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Swage(d) Nipples
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MSS STANDARD PRACTICE SP-95
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This MSS Standard Practice was developed under the consensus of the MSS Technical Committee 105 and the
MSS Coordinating Committee. The content of this Standard Practice is the result of the efforts of competent and
concerned volunteers to provide an effective, clear, and non-exclusive specification that will benefit the industry
as a whole. This MSS Standard Practice is intended as a basis for common practice by the manufacturer, the
user, and the general public. The existence of an MSS Standard Practice does not in itself preclude the manufac-
ture, sale, or use of products not conforming to the Standard Practice. Mandatory conformance is established
only by reference in a code, specification, sales contract, or public law, as applicable.
Unless otherwise specifically noted in this MSS SP, any standard referred to herein is identified by the date of
issue that was applicable to the referenced standard(s) at the date of issue of this MSS SP. (See Annex A.)
In this Standard Practice all notes, annexes, tables, and figures are construed to be essential to the understanding
of the message of the standard, and are considered part of the text unless noted as "supplemental". All appendi-
ces appearing in this document are construed as "supplemental". Supplemental" information does not include
mandatory requirements.
Any part of this standard may be quoted. Credit lines should read `extracted from MSS SP-95, 2006 with
permission of the publisher, the Manufacturers Standardization Society. ' Reproduction prohibited under
copyright convention unless written permission is granted by the Manufacturers Standardization Society
of the Valve and Fittings Industry Inc.
Originally Approved March, 1986
Copyright ©, 2000 by
Manufacturers Standardization Society
of the
Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
1 SCOPE ................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 PRESSURE RATINGS ....................................................................................................................... 1
3 SIZE ..................................................................................................................................................... 1
4 MARKING .......................................................................................................................................... 1
5 MATERIAL......................................................................................................................................... 2
6 DIMENSIONS..................................................................................................................................... 2
7 END PREPARATION......................................................................................................................... 2
8 SURFACE QUALITY......................................................................................................................... 2
9 DESIGN PROOF TEST ...................................................................................................................... 2
10 TESTING............................................................................................................................................. 3
TABLE
1 Swaged Nipple Dimensions, (inches)........................................................................................ 3,4,5
2 Bull Plug Dimensions, (inches) ....................................................................................................... 6
3 Tolerances, (inches)......................................................................................................................... 7
A1 Swaged Nipple Dimensions, (millimeters)................................................................................... 8,9
A2 Bull Plug Dimensions, (millimeters) ............................................................................................. 10
ANNEX
A Referenced Standards and Applicable Dates ..................................................................................... 11
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FOREWORD
This document establishes a Standard Practice for Swaged Nipples and Bull Plugs produced for a number of
years by various manufacturers to varying dimensions although basically similar in principle. Users should note
Swaged Nipples, and Bull Plugs furnished from existing stocks may have slightly different dimensions than
shown herein.
The values stated in either inch units or metric units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text,
the metric units are shown in parenthesis. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore,
each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in
nonconformance with the standard. Tables 1 through 3 show fittings dimensional requirements in inches.
Tables A1 and A2 show the dimensional requirements for millimeter dimensional fittings.
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MSS STANDARD PRACTICE SP-95
SWAGED NIPPLES AND BULL PLUGS(1)
1. SCOPE
1.1 This Standard Practice covers dimensions,
finish, tolerances, marking and material for carbon
steel and alloy steel Swaged Nipples (male end
reducing fittings), NPS 1/4 through NPS 12 and Bull
Plugs (hollow or solid male closures) NPS 1/8
through NPS 12. These fittings are made with ends
that are threaded, beveled, square cut, grooved, or
any combination of these. Both concentric and
eccentric Swaged Nipples are included.
1.2 Partial Compliance Fittings Fittings with special
dimensions and fittings made from non-standard
materials may be designed and manufactured by
agreement between the manufacturer and the purchaser,
provided they are marked in accordance with the
requirements for partial compliance fittings of Section
4.1e.
2. PRESSURE RATINGS
2.1 The allowable working pressure for fittings
designed in accordance with this Standard Practice
shall be calculated as for straight seamless pipe of
equal end preparation in accordance with the rules
established in the applicable sections of ASME Code
for Pressure Piping, B31. The pipe wall thickness and
type material shall be that for which the fittings have
been ordered. Fittings shall be identified by pipe wall
thickness and material grade in lieu of pressure rating.
2.2 The design of fittings may be established by
mathematical analyses contained in nationally
recognized pressure vessel or piping codes, or at the
manufacturer’s option, by proof testing in
accordance with Section 9. Records of design or
successful proof tests shall be available at the
manufacturer’s facility for inspection by the
purchaser. Bull Plugs shall meet the additional
requirement that the minimum thickness of the head
shall be at least 1.5 times the thickness of the
corresponding pipe schedule. For Bull Plugs that are
drilled and tapped, the minimum thickness of the
head shall be increased to accommodate the
minimum L2 thread length as specified in ASME
B1.20.1
3. SIZE
3.1 Bull Plug size is identified by the “nominal pipe
size” (NPS). Swaged Nipples are identified with the
large end size listed first, followed by the small end
size. (see Section 4.1d)
4. MARKING
4.1 Each fitting shall have the prescribed information
stamped or otherwise suitably marked with the
following:
a) Manufacturer’s name or trademark
b) Material Identification
• Fittings shall be marked with the material
grade in accordance with the applicable
ASTM Fittings Specifications A 234,
A 403, A 420 (e.g., WPB, WP304, WPL6)
• The material lot or heat number traceable to
the material shall be part of the material
identification
c) Schedule number or nominal wall thickness
designation of Bull Plug.
d) Size
• Nominal pipe size (NPS) of Bull Plug
• Nominal pipe size (NPS) – Large end X
small end of Swaged Nipples – Example: 2
x 1
e) Product Conformance Fittings shall be
marked with the symbol “SP95” to denote full
conformance with this Standard Practice.
Partial compliance fittings covered in Section
1.2 shall not be marked “SP95”. If marked
with an ASTM designation, such marking shall
be followed by the symbol “S58” as required
by the “Supplementary Requirements” for
Special Fittings in ASTM A 960.
4.2 Where size and shape of fittings do not permit
all the above markings, they may be omitted in the
reverse order given above.
4.3 Minimum permanent marking is the
manufacturer’s name or trademark and the material
grade. At the manufacturer’s option, all other
marking may be permanent or applied on a pressure
sensitive label.
4.4 Where steel stamps are used, care should be
taken so that marking is not deep enough to reduce
wall thickness of the fitting below minimum allowed.
(1) Both “Swage” and “Swaged” are used in the industry. Only “Swaged” is used in the body of this Standard Practice.
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5. MATERIAL
5.1 The steel for Swaged Nipples and Bull Plugs
shall consist of forgings, round or hex bars or seamless
pipe or tube which conform to the requirements of
ASTM A 234, A 403, A 420 or the corresponding
ASME Specification. When Swaged Nipples and Bull
Plugs are made of materials other than those
referenced in this Standard Practice, they should be
appropriately marked as agreed upon between the
manufacturer and purchaser.
6. DIMENSIONS
6.1 The dimensions of Swaged Nipples and Bull
Plugs shall conform to Tables 1 or A1 and 2 or A2
respectively. Inch tolerances shall conform to Table 3.
7. END PREPARATION
7.1 Pipe ends may be threaded, beveled for butt-
welding, square cut (plain) for socket welding,
grooved, or any combination of these.
7.2 Threaded ends shall be in accordance with
ASME B1.20.1. Threads shall be chamfered at the
ends of the fitting to protect the first thread. The
reference point for gauging threads is the last thread
scratch on the chamfer cone.
7.3 Butt-welding ends shall be in accordance with
ASME B16.25.
7.4 Grooved ends shall be by agreement between the
manufacturer and purchaser.
8. SURFACE QUALITY
8.1 Fittings supplied under this specification shall be
in accordance with surface quality requirements of
ASTM A 234, A 403, or A 420.
9. DESIGN PROOF TEST
9.1 Proof tests shall be made as set forth herein,
when the manufacturer chooses proof testing to qualify
the fitting design.
9.2 Test Assembly
9.2.1 Fittings selected for testing shall be
representative of production and shall meet all the
requirements of this Standard Practice and the
applicable material specification. The fittings shall be
inspected for dimensional compliance to this Standard
Practice. Full material specification test reports,
including chemical analysis, tensile and hardness
property results shall be included in the records of
these proof tests.
9.2.2 Straight seamless or welded pipe sections,
whose calculated bursting strength is at least as great
as the computed proof test pressure as calculated in
Section 9.3 shall be welded to each end of the fitting
to be tested. Any internal misalignment greater than
0.06 inch (1.6 mm) shall be reduced by taper boring at
a slope not over 1:3. Length of pipe sections for
closures shall be at least twice the pipe outside
diameter.
9.3 Test Procedure
9.3.1 The test fluid shall be water or other fluid used
for hydrostatic testing.
9.3.2 Hydrostatic pressure shall be applied to the test
assembly. The test is successful if the assembly
withstands, without rupture, 105% of the computed test
pressure defined below:
D
St
P
2=
Where:
P = computed test pressure
S = minimum tensile strength of the test fitting
t = minimum wall thickness of the pipe that the fitting
marking identifies
D = specified outside diameter of the pipe
Note: Any dimensionally consistent system of units
may be used.
9.3.3 As an alternative, if the pipe ruptures, or if
sufficient pressure to rupture a part of the assembly
cannot be attained, the test pressure is acceptable if a
final test pressure is at least 105 percent of the
computed proof test pressure.
9.4 Applicability of Test Results It is not necessary to
conduct an individual test of fittings with all combinations
of sizes, wall thickness, end connections and grade of
steel. A successful proof test on one prototype fitting
may represent others to the extent described herein.
9.4.1 One test fitting may be used to qualify
similar ones no smaller than one-half nor larger
than two times the nominal pipe size of the test
fitting.
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9.4.2 The untested fittings shall have a t/D ratio not
less than one-half nor more than three times the t/D
ratio of the test fitting.
TESTING
9.4.3 The pressure retaining capacity of a fitting made
of various grades of steel will be essentially directly
proportional to the tensile properties of the various
grades. Therefore, it is necessary to test a prototype in
only a single grade to prove the geometric design of the
fittings in other grades.
10.
10.1 Hydrostatic testing of fittings is not required in this
Standard Practice. All fittings shall be capable of
withstanding without leakage, a test pressure equal to
that prescribed in the specification for the pipe of equal
end preparation, with which the fitting’s marking
identifies.
TABLE 1 Swaged Nipples
Dimensions in inches
Outside Diameter
Nominal
Pipe
Size
(NPS)
Large
End
Small
End
End
To
End
"A"
1/4 x 1/8 0.540 0.405 2.25
3/8 x 1/8 0.675 0.405 2.50
3/8 x 1/4 0.675 0.540 2.50
1/2 x 1/8 0.840 0.405 2.75
1/2 x 1/4 0.840 0.540 2.75
1/2 x 3/8 0.840 0.675 2.75
3/4 x 1/8 1.050 0.405 3.00
3/4 x 1/4 1.050 0.540 3.00
3/4 x 3/8 1.050 0.675 3.00
3/4 x 1/2 1.050 0.840 3.00
1 x 1/8 1.315 0.405 3.50
1 x 1/4 1.315 0.540 3.50
1 x 3/8 1.315 0.675 3.50
1 x 1/2 1.315 0.840 3.50
1 x 3/4 1.315 1.050 3.50
Outside Diameter
Nominal End
Pipe To
Large Small Size End
End End (NPS) "A"
1-1/4 x 1/8 1.660 0.405 4.00
1-1/4 x 1/4 1.660 0.540 4.00
1-1/4 x 3/8 1.660 0.675 4.00
1-1/4 x 1/2 1.660 0.840 4.00
1-1/4 x 3/4 1.660 1.050 4.00
1-1/4 x 1 1.660 1.315 4.00
1-1/2 x 1/8 1.900 0.405 4.50
1-1/2 x 1/4 1.900 0.540 4.50
1-1/2 x 3/8 1.900 0.675 4.50
1-1/2 x 1/2 1.900 0.840 4.50
1-1/2 x 3/4 1.900 1.050 4.50
1-1/2 x 1 1.900 1.315 4.50
1-1/2 x 1-1/4 1.900 1.660 4.50
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TABLE 1 Swaged Nipples (Continued)
Dimensions in inches
