MSSSP-6-2007StandardFinishesforContactFacesofPipeFlangesandConnecting-EndFlangesofValvesandFittingsStandardPracticeDevelopedandApprovedbytheManufacturersStandardizationSocietyoftheValveandFittingsIndustry,Inc.127ParkStreet,NEVienna,Virginia22180Phone:(703)281-6613Fax:(703)281-6671E-mail:info@mss-hq.orgwww.mss-hq.orgCopyrightMSSProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithMSSNotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---MSSSTANDARDPRACTICESP-6iThisMSSStandardPracticewasdevelopedundertheconsensusoftheMSSTechnicalCommittees102,110,201,andtheMSSCoordinatingCommittee.ThecontentofthisStandardPracticeistheresultoftheeffortsofcompetentandconcernedvolunteerstoprovideaneffective,clear,andnon-exclusivespecificationthatwillbenefittheindustryasawhole.ThisMSSStandardPracticeisintendedasabasisforcommonpracticebythemanufacturer,theuser,andthegeneralpublic.TheexistenceofanMSSStandardPracticedoesnotinitselfprecludethemanufacture,sale,oruseofproductsnotconformingtotheStandardPractice.Mandatoryconformanceisestablishedonlybyreferenceinacode,specification,salescontract,orpubliclaw,asapplicable.UnlessotherwisespecificallynotedinthisMSSSP,anystandardreferredtohereinisidentifiedbythedateofissuethatwasapplicabletothereferencedstandard(s)atthedateofissueofthisMSSSP.(SeeAnnexA.)U.S.customaryunitsinthisSParethestandard;themetric(SI)unitsareforreferenceonly.InthisStandardPracticeallnotes,annexes,tables,andfiguresareconstruedtobeessentialtotheunderstandingofthemessageofthestandard,andareconsideredpartofthetextunlessnotedas"supplemental".Allappendicesappearinginthisdocumentareconstruedas"supplemental".Supplemental"informationdoesnotincludemandatoryrequirements.Substantivechangesinthis2007editionare“flagged”byparallelbarsasshownonthemarginsofthisparagraph.Thespecificdetailofthechangemaybedeterminedbycomparingthematerialflaggedwiththatinthepreviousedition.Anypartofthisstandardmaybequoted.Creditlinesshouldread‘ExtractedfromMSSSP-6,2007withpermissionofthep...