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API 6D 25th Edition

Specification for valves, main changes
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Biography
SPEAKER

Massimiliano Gamba is an Oil & Gas professional, certified NDE and welding inspector.
API Senior Auditor for API Q1, API Q2 API 18LCM, ISO 9001 and Monogram Program.
API University approved training provider
Roster of API Committees on Standardization of Oilfield Equipment and Materials (CSOEM):
• SC20 – Supply Chain Management Task Groups 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D, 20G, 20J, 20M
• SC06 – Valves & Wellhead Equipment
Member of ASTM Committees A01 (Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloy) and C01 (Cement).
More than 20 years experience on Oil & Gas Industry.

📞 +39 338 5264889

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Speech agenda

• API 25th edition publication and effectiveness

• Brief history of API 6D specification

• Main changes overview

• Layout

• Chapters

• Annexes

• Focus on main changes

• By chapters

• By annexes
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API 6D 25th edition

• Publication Date: November 2021

• Effective Date: November 2022

• Errata 1, has been published in December 2021

• Errata 2, has been published in April 2022

November 2022

Transition period

November 2021

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API 6D brief history and continous evolution

• API 6D (identified as API 5G1) was published in September 1936, went through 5 different revisions and was
officially published in June 1947 as API 6D 5th edition

• API 6D 22nd edition, published on January 2002 BECOME equivalent of ISO 14313.

• API 6D 24th edition, published on August 2014 NOT LONGER equivalent of ISO 14313.

• API 6D 24th revision process has been initiated in 2018 by API Subcommittee SC6.

REASON behind the new edition:

• to accommodate the needs of industry

• to address many interpretations and harmonize 10 Errata and 2 Addendum of 24th edition

• to move the specification to a higher level of service to the petroleum and natural gas industry.
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API 6D 25th edition key changes overview

• Specification TITLE and SCOPE
• REORGANIZING the requirements in an order more aligned with the manufacturing process 
• Addition of AXIAL VALVES to the types of valves covered
• Removal of CLASS ASME 400 as standard pressure class
• Required conformance to API 6DX for valves supplied with actuators
• Identifying allowable adjustment for SUBSIZE IMPACT SPECIMENS
• Identifying MINIMUM HEAT TREATMENT requirements
• Identifying MINIMUM BOLTING requirements
• Revising MARKING requirements
• Providing new DESIGN VALIDATION GUIDANCE
• Addition of requirements for REPAIR AND REMANUFACTURE of valves from API 6DR in new Annex A
• Collecting all PURCHASER-SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS into Annexes (Annex K and Annex L)
• Combining QSL requirements from Annexes N, J, H and G into one Annex I
• Adding guidance throughout the DOCUMENT REFERENCE to API 20 series specifications
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API 6D 25th Title and Scope

SCOPE §1
Defines the requirements for the design, manufacturing,
materials, welding, quality control, assembly, testing, marking,
documentation, and process controls of axial, ball, check, gate,
and plug valves for application in the petroleum and natural gas
industries.
Applies to ASME Classes 150, 300, 600, 900, 1500, and 2500.

• Added welding, quality control, marking and process control

Become
• Added Axial valves
• Delated ASME class 400

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API 6D 25th Structure

• CONFIRMED LAYOUT in 14 sections

• REORGANIZED sections

• REDUCED Annexes (from 15 to 12, Annexes)

• DELETED, ADDED, REORGANIZED/COMBINED Annexes

• REORGANIZED and RENAMED Figures

• REORGANIZED and RENAMED Tables

• UPDATED Normative references

• UPDATED Terms, definitions, acronyms, abbreviations and symbols

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API 6D 25th layout comparison

