Designation: F1792 − 97 (Reapproved 2016)´1 An American National Standard

Standard Specification for

Special Requirements for Valves Used in Gaseous Oxygen
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This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1792; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

ε1 NOTE—Keywords were added editorially in September 2016.

1. Scope Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Hydrogen Systems

1.1 This specification covers the special requirements for MIL-V-5027 Valves, Check, Oxygen, High Pressure
valves used in gaseous oxygen service. It is intended that this MIL-STD-278 Fabrication, Welding and Inspection; Casting
specification be invoked as an additional requirement in Inspection and Repair for Machinery, Piping and Process
conjunction with primary valve specifications. Vessels in Ships of the United States Navy
MIL-STD-271 Non-destructive Testing Requirements for
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded Metals
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical MIL-P-46122 Plastic Molding and Extrusion Material, Poly-
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only vinylidene Fluoride Polymer and Copolymer
and are not considered standard.
3. Ordering Information
2. Referenced Documents
3.1 Ordering documentation for valves under this specifica-
2.1 ASTM Standards:2 tion shall include the following information, as required, to
G63 Guide for Evaluating Nonmetallic Materials for Oxy- describe the equipment adequately.
gen Service 3.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue.
G88 Guide for Designing Systems for Oxygen Service 3.1.2 Primary valve specification (see 1.1).
G93 Practice for Cleaning Methods and Cleanliness Levels 3.1.3 End preparations, if different than specified in 4.4.
for Material and Equipment Used in Oxygen-Enriched 3.1.4 Supplementary requirements, if any (see S1 through
Environments S4).
G94 Guide for Evaluating Metals for Oxygen Service
2.2 ANSI Standard:3 4. Valve Design and Construction
ANSI B1.1 Unified Screw Threads 4.1 Valves shall incorporate the features specified in 4.2 –
2.3 ASME Standard:4 4.6.
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
2.4 Military Standards and Specifications:5 4.2 Materials of Construction—Material requirements shall
MIL-STD-1330 Standard Practice for Precision Cleaning be as follows:
and Testing of Shipboard Oxygen, Helium, Helium- 4.2.1 The pressure containing/retaining envelope (including
any bolting, union nuts, or other fastening devices establishing
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the integrity of the pressure containing/retaining envelope),
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Ships
and Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.11 on bellows (where applicable), and end nipples, shall be nickel-
Machinery and Piping Systems. copper (70-30). Internal trim which is in contact with the line
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2016. Published September 2016. Originally media shall be nickel-copper (70-30), bronze, nickel-
approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F1792 – 97 (2010).
DOI: 10.1520/F1792-97R16E01.
aluminum-bronze, Inconel Alloy 600, brass, or other materials
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or which are compatible with oxygen service.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [email protected]. For Annual Book of ASTM 4.2.2 Non-metallic seat, seat insert, or seals. These materials
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on shall be selected from TFE, Reinforced TFE, CTFE, plastic in
the ASTM website.
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Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., accordance with MIL-P-46122, Polyamide (Vespel), or PEEK.
4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org. The materials for O-rings and gaskets shall be compatible for
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Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME oxygen service.
International Headquarters, Two Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://
4.2.3 Lubricants—Materials for lubricants shall be halocar-
www.asme.org.
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Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4 Section D, 700 bon (25-5S), Dupont (Krytox 240 AC, 240 AZ), Braycote 601,
Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS. or other lubricants compatible with oxygen service.

