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Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME Licensee=University of Alberta/5966844001,User=sharabiani,shahramfsNot for Resale,03/09/2014 04:35:47 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-ASME B3b-32 92 m O759670 0533339 B30 m AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Fittings For Sovent Drainage Systems ASME B16.32-I992(REVISION OF ANSVASME B16.32-1984)The American Society of Mechanical Engineers I I 345 East 47th Street,New York,N.Y.10017-Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME Licensee=University of Alberta/5966844001,User=sharabiani,shahramfsNot for Resale,03/09/2014 04:35:47 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-ASME Elbe32 92 m 0759b70 053L3LIO 532 m Date of Issuance:October 31,1992 The 1992 edition of this Standard is being issued with an automatic addenda subscription service.The use of an addenda allows revisions made in re-sponse to public review comments or committee actions to be published as necessary;revisions published in addenda will become effective 6 months after the Date of Issuance of the addenda,The next edition of this Standard i s scheduled for publication in 1997.ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning interpretations of technical aspects of this Standard.The interpretations will be included with the above addenda service.Interpretations are not part of the addenda to the Standard.ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.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 additionatpublic input from industv,academia,regulatory agencies,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 does 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(s)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 vol-unteers,No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.Copyright O 1992 by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A.Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME Licensee=University of Alberta/5966844001,User=sharabiani,shahramfsNot for Resale,03/09/2014 04:35:47 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-ASME 816.32 92 m 0759670 0533343 479 m FOREWORD(This Foreword is not a part of ASME 816.32-1992.)In the spring of 1920,the American Engineering Standards Committee(later succes-sively named American Standards Association,United States of America Standards In-stitute,and American National Standards Institute)authorized the organization of a Sectional Committee(later named Standards Committee)on the Standardization o f Pipe Flanges and Fittings for the purpose of unifying and further developing the flanged and threaded fitting standards in force in this country.Designated as the joint sponsors were the American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME),Heating and Piping Contractors National Association(later named the Mechanical Contractors Association of America),and the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry(MSS).Standards for solder joint fittings were originally developed by Subcommittee No.11 of Sectional Committee A40,Minimum Requirements for Plumbing and Standardization of Plumbing Equipment,organized in 1936 within the American Standards Association(ASA).In 1949,responsibility for solder joint fittings was transferred to newly formed Subcommittee No.9 of Sectional Committee B16 on Standardization of Pipe Flanges and Fittings.The Sovent system for plumbing drainage systems was developed in Switzerland in 1961.Patent rights were obtained in late 1969 for the United States where the system was finding use in high-rise developm