MSS SP-55-2001 Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components Visual Method for Evaluation of Surface Irregularities Standard Practice Developed and Approved by the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. 127 Park Street, NE Vienna, Virginia 221 80 MSS STANDARD PRACTICE SP-55 This MSS Standard Practice was developed under the consensus of the MSS Technical Committee 304 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 manufacture, 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 appendices appearing in this document are construed as "supplemental". "Supplemental" information does not include man- datory requirements. U.S. customary units in this SP are...
