Differences between API 600 & API 6D

Body Dimensions
Face-to-
Pressure
Spec. Title Scope Valve Features NPS Design Flanged Face
Class
Ends Dimensio
ns
Heavy-duty series of bolted -Bolted bonnet, DN≤ 600
Steel bonnet steel gate valves for - Outside screw and yoke, (NPS 24)
Gate petroleum refinery and - Rising stems, 150, ASME
Valves- related applications where - Non-rising handwheels, 300, B16.5
API Flanged corrosion, erosion, and other
and Butt- service conditions would
- Single or double gate,
- Wedge or parallel
*
API 600
600, Clauses: 5.1.1 & DN >600 ASMEB16.10 or
1~ 42 900, 5.1.2
600 welding indicate a need for full port
Ends, openings, heavy wall
seating,
- Metallic seating surfaces, 1500,
(NPS 24), ISO 5752
ASME
Bolted sections, and large stem - Flanged or B16.47
Bonnets diameters. butt-welding ends.
2500 Series A
or B
the requirements for the Gate, Ball, Check, and DN≤ 600
design, manufacturing, Plug Valves Figure B.1 (NPS 24)
assembly, testing, and and Figure B.14. ASME
documentation of 150, B16.5
Ball, Check, Gate, and Plug Full-opening Valves, Table C.1
Valves for application in
300, ASME Sec. DN = 550 to Table
Pipeline 400, VIII, Div.1 or 2; (NPS22); C.5; see
API and
Pipeline and Piping Systems
for the petroleum and natural
Reduced-opening Valves,
1/2 ~ 60 600, ASME B16.34; MSS SP- Figure
Piping
6D Valves
gas industries. Flanged Welded
900, EN 12516-1 or 2 44 B.1 to
Figure
Welding-end valves, 1500, and 3. DN >600 B.14
2500 (NPS 24),
ASME
B16.47
Series A
Note : *1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42
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 Differences between API 600 & API 6D ( Continue)
Testing, Inspection and
Spec. Gate configurations Yoke Materials Trim Ends
Examination
A one-piece wedge gate-
as either a solid or flexible
... either an Flanged
API wedge design
integral part of
As selected from
ASME B16.34, Group
Table 8
(see next API 598 or
the bonnet or a
600 A two-piece split wedge
gate or parallel seat
separate part
1 and Group 2. pages)
Welded
double-disc gate
Expanding-gate/Rising- Clauses 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4,
stem
Stem Backseat Test,
one piece for slab-gate
Yes but Flanged
API valves or of two or more
pieces
Yes but without
ASME B16.34
without
Hydrostatic Shell Test
P = 1.5 X pressure rating or
any clause. any
6D Through-conduit Rising-
clause
Hydrostatic Seat Test
Welded
stem P = 1.1X pressure rating

API 600 Figure and Tables

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 API 600 Annex D (informative)
Valve Material Combinations
Table D.1 and Table D.2 list valve body, bonnet and cover materials (ASME B16.34,
Material Groups 1 and 2) along with associated valve trim materials (trim numbers, Table
8) and ASTM A193 and ASTM A194 specification bolting materials. For ASTM A193
and ASTM A194 listed bolting materials in Table D.1 and Table D.2, corresponding
bolting materials listed in EN 10269 may be substituted in accordance with Table D.3.
Materials other than those listed in Table D.1, Table D.2, or Table D.3, are outside the
scope of this standard (see 6.2).

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 API 600 Figure and Tables

Differences between API 600 and API 6D