ASTM_F_1511_-_16.pdf

Designation:F151116An American National StandardStandard Specification forMechanical Seals for Shipboard Pump Applications1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1511;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.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers mechanical end-face seals forcentrifugal and positive displacement pumps for shipboard use.1.2 The following types of seals are not included in thisspecification:lip seals,oil seals,circumferential seals,orlabyrinth seals.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.A companion hard metricstandard is in the process of preparation.1.4 Special requirements for U.S.Navy Shipboard PumpApplications are included in Supplement S1.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A108 Specification for Steel Bar,Carbon and Alloy,Cold-FinishedA182/A182M Specification for Forged or Rolled Alloy andStainless Steel Pipe Flanges,Forged Fittings,and Valvesand Parts for High-Temperature ServiceA240/A240M Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip for PressureVessels and for General ApplicationsA276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and ShapesA313/A313M Specification for Stainless Steel Spring WireA351/A351M Specification for Castings,Austenitic,forPressure-Containing PartsA436 Specification for Austenitic Gray Iron CastingsA494/A494M Specification for Castings,Nickel and NickelAlloyA564/A564M Specification for Hot-Rolled and Cold-Finished Age-Hardening Stainless Steel Bars and ShapesA579/A579M Specification for Superstrength Alloy SteelForgingsA693 Specification for Precipitation-Hardening Stainlessand Heat-Resisting Steel Plate,Sheet,and StripA744/A744M Specification for Castings,Iron-Chromium-Nickel,Corrosion Resistant,for Severe ServiceB62 Specification for Composition Bronze or Ounce MetalCastingsB127 Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy(UNS N04400)Plate,Sheet,and StripB164 Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy Rod,Bar,andWireB166 Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys(UNSN06600,N06601,N06603,N06690,N06693,N06025,N06045,andN06696),Nickel-Chromium-Cobalt-Molybdenum Alloy(UNS N06617),and Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Tungsten Alloy(UNS N06674)Rod,Bar,andWireB168 Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys(UNSN06600,N06601,N06603,N06690,N06693,N06025,N06045,andN06696),Nickel-Chromium-Cobalt-Molybdenum Alloy(UNS N06617),and Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Tungsten Alloy(UNS N06674)Plate,Sheet,and StripB271 Specification for Copper-Base Alloy Centrifugal Cast-ingsB333 Specification for Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy Plate,Sheet,and StripB335 Specification for Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy RodB338 Specification for Seamless and Welded Titanium andTitanium Alloy Tubes for Condensers and Heat Exchang-ersB348 Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Barsand BilletsB367 Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Cast-ings1This 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 Nov.1,2016.Published November 2016.Originallyapproved in 1994.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F1511 14.DOI:10.1520/F1511-16.2For 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 B443 Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloy(UNS N06625)and Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-SiliconAlloy(UNS N06219)Plate,Sheet,and StripB446 Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Columbium Alloy(UNS N06625),Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Silicon Alloy(UNS N06219),and Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Tungsten Alloy(UNS N06650)Rod and BarB472 Specification for Nickel Alloy Billets and Bars forReforgingB473 Specification for UNS N08020,UNS N08024,andUNS N08026 Nickel Alloy Bar and WireB505/B505M Specification for Copper Alloy ContinuousCastingsB584 Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings forGeneral ApplicationsB637 Specification for Precipitation-Hardening and ColdWorked Nickel Alloy Bars,Forgings,and Forging Stockfor Moderate or High Temperature ServiceB670 Specification for Precipitation-Hardening NickelAlloy(UNS N07718)Plate,Sheet,and Strip for High-Temperature ServiceD1141 Practice for the Preparation of Substitute OceanWaterD1418 PracticeforRubberandRubberLaticesNomenclatureD3294 Specification for Polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE