High-Strength, Wrought, Butt-Welding Fittings: MSS SP-75-2014

MSS SP-75-2014
High-Strength, Wrought,
Butt-Welding Fittings
Standard Practice
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MSS STANDARD PRACTICE SP-75
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Originally Published: November 1970
Current Edition Approved: April 2014
Current Edition Published: September 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
1 SCOPE .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 PRESSURE RATINGS ................................................................................................................................. 1
3 SIZE .............................................................................................................................................................. 2
4 DESIGN PROOF-TEST ............................................................................................................................... 2
5 HYDROSTATIC TESTING ......................................................................................................................... 3
6 MATERIALS ................................................................................................................................................ 3
7 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION ..................................................................................................................... 3
8 TENSILE PROPERTIES .............................................................................................................................. 4
9 HEAT TREATMENT ................................................................................................................................... 5
10 TRANSVERSE GUIDED-WELD BEND-TESTS ....................................................................................... 5
11 NOTCH-TOUGHNESS PROPERTIES ....................................................................................................... 6
12 FITTING DIMENSIONS ............................................................................................................................. 6
13 TOLERANCES FOR WELDING FITTINGS .............................................................................................. 6
14 MANUFACTURE ........................................................................................................................................ 7
15 NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION (NDE) .......................................................................................... 8
16 INSPECTION ............................................................................................................................................... 8
17 MARKING ................................................................................................................................................... 9
TABLE
1 Maximum Limit of Chemical Elements ...................................................................................................... 14

2 Tensile Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 14
3 Tolerances ................................................................................................................................................... 15
4 Dimensions of Long-Radius Elbows .......................................................................................................... 16
5 Dimensions of 3R Elbows ........................................................................................................................... 17
6 Dimensions of Straight Tees ....................................................................................................................... 18
7 Dimensions of Reducing Outlet Tees .......................................................................................................... 19
8 Dimensions of Caps ..................................................................................................................................... 22
9 Dimensions of Reducers .............................................................................................................................. 23
FIGURE
1 Recommended Bevel for Wall Thicknesses (T) at End of Fitting, 0.75 in. or Less .................................... 11
2 Recommended Bevel for Wall Thicknesses (T) at End of Fitting, Greater than 0.75 in. ........................... 11
3 Acceptable Design for Unequal Wall Thickness ........................................................................................ 12
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4 Traverse Face and Root-Bend Test Specimens ........................................................................................... 12
5 Guided-Bend Test Jig .................................................................................................................................. 13
X2-1 Longitudinal-Bead Underbead Cracking Test Specimen ............................................................................ 28
ANNEX
A Referenced Standards and Applicable Dates ............................................................................................. 25
APPENDIX
X1 Supplementary Requirements .................................................................................................................... 26

X2 Longitudinal-Bead Underbead Cracking Test ............................................................................................ 28
X3 Recommendations for Segmenting ............................................................................................................ 29
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HIGH-STRENGTH, WROUGHT, BUTT-WELDING FITTINGS
1. SCOPE
1.1 This Standard Practice covers factory- 2. PRESSURE RATINGS

made, seamless and electric welded carbon and
low-alloy steel, butt-welding fittings for use in 2.1 The allowable internal-pressure ratings for
high pressure gas and oil transmission and pipe fittings designed in accordance with this
distribution systems; including pipelines, Standard Practice shall be calculated as for
compressor stations, metering and regulating straight seamless pipe (or welded pipe with a
stations, and mains. joint efficiency factor of 1.0) of equivalent
grade, diameter and wall thickness in
1.2 This Standard Practice governs accordance with the rules established in the
dimensions, tolerances, ratings, testing, applicable sections of ASME B31 Codes.
materials, chemical and tensile properties, heat
treatment, notch toughness properties, 2.2 All fittings produced in accordance with
manufacture, inspection and marking for high- this Standard Practice shall be designed to
strength, butt-welding fittings NPS 60 and withstand a field hydrostatic test pressure, after
smaller. Dimensional requirements for NPS 14 installation, at a pressure level equivalent to that
and smaller are provided by reference to ASME required to develop a hoop stress equal to the
B16.9. specified minimum yield strength for pipe of
equivalent grade and wall thickness based on
1.3 The term “welding fittings” applies to butt- Barlow’s Formula, without failure, leakage, or
welding fittings such as elbows, segments of impairment of serviceability. Barlow’s formula
elbows, return bends, caps, tees, single or is defined as:
multiple-outlet extruded headers, reducers, and 2 St
extensions and transition sections(1). Girth weld P 
requirements are outside the scope of this D
Standard Practice and are covered by the Where:
applicable ASME B31 Code for Pressure Piping
P = internal design pressure, psig;
and/or customer specifications.
S = specified minimum yield strength of the
1.4 Fittings may be made to special pipe, psi;
dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances, or of t = nominal wall thickness of the pipe, inches;
wrought materials other than those covered by D = outside diameter of the pipe, inches.
this Standard Practice by agreement between the
manufacturer and the purchaser. When such 2.3 By agreement between the manufacturer
fittings meet all other stipulations of this and the purchaser, fittings may be tested at a
Standard Practice they shall be considered as higher pressure providing the manufacturer is
being in partial compliance therewith, providing notified of the test pressure to be used.
they are appropriately marked.
2.4 The design shall take into consideration
1.4.1 Fittings manufactured in partial performance requirements prescribed above as
compliance, as provided in Section 1.4, shall well as additional factors dictated by the shape
be identified with “Part” following the of the part.
respective grade designation.
2.5 The design of fittings may be established
by mathematical analyses contained in
nationally recognized pressure vessel or piping
NOTE: (1) Lengths of extensions and transitions
as agreed upon by purchaser and manufacturer. codes or, at the manufacturer’s option, by proof
testing in accordance with Section 4.
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The design of fittings that cannot be qualified by The testing factor, f, based on the number of
mathematical analyses shall be established by specimen tests performed in the table below is
proof testing in accordance with Section 4. used in the computed test equations:
3. SIZE Number of Tests Testing Factor, f