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4.2.4 Guidance on the selection of materials for oxygen shall be completely chamfered and deburred to prevent the
service can be found in Guides G63 and G94. Guidance on possibility of sharp edges or machining burrs in contact with
designing systems for oxygen service can be found in Guide oxygen.
G88. 4.4.3 Cleaning—Prior to assembly and testing, valves shall
be degreased and cleaned in accordance with Practice G93, and
4.3 General Requirements:
thereafter maintained clean for oxygen service.
4.3.1 Fire Prevention—Valves shall be constructed to mini-
mize the possibility of initiating ignition in gaseous oxygen 4.5 End Preparation—Unless otherwise specified (see Sec-
service. This shall be accomplished by the following: tion 3), end preparation for the valves shall be as follows:
4.3.1.1 Materials for parts in contact with oxygen shall have 4.5.1 Valves shall be supplied with inline extension nipples
the highest spontaneous ignition temperatures and the lowest welded directly to the valve body or fabricated as an integral
impact sensitivities compatible with construction and perfor- part of the valve body. Nipples shall be of the same basic
mance limitations. material as the body. The length and schedule of these nipples
shall be as specified in Table 1.
4.3.1.2 Surfaces in contact with oxygen shall be smooth
with well-rounded edges and without sharp or thin sectioned 4.6 Welding and Nondestructive Testing—Welding and non-
protrusions (that is, all parts shall have a high ratio of destructive testing shall be in accordance with ASME Boiler
volume-to-surface area). Sharp exterior corners are prohibited, and Pressure Vessel Code, Sections VIII and IX.
and interior corners shall have fillets to prevent the retention or 5. Marking
entrapment of machining chips, burrs, or foreign material.
5.1 Identification Plates—A metallic corrosion-resisting
4.3.1.3 Nonmetallic materials (O-rings, gaskets, etc.) other identification plate shall be securely attached to the valve and
than the seating insert, if applicable, shall be well removed shall indicate “Valve specially made for oxygen service”.
from the main flow path.
5.2 In addition, each valve shall be marked in accordance
4.3.2 Fire Containment—Valves shall be constructed to
with their applicable primary valve specification requirements.
minimize oxygen escape in the event of an internal or external
fire. This shall be accomplished by the following: 6. Quality Assurance System
4.3.2.1 Pressure-Boundary Sealing—Joints for the pressure- 6.1 The manufacturer shall establish and maintain a quality
boundary seals shall provide an effective barrier to leakage in assurance system that will ensure all the requirements of this
the event of damage or consumption of the non-metallic specification are satisfied.
sealing elements by providing long, close fitting metal-to-metal
6.2 A written description of the quality assurance system the
leakage or flame paths.
manufacturer will use shall be available for review and
4.3.2.2 Internal Seating—The seat design shall be such that acceptance by the inspection authority.
in the event that the non-metallic seat is damaged, destroyed, or
carried away, there will be a secondary metal-to-metal seat to 6.3 The purchaser reserves the right to witness any tests and
minimize through seat leakage. The construction and location inspect the valves in the manufacturer’s plant to the extent
of the nonmetallic seals and seating inserts shall minimize the specified on the purchase order.
possibility of ignition under a pressure surge. 7. Keywords
4.3.2.3 Pressure Surge—Valves shall be designed to prevent 7.1 gaseous; oxygen; valve
pressure surge, which could cause auto-ignition.
TABLE 1 Length and Schedule of Extension Nipples
4.4 Design Features:
Minimum Length
4.4.1 Manual valves shall be of the packless design, with the of Extension,
Size of Valve Pipe Schedule
stem sealed by a bellows. inches (Valve
4.4.2 Threads—Threads shall conform to ANSI B1.1. Use Center to End)
1⁄4 NPS to 1 NPS (13.5 mm to 33.7 mm) 80 7.00 (178 mm)
of threads in contact with oxygen shall be minimized. Any 1-1⁄2 NPS to 2-1⁄2 NPS (48.3 mm to 73.0 mm) 160 12.0 (305 mm)
threads wetted by oxygen shall be of rolled construction or

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SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

One or more of the following supplementary requirements S1, S2, S3, or S4 shall be applied only
when specified by the purchaser in the inquiry, contract, or order. Details of those supplementary
requirements shall be agreed upon in writing by the manufacturer and purchaser. Supplementary
requirements shall in no way negate any requirement of the specification itself.

