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ADDENDA
to
ASME B16.44-1995
MANUALLY OPERATED METALLIC GAS VALVES FOR
USE IN HOUSE PIPING SYSTEMS
This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for
American National Standards. The Consensus Committee that approved the code or standard was
balanced to ensure that individuals from competent and concerned interests have had an opportu-
nity to participate. The proposed code or standard was made available for public review and corn-
ment which provides an opportunity for additional public input from industry, academia, regulatory
agencies, and the public-at-large.
ASME does not “approve,” “rate,” or “endorse” any item, construction, proprietary device, or aG
tivity.
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nection with any items mentioned in this document, and does not undertake to insure anyone Utiliz-
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ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations issued in accordance with governing
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Copyright O 1997 by
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
All Rights Reserved
Printed in U.S.A.
ASME 816.44a-1997
Following approval by the ASME B16 Committee and ASME, and after public review, ASME
B16.44a-1997 was approved by the American National Standards Institute on September 16, 1997.
Addenda to the 1995 edition of ASME B16.44 are issued in the form of replacement pages. Revi-
sions, additions, and deletions are incorporated directly into the affected pages. It is advisable,
however, that this page, the Addenda title and copyright pages, and all replaced pages be retained
for reference.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
(The following is the roster of the Committeeat the time of approval of this Standard.)
OFFICERS
W. N. McLean, Chair
R. A. Schmidt, Vice Chair
P. A. Reddington, Secretary
COMMITTEE PERSONNEL
W. L. Ballis, Consultant, London, Ohio
R. R. Brodin, Fisher Controls International, Inc., Marshalltown, Iowa
M. A. Clark, Nibco, Inc., Elkhart, Indiana
A. Cohen, Copper Development Association, New York, New York
C. E. Floren, Mueller Co., Decatur, Illinois
O. R. Frikken, Monsanto Co., St. Louis, Missouri
J. C. Inch, Mueller Refrigeration Products Co., Hartsville, Tennessee
G. A. Jolly, Vogt Valve Co., Louisville, Kentucky
W. G. Knecht, Consultant, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
R. Koester, The William Powell Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
W. N. McLean, Newco Valves, Palos Park, Illinois
M. L. Nayyar, Bechtel Corp., Gaithersburg, Maryland
P.A. Reddington,ASME, New York, New York
R. A. Schmidt, Ladish Co., Russellville, Arkansas
W. M. Stephan, Flexitallic, Inc., Mount Laurel, New Jersey
T. F. Stroud, Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association, Birmingham, Alabama
M. O. Wasicek, ABS Americas, Houston, Texas
R. E. White, Richard E. White and Associates, South Bend, Indiana
O. A. Williams, Southern Company Services, Birmingham, Alabama
L A. Willis, Dow Chemical Co., Freeport, Texas
W. R. Worley, Union Carbide Corp., South Charleston, West Virginia
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CONTENTS
Foreword ...............................................................................
...
111
Standards Committee Roster ........................................................... v
1 Scope ............................................................................... 1
2 General Construction and Assembly.............................................. 1
3 Materials ........................................................................... 2
4 Marking ............................................................................ 2.1
5 Design Qualification Tests ........................................................ 3
6 Manufacturing and Production Tests ............................................. 6
Figure
1 The Test Drive ..................................................................... 4
Tables
1 Materials for Valve Bodies. Plugs. Bonnets. Unions.
and Other External Parts Excluding Handles ..................................