The nominal size of the fittings refers to the 1 1.10
nominal O.D. of the pipe to which it is attached. 2 1.05
3 1.00
4. DESIGN PROOF-TEST NOTE: Tests of similarly proportioned fittings
that meet the requirements specified in Section
4.1 Proof tests shall be made as set forth in this 4.4 may be combined to establish the test factor
Standard Practice when the manufacturer applied to a set of fittings.
chooses proof testing to qualify the fitting
design. The proof test shall be based on the The test shall be taken to rupture or held at or
computed burst pressure of the fitting and its above the computed minimum proof pressure for
connecting piping as defined in Section 4.3. A a period of at least three (3) minutes. The test is
factory-made segmented elbow that has a proof successful if for each of the tests, the fitting
test on a geometrically similar 90-deg elbow withstands without rupture a proof test pressure
need not be tested separately. at least equal to the computed minimum:
P = 2 f St/D
4.2 Test Assembly Requirements:
Where:
4.2.1 Fittings that have the same basic design
configuration and method of manufacture shall D = specified outside diameter of pipe;
be selected from production for testing and f = testing factor from table listed in
shall be identified as to material, grade and lot, Section 4.3;
including heat treatment. They shall be P = computed minimum proof test pressure
inspected for dimensional compliance to this for fitting;
Standard Practice.
S = actual tensile strength of the test fitting,
4.2.2 Straight seamless or welded pipe whose determined on a specimen representative
calculated bursting strength is at least as great of the test fitting, which shall meet the
as the proof test pressure as calculated in tensile strength requirements of the
Section 4.3, shall be welded to each end of the applicable material of Section 6;
fitting to be tested. Pipe sections may have the
nominal wall greater than the thickness t = nominal pipe wall thickness of the pipe
indicated by the fitting markings. That greater that the fitting marking identifies.
thickness shall not exceed 1.5 times the
nominal pipe wall thickness of the pipe that the 4.4 It is not necessary to conduct an individual
fitting marking identifies. Any internal test of fittings with all combinations of sizes,
misalignment greater than 0.06 in. shall be wall thicknesses, and materials. A successful
reduced by taper boring at a slope not proof test on one representative fitting may
exceeding 1:3 (18°). Any other unequal wall represent others to the extent described in
welding preparation shall be in accordance with Sections 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, and 4.4.4.
Figure 3. The minimum length of pipe sections
4.4.1 One test fitting may be used to qualify
for closures shall be one-half pipe O.D. for
similarly proportioned fittings with a size range
greater than NPS 14 and one pipe O.D. for NPS
from one-half to twice that for the tested fitting.
14 and smaller.
The test of a non-reducing fitting qualifies
4.3 The test fluid shall be water or other liquid. reducing fittings of the same pattern. The test
Hydrostatic pressure shall be applied to the of a reducing fitting qualifies reductions to
assembly. At least three (3) proof tests for each smaller sizes.
fitting, joint size, or configuration are
recommended.
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4.4.2 One test fitting may be used to qualify (e) Length of time from test initiation to the
similarly proportioned fittings with t⁄D ranges time of burst, or the hold time at or above
from one-half to three times that for the tested the computed target pressure;
fitting. (f) Calculations performed;
4.4.3 The pressure retaining capacity of a (g) Location of rupture, if any, including a
geometrically identical fitting made of various sketch.
grades of steel as listed in Section 6 will be The test report shall be made available at the
directly proportional to the tensile properties of manufacturer’s facility for inspection by the
the materials, provided the yield-to-tensile ratio purchaser or regulatory authority.
is 0.90 or less. Therefore, it is necessary to test
only a single material in a representative fitting 5. HYDROSTATIC TESTING
to prove the design of the fitting. For yield-to-
tensile ratios greater than 0.84, additional 5.1 Unless otherwise agreed upon as per
testing should be considered. Section 2.3, welding fittings shall be capable of
withstanding a hydrostatic test pressure as
4.4.4 A test on a prototype elbow qualifies specified in Section 2.2; however, hydrostatic
elbows having longer radii than the test fitting testing by the manufacturer is not required.
providing they qualify under Sections 4.4.1 and
4.4.3. 6. MATERIALS
4.5 The manufacturer shall have a quality 6.1 The steel shall be fully “killed” and made
control (QC) program that verifies the using recognized melting practices to provide
manufacturing process used and ensures that the intended heat-treat response and notch-
resulting geometry of the fittings or joints toughness properties. Steel shall be suitable for
manufactured reasonably conforms to the field welding to other fittings, flanges, and pipe
geometries tested. The QC program shall control manufactured to applicable specifications listed
the manufacturing drawings and maintain the QC in the ASME B31 Codes.
records showing conformance to these drawings.
6.2 The material for fittings shall consist of
Tests made in accordance with and at the time of blooms, billets, slabs, forging quality bar, plate,
previous editions of this test are not intended to seamless or fusion-welded tubular products with
be nullified by the changes made in this edition’s filler metal added.
test procedure and requirement.
6.3 The steel used shall be suitable welding-
Whenever a significant change is made in the quality carbon steels or of a suitable welding-
geometry or method of manufacture, the quality high-strength, low-alloy steel.
manufacturer shall either retest the new
production or show by analysis that the change 6.4 If preheating of the material is required to
would not affect the results of prior tests. insure proper weldability under normal field
conditions, the manufacturer shall state specific
4.6 A report of the testing for each test preheat requirements and permanently indicate
assembly shall be prepared and shall include: this on the fitting.
(a) Description of the test, including the 7. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
number of tests and f factor used to
establish the target proof test; 7.1 The determination of the chemical
(b) Instrumentation and methods of composition of each heat of steel used in
calibrations used; meeting the requirements of Table 1 shall be
determined by a product analysis controlled by
(c) Material test reports for the assembly’s
the fitting manufacturer.
materials;
(d) Actual final pressures for each test; 7.2 The choice and use of alloying elements for
fittings made from high-strength, low-alloy steels
to give the tensile properties that are prescribed in
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Table 2 shall be made by the manufacturer, and If the fittings will be exposed to an assembly
included and reported to identify the type of steel. Post-Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT) or a field
PWHT and the PWHT temperature is higher
7.3 Carbon equivalent shall be computed by than the final tempering temperature for the
one of the following equations: fitting, additional tensile testing shall be
For: C > 0.17% requested by the purchaser to ensure the fitting
1) meets the requirements of Section 8 after the
Mn Cr  Mo  V Ni  Cu
CE  C    PWHT thermal cycle.
6 5 15
For: C ≤ 0.17% 8.3 Test specimens shall be in accordance with
2) ASTM A370 using full-size specimens or largest
Mn Si Cu Ni Cr  MoV  Nb sub-size specimens obtainable. Yield strength
CE  C  F(      5B)
6 24 15 20 5 shall be determined either by the 0.2% offset or
Where: the 0.5% extension under load (EUL) method.
F is a compliance factor dependent upon Test specimen orientation shall be taken
carbon content defined as follows: transverse to the major axis of the fitting using
NPS 8 or larger material and shall be longitudinal
Carbon Carbon to the major axis for smaller sizes. Test specimen
Content, F Content, F axial location shall be 1/2 t for thicknesses less
% % than or equal to 11⁄2 in., and 1/4 t for thicknesses
<0.06 0.53 0.12 0.75 greater than 11⁄2 in.
0.06 0.54 0.13 0.80
0.07 0.56 0.14 0.85 8.4 One base metal tension test to determine
0.08 0.58 0.15 0.88 yield strength, tensile strength, and percent (%)
elongation shall be made from each lot of
0.09 0.62 0.16 0.92
fittings. A lot shall consist of all fittings from the
0.10 0.66 0.17 0.94 same heat of material of the same starting wall
0.11 0.70 thickness, given the same heat treatment in a
The maximum CE by either equation above shall furnace. The adequacy of the furnace working
not exceed 0.45%. If the actual CE is greater than zone to achieve and maintain temperature
0.42 %, the parts shall be stamped or paint marked uniformity within a range of 50 °F shall be
with the actual CE. established by annual survey in accordance with
a recognized procedure such as ASTM
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8. TENSILE PROPERTIES A991/A991M.

8.1 Tensile properties shall meet the Alternatively, thermocouples may be attached to
requirements as specified in Table 2. a fitting in the lot or to a thermally equivalent
mass of material in contact with a fitting in the lot.
8.1.1 A fitting may have thickness or yield Thermocouples and other temperature measuring
strength or both unequal to the pipe with which recording devices shall be calibrated quarterly.
it is intended to be used, provided the welding-
end preparation at the joint assures wall 8.5 Fittings containing welds shall have one
thickness of the fitting is at least equal to the tension test specimen taken from across the weld
specified pipe-wall thickness times the ratio of with the axis transverse to the weld seam for
the specified minimum yield strength of the each lot of fittings. Only the ultimate tensile
pipe and the minimum-tested yield strength of strength need meet the minimum requirements
the fitting. See Figures 3(a), 3(b), and 3(c) for of Table 2.
joint preparation.
8.6 If the tension test specimen from any lot
8.2 Test specimens shall be taken from the fails to conform to the requirements for the
fitting after final heat treatment or from a piece particular grade ordered, the manufacturer may
of pipe or plate which has been heat treated in a elect to make retests on two additional pieces
lot with any of the fitting(s) it represents (see from the same lot, each of which shall conform
Section 8.4). to the requirements specified in Table 2.
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If one or both of the retests fail to conform to the 9.2 Heat Treat Procedures Heat treat
requirements, the manufacturer may elect to test procedures shall be available for review at the
each of the remaining pieces in the lot. Retests facility and shall include requirements for
are required only for the particular test with furnace temperatures and soak times at
which the specimen did not comply originally. temperature. For quench treatments, cooling
medium temperature before and after quench
8.7 It shall be permissible to cold flatten test shall be controlled along with time to the quench
specimens. tank. Cooling medium temperature and agitation
should be considered to ensure proper cooling
9. HEAT TREATMENT rate based on maximum mass being heat treated.
9.1 All fittings shall be furnished in a heat Furnaces shall be visually inspected regularly
treated condition done by a trained operator. Hot for scale build-up, burner malfunction, loss of
formed fittings shall be cooled below the lower refractory material, or hot spots on the shell of
critical temperature prior to heat treatment. the furnace.
Fittings shall be heat treated by one or more of 9.3 Heat Treat Records A record of each heat
the following procedures: treat load shall be recorded and reviewed for
9.1.1 Stress Relieving Stress relieving shall consistency to previous loads of the same lot.
be limited only to guide bar welds unless Records shall, at a minimum, include furnace
otherwise agreed upon between the number, date, heat codes of all pieces in the load,
manufacturer and the purchaser. Fittings shall procedure used, order number and part
be heated to a suitable temperature below the descriptions.
transformation range, but not less than 1000 ºF, 10. TRANSVERSE GUIDED-WELD
holding at temperature for not less than one BEND-TESTS
hour per inch of maximum thickness, but never
less than one-half hour and cooling in the 10.1 Transverse guided-weld bend-tests shall
furnace or in air. be performed only when specified on the order
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(see Appendix X1 SR-2).

9.1.2 Normalizing Fittings shall be uniformly
reheated above the transformation range 10.2 Transverse-weld test specimens shall be
(austenite range), held at this temperature a subjected to face and root-guided bend-tests.
sufficient time to achieve uniform temperature The specimens shall be approximately 1.5 in.
throughout the mass and cooled in air. wide, at least 6 in. long with the weld at the
center and shall be machined in accordance with
9.1.3 Normalizing & Tempering Fittings Figure 4. The face-bend specimen shall be bent
shall be normalized in accordance with Section with the inside surface of the pipe against the
9.1.2. They shall then be tempered by reheating plunger and the root-bend specimen with the
to a temperature below the transformation outside surface against the plunger. The
range, but not less than 1000 ºF, held at dimensions of the plunger for the bending jig
temperature for a minimum of one hour per shall be in accordance with Figure 5 and the
inch of maximum thickness, but not less than other dimensions shall be substantially as shown
one-half hour and cooled in the furnace or in in Figure 5.
air.
10.3 The bend tests shall be acceptable if no
9.1.4 Quenching & Tempering Fittings shall cracks or other defects exceeding 0.12 in. in any
be uniformly reheated above the transformation direction are present in the weld metal or
range, held at temperature sufficient to achieve between the weld metal and the fitting metal
uniform temperature throughout the mass and after the bending. Cracks that originate along the
immediately immersion quenched in a suitable edges of the specimen during testing and that are
liquid medium. They shall then be reheated and less than 0.25 in. measured in any direction,
tempered per Section 9.1.3. Quenching shall not be considered unless obvious defects
facilities shall be of sufficient size and are observed.
equipped to assure proper and uniform cooling.
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10.4 Two weld-bend test specimens, as (including minimum wall thickness of 871⁄2%)
described in Section 10.2, shall be cut from a for NPS 14 and smaller sizes are contained in
specimen from each lot. The specimens may be ASME B16.9.
taken from a fitting or from sample plates as
described in Section 8.2. 13. TOLERANCES FOR WELDING
FITTINGS
10.5 If either test fails to conform to specified
requirements, the manufacturer may elect to 13.1 Tolerances The tolerances for fittings
make retests on two additional specimens from NPS 16 and larger are shown in Table 3 and are
the same lot, each of which shall conform to the applicable to the nominal dimensions given in
requirements specified in Section 10.3. If any of Tables 4 through 9 inclusive.
these specimens fail to conform to the
requirements, the manufacturer may elect to test 13.2 Wall Thickness The minimum wall
prolongations from each of the remaining thickness may be 0.01 in. under the nominal
fittings in the lot. thickness, except that isolated non-continuous
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reductions are permitted, provided the
11. NOTCH-TOUGHNESS PROPERTIES remaining wall thickness is not diminished to
less than 93.5% of the specified nominal. This
11.1 Notch-toughness properties shall be tolerance does not apply to areas where the proof
determined with full size Charpy Type A-V test has indicated the need for reinforcement.
notch specimens in accordance with ASTM
A370 for base metal and weld. Sub-size 13.3 Welding Ends Unless otherwise
specimens shall be used only when material to specified, the details of the welding end
be tested is of insufficient thickness. preparation shall be in accordance with Figures
1 and 2. The root face of the fitting shall be
11.2 Impact specimens shall be taken at the machined flat and shall not vary from the plane
same frequency, location and orientation as the by more than 0.03 in. at any point. Where the
tensile tests (see Section 8.3). One set (three wall of the fitting exceeds that of matching pipe,
specimens) of base metal and weld metal shall the transition shall be in accordance with the
be tested at +20 °F or lower and show 20 ft-lb details given in Figure 3.
minimum average with no one specimen less
than 15 ft-lb. Percent shear shall be reported on 13.4 Angularity and Off Plane The ends of
base metal only for informational purposes. fittings shall be cut in accordance with the
tolerances listed in Table 3.
11.3 Notch-toughness testing of NPS 14 and
smaller is not required unless grades WPHY 65 13.5 Segmentable Elbows When elbows are
or higher are supplied or the purchaser specifies intended for segmenting in the field they shall be
testing. furnished with a 1% maximum out-of-round
(OOR) based on the nominal mating pipe outside
11.4 If the acceptance requirements of Section diameter throughout the length of the elbow. The
11.2 are not met, one retest of three additional inside diameter in all measured locations shall be
specimens from the same test location may be no larger than the mating pipe nominal inside
performed. Each individual test value of the diameter to the high tolerance given in Table 3
retested specimens shall be equal to or greater based on circumferential readings. The outside or
than the specified minimum average value. inside diameter and out-of-round shall be
measured at both ends, the middle and at least
12. FITTING DIMENSIONS every 221⁄2 degrees of remaining elbow. Both ends
of the elbow shall be stamped or paint marked
12.1 One of the principles of this Standard “SEGM” to signify elbows are intended to be
Practice is the maintenance of a fixed position segmented. The requirements stated above are
for the welding ends with reference to the center requisite on shop manufactured elbows before
line of the fittings or the overall dimensions, as segmenting. To minimize the difficulties of
the case may be. Dimensional standards for elbow segmenting in the field, recommendations
fittings NPS 16 and larger are shown in Tables 3 in Appendix X3 should be considered.
through 9. Dimensional standards and tolerances
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13.6 Minimum Bore Minimum bore 14.4 Welding Fabrication

