API STD 600-2001
Bolted Bonnet Steel Gate Valves for Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries (Eleventh Edition; ISO 10434:2001 Adoption)

Standard No.

API STD 600-2001

Release Date

2001

Published By

API - American Petroleum Institute

Status

Be replaced 2015-07

Replace By

API STD 600-2009

Latest

API STD 600-2021

Scope

This International Standard specifies the requirements for a heavy duty series of bolted bonnet steel gate valves for petroleum refinery and related applications where corrosion@ erosion and other service conditions indicate a need for full port openings@ heavy wall sections and extra large stem diameters.This specification sets forth the requirements for the following gate valve features:?? bolted bonnet;?? outside screw and yoke;?? rising stems;?? non-rising handwheels;?? single or double gate;?? wedge or parallel seating;?? metallic seating surfaces;?? flanged or butt-welding ends.It covers valves of the nominal sizes DN:25; 32; 40; 50; 65; 80; 100; 150; 200; 250; 300; 350; 400; 450; 500; 600and is applicable for pressure designations PN:20; 50; 110; 150; 260; 420when metric sized bolt holes are provided in end flanges and PN designations are marked on the valve body.It also covers valves of the corresponding nominal pipe sizes NPS:1; 1? ; 1? ; 2; 2? ; 3; 4; 6; 8; 10; 12; 14; 16; 18; 20; 24and applies for equivalent nominal Class ratings:150; 300; 600; 900; 1 500; 2 500when inch-sized bolt holes are provided in end flanges and Class designations are marked on the valve body.It also covers additional marking requirements for valves that are PN (or Class) designated but have flanges drilled for inch (or metric) bolt holes.

API STD 600-2001 history

• 2021 API STD 600-2021 Steel Gate Valves—Flanged and Butt-welding Ends, Bolted Bonnets (FOURTEENTH EDITION; API Monogram Program Effective Date: November 2021)
• 2015 API STD 600-2015 Steel Gate Valves - Flanged and Butt-welding Ends@ Bolted Bonnets (THIRTEENTH EDITION; Effective Date: July 2015)
• 2009 API STD 600-2009 Steel Gate Valves-Flanged and Butt-welding Ends@ Bolted Bonnets (Twelfth Edition; Incorporates Errata 1 November 2009)
• 2001 API STD 600-2001 Bolted Bonnet Steel Gate Valves for Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries (Eleventh Edition; ISO 10434:2001 Adoption)
• 1997 API STD 600-1997 Steel Gate Valves - Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends@ Bolted and Pressure Seal Bonnets (Tenth Edition; Errata -June 5@ 1998)
• 1991 API STD 600-1991 Steel Gate Valves - Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends Ninth Edition
• 1981 API STD 600-1981 Steel Gate Valves@ Flanged or Buttwelding Ends (EIGHTH EDITION)
• 1973 API STD 600-1973 Steel Gate Valves@ Flanged or Buttwelding Ends (SEVENTH EDITION)
• 1969 API STD 600-1969 Steel Gate Valves Flanged or Buttwelding Ends (Sixth Edition)
• 1961 API STD 600-1961 FLANGED AND BUTT-WELDING-END STEEL GATE AND PLUG VALVES FOR REFINERY USE (FIFTH EDITION)
• 1955 API STD 600-1955 FLANGED AND WELDING-END STEEL GATE AND PLUG VALVES FOR REFINERY USE (THIRD EDITION)
• 1951 API STD 600-1951 FLANGED AND WELDING-END STEEL WEDGE-GATE AND PLUG VALVES FOR REFINERY USE (SECOND EDITION)
• 1949 API STD 600-1949 FLANGED AND WELDING-END STEEL WEDGE-GATE AND PLUG VALVES FOR REFINERY USE