Outside Diameter Nominal
Pipe
Size
(NPS)
Large
End
Small
End
End
To
End
“A”
2 x 1/8 2.375 0.405 6.50
2 x 1/4 2.375 0.540 6.50
2 x 3/8 2.375 0.675 6.50
2 x 1/2 2.375 0.840 6.50
2 x 3/4 2.375 1.050 6.50
2 x 1 2.375 1.315 6.50
2 x 1-1/4 2.375 1.660 6.50
2 x 1-1/2 2.375 1.900 6.50
2-1/2 x 1/8 2.875 0.405 7.00
2-1/2 x 1/4 2.875 0.540 7.00
2-1/2 x 3/8 2.875 0.675 7.00
2-1/2 x 1/2 2.875 0.840 7.00
2-1/2 x 3/4 2.875 1.050 7.00
2-1/2 x 1 2.875 1.315 7.00
2-1/2 x 1-1/4 2.875 1.660 7.00
2-1/2 x 1-1/2 2.875 1.900 7.00
2-1/2 x 2 2.875 2.375 7.00
3 x 1/8 3.500 0.405 8.00
3 x 1/4 3.500 0.540 8.00
3 x 3/8 3.500 0.675 8.00
3 x 1/2 3.500 0.840 8.00
3 x 3/4 3.500 1.050 8.00
3 x 1 3.500 1.315 8.00
3 x 1-1/4 3.500 1.660 8.00
3 x 1-1/2 3.500 1.900 8.00
3 x 2 3.500 2.375 8.00
3 x 2-1/2 3.500 2.875 8.00
Outside Diameter Nominal End
Pipe To
Large Small Size End
End End (NPS) “A”
3-1/2 x 1/8 4.000 0.405 8.00
3-1/2 x 1/4 4.000 0.540 8.00
3-1/2 x 3/8 4.000 0.675 8.00
3-1/2 x 1/2 4.000 0.840 8.00
3-1/2 x 3/4 4.000 1.050 8.00
3-1/2 x 1 4.000 1.315 8.00
3-1/2 x 1-1/4 4.000 1.660 8.00
3-1/2 x 1-1/2 4.000 1.900 8.00
3-1/2 x 2 4.000 2.375 8.00
3-1/2 x 2-1/2 4.000 2.875 8.00
3-1/2 x 3 4.000 3.500 8.00
4 x 1/4 4.500 0.540 9.00
4 x 3/8 4.500 0.675 9.00
4 x 1/2 4.500 0.840 9.00
4 x 3/4 4.500 1.050 9.00
4 x 1 4.500 1.315 9.00
4 x 1-1/4 4.500 1.660 9.00
4 x 1-1/2 4.500 1.900 9.00
4 x 2 4.500 2.375 9.00
4 x 2-1/2 4.500 2.875 9.00
4 x 3 4.500 3.500 9.00
4 x 3-1/2 4.500 4.000 9.00
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TABLE 1 Swaged Nipples (Continued)
Dimensions in inches
Outside Diameter Outside Diameter Nominal End Nominal End
Pipe To Pipe To
Large Small Large Small Size End Size End
End End End End (NPS) “A” (NPS) "A"
5 x 1/4 5.563 0.540 11.00 8 x 1 8.625 1.315 13.00
5 x 3/8 5.563 0.675 11.00 8 x 1-1/4 8.625 1.660 13.00
5 x 1/2 5.563 0.840 11.00 8 x 1-1/2 8.625 1.900 13.00
5 x 3/4 5.563 1.050 11.00 8 x 2 8.625 2.375 13.00
5 x 1 5.563 1.315 11.00 8 x 2-1/2 8.625 2.875 13.00
5 x 1-1/4 5.563 1.660 11.00 8 x 3 8.625 3.500 13.00
5 x 1-1/2 5.563 1.900 11.00 8 x 3-1/2 8.625 4.000 13.00
5 x 2 5.563 2.375 11.00 8 x 4 8.625 4.500 13.00
5 x 2-1/2 5.563 2.875 11.00 8 x 5 8.625 5.563 13.00
5 x 3 5.563 3.500 11.00 8 x 6 8.625 6.625 13.00
5 x 3-1/2 5.563 4.000 11.00 10 x 2 10.750 2.375 15.00
5 x 4 5.563 4.500 11.00 10 x 2-1/2 10.750 2.875 15.00
6 x 1/2 6.625 0.840 12.00 10 x 3 10.750 3.500 15.00
6 x 3/4 6.625 1.050 12.00 10 x 3-1/2 10.750 4.000 15.00
6 x 1 6.625 1.315 12.00 10 x 4 10.750 4.500 15.00
6 x 1-1/4 6.625 1.660 12.00 10 x 5 10.750 5.563 15.00
6 x 1-1/2 6.625 1.900 12.00 10 x 6 10.750 6.625 15.00
6 x 2 6.625 2.375 12.00 10 x 8 10.750 8.625 15.00
6 x 2-1/2 6.625 2.875 12.00 12 x 2 12.750 2.375 16.00
6 x 3 6.625 3.500 12.00 12 x 2-1/2 12.750 2.875 16.00
6 x 3-1/2 6.625 4.000 12.00 12 x 3 12.750 3.500 16.00
6 x 4 6.625 4.500 12.00 12 x 3-1/2 12.750 4.000 16.00
6 x 5 6.625 5.563 12.00 12 x 4 12.750 4.500 16.00
12 x 5 12.750 5.563 16.00
12 x 6 12.750 6.625 16.00
12 x 8 12.750 8.625 16.00
12 x 10 12.750 10.750 16