STANDARD PRACTICE SP. 43 1991 Edition Reaffirmed 1996 WROUGHT STAINLESS STEEL BUTT-WELDING FITTINGS INCLUDING REFERENCE TO OTHER CORROSION RESISTANT MATERIALS Developed and Approved by the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. 127 Park Street, N.E, Vienna, Virginia 22180 (703) 281-6613 Copyright MSS. This material is electronically reproduced by CSSinfo, (734) 930-9277. No part of the printed publication, nor any part of the electronic file may be reproduced o transmitted in ‘whole or in pat, in any form, including transmission by e-mail, by file transfer protocol (FTP), or by being made part of a network- accessible system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Originally Approved October, 1950Mss STANDARD PRACTICE SP-43 ‘An MSS Standard Practice is intended as a basis for common practice by the manufacturer, the user, and the general public. The existence of an MSS Standard Practice does not in itself preclude the manufacture, sale, or use of products not conforming to the Standard Practice. Mandatory conformance is established only by reference in a code, specification, sales contract, or public law, as applicable. Other standards documents referred to herein are identified by the date of issue that ‘was applicable to this standard at the date of issue of this standard. See Annex B. This standard shall remain silent on the applicability of those other standards of prior or subsequent dates of issue even though provisions of concern may not have changed, Any part of this standard may be quoted. Credit mes should read ‘Extracted from MSS-43-1991 (R 1996), with permission of the publisher, the Manufacturers Standardization Society.’ Reproduction prohibited under ‘copyright convention unless written permission is granted by the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. Copyright ©. 1982 by Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Ine. Printed in U.S.A.Mss. STANDARD PRACTICE sP43 FOREWORD ANSI) ASME B1639 is the American Standard for steel butt-welding fittings and although not so stated, it is implied that its scope deals primarily with the schedules of wall thicknesses which are common to carbon steel and the grades of alloy steel piping that are selected for pressure and temperature considerations. The rapid expansion of the process industries inthe field of chemicals, plastics, textiles, etc. has created a demand for a class of pipe referred to as stainless piping. using this word in its generic sense. This field employs the use of the austenitic stainless steels and also nicke! and its related alloys. This stainless piping is used with resistance to corrosion, elimination of product contamination, or combination ofthe two asthe principle reason for material selection, Pressure is seldom, ifever,a critical consideration, When pressure is a consideration reference is made to ANSI/ ASME BI6,9. Mechanical strength, resistance to vacuum, and economy. are the most usual criteria in the selection of pipe thickness in this field, and for this reason the wall thicknesses employed in the field of corrosion resistant pipe are lighter than those in ‘common usage with carbon steel piping In 1949 ANSI approved standard B36.19 Stainies Steel Pipein which a schedule of wall thickness was established and designated as Schedule 10S. Numerous companies were also using a wall thickness lighter than Schedule 10S for services ‘where contamination rather than corrosion was the prime consideration. These lighter wall thicknesses were designated Schedule 5S and the original 1950 edition of SP-43 established a series of Schedule 5S fittings. The 5S thicknesses were published in SP-43 and were developed in cooperation with representatives ofthe various principal chemical companies and processing industries. In 1952 the Stainless Steel Pipe Standard B36, 19 was revised to recognize the Schedule 5S wal thickness pipe as American Standard ‘The purpose of this standard isto provide industry with a set of dimensional standards for butt-welding fittings that can be used with these light wall pipes of corrosion resisting materials. The center-to-end dimensions of all fittings are identical with those in ANSI; ASME B16.9 which give to industry the advantage of uniform design room practice and a maximum utilization of existing die equipment. The only departure from this sin the lap-joint stub end where for purposes of economy the face-to-end of the product has been reduced for use with thin wall piping. The advantage of longer center-to-end dimensions ofthe size 3/4 elbows resulted in the change in the tables to permit a gradual changeover, providing the manufacturers ample time to deplete existing stocks, retool and replenish stocks. “The 1991 revision of this SP was required to delete the metric equivalentsMss. STANDARD PRACTICE P43 CONTENTS SECTION PAGE FOREWORD . CONTENTS 1, SCOPE ........ 2. REFERENCES 3. PRESSURE RATINGS | 4. SIZE 5. MARKING ..... 6 MATERIALS |... 7 8 9, 10. METAL THICKNESS .. FITTING DIMENSIONS TESTS .. |. TOLERANCES ...., Il. WELDING BEVEL 1. TOLERANCES . 2. DIMENSIONS OF LONG RADIUS ELBOWS. 3. DIMENSIONS OF STRAIGHT AND REDUCING-ON-THE-OUTLET TEES 4. DIMENSIONS OF LAP-JOINT STUB ENDS AND CAPS. . 5. 6 DIMENSIONS OF 180 DEGREE RETURNS ......... DIMENSIONS OF CONCENTRIC AND ECCENTRIC REDUCERS Al. DIMENSIONS OF WELDED AND SEAMLESS STAINLESS STE! ANNEX A. DIMENSIONS OF WELDED AND SEAMLESS STAINLESS STEEL PIPE B. LIST OF REFERENCED STANDARDS .........Mss STANDARD PRACTICE sP43 WROUGHT STAINLI ‘SS STEEL, BUTT-WELDING FITTINGS I. SCOPE 1.1 This standard covers overall dimen sions, tolerances, and markings for wrought stainless steel butt-welding fittings. In this standard “wrought” is used to denote fittings made of pipe. tubing, plate, bar. sheet. strip ‘or forgings. 1.2 This standard covers only fittings made for use with Schedule 5S or 10S pipe as given in ANSI/ ASME B36.9M, except that short pattern stub ends suitable for use with Schedule 40S are also shown, 1.3 Annex A. Table AI lists the dimensions of stainless steel pipe with which these fittings are intended to be used. 2. REFERENCES Standards and specifications adopted by relerence in this standard are shown in ‘Annex B. for convenience of identifying edition number. date and source of supply. PRESSURE RATINGS 3.1 Fittings produced under this standard shall carry the fotlowing ratings: [Schedule 5S piping is not recommended for use at ‘temperatures above 400 F}. Temp. PSI F tos | 5s 100 2s | 25 150 | 255 | 215 200 | 240 | 200 250 | 225 | 190 300 | 210 | 175 350 195 | 165 400 180 | 150 450 165 300 rm |; = 550 140 600 Bo | — 650 | 120 70 | 110 3.2 Fabricated Tees employing intersection welds shall be considered in this standard and shall be rated at 70% of these ratings. 3.3 For fittings of same pressure rating of ‘matching pipe, refer to ANSI/ ASME B16. 4. SIZE The size of the fittings in Tables | through 6 and Annex A is identified by the correspond- ing nominal pipe size. 5. MARKING 5.1 Each fitting shall be marked to show the following a) Manufacturer's name or trademark b) “CR” followed by the material identifi- cation symbol established for the respective grade in the appropriate ASTM or AISI specifications. ©) Schedule number or nominal wall thickness designation, d) Size 5.2. Where the size of fittings does not permit complete marking, the identification marks may be omitted in the sequence specified in MSS SP-25, Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and 5.3 Method of Marking — The manufac- turer's name or trademark, thickness, the grade identification symbol, and size shal be ‘marked by any suitable method not injurious to the fittingMss STANDARD PRACTICE SP-43 6 MATERIALS Fittings made from AISI Type 304, 304L, 347, 316, and 316L. are considered standard under this specification. Fittings to other specifications are available and should be made from material complying with the requirements of one of the recognized AISI analyses of ASTM specifications. 7. METAL THICKNESS As these fittings are to match pipe, the dimensions of the welding ends must con- form with established pipe standards as to outside diameters and tolerances. The nomi- nal wall thickness of the fittings shall be the ‘ames the pipe to which it is welded, except that fittings with heavier walls may be butt welded to lighter wall pipe provided the heavier wall is tapered on the inside or outside to match the dimensions of the lighter pipe. 8. FITTINGS DIMENSIONS 8.1 _Inch dimensions forthe fittings covered by this standard are given in Tables 1 through 6. 8.2__ One of the principals ofthis standard is the ‘maintenance of a fixed position for welding ends with reference to center line of the fittings or the overall dimensions as the cease may be. 9 TESTS Hydrostatic Testing of fittings is not re- quired in this standard; however, fittings ML. 2. shall be capable of withstanding a hydro- statictest pressure oneand one-half times the Pressure ratings shown in Subsection 3.1 for 100F. ‘TOLERANCES Table I lists the tolerances for the fittings covered by this standard. WELDING BEVEL Fittings furnished to this standard may be finished with ends cut square for wall thickness 0.12 in. or less. For wall thick- nesses in excess of 0.12 in., they shall be beveled at 37/4° plus or minus 214°; with oot face (land)0.06 in. plus or minus 0.03 in. a7 22 0.08. Tt +£0.03 in. CME Welaing Bevel for “T* i excess oF 0.12 FINISH AND HEAT TREATMENT. The fittings shall be satisfactorily heat treated by an accepted practice, and adequately clecined to insure. maximum corrosion resistance.STANDARD PRACTICE SP43 Mss oan en wo” | wo 5 7 i 00 Be