throughout any fittings shall be at least 93% of
nominal pipe inside diameter, unless otherwise 14.4.1 Seam-welded pipe that is made in
agreed between purchaser and manufacturer. accordance with an ASTM or API
Specification shall comply with the welding
14. MANUFACTURE requirements of the applicable material
specification. All other welds, including those
14.1 Fittings shall be manufactured in used in the manufacture of other pipe or
accordance with a documented Manufacturing cylinders, shall be made by welders, welding
Procedure Specification (MPS). If specified by operators, and welding procedures qualified in
the purchaser, manufacturing shall not proceed accordance with the provisions of Section IX
until the MPS has been accepted by the of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
purchaser. Code.
The MPS shall specify the following items, as Qualified Welding Procedure Specifications
applicable: (WPS) and Procedure Qualification Records
a) For the starting material: (PQR) shall be available for review or
1) Product form (seamless or welded) and acceptance by the purchaser, if requested.
dimensions,
14.4.2 The joints shall be furnished in
2) Welding NDE results, if not completed accordance with the requirements of Paragraph
by the fitting manufacturer; UW-35 (a) of Section VIII, Division 1 of the
b) For fitting manufacture: ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
1) Forming method,
14.4.3 Machine welding shall be done by an
2) Welding procedure specification and
electric process, preferably by submerged arc.
approval record, if applicable,
3) Heat treatment procedure including 14.4.4 All butt welds shall have full
thermal cycles, penetration. Submerged-arc machine welding
4) Machining requirements, shall be done with at least one pass from the
5) Inspection, dimensions and test inside, except when accessibility makes this
requirements, impossible, then, a manual or machine root
bead may be employed provided that a visual
6) Proof test results if requested,
inspection of the root bead is possible. Backing
7) Traceability; rings shall not be used.
c) Additional requirements such as end
preparation, coating, and marking. 14.4.5 Repair, chipping or grinding of welds
shall be done in such a manner as not to gouge,
14.2 Fittings may be made by forging, groove, or reduce the original metal thickness
hammering, pressing, piercing, rolling, by more than 61⁄2% of nominal specified wall.
extruding, upsetting, welding, or by a
combination of these operations. The forming 14.4.6 Fillet welds shall have a full throat and,
procedure shall be so applied that it will not unless otherwise specified, the legs shall be of
produce injurious defects in the fittings. approximately equal length.
14.2.1 Fabricated tees, elbows, and other 14.4.7 Welded-on braces, if used, should be
fittings employing circumferential or removed before heat treatment and the weld
intersection welds, e.g., miter welds, are spot shall be repaired and ground flush and
considered pipe fabrications, and are not within smooth. However, when braces are required for
the scope of this Standard Practice. heat treatment, they shall be cut out and the
surface shall be ground flush and smooth after
14.3 All outlets NPS 2 and larger shall be of heat treatment. No welding shall be permitted
integral contour type and ends of outlets shall after heat treatment.
match the joining pipe or fitting specified.
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14.4.8 Weld metal used in the construction of 15.2 Magnetic Particle or Ultrasonic
fittings shall be suitable to meet the tensile- Examination Magnetic particle or ultrasonic
strength and notch toughness requirements of examination shall be used for the examination of
Sections 8 and 11 when heat treated in all fillet welds and all other welds where it is
accordance with Section 9. impossible or impractical to use radiographic
examination. Methods and acceptance standards
14.5 Workmanship and Finish shall be by agreement between the manufacturer
and purchaser.
14.5.1 Fittings shall be free of injurious defects
and shall have workmanlike finish. 15.3 Magnetic Particle or Liquid Penetrant
Examination All butt-weld tees manufactured
14.5.2 Injurious defects are defined as those by cold-forming method(s) shall be subjected to
having a depth in excess of 61⁄2% of specified magnetic particle or liquid penetrant
nominal wall. examination. This examination shall be
14.5.3 Machining and grinding of surface performed after final heat treatment. Only the
defects shall be treated as follows: Sharp side wall area of the tees need be examined. This
defects such as notches, scratches, scabs, area is defined by a circle that covers the area
seams, laps, tears, or slivers not deeper than from the weld bevel of the branch outlet to the
61⁄2% of nominal wall thickness shall be center line of the body or run. Internal and
removed by grinding. Repair of injurious external surfaces shall be examined, when size
defects by welding shall be permitted, except permits accessibility. No cracks shall be
that welding of injurious defects shall not be permitted. Other imperfections shall be treated
permitted when the depth of defect exceeds in accordance with Section 14.5. Acceptable
331⁄3% of the nominal wall thickness, or the tees shall be marked with the symbol PT or MT,
length of repair exceeds 25% of the specified as applicable, to indicate compliance.
diameter. Defects must be completely removed Nondestructive examination personnel and
and welding performed by a welder qualified procedures shall be qualified in accordance with
specifically for repair welding, as per Section ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,
14.4.1. Such repair welding shall be ground Section V.
flush with the surface and all welding shall be 16. INSPECTION
done before final heat treatment. Stress
relieving may be used as the final heat 16.1 Inspector At all times while work on the
treatment after repair welding provided the contract of the purchaser is being performed, the
fitting has previously undergone a heat inspector representing the purchaser shall have
treatment in accordance with Section 9 and the free entry to all parts of the manufacturer’s
base material and welds meet the mechanical facilities that involve the manufacture of the
properties of Sections 8 and 11 after the entire ordered fittings. All reasonable access to
thermal cycle. Repair welding shall be done facilities shall be afforded to satisfy the
with low hydrogen electrodes, gas-metal-arc inspector that the product is being furnished in
process or submerged-arc process. accordance with these specifications. All tests
and inspections called for by these specifications
15. NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION will be made in the manufacturer’s plant prior to
(NDE) shipment and at the manufacturer’s expense
15.1 Radiographic Examination Unless unless otherwise specified and shall be so
otherwise agreed between purchaser and conducted as not to interfere unnecessarily with
manufacturer (see Appendix X1 SR-15), all butt the operations of the manufacturer’s plant.
welds shall be radiographically examined in 16.2 Inspection Test Plan (ITP) The
accordance with Article 2 of ASME Boiler and inspection and testing to be performed during
Pressure Vessel Code, Section V, using fine qualification and production shall be as
grain film and lead screens. Longitudinal weld summarized in Section 16.2.1 below. When
seams shall meet the acceptance standards in requested, hold points by the purchaser should
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, be identified on a submitted ITP plan.
Section VIII, Division 1.
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16.2.1 Inspection Test Plan Requirements f) SEGM(1) when appropriate, see Section 13.5
See Inspection Test Plan Requirements table on g) CE(1) if greater than 0.42%
page 10.
h) “Part” for partial compliance fitting if
16.3 Certified Material Test Report (CMTR) applicable, see Section 1.4.1
A Certified Material Test Report shall be i) Preheat conditions if applicable, see
furnished listing the actual results of the Section 6.4
chemical product analysis , including carbon
j) PT or MT as applicable, see Section 15.3
equivalent, Section 7; mechanical properties of
each lot of steel and tensile strength of weld (if Any deviation from these mandatory
applicable), Section 8; notch-toughness requirements will need agreement between
properties of all specimens, Section 11; heat manufacturer and purchaser.
treatment used including temperatures, Section
9; nondestructive examination reports as 17.2 In addition to the above, extruded headers
applicable, Section 15; and any special or shall also include the following information:
supplemental tests required by the purchase a) Design pressure
order. The CMTR shall include a part
description that matches the marking on the part. b) Temperature
Any applicable customer specification may be c) Per ASME B31.8
listed on the CMTR. Unless otherwise specified,
the latest edition of SP-75 shall apply and be
indicated on the CMTR.
16.4 Rejection Each fitting in which

injurious defects are found during shop or
field fabrication may be rejected, and the
manufacturer shall be notified. NOTE: (1) At the option of the manufacturer, this
information may be paint stenciled in lieu of die
17. MARKING stamping.
17.1 All fittings furnished under this Standard

