API 591 REDLINE : 2008
Superseded
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PROCESS VALVE QUALIFICATION PROCEDURE
01-02-2024
01-01-2008
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Purchaser Responsibilities and Recommended Actions
5 Manufacturer Quality Management System Evaluation
6 Valve Qualification
7 Post Qualification
Annex A (informative) - Suggested Selection Quantities
for Examination and Test of Valves Made in
Accordance with API Valve Standards
Annex B (normative) - Strength Tests for Stem
Shaft-to-closure Element Connections
Annex C (informative) - Suggested Minimum Acceptable
Casting Radiographic Results for Wall
Thickness <= 50 mm (2 in.)
Describes recommendations for evaluation of a manufacturer's valve construction and quality management system for the purpose of determining a manufacturer's capability to provide new valves manufactured in accordance with the applicable standards.
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Redline
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| API STD 598 : 2016 | VALVE INSPECTION AND TESTING |
| API 609 : 2016 | BUTTERFLY VALVES: DOUBLE-FLANGED, LUG- AND WAFER-TYPE |
| ASME B16.10 : 2017 | FACE-TO-FACE AND END-TO-END DIMENSIONS OF VALVES |
| ASME B16.11 : 2016 | FORGED FITTINGS, SOCKET-WELDING AND THREADED |
| ASME B31.3:2016 | PROCESS PIPING |
| API std 602 : 2015 | GATE, GLOBE, AND CHECK VALVES FOR SIZES DN 100 (NPS 4) AND SMALLER FOR THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES |
| API STD 600 : 2015 | STEEL GATE VALVES - FLANGED AND BUTT-WELDING ENDS, BOLTED BONNETS |
| API 608 : 2012 | METAL BALL VALVES - FLANGED, THREADED, AND WELDING ENDS |
| API 599 : 2013 | METAL PLUG VALVES - FLANGED, THREADED, AND WELDING ENDS |
| ISO 9001:2015 | Quality management systems — Requirements |
| ASME B16.5 : 2017 | PIPE FLANGES AND FLANGED FITTINGS: NPS 1/2 THROUGH NPS 24 METRIC/INCH STANDARD |
| ASME B16.34 : 2017 | VALVES - FLANGED, THREADED, AND WELDING END |
| MSS SP 55 : 2011 | QUALITY STANDARD FOR STEEL CASTINGS FOR VALVES, FLANGES, FITTINGS, AND OTHER PIPING COMPONENTS - VISUAL METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF SURFACE IRREGULARITIES |
| ASME B18.2.2 : 2015 | NUTS FOR GENERAL APPLICATIONS: MACHINE SCREW NUTS, HEX, SQUARE, HEX FLANGE, AND COUPLING NUTS (INCH SERIES) |
| API 603 : 2013 | CORROSION-RESISTANT, BOLTED BONNET GATE VALVES - FLANGED AND BUTT-WELDING ENDS |
| API 594 : 2017 | CHECK VALVES: FLANGED, LUG, WAFER, AND BUTT-WELDING |
| ASME B16.25 : 2012 | BUTTWELDING ENDS |
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