API 6D 24th edition API 6D 25th edition
• 1 Scope • 1 Scope
• 2 Normative References • 2 Normative References
• 3 Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, Abbreviations, Symbols, and • 3 Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, Abbreviations, Symbols, and
Units Units
• 4 Valve type and configuration • 4 Application, configuration and Performance
• 5 Design • 5 Design
• 6 Materials • 6 Materials
• 7 Welding • 7 Welding
• 8 Quality control • 8 Bolting
• 9 Pressure testing • 9 Quality control
• 10 Coating/Painting • 10 Factory Acceptance Testing
• 11 Marking • 11 Coating/Painting
• 12 Preparation for shipment • 12 Marking
• 13 Documentation • 13 Draining, protection and preparation for transport
• 14 Facility Requirements • 14 Documentation
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API 6D 25th layout changes overview

SECTIONS RENUMBERED

• Former §8 quality control become §9

• Former §10 coating/painting become §11

• Former §11 marking become §12

• Former §13 documentation become §14

NEW SECTION ADDED §8 BOLTING, including extended requirements for bolting.

SECTION INTEGRATION/COMBINED - Former §14 FACILITY REQUIREMENTS and table 8, now integrated into §4.5 –

MANUFACTURING PROCESSES and Table 2 (process control requirements)

RENUMBERING AND REWORDING

• Former PRESSURE TESTING (§9) become FACTORY ACCEPTANCE TESTING into §10

• Former PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT (§12) become Draining, protection and preparation for transport into §13
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API 6D Annexes comparison

API 6D 24th edition API 6D 25th edition
• Annex A (informative) API Monogram Program Use of the API Monogram by • Annex A (informative) Repair or Remanufacture of Valves
Licensees
• Annex B (informative) Examples of Valve Configurations
• Annex B (informative) Valve Configurations
• Annex C (normative) Valve End-to-end and Face-to-face Dimensions
• Annex C (normative) Valve End-to-end and Face-to-face Dimensions
• Annex D (informative) Guidance for Travel Stops by Valve Type
• Annex D (informative) Guidance for Travel Stops by Valve Type
• Annex E (informative) Isolation Valve Features
• Annex E (informative) API 20 Series Supply Chain Management
• Annex F (normative) Qualification of Heat-treating Equipment
• Annex F (informative) Design Validation

• Annex G (normative) Requirements for NDE • Annex G (normative) External Coating for End Connectors
• Annex H (normative) Supplementary Test Requirements • Annex H (normative) Heat-treat Equipment Qualification
• Annex I (informative) Requirements for Extended Hydrostatic Shell Test • Annex I (normative) Quality Specification Level (QSL) and
Duration and Records Retention for Valves in Jurisdictional Pipeline Systems Supplemental Testing
• Annex J (normative) Quality Specification Level (QSL) for Pipeline Valves • Annex J (informative) Requirements for Extended Hydrostatic Shell
Test Duration and Records Retention for Valves in Jurisdictional
• Annex K (informative) Isolation Valve Features
Pipeline Systems
• Annex L (normative) External Coating for End Connections
• Annex K (normative) Purchaser-specified Customization - Permissible
• Annex M (informative) Marking Example Deviations to Specified Design and Manufacturing Requirements
• Annex N (informative) Supplementary Documentation Requirements • Annex L (informative) Specified Customization - Supplemental Options
• Annex O (informative) Purchasing Guidelines to Specified Design and Manufacturing Requirements

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API 6D 25th Annexes

DELETED
• Annex A (informative) API Monogram Program Use of the API Monogram by Licensees
• Annex E (informative) API 20 Series Supply Chain Management
• Annex M (informative) Marking Example
• Annex O (informative) Purchasing Guidelines
CONFIRMED (also with different letter, in some case)
• Annex B (informative) Examples of Valve Configurations
• Annex C (normative) Valve End-to-end and Face-to-face Dimensions
• Annex D (informative) Guidance for Travel Stops by Valve Type
• Annex E (informative) Isolation Valve Features
• Annex G (normative) External Coating for End Connectors
• Annex H (normative) Heat-treat Equipment Qualification
•Annex J (informative) Requirements for Extended Hydrostatic Shell Test Duration and Records Retention for Valves in Jurisdictional Pipeline Systems
COMBINED (previous Annexes N, J, H and G)
Annex I (normative) Quality Specification Level (QSL) and Supplemental Testing)
NEW ADDED
• Annex A (informative) Repair or Remanufacture of Valves
• Annex F (informative) Design Validation
• Annex K (normative) Purchaser-specified Customization - Permissible Deviations to Specified Design and Manufacturing Requirements
• Annex L (informative) Specified Customization - Supplemental Options to Specified Design and Manufacturing Requirements
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§2 - Normative references
Has been GROUPED BY SOURCE

