Do you know what is ASME/ANSI B16?

ASME/ANSI B16. This standard includes many different types of pipes and fittings dimension and materials, and it also have different versions updated to improve the production process. Now lets catch the main points of in the standard. 

ASME, short for American Society of Mechanical Engineers and comes as ASME/ANSI B16 , this standards fully including cast iron , cast bronze, wrought copper stainless steel and carbon steel for pipes and fittings. 

1.ASME/ANSI B16.1 - 1998 - Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings

This Standard for Classes 25, 125, 250 Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings covers:

2.ASME/ANSI B16.3 - 1998 - Malleable Iron Threaded Fittings

This Standard for threaded malleable iron fittings Classes 150, and 300

3.ASME/ANSI B16.4 - 1998 - Cast Iron Threaded Fittings

This Standard for gray iron threaded fittings, Classes 125 and 250

4.ASME/ANSI B16.5 - 1996 - Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings

The ASME B16.5 - 1996 Pipe Flanges and Flange Fittings standard covers pressure ( rating class designations 150, 300, 400, 600, 900, 1500, and 2500), materials(A234-WPB, WP5-91; stainless steel SS304/304L, 316/316L), dimensions(NPS 1/2 through NPS 24), tolerances, marking, testing. Also included in this Standard are requirements and recommendations regarding flange bolting, flange gaskets, and flange joints.

5.ASME/ANSI B16.9 - 2001 - Steel Butt-welding Fittings

Steel Elbow, Tee, Reducer, Cap; sizes NPS 1/2 through 48 (DN 15 through 1200).

6.ASME/ANSI B16.10 - 2000 - Valves

This Standard covers dimensions, material, type size, rating class, and end connection of  valves.

7.ASME/ANSI B16.11 - 2001 - Forged Steel Fittings, Socket-Welding and Threaded

This Standard covers ratings, dimensions, tolerances, marking and material requirements for forged fittings, both socket-welding and threaded.

8.ASME/ANSI B16.20 - 1998 - Metallic Gaskets for Pipe Flanges-Ring-Joint, Spiral-Would, and Jacketed

9.ASME/ANSI B16.21 - 1992 - Nonmetallic Flat Gaskets for Pipe Flanges

10.ASME/ANSI B16.28 - 1994 - Wrought Steel Butt-welding Short Radius Elbows and Returns

11.ASME/ANSI B16.33 - 1990 - Manually Operated Metallic Gas Valves for Use in Gas Piping Systems Up to 125 psig

12.ASME/ANSI B16.34 - 1996 - Valves - Flanged, Threaded, and Welding End

13.ASME/ANSI B16.38 - 1985 (R1994) - Large Metallic Valves for Gas Distribution

14.ASME/ANSI B16.42 - 1998 - Ductile Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Classes 150 and 300

15.ASME/ANSIB16.44 - 1995 - Manually Operated Metallic Gas Valves for Use in House Piping Systems

16.ASME/ANSI B16.45 - 1998 - Cast Iron Fittings for Solvent Drainage Systems

The Standard for cast iron drainage fittings used on self-aerating, one-pipe Solvent drainage systems.

17.ASME/ANSI B16.47 - 1996 - Large Diameter Steel Flanges: NPS 26 through NPS 60

18.ASME/ANSI B16.48 - 1997 - Steel Line Blanks

19.ASME/ANSI B16.49 - 2000 - Factory-Made Wrought Steel Butt-welding Induction Bends for Transportation and Distribution Systems (e.g., ASME B31.4, B31.8, and B31.11).