ASME B16.11-2016(Revision of ASME B16.11-2011)The American Society ofMechanical EngineersForged Fittings, Socket-Welding and ThreadedAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDASME B16.11-2016(Revision of ASME B16.11-2011)The American Society ofMechanical EngineersForged Fittings, Socket-Welding and ThreadedAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDTwo Park Avenue • New York, NY • 10016 USADate of Issuance: January 20, 2017The next edition of this Standard is scheduled for publication in 2021.ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning interpretations of technical aspects of this Standard. Periodically certain actions of the ASME B16 Committee may be published as Cases. Cases and interpretations are published on the ASME Web site under the Committee Pages at http://cstools.asme.org/ as they are issued.Errata to codes and standards may be posted on the ASME Web site under the Committee Pages to provide corrections to incorrectly published items, or to correct typographical or grammatical errors in codes and standards. Such errata shall be used on the date posted.The Committee Pages can be found at http://cstools.asme.org/. There is an option available to automatically receive an e-mail notification when errata are posted to a particular code or standard. This option can be found on the appropriate Committee Page after selecting "Errata" in the "Publication lnformationM section.ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American National Standards. The Standards Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals from competent and concerned interests have had an opportunity to perti...