AMPP (formerly NACE International)

Association for Materials Protection and Performance
API UPDATED, DELATED and ADED
American Petroleum Institute normative references.
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers REMOVED ALL EDITIONS
ASNT (excluding those relevant to API
American Society for Nondestructive Testing
20 series)
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials hence
ISO
International Organization for Standardization Only latest editions are
MSS
Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry
applicable
SAE
Society of Automotive Engineers

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§3 - Terms and definitions

ADDED some definitions such as: CHANGED some definitions such as:
§3.1.13 - Design review and verification §3.1.35 – Pressure-containing parts.
§3.1.14 - Design validation NOTE - do not include bolting (see Section 8).
§3.1.21 – Manufacturer §3.1.36 – Pressure controlling parts
§3.1.22 – Maximum allowable working pressure MAWP §3.1.10 – Closure member
§3.1.23 – Maximum allowable stem torque/thrust MAST NOTE - Earlier editions of API 6D ref. to the closure member as an
§3.1.37 - Purchaser “obturator.”
§3.1.38 – Remanufacturer
ADDED various abbreviations, such as:
§3.1.39 – Repairer
• BSL (bolting specification level)
§3.1.54 – Visible leakage
• BTC (break‐to‐close) and BTO (break‐to‐open)
• ETC (end‐to‐close) and ETO (end‐to‐open)
• MDP (maximum pressure differential)
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§4 - Application, Configuration, and Performance

• New title, former “Valve Types and Configurations”
• Deleted pressure class 400 for standard valves
• Added NON-STANDARD VALVES (intermediate pressure and temperature rating)
• Added AXIAL VALVES as new product together with existing (ball, check, gate and plug)
• Axial valve nomenclature and configuration into Figure B.1
• Axial valve end to end and face to face dimensions into Table C.1
• Added table 2 – Process control formerly included into §14 and table 8
• NO longer identified location (on-site, off-site, and/or outsourced) but “Performed by”
• Modified process control activities and added requirements for processes outsourced

• Modified process requiring validation formerly included into §1.4

• Delated coating/component plating (previously by agreement),
• Added visual examination
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§5 - Design
• ADDED new requirements for bolted joint design
• SPLITTED requirements for standard and non-standard face to face/end to end dimensions
• Renumbered dimensions tables and some minor changes on dimensions and tolerances
• New sizes added for check and axial valves
• REMOVED references to “manufacturing method” to ensure flange alignment of flanged connectors
• ADDED requirements for studded-end valve end connectors
• MODIFIED requirements for weld end connectors and added requirements for mating pipes
• DETAILED requirements for drive train torque/thrust based on different type of valves
• ADDED requirements for drive train allowable stress in face of maximum allowable temperature
• ADDED requirements for drive train bolting for Quarter-turn valves
• ADDED requirements relevant to method of operation (manual gearbox and rotary motion)
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§5 - Design
• ADDITIONAL requirements for wrenches (longer than 24 in - 600 mm)
• ADDED requirements for position indicators and position of closure members
• ADDITIONAL requirements of travel stop into Annex D
• Split ball valves into quarter turn valves and rising stem valves
• Added expanding plug valves
• ADDITIONAL requirements for operators
• Actuators and mounting kits shall conform to API 6DX latest edition (formerly limited to sizing and ref. 6DX 1 st)
• Additional requirements provided for extended stem and shaft assembly
• ADDITIONAL requirements for cavity pressure relief in face of service condition and temperature
• CLARIFIED and ADDEDED details for vent, drains and injection points
• PROVIDED details for other drain connection (if requested by customer)

