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Many kinds of valves are used in the industrial process, and to ensure proper functionality, compatibility, and safety for end-users, EPC, or engineering, every country has particular organizations to make standards.

The major standard organizations include the American National Standards Institute(ANSI), American Petroleum Institute(API), The American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME), British(BS), China valve standards(GB, JB, HG), and so on. THINKTANK provides standard resources for all interesting valves friends study.


ANSI Valve Standards
American National Standards Institute

ANSI Standard CodeANSI Standard Name
ANSI A126Grey iron castings for valves flanges and pipe fittings
ANSI A181Standard specifications for forged or rolled steel pipe flanged forged fittings and valves and parts for general service
ANSI B16.10Face to face and end to end dimension of ferrous valves
ANSI B16.34Steel valves
ANSI B127.1Constant-level oil valves

API Valve Standards
The American Petroleum Institute

API Standard CodeAPI Standard Name
API SPEC6DSupplement 1 to API spec 6D (sixteenth edition ) specification for pipeline valves
API STD6DSteel gate plug ball and check valves for pipeline service
API STD6DAPI Specification for flanged steel gate and plug valves for drilling and production service
API SPE14DAPI Specification for wellhead surface safety valves for offshore service
API 526Flanged steel safety relief valves
API 527Commercial seat tightness of safety relief valves with metal – to metal seats
API 528API standard for safety relief valve nameplate nomenclature
API 529Cast – forged Steel plug valves flanged ends
API 594Wafer-type check valves
API 595Cast iron gate valves flanged ends
API 597Steel venturi gate valves flanged or butt welding ends
API 598Valve inspection and test
API 599Steel plug valves flanged or butt welding ends
API 600Flanged and butt – welding – end steel gate and plug valves for refinery use
API 602Compact design carbon steel gate valves for refinery use
API 603150 – pound light – wall corrosion – resistant gate valves for refinery use
API 604Ductile iron gate valves flanged ends
API 607Fire-resistant testing of ball valves with soft contact faces
API 609Butterfly valves to 150 PSIG and 150 F
API SPEC 6FASpecification for fire test for valves
API SPEC 6FCSpecification for fire test for valves with automatic backseats
API BULL 6RSBulletin on referenced standards for committee 6, standardization of valves and wellhead equipment
API RP 11V6Recommended practice for the design of continuous flow gas lift installations using injection pressure operated valves first edition
API RP 11V7Recommended practice for repair, testing, and setting gas lift valves
API RP 520 PT 1Sizing, selection, and installation of pressure-relieving devices in refineries part 1- sizing and selection
API RP 574Inspection of piping, tubing, valves, and fittings first edition, replaces guide for inspection of refinery equipment Chapter XI
API RP 576Inspection of pressure-relieving devices first edition
API STD 608Metal ball valves-flanged, threaded, and welding end

