| Test | Requirement |
|---|
| Shell Test | 1.5 x Rated Pressure (min) |
| Seat Test | 1.1 x Rated Pressure (min) -- Bubble-tight zero leakage |
| Back Seat Test | 1.1 x Rated Pressure (where applicable) |
| Hydrostatic Test | Water at ambient temperature |
| Pneumatic Test | Available on request |
| NDT | 100% MPI/DPT on machined surfaces (if specified) |
| PMI | Positive Material Identification available |
| Visual Inspection | MSS SP-55 / Project specification |
| Dimensional Check | As per drawing / standard |
| Marking | MSS SP-25 / Project specification -- Size, Class, Material, Heat No., Tag No., Serial No. |
| Standard | Description |
|---|
| API 600 / BS 1414 | Steel Gate Valves -- Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends |
| API 623 / BS 1873 | Steel Globe Valves -- Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends |
| API 594 / BS 1868 | Check Valves -- Flanged, Lug, Wafer and Butt-Welding |
| API 608 | Metal Ball Valves -- Flanged, Threaded and Welding End |
| API 609 | Butterfly Valves -- Double Flanged, Lug and Wafer Type |
| API 6D | Pipeline Valves (Ball, Check, Gate, Plug) |
| ASME B16.34 | Valves -- Flanged, Threaded and Welding End |
| ASME B16.5 | Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings |
| ASME B16.10 | Face-to-Face and End-to-End Dimensions of Valves |
| ASME B16.25 | Buttwelding Ends |
| MSS SP-25 | Standard Marking System for Valves |
| MSS SP-55 | Quality Standard for Steel Castings |
| ISO 5208 | Pressure Testing of Metallic Valves |
| API 598 | Valve Inspection and Testing |
| API 607 / ISO 10497 | Fire Test for Soft-Seated Quarter-Turn Valves |
| BS EN ISO 15848-1 | Fugitive Emission Testing (Class B) |
| Document | Availability |
|---|
| Material Test Certificate (MTC) | EN 10204 3.1 (standard) / 3.2 (on request) |
| Factory Test Report | Hydrostatic shell test + seat test |
| NDT Report | MPI / DPT / RT / UT (as specified) |
| PMI Report | Positive Material Identification |
| Fire Safe Certificate | API 607 / ISO 10497 (where applicable) |
| Fugitive Emission Certificate | BS EN ISO 15848-1 Class B (where applicable) |
| Third-Party Inspection | TUV / SGS / BV / Lloyds (client cost) |
| Calibration Certificate | Pressure gauges, instruments |
| Packing List | Per shipment |
| Commercial Invoice | With HS code, value, Incoterms |
| Bill of Lading | As per shipment terms |
