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ABBREVIATION DISCRIPTION
1 ANSI American National Standards Institute Inc

2 API American Petroleum Institute

3 ASA American Standards Association

4 Asb Asbestos (Gaskets)

5 ASME The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

6 ASTM The American Society for Testing and Materials

7 AWWA American Water Works Association

8 BBE Bevel both ends

9 Bbl Barrel

10 Bdr Bleed ring

11 BE Beveled end

12 Bfy Butterfy (valve)

13 Bld Blind (flange)

14 Bld Spectacle blind (blate between flanges)

15 BLE Bevel large end

16 Blk Black (pipe)

17 BOE Bevel one end

18 BOM Bill of materials

19 BOP Bottom of pipe

20 Brz Bronze (valve)

21 BSE Bevel small end

22 BW Buttweld

23 Chk Check (valve)

24 CI Cast iron

25 Cm Centimeter

26 Conc Concentric

27 Cpl Coupling

28 CS Cast steel, carbon steel, cap screw

29 CSC Car seal closed

30 Csg Casing

31 CSO Car seal open

32 Csw Concentric swage

33 Cu Cubic

34 CW Chain wheel

35 CWO Chain wheel operator

36 CWP Cold water pressure

37 D&T Drill and tap

38 D&W Doped and wrapped (pipe)

39 DES Double extra strong

40 DI Ductile iron

41 Dia Diameter

42 Dim Dimension

43 Ditto Do not use this term

44 DSAW Double sub-merged arc welded (pipe)

45 Dwg # Drawing number

46 Ea. Each

47 Ecc Eccentric

48 El Elevation (on drawing)

49 Elec Electrical

50 Ell Elbow

51 Eol Elbolet

52 ERW Electric resistance weld (pipe)

53 Esw Eccentric swage

54 EUE External upset ends

55 Ex.hvy Extra heavy

56 Ex.stg Extra strong

57 Exp jt Expansion joint

58 F&D Faced and drilled (flanged)

59 F/F Face of flange

60 FAB Fabricate/fabricator

61 FAS Free along side

62 FE Flanged ends / flow element

63 Fem Female (ends)

64 FF Flat/full face

65 Fig Figure (number)

66 Flex Flexitallic (gasket brand name)

67 Flg. Flange

68 Flgd Flanged ends / flow element

69 FOB Free on board

70 FS Forged steel

71 FSD Flat side down

72 FSU Flat side up

73 Ft Feet/foot
74 FW Field weld/fire water

75 Gal Gallon

76 Galv Galvanised

77 GG Gauge glass

78 GJ Ground joint (union)

79 Glb Globe (valve)

80 GR Grade

81 Gsk Gasket

82 HC Hose coupling

83 Hdr Header

84 Hex Size-sided head, bolt, plug etc.

85 HN Heat number

86 Hvy Heavy

87 IBBM Iron body bronze mounted(valve)

88 ID Inside diamter

89 ID Inside diamter

90 Insi Insulation

91 IPS Iron pipe size

92 IS&Y Inside screw & yoke (valve)

93 ISO Isometric (drawing)

94 IUE Internal upset ends

95 Jkscr Jack screw

96 Jt (s) Jt. (joints)

97 JW Jacket water

98 Lati Lateral
99 Lb (s). # Pound (s) # symbol for pounds

100 Lg Length, long, level gauge

101 Lin Ft Liner feet

102 LJ Lap joint (flange)

103 LLC Liquid level controller

104 LOL Latrolet

105 LP Line pipe

106 LR Long radius

107 M Meter/one thousand

108 M&F Male and female (ends)

109 MAT’L Materials

110 Max Maximum (a warehouse stocking level)

111 MFD Mechanical flow diagram

112 Mfg Manufacturer

113 MI Malleable iron

114 Min Minimum (a warehouse stocking level)

115 Misc Miscellaneous (schedules of pipe)

116 Mk Mark (spool piece)

117 MM Millimeter

118 MRR Materials receiving report

Manufacturers Standards Society of the Valve and Fittings

119 MSS Industry

120 MTO Material take-off (from drawings)

121 NC Normally closed

122 Nip Nipple (pipe)

123 No or # Number

124 NPS Nominal pipe size

125 NPT Nominal pipe thread

126 NU Non-upset (ends)

127 OD Outside diamter

128 Orf Orifice

129 OS&D Over short and damage (report)

130 OS&Y Outside screw and yoke (valve)

131 Oz Ounce

132 P&ID Piping and instrumentation diagram

133 PBE Plain both ends

134 Pc Piece (mark for spool pieces)

135 Pdl Paddle (a blind plate between flanges)

136 PE Plain ends

137 PI Pressure indicator (valves & gauge assembly)

138 PLE Plain large end

139 Plt Plat (steel)

140 PO # Purchase order or number

141 POE Plain one end

142 Pr Pair of items

143 Press Pressure

144 PS Pipe support

145 PSE Plain small end

146 psi Pounds per square inch

147 psig Pounts-force suqre inch, guage

148 PSV Pressure safety (relief) valve

149 PVC Poly vinyl chloride

150 PVF Pipe, valves and fittings

151 PW Potable wter

152 Qty Quantity

153 Rad Radius

154 Rdcr Reducer

155 Rec’d Received (materials)

156 Red Reducer

157 Reqn Requisition

158 REV Revision

159 RF Raised face

160 RPM Revolutions per minute

161 RR Red rubber (gasket type)

162 RS Rising stem (valve)

163 RTE Reducing tee

164 Rtg Rating

165 RTJ Ring type joint (flange facing)

166 S/40 Schedule 40 (of pipe or fittings)

167 SC Sample connecitons

168 Sch Schedule (of pipe or fittings)

169 Scrd Screwed (ends)

170 Sdl Saddle (pipe)

171 SE Screwed ends

172 Skt Bld Skillet blind (plate between flanges)

173 Smls Seamless spec

174 SO Slip-on (flange)

175 SOL Sockolet

176 SPEC Specification

177 Spl Sht Spool sheet (from isometric drawing)

178 Sq Square feet, yards etc.

179 SR Short radius, stress relieve

180 SRL Short radius ell

181 SS Stainless steel

182 Std Standard (a pipe or fitting schedule)

183 STD Standard (a pipe or fitting schedule)

184 Stl Steel

185 Stm Steam

186 Sub Short length of pipe or rod

187 SW Socket weld

188 Swg Swage nipple

189 SWP Safe working pressure

190 T&C Threaded and coupled

191 T&G Tongue and groove (flange facing)

192 Tbg Tubing

193 Thk Thick

194 Thr’d Threaded

195 TI Temperature indicator

196 TLE Thread large end

197 TOE Thread one end

198 TOL Threadolet

199 TSE Thread small end

200 TW Thermometer well

201 Typ Typical (repeat the same item)

202 Un Union

203 VA Valve

204 Vac Vacuum

205 Vol Volume

206 Wd Width/wide

207 WE Weld end

208 WI Wrought iron

209 WN Weld neck (flange)

210 WOL Weldolet

211 WP Working pressure

212 WT Wall thickness/weight

213 XR X-ray (at pipe welds)

214 XS Extra strong

215 XXS Double extra strong

216 Yd Yard