2 Flow Capacity ......................................................................
3 Installation Torque.. ...............................................................
4 Static Load for Bending Test ......................................................
5 Maximum Opening and Closing Operating Torque
Values for Continued Operation Test ........................................... 6
Annexes
A Quality System Program ........................................................... 6.1
B References.......................................................................... 7
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TABLE 1 MATERIALS FOR VALVE BODIES, PLUGS, BONNETS, UNIONS, AND OTHER EXTERNAL
PARTS EXCLUDING HANDLES
Material Specification
Cast Iron ASTM A126 Class B, ASTM A48 Class 30
Malleable Iron ASTM A40 Grade 3251O, ASTM A47, ASTM A197
Ductile Iron ASTM A395 ASTM A536 Grade 6040-1 8, or Grade 65412
Steel ASTM A l 08, ASTM A505,or ASTM A569
Cast Bronze ASTM B62
Cast Brass ASTM 8584 Alloy UNS C83600, ASTM Alloy UNS C844ûû
Forged Brass ASTM 8283 Alloy UNS C37ï00
Rod Brass ASTM B16 Alloy UNS C36000
Sintered Brass ASTM B282 or MPIF Standard 35 Code CZP 3002, or CZP 2002
4.4 Tamper-Proof
The designation T for tamper-proof construction
4.2 Name
where tamper-proof features are not easily identifi-
The manufacturer’s name or trademark shall be able without disassembling the valve, shall be shown
shown. on the head, stem, or body.
2.1
TABLE 4 STATIC LOAD FOR BENDINGTEST position. After each valve is tested, the load shall be
Valve Sue Static Load
removed and each valve shall then be subjected to
(NPS) (Ib) the gas tightness tests specified in Section 5.2.
v2 40
Y4 42-%
1 45
1-l/4 47-%
1-% 62-%
2 85
5.7 Continued Operation
5.9.2 Method of Test. Two valves of each size valve in the open position shall not leak in excess of
and type shall be tested while connected to an air two standard cubic feet per hour.
suppiy'at a pressure of 2 psig.
6 MANUFACTURINGAND PRODUCTIONTESTS
One valve shall be tested in the closed position
with the outlet open to atmosphere. The other valve The manufacturer shall use a quality assurance
shall be tested in the open position with the outlet program to qualify raw materials, parts, assemblies,
plugged. Both valves shall be placed in a chamber and purchased components.
and held at 785°F k 10°F for 30 minutes. The valves The manufacturer shall test each valve covered by
shall then be removed and allowed to cool to room this Standard at 1.5 times the rated pressure for gas
temperature. When tested with the inlet pressurized tightness to atmosphere (external leakage) and gas
at 2 psig, the valve in the closed position shall not tightness through the valve (internal leakage), as de-
leak in excess of six standard cubic feet per hour. The fined in Section 5.2.
(This Annex is a nonmandatorypart of ACME 816.44-1995, and is provided for informationpurposes only.)
The products manufactured in accordance with cation of the product manufacturer’s quality system
this Standard shall be produced under a quality sys- program by an independent organization shall be the
tem program following the principles of an appro- responsibility of the manufacturer. The detailed
priate standard from the I S 0 9000 series.’ A deter- documentation demonstrating program compliance
mination of the need for registration and/or certifi- shall be available to the purchaser at the manufac-
turer’s facility. A written summary description of the
program utilized by the product manufacturer shall
be available to the purchaser upon request. The
’The series is also available from the American National Stan- product manufacturer is defined as the entity whose
dards Institute (ANSI) and the American Sociev for Qualis-
Control (ASQC) as American National Standards that are identi- name or trademark appears on the product in ac-
fied by a prefm “ Q replacing the prefix “ISO.” Each standard of cordance with the marking or identification re-
the series is listed under Annex B, References. quirements of this Standard.
6.1
ANNEX B
REFERENCES
(This Annex is an integral part of ASME B16.44-1995,and is placed after the main text for convenience.)
This following list of standards and specifications are referenced in this Standard
showing the year of approval.
ASME B1.20.1-
1983(R1992) Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch)
ANSI Publication
ASTM Publications
Publications appearing above which have been approved as American National Stan-
dards may also be obtained from:
ANSI American National Standards Institute
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
8.1
ASME B16.44-I995
This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for
American National Standards. The Consensus Committee that approved the code or standard was
balanced to assure that individuals from competent and concerned interests have had an opportunity
to participate. The proposed code or standard was made available for public review and comment
which provides an opportunity for additional public input from industry, academia, regulatory agen-
cies, and the public-at-large.
