MSS SP-6-2007 Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings “Standard Practice Developed and Approved by the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and bh ad Industry, Inc. 127 Park Street, NI Vienna, Virginia 22180 Phone: (703) 281-6613 CONTR meeMSS STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 _—— Ee ‘This MSS Standard Practice was developed under the consensus of the MSS Technical Committees 102, 110, 201, and the MSS Coordinating Committee. The content of this Standard Practice is the result of the efforts of competent and concemed volunteers to provide an effective, clear, and non-exclusive specification that will benefit the industry as a whole. This MSS Standard Practice is intended as a basis for common practice by the manufacturer, the user, and the general public, The existence of an MSS Standard Practice does not in itself preclude the manufacture, sale, or use of products not conforming to the Standard Practice. Mandatory conformance is established only by reference in a code, specification, sales contract, or public law, as applicable. Unless otherwise specifically noted in this MSS SP, any standard referred to herein is identified by the date of issue that was applicable to the referenced standard(s) at the date of issue of this MSS SP. (See Annex A.) U.S, customary units in this SP are the standard; the metric (SI) units are for reference only. In this Standard Practice all notes, annexes, tables, and figures are construed to be essential to the understanding of the message of the standard, and are considered part of the text unless noted as "supplemental", All appendices appearing in this document are construed as "supplemental". Supplemental" information does not include mandatory requirements. Substantive changes in this 2007 edition are “flagged” by parallel bars as shown on the margins of this paragraph, The specific detail of the change may be determined by comparing the material flagged with that in the previous edition, Any part of this standard may be quoted. Credit lines should read ‘Extracted from MSS SP-6, 2007 with permission of the publisher, the Manufacturers Standardization Society." Reproduction prohibited under copyright convention unless written permission is granted by the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry Inc. Originally Approved December, 1929 Copyright ©, 1985 by ‘Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. Printed in U.S.A. i reece Siretanenmnagrtm nome RIS NORMA CONTROL AD: Pralbidea Rorrosugs SESTAO ba cuaMSS. STANDARD PRACTICE STANDARD FINISHES FOR CONTACT FACES OF PIPE FLANGES AND CONNECTING END FLANGES: OF VALVES AND FITTINGS 1. SCOPE 11 This Standard Practice pertains to the finish of sket contact faces of pipe flanges and end flanges of valves and fittings. 12 This Standard Practice is intended for applications to products for which ASME B16 Standards do not contain complete facing finish requirements or for which there are no such Standards. 2. DEEINITIONS 2.1 Roughness Average The term Ra (Roughness average) is expressed in micto-inches (jin) [micro- meters (im)]. 2.2 Flange Facing Finish The surface finish on the flange contact face, see Figure 1, that comes in contact with a gasket upon flange assembly. 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Flange facing finish shall be judged by visual comparison with Ra standards (see ASME B46.1) and not by instruments having stylus tracers and electronic amplification. The finishes required are given in Table 1, Other finishes may be furnished by agreement between purchaser and manufacturer. 3.2 Dimensions shown (in Table 1) shall not be cause for rejection by depth gage measurement or precision instrument measurements. 4. LIMITATIONS 4.1 Surface finishes listed are not necessarily ‘optimum for all gasket types of materials, 42 On flat faces, serrations need not extend beyond corresponding raised face diameter. pat 4rtg* RAISED 4745 RAISED RING FACE Fate PACE Soin Anas PACE SMALL MALE & LARGE MALE A SHALL TONGUE & LARGE TONGUE & Fenale Female eroove cRoove FIGURE 1 _ Types of Contact Faces for Flanges eee AS eaten SERRE RTS NORMA, ICONTROLADA, Proitida a Reprodveze SesTag a guAunNoeMSS. STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 eT TABLE 1 ‘Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and ‘Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings ‘Type of Comet Steal Date Ion Gray ron Bronze Serrated: spiral or | Non-serated®:250 | Nonserrated™: 250 | Non-serated ™: 125 Flavor -16% (1.6 | concentric, 51055 per | jin(6.3 um) Ramax, | in(6.3um)Ramax, | pin 2 um) Remax, thn) Raised Hace | inch (18021 per em) mad OFAC® | ecommended. or or o ‘The resultant surfce finish shall havea 125 | Serated™:spiralor | Serrated: spiral, 1 10 | Serrated : sical or 10250 in @.2t063 | concentric, 111 50 per | SOperin. (S019 per | concentric 30 to $0 por i) Ra in.(510 19 percm). | em) oreoncentic, 8or | ia. (121031 em). Depth approx. 0.003 0 | more pein. (4 or more | Depth approx, 0.003 19 0920in.(0075t00:51 | pec em) Depth approx. | 0.02050, (0.075 t0051 mm) 6.003 00020 in. (0.075 | mm). 0051 mm) 14 (64 mm) Raised and Large Male & Female Small Male & | Serated (s above) ® Female, Large & Small Tongue & | Non-sersted: 125 pin Groove G2 pm) Ra max. Ring Joint Side | Nonserated: 63 nin. | Nom-semated: 63 pin [Was of Groove _| (1.6 um) Ra max (1.6 um) Re mux NOTES: (@) Unless otherwise specified, the manufacturer may supply either spiral or concentric {grooves for serrations. The spiral machining operation is commonly accomplished with the cutting tool having 0.06 in, (1.6 mm) or larger tip radius. (b) Unless otherwise specified, the manufacturer may supply either the serrated (commonly lished with the cutting ring 0.06 in. (1.6 mr tip radius) or smooth finish, ? semoenninaaniniy ed 7 hreroruewetngaecs nine RTs | Eee eaaeee tere : NORMA CONTROL ADA Prod a Repradtsae GESTAO DA GuALIONUE |Mss STANDARD PRACTICE SP-6 RAC SP ANNEX A Referenced Standards and Applicable Dates ‘This annex is an integral part of this Standard Practice and is placed after the main text for convenience. Standard Name or Description ASME, ANSI/ASME, ANSI, ASME/ANST B46.1 — 1995 Surface Texture (Surface Roughness, Waviness, and Lay) The following organizations publish the above standard: ANSI American National Standards Institute 25 West 43rd Street 4° Floor New York NY 10036 ASME ASME International Three Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5990 3 SEIT ay ewe etunranurion nogin semen ees RTs | SE rere eee NORMA CONTROLADA Proibido a Reprod SESTAO DA QUA: