PipeFlangesandFlangedFittingsNPS1/2ThroughNPS24Metric/InchStandardANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB16.5-2013(RevisionofASMEB16.5-2009)Copyright2013bytheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.NoreproductionmaybemadeofthismaterialwithoutwrittenconsentofASME.cCopyright2013bytheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.NoreproductionmaybemadeofthismaterialwithoutwrittenconsentofASME.cASMEB16.5-2013(RevisionofASMEB16.5-2009)PipeFlangesandFlangedFittingsNPS1⁄2ThroughNPS24Metric/InchStandardANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDTwoParkAvenue•NewYork,NY•10016USACopyright2013bytheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.NoreproductionmaybemadeofthismaterialwithoutwrittenconsentofASME.cDateofIssuance:April29,2013ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2015.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.InterpretationsarepublishedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagesathttp://cstools.asme.org/astheyareissued.ErratatocodesandstandardsmaybepostedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagestoprovidecorrectionstoincorrectlypublisheditems,ortocorrecttypographicalerrorsincodesandstandards.Sucherratashallbeusedonthedateposted.TheCommitteePagescanbefoundathttp://cstools.asme.org/.Thereisanoptionavailabletoautomaticallyreceiveane-mailnotificationwhenerrataarepostedtoaparticularcodeorstandard.ThisoptioncanbefoundontheappropriateCommitteePageafterselecting“Errata”inthe“PublicationInformation”section.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublicatlarge.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,cons...