ASME does not "approve," "rate," or "endorse" any item, construction, proprietary device, or
activity.
ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in
connection with any items mentioned in this document, and doas not undertake to insure anyone
utilizing a standard against liability for infringement of any applicable Letters Patent, nor assume
any such liability. Users of a code or standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity
of any such patent rights, and the risk of infringement of such rights, is entirely their own responsibility.
Participation by federal agency representative(s)or person@)affiliated with industry is not to be
interpreted as government or industry endorsement of this code or standard.
ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations issued in accordance with governing
ASME procedures and policies which preclude the issuance of interpretations by individual volun-
teers.
Copyright O 1995 by
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
All Rights Resewed
Printed in U.S.A.
The B16 Standards Committee was organized in the Spring of 1920 and held its or-
ganizational meeting on November 21st of that year. The group operated as a Sectional
Committee (later redesignated as a Standards Committee), under the authorization of the
American Engineering Standards Committee (subsequently named American Standards
Association, United States of America Standards Institute and now, American National
Standards Institute). Sponsors for the group were the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting Industry, and
the Heating and Piping Contractors National Association (later the Mechanical Con-
tractors Association of America).
The American Gas Association determined that standardization of gas valves used in
distribution systems was desirable and needed. The A.G.A. Task Committee on Standards
for Valves and Shut-Offs was formed and development work commenced in 1958. In
1968, it was determined that a more acceptable document would result if approval were
gained for the American National Standards Institute and to facilitate such action, the
A.G.A. Committee became B16 Subcommittee No. 13, later renamed Subcommittee L,
which is its current designation. In 1982, the B16 Committee was reorganized as an ASME
committee operating under procedures accredited by ANSI. The first standard developed
by the Subcommittee was ANSI €316.33.
As a follow-up, the B16.38 standard was subsequently developed to cover larger sizes
of gas valves and shut-Offs. Starting in about 1965, there was a major increase in the use
of plastic piping in gas distribution systems which made it desirable to have valves and
shut-Offs of a compatible material. To fill this need, the B16.40 standard was developed.
In 1985, the lack of standards for gas valves for use in gas piping systems, downstream
from the point of delivery (meter outlet), and upstream of the inlet to gas utilization
equipment, was brought to the attention of the subcommittee. To fill this need, this
Standard was developed.
This Standard has been developed so that user and manufacturers have a common basis
valve specification, one that can be readily used to qualify valve designs. Usage by certifying
bodies would make it possible for building codes to reference the Standard.
This Standard is being offered, by ASME, on a subscription basis that will include all
addenda until the next edition is published.
All request for interpretations or suggestionsfor revisions should be sent to the Secretary,
ASME B16 Main Committee, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East
47th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017.
Following its approval by the B16 Standards Committee, this Standard was approved
as an American National Standard by ANSI on October 6, 1995.
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ASME B L 6 = 4 4 75 586
(The following is the roster of the Committee at the time of approval of this Standard.)