ASME Valve Standards

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME Valve Standard CodeASME Standard Name
ASME A105/105MStandard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for piping applications
ASME A181/181MStandard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for General purpose piping
ASME A182/182MStandard Specification for forged or rolled alloy-steel pipe flanges, forged fittings and valves and parts for high-temperature service
ASME A727/727MStandard specification for carbon steel forgings for piping components with inherent notch toughness.
ASME A961Standard Specification for Common Requirements for Steel Flanges, Forged Fittings, Valves, and Parts for Piping Applications
ASME B462Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled UNS N08020, UNS N08024, UNS N08026, UNS N08367, and UNS R20033 Alloy Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for Corrosive High-Temperature Service
ASME B834Standard Specification for Pressure Consolidated Powder Metallurgy Iron-Nickel- Chromium-Molybdenum (UNS N08367) and Nickel- Chromium Molybdenum Columbium (Nb) (UNS N06625) Alloy Pipe Flanges, Fittings, Valves, and Parts
ASME D5500Standard Test Method for Vehicle Evaluation of Unleaded Automotive Spark-ignition Engine Fuel for Intake Valve Deposit Formation
ASME F885Standard Specification for Envelope Dimensions for Bronze Globe Valves NPS 1/4 to 2 El-1996 R(1996)
ASME F992Standard Specification for Valve Label Plates El-1997 R(1997)
ASME F993Standard Specification for Valve Locking Devices El-1997 R(1997)
ASME F1020Standard Specification for Line-Blind Valves for marine Applications El-1996 RI’1996)
ASME F1098Standard Specification for Envelope Dimensions for Butterfly Valves – NPS 2 to 24 EI-1993 R(1993)
ASME F1271Standard Specification for Spill Valves for Use in Marine Tank Liquid Overpressure Protection Applications EI-1995 R (1995)
ASME F1370Standard Specification for Pressure Reducing valves for Water Systems, Shipboard
ASME F1508Standard Specification for Angle Style, Pressure Relief Valves for Steam, Gas, and Liquid Services
ASME F1565Standard Specification for Pressure-Reducing Valves for Steam Service
ASME F1792Standard Specification for Special Requirements for Valves Used in Gaseous Oxygen Service
ASME F1793Standard Specification for Automatic Shut-Off Valves (Also Known as Excess Flow Valves, EFV) for Air or Nitrogen Service
ASME F1794Standard Specification for Hand operated, Globe-Style Valves for Gas (Except Oxygen Gas), and Hydraulic Systems
ASME F1795standard Specification for pressure-reducing Valves for Air or Nitrogen Systems
ASME A230Standard specification for steel wire oil – tempered carbon valve spring quality
ASME A232Standard specification for chromium-vanadium alloy steel valve spring quality
ASME A350Standard specification for forged or rolled carbon and alloy steel flanges forged fittings and valves and parts for low – temperature service
ASME A338Standard specification for ultrasonic examination of heavy steel forgings
ASME A694Standard specification for forgings carbon and alloy steel for pipe flanges fittings valves and parts for high-pressure transmission service
ASME A404Standards specification for forged or rolled alloy – steel pipe flanged forged fittings and valves and parts specially heat-treated for high-temperature service
ASME A522Forged or rolled 8% and 9% nickel alloy steel flanges fittings valves and parts for low – temperature service

BS – British Standard Valves 

British – BS – valve standards

British Standard CodeBritish Standard Name
BS 1212Ball valves (Portsmouth type ) excluding floats
BS 1123Specification for safety valves, gauges, and other safety fittings for air receivers and compressed air installations
BS 1414Specification for steel wedge gate valves ( flanged and butt-welding ends ) for the petroleum, petrochemical, and allied industries
BS 1552Control plug cocks for low-pressure gases
BS 1570Specification for Flanged and Butt – welding ends steel plug valves for the petroleum industry (excluding well – Head and flow – line valves)
BS 1735Specification for Flanged cast iron outside – screw – and – yoke edge gate valves class 125, size 1.5 into 24 in for the petroleum industry
BS 1868Specification for steel check valves (flanged and butt-welding ends ) for the petroleum, petrochemical, and allied industries
BS 1873Specification for Steel globe and globe stop and check valves (flanged and butt-welding ends ) for the petroleum, petrochemical, and allied industries
BS 1952Specification for copper alloy gate valves for general purposes
BS 1953Copper alloy check valves for general purposes
BS 1968Floats for Ball valves ( copper )
BS 2060Copper alloy screw-down stop valves for general purposes
BS 2080Specification for Face to face, center to face end – to -end and center – to – end dimensions of flanged and butt-welding end steel valves for the petroleum, petrochemical, and allied industries
BS 2591 PT.1British standard glossary for valves and valve parts (for fluids ) part 1. screw-down stop, check, and gate valves
BS 2591 PT.2British standard glossary for valves and valves parts ( for fluids) part,2 safety valves and relief valves
BS 2591PT.3British standard glossary for valves and valve parts (for fluids ) part 3, Plug valves and cocks
BS 2591PT.4British standard glossary for valves and valves (for fluids ) part4, butterfly valves
BS 2591PT.5British standard glossary for valves and valve parts ( for fluids ) part5, Ball valves
BS 2995Specification for cast and forged steel wedge gate, globe, check and plug valves screwed and socket – Welding sizes 2 in and smaller for the petroleum industry
BS 3464Specification for cast iron gate valves for general purposes
BS 3808Specification for cast and forged steel flanged, screwed and socket – welding Wedge gate valves (compact design ) sizes 2 in and smaller for the petroleum industry
BS 3948Specification for cast iron parallel slide valves for general purposes
BS 3952Specification for cast iron butterfly valves for general purposes
BS 3961Specification for cast iron screw-down stop valves and stop and check valves for general purposes
BS 4090Cast Iron check valves for general purposes
BS 4133Flanged steel parallel slide valves for general purposes
BS 4312Flanged steel screw-down stop valves and stop and check valves for general purposes
BS 4460Steel Ball valves for the petroleum industry
BS 5146Specification for inspection and test of steel valves for the petroleum petrochemical and allied industries
BS 5150Cast iron wedge and double disk gate valves for general purposes
BS 5151Cast iron gate (parallel slide ) valves for general purposes
BS 5152Cast iron globe and globe stop and check valves for general purposes
BS 5153Cast Iron check valves for general purposes
BS 5154Copper alloy globe stop and check, check and gate valves for general purposes
BS 5155Cast iron and carbon steel butterfly valves for general purposes
BS 5156Screw down diaphragm valves for general purposes
BS 5157Steel gate (parallel slide ) valves for general purposes
BS 5159Specification for cast iron and carbon steel ball valves for general purposes
BS 5160Specification for Flanged steel globe valves, globe stop, check valves and lift type check valves for general purposes
BS 5351Steel ball valves for the petroleum petrochemicals and allied industries
BS 5417Test of general-purpose industrial valves
BS 5418Marking of general-purpose industrial valves

