PipeFlangesandFlangedFittingsNPS½ThroughNPS24Metric/InchStandardANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB16.5-2020(RevisionofASMEB16.5-2017)ASMEB16.5-2020(RevisionofASMEB16.5-2017)PipeFlangesandFlangedFittingsxNPS1⁄2ThroughNPS24Metric/InchStandardANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDxDateofIssuance:January29,2021ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2024.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.PeriodicallycertainactionsoftheASMEB16CommitteemaybepublishedasCases.CasesandinterpretationsarepublishedontheASMEwebsiteundertheCommitteePagesathttp://cstools.asme.org/astheyareissued.ErratatocodesandstandardsmaybepostedontheASMEwebsiteundertheCommitteePagestoprovidecorrectionstoincorrectlypublisheditems,ortocorrecttypographicalorgrammaticalerrorsincodesandstandards.Sucherratashallbeusedonthedateposted.TheCommitteePagescanbefoundathttp://cstools.asme.org/.Thereisanoptionavailabletoautomaticallyreceiveane-mailnotificationwhenerrataarepostedtoaparticularcodeorstandard.ThisoptioncanbefoundontheappropriateCommitteePageafterselecting“Errata”inthe“PublicationInformation”section.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Users...