OFFICERS
W. N. Mclean, Chair
R. A. Schmidt, Vice Chair
K. M. Ciciora, Secretary
COMMITTEE PERSONNEL
W. L. Ballis, Columbia Gas Distribution Co., Columbus, Ohio
R. R. Brodin, Fisher Controls International, Inc., Marshalltown, Iowa
K. M. Ciciora, Secretary, ASME, New York, New York
M. A. Clark, Nibco, Inc., Elkhart, Indiana
A. Cohen, Copper Development Association, New York, New York
W. C. Farrell, J,.i Consultant, Birmingham, Alabama
C. E. Floren, Mueller Co., Decatur, Illinois
D. R. Frikken, Monsanto Co., St. Louis, Missouri
M. W. Garland, Frick Co., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
J. B. Hagan, ABS Americas, New Orleans, Louisiana
J. C. Inch, Mueller Brass Co., Hartsville, Tennessee
G. A. Jolly, Henry Vogt Machine Co., Louisville, Kentucky
W. G. Knecht, Consultant, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
R. Koester, The William Powell Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
W. N. McLean, Chair, Newco Valves, Palos Park, Illinois
F. C. Rosch, Jr., Technicon Enterprises, Inc., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
R. A. Schmidt, Vice Chair, Ladish Co., Russellville, Arkansas
W. M. Stephan, Flexitallic, Inc., Pennsauken, New Jersey
T. F. Stroud, Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association, Birmingham, Alabama
R. E. White, Richard E. White and Associates, South Bend, Indiana
D. A. Williams, Southern Company Services, Birmingham, Alabama
L. A. Willis, Dow Chemical Co., Freeport, Texas
W. R. Worley, Union Carbide Corp., South Charleston, West Virginia
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ASME 816.44 95
CONTENTS
1 Scope ..............................................................................................
.. . . ..
2 General Construction and Assembly ............... .. ...... .... .....,................
3 Materials ..........................................................................................
4 Marking ...........................................................................................
5 Design Qualification Tests ...................................................................
6 Manufacturing and Production Tests .....................................................
Figure
1 The Test Device .............................................. ................................... 4
Tables
1 Materials for Valve Bodies, Plugs, Bonnets, Unions,
and Other External Parts Excluding Handles ........................................
2 Flow Capacity ...................................................................................
3 Installation Torque . . . .... ... .. .................................................................
4 Static Load for Bending Test.. ..............................................................
5 Maximum Opening and Closing Operating Torque
Values for Continued Operation Test .................................................. 6
Appendix
A References ........................................................................................ 7
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ASME 816.44-1995
TASLE 1 MATERIALS FOR VALVE BODIES, PLUGS, BONNETS, UNIONS, AND OTHER EXTERNAL
PARTS EXCLUDING HANDLES
Material Specification
Cast Iron ASTM Al26 Class E, ASTM A48 Class 30
Malleable Iron ASTM A40 Grade 32510, ASTM A47, ASTM A197
Ductile Iron ASTM A395, ASTM A536 Grade 60-40-18, or Grade 654512
Steel ASTM A l 08, ASTM A505, or ASTM A569
Cast Bronze ASTM 862
Cast Brass ASTM 8584 Alloy UNS C83600, ASTM Alloy UNS C84400
Forged Brass ASTM E283 Alloy UNS C37700
Rod Brass ASTM B16 Alloy UNS C36000
Sintered Brass ASTM E282 or MPIF Standard 35 Code CZP 3002, or CZP 2002
3 MATERIALS
4 2 Name
3.1 Materials for Valve Bodies, Plugs, Bonnets,
The manufacturer's name or trademark shall be
Unions, and Other External Parts Excluding
shown.
Handles
Materials known to be acceptable for compliance
4.3 Service Identification
with this Standard are listed in Table 1. Other metallic
materials may be used when the product incorporating The designation 2G shall be shown on the head,
them meets the requirements of the Standard. stem, or body, denoting 2 psig gas rating. Where space
permits, the designation B16.44 shall be added.
3.2 Gas Resistance
4.4 Tamper-Proof
Ail materials including lubricants and/or sealants
shall be resistant to the action of fuel gases such as The designation T for tamper-proof construction
natural, manufactured, and LP gases. Satisfactory where tamper-proof features are not easily identifi-
evidenceof material suitability shall be made available able without disassembling the valve, shall be shown
by the valve manufacturer. on the head, stem, or body.
2
NOTES
(1) For valves having different size inlet and outlet, the smaller size shall determine the minimum
gas flow.
(2) Reference Conditions. Minimum gas flow is measured in cubic feet per hour, with the valve in
the fully open position at an inlet pressure of 0.5 psig and a 0.3 in. water column net valve
pressure drop. The reported flow rate shall be corrected to conditions of 14.65 psi, 7OoF and
0.64 specific gravity.
