{"id":13666,"date":"2026-07-27T22:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raymonvalve.com\/api-600-api-602-gate-valves\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T22:42:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:42:43","slug":"api-600-api-602-gate-valves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raymonvalve.com\/fr\/api-600-api-602-gate-valves\/","title":{"rendered":"API 600 \/ API 602"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13666\" class=\"elementor elementor-13666 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659692dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"659692dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3651e641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3651e641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n:root{--rv-navy:#0b1731;--rv-blue:#07549a;--rv-yellow:#f3cc18;--rv-ink:#17233a;--rv-muted:#5c6779;--rv-line:#dfe5ee;--rv-soft:#f4f7fb}.rv-mm{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:var(--rv-ink);line-height:1.7}.rv-mm *{box-sizing:border-box}.rv-mm a{text-decoration:none}.rv-wrap{width:min(1160px,calc(100% - 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28px,1160px)}.rv-hero{padding:60px 0}.rv-section{padding:52px 0}.rv-grid,.rv-steps,.rv-links{grid-template-columns:1fr}.rv-check{columns:1}}\n<\/style><main class=\"rv-mm\">\n<section class=\"rv-hero\"><div class=\"rv-wrap\"><div class=\"rv-crumb\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a> \/ <a href=\"\/knowledge-center\/\">Knowledge Center<\/a> \/ API 600 \/ API 602<\/div><div class=\"rv-kicker\">Engineering resource<\/div><h1>API 600 \/ API 602: Practical Engineering Guide<\/h1><p>This API 600 \/ API 602 resource is organized for a specific task: standards scope mapping. It shows which inputs to collect, how to review them and what evidence should remain in the procurement or maintenance record.<\/p><div class=\"rv-actions\"><a class=\"rv-btn rv-primary\" href=\"\/contact\/\">Send Application Data<\/a><a class=\"rv-btn rv-ghost\" href=\"#review\">Review the Framework<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"review\" class=\"rv-section\"><div class=\"rv-wrap\"><div class=\"rv-kicker\">Search intent and scope<\/div><h2 class=\"rv-h2\">Turn the search question into controlled project inputs<\/h2><p class=\"rv-lead\">Standards are copyrighted and can change. Verify the official, licensed, project-approved edition before release. For engineers, inspectors and buyers seeking a task-focused valve reference with clear boundaries, the goal is a defensible decision trail rather than an unsupported product claim.<\/p><div class=\"rv-grid\"><div class=\"rv-card\"><b>01. Exact designation and edition<\/b><p>For this workstream, name the responsible discipline, freeze the inputs and agree how the supplier will prove the proposed route.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rv-card\"><b>02. Product and service applicability<\/b><p>Convert this subject into measurable requirements, review points and tag-linked evidence instead of leaving it as a brochure description.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rv-card\"><b>03. Purchaser options and project supplements<\/b><p>For this workstream, name the responsible discipline, freeze the inputs and agree how the supplier will prove the proposed route.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rv-card\"><b>04. Qualification or production evidence<\/b><p>Define what success means for this item, then connect the requirement to a drawing, calculation, inspection or functional result.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rv-note\"><b>Boundary of this guide:<\/b> The final valve requirement belongs to the project engineer and must be supported by the controlled edition of each standard and order document.<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"rv-section rv-soft\"><div class=\"rv-wrap\"><div class=\"rv-kicker\">Decision matrix<\/div><h2 class=\"rv-h2\">Build a requirement-to-evidence matrix for the tag<\/h2><p class=\"rv-lead\">Name the controlling question and the record that will close it so process, piping, mechanical, controls, quality and procurement work from one basis.<\/p><div class=\"rv-tablewrap\"><table class=\"rv-table\"><thead><tr><th>Decision area<\/th><th>Engineering question<\/th><th>Required evidence<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><b>Function and consequence<\/b><\/td><td>Separate isolation, regulation, non-return and protective functions for api 600 \/ api 602; assign acceptance for each.<\/td><td>Datasheet function, line list and functional requirement approved by the responsible engineer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Process envelope<\/b><\/td><td>Exact designation and edition<\/td><td>Datasheet with units and minimum, normal, maximum, startup and upset values<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Mechanical interface<\/b><\/td><td>Freeze nominal size, rating route, bore, end details, orientation, loads, access and removable envelope.<\/td><td>Line class, piping arrangement, mating-interface schedule and approved general arrangement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Materials and sealing<\/b><\/td><td>Resolve corrosion, erosion, temperature, galling, permeation and external-leakage needs at component level.<\/td><td>Approved material list, welding\/heat-treatment route and seal qualification evidence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Operation and controls<\/b><\/td><td>Coordinate operating frequency, speed, fail behavior, local override, signal and hazardous-area requirements.<\/td><td>Approved package datasheet, logic\/interface record and witnessed functional results where required<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Quality evidence<\/b><\/td><td>Define the supplier evidence needed to confirm material identity, manufacture, assembly and functional performance.<\/td><td>Controlled procedures, certificates, test reports, NCR closeout and turnover dossier<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"rv-section\"><div class=\"rv-wrap\"><div class=\"rv-kicker\">Application risks<\/div><h2 class=\"rv-h2\">Where incomplete requirements become valve failures<\/h2><p class=\"rv-lead\">These risks should appear in the supplier clarification and inspection plan rather than remain implied in a commercial description.<\/p><div class=\"rv-grid\"><div class=\"rv-card\"><b>Using an uncontrolled or obsolete reference<\/b><p>Close the exposure with project data, a technically reviewed supplier response and an objective inspection or performance criterion.