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§5 - Design
• ADDED requirements for lifting
• Sketches and handling instructions for safe lifting
• Safe working limit (SWL) requirements
• ADDED requirements for design process
• Conformity of design to documented procedure and applicable QMS
• Design documentation requirements
• Design review and verification requirements
• Design validation requirements and procedure
• ADDED ANNEX F (informative) provides on method for design validation
• Provides combination of pressure, temperature and operating cycles
• May be normative if required by the purchaser or if self invocated by the manufacturer
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§6 - Materials

• ADDED requirements for nonmetallic seals documented material specification

• CLARIFIED items that shall be reported into metallic material test certificates
• ADDED references API 20A, 20B and 20C for guidance qualification and production (casting and forging)
• ADDED references API 20J for guidance on the use of outsourced distributors of metallic material
• ADDED new section for casted parts
• ADDED requirements for forged parts (forging ratio)
• ADDED impact test requirements
• Split V-notch impact requirements for Duplex and Super Duplex Stainless Steel and Others
• Added adjustment factors for subsize specimens

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§6 - Materials
• ADDED/MODIFIED/MOVED requirements for heat treatment and production heat treating equipment
• Excluded application of requirements for surface coatings or localized PWHT processes
• Identified requirements for record retention
• Split requirements for each type of heat treatment and related new allowed tolerances
• Moved requirements for calibration and accuracy from Annex F to chapter 6
• Added requirements for multiple use furnaces
• Thermal Uniformity Surveys requirements better defined into Annex H and into section 6 considering:
• Heat treatment type
• Furnace classes as per SAE AMS2750
• Changed the thermocouple placement into figures from 2D to 3D
• Better clarified number of required thermocouples (aligned to API 6A)

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§7 - Welding
• EXCLUDED application of the welding requirements for HVOF coating process.
• ADDED reference to API 20G for guidance on the use of outsourced welding services
• ADDED requirements of hardness survey
• ADDED requirements of iron dilution for any CRA weld overlay (nickel-based alloy UNS N06625)
• ADDED requirements for CRA weld overlay NDE in the final supplied conditions
• ADDED requirements for NDE inspection of:
• Weld to pressure containing parts
• Weld pipe pups to valve ends
• ADDED requirements for manufacturing repair welding and relevant inspections:
• Casting
• Forgings and plates

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§8 - Bolting
• Completely NEW section
• Pressure boundary bolting shall
• conform to API 20E, BSL-1 when using alloy and carbon steel bolting
• conform to API 20F, BSL-2 when using corrosion-resistant bolting
• requirements for bolting not listed into API 20E and API 20F
• requirements for hardness limits and low temperature
• Other bolting shall
• confirm to accepted industry specifications or
• conform to the manufacturer’s documented material specification

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§9 – Quality control
• MODIFIED/ADDED requirements relevant to pressure measuring devices
• pressure recording devices
• calibration procedure
• calibration interval (length and date of starting)
• MODIFIED requirements for personnel qualification relevant to:
• other personnel performing other quality control activities
• NDE personnel
• Welding inspectors

• ADDED requirements for visual inspection for:

• Castings
• Forgings
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§9 – Quality control
• ADDED requirements relevant to storage of nonmetallic seals
• Manufacturer written requirements minimum content
• Packaging and storage of elastomeric
• ADDED requirements for valve assembly relevant to:
• Documented procedure
• Bolt tightening
• Interface pressure controlling parts free of any sealant
• Lubricant requirements
• Welding inspectors

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§10 – Factory Acceptance Testing

• NEW section, previously §9 “Pressure testing”
• Required documented procedure
• Duration and acceptance criteria
• Stabilization criteria
• ADDED requirements for testing equipment external force
• ADDED requirements for testing one piece body in non-assembled conditions
• RE-ORGANIZED pressure tests based on valve type configuration
• DELATED water temperature requirements
• CHANGED testing media chloride contents requirements

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§11 – Coating/Painting

CHANGED - Manufacturer’s standard BECOME manufacturer’s documented requirements.

