to-face Dimensions for Category B Valves,
4 Body (Lug- and 3.3 Table 3A
Wafer-type) 3" TO 24"
Face-to-face Dimensions for Category B Valves,
5 Body (Lug- and 6.4 Table 3A
Wafer-type) 26" TO 48"
Face-to-face Dimensions for Category B Valves,
6 Body (Double flanged 3.3 Table 3B
Long Pattern) 3" TO 20"4
Face-to-fac5e Dimensions f3.3or Categ4ory B
7 Body Valv5es, (Dou6ble flang1.5ed 4 Table 3B
Long Patt3ern) 24" TO 36.42"
Face-to-face Dimensions for Category B Valves,
8 Body (Double flanged 5 Table 3B
Long Pattern) 36"
Face-to-face Dimensions for Category B Valves,
9 Body (Double flanged 3.3 Table 3C
Short Pattern) 3" TO 20"
Face-to-face Dimensions for Category B Valves,
10 Body (Double flanged 4 Table 3C
Short Pattern) 24" TO 32"
Face-to-face Dimensions for Category B Valves,
11 Body (Double flanged 5 Table 3C
Short Pattern) 36" TO 40"
Face-to-face Dimensions for Category B Valves,
12 Body (Double flanged 6 Table 3C
Short Pattern) 42" TO 48"
13 Body Nominal Radial Clearances 2" TO 6" 1.5 Table D.1
14 Body Nominal Radial Clearances 8" TO 20" 3 Table D.1
15 Body Nominal Radial Clearances 24" TO 48" 6.4 Table D.1

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Table 4 (ASME B16.47)

Sr.
Component Dimension Type Value (mm) Clause
No.

Raised Face OD size 650mm to

1 Body ±2 7.1
1500mm

2 Body Raised face thickness 2mm ±0.5 7.1

3 Body Raised face thickness 7mm ±2 7.1

+3.0
4 Body Flange thickness up to 25mm 7.2
-0.0

Flange thickness from 25mm up to +5.0

5 Body 7.2
50mm -0.0

Flange thickness from 50mm up to +8.0

6 Body 7.2
75mm -0.0

+10.0
7 Body Flange thickness above 75mm 7.2
-0.0

8 Body Bolt circle dia size 650mm to 1500mm ±1.5 7.5

Bolt hole to bolt hole for size 650mm to

9 Body ±0.8 7.5
1500mm

As per page 39 Page 39 of ASME

10 Body RTJ for ASME B16.47A
of ASME B16.47 B16.47

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Table 5 (ASME B16.5)

Sr.
Component Dimension Type Value (mm) Clause
No.

Raised face OD where raised face

1 Body ±1.0 7.3
height 2mm

Raised face OD where raised face

2 Body ±0.5 7.3
height 7mm

Flange thickness size 50mm to +3.0

3 Body 7.4
450mm -0.0

Flange thickness size 450mm to +5.0

4 Body 7.4
600mm -0.0

5 Body Bolt circle dia 50mm to 600mm ±1.5 7.8

Bolt hole to bolt hole for size 50mm

6 Body ±0.8 7.8
to 600mm

As per page 74 of Page 74 of ASME

7 Body RTJ Groove tolerance
ASME B16.5 B16.5

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