ASTM_F_2015_-_00_2013.pdf

Designation:F201500(Reapproved 2013)An American National StandardStandard Specification forLap Joint Flange Pipe End Applications1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2015;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 the pipe material and wallthickness applicable to lap joint flange pipe ends,manufacturedby a mechanical forming process.1.2 The lap joint flange connection has been widely used forlow-pressure systems in the marine,process piping,and similarindustries.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A53/A53M Specification for Pipe,Steel,Black and Hot-Dipped,Zinc-Coated,Welded and SeamlessA106/A106M Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipefor High-Temperature ServiceA135 Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded SteelPipeA139/A139M Specification for Electric-Fusion(Arc)-Welded Steel Pipe(NPS 4 and Over)A161 Specification for Seamless Low-Carbon and Carbon-Molybdenum Steel Still Tubes for Refinery(Withdrawn1999)3A178/A178M Specification for Electric-Resistance-WeldedCarbon Steel and Carbon-Manganese Steel Boiler andSuperheater TubesA199/A199M Specification for Seamless Cold-Drawn Inter-mediate Alloy-Steel Heat-Exchanger and CondenserTubes(Withdrawn 1995)3A200 Specification for Seamless Intermediate Alloy-SteelStill Tubes for Refinery Service(Withdrawn 1999)3A209/A209M SpecificationforSeamlessCarbon-Molybdenum Alloy-Steel Boiler and Superheater TubesA210/A210M Specification for Seamless Medium-CarbonSteel Boiler and Superheater TubesA250/A250M Specification for Electric-Resistance-WeldedFerritic Alloy-Steel Boiler and Superheater TubesA252 Specification for Welded and Seamless Steel PipePilesA312/A312M Specification for Seamless,Welded,andHeavily Cold Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel PipesA333/A333M Specification for Seamless and Welded SteelPipe for Low-Temperature Service and OtherApplicationswith Required Notch ToughnessA334/A334M Specification for Seamless and Welded Car-bon and Alloy-Steel Tubes for Low-Temperature ServiceA500 Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and SeamlessCarbon Steel Structural Tubing in Rounds and ShapesA512 Specification for Cold-Drawn Buttweld Carbon SteelMechanical TubingA519 Specification for Seamless Carbon and Alloy SteelMechanical TubingA587 Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Low-Carbon Steel Pipe for the Chemical IndustryA589 Specification for Seamless and Welded Carbon SteelWater-Well PipeA672 Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Steel Pipefor High-Pressure Service at Moderate TemperaturesB42 Specification for Seamless Copper Pipe,Standard SizesB88 Specification for Seamless Copper Water TubeB88M Specification for Seamless Copper Water Tube(Met-ric)B280 Specification for Seamless Copper Tube for Air Con-ditioning and Refrigeration Field ServiceB337 Specification for Seamless and Welded Titanium andTitanium Alloy Pipe(Withdrawn 1997)3B338 Specification for Seamless and Welded Titanium andTitanium Alloy Tubes for Condensers and Heat Exchang-ersB466/B466M Specification for Seamless Copper-NickelPipe and Tube1This 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 May 1,2013.Published May 2013.Originallyapproved in 2000.Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F2015 00(2006).DOI:10.1520/F2015-00R13.2For 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.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 B467 Specification for Welded Copper-Nickel Pipe2.2 ANSI Standards:B31.1 Power Piping4B31.3 Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refining Piping4B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings4B16.9 Factory-Made Wrought Steel Butt-Welding Fittings4B16.24 Cast Copper Alloy Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fit-tings:Class 150,300,400,600,900,1500 and 25004B16.42 Ductile Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings,Classes 150 and 30042.3 ISO Standard:ISO-7005-1 Metallic Flanges Part 1:Steel Flanges4ISO-7005-2 Metallic Flanges Part 2:Cast Iron Flanges4ISO-7005-3 Metallic Flanges Part 3:Copper Alloy andComposite Flanges43.Terminology3.1 back-up flangethe flange used to back up the lap jointto facilitate the pipe connection,also known in industry asloose,slip,plate,or spin flange.3.2 convoluted flangea