ADDED 2 notes:
NOTE 1 - See Section 13 on corrosion protection for details.
NOTE 2 - See L.13 for requirements for coating of corrosion-resistant valves.

MOVED requirements external coatings for end connectors from Annex L to Annex G.

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§12 – Marking
• MOVED marking example (formerly in Annex M)
• COMBINED marking requirements in one location with different tables:
• Valve body marking
• Additional marking
• Valve marking on nameplate
• ADDED some marking requirements for valves, nameplate and additional marking
• ADDED allowance of laser engraved marking method
• ADDED requirements for
• DELATED QSL1 marking no longer required (only QSL 2 or greater needs to be marked)
• ADDED - serial number and manufacturer’s name must be on both the body and the nameplate

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§13 – Draining, Protection, and Preparation for Transport

ADDED requirements for documented procedure and its minimum contents, such as:

• bare metallic machined surfaces

• corrosion protection applied to exposed metallic surfaces of steels with less than 15 % chromium on flange faces,

weld bevel ends, exposed stems, and all accessible internal surfaces of the equipment;

• corrosion protection provided by a corrosion inhibitor having a runoff temperature of minimum 200 °F (93 °C)

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§14 – Documentation

ADDED Minimum documentation requirements and retention, for instance:

• retention of visual inspection records (§9.3)
• retention of chloride content in the hydrostatic test water (§10.1.3)

ADDED requirements for Documentation provided with the valve

ADDED Documentation that shall be provided to the valve purchaser.

ADDED Additional requirements for Certificate of conformance

• Additional requirements when specified by the manufacturer or purchaser in Annex F, Annex I, Annex J, Annex K, and Annex L;
• Design code for pressure-containing parts and pressure-boundary bolting (see 5.1.1);
• Code used for pressure-temperature rating (see 4.3).

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Purchaser defined requirements – Annex K

Product customization requirements outlined into Annexes K (normative) and L (informative), against
mandatory (“shall”) requirements included into API 6D body (from §4 to 14).

ANNEX K - Purchaser-specified customization. Permissible Design and Manufacturing Requirements.

Identifies permissible deviations to specified design and manufacturing requirements.
• Requirements deviations must be specified by the purchaser (customer/end user/distributor)
• The valve manufacture isn’t allowed to self invoked deviations of Annex K
• Annex K includes list of permissible variation and addresses the requirements
• The valve manufacture isn’t allowed to self invoked deviations of Annex K
• Deviations must be traceable to the purchaser (purchase order)
• Valves designed and manufactured with deviation of Annex K will be API 6D conforming

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Purchaser defined requirements – Annex L

ANNEX L - Specified Customization. Supplemental Options to Specified Design and Manufacturing

Requirements. Identifies supplemental requirements, which shall be performed by the manufacturer when
specified by the purchaser.
• Either upon purchaser’s request or self invoked by the valve manufacturer
• No requirements for documentation of the selection of Annex L, unless otherwise specified or unless
required by the purchaser.
• Annex L includes list of options variation and addresses the requirements
• Valves designed and manufactured with option of Annex L will be API 6D conforming

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Purchaser defined requirements – Annex K and Annex L

