ASME_B16-18-2012.pdf

AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure FittingsASME B16.18-2012Revision of ASME B16.18-2001(R2005)ASME B16.18-2012Revision of ASME B16.18-2001(R2005)Cast CopperAlloy SolderJoint PressureFittingsAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDThree Park Avenue New York,NY 10016 USADate of Issuance:February 22,2012The next edition of this Standard is scheduled for publication in 2017.ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning interpretations of technical aspects of thisStandard.Periodically certain actions of the ASME B16 Committee may be published as Cases.Cases and interpretations are published on the ASME Web site under the Committee Pages athttp:/cstools.asme.org/as they are issued,and will be published within the next edition of thestandard.Errata to codes and standards may be posted on the ASME Web site under the Committee Pages toprovide corrections to incorrectly published items,or to correct typographical or grammatical errorsin codes and standards.Such errata shall be used on the date posted.The Committee Pages can be found at http:/cstools.asme.org/.There is an option available toautomatically receive an e-mail notification when errata are posted to a particular code or standard.ThisoptioncanbefoundontheappropriateCommitteePageafterselecting“Errata”inthe“PublicationInformation”section.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 NationalStandards.The Standards Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals fromcompetent and concerned interests have had an opportunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was madeavailable forpublic review andcomment thatprovides an opportunityfor additional publicinput from industry,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 anyitems mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability forinfringement of any applicable letters patent,nor assumes any such liability.Users of a code or standard are expresslyadvised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,isentirely their own responsibility.Participation by federal agency representative(s)or person(s)affiliated with industry is not to be interpreted asgovernment or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations of this document issued in accordance with the establishedASME procedures and policies,that precludes the issuance of interpretations by individuals.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.The American Society of Mechanical EngineersThree Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990Copyright 2012 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll Rights ReservedPrinted in U.S.A.CONTENTSForeword.vCommittee Roster.viiCorrespondence With the B16 Committee.viiiSummary of Changes.ix1Scope.12General.13PressureTemperature Ratings.14Fitting Size and Ends.15Marking.16Material.27Metal Thickness.28Inspection Tolerance.29Threaded Ends.210Configuration of Threaded Ends.311Production Testing.3Figure1Method of Designating Openings of Fittings.4Tables1Internal PressureTemperature Ratings for Cast Copper AlloyFittings,psi(kPa).62Inspection Tolerances.73Dimensions of Solder Joint Ends.84Dimensions of Elbows,Tees,and 45-deg Elbows.95Dimensions of Reducing 90-deg Elbows.116Dimensions of Reducing Tees.127Dimensions of Couplings.158Dimensions of Caps and Plugs.179Dimensions of Fitting Reducers.1710Dimensions of Solder Joint Elbows and Tees With Pipe Thread Ends(Straight Sizes).1811Dimensions of Solder Joint Elbows and Tees With Pipe Thread Ends(Reducing Sizes).2012Dimensions of Solder Joint Adapters and Fitting Adapters With Pipe ThreadEnds(Straight and Reducing Sizes).2213Dimensions of Return Bends(Straight Sizes).2314Dimensions of Supply and Return Tees.2315Dimensions of Baseboard Tees(F?F?C).2316Dimensions of Tees.2317Dimensions of Baseboard Tees(C?F?C).2418Dimensions of Flush Bushings(FTG?C).2419Dimensions of Flush Bushings(FTG?F).24iiiMandatory AppendicesIMetric(SI)Tables.25IIReferences.44Nonmandatory AppendicesAStrength of Solder Joints.45BFitting Rating.47CQuality System Program.48ivFOREWORDThisAmericanNationalStandardforsolderjointfittingswasoriginallydevelopedbyasubcom-mittee of American Standards Association(ASA)Sectional Committee A40 on MinimumRequirements for Plumbing and Standardization of Plumbing Equipment,organized inAugust 1928,under the procedures of the ASA.Subcommittee No.11 on Solder-Joint Fittingsfor Tubing was appointed in Oc