S1. Supplemental Tests S3.6 Purchase Control—The manufacturer shall ensure that
S1.1 Supplemental tests shall be conducted at a laboratory all purchased material and services conform to specified
satisfactory to the customer and shall consist of the examina- requirements and that all purchase orders give full details of the
tions and tests selected from those specified in S1.2 through material and services ordered.
S1.4. S3.7 Material Control—The manufacturer shall include a
S1.2 Examination Prior to Testing—The valve(s) shall be system for material control that ensures the material received is
examined visually to determine conformance with the ordering properly identified and that any required documentation is
data, dimensions, and workmanship without disassembly. present, identified to the material, and verifies compliance to
S1.3 Nonmetallic Materials Compatibility Test—Materials the specified requirements. The material control system shall
shall be subjected to the ozone-resistance and oxygen-bomb ensure that only the intended material is used in manufacture.
tests as specified in MIL-V-5027, with test pressure applicable The manufacturer shall maintain control of material during the
to the valve under test. No charring or deterioration is allowed. manufacturing process by a system that identified inspection
S1.4 Nondestructive Testing—Nondestructive testing shall status of material throughout all stages of manufacture.
be in accordance with MIL-STD-271. S3.8 Manufacturing Control—The manufacturer shall en-
sure that manufacturing operations are carried out under
S2. Cleaning, Drying, Packaging, and Marking Require- controlled conditions utilizing documented work instructions.
ments The manufacturer shall provide for inspection, where
S2.1 Valves shall be cleaned, dried, packaged, and marked appropriate, for each operation that affects quality or shall
in accordance with MIL-STD-1330. Packaging operations arrange an appropriate monitoring operation.
shall be accomplished in an area that will prevent valve S3.9 Quality Control Plan—The manufacturer’s quality
contamination by hydrocarbons. control plan shall describe the fabrication operations, including
examinations and inspections.
S3. Quality Assurance S3.10 Welding—The quality control system shall include
S3.1 Scope of Work—The written description of the quality provisions for ensuring that welding conforms to specified
assurance system shall include the scope and locations of the requirements. Welders shall be qualified to the appropriate
work to which the system is applicable. standards and the qualification records shall be made available
S3.2 Authority and Responsibility—The authority and re- to the inspection authority if required.
sponsibility of those in charge of the quality assurance system S3.11 Nondestructive Examination—Provisions shall be
shall be clearly established. made to utilize non-destructive examination, as necessary, to
S3.3 Organization —An organizational chart showing the ensure that material and components comply with the specified
relationship between management and the engineering, requirements. Non-destructive examinations shall be autho-
purchasing, manufacturing, construction, inspection, and qual- rized by their employer or qualified by a recognized national
ity control groups is required. The purpose of this chart is to body, or both, and their authorizations/qualification records
identify and associate the various organizational groups with shall be made available to the inspection authority if required.
the particular functions for which they are responsible. These S3.12 Non-Conforming Items—The manufacturer shall es-
requirements are not intended to encroach on the manufactur- tablish procedures for controlling items not in conformance
er’s right to establish, and from time to time to alter, whatever with the specified requirements.
form of organization the manufacturer considers appropriate S3.13 Heat Treatment—The manufacturer shall provide
for its work. Persons performing quality control functions shall controls to ensure that all required heat treatments have been
have a sufficiently well-defined responsibility and the authority applied. Means should be provided by which heat treatment
and the organizational freedom to identify quality control requirements can be verified.
problems and to initiate, recommend, and provide solutions. S3.14 Inspection Status—The manufacturer shall maintain a
S3.4 Review of Quality Assurance System—The manufac- system for identifying the inspection status of material during
turer shall ensure and demonstrate the continuous effectiveness all stages of manufacture and shall be able to distinguish
of the quality assurance system. between inspected and non-inspected material.
S3.5 Drawings, Design Calculations, and Specification S3.15 Calibration of Measurement and Test Equipment—
Control—The manufacturer’s quality assurance system shall The manufacturer shall provide, control, calibrate, and main-
include provisions to ensure that the latest applicable drawings, tain inspection, measuring and test equipment to be used in
design calculations, specifications, and instructions, including verifying conformance to the specified requirements. Such
all authorized changes, are used for manufacture, examination, calibration shall be traceable to a national standard and
inspection, and testing. calibration records shall be maintained.

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S3.16 Records Maintenance—The manufacturer shall have tem shall provide for the inspection authority at the manufac-
a system for the maintenance of inspection records, turer’s plant to have access to all drawings, calculations,
radiographs, and manufacturer’s data reports that describe the specifications, procedures, process sheets, repair procedures,
achievement of the required quality and the effective operation records, test results, and any other documents as necessary for
of the quality system. the inspection authority to perform its duties in accordance
S3.17 Sample Forms—The forms used in the quality control with this supplementary requirement. The manufacturer may
system and any detailed procedures for their use shall be provide for such access by furnishing the inspection authority
available for review. The written description of the quality with originals or copies of such documents.
assurance system shall make reference to these forms.
S3.18 Inspection Authority—The manufacturer shall make S4. Special Fabrication Requirements
available to the inspection authority at the manufacturer’s plant
a current copy of the written description of the quality S4.1 Welding Requirements—Welding shall be in accor-
assurance system. The manufacturer’s quality assurance sys- dance with MIL-STD-278.

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