COPYRIGHTAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesCOPYRIGHTAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersAN-AMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDFACE=TO=FACEANDEI\ID.TO-ENDDIMEMSIONSOFVALVESASMEBI6.10-2000(RevisionofASME116.10-1992)COPYRIGHTAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesCOPYRIGHTAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesDateofIssuance:June15,2001ThisStandardwillberevisedwhentheSocietyapprovestheissuanceofanewedition.Therewillbenoaddendaissuedtothisedition.ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2005.ASMEwillissuewrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot"approve,""rate,"or"endorse"anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s1orpersonís)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsof...