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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION DESCRIPTION PAGE

1.0  PURPOSE ................................................................................................................. 3 

2.0  SCOPE ...................................................................................................................... 3 
3.0  REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 3 
4.0  DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................ 4 
5.0  GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 4 
6.0  COMPONENTS ......................................................................................................... 4 
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1.0 PURPOSE

1.1 This document defines the appropriate materials for use in 150# welded carbon
steel process piping systems. The design of the piping system is in accordance with
ASME B31.3 – Process Piping.

2.0 SCOPE

2.1 The piping materials covered under this specification shall have a design
temperature and pressure within the range noted in Section 5.1. Only the listed
materials within this specification shall be used within the covered piping systems
unless approved by Matrix PDM Engineering.

3.0 REFERENCES

3.1 American Petroleum Institute (API)

3.1.1 API 5L– Specification for Line Pipe

3.2 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

3.2.1 B1.20.1 – Pipe Threads, General Purpose

3.2.2 B16.5 – Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
3.2.3 B16.9 – Factory Made Wrought Steel Buttwelding Fittings
3.2.4 B16.11 – Forged Steel Fittings, Socket-welding and Threaded
3.2.5 B16.21 – Non-Metallic Flat Gaskets for Pipe Flanges
3.2.6 B16.28 – Wrought Steel Buttwelding Short Radius Elbows and Returns
3.2.7 B16.36 – Orifice Flanges
3.2.8 B16.47 – Large Diameter Steel Flanges: NPS 26 through NPS 60
3.2.9 B16.48 – Steel Line Blanks
3.2.10 B31.3 – Process Piping
3.2.11 B36.10 – Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe

3.3 Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS)

3.3.1 MSS-SP-79 – Socket Welding Reducer Inserts

3.3.2 MSS-SP-95 – Swage(D) Nipples and Bull Plugs
3.3.3 MSS-SP-97 – Integrally Reinforced Forged Branch Outlet Fittings – Socket
Welding, Threaded, and Buttwelding Ends
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4.0 DEFINITIONS

4.1 BV – Beveled End

4.2 FF – Flat Faced
4.3 PL – Plain End
4.4 RF – Raised Face
4.5 SCF – Threaded Female End
4.6 SCM – Threaded Male End
4.7 SWF – Socket Weld Female End

5.0 GENERAL

5.1 Design Temperature and Pressure

Temperature Pressure
(°F) (PSIG)
-20 to 100 285
200 260
300 230
400 200
500 170
600 140

5.2 Corrosion Allowance

5.2.1 All components = 0.05 inches

5.3 All pipe and fittings ≥ 2-1/2” shall have beveled ends.

6.0 COMPONENTS
6.1 PIPE

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

2” 14 Sch 40 PL ASTM A53-B Type S
2½”- 26” 14 STD BV ASTM A53-B Type S or E
28”, 30” 14 STD BV API 5L Gr. B PSL2 Type S or
E (SAW/GMAW)
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6.2 NIPPLES

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

2” 14 Sch 40 PL / PL ASTM A53-B Type S
2” 14, 26 Sch 80 PL / ASTM A53-B Type S
SCM
2” 14, 26 Sch 80 SCM / ASTM A53-B Type S
SCM

6.3 FITTINGS

6.3.1 Elbows

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

2” 1 Class 3000 SWF ASTM A105, 45 and 90
Degrees
2” 1 Class 3000 SCF ASTM A105, 45 and 90
Degrees
2½”- 30” 2, 10, STD BV ASTM A234 GR. WPB, 45 and
46 90 Degrees

6.3.2 Reducers

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

2½”- 30” 2, 46 STD BV ASTM A234 GR. WPB,
Concentric and Eccentric

6.3.3 Swages

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

4” 3, 46 Sch 80 BV/SCM ASTM A234 GR. WPB,
Concentric and Eccentric
4” 3, 46 Sch 40 BV/PL ASTM A234 GR. WPB,
Concentric and Eccentric

6.3.4 Caps

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

2” 1, 46 Class 3000 SWF ASTM A105
2” 1, 46 Class 3000 SCF ASTM A105
2½”- 30” 2, 46 STD BV ASTM A234 GR. WPB
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6.3.5 Couplings

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

2” 1, 46 Class 3000 SWF/ ASTM A105, Full and
SWF Reducing
2” 1, 46 Class 3000 SWF/ ASTM A105, Full and
SCF Reducing
2” 1, 46 Class 3000 SCF/ ASTM A105, Full and
SCF Reducing

6.3.6 Reducing Inserts

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

2” 46, 54 Class 3000 SWF ASTM A105

6.3.7 Plugs

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

2” 1 Class 3000 SCM ASTM A105, Solid Round
Head

6.3.8 Blanks

Size Notes Class/ Wall Facing Description

10” 16 Class 150 RF ASTM 516-70, Spectacle
Blind
12”- 24” 16 Class 150 RF ASTM 516-70, Paddle Blind
and Ring Spacer
26”- 30” 16 RF ASTM 516-70, Paddle Blind
and Ring Spacer

6.3.9 Bolting

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

ALL 7, 8 ASTM A193-B7 Q&T Stud
Bolts
ALL 7, 8 ASTM A194-2H Heavy Hex
Nuts
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6.3.10 Gaskets

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

30” 25 Class 150 Compressed, non-asbestos,
1/16” thick, Garlock Blue-
Gard Style 3000 or equal
2”-12” 25 Class 300 Compressed, non-asbestos,
1/16” thick, Garlock Blue-
Gard Style 3000 or equal

6.3.11 Flanges

Size Notes Class/ Wall Facing Description

2” 6, 15 Class 150 RF ASTM A105, Socket Weld
2” 6, 15 Class 300 RF ASTM A105, Socket Weld
2½”- 24” 6, 15 Class 150 RF ASTM A105, Weld Neck
2½”- 12” 6, 15 Class 300 RF ASTM A105, Weld Neck
26”- 30” 4, 15 Class 150 RF ASTM A105, Weld Neck

6.3.12 Blind Flanges

Size Notes Class/ Wall Facing Description

24” 6 Class 150 RF ASTM A105
12” 6 Class 300 RF ASTM A105
26”- 30” 4 Class 150 RF ASTM A105

6.3.13 Orifice Flanges

Size Notes Class/ Wall Facing Description

2”- 12” 5, 15 Class 300 RF ASTM A105, Weld neck, ½”
SW Taps with jack screws
and plugs

6.4 BRANCH FITTINGS

6.4.1 Tees

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

2” 1 Class 3000 SWF ASTM A105, Straight and
Reducing
2” 1 Class 3000 SCF ASTM A105, Straight and
Reducing
2½”- 30” 2, 46 STD BV ASTM A234 GR. WPB,
Straight and Reducing
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6.4.2 Sock-o-let Branch Fittings

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

2” 34, 46 Class 3000 SWF ASTM A105

6.4.3 Weld-o-let Branch Fittings

Size Notes Class/ Wall Ends Description

2½”- 8” 34, 46 STD BV ASTM A105

6.4.4 Table 1 - Branch Fitting Matrix, shall be used to select branch fittings.

Table 1
Branch Fitting Matrix
Header Size NPS
30 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1.25 1 3/4 1/2
1/2 SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL RT RT RT RT RT T
3/4 SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL RT RT RT RT T
1 SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL RT RT RT T
1.25 SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL RT RT T
1.5 SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL RT T
2 SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL T
2.5 WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL RT RT T
3 WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL RT RT RT T
3.5 WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL RT RT T
Branch Size NPS

4 WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL RT RT T

6 WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL RT RT T
8 WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL WOL RT RT T
10 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT T DEFINITIONS:
12 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT T T STRAIGHT TEE
14 RT RT RT RT RT RT T RT REDUCING TEE
16 RT RT RT RT RT T SOL SOCK-O-LET FITTING
18 RT RT RT RT T WOL WELD-O-LET FITTING
20 RT RT RT T
22 RT RT T
24 RT T
30 T

6.5 VALVES

6.5.1 See Note 9.

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6.6 NOTES:

1. Socket welded and threaded fittings shall conform to ASME

B16.11.
2. Butt welded fittings shall conform to ASME B16.9. At a minimum,
the wall thickness mill under tolerance shall be no less than that of
ordered piping.
3. Swages shall be according to MSS-SP-95.
4. Flanges shall conform to ASME B16.47. Series A flanges are
preferred but series B flanges may be used if required for
connection to equipment and valves.
5. Orifice flanges shall conform to ASME B16.36.
6. Flanges and flanged fittings shall conform to ASME B16.5. Raised
face flanges are preferred, but flat faced flanges to be used for
connection to flat face flanged equipment and valves.
7. Bolt lengths according to ASME B16.5, rounded up to nearest half
or full inch.
8. Use Never-Seez Regular Grade, Loctite C5-A Anti-Seize lubricant
or equal.
9. The valve data sheets and lists are considered the controlling
documents for the contract.
10. Short radius elbows conforming to ASME B16.28 may be used
only when space limitations do not allow the use of long radius
elbows.
14. Pipe shall conform to ASME B36.10.
15. Bore to match pipe.
16. Blanks less than or equal to 24 inches shall conform to ASME
B16.48. Contact Matrix PDM Engineering for blank sizing greater
than 24 inches.
19. Thread-o-let fittings shall be placed according to the Branch Fitting
Matrix for Sock-o-lets.
25. Non-metallic gaskets shall conform to ASME B16.21.
26. Threaded fittings shall conform to ASME B1.20.1.
34. Fittings shall be according to MSS-SP-97/ASME B31.3.
46. Bar stock fittings shall not be permitted for NPS  4”.
54. Reducing inserts shall conform to MSS-SP-79.