API 591 : 2014
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PROCESS VALVE QUALIFICATION PROCEDURE
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05-17-2019
English
01-01-2014
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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 (normative) - 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.)
Annex D (normative) - Examination and Testing Tables
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.
| DevelopmentNote |
Russian version of 4ED 2008 is also available, see API 591 RUSSIAN. (02/2014)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
30
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| API 598 REDLINE : 2009 | VALVE INSPECTION AND TESTING |
| API 607 REDLINE : 2010 | FIRE TEST FOR QUARTER-TURN VALVES AND VALVES EQUIPPED WITH NONMETALLIC SEATS |
| API 9100B : 1998 | GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR MODEL EHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
| ASME PTB 2 : 2009 | GUIDE TO LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY |
| API 607 : 2016 | FIRE TEST FOR QUARTER-TURN VALVES AND VALVES EQUIPPED WITH NONMETALLIC SEATS |
| API 621 REDLINE : 2010 | RECONDITIONING OF METALLIC GATE, GLOBE, AND CHECK VALVES |
| API 621 : 2010 | RECONDITIONING OF METALLIC GATE, GLOBE, AND CHECK VALVES |
| API 621 RUSSIAN : 2010 | PIPELINE VALVES - RECONDITIONING OF METALLIC GATE, GLOBE, AND CHECK VALVES |
| API STD 598 : 2016 | VALVE INSPECTION AND TESTING |
| API 598 RUSSIAN : 2009 | VALVE INSPECTION AND TESTING |
| API 607 : 2016 | FIRE TEST FOR QUARTER-TURN VALVES AND VALVES EQUIPPED WITH NONMETALLIC SEATS |
| API 624 : 2014 | TYPE TESTING OF RISING STEM VALVES EQUIPPED WITH GRAPHITE PACKING FOR FUGITIVE EMISSIONS |
| 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 |
| ASTM E 340 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Macroetching Metals and Alloys |
| 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 578 : 2010 | GUIDELINES FOR A MATERIAL VERIFICATION PROGRAM (MVP) FOR NEW AND EXISTING ASSETS |
| 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 623 : 2013 | STEEL GLOBE VALVES - FLANGED AND BUTT-WELDING ENDS, BOLTED BONNETS |
| API 594 : 2017 | CHECK VALVES: FLANGED, LUG, WAFER, AND BUTT-WELDING |
| ASME B16.25 : 2012 | BUTTWELDING ENDS |
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