Practice shall be clearly defined on the outside SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
diameter with the following information marked Appendix X1 (Supplementary Requirements), X2
using low-stress die stamps or interrupted-dot (Longitudinal-Bead Underbead Cracking Test),
stamps, except as noted: and X3 (Recommendations for Segmenting) are
a) Manufacturer’s name or trademark “supplemental information” and located after the
normative text (including Tables and Annex A),
b) Nominal wall thickness of fittings at bevel starting on page 26.
ends
Note that in the case of unequal thickness, as
in Section 8.1.1, the actual wall thickness of
the fitting at the bevel ends shall be identified.
c) Respective grade as given in Table 2
Note that in the case of unequal yield
strength, as in Section 8.1.1, both the
minimum-tested yield strength of the fitting
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and the specified minimum yield strength of

the pipe shall be identified, for example;
WPHY60/X70
Also note that the designation “WPHY”
represents marking for fittings, “X”
represents marking for mating pipe grade.
d) Heat code identity
e) Size(1)
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INSPECTION TEST PLAN REQUIREMENTS

(From Section 16.2.1)
Type of Test
Section, Appendix XI SR Number of Tests
Mandatory Requirements:
Chemical Analysis – base metal 7.1 1 per heat
Tensile – base metal 8.4 1 per lot
Tensile – weld 8.5 1 per lot
Impact Testing – base metal & weld 11.2 2 sets of 3
Visual Inspection 14.5 Each fitting
RT/UT – weld seam 15.1, SR-15 100% of all welds
MP/LP – cold formed tees 15.3 Each tee
Dimensional Checks 12 & Tables 3 to 9 Per MPS
Type of Test
Section, Appendix XI SR Number of Tests
If specified by purchaser:
Chemical Analysis – weld metal combination SR-13 Each filler metal/flux
Impacts – weld seam HAZ SR-17 By agreement
Hardness Test – base/weld metal SR-22 1 per lot or each fitting
Underbead Crack Test SR-1 Per heat
Guided-Bend Test – weld 10.2, SR-2 2 per lot
MP/UT – welds 15.2 Only if RT not practical
MP/LP End Bevels SR-14 Each end or by agreement
UT Fitting Body SR-8 Each fitting or by agreement
Sour Gas Applications SR-4 Per Customer PO
No Repair Weld SR-11 By agreement
No Wall Substitution 8.1.1, SR-18 By agreement
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NOTES:
(1) Or 1 in. at the option of the manufacturer.
(2) Fittings NPS 24 and smaller may be furnished with 37½° + 2½° bevel, at
the option of the manufacturer.
FIGURE 1
RECOMMENDED BEVEL FOR WALL THICKNESSES (T)
AT END OF FITTING, 0.75 IN.(1) OR LESS
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FIGURE 2
RECOMMENDED BEVEL FOR WALL THICKNESSES (T)
AT END OF FITTING, GREATER THAN 0.75 IN.
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NOTE: When the minimum-specified yield strengths of the sections to be joined are unequal, the
deposited weld metal shall have mechanical properties at least equal to those of the section having
the higher strength, and the tf shall at least equal t times the ratio of minimum-specified yield strength
of pipe and fitting.
FIGURE 3
ACCEPTABLE DESIGN FOR UNEQUAL WALL THICKNESS (See Section 8.1.1)
Pipe Wall Thickness (t) Test Specimen Thickness (T) (in.)

Up to 0.375 in. incl. . . . . t
Over 0.375 in. . . . . . . . . 0.375 in.
FIGURE 4
TRANSVERSE FACE AND ROOT-BEND TEST SPECIMENS
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Guided-Bend Test Jig Dimensions

WPHY Grade of Steel
42 46 52, 56 60, 65, 70, 80
1
Radius of male member, R A . . . . . 3T 3 ⁄2 T 4T 41 ⁄2 T
1 1
Radius of female member, R B . . . . 4T + .06 in. 4 ⁄2 T + 0.06 in. 5T + .06 in. 5 ⁄2 T + 0.06 in.
Width of male member, A . . . . . . . 6T 7T 8T 9T
Width of groove in female member, B . . 8T + 0.12 in. 9T + 0.12 in. 10T + 0.12 in. 11T + 0.12 in.
T = Specimen Wall Thickness
FIGURE 5
GUIDED-BEND TEST JIG
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TABLE 1
Maximum Limit of Chemical Elements
Element (% Max.)
Carbon (C) 0.30
Manganese (Mn) 1.60
Phosphorus (P) 0.035
Sulphur (S) 0.035
Copper (Cu) {NOTE (1)} 0.50
Nickel (Ni) {NOTE (1)} 0.50
Silicon (Si) 0.50
Chromium (Cr) {NOTE (1)} 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo) {NOTE (1)} 0.25
Vanadium (V) 0.13
Niobium (Columbium) (Nb) 0.10
Titanium (Ti) 0.05
Boron (B) 0.001
NOTE: (1) The sum of copper, nickel, chromium, and molybdenum
shall not exceed 1%.
GENERAL NOTE: Alternate alloy elements may be used but they
shall be discussed with the purchaser prior to delivery of the material.
This table is not intended to represent the composition of any heat of
steel, but merely to record the maximum permissible amounts of an
element. The combination of elements of any heat must conform to
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carbon equivalent, Section 7.3.
TABLE 2
Tensile Requirements
Minimum
Tensile Strength, Min. psi
Yield Strength
Grade Elongation
Min. psi All Thicknesses (%, in 2 in.)
WPHY-42 42,000 60,000 25
WPHY-46 46,000 63,000 25
WPHY-52 52,000 66,000 25
WPHY-56 56,000 71,000 20
WPHY-60 60,000 75,000 20
WPHY-65 65,000 77,000 20
WPHY-70 70,000 82,000 18
WPHY-80 80,000 90,000 16
NOTE: The tensile requirements for intermediate grades shall be obtained by linear interpolation
between those specified for standard grades. The minimum elongation value shall be as given in
the Table for next higher standard grade.
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Provided by IHS
MSS
TABLE 3
Tolerances
No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS

Dimensions are in inches
Out-of-Roundness(2) 90º, 60º, 45º & 30º Eccentric
Elbows & Tees and
Center-to-End Reducers Caps Angularity Elbows Concentric
Inside(1) Minimum(3) At Ends of Throughout(4) Dimension Overall Overall Off Off Reducers
NPS Diameter Wall Fittings Body of A, B, C, M Length Length Angle Plane Off Plane
at End Thickness Elbows H E Q P P(6)
1 1 /2 R
Elbows(5) Other 3R
& Tee
16 – 24 ± 0.09 0.19 0.12 2.5% ± 0.09 ± 0.12 ± 0.09 ± 0.25 0.09 0.25 2.5%
26 – 36 ± 0.09 Nominal (5) 0.12 2.5% ± 0.12 ± 0.25 ± 0.19 ± 0.38 0.09 0.50 2.5%
(-0.01)
15
38 – 48 ± 0.12 (5) 0.12 2.5% ± 0.19 ± 0.38 ± 0.38 ± 0.38 0.12 0.75 2.5%
50 – 60 ± 0.25 (5) 0.19 2.5% ± 0.25 ± 0.38 ± 0.38 ± 0.38 0.19 0.75 2.5%
NOTES:
(1) The inside diameter at end shall be determined by circumferential measurements, and the tolerance
STANDARD PRACTICE
refers to variations from nominal I.D. calculation by (O.D. nom. – 2tnom.).

(2) Out-of-roundness tolerances shall be the difference between the maximum and minimum
Not for Resale, 11/20/2014 09:30:52 MST

diameters measured on any radial cross-section.
(3) Minus 0.01 in. except that isolated non-continuous reductions are permitted in accordance with
Section 13.2. Excess thickness whether on inside or outside is to be treated in accordance
with sketches given in Figure 3.
(4) When elbows are intended for segmenting, see Section 13.5
(5) Out-of-roundness tolerances at ends shall he 1% of mating pipe outside diameter for NPS 26 and larger.
(6) Percent (%) of nominal O.D.
GENERAL NOTE: The O.D. may be tapered at an angle up to 30º beyond weld bevel.
Licensee=Servicios Maritimos de Campeche, S.A, de C.V/5970345002, User=DE CAMPEC

SP-75
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TABLE 4
Dimensions of Long-Radius Elbows
Center-to-End
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Outside Diameter
NPS 90° Elbows 45° Elbows
at Bevel
A B
16 16.00 24.00 10.00
18 18.00 27.00 11.25
20 20.00 30.00 12.50
22 22.00 33.00 13.50
24 24.00 36.00 15.00
26 26.00 39.00 16.00

28 28.00 42.00 17.25
30 30.00 45.00 18.50
32 32.00 48.00 19.75
34 34.00 51.00 21.00
36 36.00 54.00 22.25
38 38.00 57.00 23.62

40 40.00 60.00 24.88
42 42.00 63.00 26.00
44 44.00 66.00 27.38
46 46.00 69.00 28.62
48 48.00 72.00 29.88
50 50.00 75.00 31.00

52 52.00 78.00 32.25
54 54.00 81.00 33.50
56 56.00 84.00 34.75
58 58.00 87.00 36.00
60 60.00 90.00 37.25
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TABLE 5
Dimensions of 3R Elbows
O.D. Center-to-End
NPS at 90º 60º 45º 30º
Bevel Elbows Elbows Elbows Elbows
16 16.00 48.00 27.69 19.88 12.88
18 18.00 54.00 31.18 22.38 14.44
20 20.00 60.00 34.62 24.88 16.06
22 22.00 66.00 38.12 27.31 17.69
24 24.00 72.00 41.62 29.81 19.31
26 26.00 78.00 45.00 32.31 20.88

28 28.00 84.00 48.50 34.75 22.50
30 30.00 90.00 52.00 37.25 24.06
32 32.00 96.00 55.44 39.75 25.75
34 34.00 102.00 58.94 42.25 27.38
36 36.00 108.00 62.44 44.69 28.94
38 38.00 114.00 65.88 47.25 30.56

40 40.00 120.00 69.25 49.75 32.19
42 42.00 126.00 72.75 52.19 33.75
44 44.00 132.00 76.25 54.69 35.38
46 46.00 138.00 79.69 57.19 37.00
48 48.00 144.00 83.19 59.69 38.62
50 50.00 150.00 86.62 62.12 40.19

52 52.00 156.00 90.06 64.62 41.81
54 54.00 162.00 93.50 67.12 43.44
56 56.00 168.00 97.00 69.56 45.00
58 58.00 174.00 100.44 72.06 46.62
60 60.00 180.00 103.94 74.56 48.25
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TABLE 6
Dimensions of Straight Tees
Outside Center-to-End
NPS Diameter
at Bevel Run-C Outlet-M(1)
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16 16.00 12.00 12.00
18 18.00 13.50 13.50
20 20.00 15.00 15.00
22 22.00 16.50 16.50
24 24.00 17.00 17.00
26 26.00 19.50 19.50

28 28.00 20.50 20.50
30 30.00 22.00 22.00
32 32.00 23.50 23.50
34 34.00 25.00 25.00
36 36.00 26.50 26.50
38 38.00 28.00 28.00

40 40.00 29.50 29.50
42 42.00 30.00 28.00
44 44.00 32.00 30.00
46 46.00 33.50 31.50
48 48.00 35.00 33.00
50 50.00 36.75 34.50

52 52.00 38.50 35.75
54 54.00 40.00 37.25
56 56.00 41.50 38.50
58 58.00 43.00 40.00
60 60.00 44.00 41.50
NOTE: (1) Outlet Dimension “M” is recommended but not mandatory

(consult fitting manufacturer).
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TABLE 7
Dimensions of Reducing Outlet Tees
Dimensions are in inches Dimensions are in inches
Outside Center-to-End Outside Center-to-End
Diameter Diameter
NPS at Bevel NPS At Bevel
Run-C Outlet-M(1) Run-C Outlet-M(1)
Run Outlet Run Outlet
1616l4 16.00 14.00 12.00 12.00 262624 26.00 24.00 19.50 19.00
1616l2 16.00 12.75 12.00 11.62 262622 26.00 22.00 19.50 18.50
161610 16.00 10.75 12.00 11.12 262620 26.00 20.00 19.50 18.00
16168 16.00 8.62 12.00 10.75 262618 26.00 18.00 19.50 17.50
16166 16.00 6.62 12.00 10.38 262616 26.00 16.00 19.50 17.00
262614 26.00 14.00 19.50 17.00
l8l816 18.00 16.00 13.50 13.00 2626l2 26.00 12.75 19.50 16.62
l818l4 18.00 14.00 13.50 13.00
l8l8l2 18.00 12.75 13.50 12.62 282826 28.00 26.00 20.50 20.50
l8l8l0 18.00 10.75 13.50 12.12 282824 28.00 24.00 20.50 20.00
18l88 18.00 8.62 13.50 11.75 28x28x22 28.00 22.00 20.50 19.50
28x28x20 28.00 20.00 20.50 19.00
2020l8 20.00 18.00 15.00 14.50 282818 28.00 18.00 20.50 18.50
2020l6 20.00 16.00 15.00 14.00 282816 28.00 16.00 20.50 18.00
2020l4 20.00 14.00 15.00 14.00 282814 28.00 14.00 20.50 18.00
2020l2 20.00 12.75 15.00 13.62 282812 28.00 12.75 20.50 17.62
2020l0 20.00 10.75 15.00 13.12
20208 20.00 8.62 15.00 12.75 303028 30.00 28.00 22.00 21.50
30x30x26 30.00 26.00 22.00 21.50
222220 22.00 20.00 16.50 16.00 303024 30.00 24.00 22.00 21.00
222218 22.00 18.00 16.50 15.50 303022 30.00 22.00 22.00 20.50
222216 22.00 16.00 16.50 15.00 303020 30.00 20.00 22.00 20.00
222214 22.00 14.00 16.50 15.00 303018 30.00 18.00 22.00 19.50
222212 22.00 12.75 16.50 14.62 303016 30.00 16.00 22.00 19.00
222210 22.00 10.75 16.50 14.12 303014 30.00 14.00 22.00 19.00
303012 30.00 12.75 22.00 18.62
242422 24.00 22.00 17.00 17.00 303010 30.00 10.75 22.00 18.12
242420 24.00 20.00 17.00 17.00
242418 24.00 18.00 17.00 16.50 32x32x30 32.00 30.00 23.50 23.00
242416 24.00 16.00 17.00 16.00 32x32x28 32.00 28.00 23.50 22.50
242414 24.00 14.00 17.00 16.00 32x32x26 32.00 26.00 23.50 22.50
242412 24,00 12.75 17.00 15.62 32x32x24 32.00 24.00 23.50 22.00
242410 24.00 10.75 17.00 15.12 32x32x22 32.00 22.00 23.50 21.50
32x32x20 32.00 20.00 23.50 21.00
32x32x18 32.00 18.00 23.50 20.50
32x32x16 32.00 16.00 23.50 20.00
32x32x14 32.00 14.00 23.50 20.00
NOTE: (1) Outlet Dimension “M” is recommended but not NOTE: (1) Outlet Dimension “M” is recommended but not
mandatory (consult fitting manufacturer) mandatory (consult fitting manufacturer)
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TABLE 7 (Continued)
Dimensions are in inches Dimensions are in inches
Outside Center-to-End Outside Center-to-End
Diameter Diameter
NPS NPS
at Bevel at Bevel
Run-C Outlet-M(1) Run-C Outlet-M(1)
Run Outlet Run Outlet
34 x 34 x 32 34.00 32.00 25.00 24.50 42 x 42 x 24 42.00 24.00 30.00 26.00
34 x 34 x 30 34.00 30.00 25.00 24.00 42 x 42 x 22 42.00 22.00 30.00 26.00
34 x 34 x 28 34.00 28.00 25.00 23.50 42 x 42 x 20 42.00 20.00 30.00 26.00
34 x 34 x 26 34.00 26.00 25.00 23.50 42 x 42 x 18 42.00 18.00 30.00 25.50
34 x 34 x 24 34.00 24.00 25.00 23.00 42 x 42 x 16 42.00 16.00 30.00 25.00
34 x 34 x 22 34.00 22.00 25.00 22.50
34 x 34 x 20 34.00 20.00 25.00 22.00 44 x 44 x 42 44.00 42.00 32.00 30.00
34 x 34 x 18 34.00 18.00 25.00 21.50 44 x 44 x 40 44.00 40.00 32.00 29.50
34 x 34 x 16 34.00 16.00 25.00 21.00 44 x 44 x 38 44.00 38.00 32.00 29.00
44 x 44 x 36 44.00 36.00 32.00 28.50
36 x 36 x 34 36.00 34.00 26.50 26.00 44 x 44 x 34 44.00 34.00 32.00 28.50
36 x 36 x 32 36.00 32.00 26.50 25.50 44 x 44 x 32 44.00 32.00 32.00 28.00
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36 x 36 x 30 36.00 30.00 26.50 25.00 44 x 44 x 30 44.00 30.00 32.00 28.00

36 x 36 x 28 36.00 28.00 26.50 24.50 44 x 44 x 28 44.00 28.00 32.00 27.50
36 x 36 x 26 36.00 26.00 26.50 24.50 44 x 44 x 26 44.00 26.00 32.00 27.50
36 x 36 x 24 36.00 24.00 26.50 24.00 44 x 44 x 24 44.00 24.00 32.00 27.50
36 x 36 x 22 36.00 22.00 26.50 23.50 44 x 44 x 22 44.00 22.00 32.00 27.00
36 x 36 x 20 36.00 20.00 26.50 23.00 44 x 44 x 20 44.00 20.00 32.00 27.00
36 x 36 x 18 36.00 18.00 26.50 22.50
36 x 36 x 16 36.00 16.00 26.50 22.00 46 x 46 x 44 46.00 44.00 33.50 31.50
46 x 46 x 42 46.00 42.00 33.50 31.00
38 x 38 x 36 38.00 36.00 28.00 28.00 46 x 46 x 40 46.00 40.00 33.50 30.50
38 x 38 x 34 38.00 34.00 28.00 27.50 46 x 46 x 38 46.00 38.00 33.50 30.00
38 x 38 x 32 38.00 32.00 28.00 27.00 46 x 46 x 36 46.00 36.00 33.50 30.00
38 x 38 x 30 38.00 30.00 28.00 26.50 46 x 46 x 34 46.00 34.00 33.50 29.50
38 x 38 x 28 38.00 28.00 28.00 25.50 46 x 46 x 32 46.00 32.00 33.50 29.50
38 x 38 x 26 38.00 26.00 28.00 25.50 46 x 46 x 30 46.00 30.00 33.50 29.00
38 x 38 x 24 38.00 24.00 28.00 25.00 46 x 46 x 28 46.00 28.00 33.50 29.00
38 x 38 x 22 38.00 22.00 28.00 24.50 46 x 46 x 26 46.00 26.00 33.50 29.00
38 x 38 x 20 38.00 20.00 28.00 24.00 46 x 46 x 24 46.00 24.00 33.50 28.50
38 x 38 x 18 38.00 18.00 28.00 23.50 46 x 46 x 22 46.00 22.00 33.50 28.50
40 x 40 x 38 40.00 38.00 29.50 29.50 48 x 48 x 46 48.00 46.00 35.00 33.00

