Standard Specification for Angle Style, Pressure Relief Valves for Steam, Gas and Liquid Services

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This specification covers spring-loaded, angle style, pressure relief valves for steam, gas, and liquid system applications. Pressure relief valves shall be of the following types and material grades: Type I, Grades A and B; Type II, Grades C and D; and Type III, Grades E and F. Hydrostatic shell test and set pressure, blowdown, and seat tightness test shall be performed to meet the specified requirements.
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1.1 This specification covers spring-loaded, angle style, pressure relief valves for steam, gas, and liquid system applications (excluding boiler safety and hydraulic system relief valves).

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An American National Standard
Designation: F1508 – 96 (Reapproved 2004)
Standard Specification for
Angle Style, Pressure Relief Valves for Steam, Gas, and
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Liquid Services
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1508; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope A313/A313M Specification for Stainless Steel Spring Wire
A351/A351M Specification for Castings, Austenitic, for
1.1 This specification covers spring-loaded, angle style,
Pressure-Containing Parts
pressure relief valves for steam, gas, and liquid system
A479/A479M Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and
applications (excluding boiler safety and hydraulic system
Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels
relief valves).
A494/A494M Specification for Castings, Nickel and Nickel
2. Referenced Documents
Alloy
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A689 Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Bars for
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Springs
A105/A105M Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for
B21/B21M Specification for Naval Brass Rod, Bar, and
Piping Applications
Shapes
A125 Specification for Steel Springs, Helical, Heat-Treated
B61 Specification for Steam or Valve Bronze Castings
A182/A182M Specification for Forged or RolledAlloy and
B62 Specification for Composition Bronze or Ounce Metal
Stainless Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves
Castings
and Parts for High-Temperature Service
B148 Specification for Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings
A193/A193M Specification for Alloy-Steel and Stainless
B164 Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy Rod, Bar, and
Steel Bolting Materials for High Temperature or High
Wire
Pressure Service and Other Special Purpose Applications
B637 Specification for Precipitation-Hardening Nickel Al-
A194/A194M Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel
loy Bars, Forgings, and Forging Stock for High-
Nuts for Bolts for High Pressure or High Temperature
Temperature Service
Service, or Both
D5204 Classification System for Polyamide-Imide (PAI)
A216/A216M Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon,
Molding and Extrusion Materials
Suitable for Fusion Welding, for High-Temperature Ser-
F467 Specification for Nonferrous Nuts for General Use
vice
F468 Specification for Nonferrous Bolts, Hex Cap Screws,
A217/A217M Specification for Steel Castings, Martensitic
and Studs for General Use
Stainless and Alloy, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suit-
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2.2 ANSI Standards:
able for High-Temperature Service
ANSI B.1 Unified Screw Threads
A227/A227M Specification for Steel Wire, Cold-Drawn for
ANSI B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
Mechanical Springs
ANSI B16.34 Valves—Flanged, Threaded, and Welding
A229/A229M Specification for Steel Wire, Oil-Tempered
End
for Mechanical Springs
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2.3 ASME Standard:
A231/A231M Specification for Chromium-VanadiumAlloy
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Steel Spring Wire
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2.4 API Standards:
A276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
API Standard 526 Flanged Steel Safety-Relief Valves
API Standard RP 520, Part 1 Recommended Practice for
the Design and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Systems
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Ships
in Refineries
and Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.11 on
Machinery and Piping Systems.
Current edition approved May 1, 2004. Published May 2004. Originally
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approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 1996 as F1508 – 96. DOI: Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
10.1520/F1508-96R04. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM International Headquarters, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990.
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Available from The American Petroleum Institute (API), 1220 L. St., NW,
the ASTM website. Washington, DC 20005.
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2.5 Federal Specifications: 3.1.6 gagging device—a device, normally a screw (also
QQ-N-281 Nickel-Copper Alloy Bar, Rod, Plate, Sheet, called test gag), used to prevent the pressure relief valve from
Strip, Wire, Forgings, and Structural and Special Shaped opening during a hydrostatic pressure test of the equipment on
Sections which it is installed.
QQ-N-286 Nickel-Copper-Aluminum Alloy, Wrought
3.1.7 inlet pip
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