China and International Valve Standards

China Standard CodeChina Standard NameAdopting Standard
GB12220General valve – markingISO 5209
GB12221Flanged ends metal valve – face-to-face dimensionsISO 5752
GB12222Multi-turn valve – the connection of the driving deviceISO 5210/1 – 3
GB12223Part-turn valve – the connection of the driving deviceISO 5211/1 – 3
GB12224Steel valve – general requirementsANSI B16.34
GB12225General valve – copper alloy casting ware technology requirementsASTM B584
GB12226General valve – gray casting iron technology requirementsISO 185,BS 1452
GB12228General valve – carbon forging steel technology requirementsASTM A 105,A181
GB12229General valve – carbon casting steel technology requirementsASTM A703
GB12230General valve – Ao casting steel technology requirementsASTM A351
GB12232General valve – flanged ends iron gate valveISO5996-1982,
API 595
GB12233General valve – iron gate valve and lift check valveBS5152,5153
GB12234General valve – flanged and butt-welding ends copper gate valveAPI 600
GB12237General valve – flanged and butt-welding ends steel ball valveISO7121, API 607
GB12238General valve – flanged and wafer ends butterfly valveBS5155
GB12239General valve – diaphragm valveBS5156,NFE29
GB12240General valve – iron plug valveAPI 593
GB12241Safety valve – general requirementsISO 4126
GB12242Safety valve – characteristic testing solutionANSI/ASME PTC25.3
GB12243Direct spring-loaded safety valveJIS B 8210
GB12244Pressure reducing valve – general requirementsJIS B 8372, B8410
GB12245Pressure reducing valve – characteristic testing solutionJIS B 8372, B8410
GB12246Pilot operated pressure reducing valveJIS B 8372, DSS405
GB12247Steam trap valve – classificationISO 6704
GB12248Steam trap valve – technology termsISO 6552
GB12249Steam trap valve – markingISO 6553
GB12250Steam trap valve – face-to-face dimensionsISO 6554
GB12251Steam trap valve – testing solutionISO 6948,7841,7842
GB/T13927General valve – pressure testingISO 5208
JB/T6899-93Valve fire-proof testISO10497
JB/T7927-95Valve casting steelware out-form quality requirementsMSS SP55
ZBJ16006-90Inspection and testing of valveAPI 598
China Standard CodeChina Standard Name
GB12220General valve –  marking
GB12221Flanged ends metal valve – face-to-face dimensions
GB12222Multi-turn valve –  connection of the driving device
GB12223Part-turn valve –  connection of the driving device
GB12224Steel valve – general requirements
GB12225General valve –  copper alloy casting ware technology requirements
GB12226General valve –  gray casting iron technology requirements
GB12227General valve –  ductile casting iron technology requirements
GB12228General valve –  carbon forging steel technology requirements
GB12229General valve –  carbon casting steel technology requirements
GB12230General valve –  a casting steel technology requirements
GB12232General valve –  flanged ends iron gate valve
GB12233General valve –  iron gate valve and lift check valve
GB12234General valve –  flanged and butt-welding ends copper gate valve
GB12235General valve –  flanged steel stop and lift check valve
GB12236General valve –  steel swing check valve
GB12237General valve –  flanged and butt-welding ends steel ball valve
GB12238General valve –  flanged and wafer ends butterfly valve
GB12239General valve –  diaphragm valve
GB12240General valve –  iron plug valve
GB12241Safety valve –  general requirements
GB12242Safety valve –  characteristic testing solution
GB12243Direct spring-loaded safety valve
GB12244Pressure reducing valve – general requirements
GB12245Pressure reducing valve – characteristic testing solution
GB12246Pilot operated pressure reducing valve
GB12247Steam trap valve –  classification
GB12248Steam trap valve –  technology terms
GB12249Steam trap valve –  marking
GB12250Steam trap valve –  face-to-face dimensions