40 x 40 x 36 40.00 36.00 29.50 29.00 48 x 48 x 44 48.00 44.00 35.00 33.00
40 x 40 x 34 40.00 34.00 29.50 28.50 48 x 48 x 42 48.00 42.00 35.00 32.00
40 x 40 x 32 40.00 32.00 29.50 28.00 48 x 48 x 40 48.00 40.00 35.00 32.00
40 x 40 x 30 40.00 30.00 29.50 27.50 48 x 48 x 38 48.00 38.00 35.00 32.00
40 x 40 x 28 40.00 28.00 29.50 26.50 48 x 48 x 36 48.00 36.00 35.00 31.00
40 x 40 x 26 40.00 26.00 29.50 26.50 48 x 48 x 34 48.00 34.00 35.00 31.00
40 x 40 x 24 40.00 24.00 29.50 26.00 48 x 48 x 32 48.00 32.00 35.00 31.00
40 x 40 x 22 40.00 22.00 29.50 25.50 48 x 48 x 30 48.00 30.00 35.00 30.00
40 x 40 x 20 40.00 20.00 29.50 25.00 48 x 48 x 28 48.00 28.00 35.00 30.00
40 x 40 x 18 40.00 18.00 29.50 24.50 48 x 48 x 26 48.00 26.00 35.00 30.00
48 x 48 x 24 48.00 24.00 35.00 29.00
42 x 42 x 36 42.00 36.00 30.00 28.00 48 x 48 x 22 48.00 22.00 35.00 29.00
42 x 42 x 34 42.00 34.00 30.00 28.00 48 x 48 x 20 48.00 20.00 35.00 29.00
42 x 42 x 32 42.00 32.00 30.00 28.00 48 x 48 x 18 48.00 18.00 35.00 28.50
42 x 42 x 30 42.00 30.00 30.00 28.00 48 x 48 x 16 48.00 16.00 35.00 28.00
42 x 42 x 28 42.00 28.00 30.00 27.50
42 x 42 x 26 42.00 26.00 30.00 27.50
NOTE: (1) Outlet dimension “M” is recommended but not NOTE: (1) Outlet dimension “M” is recommended but not
mandatory (consult fitting manufacturer). mandatory (consult fitting manufacturer).
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TABLE 7 (Continued)

Center-to-End
Outside Diameter
NPS at Bevel
Run-C Outlet-M(1)
Run Outlet
50 x 50 x 48 50.00 48.00 36.75 34.50
50 x 50 x 42 50.00 42.00 36.75 33.00
50 x 50 x 36 50.00 36.00 36.75 32.50
50 x 50 x 30 50.00 30.00 36.75 31.50
50 x 50 x 24 50.00 24.00 36.75 30.00
50 x 50 x 20 50.00 20.00 36.75 30.00
52 x 52 x 50 52.00 50.00 38.50 35.75

52 x 52 x 48 52.00 48.00 38.50 35.75
52 x 52 x 42 52.00 42.00 38.50 34.50
52 x 52 x 36 52.00 36.00 38.50 34.00
52 x 52 x 30 52.00 30.00 38.50 32.75
52 x 52 x 24 52.00 24.00 38.50 31.25
54 x 54 x 52 54.00 52.00 40.00 37.25

54 x 54 x 48 54.00 48.00 40.00 37.25
54 x 54 x 42 54.00 42.00 40.00 35.63
54 x 54 x 36 54.00 36.00 40.00 35.00
54 x 54 x 30 54.00 30.00 40.00 34.00
54 x 54 x 24 54.00 24.00 40.00 31.38
56 x 56 x 54 56.00 54.00 41.50 38.50

56 x 56 x 48 56.00 48.00 41.50 37.00
56 x 56 x 42 56.00 42.00 41.50 36.50
56 x 56 x 36 56.00 36.00 41.50 35.50
56 x 56 x 30 56.00 30.00 41.50 33.75
56 x 56 x 24 56.00 24.00 41.50 33.75
58 x 58 x 56 58.00 56.00 43.00 40.00

58 x 58 x 54 58.00 54.00 43.00 40.00
58 x 58 x 48 58.00 48.00 43.00 38.50
58 x 58 x 42 58.00 42.00 43.00 37.50
58 x 58 x 36 58.00 36.00 43.00 36.50
58 x 58 x 30 58.00 30.00 43.00 35.00
60 x 60 x 58 60.00 58.00 44.00 41.50

60 x 60 x 54 60.00 54.00 44.00 40.50
60 x 60 x 48 60.00 48.00 44.00 40.00
60 x 60 x 42 60.00 42.00 44.00 39.00
60 x 60 x 36 60.00 36.00 44.00 38.00
60 x 60 x 30 60.00 30.00 44.00 36.00
NOTE: (1) Outlet dimension “M” is recommended but not mandatory (consult fitting
manufacturer).
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TABLE 8
Dimensions of Caps (1)
Outside End-to-End
NPS Diameter
at Bevel E E1 (2)
16 16.00 7.00 8.00
18 18.00 8.00 9.00
20 20.00 9.00 10.00
22 22.00 10.00 11.00
24 24.00 10.50 12.00
26 26.00 10.50 12.00

28 28.00 10.50 12.00
30 30.00 10.50 12.00
32 32.00 10.50 12.00
34 34.00 10.50 12.00
36 36.00 10.50 12.00
38 38.00 12.00 13.50

40 40.00 12.00 13.50
42 42.00 12.00 13.50
44 44.00 13.50 15.00
46 46.00 13.50 15.00
48 48.00 13.50 15.00
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50 50.00 14.50 16.00

52 52.00 14.50 16.00
54 54.00 16.00 17.50
56 56.00 16.00 17.50
58 58.00 16.50 18.00
60 60.00 16.50 18.00
NOTES:
(1) The shape of these caps shall be ellipsoidal and shall conform to the shape
requirements as given in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
(2) For t greater than 1.0 inch, caps may be furnished to length “E1”, at
option of manufacturer.
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TABLE 9
Dimensions of Reducers Outside Diameter
End-to-End
NPS at Bevel
Large End Small End Length H
38 x 36 38.00 36.00 24.00
38 x 34 38.00 34.00 24.00
38 x 32 38.00 32.00 24.00
38 x 30 38.00 30.00 24.00
38 x 28 38.00 28.00 24.00
38 x 26 38.00 26.00 24.00
Dimensions are in inches 38 x 24 38.00 24.00 24.00
Outside Diameter 38 x 22 38.00 22.00 24.00
End-to-End
NPS at Bevel 38 x 20 38.00 20.00 24.00
Large End Small End Length H 40 x 38 40.00 38.00 24.00
40 x 36 40.00 36.00 24.00
16 x 14 16.00 14.00 14.00
40 x 34 40.00 34.00 24.00
16 x 12 16.00 12.75 14.00
40 x 32 40.00 32.00 24.00
16 x 10 16.00 10.75 14.00
40 x 30 40.00 30.00 24.00
16 x 8 16.00 8.62 14.00
40 x 28 40.00 28.00 24.00
18 x 16 18.00 16.00 15.00 40 x 26 40.00 26.00 24.00
18 x 14 18.00 14.00 15.00 40 x 24 40.00 24.00 24.00
18 x 12 18.00 12.75 15.00 40 x 22 40.00 22.00 24.00
18 x 10 18.00 10.75 15.00 40 x 20 40.00 20.00 24.00
20 x 18 20.00 18.00 20.00 42 x 40 42.00 40.00 24.00

20 x 16 20.00 16.00 20.00 42 x 38 42.00 38.00 24.00
20 x 14 20.00 14.00 20.00 42 x 36 42.00 36.00 24.00
20 x 12 20.00 12.75 20.00 42 x 34 42.00 34.00 24.00
42 x 32 42.00 32.00 24.00
22 x 20 22.00 20.00 20.00 42 x 30 42.00 30.00 24.00
22 x 18 22.00 18.00 20.00 42 x 28 42.00 28.00 24.00
22 x 16 22.00 16.00 20.00 42 x 26 42.00 26.00 24.00
22 x 14 22.00 14.00 20.00 42 x 24 42.00 24.00 24.00
24 x 22 24.00 22.00 20.00 42 x 22 42.00 22.00 24.00
24 x 20 24.00 20.00 20.00 44 x 42 44.00 42.00 24.00
24 x 18 24.00 18.00 20.00 44 x 40 44.00 40.00 24.00
24 x 16 24.00 16.00 20.00 44 x 38 44.00 38.00 24.00
26.00 24.00 24.00 44 x 36 44.00 36.00 24.00
26 x 24
26.00 22.00 24.00 44 x 34 44.00 34.00 24.00
26 x 22
26.00 20.00 24.00 44 x 32 44.00 32.00 24.00
26 x 20
26.00 18.00 24.00 44 x 30 44.00 30.00 24.00
26 x 18
44 x 28 44.00 28.00 24.00
28 x 26 28.00 26.00 24.00 44 x 26 44.00 26.00 24.00
28 x 24 28.00 24.00 24.00 44 x 24 44.00 24.00 24.00
28 x 22 28.00 22.00 24.00 44 x 22 44.00 22.00 24.00
28 x 20 28.00 20.00 24.00
28.00 18.00 24.00 46 x 44 46.00 44.00 28.00
28 x 18
46 x 42 46.00 42.00 28.00
30 x 28 30.00 28.00 24.00 46 x 40 46.00 40.00 28.00
30 x 26 30.00 26.00 24.00 46 x 38 46.00 38.00 28.00
30 x 24 30.00 24.00 24.00 46 x 36 46.00 36.00 28.00
30 x 22 30.00 22.00 24.00 46 x 34 46.00 34.00 28.00
30 x 20 30.00 20.00 24.00 46 x 32 46.00 32.00 28.00
46 x 30 46.00 30.00 28.00
32 x 30 32.00 30.00 24.00 46.00 28.00 28.00
46 x 28
32 x 28 32.00 28.00 24.00
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46 x 26 46.00 26.00 28.00

32 x 26 32.00 26.00 24.00 46.00 24.00 28.00
46 x 24
32 x 24 32.00 24.00 24.00
48 x 46 48.00 46.00 28.00
34 x 32 34.00 32.00 24.00 48.00 44.00 28.00
48 x 44
34 x 30 34.00 30.00 24.00 48.00 42.00 28.00
48 x 42
34 x 28 34.00 28.00 24.00 48.00 40.00 28.00
48 x 40
34 x 26 34.00 26.00 24.00 48.00 38.00 28.00
34.00 24.00 24.00 48 x 38
34 x 24 48.00 36.00 28.00
48 x 36
36 x 34 36.00 34.00 24.00 48 x 34 48.00 34.00 28.00
36 x 32 36.00 32.00 24.00 48 x 32 48.00 32.00 28.00
36 x 30 36.00 30.00 24.00 48 x 30 48.00 30.00 28.00
36 x 28 36.00 28.00 24.00 48 x 28 48.00 28.00 28.00
36 x 26 36.00 26.00 24.00 48 x 26 48.00 26.00 28.00
36 x 24 36.00 24.00 24.00 48 x 24 48.00 24.00 28.00
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TABLE 9 (Continued)
Dimensions of Reducers
Outside Diameter
End-to-End
at Bevel
NPS
Large Length
Small End
End H
50 x 48 50.00 48.00 28.00
50 x 42 50.00 42.00 28.00
50 x 36 50.00 36.00 28.00
50 x 30 50.00 30.00 28.00
50 x 24 50.00 24.00 28.00
50 x 20 50.00 20.00 28.00
52 x 50 52.00 50.00 28.00

52 x 48 52.00 48.00 28.00
52 x 42 52.00 42.00 28.00
52 x 36 52.00 36.00 28.00
52 x 30 52.00 30.00 28.00
52 x 24 52.00 24.00 28.00
54 x 52 54.00 52.00 28.00

54 x 48 54.00 48.00 28.00
54 x 42 54.00 42.00 28.00
54 x 36 54.00 36.00 28.00
54 x 30 54.00 30.00 28.00
54 x 24 54.00 24.00 28.00
56 x 54 56.00 54.00 28.00

56 x 48 56.00 48.00 28.00
56 x 42 56.00 42.00 28.00
56 x 36 56.00 36.00 28.00
56 x 30 56.00 30.00 28.00
56 x 24 56.00 24.00 28.00
58 x 56 58.00 56.00 28.00

58 x 54 58.00 54.00 28.00
58 x 48 58.00 48.00 28.00
58 x 42 58.00 42.00 28.00
58 x 36 58.00 36.00 28.00
58 x 30 58.00 30.00 28.00
60 x 58 60.00 58.00 28.00

60 x 54 60.00 54.00 28.00
60 x 48 60.00 48.00 28.00
60 x 42 60.00 42.00 28.00
60 x 36 60.00 36.00 28.00
60 x 30 60.00 30.00 28.00
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ANNEX A
Referenced Standards and Applicable Dates
This Annex is an integral part of this Standard Practice and is placed after the main text for convenience.
Standard Name Description
ASME; ANSI/ASME
B16.9-2012 Factory-Made Wrought Buttwelding Fittings
B31 Code for Pressure Piping
B31.8-2012 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
BPVC-2013 Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (2013 edition)
Section V-2013 Nondestructive Examination
Section VIII, Div. 1-2013 Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels
Section IX-2013 Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Qualifications: Qualification Standard for
Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Procedures; Welders; Brazers; and Welding,
Brazing and Fusing Operators
ASTM Standard Specification for:

A370-13 Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A991/A991M-10 Standard Test Method for Conducting Temperature Uniformity Surveys of
Furnaces Used to Heat Treat Steel Products
The following organizations appear on the above list or are generally referenced within this Standard Practice:
API American Petroleum Institute

1220 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005-4070
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME International)

Two Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016-5990
ASTM ASTM International

100 Bar Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
MSS Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc.
127 Park Street, NE
Vienna, VA 22180-4602
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APPENDIX X1
This Appendix is supplementary and does not include mandatory requirements.
SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
The supplementary requirements SR-1 through SR-22 are not applicable to product furnished to this Standard
Practice, except when specified on the purchase order or otherwise agreed upon. The expense or cost of
supplementary requirements shall be for the purchaser’s account unless specified on the purchase order or
otherwise agreed upon. When specified or agreed upon, supplementary requirements shall have the same force
as requirements of the first seventeen sections of this Standard Practice. To be applicable, supplementary
requirement details different from those of the SRs of this appendix must be agreed upon by both the purchaser
and manufacturer.
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When a supplementary requirement is incorporated in the base standard or dropped the number will be retired
and other supplementary requirement numbers will be retained.
a) SR-1 Longitudinal-Bead Underbead Cracking Test in accordance with Appendix X2. Tests shall be
performed on each heat of material (either from the starting material or a fitting).
b) SR-2 Transverse Guided-Weld Bend-Tests shall be performed in accordance with Section 10 on each
lot of fittings produced.
c) SR-3 Deleted – Transverse weld tensile test is part of SP-75, Section 8.6.
d) SR-4 Fittings intended for sour service should be identified by the purchaser at time of order including
testing and acceptance criteria.
e) SR-5 Actual yield strength of base material shall not exceed the specified minimum yield strength by
more than 20,000 psi.
f) SR-6 Notch-toughness requirements other than those specified shall be agreed upon between the
purchaser and the manufacturer.
g) SR-7 Deleted – Notch toughness tests are part of SP-75, Section 11.
h) SR-8 Each fitting shall be ultrasonically examined. Personnel and procedures shall be qualified in
accordance with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section V, Article 5. Acceptance
standards shall be as agreed upon between the purchaser and the manufacturer.
i) SR-9 Fittings furnished in accordance with this Supplementary Requirement shall have purchase order
identification marked with low-stress die stamps or interrupted-dot stamps.
j) SR-10 More restrictive chemical requirements and/or a lower Carbon Equivalent shall be as agreed to
by purchaser and manufacturer.
k) SR-11 Repair Welding – Base metal repair welding may be performed subject to purchaser approval.
l) SR-12 Bar Stock Fittings – Bar Stock Fittings shall not be permitted.
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APPENDIX X1 (Continued)
m) SR-13 A deposited weld-metal chemical analysis shall be performed for each classification of filler metal
or each filler metal/flux classification identified in the WPS. Chemical analysis shall be furnished
upon request.
n) SR-14 Butt-welding ends of fittings shall be subjected to liquid-penetrant or magnetic-particle

examination. The purchaser shall specify acceptance limits. Nondestructive-examination
personnel and procedures shall be qualified in accordance with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Code, Section V.
o) SR-15 Ultrasonic examination of butt welds in lieu of the radiographic examination specified in Section
15.1. Ultrasonic examination shall be in accordance with Article 4 of ASME Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Code, Section V. Longitudinal weld seams shall meet the Appendix 12 acceptance
standards of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1.
p) SR-16 Simulated Post-Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT) of mechanical test coupons. Details of the PWHT
thermal cycle shall be furnished by the purchaser and the extent of mechanical testing required
shall be as agreed upon between the purchaser and manufacturer.
q) SR-17 Notch-toughness tests on the weld heat affected zone shall be performed on each lot in accordance
with requirements of Sections 11.1 and 11.2. Impact retest as per Section 11.4.
r) SR-18 Substitution of wall thickness for yield strength in accordance with Section 8.1.1 shall not be
allowed unless approved by the purchaser.
s) SR-19 In addition to the CMTR required for each lot of fittings, copies of the starting raw material mill
certification shall be furnished with the documentation package.
t) SR-20 In addition to the CMTR required for each lot of fittings, copies of the heat treat charts shall be
furnished with the documentation package.
u) SR-21 In addition to the CMTR required for each lot of fittings, copies of the lab stress strain curves and
tensile test results shall be furnished with the documentation package.
v) SR-22 Each quench and tempered fitting shall be individually hardness tested and the results reported on
the CMTR for each fitting.
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APPENDIX X2
This Appendix is supplementary and does not include mandatory requirements unless invoked by SR-1 of
Appendix X1.
LONGITUDINAL – BEAD UNDERBEAD CRACKING TEST
Specimen Size – 2 in. wide, 3 in. long, in direction of rolling, full thickness (t) of material. Grit blast to obtain
uniform surface.
Weld Bead – Deposit bead 1.5 in. long on surface of specimen (see Figure X2-1 below).
Electrode – Deposit with a 0.12 in. diameter, E6010 electrode, at a current of 100 amperes and 24 to 26 volts,
speed of 10 in. per minute (energy input of 15,000 joules per inch).
Pre-tempering – Preheat or precool to 100 °F.
Post Treatment – Hold specimen after welding for 24 hours, at room temperature, approximately 100 °F and
then normalize at 1650 °F ± 25 °F for one hour. This serves to normalize the microstructure and stress relieves
simultaneously.
Examination – Saw cut so as to expose center of weld bead and prepare sawed surfaces using 240 grit wet belt
grinder. Inspect by wet fluorescent magnetic particle technique. Measure lengths of cracks developed and
express as percentage (%) of bead length. An average of 50% cracking or less for an average of 10 specimens
at the specified temperature is considered acceptable for welding since it has been found that such procedures
seldom cause cracking in full size girth welds.
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FIGURE X2-1
Longitudinal-Bead Underbead Cracking Test Specimen
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APPENDIX X3
This Appendix is supplementary and does not include mandatory requirements.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SEGMENTING

Because of the residual stresses in an elbow due to heat treatment or body sizing, or the heat put into cutting in
the field, elbows may have a tendency to spring when cut such that the 1% OOR is no longer met. Such spring
back shall not be cause for rejection of the elbow unless otherwise agreed between the manufacturer and
purchaser. Any resulting mismatch on either the outside or inside diameter needs to be corrected in the field by
grinding, back-welding or bridging of weld to meet the appropriate piping code requirements for fit-up.
1.0 The following recommendations should be considered:

