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16、 and should be submitted to the Standards Department,API,200 Massachusetts Avenue,NW,Suite 1100,Washington,DC 20001,standardsapi.org.iiiContentsPage1 Scope.11.1 Purpose.11.2 Applicability.11.3 Service Conditions.11.4 Hammer Union Assembly Nomenclature.12 Normative References.33 Terms,Definitions,and Abbreviations.43.1 Terms and Definitions.43.2 Abbreviations.64 Design and PerformanceGeneral Requirements.74.1 Service Conditions.74.2 Miscellaneous Design Information.85 Materials.95.1 General.95.2