GB12251Steam trap valve –  testing solution
GB/T13927General valve –  pressure testing
GB/T13932General valve –  iron swing check valve
GB/T15185Iron and copper ball valve
GB/T15188.1Valve face-to-face dimensions –  butt-welding ends valve
GB/T15188.2Valve face-to-face dimensions –  wafer ends valve
GB/T15188.3Valve face-to-face dimensions –  female screw-down valve
GB/T15188.4Valve face-to-face dimensions –  male screw-down valve
JB93Handle
JB94Spanner
JB106Valve – marking and identifying paint
JB308Valve – type establishing a way
JB/T450PN16.032.0Mpa forging angle type high-pressure valve, fastener, and technology requirements
JB451Lever-type safety valve technology requirements
JB1308Pg(2500kgf/cm2)valve type and base specification
JB1309Pg(2500kgf/cm2)valve pipe and fastener technology requirements
JB/T1691Valve key construction element dimension of the stemhead
JB1692Umbrella type handwheel
JB1693Plane handwheel
JB1694Valve stem nut (1)
JB1695Valve stem nut (2)
JB1696Valve stem nut (3)
JB1698Valve stem nut (5)
JB1699Valve stem nut (4)
JB1700.1Locking nut (1)
JB1700.2Locking nut (2)
JB1701Valve stem nut (6)
JB1702.1Bearing gland (1)
JB1702.2Bearing gland (2)
JB1703Sleeve liner
JB1706Pressing sleeve nut
JB1708Gland
JB1709T type bolt
JB1712Asbestos packing
JB1713Packing seat(1)
JB1716Packing seat(2)
JB/T1717Valve construction key element back seat ring dimensions
JB1718Spacer (1)
JB1719Spacer (2)
JB1720Spacer (3)
JB1721Spacer (4)
JB1726Valve disc seat
JB1727Folio circle
JB1728Stop collar
JB/T1732Valve construction key element taper sealing face dimensions
JB/T1733Valve construction key element valve body copper sealing face dimensions
JB/T1734Valve construction key element wedge disc and valve disc copper sealing face dimensions
JB1735Foot valve disc sealing ring
JB1736Swing check valve disc sealing ring
JB1737Swing check valve disc sealing ring pressing board
JB/T1738Valve construction key element dimensions of wedge gate valve body slideway and slideway groove
JB/T1739Valve construction key element dimensions of wedge gate valve body sealing plane clearance and wedge angle
JB/T1740Valve construction key element dimensions of wedge disc sealing plane
JB1741Thimble
JB1742Adjusting ring
JB1747Packing ring
JB1749Ammonia valve disc
JB/T1750Valve construction key element ammonia valve body sealing plane dimensions
JB/T1751-92Valve construction key element socket welding and fitting pipe head dimension
JB/T1752-92Valve construction key element male screw ends head dimensions
JB1753-91Joint ring
JB1754-91Joint
JB1755-91Joint nut
JB/T1756-92Valve construction key element dimensions of bayonet joint ends
JB1757-91Bayonet
JB1758-91Bayonet nut
JB1759-91Bearing ring
JB1760- 91Six-angle bolt
JB1761-91Bolt ring
JB/T1762-92Valve construction key element spanner dimensions
JB2202-77Direct spring-loaded safety valve specification
JB2203-77Direct spring-loaded safety valve face-to-face dimensions
JB2205-77Reducing valve face-to-face dimensions
JB2206-77Reducing valve technology requirements
JB2311-78Ball valve technology requirements
JB2765-81Valve technology terms
JB2766-92PN16.0- 32.0Mpa dimensions of forging high-pressure valve
JB/T2768-92PN16.0- 32.0Mpa Pipe, piping fitting, valve head dimensions
JB/T2769-92PN16.0- 32.0Mpa screw flange
JB/T2770-92PN16.0- 32.0Mpa joint nut
JB/T2771-92PN16.0- 32.0Mpa joint
JB/T2772-92PN16.0- 32.0Mpa Blind plate
JB/T2773-92PN16.0- 32.0Mpa double head bolt
JB/T2774-92PN16.0- 32.0Mpa double-bolt ends and thread hole dimensions
JB/T2775-92PN16.0- 32.0Mpa nut
JB/T2776-92PN16.0- 32.0Mpa lens ring
JB/T2777-92PN16.0- 32.0Mpa Non-hole lens ring
JB/T2778-92PN16.0- 32.0Mpa temperature marking of pipe and fastener
JB3328-83Air jar valve and pipe-line valve
JB3339-83Little type medical air jar frame type valve connection dimensions
JB5206.1-91Packing gland (1)
