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API 6DSS : 2017-08

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SPECIFICATION FOR SUBSEA PIPELINE VALVES
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

16-05-2020

Published date

01-08-2017

1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, Abbreviations, Symbols, and Units
4 Valve Types and Configurations
5 Design
6 Materials
7 Welding
8 Quality Control
9 Valve Assembly
10 Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
11 Coating/Painting
12 Marking
13 Preparation for Shipment
14 Documentation
15 Facility Requirements
16 Purchasing Guidelines
Annex A (informative) - Use of API Monogram by Licensees
Annex B (informative) - Valve Configurations
Annex C (normative) - Valve End-to-End and Face-to-Face Dimensions
Annex D (informative) - Actuator - Gearbox Requirements
Annex E (informative) - Guidance for Travel Stops by Valve Type
Annex F (informative) - Design Validation
Annex G (informative) - Hyperbaric Validation Testing
Annex H (normative) - Pressure Boundary Bolting
Annex I (informative) - Pressure-containing Castings and Forgings
Annex J (normative) - Qualification of Heat Treating Equipment
Annex K (normative) - Requirements for Nondestructive Examination
Annex L (informative) - Supplementary Test Requirements
Annex M (informative) - Isolation Valve Features
Annex N (normative) - External Coating for End Connections
Annex O (informative) - Marking Example
Annex P (informative) - Supplementary Documentation Requirements
Bibliography

Describes the requirements for the design, manufacturing, quality control, assembly, testing, and documentation of ball, check, gate, plug, and axial onoff valves for application in subsea pipeline systems for the petroleum and natural gas industries.

DevelopmentNote
Chinese translation of 2ED 2009 edition is still active, see API 6DSS CHINESE. Effective date: 01-08-2018. (08/2017) New child ADD 2 2022 is added New child ERR 3 2022 is added.
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
141
ProductNote
Chinese translation of 2ED 2009 edition is still active, see API 6DSS CHINESE. Effective date: 01-08-2018. (SND 08/2017) NEW CHILD ERR2 IS NOW ADDED NEW CHILD ADD 1 IS NOW ADDED NEW CHILD ERRATA 1 IS NOW ADDED New child ADD 2 2022 is added New child ERR 3 2022 is added.
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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ASME B31.8 : 2016 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
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NACE TM 02 84 : 2016 EVALUATION OF PIPELINE AND PRESSURE VESSEL STEELS FOR RESISTANCE TO HYDROGEN-INDUCED CRACKING
ISO/TR 15608:2017 Welding Guidelines for a metallic materials grouping system
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ASME B16.10 : 2017 FACE-TO-FACE AND END-TO-END DIMENSIONS OF VALVES
ASME B31.8 : 2016 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
ISO 6892-1:2016 Metallic materials Tensile testing Part 1: Method of test at room temperature
ISO 9606-1:2012 Qualification testing of welders — Fusion welding — Part 1: Steels
EN 12516-1:2014 Industrial valves - Shell design strength - Part 1: Tabulation method for steel valve shells
ASME B31.4 : 2016 PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR LIQUIDS AND SLURRIES
ASTM E 10 : 2017-05 TEST METHOD FOR BRINELL HARDNESS OF METALLIC MATERIALS
ASTM A 578/A578M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special Applications
ASTM E 110 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Rockwell and Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials by Portable Hardness Testers
SAE AMS 2750 : 2012 PYROMETRY
ISO 148-1:2016 Metallic materials — Charpy pendulum impact test — Part 1: Test method
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ISO 5817:2014 Welding — Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam welding excluded) — Quality levels for imperfections
ISO 15614-1:2017 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials — Welding procedure test — Part 1: Arc and gas welding of steels and arc welding of nickel and nickel alloys
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ASME PV CODE 2D METRIC : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - PROPERTIES (METRIC)
API Q1 : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
AWS QC1 : 2007 STANDARD FOR AWS CERTIFICATION OF WELDING INSPECTORS
ISO 15614-7:2016 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials Welding procedure test Part 7: Overlay welding
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API TR 17TR11 : 2015 PRESSURE EFFECTS ON SUBSEA HARDWARE DURING FLOWLINE PRESSURE TESTING IN DEEP WATER
EN 10204:2004 Metallic products - Types of inspection documents
ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units — Part 1: General
MSS SP 44 : 2016 STEEL PIPELINE FLANGES
ISO 17637:2016 Non-destructive testing of welds Visual testing of fusion-welded joints
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
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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
ASME PV CODE 5 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
MSS SP 55 : 2011 QUALITY STANDARD FOR STEEL CASTINGS FOR VALVES, FLANGES, FITTINGS, AND OTHER PIPING COMPONENTS - VISUAL METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF SURFACE IRREGULARITIES
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EN 12516-2:2014 Industrial valves - Shell design strength - Part 2: Calculation method for steel valve shells
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ISO 15607:2003 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials General rules
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ASME B16.25 : 2012 BUTTWELDING ENDS
ASTM E 8/E8M : 2016-09 TEST METHODS FOR TENSION TESTING OF METALLIC MATERIALS
ISO 5211:2017 Industrial valves — Part-turn actuator attachments
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ISO 5208:2015 Industrial valves Pressure testing of metallic valves
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