A) Purchase the desired segments required.
B) Arrange with manufacturer to cut desired segments from rough elbows produced for the job once
the angle has been determined by the field. The timing of providing such elbows should be by
agreement.
C) Order segments of varying degrees with the intent of using where possible and cold bending pipe
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to make up small differences in degrees of bend needed.
D) If cutting in the field is necessary, welding of a short segment of transition pipe to the cut end is
recommended. This will result in better control of the fit-up and any grinding or back welding to
transition the weld will be easier to make. Then the elbow can be installed in the ditch with a
pipe to pipe weld which is easier to make using line-up clamps. A maximum of two cuts per
elbow should be made leaving a factory end for one weld.
NOTE: The above recommendations are in descending order of ease of use in the field.
2.0 Some pipeline companies have ordered their elbows with short pipe transitions on each end to ensure pipe
to pipe welds in the field in all cases. This can be done on all elbows including segments.
3.0 It should be recognized that elbows will usually have thicker walls than the mating pipe and that the extra
wall could be positioned to the inside diameter. This extra wall can be used to help prevent the elbow from
springing when heat treated or cut and will help offset the out-of-round by allowing transition grinding or
back welding.
4.0 Even with 1% out-of-round, cut elbows can still have difficulty in maintaining the maximum offset allowed
by code around the entire circumference. In most cases, the elbow was produced with a uniform
circumference throughout the elbow and with some minimal mechanical “jacking” in the field can be
rounded to make a good fit with minimal stress on the resulting girth weld. This should be discussed with
the contractor prior to start of construction and guidelines for such corrections should be set.
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Listing of MSS Standard Practices (as of September, 2014)
TITLE
SP-6-2012 Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings
SP-9-2013 Spot Facing for Bronze, Iron, and Steel Flanges
SP-25-2013 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges, and Unions
SP-42-2013 Corrosion-Resistant Gate, Globe, Angle, and Check Valves with Flanged and Butt Weld Ends (Classes 150, 300 & 600)
SP-43-2013 Wrought and Fabricated Butt-Welding Fittings for Low Pressure, Corrosion Resistant Applications
SP-44-2010 Steel Pipeline Flanges (incl. 2011 Errata Sheet)
SP-45-2003 (R 2008) Bypass and Drain Connections
SP-51-2012 Class 150LW Corrosion Resistant Flanges and Cast Flanged Fittings
SP-53-2012 Quality Standard for Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components – Magnetic Particle Examination Method
SP-54-2013 Quality Standard for Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components – Radiographic Examination Method
SP-55-2011 Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components – Visual Method for Evaluation of
Surface Irregularities (ANSI-approved American National Standard)
SP-58-2009 Pipe Hangers and Supports – Materials, Design, Manufacture, Selection, Application, and Installation (incorporates content of SP-69, 77, 89, and 90)
(ANSI-approved American National Standard)
SP-60-2012 Connecting Flange Joints between Tapping Sleeves and Tapping Valves
SP-61-2013 Pressure Testing of Valves
SP-65-2012 High Pressure Chemical Industry Flanges and Threaded Stubs for Use with Lens Gaskets
SP-67-2011 Butterfly Valves
SP-68-2011 High Pressure Butterfly Valves with Offset Design
SP-70-2011 Gray Iron Gate Valves, Flanged and Threaded Ends
SP-71-2011 Gray Iron Swing Check Valves, Flanged and Threaded Ends (incl. 2013 Errata Sheet)
SP-72-2010a Ball Valves with Flanged or Butt-Welding Ends for General Service
SP-75-2014 High-Strength, Wrought, Butt-Welding Fittings
SP-78-2011 Gray Iron Plug Valves, Flanged and Threaded Ends
SP-79-2011 Socket Welding Reducer Inserts
SP-80-2013 Bronze Gate, Globe, Angle, and Check Valves
SP-81-2013 Stainless-Steel or Stainless-Steel-Lined, Bonnetless, Knife Gate Valves with Flanged Ends
SP-83-2006 Class 3000 Steel Pipe Unions Socket Welding and Threaded
SP-85-2011 Gray Iron Globe & Angle Valves, Flanged and Threaded Ends
SP-86-2009 Guidelines for Metric Data in Standards for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Actuators (Incl. 2011 Errata Sheet)
SP-87-1991 (R 1996 – Reinstated 2011) Factory-Made Butt-Welding Fittings for Class I Nuclear Piping Applications
SP-88-2010 Diaphragm Valves
SP-91-2009 Guidelines for Manual Operation of Valves
SP-92-2012 MSS Valve User Guide
SP-93-2014 Quality Standard for Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components – Liquid Penetrant Examination Method
SP-94-2008 Quality Standard for Ferritic and Martensitic Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components – Ultrasonic Examination Method
SP-95-2014 Swage(d) Nipples and Bull Plugs
SP-96-2011 Guidelines on Terminology for Valves and Fittings
SP-97-2012 Integrally Reinforced Forged Branch Outlet Fittings – Socket Welding, Threaded, and Buttwelding Ends
SP-98-2012 Protective Coatings for the Interior of Valves, Hydrants, and Fittings
SP-99-2010 Instrument Valves
SP-100-2009 Qualification Requirements for Elastomer Diaphragms for Nuclear Service Diaphragm Valves
SP-101-2014 Part-Turn Valve Actuator Attachment – FA Flange and Driving Component Dimensions and Performance Characteristics
SP-102-1989 (R 2001) Multi-Turn Valve Actuator Attachment – Flange and Driving Component Dimensions and Performance Characteristics
SP-104-2012 Wrought Copper Solder-Joint Pressure Fittings
SP-105-2010 Instrument Valves for Code Applications
SP-106-2012 Cast Copper Alloy Flanges and Flanged Fittings: Class 125, 150, and 300
SP-108-2012 Resilient-Seated Cast Iron Eccentric Plug Valves
SP-109-2012 Weld-Fabricated Copper Solder-Joint Pressure Fittings (incl. 2012 Errata Sheet)
SP-110-2010 Ball Valves Threaded, Socket-Welding, Solder Joint, Grooved and Flared Ends (incl. 2010 Errata Sheet)
SP-111-2012 Gray-Iron and Ductile-Iron Tapping Sleeves
SP-112-2010 Quality Standard for Evaluation of Cast Surface Finishes – Visual and Tactile Method. This SP must be used with a 10-surface, three dimensional Cast Surface
Comparator, which is a necessary part of the standard. Additional Comparators available separately.
SP-113-2012 Connecting Joints between Tapping Machines and Tapping Valves
SP-114-2007 Corrosion Resistant Pipe Fittings Threaded and Socket Welding Class 150 and 1000 (ANSI-approved American National Standard)
SP-115-2010 Excess Flow Valves, 1¼ NPS and Smaller, for Fuel Gas Service
SP-116-2011 Service-Line Valves and Fittings for Drinking Water Systems
SP-117-2011 Bellows Seals for Globe and Gate Valves
SP-119-2010 Factory-Made Wrought Belled End Pipe Fittings for Socket-Welding
SP-120-2011 Flexible Graphite Packing System for Rising Stem Valves – Design Requirements
SP-121-2006 Qualification Testing Methods for Stem Packing for Rising Stem Steel Valves
SP-122-2012 Plastic Industrial Ball Valves
SP-123-2013 Non-Ferrous Threaded and Solder-Joint Unions for Use with Copper Water Tube
SP-124-2012 Fabricated Tapping Sleeves
SP-125-2010 Gray Iron and Ductile Iron In-Line, Spring-Loaded, Center-Guided Check Valves
SP-126-2013 In-Line, Spring-Assisted, Center-Guided Check Valves (Carbon, Alloy Steel, Stainless Steel, & Nickel Alloys)
SP-127-2014a Bracing for Piping Systems: Seismic-Wind-Dynamic Design, Selection, and Application
SP-128-2012 Ductile Iron Gate Valves
SP-129-2014 Copper-Nickel Socket-Welding, Fittings, and Unions
SP-130-2013 Bellows Seals for Instrument Valves
SP-131-2010 Metallic Manually Operated Gas Distribution Valves
SP-132-2010 Compression Packing Systems for Instrument Valves
SP-133-2010 Excess Flow Valves for Low Pressure Fuel Gas Appliances
SP-134-2012 Valves for Cryogenic Service, including Requirements for Body/Bonnet Extensions
SP-135-2010 High Pressure Knife Gate Valves
SP-136-2014 Ductile Iron Swing Check Valves
SP-137-2013 Quality Standard for Positive Material Identification of Metal Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components
SP-138-2009 Quality Standard Practice for Oxygen Cleaning of Valves & Fittings
SP-139-2014 Copper Alloy Gate, Globe, Angle, and Check Valves for Low Pressure/Low Temperature Plumbing Applications
SP-140-2012 Quality Standard Practice for Preparation of Valves and Fittings for Silicone-Free Service
SP-141-2012 Multi-Turn and Check Valve Modifications
SP-142-2012 Excess Flow Valves for Fuel Gas Service, NPS 1½ through 12
SP-143-2012 Live-Loaded Valve Stem Packing Systems
SP-144-2013 Pressure Seal Bonnet Valves
SP-145-2013 Metal Ball Valves for Low Pressure/Low Temperature Plumbing Applications
SP-146-2014 High Pressure, Lug- and Wafer-Type, Iron and Ductile Iron Knife Gate Valves
SP-147-2014 Quality Standard for Steel Castings Used in Standard Class Steel Valves – Sampling Method for Evaluating Casting Quality
SP-148-2014 Low Pressure Flanged or Lugged Carbon Steel and Iron or Ductile Iron, Cast or Fabricated, Bonnetless, Knife Gate Valves without Liners
(R YEAR) Indicates year reaffirmed  Price List Available Upon Request  MSS is an ANSI-accredited American National Standards developer
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MSS SP-75-2014

Provided by IHS Licensee=Servicios Maritimos de Campeche, S.A, de C.V/5970345002, User=DE CAMPEC

Originally Approved: September 1970

1 Maximum Limit of Chemical Elements ...................................................................................................... 14

A Referenced Standards and Applicable Dates ............................................................................................. 25

X1 Supplementary Requirements .................................................................................................................... 26