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AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Solder-Joint Pressure FittingsASME B16.22-2012Revision of ASME B16.22-2001(R2010)Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME Not for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME Not for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-ASME B16.22-2012Revision of ASME B16.22-2001(R2010)Wrought Copper andCopper AlloySolder-Joint PressureFittingsAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDThree Park Avenue New York,NY 10016 USACopyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME Not for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Date of Issuance:November 27,2012The next edition of this Standard is scheduled for publication in 2017.ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning interpretations of technical aspects of thisStandard.Interpretations are published on the ASME Web site under the Committee Pages athttp:/cstools.asme.org/as they are issued.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,which 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.Copyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME Not for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-CONTENTSForeword.ivCommittee Roster.vSummary of Changes.vi1Scope.12General.13PressureTemperature Ratings.14Terminology.15Marking.36Material.37Laying Lengths.38Tube Stops.39Inspection Tolerance.610Threaded Ends.611Alignment.712Gaging.7Figures1Method of Designating Laying Lengths of Fittings and Openings of ReducingFittings.42Tube Stops.63Alignment.7Tables1Dimensions of Solder-Joint Ends,mm.22Internal PressureTemperature Ratings for Copper Fittings,kPa.33Inspection Tolerance.6Mandatory AppendicesIStrength of Solder Joints.9IIU.S.Customary Equivalents.10IIIReferences.14Nonmandatory AppendicesAFitting Rating.15BQuality System Program.16iiiCopyright ASME International Provided by IHS under license with ASME Not for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-FOREWORDStandardization of cast and wrought solder-joint fittings was initiated in Subcommittee 11 ofAmerican Standards Association(ASA)Sectional Committee A40 on Plumbing Requirements andEquipment.Development work culminated in the publication of ASA A40.3-1941.The standardbenefited from work done by A.R.Maupin of the National Bureau of Standards,both beforeand during its development,on the strength of solder joints.In 1949,work on these fittings was transferred to Sectional Committee B16,which est