1、AN AMERICAN NATIO NAL STANDARDCast Copper Alloy Fittings for Flared Copper TubesASME B16.26-2006(Revision of ASME/ANSI B16.26-1988)Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distributio
2、n is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.ASME B16.26-2006(Revision of ASME/ANSI B16.26-1988)Cast CopperAlloy Fittings forFlared CopperTubesAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDThree Park Avenue New York,NY 10016Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05
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11、ll rights reservedPrinted in U.S.A.Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.CONTENTSForeword.ivCommittee Roster.vCorrespondence Wit
12、h the B16 Committee.vi1Scope.12Pressure Rating.13Size.14Marking.15Material.16Dimensions.17Threading.28Hydrostatic Test.2Tables1General Dimensions Cast Copper Alloy Fittings for Flared Copper Tubes.32Thread Specifications:External Threads on Fittings Class 2A.43Thread Specifications:Internal Threads
13、on Nuts Class 2B.4Mandatory AppendicesIU.S.Customary Units.5IIReferences.7Nonmandatory AppendicesAFlared Tube Dimensions.8BQuality System Program.9iiiCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduc
14、tion or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.FOREWORDThe development of a standard for brass fittings for flared copper water tubes was initiatedby a subcommittee of the Copper Tube and Fitting Manufacturers Standardization Committeein the year 1929.When a general agreement had been r
15、eached,the draft of the proposed standardwas submitted to Sectional Committee A40 on Minimum Requirements for Plumbing and Stan-dardizationofPlumbingEquipment,oftheAmericanStandardsAssociation.SectionalCommitteeA40 was jointly sponsored by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering and The America
16、nSociety of Mechanical Engineers.Final ASA approval and designation as an American Standard,ASA A40.2-1936,was grantedJanuary 20,1936.The Standard remained unchanged and without reaffirmation until 1955 when this activitywas transferred from Sectional Committee A40 to Sectional Committee B16 on Standardizationof Pipe Flanges and Fittings,under the sponsorship of The American Society of MechanicalEngineers,the Mechanical Contractors Association of America,Inc.,and the Manufacturers Stan-dardizati