ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB16.24-2021(RevisionofASMEB16.24-2016)CastCopperAlloyPipeFlanges,FlangedFittings,andValvesClasses150,300,600,900,1500,and2500ASMEB16.24-2021(RevisionofASMEB16.24-2016)CastCopperAlloyPipeFlanges,FlangedFittings,andValvesxClasses150,300,600,900,1500,and2500ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDTwoParkAvenue•NewYork,NY•10016USADateofIssuance:April8,2022ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2026.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.PeriodicallycertainactionsoftheASMEB16CommitteemaybepublishedasCases.CasesandinterpretationsarepublishedontheASMEwebsiteundertheCommitteePagesathttp://cstools.asme.orgastheyareissued.ErratatocodesandstandardsmaybepostedontheASMEwebsiteundertheCommitteePagestoprovidecorrectionstoincorrectlypublisheditems,ortocorrecttypographicalorgrammaticalerrorsincodesandstandards.Sucherratashallbeusedonthedateposted.TheCommitteePagescanbefoundathttp://cstools.asme.org/.Thereisanoptionavailabletoautomaticallyreceiveane-mailnotificationwhenerrataarepostedtoaparticularcodeorstandard.ThisoptioncanbefoundontheappropriateCommitteePageafterselecting“Errata”inthe“PublicationInformation”section.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.Thestandardscommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoensurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcomment,whichprovidedanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityf...