ASTM_F_1508_-_96_2016e1.pdf

Designation:F150896(Reapproved 2016)1An American National StandardStandard Specification forAngle Style,Pressure Relief Valves for Steam,Gas,andLiquid Services1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1508;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1NOTECorrected 6.2 editorially in September 2016.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers spring-loaded,angle style,pressure relief valves for steam,gas,and liquid systemapplications(excluding boiler safety and hydraulic systemrelief valves).1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A105/A105M Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings forPiping ApplicationsA125 Specification for Steel Springs,Helical,Heat-TreatedA182/A182M Specification for Forged or Rolled Alloy andStainless Steel Pipe Flanges,Forged Fittings,and Valvesand Parts for High-Temperature ServiceA193/A193M Specification for Alloy-Steel and StainlessSteel Bolting for High Temperature or High PressureService and Other Special Purpose ApplicationsA194/A194M Specification for Carbon Steel,Alloy Steel,and Stainless Steel Nuts for Bolts for High Pressure orHigh Temperature Service,or BothA216/A216M Specification for Steel Castings,Carbon,Suit-able for Fusion Welding,for High-Temperature ServiceA217/A217M Specification for Steel Castings,MartensiticStainless and Alloy,for Pressure-Containing Parts,Suit-able for High-Temperature ServiceA227/A227M Specification for Steel Wire,Cold-Drawn forMechanical SpringsA229/A229M Specification for Steel Wire,Quenched andTempered for Mechanical SpringsA231/A231M Specification for Chromium-Vanadium AlloySteel Spring WireA276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and ShapesA313/A313M Specification for Stainless Steel Spring WireA351/A351M Specification for Castings,Austenitic,forPressure-Containing PartsA479/A479M Specification for Stainless Steel Bars andShapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure VesselsA494/A494M Specification for Castings,Nickel and NickelAlloyA689 Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Bars forSpringsB21/B21M Specification for Naval Brass Rod,Bar,andShapesB61 Specification for Steam or Valve Bronze CastingsB62 Specification for Composition Bronze or Ounce MetalCastingsB148 Specification for Aluminum-Bronze Sand CastingsB164 Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy Rod,Bar,andWireB637 Specification for Precipitation-Hardening and ColdWorked Nickel Alloy Bars,Forgings,and Forging Stockfor Moderate or High Temperature ServiceD5204 Classification System for Polyamide-Imide(PAI)Molding and Extrusion MaterialsF467 Specification for Nonferrous Nuts for General UseF468 Specification for Nonferrous Bolts,Hex Cap Screws,Socket Head Cap Screws,and Studs for General Use2.2 ANSI Standards:3ANSI B1.1 Unified Screw ThreadsANSI B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged FittingsANSI B16.34 ValvesFlanged,Threaded,and Welding End2.3 ASME Standard:4ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Shipsand Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.11 onMachinery and Piping Systems.Current edition approved Sept.1,2016.Published September 2016.Originallyapproved in 1996.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F1508 96(2010).DOI:10.1520/F1508-96R16E01.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.4Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME),ASMEInternational Headquarters,Two Park Ave.,New York,NY 10016-5990,http:/www.asme.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.4 API Standards:5API 526 Flanged Steel Safety-Relief ValvesAPI RP 520,Part 1 Recommended Practice for the Designand Installation of Pressure-Relieving Systems in Refin-eries2.5 Federal Specifications:6QQ-N-281 Nickel-Copper Alloy Bar,Rod,Plate,Sheet,Strip,Wire,Forgings,and Structural and Special ShapedSectionsQQ-N-286 Nickel-Copper-Aluminum Alloy,Wrought(UNSN05500)2.6 Military Standards and Specifications:6MIL-STD-167-1 Mechanical Vibrations of ShipboardEquipment(Type IEnvironmental and Type IIInternally Excited)MIL-STD-1330 Cleaning and Testing of Shipboard Oxygen,Nitrogen and Hydrogen Gas Piping SystemsMIL-F-1183 Fittings,Pipe,Cast Bronze,Silver Brazing,General Specification forMIL-F-20042 Flanges,Pipe and Bulkhead,Bronze(SilverBrazing)MIL-P-46122 Plastic Molding Ma