ite: | ce fend [ere [cso |e cee |e eee voo- | so0- 7 [om | coo- | 2 |; | seos | oor | sor | acor | oo: | ooo #9 | s1-o1 = 0- | so0- «| oe S 4 , co | o- | 90° | scor | evox | scor | xo soos | oe | | 22 | ans woo, | 0° | eros | coor | seor | stor | soos | soos | x | coor » vg me, [| eror | coor | seor | seor | oor | soor | | coor ops (Gee bor fon fae ee | ee | o [oy | a a x va | woe | an | seid, ere | ari | wer | te | combana cli, | Satta | wm | ee ssoama | snpee | fomg | some | Sey roo | me | | somo | its ‘eiwy | ra as Ps a aE | er a mas wey suming ot Teerser | aoa sp beret swonpag | smoaia 506 seypur ur suoRuaWC, SDONVETIOL TaTaviMss STANDARD PRACTICE sP43 a TABLE 2. DIMENSIONS OF LONG RADIUS ELBOWS Dimensions in inches Centerto-End Nominal Outside =“ Pipe Diameter 90-Deg | 45-Deg Size at Bevel Rbows | Elbows A B 12 084 150 0.62 314 1.05 112 oad 1 132 150 0.88 1/4 166 188 1.00 1p 190 225 112 2 238 3.00 138 242 288 375 1.75 3 3.50 430 2.00 34/2 400 525 225 4 450 600 2.50 5 5.56 750 312 6 662 9.00 3.75 8 8.62 1200 5.00 10 10.75, 15.00 6.25 2 1275 18.00 750 4 14.00 21.00 8.15 16 16.00 24.00 10.00 18 18.00 27.00 112s 20 20.00 30.00 1250 2 22.00 33.00 13.50 4 24.00 36.00 15.00 ‘Aand B Denson forse 3 maybe shown below at the manufacturer’ option, Center-to-End 90 Degree Elbows-A- | 45 Degree Elbows -B 150 0.75STANDARD PRACTICE sP-3 TABLE 3. DIMENSIONS OF STRAIGHT AND REDUCING. ‘ON-THE-OUTLET TEES Dimensions in inches ‘Nawinal OTE] —Centerio bad] Nomina! | Duaetapat Bev | __Cenertotnd Pipe Tan] Outer See Run | ower | oc | 1/2 Sight oat | oss 374 Straight tos | tos Siexaiee 2 tos | ose 1 Saige ia | ise Teta ra | tos Iebein rz | ose Laas 16s | 166 tikxtifext | 166 | 132 tamxtilexsie | 166 | 198 ruaxtalaxia | 166 | ose 1.1/2 Straight 190 | 190 rupxtare tae | 190 | 166 Waxtljaet t90 | 132 uaxiajxs | 190 | 10s 2Suaight 238 | 238 deel 238 | 190 Ba 2x Lae 238 | 166 ax2a1 238 | 132 2x2K3I4 aas | vos | 250 | 7s 21/2 Sualght 2as | 288 3.00 zinxriex2 | 288 | 238 275 zizxrixta2 | 288 | 190 262 panaziacia | 288 | 166 250 pipazixr | 288 | 132 aas 3 Suaght aso | 330 338 3x3a240 350 | 288 32s 3xanr 330 | 238 300 saaahie 350 | 150 238 3/2 Sualpht 400 | 400 as sunxsiaxs | 400 | 350 32 sunxsinx2un | 400 | 288 350 binxsinx2 | 400 | 238 as Sanxsinatia | 400 | 190 an 4 Straight 430 | 450 41 axa 430 | 400 400 4xax3 430 | 350 388 axax2uie 430 | 238 328 xan? 450 | 238 330 xan tae 450 | 190 338 Sstaignt ss6 | 56 438 Sxsxd 556 | 430 40 Sx 5x32 ss6 | 400 450 52533 ss6 | 350 438 Sx 5x22 s36 | 288 425 Sx5x2 556 | 238 anMss STANDARD PRACTICE SP TABLE 3. DIMENSIONS OF STRAIGHT AND REDUCING- ‘ON-THE-OUTLET TEES (Continued) Dimension in inches Nominal Ouse ances Nominal Diameter Sept a Pipe Ta Outt Site Run owt c ™ 6 Staignt 6a 62 sa 562 6x6x5, 662 556 5a 5:38 6x6x4 662 450 562 12 sxex3in | 662 400 562 500 6x6x3 662 350 562 438 sxexzun | 662 288 562 ans 8Sualeht 862 as 1.00 1.00 BxBx6 862 662 7.00 6a Bx8x5 3a 5.56 1.00 638 Bxax4 3a 430 700 612 xsxau2 | 362 400 7.00 6.00 10steaigne 10275 107s 850 850 toxtoxs | 1075 862 350 8.00 ioxtoxs | 10.75 662 350 192 woxtoxs | t075 536 450 130 woxtoxs | 1075 450 aso 125 r2staigst | 27s nas 10.00 10.00 iret | its 1075 10.00 9.50 wxixs | ints 362 0.00 3.00 wxix6 | is 6.62 10.00 862 mxirxs | 1275 556 10.00 850. 14 Staignt 14.00 14.00 11.00 11.00 laxtexi2 | 1400 1275 11.00 10.82 wxiext0 | 14.00 1075 11.00 1012 waxiaxs | 16.00 862 11.00 978 waxiaxe | 1600 662 11.00 9.38 wesuesigne | 16.00 16.00 12.0 Ixiexis | 16.00 14.00 12.00 wx iexi2 | 16.00 1275 1162 wx isx10 | 16.00 1075 2 ixi6x8 | 1600 3a 10275 Ixi6x6 | 1600 602 1038 18stait — | 18.00 18.00 1350 1xt8x16 | 1800 16.00 13.00 18xt8x16 | 1600 14.00 1350 13.00 wxi8x12 | 1800 1215 1350 Re 1x18x10 | 1800 1075 1350 22 wxisx8 | 1800 862 1350 13s 2o0Strint | 20.00 20.00 15.00 15.00 20x20x 20.00 18.00 15.00 14.50 20x20x16 | 20.00 16.00 15.00 14.00 20x20x14 | 2000 4.00 15.00 14.00 20x20x12 | 20.00 13s 15.00 1362 20x20%10 | 2000 1075 15.00 Bi 20x20x8 | 2000 862 15.00 1275 24 susie | 24.00 24.00 17.00 17.00 dax24x 20 | 2400 20.00 100 11.00 rex2xis | 2400 18.00 17.00 1650 pax24xi6 | 2400 16.00, 17.00 16.00 2x 24x14 | 24.00 14.00 100 16.00 aax24xi2 | 2400 121s 17.00 15.62 26x24x10 | 2400 1075 11.00 15.12Mss STANDARD PRACTICE sP-43 Note b Type A for Lapoint Flange Slip-On Flange TABLE 4. DIMENSIONS OF LAP-JOINT STUB ENDS AND CAPS. Dimensions in inches ~ Lap Toint Stub Ends Nominal | Nominal oo Dis. of Lap-G |__ Radius of Fillet Pipe | O.D.at ee | lereth | Nominal & [A Nominel B Size Bevel ae Maximum & Max Max 42 84 1.00 2.00 1.38 012 0.03 314 Los 1.00 2.00 1.69 02 0.03 1 132 1.50 2.00 2.00 012 0.03 14 1.66 1.50 2.00 250 019 0.03 baj2 1.90 1.50 2.00 2.88 0.25 0.03 2 238 1.50 250 3.62 031 0.03 24/2 288 1.50 250 4.12 031 0.03 3 3.50 2.00 250 5.00 0.38 0.03 3.4/2 4.00 250 3.00 5.50 038 0.03 4 4.50 2.50 3.00 6.19 0.44 0.03 5 5.56 3.00 3.00 731 44 0.06 6 6.62 3.50 3.50 8.50 0.50 0.06 8 8.62 4.00 4.00 1062 0.50 0.06 10 10.75 5.00 5.00 12.78 0.50 0.06 12 12.75 6.00 6.00 15.00 0.50 0.06 14 14,00 6.50 6.00 16.25 0.50 0.06 16 16.00 7.00 6.00 18.50 0.50 0.06 18 18.00 8.00 6.00 21.00 0.50 0.06 20 20.00 9.00 6.00 23.00 0.50 0.06 24 24,00 10.50 6.00 27.25 0.50 0.06 NOTE: Minimum lap thickness shall not be less than nominal wall thickness. contact aces of stub ends shal have a modified spiral or concentric seaton, (hese lengths and adi for use with Schedule 40S or thinner pipeMss STANDARD PRACTICE sP43 van Tat) Spe rt TABLE 5. DIMENSIONS OF 180 DEGREE RETURNS Dimensions in inches ‘Nominal Outside Center- Backto- Pipe Diameter toCenter Facet®) Size ‘At Bevel <0. ae 1/2 084 3.00 1.88 34 1.05 225 1.69 1 132 3.00 219 1/4 1.66 3.75 275 1/2 1.90 450 3.25 2 2.38 6.00 419 22 2.88 7.50 5.19 3 3.50 9.00 6.25 3.1/2 4.00 10.50 725 4 4.0 12.00 8.25 5 5.56 15.00 1031 6 6.62 18.00 1231 8 8.62 24.00 1631 10 10.75 30.00 20.38 2 12.75 36.00 24.38 4 14.00 42.00 28.00 16 16.00 48.00 32.00 18 18.00 54.00 36.00 20 20.00 60.00 40.00 24 24.00 72.00 48.00 NOTE: (© Alignment of ends -U For nom pipe sie 8 and smaller 410.03 in. and for size 10 and larger 20.06 in (©) 4° dimension is equal to 1/2 “O" dimension (© 0 and X dimension for size 3/4 may be a8 shown below the manafactart’s option Centertoenter-O- Backsto-Face-K 300 200Mss STANDARD PRACTICE sp-43 TABLE 6. DIMENSIONS OF CONCENTRIC AND ECCENTRIC REDUCERS Dimensions nies Dinan ints nin ta | oni Noor | see Pipe Tange ‘Small H Pipe Large ‘Small H Size End End ‘Size ‘End End | we | a | sm ao Ma? [is | te 7 as a | 6a | is | a8 tha | 13 | dee | doo oie ie |G | ols | 28 or? | es | i | rae | a | ose | 200 the | | | # axe [6 | Ha | 288 | =| fetta | A | oases | ie us [ea | se] ee ye || || en bao ieee lansote case tas srsuz | sez | Soo | €00 Hiese | 130 | tos | 2 wre | sas | ase | om tata [tse | oe | 28 tre fins | 80 | te ae ee rs [ion | fi | ame xi | 238 166 3.00 noe oe eee ae Ur wixio | i228 | 02s | eo oe [Be] 1a |e ire | is | aah | ag eo es Sr 22x 11/2 | 288 1.90 3.50 l2xs 12.95 ans 8.00 asta | ie | ime | RB writ | uae | aa | sen poe] | us | as a er pee fae |e toe fice | Ba | Bee genia | sao] as | aso tae tem | ea | ae. Stan [3s | ta | a8 ext | 1600 | 1400 | eon sia [3 | 28 | a8 jeri [ie | am | ee texto [tea | lors | tees sinxa | aw | 30 | too B/2x21/2 | 4.00 288 4.00 6x8 16.00 862 14.00 sina.” | Ss | ase | £88 tax16 | 1800 | is00 | san Bathe |i | ie | tee tere [tte] lem | Sep hae | am | rae | ae ito | isss | Sap 4xaiz | aso 4.00 4.00 100] 1075 | 15.00 eS fs fase woris | 200 | iso | 2000 Mae |S] | Bri | deme | ites | 208s ar i | Brie | damm | ieee | 2888 ha [83 fis | 8 mris | ano | ise | inde sus | ase | aso | 500 naz0 | 2400 | 2000 | 2000 Shi [4S | aR | ae i [3 | BS | Be gut? |G] se | ae mie [dem | ies | 28 ie [EE | UR | is a hL™hrerts—s—SMss STANDARD PRACTICE P43 ANNEX A TABLE Al. DIMENSIONS OF WELDED AND SEAMLESS STAINLESS STEEL PIPE Dimensions in inches 5 Nominal Wall Thickness Nominal | oytsig Pipe wales Schedule Schedule Schedule ee Diameter 550) 10s 40st 12 0.84 0.065 0.083 0.109 3/4 Los 0.065 0.083 0.113, 1 132 0.065 0.109 0.133 1/4 1.66 0.065 0.109 0.140 Liy2 1.90 0.065 0.109 014s 2 2:38 0.065 0.109 isa 22 2.88 0.083 0.120 0.203, 3 3.50 0.083, 0.120 0.216 34/2 4.00 0.083, 0.120 0.226 4 4.50 0.083, 0.120 0.237 5 5.56 0.109 0.134 0.258 6 6.62 0.109 0.134 0.280 8 8.62 0.109 0.148, 0.322 10 10.75 0.134 0.165 0.365 2 12.75 0.156 0.180 0.375 ©) 4 14.00 0.156 o.188® | 03750 16 16.00 0.165 o1ss® | 03750 18 18.00 0.165 0.188 | 03750 20 20.00 0.188 0.218 | 03750 2 22.00 0.188 0.218% | 03750 4 24.00 0.218 0.250 0.375 6) 30 30.00 0.250 0.312 0.3750 Note (9) ANSI) ASME B36.19M (These d not conform to ANSI/ ASME 836 0M for crbon tel eh 0a 4. The carbon sie schedules are eave than the sails, Fangs ordered to SP wil be furished tothe SS theuls onlyMss STANDARD PRACTICE sP43 ANNEX B List of standards and specifications referenced in this standard practice, showing the year of approved issue. ANSI/ASME BI6.9__ — 1993. Factory-Made Wrought Steel Buttwelding Fittings ANSI/ ASME B36.10M — 1985 Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe ANSI/ASME B36.19M — 1985 Stainless Steel Pipe MSS SP-25-1978 — Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions (R 1983, 1988) MSS SP-43-1991 — Wrought Stainless Steel Butt-Welding Fittings R = Year Reaffirmed Referenced Organizations ANSI — American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 ASME — American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017 ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428 — Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc., 127 Park Street, NE, Vienna, VA 22180 AIS — American Iron and Steel Institute, 1133 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005-2701