5 DESIGN QUALIFICATION TESTS 5.3.2 Method of Test. A valve of each size and
type shall be tested to verify the flow in a straight run
5.1 General
of pipe of the size for which the valve is designed to
Unless otherwise specified herein, each test shall be be connected. The test shall be conducted using a
conducted using a new unused valve at a temperature compressible fluid and a technically acceptable pro-
of 74'Fk 15°F. cedure such as the Instrument Society of America's
Standard Control Valve Capacity Test Procedure,
ANSI/ISA S75.02.
5.2 Gas Tightness
Gas tightness tests shall be conducted on randomly
selected production valves of each size of each basic
valve design. One new unused valve shall be subjected 5.4 Strength
to both of the following tests. The valve shall not 5.4.1 Installation Toque. The valve shall be ca-
leak when tested as outlined under the following meth- pable of withstanding, without deformation, break-
ods of test. age, or leakage, the torque transmitted to the valve
5.2.1 External Leakage. With the valve in the open during installation. Each valve size and type shall be
position and the outlet plugged, an internal air pres- tested to torque values listed in Table 3.
sure of, first, 2 in. water column and then 3 psig shall 5.4.2 Method of Test. The torque shall be applied
be applied to the inlet of the valve. at the wrench grip of the valve adjacent to the piping
The valve shall be immersed in a bath containing connection. The torque specified shall be applied to
water at a temperature of 74"F+15"F for a period the completely assembled valve to connect it to a new
of at least 15 seconds. Leakage, as evidenced by the clean Schedule 80 steel pipe nipple or pipe fitting with
flow (breaking away) of bubbles shall not be per- threads conforming with ANSVASME B1.20.1.
mitted. Other means of leak detection may be used Thread lubricants or sealants shall not be applied to
provided the methods can be shown to be equivalent. the pipe threads for this test.
5.2.2 Internal Leakage Test. The valve shall then The specified torque shall be held for 15 minutes
be turned to the closed position with the outlet open f 1 minute. The valve shall then be subjected, while
and the test in para. 5.2.1 repeated. the turning force is applied, to the gas tightness tests
specified in Section 5.2. The turning force shall then
be released and the valve removed and examined for
5.3 Flow Capacity permanent deformation or breakage, neither is ac-
5.3.1 General. The valve shall provide a flow not ceptable. The valve shall then be subjected again to
less than that specified in Table 2. the gas tightness tests specified in Section 5.2.
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The valve shall then be struck four successive times 5.7 Continued Operation
with an impact of 20 ft/lbs at right angles to the 5.7.1 General. The new unused valve, at the start
longitudinal center line of the outlet gasway, with the and at the end of this test, shall be tested in accordance
valve being rotated 90 deg. after each impact. After with the requirements in Section 5.2. The valve shall
each impact, the valve shall be examined visually for completely open and close upon application of a
cracks or breakage, neither of which shall be per- torque not to exceed the amounts specified in Table
mitted. The test shall then be repeated on four ad- 5 after being operated for 10 cycles. A cycle shall
ditional valves of the same size and type. This consist of one opening and closing of the valve.
provision shall be deemed met when all five valves
comply with the test provisions. 5.7.2 Method of Test. The valve shall be opened
and closed at a rate no greater than 2 cycles per min-
ute. Following the gas tightness test, the valves shall
5.6 Bending
completely open and close when a torque not greater
Each valve size and type shall be tested to dem- than that specified in Table 5 is applied to the valve
onstrate that it is capable of withstanding the static operating head in a direction to open it completely,
load specified in Table 4 without leakage, under bend- and then to close it.
ing moments similar to those applied as part of a
piping system.