JB5206.2-91Packing gland (2)
JB5206.3-91Packing gland (3)
JB5207-91Packing pressing plate
JB5208-91Separating circle
JB5209-91Plastics packing
JB5210-91Back sealing ring
JB5211-91Gate valve seat ring
JB/T5296-91General valve testing way of flow rate coefficient and flow resistant coefficient
JB/T5298-91Steel plate gate valve for pipeline using
JB/T5299-91General valve Hydraulic actuator butterfly type check valve
JB/T5300-91General valve material
JB/T6438-92Valve sealing face plasma arc welding –  technology requirements
JB/T6439-92Valve pressing casting steelware –  magnetism powder flaw detector inspection
JB/T6440-92Valve pressing casting steelware –  rax irradiating inspection
JB/T6441-92The safety valve for compressor purpose
JB/T6495-92Valve construction key element Gate valve (or disc) T type groove dimensions
JB/T6496-92Valve construction key element packing dimensions
JB/T6497-92Valve construction key element stem head dimensions
JB/T6498-92Valve construction key element disc and stem connection groove dimensions
JB/T6899-93Valve fire-proof test
JB/T6900-93Draught valve
JB/T6901-93Seal type glasses valve
JB/T6902-93Valve casting steelware hydraulic penetrating inspection way
JB/T6903-93Valve forging steelware superwave inspection way
JB/T6904-93Inspection and testing of air jar valve
JB/T7248-94Technology terms of low temperature casting steel for valve purpose
JB/T7744-95Valve sealing face alloy powder for plasma arc welding
JB/T7745-95Pipeline ball valve
JB/T7746-95Diameter-shrinking forging steel valve
JB/T7747-95Needle type stop valve
JB/T7748-95Valve clearance degree and inspection way
JB/T7749-95Technology terms of sub-zero valve
JB/T7927-95Valve casting steelware out-form quality requirements
JB/T7928-95General valve offer requirements
JB/Z243-85Gate valve static pressure length of life test rules
JB/Z244-85Stop valve static pressure length of life test rules
JB/Z245-85Plug valve static pressure length of life test rules
JB/Z246-85Ball valve static pressure length of life test rules
JB/Z247-85Valve – electrically device length of life test rules
JB/Z248-85Butterfly valve static pressure length of life test rules
ZBJ16002-87Valve electrically driving apparatus technology terms
ZBJ16004-88Reducing valve type and basing coefficient
ZBJ16006-90Inspection and testing of valve
ZBJ16007-90Steam trap valve technology terms
ZBJ16008-90Hydraulic petroleum gas device urgent shutdown valve –  technology terms
ZBJ16009-90Valve pneumatic actuator technology terms
JB/T8473-96Instrument valve series
JB/T8528-97General valve electric actuator –  technology terms
JB/T8527-97Metal sealing butterfly valve
JB/T8529-97Explosion-proof type valve electric actuator –  technology terms
JB/T8530-97Valve electric actuator –  type establishing a way
JB/T8531-97Valve manual actuator –  technology terms
JB/T8670-97YBDF2 series explosion-proof three-phase asynchronous generator for valve electric actuator purpose –  technology terms

Fluid Control Institute (FCI)

The Fluid Control Institute (FCI) provides standards and other materials to assist purchasers and users in understanding and using fluid control and conditioning equipment such as control valves, solenoid valves, and regulators.

FCI 68-2Procedure in rating flow and pressure characteristic of solenoid valve for liquid service.
FCI 70-1Standard terminology and definition for filled thermal systems for remote sensing temperature regulators
FCI 75-1Test conditions and procedures for measuring electrical characteristics of solenoid valves
FCI 82-1Recommended methods for testing and classifying the water hammer characteristics of electrically operated valves.
FCI 84-1Metric definition of the valve flow coefficient CV
FCI 91-1The standard for qualification of control valve stem seals

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