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rv-card\"><b>Leaving assumptions undocumented<\/b><p>Do not leave this as an assumption: assign a requirement, acceptance method, responsible reviewer and closeout document.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rv-card\"><b>Accepting evidence that is not linked to the valve tag<\/b><p>Record the residual risk after design review and make the relevant drawing, procedure or test result part of the tag dossier.<\/p><\/div><\/div><p class=\"rv-lead\" style=\"margin-top:28px\">Technical approval should connect each important risk to construction, material, calculation, qualification and tag-level evidence.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"rv-section rv-dark\"><div class=\"rv-wrap\"><div class=\"rv-kicker\">Engineering workflow<\/div><h2 class=\"rv-h2\">A controlled path from service data to turnover records<\/h2><div class=\"rv-steps\"><div class=\"rv-step\"><span>STEP 1<\/span><b>Define<\/b><p>Write a functional requirement for api 600 \/ api 602 that covers normal operation and credible failure states.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rv-step\"><span>STEP 2<\/span><b>Characterize<\/b><p>Build a controlled application-data set and flag every unknown that could change materials, sizing or operation.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rv-step\"><span>STEP 3<\/span><b>Screen<\/b><p>Compare feasible valve families, constructions, materials and actuation routes before selecting a catalog model.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rv-step\"><span>STEP 4<\/span><b>Calculate<\/b><p>Complete the hydraulic, torque\/thrust, rating, corrosion or transient checks that govern this duty.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rv-step\"><span>STEP 5<\/span><b>Verify<\/b><p>Cross-check the supplier proposal with the datasheet, line class, project standards and risk register.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rv-step\"><span>STEP 6<\/span><b>Release<\/b><p>Confirm manufacturing and documentation closeout so the delivered valve can be identified, installed and maintained correctly.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"rv-section\"><div class=\"rv-wrap\"><div class=\"rv-kicker\">RFQ and review checklist<\/div><h2 class=\"rv-h2\">Build a comparable and auditable valve inquiry<\/h2><p class=\"rv-lead\">A disciplined inquiry improves technical comparability, reveals exclusions and reduces changes after purchase order placement.<\/p><ul class=\"rv-check\"><li>Application scope frozen: Engineering resource for API 600 \/ API 602<\/li><li>System boundary, operating role and criticality classification<\/li><li>Exact designation and edition<\/li><li>Product and service applicability<\/li><li>Design envelope plus operating, startup, shutdown and upset cases<\/li><li>Fluid composition, phase, solids, contaminants and cleaning media<\/li><li>Size, rating, ends, flow direction, orientation and installation envelope<\/li><li>Component-level materials map including welds, overlay, packing, gaskets and fasteners<\/li><li>Operator load, cycle frequency, speed, safe position, power\/air and control interfaces<\/li><li>Governing code, product\/test standards, owner clauses and approved deviations<\/li><li>Pressure, leakage, functional, NDE and special test acceptance criteria<\/li><li>Inspection points, document index, certificates, spares and delivery requirements<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"rv-note\"><b>Evidence rule:<\/b> Website wording, a generic brochure or an unrelated certificate is not tag-level proof; use approved order documents and traceable manufacturing and test records.<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"rv-section rv-soft\"><div class=\"rv-wrap\"><div class=\"rv-kicker\">Related engineering routes<\/div><h2 class=\"rv-h2\">Continue the review with product and quality pages<\/h2><div class=\"rv-links\"><a class=\"rv-link\" href=\"\/knowledge-center\/\">Knowledge Center<small>Return to the knowledge center hub.<\/small><\/a><a class=\"rv-link\" href=\"\/api-609-butterfly-valves\/\">API 609 Butterfly Valves<small>Continue with a closely related engineering decision.<\/small><\/a><a class=\"rv-link\" href=\"\/api-6d-valves\/\">API 6D Standard<small>Continue with a closely related engineering decision.<\/small><\/a><a class=\"rv-link\" href=\"\/butterfly-valve-datasheets\/\">Butterfly Valve Datasheets<small>Continue with a closely related engineering decision.<\/small><\/a><a class=\"rv-link\" href=\"\/industrial-valves\/\">Industrial Valves<small>Compare the main product families.<\/small><\/a><a class=\"rv-link\" href=\"\/valve-inspection\/\">Inspection & Evidence<small>Plan quality intervention and tag-level records.<\/small><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"rv-section\"><div class=\"rv-wrap\"><div class=\"rv-kicker\">FAQ<\/div><h2 class=\"rv-h2\">Questions engineers and buyers ask about API 600 \/ API 602<\/h2><div class=\"rv-faq\"><details><summary>What information is needed to evaluate API 600 \/ API 602?<\/summary><p>Start with exact designation and edition, product and service applicability, purchaser options and project supplements, qualification or production evidence. Add the tag function, failure consequence, interfaces, standards, tests and turnover requirements.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Which valve type is best for API 600 \/ API 602?<\/summary><p>The title does not determine one valve type. Isolation, regulation, non-return and protective duties use different constructions; the service envelope, leakage, pressure drop and maintenance plan decide the route.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>How should standards be specified?<\/summary><p>Confirm the official document and contract edition, then state which requirement it controls. Resolve conflicts through the project precedence and deviation process.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>What evidence should a supplier provide?<\/summary><p>Evidence should mirror the risk and specification: approved design documents, traceable materials, controlled procedures, calibrated results, closed nonconformances and a searchable final index.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Can Raymon Valve confirm suitability from a short inquiry?<\/summary><p>A preliminary route can be discussed, but final selection needs a complete datasheet and application review. 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