Document code: Design Specification:

COLOUR CODES AND SYMBOLS FOR

ED-B-03.00-I-03 IDENTIFICATION OF PIPES, FITTINGS AND
VALVES IN FIELD
Engineer Division Technical Department CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE NOVEMBER 2008 Page 2 of 5

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. PURPOSE ..................................................................................................................................................3

2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS......................................................................................................................3

3. REFERENCES ...........................................................................................................................................3

4. COLOUR CODES .......................................................................................................................................4

4.1. Carbon steel ...............................................................................................................................................4
4.2. Middle alloy steel ........................................................................................................................................4
4.3. Stainless steel ............................................................................................................................................4
4.4. Monel alloys................................................................................................................................................5
4.5. Bolts and nuts .............................................................................................................................................5

5. CODES FOR WALL THICKNESSES...........................................................................................................5

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Document code: Design Specification:

COLOUR CODES AND SYMBOLS FOR

ED-B-03.00-I-03 IDENTIFICATION OF PIPES, FITTINGS AND
VALVES IN FIELD
Engineer Division Technical Department CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE NOVEMBER 2008 Page 3 of 5

1. PURPOSE

The purpose of this specification is to stablish the colour codes corresponding to materials and wall thicknesses
(schedule) of pipes, fittings, valves, nuts and bolts that the Suppliers shall use for their later identification in the
construction warehouses of Engineering Companies or Repsol YPF’s warehouses, and also for their
identification during the construction as far as possible.
The marking indicated in this specification is regardless of another established on the material standard.
This document is part of the latest edition of the Repsol YPF technical specifications, and likewise, refers to the
latest edition of the mentioned and/or applicable Standards and Codes, as well as the stipulations of the
document named “Basic Design Data (BDD)” which gathers the individual aspects for each project.
In the event of discrepancy between the above indicated documents the following precedence shall prevail:
• BDP (Basic Design Package) of the Project (if it exists)
• BDD of the Project
• This specification

2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Each pipe and/or fitting shall be marked with two continuous painted bands throughout all its length (see
paragraph 4). Bolts shall be painted at their end that does not have the quality mark (to see point 4.5). Nuts
shall be painted in one of their faces so that it does not hamper their insertion within the bolt.
Details for pipes and fittings:
• Bands shall be painted only in pipes of 2” of diameter and greater.
• For pipes of 1½” and minors these colour bands could be omitted provided that their are supplied packed
with a band around or in packages. In these cases the identification label or the wood box shall be painted with
the corresponding colour band.
• Each painted band shall have a wide of 10 mm.
• The painting shall be of good quality and outdoor resistant.
• For pipes or fittings made of austenitic steel, the painting shall not contain injurious elements or metallic
salts such as those of Zn, Pb or Cu, that can be cause of corrosion in hot.
• The marks that are specified here are independent of the ones that shall be indicated in the materials in
agreement with its quality standard.
• In addition to the painted bands indicated in point 4, each pipe of 2” and greater shall be marked with the
authentication code of wall thickness indicated in point 5, repeating it throughout the pipe and/or fitting every
meter (approximately) of its length.
• The painting for wall thickness identification shall have a colour that could be easily distinguished from the
longitudinal band colours.

3. REFERENCES

ASTM standards for quality of materials

API standards for quality of materials

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4. COLOUR CODES

4.1. Carbon steel

MATERIAL NUMBER OF BANDS COLOURS

3 A-53 Gr.B. API-5L Gr. B White
2
A-672 Gr A 55 Cl.12 Blue
A-106 Gr. B, A-234-WPB, A-105 White
2
A-672 Gr C60 Cl 12 Yellow
A-333 Gr. 6, A-350 LF2, A-420 WPL6 White
2
A-671 Gr. CC 60 Cl 22 ó 42, A-524 Gr 1 Gray
Hydroflouric acid (HF) service
White
A-106 Gr B, A-105, A-234 WPB 2
Green
A-672 Gr C 60 Cl 22
Wet sulfidric (H2S), sour water and hydrogen services
White
A-106 Gr B, A-105, A-234 WPB 2
Red
A-672 Gr C 60 Cl 22

4.2. Middle alloy steel

MATERIAL NUMBER OF BANDS COLOURS

A-333 Gr. 3, A-350 LF3, A-420 WPL3 Green

2
A-671 Gr CF 71 Cl 22 ó 42 Gray
A-335 Gr. P11, A-182 F11, Green
2
A-234 WP11, A-691 1 ¼ Cr. CI 22 ó 42 Yellow
A-335 Gr- P22, A-182 F22, A-234 WP22 Green
2
A- 691 2½ Cr Cl 22 ó 42 Orange
A-335 Gr. P5, A-182 F5, A-234 WP5 Green
2
A-691 5 Cr Cl 22 ó 42 Blue
A-335 Gr P9, A-182 F9, A-234 WP9 Green
2
A-691 9 Cr ó 91 Cl 22 ó 42 Red

4.3. Stainless steel

MATERIAL NUMBER OF BANDS COLOURS

A-312 TP-304L, A-182 F 104L, A- 409 Gr 304L Brown

2
A-403 WP 304L, A-358 TP 304L Cl.1, 3 ó 4 Red
A-312 TP-304, A-182 F-304 Brown
2
A-403 WP 304, A-358 TP 304 Cl.1, 3 ó 4 Black
A-312 TP 304H, A-182 F 304H, A- 409 Gr 304 Brown
2
A-403 WP 304 H, A-358 TP 304H Cl.1, 3 ó 4 Yellow
A-312 TP-321/347, A-182 F 321/347 Brown
3 2
A-403 WP-321/347, A-358 TP321/347 Cl.1,3 ó 4 Blue
A-312 TP-316L, A-182 F-316L, A-409 Gr 316L Brown
2
A-403 WP 316L, A-358 TP 316L Cl.1, 3 ó 4 Gray
A-312 TP 316, A-182 F316, A-409 Gr 316 Brown
A-403 WP 316, A-358 TP 316 Cl.1, 3 ó 4 2
Violet

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Brown
A-312 TP 347H, A-182 F 347H, A403 WP 347H 2
Orange
Brown
A-358 Tp 304 / 304L /316 / 316L Cl.2 2
Brown

3
Dual Qualities: A-312 TP-317/317L, A-182 F-317/317L, Brown
A-403 WP 317/317L 2
Green

4.4. Monel alloys

MATERIAL NUMBER OF BANDS COLOURS

Monel for HF service Yellow
2
B-165, B-564, A-366 WPNC Red

4.5. Bolts and nuts

MATERIAL MARKS COLOURS

A 193 B7 / A 194 2H 1 Red

A 193 Gr B16 / A 194 Gr 7 1 White
A 320 Gr L7 / A 320 (194 Gr7) 1 Yellow
A 320 Gr B8 Cl 2 / A-320 (A-194 Gr8) 1 Blue
A 193 Gr B8M Cl 1 / A 194 Gr 8M 1 Green
A 320 Gr B8T / A 194 Gr 8T 1 Pink
A 453 Gr 660 / A 453 Gr 660 1 Brown

5. CODES FOR WALL THICKNESSES

THICKNESS (Schedule) CODE

SCH-10 10
SCH-10 S 10 S
SCH-20 20
SCH-30 30
SCH-40 40
SCH-40 S 40 S
STD STD
SCH-60 60
SCH-80 80
SCH-80 S 80 S
EXTRA STRONG XS
SCH-100 100
SCH-120 120
SCH-140 140
SCH-160 160
DOUBLE EXTRA STRONG XXS
Other thicknesses Write the wall thickness in millimetres.

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