CopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.Uncontrolledw#+8TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDDUliTllEPIPEFLANGFLANGEDFlTTlNClasses150and300ASIVIEB16.42-1UN8(RevisionolASMVANSlBlB.42-1CopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.UncontrolledwDateofIssuance:April26,1999The1998editionofthisStandardisbeingissuedwithanautomaticaddendasubscriptionservice.Theuseofaddendaallowsrevisionsmadeinresponsetopublicreviewcommentsorcommitteeactionstobepublishedonaregularyearlybasis;revisionspublishedinaddendawillbecomeeffectivesixmonthsaftertheDateofIssuanceoftheaddenda.ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2003.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.Theinterpretationswillbeincludedwiththeaboveaddendaservice.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcomment,whichprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableLettersPatent,norassumesanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminati...