5.8 Temperature Range
Each valve size and type shall be tested to dem-
5.6.1 Method of Test. The valve under test and
onstrate that it is operable at metal temperatures rang-
two 2-foot lengths of standard weight pipe shall be
ing from 32°F to 125°F.
made up into a pressure-tight assembly, with the out-
let pipe capped and the inlet pipe connected to an air 5.8.1 Method of Test. The valve shall be main-
pressure system. This assembly shall be placed across tained at a temperature of 32"F13"F for a period
two horizontal supports, spaced so that the assembly long enough to allow ail parts to come to equilibrium
is supported at points 12 in. on each side of the center temperature, as indicated by a thermocouple attached
line of the valve. With the valve in the upright position to the body of the valve or other suitable temperature
(operating head up), the appropriate static load shall measurement means. With an internal air pressure of
then be symmetrically applied to the valve body in 3 psig and with the valve outlet arranged to vent to
the vertical (downward) direction. atmosphere, it shall be determined that the valve can
While being subjected to this load, the valve shall be opened and closed.
be checked for evidence of external leakage with bub- The valve shall then be maintained at a temperature
ble forming solution with the test assembly under an of 125"F*5"F for a period long enough to allow all
air pressure of 3 psig. No evidence of leakage shall parts to come to equilibrium temperatures. With the
be permitted. The static load test shall then be re- valve subjected to an internal air pressure of 3 psig,
peated on a new unused valve, with the valve assembly it shall be determined that the valve can be opened
rotated 90 deg. from the upright position. A third and closed.
test shall be conducted on an unused valve with the
valve assembly rotated 180 deg. from the upright po-
sition. After each valve is tested, the load shall be 5.9 Seal Test
removed and each valve shall then be subjected to the 5.9.1 General. This test is applicable only to valves
gas tightness tests specified in Section 5.2. using seals other than grease (iubricants).
5
5.9.2 Method of Test. Two halves of each size and open position shall not leak in excess of two standard
type shall be tested while connected to an air supply cubic feet per hour.
at a pressure of 2 psig.
6 MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTIONTESTS
One valve shall be tested in the closed position with
the outlet open to atmosphere. The other valve shall The manufacturer shall use a quality assurance pro-
be tested in the open position with the outlet plugged. gram to qualify raw materials, parts, assemblies, and
Both valves shall be placed in a chamber and held at purchased components.
785OF110"F for 30 minutes. The valves shall then The manufacturer shall test each valve covered by
be removed and allowed to cool to room temperature. this Standard at 1.5 times the rated pressure for gas
When tested with the inlet pressurized at 2 psig, the tightness to atmosphere (external leakage) and gas
valve in the closed position shall not leak in excess tightness through the valve (internal leakage), as de-
of six standard cubic feet per hour. The valve in the fined in Section 5.2.
APPENDIX A
REFERENCES
(This Appendix is an integral part of ASME B16.44-1995, and is placed after the main text for convenience.)
The following list of standards and specificationsare referenced in this Standard showing
the year of approval.
ASTM PUBLICATIONS
A 47-90 Specification for Ferritic Malleable Iron Castings
A 48-92 Specification for Gray Iron Castings
A 108-90a Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon, Cold-Finished,
Standard Quality
A 126-84(R1991) Specification for Gray Iron Castings for Valves, Flanges,
and Pipe Fittings
A 197-87(R1992) Specification for Cupola Malleable Iron
A 395-88 Specification for Ferritic Ductile Iron Pressure-
Retaining Castings for Use at Elevated Temperatures
A 505-87 Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip, Alloy, Hot-Rolled,
and Cold-Rolled
A 536-84(R1993) Standard Specification for Ductile Iron Castings
A 569-91a Specification for Steel, Carbon (0.15 Maximum,
Percent), Hot-Rolled Sheet and Strip Commercial Quality
B 16-92 Specification for Free-Cutting Brass Rod, Bar,
and Shapes for Use in Screw Machines
B 62-93 Specification for Composition Bronze or Ounce Metal Castings
B 282-83a(R1990) Specification for Sintered Brass Structural Parts
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