Additional optons
Permissible deviations
L.2 - Reduced-opening Valves with Circular Openings
L.3 - Valve Operational Data
L.4 - Extended Stem and Shaft Assemblies
K.2 - Intermediate Pressures and Temperature Ratings (see 4.3.1) L.5 - Antistatic Testing
K.3 - Valve Bore (see 4.4.1) L.6 - Service Compatibility
K.4 - Non-standard Face-to face and End-to-end Dimensions (see 5.2.1) L.7 - Bolting for Sour Service
L.8 - NDE of Weld End Connector
K.5 - End Connectors (see [Link].1, [Link], 5.2.3) L.9 - Double Block and Bleed (DBB) Valves
K.6 - Flange Bolting for Studded-outlet End Connectors L.10 - Double Isolation and Bleed DIB-1 (Both Seats Bidirectional)
K.7 - Other Drain Connectors (see 5.6.1) L.11 - Double Isolation and Bleed DIB-2 (One Unidirectional and One Bidirectional Seat)
L.12 - Operations Testing—Valves Required for Double Isolation and Bleed (DIB-1 or DIB-2)
K.8 - Lifting (see 5.9) L.13 - External Coating or Painting of Corrosion-resistant Valves
K.9 - Chemical Composition (see 6.3) L.14 - Drive Train Strength Test
K.10 - Welding Overlay Iron Dilution (see [Link]) L.15 - Drain, Vent, and Injection Lines
L.16 - Drain, Vent, and Injection Valves
K.11 - Weld Repair of Forgings and Plate Material (see 7.11.3)
L.17 - Corrosion-resistant Metallic Surfaces
K.12 - Pressure Boundary Bolting Hardness Testing (see 8.1) L.18 - Hardness Testing - Production Parts for Sour Service
K.13 - Use of Assembly Lubricant L.19 - Low-pressure Gas Seat Testing
K.14 - Hydrostatic Shell Testing of One-piece Bodies L.20 - High-pressure Gas Testing
L.21 - Valve Orientation
K.15 - Alternate Seat Test (see 10.4 – I.8.3) L.22 - Disassembly/Maintenance Tools
L.23 - Pressure Balance Hole
L.24 - Fugitive Emissions
L.27 - Fire Testing
L.28 - Pressure Testing Valves with Hydrostatic End Load
L.29 - External Loads
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Quality Specification Levels – QSL (Annex I)

• MERGED QSL and supplemental testing into Annex I (normative)
• QSL can be:
• Required by purchaser (customer/end user/distributor)
• Self invoked by the valve manufacturer
• REMOVED QSL1 considering QSL1 meeting the requirements of the main body (§4 to 14) of API 6D, hence
• there's no need to call that out as a QSL1 (as well as to mark it)
• QSL1 become the basic product as per API 6D requirements “no Quality Specification level”
• ADDED QSL3G and QSL 4G to existing QSL2, QSL3 and QSL4
• QSLs testing (table I.4) when test references back to FAT section the number of tests listed include those
required into FAT (table make reference to section 10 – No extra tests are required)
• Unlike to provisions of API 6A, QSL 3G and QSL 4G aren’t QSL 3 or QSL4 plus gas testing, hydro and gas
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Quality Specification Levels – QSL (Annex I)

API 6D 24 edition QSL1, QSL2, QSL3, QSL4 BECOME QSL2, QSL3/3G, QSL4/4G API 6D 25 edition

Annex I requirements and tables outlines specific requirements of QSL, relevant to:
NDE inspections
• Table I.1 – Requirements for NDE considering parts, wrought and casts options
• Table I.2 – NDE extent, methodologies and acceptance criteria for each type of NDE
Production material requirements
• Table I.3 – QSL level, applicable references (PMR, API 20A/B/C/E/F) and relevant levels (PMR/CSL/FSL/BSL)
Testing requirements
• Table I.4 – Pressure test for each QSL
Documentation requirements
• Table I.6 – Documentation requirements for each QSL
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Repair or Remanufacture of Valves – Annex A (informative)

NEW Annex (formerly API 6DR)
Requirements for repair or remanufacture of valves originally manufactured in accordance with API 6D, which shall
be applied when specified by the manufacturer or purchaser

INCLUDES requirements for:

• design, NOT APPLICABLE for:
• materials, • valves damaged by fire;
• quality control, • field repair (with or without the replacement of
• welding, parts) and modification of equipment;
• NDE, • surplus equipment intended for resale.
• pressure testing,
• marking,
• records
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Design validation – Annex F (informative)

NEW Annex
Requirements which shall be applied when specified by the manufacturer or required by the purchaser
Design validation testing shall include:
• Temperatures (high/low)
• Pressures (high/low)
• Dynamic cycles

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