API 600 - Overview

Sr. #

Particular

Details

Scope

Requirements for Heavy Duty Series of Steel Gate Valves Petroleum Refinery
and Related Applications where Corrosion, Erosion & Other Service Conditions
Would Indicate a need of Full Port Opening heavy wall sections and large stem
diameters

Covered Sizes

NPS 1 to NPS 42 (DN 25 to DN 1050)

Covered Class Ratings

150 to 2500

Bonnet Type

Bolted Bonnet

Type of Stem

Outside Screw & Yoke, Non Rising Stem

Types of Wedges

Single and Double Wedge & Parallel Seating

Available End
Connections

Flanged & Welding Ends

Body & Bonnet From ASME B16.34 Group 1 and Group 2

Applicable Materials

Trim Materials From Standard API Trims

Materials Other Than Trim Materials As specified in API 600
Design Standard API 600
Pressure Temperature Ratings ASME B16.34
Sizes API 600
Body Wall Thickness API 600
Bonnet Wall Thickness API 600
Face-to-Face & End-to-End Dimensions ASME B16.10 or ISO 5752
End Connections:
Flanged Ends ASME B16.5 (Up to NPS 24, except 22) , ASME B16.47 Series A or
Series B (Above NPS 26).
Chemical Composition for Carbon Steel Welding Ends API 600
Acceptance for Attachment Welding ASME B31.3 or ISO 15649

Reference
Specifications

Butt Welding Ends ASME B16.25 (Above NPS 2), API 602 (Up to NPS 2)
Inside Diameter ASME B16.34 (Up tp NPS 24), ASME B16.34 (Class 150 to 300,
NPS 26 to 30), API 600 (Class 150 to 300, NPS 32 to 42)
Body to Bonnet Joint ASME B16.5
Spot Facing or Back Facing Parallelism Requirement ASME B16.5
Minimum Stud Bolt Sizes for Body-to-Bonnet Joint API 600
Total Cross Sectional Area of Bolts in Bonnet Bolting ASME B16.34
Construction of Bonnet Joint Pressure Seal Bonnet Design MSS-SP-144 Style B
Stem Strength Calculation for Maximum Input Force from Handwheel or Gear
box MSS-SP-91
Stem Threads Trapezoidal Type Left Handed Threads from ASME B1.5 or
ASME B1.8
Direction of Handwheel for Closing Valve - Clockwise

Prepared By: Nilesh Mistry (mistrynilesh@icloud.com)

Page 1 of 2

Minimum Stem Diameter API 600

Maximum Stem Projection API 602
Permitted Undertolerance for Stem Diameter API 600
Fugitive Emission Type Test API 624
Bolting for Body-to-Bonnet Joint ASME B18.2.2 or ASME B18.2.6M
Threads for Studs in Gland Bolting ASME B1.12 or ASME B1.13M
Valve-to-Gear Box or Power Actuator Flange Mating Dimensions ISO 5210 or
MSS-SP-102
Bypass and Other Auxiliary Connections ASME B16.34
Testing & Inspection API 598
Marking ASME B16.34 and MSS-SP-25
Shipment & Packaging Requirements API 600
Body End Flanges and Bonnet Flanges Forged or Cast Integral With Body
Minimum Thickness of Any Facing Material 1.6 mm (0.06 in.)
Bonnet One Piece Casting or Forging
Body-to-Bonnet Joint:
Flat Face in joint flanges is only acceptable in Class 150
For Class 150 NPS 2-1/2 and smaller, Body-to-Body Joint shall be circular only.
Parallelism of Body and Bonnet Flange Nut Bearing Surfaces - 1
Surface finish of the area of stem in contact with packing 0.80 m (32 in.) or
smoother.
10

Other Specified
Requirements

Stem Straightness of Entire Length Max 0.001 mm/mm (0.001 in./in.)

Min. No of Packing Rings Five
Min. No of packing Rings when Lantern Ring is used 3 Above Lantern & 3
Below Lantern Ring
Surface Finish of Packing Box Are in Contact With Packing Material 4.5 m
(175 in.)
Nominal Bore of Packing Box Sum of Stem Dia + 2(Nominal Width of Packing)
+ Clearance Factor
Class for Bolt Threads 2A (6g For Metric Threads)
Class for Nut Threads 2B (6H For Metric Threads)
Marking on Handwheel OPEN and Arrow Pointing Direction of Opening
Gate Position During Shipment Gate Closed

Prepared By: Nilesh Mistry (mistrynilesh@icloud.com)

Page 2 of 2